The 2012 Weed Tour and Golf Tournament will be held on July 11-12 in Burney, CA.
More information on tour stops, hotel, and registration will be online soon! Keep checking back regularily for updates!
Hope to see you on the tour!
Thank you all for making the 60th Annual California Forest Pest Council meeting a huge success! Click on the links below to view pictures from the conference as well as the Book of Abstracts! The presenter’s Power Point presentations will be available to view soon!
Photo’s of the meeting – coming soon!
Meeting Abstract Book – CFPC 2011 Book of Abstracts
“If the Forest Could Tweet:
California Forest Insect and Disease Updates”
9:30 – 10:30 am Registration
10:30 –10:35 Welcome – Bob Rynearson, California Forest Pest Council Chairperson; W. M. Beaty and Associates
10:35– 10:55 2011 Forest Conditions - Tom Smith, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
10:55 – 11:55 Special Session: Pesticide Laws and Regulations – Moderator: Scott Johnson, Wilbur-Ellis Company
12:55 – 2:05 Disease Committee Meeting – Moderator: Patricia Maloney, Disease Committee Secretary; UC Davis
4:00 – 5:30 Poster Session and Social
5:30 Adjourn for day
7:30 – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome – Bob Rynearson, CFPC Chairperson; W. M. Beaty and Associates
8:05 – 9:45 New and Noteworthy – Moderator: Julie Lydick, USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
Two Exotic Tree Diseases with Different Biological Consequences:
9:45 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:25 Insect Committee Meeting – Forest Insects in California – Moderator: Danny Cluck, Insect Committee Chairperson; USDA FS, Forest Health Protection
11:25 – 12:00 Managing Firewood – Moderator: Don Owen, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH (Provided)
12:30– 1:15 CFPC Business Meeting
1:15– 2:15 Managing Hazard Trees – Moderator: Pete Angwin, US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
Break 2:15 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:45 Focus on Northwest California Forest Health – Moderator: Greg Guisti, UC Cooperative Extension,
Mendocino County
3:45 – 4:30 Special Papers – Moderator: Kim Camilli, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
4:30 ADJOURN
November 15th & 16th, 2011
Click on the link for online registration: Online Registration Link
If you would like to register my mail, click on the mail registration link: Mail-In Registration Form – PDF, Mail-In Registration Form – Word Document
Registration will be available at the door by check or cash only. We are not equiped to handle debit or credit cards.
The agenda for the meeting can by found by clicking on the link below
-2011 Meeting Agenda
The CFPC encourages students to participate in the annual meeting by presenting a poster or a talk. The council is providing travel grants for those that apply and qualify. For more information and details please click on the link below.
- Don Dahlsten Memorial Fund Invitation and Announcement
For those interested in prestenting a poster at the meeting this year, please click on the link below for details.
Poster Information and Requirements
Pacific SW Region, US Forest Service Wildland Fire Training & Conference Center
3237 Peacekeeper Way
McClellan, CA 95652
Click Here for Driving Directions
Please Enter Through “Main Training Center Entrance” door noted on map.
Click here for Wildland Fire Training & Conference Center Map
Hotel accommodations within walking distance from this year’s CFPC meeting are
available the nights of 11/14, 11/15, and 11/16 at:
LIONS GATE HOTEL
3410 Westover Street (McClellan Park)
Sacramento, CA 95652
http://www.lionsgatehotel.com/
The room rate is $84 (+ tax), and includes a complimentary hot breakfast and
shuttle service to and from Sacramento International Airport. All
shuttle rides must be scheduled 24 hours in advance and are based on
availability.
The room block will be held until November 9, 2011.
To make a reservation, call (877) 215-9656 and refer to booking code:
CFPC11.
Day 1: Laws & Regulations: 1.0, Other: 3.0
Day 2: Other: 6.0
Day 1: 3.5 Category 1CF
Day 2: 6.0 Category 1CF
The Insect, Disease and Animal Damage Tour will be held in the Fort Bragg area this year.
The Field tour will focus on coastal pine forest pest problems in Mendocino County Topics to bve covered include sudden oak death management, insect, disease rengeration and management of coastal pines and pathogen management in wildland, rural and urbanizing environements.
Meeting Location:
College of the Redwood
1211 Del Mar DriveRoom 112
Fort Bragg, CA
Tour Date: July 26th, 2011
Tour Time: 9:30Am
Tour Agenda: Tour Agenda
Most of the field trip will be in the woods, come prepared for the outdoors and bring your own lunch.
