Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals

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The Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals

30th Annual Conference

February 14 – 15, 2022
Hotel 24 South
Staunton, Virginia

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Monday, February 14th 

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8:00-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introductions – VAFHP Committee

9:15-9:45 Emerging Topics on Urban Forest Health and Management in the Southeast U.S. – Eric Wiseman, Ph.D, Virginia Tech
9:45-10:15 Pesticide Safety – Jason Cooper, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
10:15-10:45 Eastern White Pine Management: A model system for improving tree health – Bill Livingston, Ph.D., The University of Maine

 

10:45-11:00 Break

 

11:00-11:30 Upgrading Hardwood Management – Joe Rossetti, Virginia Department of Forestry 

11:30-12:00 Multiple Lines of Evidence for Fire in the Southern and Central Appalachians – Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, Ph.D., U.S. Forest Service

12:00-12:30 Field Identification of Beech Leaf Disease – Devin Bily, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

 

12:30-1:30 LUNCH provided by VAFHP

 

1:30-1:45 Recertification Credit Form Process – Joan Allen, Fairfax County Urban Forest Management
1:45-2:15 Utilizing Drones in Invasive Plant Management – Kelsey Huelsman, University of Virginia
2:15-2:45 Urban Trees, their Pests, and the Birds which Depend on Them – Larry Long, Ph.D., North Carolina Forest Service

2:45-3:15 Elaeagnus pungens: A thorny issue in southeastern forest management – Molly Darr, Ph.D., Clemson University

 

3:15-3:30 Break

 

3:30-4:00 Spotted Lanternfly Regulation Update – David Gianino, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

4:00-4:30 Developing a Biocontrol project again spotted lanternfly – Juli Gould, Ph.D., USDA APHIS *
4:30-5:15 Pesticide Regulatory Update – Debbie Brown, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

 

5:15 Announcements and Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 15th 

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8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Rapid risk assessment to aid early detection of an introduced water chestnut (Trapa bispinosa) in northern Virginia – Ian Pfingsten, US Geological Survey *

9:00-9:30 Asian Longhorn Beetle Update in South Carolina – Meredith Bean, Clemson University
9:30-10:00 Laurel Wilt Disease marches towards Virginia – Kelly Oten, Ph.D., North Carolina State

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10:00-10:15 Break

 

10:15-10:45 Exploring Opportunities for Establishing and Monitoring Conservation Habitat on Right-of-Ways for Monarch Butterflies, Bumble Bees, and Other Pollinators – Adam Baker Ph.D., Davey Tree Expert Company

10:45-11:15 Recent Invasives impacting forestry, Red Imported Fire Ant and Elm Zigzag Sawfly – Eric Day, Virginia Cooperative Extension

11:15-11:45 Woodland Land Care Practices: An Opportunity to Expand Your Business Services – Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland

11:45-12:15 Over a Decade of Community Food Forest Evolution and Connection to Urban Forest Health – Catherine Bukowski, Virginia Tech *

 

12:15 Wrap-up and adjourn / Lunch on your own

 

* Presentation will be delivered virtually

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The VAFHP Conference Planning Committee is thankful... for you.

Not only for participating in this educational and networking event, but for

doing what you do.

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Together we improve the lives of all Virginians, even those who don’t know

they depend on the trees and forests we tend to.

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