2022 PNW Forest Vegetation Management Conference

PNW Forest Vegetation Management Conference:

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

8:30   Opening Remarks
8:45   Seven Years of Vegetation Management Research: Lessons Learned – Max Wightman, WA DNR
9:45   Oregon & Washington Pesticide Laws and Rule Changes – Katie Murray, Oregonians for Food and Shelter and Ben Buchholz,  WA Friends of Farms & Forests
10:45   Break
11:15  Efficient establishment: Stopping weeds before they emerge – Harry Quicke, ENVU (formerly Bayer Corp)
12:15   Lunch
1:15   ENVU Product Update – Jerry Ellis, ENVU
1:30  The Ins and Outs of a Well-Written Reforestation Contract – Zak Thomas, WA DNR
2:00   Pesticide Handling Safety and Update on PPE – Wendy Wheeler, WSU Pesticide Educator
3:00   Waiting for the Comet: Slashpiles are Dinosaurs – Debbie Page-Dumroese, Rocky Mt Research Station
3:30   Break
3:45   Veg. Mgmt Coop Research Updates – Carlos Gonzalez, OR State University VMRC
4:45   Applied Practices for Reforestation Under Changing Climate and Forest Conditions – Robert Slesak, PNW Research Station
5:15   Reception

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

8:00  Cowboy Science: What You See is not What You Get – Diane Haase, USDA Forest Service
8:30   OR Pesticide Rule Enforecment Activities, PPE and Handling Safety – Andrea Sonnen, OR Dept of Agriculture
9:30   Break
10:00   Corteva Product Update – Rob LaGrange, Corteva
10:15   A Billion Trees in the Ground: The REPLANT Act is Here – Kas Dumroese, Rocky MT Research Station
10:45   Vegetation Management after Forest Wildfires – Jerome Otto, Corteva
Noon Lunch
1:00  Glyphosate Environmental Chemistry and Exposure Assessment – Allan Felsot, WA State University
2:00   MAX SDI: Understanding Site and Species Limitations and Carrying Capacity – Mark Kimsey, U of I
2:30   Using Drones for Applied Reforestation – Mark Micheletti, WA DNR
3:00   Update on the Private Forest Accord and the Oregon Forest Practices Act – Seth Barnes, OR Forest Industries Council
3:30   Adjourn