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!
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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/