All,
[Apologies for cross-postings.]
Several of us who regularly attend the Association of American
Geographers annual meeting are scheduling a session to discuss insect
outbreaks. We'd welcome your participation. The meeting will be March
22-27, 2009, in Las Vegas. We will be requesting a Sunday session to
avoid overlap with WFIWC. See below for session description.
Regards,
Jeff Hicke
Insect outbreaks and forest ecosystems: Patterns, causes, and impacts
Insect outbreaks have affected millions of hectares in North America in
recent decades and have long been an important component of many
ecosystems. Infestations reduce plant productivity, alter stand
composition, and/or kill trees, and therefore substantially impact
forest dynamics, biogeochemical cycles, subsequent disturbance regimes,
and human uses of forests. Drivers of outbreaks include warming
temperatures, drought, and host stand structure and composition. In
spite of the widespread insect activity in recent years and the
recognition of the importance of outbreaks in the natural disturbance
regimes of many forest ecosystems, we know little about the causes and
consequences of past and present insect epidemics.
We are organizing a paper session on the patterns, causes, and impacts
of insect outbreaks in forested ecosystems. We are interested in
presentations focused on that main theme in regions worldwide, and
welcome presentations that use any methodological approach and span a
range of spatial and temporal scales.
Session will be sponsored by the Biogeography and Mountain Geography
specialty groups.
If you are interested in participating in the session, please contact
Jeff Hicke, Dominik Kulakowski, or Rosemary Sherriff by October 1, 2008.
Once we have a list of participants we’ll gather abstracts, pin
numbers, and other information to submit before the October 16th deadline.
Jeff Hicke - jhicke(a)uidaho.edu
Dominik Kulakowski - DKulakowski(a)clarku.edu
Rosemary Sherriff - rsherriff(a)uky.edu
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Jeffrey Hicke
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of Idaho
McClure Hall Room 305D
Mailing Address:
McClure Hall Room 203
PO Box 443021
Moscow, ID 83844-3021
Phone: 208-885-6240
Fax: 208-885-2855
jhicke(a)uidaho.edu
www.uidaho.edu/~jhicke
Research Assistant II/III-Associate I/II
Position Summary: This position is committed to 100% research
associated with the Auburn University Forest Health Cooperative. The
Forest Health Coop's mission will be to address important, current and
pertinent forest health issues in a way that addresses real world
management problems in the southeastern United States. Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to: an on going research and technology
transfer program involving industry, state, and private forest land
owners; engage actively in research, collection and analysis of data,
development of experimental designs and/or protocols that address Coop
priorities. The incumbent will participate in writing research reports,
technical notes and newsletter articles for Forest Health Coop Members.
Will participate in presentations at Forest Health Coop meetings and at
regional or national meetings of relevance. Will be required to travel
to field sites across the Southeastern U.S. to install experiments,
collect data and serve as a liaison with Forest Health Coop Members in a
limited diagnostic capacity.
Minimum Qualifications: Designation as a Research Assistant requires a
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Forest Pathology,
Forest Entomology or Forestry and two years experience in forest health
issues. Designation as a Research Associate requires a Master's Degree
from an accredited institution in the subject areas listed above.
Employer will consider advanced degrees in lieu of experience.
Desired Qualifications: The following qualifications are desired: a
strong understanding of the interactions of forest health and insects
and diseases that affect tree health; and an understanding of
silviculture.
Requisition No.: 22816
The "Review Date" indicates the date after which the hiring department
will begin reviewing applications of qualified candidates. Salary will
be commensurate with education and experience. Minorities and women are
encouraged to apply. Refer to the above Requisition # and apply on-line
at: www.auemployment.com on any computer with Internet access. If you
need any assistance, contact Auburn University's Department of Human
Resources at (334) 844-4145 or your local state employment service
office. Internet Access is also available through your public library.
Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dr. Lori G. Eckhardt
Assistant Professor/Forest Pathology & Entomology
Forest Health Dynamics Laboratory
3301 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Bldg
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: (334) 844-2720 Lab: (334) 844-1058 Fax: (334) 844-1084
Email: eckhalg(a)auburn.edu
Website: https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/eckhardt/
"A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by
encouraging a clever pupil,
for the true discoveries are among them, as comets amongst the
stars..." Linnaeus
Hello Forest Entomologists,
Please follow the following link to the August, 2008 IUFRO Forest
Entomology newsletter:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2800/2680/70300-newsletter-0808.pdf
Please pass this along to others you may know that are not already
subscribed to the FORENT list. Thanks!
-Sandy
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Andrew Liebhold 304-285-1512
Northern Research Station 304-285-1505 FAX
USDA Forest Service 724-317-8668 mobile
180 Canfield St. aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us
Morgantown, WV26505 USA http://sandyliebhold.com
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Dear WIFDWC Colleagues,
The date for this year’s Western International Forest Disease Work
Conference (WIFDWC) is changing. Originally scheduled for September 15-19,
we are changing the dates to October 27-31 because of USFS budget
restrictions. We understand this may impact some of your plans and regret
any inconvenience. Without the change we thought our attendance would be
very limited. The rest of the meeting details remain the same—Holiday Inn
Downtown at the Park in Missoula, MT. The following is what we need you to
do.
