2nd Notice
IUFRO Working Group (7.03.04) Disease and Insects in Forest Nurseries
will meet in Hilo, Hawaii, USA July 10-17, 2009
(formal classroom and field trips: July 13-16).
Registration and requirements for submission of papers can be found at
these websites:
http://www.westernforestry.org/http://www.iufro.org/auth/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70300/70304/ac…
We will be featuring a Special panel topic: Non-native diseases and
insects: implications for forest nurseries and native flora. Other
sessions will cover the following:
Forest nursery diseases and insects around the world. Participants can
present overviews of disease and insects in forest nurseries in their
countries.
Forest nursery pest biology and management.
Diagnosis or identification of disease or insect damage (e.g. molecular
techniques).
We hope you can come to Hilo. Thanks.
Michelle Cram
Plant Pathologist
USDA Forest Service-FHP
320 Green Street
Athens GA 30602
(706) 559-4233 Phone
(706) 559-4245 Fax
mcram(a)fs.fed.us
Northeast Forest Health Field Workshop (formerly the Northeast Forest
Pathology Workshop) June 2-5, Winter Harbor, Maine, USA. First
Announcement.
The Northeast Forest Health Field Workshop will be held on June 2-5 at the
Schoodic Educational and Research Center (http://acadiapartners.org/)
Winter Harbor, Maine. Check-in will begin Tuesday evening, June 2, and
continue at 7:30 am on June 3. The theme for Wednesday's field trips is
"Using Silviculture to Reduce Risk from Pests" and will focus on spruce/fir,
American beech, and eastern white pine forest types. Thursday's field trips
will examine the "Forest Health of Acadia National Park" on Mount Desert
Island and will focus on invasive species, air pollution damage, and forest
health monitoring. There will also be time available in the evenings and
Friday morning for activity reports from the attendees. More details on the
program and registration will come later. Please reserve June 2-5 on your
calendars to spend a few days in the forest and along the spectacular coast
of Maine!
--
Dr. William H. Livingston
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs
School of Forest Resources
University of Maine
5755 Nutting Hall, rm 201b
Orono, ME 04469-5755
USA
ph: 207-581-2990
fx: 207-581-2875
Email: WilliamL(a)maine.edu
Web: http://www.forest.umaine.edu/
Dear Forent and Forpath memebers,
In IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Korea, Prof. Kazuyoshi Futai and I are planning to organize one session concerning oak decline in
the world. The possible topics are as follows:
Oak wilt desease in US.
Sudden oak death in US.
Oak wilt desease caused by Raffaelea spp. carried by Platypus spp. in Korea and Japan.
Oak decline in Far East Russia.
Oak decline in Europe.
We would like to your suggestions for possible topics and speakers for the session.
The deadline for session proposal is 1 FEB so that we need information on tentative title or names of possible speakers at this
stage.
We are waiting for your suggestions.
Sincerely,
Naoto Kamata, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Director of University Forests in Chichibu, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Hinodamachi 1-1-49, Chichibu, Saitama 368-0034, JAPAN
TEL: +81-494-22-0272, FAX: +81-494-23-9620
email: kamatan(a)uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp
RECRUITMENT: GS-12/13 0401 Risk Management Specialists (General Biology)
Please pass this information on to individuals who may be qualified and
interested in applying.
The USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) staff is recruiting to fill 4 Risk Management Specialist
vacancies. These are classified in the 0401 General Biologist job series
(i.e., basic qualifications require training and experience in biological
sciences, agriculture, natural resources, or related disciplines) at the
GS-12/13 pay levels. These positions will provide pest risk analysis and
management recommendations in support of agriculture inspection operations
for Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) as
well as agricultural inspection and survey programs within PPQ, to improve
plant pest exclusion effectiveness. More detailed information and
application requirements are contained within the job announcements posted
on-line at http://www.usajobs.gov. Application deadline is February 09,
2009.
Fort Collins, Colorado:
Two vacancies are available in the Western Regional Office located in Fort
Collins.
Job Announcement 6PQ-2009-0099 is for current federal employees with
competitive status.
Job Announcement 24PQ-2009-0212 is open to all U.S. citizens.
Raleigh, North Carolina:
Two vacancies are available in the Eastern Regional Office located in
Raleigh.
Job Announcement 6PQ-2009-0097 is for current federal employees with
competitive status.
Job Announcement 24PQ-2009-0210 is open to all U.S. citizens.
Dear Forest Pathologists,
We are studying fungi in the Gnomoniaceae, Diaporthales, and have
completed a recent account of a number of species. You can see this
publication online at:
http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/CBSPublicationDetails.aspx?Rec=62
We are continuing this research and would like to compare
Cryptodiaporthe populea from Europe that we have with specimens/isolates
from North America. If you have any such specimens from North America
and would be willing to contribute them to this study, that would be
greatly appreciated. Please contact me.
Thank you!
Amy
Amy Rossman, Research Leader
Systematic Mycology & Microbiology Laboratory
USDA-ARS, Rm. 304, B011A
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-5364
Fax 301-504-5810
http://ars.usda.gov/ba/psi/smml
Dear colleagues:
The 7th meeting of the IUFRO Working Group (7.03.04) Disease and Insects
in Forest Nurseries will meet in Hilo, Hawaii, USA July 13-16, 2009.
Registration and requirements for submission of papers can be found at
these websites:
http://www.westernforestry.org/http://www.iufro.org/auth/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70300/70304/ac…
We will be featuring a Special panel topic: Non-native diseases and
insects: implications for forest nurseries and native flora. Other
sessions will cover the following:
Forest nursery diseases and insects around the world. Participants can
present overviews of disease and insects in forest nurseries in their
countries.
Forest nursery pest biology and management.
Diagnosis or identification of disease or insect damage (e.g. molecular
techniques).
We hope you can come to Hilo. Thanks.
Michelle Cram
Plant Pathologist
USDA Forest Service-FHP
320 Green Street
Athens GA 30602
(706) 559-4233 Phone
(706) 559-4245 Fax
mcram(a)fs.fed.us
Greetings,
I hope you can attend 7th meeting of the IUFRO Working Party: Disease and
Insects in Forest Nurseries to be held on July 13-16, 2009 in Hilo Hawaii.
We are featuring a special panel this meeting on non-native diseases and
insects: implications for forest nurseries and native flora. We are also
looking for paper presentation on forest nursery diseases and insects
around the world, forest nursery pest biology and management, and
diagnosis or identification of disease or insect damage (e.g. molecular
techniques) found in forest nurseries. Registration is due by May 1,
2009. Abstracts of papers that will be presented are due by June 1, 2009.
The final paper for the proceddings will be due by August 31, 2009.
Registration, schedule and information on hotel registration is attached.
Thank you!
Michelle Cram
Plant Pathologist
USDA Forest Service-FHP
320 Green Street
Athens GA 30602
(706) 559-4233 Phone
(706) 559-4245 Fax
mcram(a)fs.fed.us
To ForEnt, ForPath and Invasive Plants listserv subscribers:
Attached is an outreach notice for an upcoming vacancy for a research
scientist and project leader position with the Southern Research Station,
US Forest Service.
Please circulate widely. Actual job announcement and application details
will be forthcoming after the outreach has been completed.
Thanks - Kier
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Kier Klepzig
Assistant Director for Research
Southern Research Station, USFS
200 WT Weaver Blvd.
Asheville, NC 28804
(828)257-4307
kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us
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