Hi everyone,
Jim Slavicek and I are working together on the restoration of American elm
(Ulmus americana). American elm was a dominant species in many swamp and
floodplain forests in eastern US and Canada before Dutch elm disease (DED)
reduced its populations. At our lab, we have a small plantation of elms in
various stages of testing for DED tolerance. Several genotypes have been
shown to tolerate DED, and a large portion of the progeny from crosses
among these trees are DED-tolerant as well. We are currently testing the
potential of seedlings from DED-tolerant crosses to be used for restoration
plantings. It is our hope that large, stately American elm trees will
someday grace our floodplain and swamp forests once again.
We need more DED-tolerant genotypes of American elm to use as parent trees
for our plantation in order to have enough genetic diversity to use it as a
seed orchard for large-scale plantings. We are looking for healthy American
elm trees larger than 24 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) that are
growing in areas that have had DED and that have not been treated with
fungicides to prevent DED. We are only interested in American elm trees
growing within its native range. If you see a survivor elm that fits this
description, please enter its location and DBH at our website:
http://nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/ded/survivor_elms/
We will compile these entries in a database, prioritize the elms for
sampling, contact land owners, and then collect small branches from the
trees to propagate and test them for DED-tolerance. Please forward to
anyone who knows how to identify elm trees and might have interest in this
project. Thank you for your help!
- Kathleen
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Kathleen S. Knight
Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
359 Main Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-0063 (office)
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Dear all -
Take 2 minutes, if you can, to enjoy my Forest Pest Rap, written to
advertise the new FAO Guide re Forest Pests described in Sandy Liebhold's
email below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-0ighGsrUE
FAO's communications specialist Tullia Baldassarri did a great job on
this. Please can you help us go "viral" by sending this to relevant
colleagues????
We particularly hope to reach all sectors of forest industry with advice
on pest management and info about the international phytosanitary
standards that can/will affect their business. Plant health regulators can
learn about forestry from this Guide, and researchers can learn how the
International Plant Protection Convention works to prevent pest spread.
Something for everyone, so please spread the word!
Kerry
PS: The Guide is the result of over a year's effort by many global forest
pest experts (see Guide link below for the list), led by Gillian Allard of
FAO.
Dr. Kerry Britton
National Pathologist for
U.S. Forest Service
Research & Development
1601 N. Kent Street, RPC-4
Arlington, VA 22209 phone: 703-605-4170
FAX: 703-605-5133
email: kbritton01(a)fs.fed.us
Andrew Liebhold <aliebhold(a)gmail.com>
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Hello FORENT and FORPATH subscribers,
You may be interested in the recent publication of:
"FAO Forestry Paper 164 - Guide to implementation of Phytosanitary
Standards in Forestry"
This is an important reference work that provides easy to understand
information on International Standards for Phytosanitary measures
(ISPM's) and how forest management practices can play a role in
minimizing pest prevalence and spread. It is available in Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish and can be freely
downloaded at:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2080e/i2080e00.htm
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Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
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2011 - International Year of Forests
Dear colleagues, let me inform you, that the 7th volume (including among
others scolytids and platypodids) of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera
was printed and is available. You can find the info on:
http://www.apollobooks.com/pub2010-11.htm#Palaearctic Coleoptera
or go simply to the web pages of Apollo books.
NOTE: the Catalogue is available ONLY in paper copy, except the indeces of
particular volumes, which are available on Apollo books web pages
Vol. 7: Curculionoidea I. Publication late 2010 or early 2011. Approx. 320
pages. ISBN 978-87-88757-93-4. . . .
EUR 69.00 / US$ 96.00 / DKK 480.00
Milos
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Ing. Milos Knizek, Ph. D.
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute
Jiloviste - Strnady
Praha 5 - Zbraslav
CZ - 156 04
Czechia
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Two positions available at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), in association with the Department of Zoology and Entomology, at the University of Pretoria. FABI is a world-class, internationally recognized institute dedicated to understanding and promoting health in native and plantation forests, with a strong focus on insect and fungal ecology, genetics/genomics, systematics and biological control (http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/) Specific projects can be tailored to student interests and background, but primary focal areas include: 1) understanding population feedbacks between the introduced pine woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) and various native and introduced organisms (including but not limited to: pine weevils, bark beetles, fungi, and baboons), and 2) assessing ecological and evolutionary processes driving insect community overlap between native and exotic trees (e.g, spillover of introduced insects from exotic hosts onto native trees, and host expansion/switching of native fauna onto exotic plantation species). More information is available upon request. Both projects are funded, and include a student bursary to cover University fees and living expenses.
Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, is a modern city situated in the northern center of the country in the highveld (high elevation savanna). The area is has a moderate climate with wet summers and dry winters, is culturally diverse with 11 official languages (English is the language of choice at FABI, where students come from over 40 countries). The University is located within driving distance of many amazing locations including the Drakensburg Mountains and Kruger National Park, with hiking and biking (together with giraffe, wildebeest and all manner of fascinating biodiversity) within the city limits.
