Name: Forest Insects and Diseases of California Conifers—Workshop and Fieldtrip
Start: 2024-06-25T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-25T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Jonesville Snowmobile Park

$Forest Insects and Diseases of California Conifers\u2014Workshop and Fieldtrip$

Led by Danny Cluck—Forest Entomologist and Bill Woodruff—Plant Pathologist
US Forest Service
Forest professionals are often asked to assess the health of trees within private and public lands. But making decisions on the health and probability of mortality trees can be complicated. There are many factors to assess and this workshop will present information to aid in the assessment of the health of trees, particularly California native conifers and oaks. Workshop participants will be shown examples in the field of the most common native forest insects and diseases that impact local forest health. Insects will include a variety of bark and woodboring beetle species as well as foliage and sap feeders. Diseases will include root and bole decays, foliar pathogens, dwarf and true mistletoes and canker causing fungi. Additional abiotic agents may include drought, fire and weather damage. The basic biology and ecology of each pest agent will be presented with brief discussions of common management practices. This workshop has been submitted for ISA CEUs and the CEUs are to be determined.