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Conference
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Monday, June 20
| 7:30
to 8:30 |
Registration
- CH2M Hill Alumni Center Lobby |
| 8:30
to 9:00 |
Opening Remarks, Introductions - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
Robin
Rose, OSU Department of Forest Science
Edward Ray, President
OSU
|
| 9:00
to 10:00 |
Taking
Charge in Forest Vegetation Management |
Mike
Newton, OSU Department of Forest Science, Invited Speaker |
| 10:00
to 10:30 |
Break |
| Moderator:
Dean Thompson, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 10:30
to 11:00 |
The
Role of Vegetation Management for Enhancing Productivity of
the World's Forests |
Robert
Wagner, University of Maine, ME, Invited Speaker |
| 11:00
to 11:30 |
No Praying - Just Spraying |
Brian
Richardson, Forest Research, New Zealand |
| 11:30
to 12:00 |
Review of New Herbicides Examined in Denmark for Weed Control
in Forestry and Christmas Trees |
Paul
Christensen, PC Consult, Denmark |
| 12:00
to 1:30 |
Lunch and Visit Concessions and Posters -
Alumni Center |
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session I - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
| Moderator:
Shep Zedaker, Virginia Tech, Department of Forestry, VA |
| 1:30
to 2:00 |
Effect
of Genotype and Grass Competition on Growth and Wood Stiffness
of Radiata Pine in a Summer-Dry
Environment |
Euan
Mason, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Invited Speaker |
| 2:00
to 2:30 |
Soil
Water Content and Growth of Young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga
menziesii) Are Increased by Vegetation Control
(PowerPoint
Presentation not available) |
Warren
Devine, PNW
Research Station, WA |
| 2:30
to 3:00 |
Integrating
Technologies to Optimize Aerial Herbicide Applications in
Canadian Forest Vegetation Management |
Dean
Thompson, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Results
from Eucalypt Trials Linking the Onset of Weed-induced Tree
Growth Suppression with Management, Physiographic and Climatic
Factors |
Keith
Little, ICFR, South Africa |
| 3:30
to 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00
to 4:30 |
Effect
of Weed Size on Responses to Reduced Herbicide Rates |
Brian
Richardson, Forest Research, New Zealand |
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session II - LaSells Stewart Center, Construction
& Engineering |
| Moderator:
Bob Wagner, University of Maine, ME |
| 1:30 to 2:00 |
Twelfth-Year
Response of Douglas-fir Seedlings to Area of Weed Control
and Herbaceous versus Woody Weed Control |
Lee
Rosner, OSU Forest Science Department |
| 2:00 to
2:30 |
Weed
Control in New and Re-plantations in Israel |
Tuvia
Yaacoby, HUJI Hebrew University, Israel |
| 2:30
to 3:00 |
Compensatory
Effects of Overstory and Understory Competition Attenuate
Growth Responses of Conifer Seedlings in 40- to 70-Year-old
Douglas-fir Stands |
Tim
Harrington, USDA Forest Service, WA |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Morphological
Indicators of White Spruce as Predictive Tools of Growth
and Competition in Young Boreal Mixedwoods
(PowerPoint
Presentation available upon request at cosmin@ualberta.ca) |
Cosmin
Filipescu, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 3:30
to 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00
to 4:30 |
Trade-offs
Between Competition and Facilitation Following Vegetation
Management in the Interior Cedar-hemlock Forests of Southern
British Columbia |
Suzanne
Simard, University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 10
am to 7:00 pm |
Poster
Session
(link to list of posters.) - Alumni
Center Willamette Room |
Tuesday, June 21
| 7:55
to 8:00 |
Introductions - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
| Moderator:
Tim Harrington, USDA Forest Service, WA |
| 8:00
to 8:30 |
Managing
Midrotation Pinus taeda Stands for Timber Production and Wildlife
(PowerPoint Presentation not available) |
Harry
Quicke, BASF, AL, Invited Speaker |
| 8:30
to 9:00 |
Effects of Weed Control on Vegetation Dynamics in Douglas-fir
and Other Pacific Northwest Conifer Plantations |
Fen-Hui
Chen, VMRC, Taiwan |
| 9:00
to 9:30 |
Response of Pinus taeda to Mid-rotation Vegetation Control and
Fertilization
(PowerPoint Presentation not available) |
Tim
Albaugh, North Carolina State University, NC |
| 9:30
to 10:00 |
Effects
of Competing Vegetation and Post-planting Weed Control on the
Mortality and Growth of Scots Pine, Norway Spruce and Silver
Birch Planted on Former Agricultural Land |
Paula
Jylha, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland |
| 10:00
to 10:30 |
Break |
| Morning
Concurrent Session I - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
| Moderator: Brian Richardson, Forest
Research, New Zealand |
| 10:30
to 11:00 |
Commercial
Deployment of Eucalypt Vegetation Management Standards in
South Africa |
Keith
Little, ICFR, South Africa |
| 11:00
to 11:30 |
The Growth and Development of Ponderosa Pine Plantations on
Contrasting Site Qualities: How Does Stand Density Interact
with Understory Removal?
|
Jianwei
Zhang, USDA Forest Service, CA |
| 11:30
to 12:00 |
The Effect of Herbicides on Ash Fraxinus excelsior Seedling
Quality in a Forest Nursery |
Nick
Mc Carthy, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland |
| Morning
Concurrent Session II - LaSells Stewart Center Construction & Engineering |
| Moderator: Paul Christensen, PC Consult,
Denmark |
| 10:30
to 11:00 |
Uptake
of Nitrogen for Planted Norway Spruce and Ground Vegetation
Is Separated in Time |
Urban
Nilsson, Southern Swedish Forest Research, Sweden |
| 11:00
to 11:30 |
The
Effects of Mulching on Competing Vegetation, Growth and Damage
by Pine Weevil in Young Plantations of Norway Spruce (Picea
abies L. Karst.) |
Karin
Johansson, Southern Swedish Forest Research, Sweden |
| 11:30
to 12:00 |
Managing for a Friend or Foe; Challenges in Vegetation Management
of Trembling Aspen |
Simon
Landhausser, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 12:00
to 1:30 |
Lunch
and Visit Concessions and Posters - Alumni Center |
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session I - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
| Moderator:
Phil Comeau, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 1:30 to
2:00 |
Nouvelle
Cuisine: A Feast of Models for Forest Vegetation Managers |
Darren
Kriticos, Forest Research, New Zealand |
| 2:00
to 2:30 |
Modeling
Dynamics of Competing Vegetation in Young Conifer Plantations |
Martin
Ritchie, USDA Forest Service, CA |
| 2:30
to 3:00 |
Use
of Derivatives of Chapman-Richards Growth Equation to Evaluate
the Impacts of Density and Vegetation Control on Growth in Young
Plantations
(PowerPoint Presentation not available) |
Liz
Cole, OSU, Department of Forest Science |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Applications
of Modeling to Vegetation Management |
Euan
Mason, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Invited Speaker |
| 3:30
to 4:00 |
Break
|
| 4:00
to 4:30 |
Nationwide
Growth and Yield Modelling for Radiata Pine Plantations in New
Zealand |
Helge
Dzierzon, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| 4:30
to 5:00 |
A
Mechanical Control of Undesirable Forest Vegetation– Technique
Application and Performance and Litter Decomposition
Rates |
Joao Carvalho, Portugal
|
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session II - LaSells Stewart Center Construction
and Engineering |
| Moderator: Keith Little, ICFR, South Africa |
| 1:30 to 2:00 |
Changes
in Soil and Pine Foliar Nutrients to Mid-rotation and Correlations
with Loblolly Pine Growth after Early Intensive Vegetation
Management-A Southeastern United States Regional Study |
James
Miller, USDA Forest Service, AL |
| 2:00
to 2:30 |
Timing of Site Preparation and Post-Plant Weed Control to Optimize
Pine Growth |
Dwight
Lauer, Silvics Analytic, VA |
| 2:30
to 3:00 |
Efficiency of Tree Direct Seeding in Afforestation: the Role
of Microclimate and Resources Availability Induced by Vegetation
Composition |
Philippe
Balandier, CEMAGREF, France |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Goats
to Control the Encroachment of Undesirable Brush and Woody Species
in Pastures of the Appalachian Region
|
Jean
Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University, NC |
| 3:30
to 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00
to 4:30 |
Effects of Early Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation Control on
Eastern White Pine: Part I: Growth and Silviculture |
Doug
Pitt, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 4:30
to 5:00 |
Effects of Early Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation Control on
Eastern White Pine: Part II: Seedling Microclimate and Physiology |
Bill
Parker, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Canada |
| 5:00
to 5:30 |
Keeping
Mixedwood Forests Mixed: An Experiment Addressing the Feasibility
of Regenerating Aspen and White Spruce |
Doug
Pitt, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 10
am to 7 pm |
Poster
Session (link
to list of posters.) Alumni
Center Willamette Room |
Wednesday, June 22
| Field
Trip (pdf detailed agenda) |
8:00
am to
5:00 pm |
Hull-Oaks
Sawmill
Thompson Timber Co.
Western Helicopter Services
|
7:00 to
9:00 pm |
Oregon
Coast Aquarium,
Newport
Dinner |
Thursday, June 23
Alumni
Center Cascade Ballroom
Moderator:
Euan Mason, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| 8:00
to 8:30 |
Long-Term
Results from Two Vegetation Management Studies in Northern
Forests |
Robert
Wagner, University of Maine, ME |
| 8:30
to 9:00 |
Intensive Management of Ponderosa Pine Plantations: Long-Term
Growth Potential and Ecological Consequences |
Robert
Powers, USDA Forest Service, CA |
| 9:00
to 9:30 |
Pinus radiata Growth Response to Spot Weed Control
(PowerPoint Presentation
not available) |
Brian
Richardson, Forest Research, New Zealand |
| 9:30
to 10:00 |
Effects
of Tending Individual Spruce to Enhance Conifer Yield in Boreal
Mixedwood Stands |
Phil
Comeau, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 10:00
to 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30
to 11:00 |
Long-term Results of Various Mechanical Site Preparation Treatments
and Vegetation Control on Boreal White Spruce Survival
and Growth |
Jacob
Boateng, BC Ministry of Forests, Canada |
| 11:00
to 11:30 |
Five-year Development of Plant Communities and Planted Douglas-fir
with and without Annual Herbicide Applications |
David
Peter, Olympia Forestry Sciences Lab, WA |
| 11:30
to 12:00 |
Effect
of Different Vegetation Control Techniques on Hybrid Poplar
Development in Plantations Established on Previously Logged
Forest Sites |
Lluis
Coll, University de Quebec a Montreal, Canada |
| 12:00
to 1:30 |
Lunch and Visit Concessions and Posters |
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session I - Alumni Center Cascade Ballroom |
| Moderator:
Doug Pitt, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 1:30
to 2:00 |
Plantation
Silviculture on Ericaceous Sites of Quebec (Canada): Interactions
Between Scarification, Fertilization and Nursery Practices |
Nelson
Thiffault, Ministere Ressources Naturelles Quebec, Canada |
| 2:00
to 2:30 |
Long Term Effectiveness of the Sprout-Less Stump Treatment
Method in Spruce Plantations |
Aboud
Mubareka, Sprout-Less Veg Control System, Canada |
| 2:30
to 3:00 |
The Use of Mulches to Control Weeds in Christmas Tree Plantations |
Nick
Mc Carthy, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Mechanical
Midstory Treatment: A Production Study |
Dana
Mitchell, USDA Forest Service, AL |
| 3:30
to 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00
to 4:30 |
New
Solutions for Point Cleaning in Management of Young Stands |
Taneli
Kolstrom, University of Joensuu Mekrijarvi Research Station,
Finland |
| 4:30
to 5:00 |
Research and Development of Biological Control Agents for Management
of Weedy Forest Vegetation: Results, Potential Opportunities
and Challenges
(PowerPoint Presentation
will be available soon.) |
Simon
Shamoun, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| Afternoon
Concurrent Session II - LaSells Stewart Center Construction
and Engineering |
|
Moderator:
Simon Shamoun, Canadian Forest Service, Canada
|
| 1:30
to 2:00 |
The
Review of the Environmental Impacts of Toxic Chemicals In
Forest Vegetation Management: The Case of The South East
and Western Forest Regions |
Edmund
Merem, Jackson State University, MS |
| 2:00
to 2:30 |
Comparative
Fate and Effects of Glyphosate (VISION®) and
Triclopyr (RELEASE®) Herbicides in Forest Wetland Ecosystems |
Dean
Thompson, Canadian Forest Service, Canada |
| 2:30 to 3:00 |
Effects of Herbicide (Oust) Use in Intensively Managed Plantations
on Aquatic Invertebrates
(PowerPoint Presentation
not available) |
Jerry
Michael, USDA Forest Service, AL |
| 3:00
to 3:30 |
Herbicide
Concentrations in Surface Waters Associated with Different Forestry
Management Intensities and Best Management Practices |
Jeff
Louch, National Council for Air and Steam, OR |
| 3:30 to 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00 to 4:30 |
Management
of Pesticide Drift and Recent Developments in Application
Technology for Forest Vegetation Management
(PowerPoint
Presentation not available) |
Andrew
Hewitt, University of Queensland, Australia |
Friday, June 24
| 8:00
to 12:00 |
Alumni
Center Cascade Ballroom
Panel Discussions
Business Meeting
Where will VI be held? South Africa? Australia? Iceland? Thailand?
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