PhD students will typically have completed an MSc degree (except under special circumstances). An interest in insect, plant and/or fungal ecology and evolution is essential, as is a working facility with English. Students with a drivers license and field/lab experience preferred. Please send a CV, statement of interest and a short writing sample to Dr. Jeff Garnas (jeff.garnas(a)fabi.up.ac.za)
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Regards,
Dr.Ravishankar Rai V
Professor and Chairman
Department of Studies in Microbiology
University of Mysore
Manasagangotri
Mysore- 570 006
India
Phone:+91-821-2419735
+91-9845950155
AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium
On Monday, 21 February, at 9:45 a.m. EST.
http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2011/webprogram/Session3092.html
On Monday, 21 February, at 1 p.m. EST Ian Baldwin(http://www.jsmc.uni-jena.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=221), a molecular ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, will discuss his studies of how plants use chemical signals to fend off hungry insects or attract helpful pollinators(http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2011/webprogram/Session3092.html) at a live web chat from the AAAS meeting in Washington DC.. He proposed the controversial "talking trees" hypothesis 25 years ago, and today agricultural researchers are keen to apply his findings toward improving pest resistance in crops. To join in or post questions, see http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/live-aaas---ian-baldwin-on-pl…
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I apologize for the duplicate emails you may receive.
Please accept our invitation to attend the 73rd annual meeting of the
Northeastern Forest Pest Council (Covering forest insects, diseases, and
weeds in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada since 1939). The meeting
will take place from 22-23 March 2011 at the Hotel Fauchère (401 Broad
Street Milford, PA 18337 USA).
Agenda: The developing agenda will include the Gerald N. Lanier graduate
student forum, eastern State and Province forest pest updates, invited
speakers, a field tour of long-term ecological research sites in the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area
(http://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm) or a tour of Gifford Pinchots ancestral
home (http://www.fs.fed.us/na/gt/) and the return of the Kodachrome slide
parade.
Lodging: Please make reservations by 1 March 2011. There are two lodging
options at the rate of $77.00/night, not including 9% tax and tips. For
reservations and directions, please choose the:
Hotel Fauchère (Only 14 rooms available, call for reservations as their
online system says they are booked, but they currently are not):
http://www.hotelfauchere.com/welcome/welcome.php
Hampton Inn in Matamoras:
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SCRMAHX
Registration: Please pre-register by 1 March 2011 by returning the attached
registration form. The full meeting registration fee is $80.00, one day only
fee is $40.00, and $40.00 for non-presenting students. The registration
fees for presenting students and honorary life members of the council are
waived. Registration includes food & drink breaks and a lunch buffet.
Checks should be made payable to the ³NEFPC.² Please note: Cash and checks
are welcome at arrival.
Student symposium: The Gerald N. Lanier Graduate Student Symposium gives
students from the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada a friendly and
relaxed setting in which to practice their presentation skills, and it
affords an opportunity to discuss their work with practitioners and other
scientists. Students who are willing to give a 15 min. presentation on
their forest health research will receive one night¹s lodging at the meeting
at no cost and the registration fee will be waived. In addition, a panel of
judges will select three presenters for $50, $100, and $200 awards. To
participate, see the attachment for more details. Please submit an abstract
for the presentation by February 25, 2010.
Poster session: A limited number of easels for posters will be provided. On
the registration form, please indicate if you plan to bring a poster.
Kodachrome Slide Parade: To honor Kodachrome film, whose production was
terminated in 2009 and the NEFPC ³Slide Parade² social in the 1960¹s, we
request that you bring one or two traditional photographic slides pertaining
to forestry, forest health, entomology, pathology, invasive weeds. We will
supply a projector, reels, and screen in the Delmonico Room in the Hotel
Fauchère on Tuesday 22 March at 7:00 pm - ?. On the registration form,
please indicate if you plan to bring a slide(s).
Field trips: On the registration form, please indicate if you would like to
attend the optional trips to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational
Area and to Gifford Pinchot¹s ancestral home ³Grey Towers². Weather and
interest permitting.
Sincerely,
Dave Mausel, Secretary/Treasurer NEFPC
(413) 577-2478
UMASS-Amherst
dmausel(a)psis.umass.edu
<https://umail.oit.umass.edu/webmail/dmausel@psis.umass.edu>
Attached is a job announcement for a Forest Health Specialist with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The job is located in St Paul, Minnesota. For more information click on the link below or call the Bureau of Human Resources at 651-259-5888
Working Title: Forest Health Specialist
Class/Option: NR FORESTRY REGIONAL SPEC
Position: 00577920 Location: St. Paul
Bargaining Unit: MAPE
Employment Condition: Unlimited Full-time - 100%
FLSA Status: exemptpro Temporary Position End Date:
Days of Work: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday Hours of work: 08:00 AM-04:30 PM
Work Area: Previous Incumbent: Ed Hayes
View at: https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/View?_posting=11DNR000022
You can view all job postings at http://www.careers.state.mn.us/
Supervisors and managers are responsible for ensuring that all job postings are posted at each work site. To print a copy of this posting, click on the print button in your web browser.
If you have any questions about the above postings, contact the Bureau of Human Resources at (651) 259-5888.
Attached is the early announcement for a forest pathologist job with USDA
Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, located in Sandy, Oregon.
US citizenship is required. For more information, please contact
Beth Willhite, bwillhite(a)fs.fed.us
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Elizabeth A. Willhite
Forest Entomologist
phone: (503) 668-1477
e-mail: bwillhite(a)fs.fed.us
Westside Forest Insect and
Disease Service Center
Mt. Hood National Forest HQ
16400 Champion Way
Sandy, Oregon 97055
fax: (503) 668-1423
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