[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Northeast Forest Health Field Workshop, June 2-5, Maine, Second Notice

Northeast Forest Health Field Workshop (formerly the Northeast Forest Pathology Workshop) June 2-5, Winter Harbor, Maine, USA. Second Notice. 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. More information on registration and lodging is available at: http://www.forest.umaine.edu/education/livingston/NFHFW/NFHFW09.html Registration and lodging reservations are due May 1, 2009. Late submissions will be considered on a space-available basis. 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. Come and 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/