[IUFRO RG 7.02 FORPATH] ANNOUNCEMENT- 6TH WESTERN HAZARD TREE WORKSHOP

6th Western Hazard Tree Workshop: June 15-17, 2010 First Announcement To: All parties interested in hazard tree management From: Pete Angwin, Plant Pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Redding, CA ( pangwin(a)fs.fed.us, or by phone at 530-226-2436) Plan now for the next Western Hazard Tree Workshop, to be held in Medford, Oregon, during the week of June 14, 2010! The meeting site will be at the USDA Forest Service's J. Herbert Stone Nursery in Central Point. Lodging is available in a variety of hotels in Medford. As with the previous five workshops, the intended audience includes pest specialists, arboriculturists and other professionals who have responsibilities for providing training and guidance in hazard tree management, particularly in forested settings. There will be one and a half days of indoor discussions and presentations and one and a half days in the field. Indoor topics include: Roadside Danger Tree Policies and Assessment; Biology and Taxonomy of Wood Decay Fungi; Oak Defects, Decays and Failures; Options For Not Removing Hazard Trees; Effects of Pruning on Douglas-fir; Illusions and Consequences in Tree-Risk Assessment- When Law and Arboriculture Collide; Powerlines, Wildfires and Tree Failures: School Fire Case Study; and Decay From Phellinus pini: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. An evening poster session/social/decay fungus identification workshop/hazard tree photo contest will also be featured. The field portion of the workshop will include visits to sites in the southern Oregon Cascades on the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Winema National Forests, with one stop in the Rogue Valley at the J. Herbert Stone Nursery. We'll see and discuss a number of hazard tree situations and topics including: decline and failure in native oaks, indicators used in the USDA Forest Service Region 6 roadside danger tree program, the danger of laminated root rot in a recreation site, concerns with decline in specimen legacy trees, and hazard potential in heavily-used developed sites in older true fir stands. Please check the workshop website for details: www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/htwc/index.htm Right now, the web site contains the workshop agenda, lodging and other general information. Registration information will be posted on the site by March 15, and at that time you will be able to register either by VISA or check. Registration will be $225 through April 30th, and will be $255 after that date. Guest field trip tickets will be available at a nominal price. Please note: Due to meeting room and field trip capacity limitations, the workshop will be limited to the first 88 paid registrants. Also- If you would like to bring a poster to present at the evening poster session/social/decay fungus identification workshop, please contact Kristen Chadwick at klchadwick(a)fs.fed.us, or by phone at (503) 668-1474. I look forward to seeing you all in June!!! ******************************************** Pete Angwin Plant Pathologist N. CA Shared Service Area (530) 226-2436, FAX (530) 226-2485 e-mail: pangwin(a)fs.fed.us ********************************************