California Forest Pest Council

Insect, Disease, Animal Damage, & Weed Committees Tour

Dates: July 13 & 14Location: Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties near Murphys, CA

TOPICS

Western pine beetle management Plantation/ IPM management Insecticide injection mortality protection/ giant sequoia establishment and management/ giant sequoia sensitivity to herbicides/ fuel hazard reductions and wildfire fuel breaks/ prescribed fire and herbicide use for brush reduction/ Velpar and Velossa product results on SP, IC and GS/ high elevation multi-species plantation management/ gopher baiting/ climate change test plots/ IPM on right of Way management/ Insect canopy research in giant sequoia/ cattle grazing as weed abatement/ biomass for pest and disease control/ aerial conifer release/ forest to oak woodland site conversion/ Annosus root disease & mistletoe treatments/ Landslide regeneration treatments/ aspen regeneration.

 TOUR PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration Fee:      
$120.00 per person for July 13 & 14 Field Tour
$75.00 Student Rate per person for July 13 & 14 Field Tour

Includes information packet, transportation, lunch and beverages for both days and a BBQ dinner the evening of July 13^th.

Golf Tournament (optional)
 $50.00 per person, scheduled for July 12^th at Forest Meadows. Please refer to flyer for the 11^th Annual Weed Tour Golf Tournament.

14.5 Continuing Education Credits for CA PCA, QAL, QAC & Private Applicator Certificates

REGISTRATION: Murphys Suites, Highway 4, Murphys, CA. 7:00 A.M. on July 13^th

1^st Day        Cal Forest Nursery will provide coffee, muffins, bagels and fruit at 7:00 a.m. at registration. No vehicles are allowed on tour, except for pre-approved vehicles. Transportation will be provided. Buses leave at 8:00 AM sharp.

 2^nd Day       Dupont will provide coffee, muffins, bagels and fruit at 7:00 a.m. at registration. No vehicles are allowed on tour, except for pre-approved vehicles. Transportation will be provided. Buses leave at 8:00 AM sharp.

Please click on the links below for more information:

Golf Tournament: July 12th – Golf Tour Brochure

Field Tour Dates: July 13th & July 14th – Field Trip Agenda

CDPR Accreditation approval for tour:
Day  Laws    Aerial    Other    Total
1        2.0      0.0      5.5         7.5
2        2.5      1.0      3.5         7.0

Idaho Dept. of Agriculture CEU approved credits:
7 hours

Registration Information   – Please fill out the form below and mail registration to Steve Kafka, P.O. Box 132, Martell, CA 95654
     – Registration Form

Online Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1825007647

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