[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Thousand Cankers Disease Webinar - March 28

Thousand Cankers Disease Webinar--Hosted by the US Forest Service Thursday, March 28 starting at 10 AM EDT Please join us for an upcoming webinar on Thousand Cankers Disease, hosted by the US Forest Service, on Thursday,March 28 starting at 10 AM EDT. This seminar series on thousand cankers disease is for landowners, extension educators, and natural resource professionals. Everyone is welcome to participate in the live webinar. Click here to link to meeting<https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/tcdmar13/> Agenda: (all times eastern) 10:00: TCD--Geosmithia morbida: the cause and basic biology – Simeon Wright, Forest Health Specialist, MDC, Columbia, MO 10:30: TCD--Walnut Twig Beetle: the vector and basic biology – Andrew Graves, Entomologist, Region 3 FHP, Albuquerque, NM 11:00: TCD the National Report – Bruce Moltzan, National Program Leader, FHP, Washington, DC 11:15: APHIS/Farm Bill National Report/Guidelines – Julie Spaulding, APHIS PPQ, Riverside, MD 11:30-Noon: Break State TCD updates 12:00: Pennsylvania – Dana Rhodes, PA Department of Agriculture 12:30: Virginia – Norm Dart, VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 1:00: Tennessee and North Carolina – Paul Merten, USFS Forest Health Protection 1:15: Ohio – Dan Kenny, OH Department of Agriculture 1:30: Webinar ends To participate live, click the above link. You will need a high-speed Internet connection and sound. Participation in the web seminar does not require any special software. If you want to test your ability to join an Adobe Connect webinar in advance, go to http://na1cps.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. The entire webinar is scheduled across several hours, but if you are not interested in attending all of it, feel free to come into the meeting when a topic of interest to you is scheduled. Recorded seminars will be available for viewing athttp://www.thousandcankers.com/webinars.php after the event. Future seminars are scheduled for April 25 (TCD surveys and implementation, ID what to look for in the field, FHTET (Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team) demo on TCD database entry) and May 30 (research and methods update and outreach plans and needs). This seminar series is brought to you by the following partners: USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry and Forest Health Protection, Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center at Purdue University, Purdue University Department of Entomology, and Walnut Council. -- Matthew D. Ginzel, PhD • Associate Professor • Departments of Entomology and Forestry & Natural Resources • Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center • Purdue University • 901 W. State Street • West Lafayette, IN 47907-2089 • 765.494.9369 • www.entm.purdue.edu/forest