Insect and Disease Field Tour

Warner Mountains, Modoc National Forest

 Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The tour will feature the current mountain pine beetle outbreak in lodgepole and whitebark pine with an emphasis on mountain pine beetle biology, individual tree protection and stand level management. Other topics include the effects of thinning on fir engraver beetle caused tree mortality, Heterobasidion root disease in white fir, Jeffrey pine beetle outbreak dynamics and insects and diseases of aspen. CE Credits from DPR will be applied for.

Where and when to meet:

We will meet in Likely, CA at 9:00 am. From there we will travel up into the south Warner Mountains of the Modoc National Forest visiting a variety of forest types such as white fir, Jeffrey pine, mixed conifer, lodgepole and whitebark pine (if accessible). Be prepared for short hikes and inclement weather. Bring your own lunch, water, sunscreen and hardhat. We will return to Likely between 4:30 and 5:00 pm.

Directions:

From the south: Take US 395 north from Susanville to Likely (85 miles; ~1.25 hours).

From the west (and north): Take CA 299 from Redding to Alturas (145 miles; ~2.75 hours). Then take US 395 south from Alturas to Likely (18 miles; ~20 minutes). Please plan to carpool as much as possible from Likely into the forest.

Lodging:

Hotels are available in Alturas (18 mi), Susanville (86 mi) and Burney, CA (109 mi). Early reservations are recommended.

For more information:

Contact Danny Cluck (dcluck@fs.fed.us; 530-252-6431)

RSVPs are appreciated!!

Insect, Disease, Animal Damage and Weed Committees Tour

Dates: July 11& 12

Location: Siskiyou and Shasta County Sites Based in Burney, Ca.

Topics:

Transmission line herbicide treatments/Fountain fire 20 year anniversary/Lots of new herbicides for forestry/Fuel break creation and maintenance /Aerial  release with velpar ulw/ Wind farm tour/Demonstration of vegetation management using goats/Research coop cedar stock type trial/ Pine shoot borer& tip moth pheromone insecticide trial/New western pine beetle insecticide trial/Douglas fir seed orchard insect and weed management/State park himalayan blackberry control/Douglas fir sunscald & frost research trial/Mechanical site prep demo/Pre harvest site prep demo/Laws and regulations updates/ Noxious weed treatments

Agenda:

1ST DAY: Cal Forest Nursery will provide coffee, muffins, bagels and fruit at 7:00 AM registration. Transportation will be provided. No vehicles allowed on tour. Busses will depart on tour at 8:00 AM sharp!

2nd Day: Cal Forest Nursery will provide coffee, muffins, bagels and fruit at 7:00 AM registration. Transportation will be provided. No vehicles allowed on tour. Busses will depart on tour at 8:00 AM sharp!

Tour Registration Information:

Registration Fees:

$120.00 per person for July 11&12 field tour

$75.00 student rate per person for field tour

Tour includes transportation, lunch and beverages for both days and dinner on the evening of July 11

Registration can be made either by mail or online. There will be an extra fee to payments made online.

1) Registration by mail (Due by July 1, 2012): Mail-In Registration

2) Registration made online: Online Registration

Golf Tournament (optional)

Scheduled for July 10 at Fall River Golf Course please refer to flyer for the 12^th Annual Weed Tour Golf Tournament.

Continuing education credits for PCA, QAL, QAC & Private Applicator Certificates.

Registration: Charm and Green Gables Motels, 37371 Main St. Burney, Ca. 96013

Lodging:  

Tour Base Motel                                                            Across Main Street from Charm
Green Gables and Charm Motels                               Shasta Pines Motel
37371 Main St. Burney, Ca. 96013                             Main St. Burney, Ca. 96013
530-335-3300                                                                 530-335-2201

Tell them you are with the Weed Tour to receive group rate!

Contact

Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding Ca.

Office: 530-378-8178

Cell: 530-949-7124

mgray@spi-ind.com

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 20^th

Field Tour Dates: July 21^st and 22^nd

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

2009 Weed Tour Photos

Continuing Education Credits

California DPR

7/15/09
3.5 hours (all “other”)

7/16/09
4.5 hours  (.5 laws and regs, .5 aerial, and 3.5 other)

SAF
7/15/09
4.5 hours Category 1-CF

7/16/09
3.5 hours Category 1-CF

Oregon
7/15/09
4 hours

7/16/09
4 hours

Idaho
7/15/09
4 credits

7/16/09
4 credits

CFPC Insect and Disease Trip Announcement and Hotel Information

Please Save the Date!
The field trip will prominantly feature the goldspotted oak borer, newly discovered in 2008 in Southern California, believed exotic, and associated with high mortality.
Also other pests and pathogens of our southernmost forested lands.

Topics for field discussion identified so far:

1)  Goldspotted Oak Borer: symptoms, damage, hosts
2)  Impacts the mortality has had and may have on the Cleveland NF
3)  Trapping studies : when and how far does GSOB move
4)  Do drought stress and diseases play roles in GSOB attack and mortality
5)  GSOB Firewood, trunk, and chip movement and utilization issues: solarization tests of firewood
6)  Other insects affecting oak twigs, leaves, bole
7)  History and ecology of oak stands in area / Oak management
8)  Regeneration of forests after recent fires
9)  California Flatheaded Borer damage in Jeffrey Pine
10) Annosus root disease in Jeffrey Pine
11) Leafy and  Dwarf mistletoes

Field Tour Registration Form

Golf Tournament Registration Form

Field Tour Registration Form

July 15, 2008

Golf Tournament Registration Form

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Click here for the announcement and directions