CE Credits fromDPR have been approved
For more information contact Tom Smith 916-599-6882 or tom.smith@fire.ca.gov
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 13th.
Golf Tournament (optional)
$50.00 per person, scheduled for July 12th at Forest Meadows. Please refer to flyer for the 11th 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 13th
1st 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.
2nd 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
Thank you all for making the 59th Annual California Forest Pest Council meeting a huge success! Click on the links below to view pictures from the conference as well as the presenter’s Power Point presentations.
Photo’s of the meeting
Meeting Abstract Book – CFPC 2010 Book of Abstracts: The Changing Forests of California
Meeting Agenda with PowerPoint Presentations
- Click on the title of the presentation you would like to view as a PDF.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
1) Remembrances of Andi koonce and Dick Parmeter- Provided by Paul Zambino and Det Vogler, USDA Forest Service.
2) 2010 Forest Conditions - Beverly Bulaon and Phil Cannon, USDA FS, Forest Health Protection.
3) California Insect and Disease Atlas (CAIDA) WebGIS – Zhanfeng Liu, USDA FS, Forest Health Protection.
4) Effects of Fire Seasonality and Severity on Ponderosa Pine Resistance to Bark Beetles in Northeastern California-Amanda Garcia Grady, USDA FS, Forest Health Protection, and others.
5) Forest Soil Arthropods in the High Canopy of California’s Coastal Redwoods: Community Structure and Dynamics – Michael Camann, Humboldt State University, and others.
6) Firewood Movement: A Threat to California’s Forests – Matthew Bokach, USDA FS, Forest Health Protection, and others.
7) Update on Pitch Canker in California – Tom Gordon, UC Davis.
8) White Pine Blister Rust Research at the Institute of Forest Genetics after Major-Gene Resistance – Annette Delfino Mix, USDA FS Pacific Southwest Research Station, and others
9) True Fir Dwarf Mistletoe in the Sierras: Long-Term Growth and Mortality Trends – Heather Mehl, UC Davis, and others
10) An Overview of Mistletoes on Hardwoods in California – Katy Mallams, USDA FS, Forest Health Protection.
11) Potential Impacts of Court-Ordered Injunctions on Pesticide Use and the Protection of Endangered Species – Leopoldo Moreno, California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
1) Forest Stand Impacts Associated with the Goldspotted Oak Borer, Agrilus auroguttatus, in Native and Introduced Oak Woodlands – Tom Coleman, USDA Forest Service, and others.
2) Fungal Species Associated with Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) Mortality in Southern California – Akif Eskalen, UC Riverside, and others.
3) Thousand Cankers – Steve Seybold, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.
4) Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death in Forestlands – Yana Valachovic, UCCE Humboldt and Del Norte.
5) Forest Responses to Increasing Aridity and Warmth in the Southwestern United States – Park Williams, UC Santa Barbara, and others.
6) Using Provenance Tests to Understand Forest Responses to Climate Change – Jessica Wright, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.
7) Pinyon-Juniper/Shrublands Long-Term Successional Trends: Implications for Woodland Health and Management- Robin Tausch USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
8 ) Changes and Challenges to High Elevation Conifers of the White Mountains, California - John Louth, USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest.
9) Renewable Landscapes: Climate and Health as Drivers of Change in High Sierran Ecosystems – Constance Millar, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, and others.
10)Western Wildlands Environmental Threats Assessment Center – Nancy Grulke, WWETAC.
11)Observations and Projections of Sudden Oak Death-Induced Tanoak Mortality at Point Reyes National Seashore: A Tale of Two Forest Types – Ben Ramage, UC Berkeley, and others.
12) Blackstain Root Disease in Eastside Pine, a Brief Overview of Ongoing Research – Bill Otrosina, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Athens, Georgia.
13) Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel Wilt: A Destructive Duo in the Southeast and a Potential Threat to California – Don Duerr, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Atlanta, GA.
14) Emerald Ash Borer: Biology, Impacts, and Management – Andrew Storer, Michigan Technological University.
15) Asian Longhorned Beetle Infestation in Massachusetts – Michael Bohne, USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Durham, NH.
Date: November 16 – 17, 2010
Time: Tuesday 16th – 11:30am to 7:30pm & Wednesday 17th – 7:30am to 4:30pm
Forest insect and disease issues and challenges will be presented and discussed, including topics on damaging insects and pathogens not yet found in California forests as well as climate change induced stress on pines. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend an evening poster session and social on 11/16. Refreshments will be provided both meeting days, with lunch offered on the 11/17.
