Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insects and Diseases
Agenda
Start Date: March 13, 2013Location: Spokane, WA
Title: Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insects and Diseases
Location: Spokane, WA
Start Date: 2013-03-13
End Date: 2013-03-14
AGENDA
| Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | |
| 9:00 | The Whole Picture: Tree Vigor, Forest Ecology and Stand Dynamics — Karen Ripley, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA |
| 9:30 | Current Assessment of Western US Forest Health — Iral Ragenovich, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR |
| 10:00 | Aerial Surveys: Techniques and Products — Keith Sprengel, USDA Forest Service, Westside Forest Insect and Disease Service Center, Sandy, OR |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Assessing Fire Damaged Trees — Karen Ripley (invited) |
| 11:30 | Why are My Trees Dying? Diagnostic Tools and Methods for Forest Managers—Elizabeth Willhite, USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR |
| Noon | Lunch (included with registration) |
| Defoliating Insects: Hosts, Habitats, and Management Strategies | |
| 1:00 | Western Spruce Budworm — Connie Mehmel, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, WA |
| 1:30 | Douglas-fir Tussock Moth — Connie Mehmel, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, WA |
| 2:00 | Black Pine Leaf Scale on Ponderosa Pine — Mike Johnson, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Colville, WA |
| 2:30 | Break |
| Stem Problems: Recognition, Importance and Management | |
| 3:00 | Dwarf Mistletoe in Oregon and Washington — Angel Luis Saavedra, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, WA |
| 3:30 | White Pine Blister Rust — Holly Kearns, USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR |
| 4:00 | Stem Decays — Greg Filip, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR |
| 4:30 | Insects and Pruning Wounds — Mike Johnson, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Colville, WA |
| Thursday, March 14, 2013 | |
| Root Diseases: Identification, Importance and Management | |
| 8:00 | Laminated Root Rot— Kris Chadwick, USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR |
| 8:30 | Armillaria Root Disease — Amy Ramsey-Kroll, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA |
| 9:00 | Annosus Root and Butt Rot — Kris Chadwick, USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR |
| Bark Beetles: Identification, Hazard Assessment and Management | |
| 9:30 | Douglas-fir Beetle — Beth Willhite, USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Protecting Douglas-fir with the Antiaggregation Pheromone MCH — Connie Mehmel, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, WA |
| 11:00 | Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Ponderosa Pine — Tom Eckberg , Idaho Department of Lands, Coeur d’Alene, ID |
| 11:30 | Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole — Andy Eglitis, USDA Forest Service, Bend, OR |
| Noon | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 1:00 | Western Pine Beetle – Andy Eglitis |
| 1:30 | Fir Engraver and Pine Engraver Beetle — Sandy Kegley, USDA Forest Service, Coeur d’Alene, ID |
| 2:00 | Climate Change and Insect and Disease Interactions — Nancy Grulke, Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center, USDA Forest Service, Prineville, OR |
| 2:30 | Assessing Forest Health Risk — Greg Filip, USDA Forest Service, Portland, |
| 3:00 | Managing Your Forests for Forest Health — Dave Shaw, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |