Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals

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The Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals

31st Annual Conference

February 13 – 14, 2023
The Inn at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

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Monday, February 13th 

 

8:00-9:00       Registration

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

9:15-9:45       First come beetles, then come flies, watch out adelgids, it’s time to die!!!– Scott Salom, Ph.D., Virginia Tech                         Department of Entomology 

9:45-10:15     Biocontrol of Ailanthus altissima and restoration of invaded sites – Tim Shively, Virginia Tech School of                               Plant and Environmental Sciences

10:15-10:45   Beetles and moths and pear trees oh my! An update on the Asian longhorned beetle, boxtree moth, and                           Callery pear situation – Dave Coyle, Ph.D., Clemson

 

10:45-11:00    Break

 

11:00-11:30    Shenandoah NP Updates: Spongy Moth and HWA Biocontrol  – Rolf Gubler, Shenandoah National Park

11:30-12:00    Can we weather this?* – Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien

12:00-12:30    Healthy Soils for Healthy Trees – Dan Schwartz, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

 

12:30-1:20      LUNCH provided by VAFHP

 

1:20-1:30       Recertification Credit Form Process – Joan Allen, Fairfax County Urban Forest Management

1:30-2:00       Diagnosing and Managing Declining Trees* – Chelsi Abbott, Davey

2:00-2:45      Troublesome invasive grasses in forests: ecology, impact, and management– Jacob Barney, Ph.D., Virginia                        Tech the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

2:45-3:30       Pesticide Applicator Safety – Meredith Hoggartt, Virginia Cooperative Extension

 

3:30-3:45       Break

 

3:45-4:15       Invasive Species Policies in Virginia and Adjacent States – Emily Reed, Virginia Tech Invasive Species                                  Working Group

4:15-4:45       Watersheds and Prescribed Fire = Improved Water Quality – Julia DeFeo, Virginia Tech Department of                                   Forest Resources and Environmental Conservations

4:45 – 5:15    Factors influencing vegetation establishment and native plant composition on Virginia roadsides –                                   Shawn Askew

5:15                Announcements and Adjourn

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

 

8:00-8:30        Registration

 

8:30-9:00        Habitat at Home  – Stephen Living, Department of Wildlife Resources

9:00-9:30        Pesticide Application Jeopardy – Daniel Frank, Virginia Tech Pesticide Program

9:30-10:15      2022-2023 Pesticide Regulatory Update – Kate Hzreo, VDACS

 

10:15-10:30    Break

 

 

10:30-11:00    Improving Establishment of Container-grown Trees* – Bert Cregg, Michigan State University

11:00-11:30    Phosphorus Pollution: How Big is the Problem?– Rory Roten, SePRO

11:30-11:45    Fire Ant and SLF Quarantine – Eric Day, Virginia Tech

11:45-12:15    8 years of SLF; Lessons… Learned? (sort of?)– Brian Walsh, Penn State Extension

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

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* 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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