If you have made room reservations at the Holiday Inn for WIFDWC in
September, your reservation has been cancelled. You need to contact the
Holiday Inn again to make a new reservation for the week of October 27.
Contact the Missoula hotel directly and ask for the group name WIFDWC.
The phone number is 406-721-8550. Do not book online or with the Holiday
Inn toll-free number. Deadline for making your room reservation is now
September 27.
If you have registered for the conference and have no changes, then you
need do nothing. If you have not registered and want to attend, the
registration deadline has been extended to October 10.
Register online at
https://app.mt.gov/cgi-bin/confreg/register/index.cgi?CONFERENCE_ID=2302
If you registered and are no longer able to attend, please send an
email to John Schwandt (jschwandt(a)fs.fed.us) and you will receive a
full refund of conference fees.
Student Presentations – All students are invited and encouraged to
spend a few minutes talking at the conference on Tuesday morning.
These are not formal presentations, but an opportunity for students to
be introduced to the attendees. Contact Michelle Cleary at
Michelle.Cleary(a)gov.bc.ca to make arrangements. Formal student papers
should be arranged through Bob Edmonds at bobe(a)u.washington.edu.
Special papers should be arranged through Bob Edmonds at
bobe(a)u.washington.edu
Regional Reports – Oral presentations of
Regional/State-Province/University reports normally done on Tuesday
will not be done this year. Such reports can be submitted to Fred
Baker (fred.baker(a)usu.edu) prior to the meeting for inclusion in
registration packets or copies can be brought to the meeting for
distribution.
Visit the website for details
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/wif/index.htm
Apologies for multiple emails.
Gregg
WIFDWC Chair
Gregg A. DeNitto
Group Leader, Missoula Field Office
USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection
Phone: 406-329-3637 FAX: 406-329-3557Cell: 406-396-8840
E-mail: gdenitto(a)fs.fed.us
Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1-r4/spf/fhp/
Dear FOREST ENTOMOLOGY FRIENDS
Dr Zvi Mendel will host an important and I believe useful workshop on Eucalyptus gall wasps during the second week in November this year. If you are interested in or involved in this topic, this presents a great opportunity to learn from a team that have done really superb work.
Details can be found on the following web site.
http://www.kkl.org.il/KKL/advanced_template_eng.aspx?id=22034
Best wishes
Mike
Michael J. Wingfield (Ph.D., FRSAF, ASSAf)
Mondi Professor of Forest Protection
Director, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI);
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) &
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
University of Pretoria, PRETORIA 0002, South Africa
Phone (office): +27 12 420 3938
Fax (office): +27 12 420 3960
E-mail: mike.wingfield(a)fabi.up.ac.za
WEBSITE: http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/people/mjwingfield
IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, March 16-20, 2009,
Rotorua, New Zealand
www.forestbiosecurity.com
Registration is now open - numbers are limited. Register before 30 November
to catch the Early Bird price of NZ$760
Call for papers – deadline for abstracts is 31 October 2008
The International Forest Biosecurity Conference will provide a unique
opportunity to explore the latest thinking on forest biosecurity: from
protecting our borders to managing insect pests, weeds and diseases
established in forests.
Incorporating:
• 6th International Vegetation Management Conference.
• Workshop on managing the biosecurity threats to forests in a changing
global environment.
• Working parties of the International Union of Forestry Research
Organizations (IUFRO) division 1 (silviculture), division 7 (forest health)
and division 8 (Environment).
Join us in exploring key questions such as:
• How do we model the impacts of weeds, insects and diseases on forest
productivity?
• How do we define pests of the future and model likelihood of their
establishment?
• How do we stop pests moving around the world?
• Can we manage vegetation without herbicides?
• Can we manage quarantine pests without fumigants like methyl bromide?
• Are diverse forests more resistant to pest impacts?
• What are the best techniques for eradicating pest?
Embedded in the conference programme will be a workshop on managing
biosecurity threats to forests in a changing global envrionemnent.
International guest speakers will discuss the challenge of integrating
biosecurity research and science into policy, regulation and operational
management.
There also will be a field trip to visit forestry sites and the picturesque
Port of Tauranga to learn about biosecurity in action. Speakers will
demonstrate how New Zealand deals with the practical challenges of
quarantine treatments, incursion response and pest/weed management in the
real world.
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Andrew Liebhold 304-285-1512
Northern Research Station 304-285-1505 FAX
USDA Forest Service 724-317-8668 mobile
180 Canfield St. aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us
Morgantown, WV26505 USA http://sandyliebhold.com
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Kier Klepzig
Project Leader
IDIP - Insects, Diseases, Invasive Plants
2500 Shreveport Hwy
Pineville, LA 71360
(318)473-7238
kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us
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Subject
Outreach Notice - Interdisciplinary
Supervisory Research Grade GS-13
Resource Analysis Section Head
All,
Please forward the attached outreach for a interdisciplinary supervisory
research forester, ecologist, or biologist, GS-13. If you have any
questions, please contact me at the address below. Thank you for your
assistance.
