2017 California Forest Pest Council
Annual Meeting Presentations
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Welcome – Bob Rynearson, California Forest Pest Council (CFPC) Chairperson; W. M. Beaty and Associates, Inc.
2017 Aerial Survey Pest Conditions Highlights – Jeff Moore, US Forest Service (FS)
Update on Invasive Plants in California – Doug Johnson, CA Invasive Plant Council
Insect Committee Meeting
Moderator: Leif Mortenson, CFPC Insect Committee Secretary; USFS
Asian Gypsy Moth – Jason Leathers, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
Balsam Wooly Adelgid in California – Cynthia Snyder, USFS
An Update on Goldspotted Oak Borer – Andrea Hefty, USFS
Using Drones to Go beyond Stand Density: Spatial Features of Western Pine Beetle-Attacked Forests – Mike Koontz, UC Davis
Insect Committee Business Meeting – Leif Mortenson
Disease Committee Meeting
Moderator: Patricia Maloney, CFPC Disease Committee Secretary; Tahoe Environmental Research Center; UC Davis
New Cylindrocladium Blight on California Bay Laurel and Potential New Hosts of Phytophthora ramorum in California – Suzanne Latham, CDFA
Sudden Oak Death and Fire in Big Sur – Kerri Frangioso, UC Davis
Ganoderma in the Almond Forest of the Central Valley – Andrew ‘Bob’ James Johnson, UC Davis
Disease Committee Business Meeting – Tom Smith, CFPC Disease Committee Chairperson; California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Pesticide Laws and Regulations
Moderator: Scott Carnegie, CFPC Vice Chairperson; W.M. Beaty and Associates, Inc.
1) Assessing the Risk of Forestry Herbicides on Fish and Wildlife and 2) Glyphosate/Carcinogen – Joel Trumbo, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Poster Session and Social
Introducing CALinvasives – Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Welcome – Bob Rynearson, CFPC Chairperson; W. M. Beaty and Associates
California Pest Problems: A Case Study of Invasive Shot Hole Borers
Moderator: Bob Atkins, Invasive Species Council of California
This session features presentations on invasive species response and management from the perspectives of various agencies. The discussion will explore how to address widespread invasive species impacts in situations where no single organization has the resources or authority to take action and collaboration is needed.
Overview of the Invasive Shot Hole Borer/Fusarium Dieback Complex in California
John Kabashima, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), Orange County, Emeritus
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Russ Bulluck
USFS – Sherry Hazelhurst
CDFA – David Pegos
CAL FIRE – Helge Eng
US Fish and Wildlife Service – Dustin Taylor and Eric Porter
Discussion
California Wildlife
Moderator: Greg Giusti, CFPC Animal Damage Chair; UCCE, Lake-Mendocino County, Emeritus
Voles (Microtus) on a Redwood Planting – Greg Giusti
Black-Backed Woodpeckers, Fire, and Drought – Understanding Resource Needs of a Disturbance Specialist – Bob Wilkerson, The Institute for Bird Populations
Best Management Practices in Counting Urban Black Bears – Jonathan Fusaro, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
CFPC Business Meeting (open to all) – Bob Rynearson
Vegetation Management in Forests with High Levels of Tree Mortality
Moderator: Steve Ostoja, USDA California Climate Hub
Land managers face novel challenges to manage vegetation in areas with unprecedented levels of tree mortality. How can forests be managed in the face of physical hazards from risk of tree failure, heavy fuel loads, and a changing climate? Representatives managing public and private lands will discuss approaches and concerns.
Managing California’s Forests in a Future with Climate Change, Insects and Wildfire – Steve Ostoja
Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire – Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley
Updates: Governor’s Tree Mortality Task Force and US Forest Service Tree Mortality Response Team – Stephanie Gomes, USFS & Helge Eng, CAL FIRE
Conifer Mortality and Fuel Loading Changes Due to Bark Beetles and Drought in Central and Southern California – Sharon Hood, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Management Planning and Implementation on US Forest Service Land – Carolyn Ballard, USFS Sierra National Forest
Management Planning and Implementation on National Park Service Land – Brian Mattos, Yosemite National Park (NP) & Tom Warner, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs
Management Planning and Implementation on Private Land – Tim Tate, Sierra Pacific Industries
Discussion
Diagnostic Tools for Assessing Tree Health
Moderator: Matt Dias, California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Acoustic and Electrical Impedance Tomography to Detect and Quantify Wood Decay in Living Trees – Gregory S. Gilbert, UC Santa Cruz
Sniffing Cryptic Infections: Progress towards Characterizing the Volatile Signature of Phytophthora-Infected Nursery Plants – Rick Bostock, UC Davis
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