Welcome and 2010 Forest Conditions – Overview
Insect Committee – Forest Insects in California
Disease Committee – Forest Diseases in California
Pesticides – Laws and Regulations
Posters and Social
California Forest Insect and Disease Challenges
Climate Change – How will Pines Fare?
Lunch – provided
CFPC Business Meeting
On the Lookout for Tomorrow’s Threats to California’s Forests
Southern CA Tree Mortality
Pacific SW Region, US Forest Service Wildland Fire Training & Conference Center
3237 Peacekeeper Way
McClellan, CA 95652
Click here for Driving Directions
Please Enter Through “Main Training Center Entrance” door noted on map.
Click here for Wildland Fire Training & Conference Center Map
Lions Gate Hotel
3410 Westover Street
Sacramento, (McClellan Park) CA, 95652
916-643-6222
The Lions Gate Hotel (www.lionsgatehotel.com) is within walking distance from the CFPC meeting location at the Wildland Fire Training and Conference Center (3237 Peacekeeper Way; McClellan, CA 95652). Lions Gate will be offering a hotel conference room rate until October 26, 2010 for attendees interested in overnight accommodations. For reservations, contact Lions Gate Hotel at (916) 643-6222 and refer to the booking code: CFPC. Hotel check-in time is 3 p.m. and check-out time is 12 p.m.
There are a variety of great restaurants near the Conference Center. Click here for a list of local area restaurants.
Don Dahlsten Memorial Scholarship
Agenda: CFPC 2010 Annual Meeting Agenda
Registration: Choose either online or mail in registration
Online registration link: CFPC Online Registration
Mail-in registration form: Check payments are also accepted by printing off the registration form (59th Annual Meeting Registration Form) and mailing in the registration.
Please make checks payable to CFPC and return to:
Kim Camilli
CDF Fire Station #12
635 N Santa Rosa
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 12, 2010.
DPR Credits:
Day 1: 1.0 – Laws and Regulations, 2.5 – Other
Day 2: 5.0 – Other
SAF Credits:
Day 1: 4.0 – Category 1
Day 2: 5.0 – Category 1
2010 Insect, Disease, Animal Damage, & Weed Committees Tour and Golf Tournament
This year we are combining the Insect, Disease, Animal Damage and the Weed tours for one extraordinary tour. There will be many things to see and learn from this tour!
Registration information please click on the links below:
Golf Tournament Date: July 20th
Field Tour Dates: July 21st and 22nd
To Register online, please click on the link below and you will be directed to Eventbrite payments page:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/696916496
DPR Credit Hours for the tour
Dates: 7/21/10
Event Title: California Forest Pest Council Summer Field Tour – Day 1
Location: Auburn, CA
CEU Breakdown: Other – 3
Dates: 7/22/10
Event Title: California Forest Pest Council Summer Field Tour – Day 2
Location: Auburn, CA
CEU Breakdown: Laws – 1.0; Other – 4.5
The California Forest Pest Conditions Report are an important part of California history regarding forest insects and diseases that have impacted the forests of the state in past years. Many of the older copies existed as one bound copy in a library. Recently we have had these copies scanned and are now available via the web for viewing and enjoyment.
To view a past conditions report please click link below.
California Forest Pest Conditions Reports – 1990 thru 2009:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/spf/publications/pestconditions/index.shtml
California Forest Pest Report – 1989
California Forest Pest Report – 1988
California Forest Pest Report – 1987
California Forest Pest Report – 1986
California Forest Pest Report – 1985
California Forest Pest Report – 1984
California Forest Pest Report – 1983
California Forest Pest Report – 1982
California Forest Pest Report – 1981
California Forest Pest Report – 1980
California Forest Pest Report – 1979
California Forest Pest Report – 1978
California Forest Pest Report – 1977
California Forest Pest Report – 1976
California Forest Pest Report – 1975
California Forest Pest Report – 1974
California Forest Pest Report – 1973
California Forest Pest Report – 1972
California Forest Pest Report – 1971
California Forest Pest Report – 1970
California Forest Pest Report – 1969
California Forest Pest Report – 1968
California Forest Pest Report – 1967
California Forest Pest Report – 1966
California Forest Pest Report – 1965
California Forest Pest Report – 1964
California Forest Pest Report – 1963
California Forest Pest Report – 1962
The 2009 California Forest Pest Conditions Report is completed! This publication could not have be done without everyone’s input and time, thank you for those that contributed!
The file is fairly large (28MB) so please be patient when downloading.