Bill
Bill Burkman, Program Manager
USDA Forest Service - SRS
Forest Inventory and Analysis
4700 Old Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone (865) 862-2073
FAX (865) 862-0263
Cell (828) 713-6621
(See attached file: Resource Analyst Section Head Outreach.doc)
Dear colleagues,
There is new information from the two Czech entomologists, Petr Svacha
und Emil Kucera who have been in prison in India for the last four
weeks. I got this information from my colleague Petr Zabransky, who
himself got the news from Vlada Maly. Vlada Maly was in several times in
contact with Petr Svacha und Emil Kucera by phone. Petr Svacha has asked
to distribute a message from him, which you will find below (translated
to English).
Please continue to support the two entomologists and sign the
petititions to get them released from prison:
http://www.petitiononline.com/h3e09s05/petition.htmlhttp://www.petitiononline.com/wgircn2/petition.html
Thank you for your support an best regards,
Thomas Kirisits
(Please pay attention to the messages below!)
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Max Barclay
Dear Friends
Martin Rejzek asked me to circulate this letter below from Petr Svacha
- he has translated it so below it is in Czech and English.
The petition prepared by the Indian colleagues has now reached almost
1000 signatures including great names of entomology like John Lawrence,
Ales Smetana, Alex Rasnitsyn, Al Newton etc.! People are still signing
it.
http://www.petitiononline.com/wgircn2/petition-sign.html?
See letter below
Max Barclay
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin REJZEK [mailto:bodo.bodemeyer3@ntlworld.com]
Sent: 16 July 2008 22:57
To: Max Barclay; BARCLAY Max (home)
Subject:
Dear Max,
I have just received an email message that allegedly comes from Petr
Svacha.
In this email Petr asks to distribute the following message. I have no
reason to doubt its origin and so I translate it into English for you.
Best wishes, Martin
___________________________________________
Translated by M. Rejzek from Czech original:
Dear Colleagues,
Many thanks for the great support you have organised in a way that I
can not determine right now. I would like to just correct one fact.
There is no need to look for reasons and excuses why we collected in the
National Park as we have NEVER ENTERED IT. The whole case is likely be
solved very quickly as soon as we get a chance to explain this fact at a
court hearing.
Unfortunately, the whole Darjeeling administration including the
judges is currently on strike. I would like to ask you to forward this
information to all who supported us as we are currently not able to do
so.
Many thanks again,
Petr Svacha
____________________________________________________________
Dr. Thomas Kirisits
Institut für Forstentomologie, Forstpathologie und Forstschutz
Department für Wald- und Bodenwissenschaften
Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU)
Hasenauerstraße 38
A-1190 Wien
Österreich
Tel.: (++43) (1) 368-24-33
Fax: (++43) (1) 368-24-33 oder (++43) (1) 368-63-52-97
e-mail: thomas.kirisits(a)boku.ac.at
Homepage: http://ifff.boku.ac.at/
Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection
Department for Forest and Soil Sciences
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
Hasenauerstrasse 38
A-1190 Vienna
Austria
Tel.: (++43) (1) 368-24-33
Fax: (++43) (1) 368-24-33 or (++43) (1) 368-63-52-97
e-mail: thomas.kirisits(a)boku.ac.at
Homepage: http://ifff.boku.ac.at/
I will be out of the office until 28 July 2008. Kindly contact my colleagues
at the IUFRO Secretariat if you have an urgent request. Contact details can
be found online at http://www.iufro.org/contact/
SCIENTIST, Biometrics and modelling
Scion / New Zealand Forest Research Institute, a New Zealand Crown Research
Institute
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Forest Biosecurity and Protection
team for an enthusiastic Scientist with biometrics, statistical analysis or
mathematical modelling expertise. The scientific focus will be on modelling
the spatial and temporal dynamics of newly introduced or established forest
pest species (insects, pathogens, weeds), and quantifying their ecological
effects. Important contributions will also be made to our research on
modelling fire behaviour and in the general forestry area.
This position will allow you to develop your international science
reputation through your publication record, and through strong working
relationships with international and national collaborators and end users.
You must have a minimum of a MSc or a PhD, with expertise in the
application to biological/ecological systems of one or more of mathematics,
statistics, numerical analysis, a high-level programming language or
operations research. Familiarity using geographic information systems and
modelling in a spatial environment is also desirable.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, a drivers licence and a
proven ability to complete projects within budget and on time will make you
an ideal candidate for this position.
This permanent full-time position also offers flexibility in location. You
can be based at our Rotorua office, situated on the edge of the famous
Whakarewarewa Forest, or in Christchurch, in the beautiful South Island.
Scion is proud to offer talented and motivated individuals the unique
opportunity to pursue a fulfilling professional career. To assist the
successful applicant in developing career science skills, Scion offers a
variety of training and development. Scion also offers an enviable working
environment with excellent work/life balance initiatives.
All applications should be lodged through our website www.scionresearch.com
where you will find a full position description and online application
form.
For further information about this position contact Human Resources Ph:
(+64) 7 - 343 5874.
Closing date: Open until filled
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