Audience:
A conference
for natural resource professionals, land managers, woodland owners,
and forest scientists providing the latest information on managing
Douglas-fir in the presence of this disease.
Description:
Since
1990, Douglas-fir along the Oregon and Washington coast has experienced
an epidemic of Swiss needle cast, a disease estimated in 2003 to
be infecting over 250,000 acres, and causing an estimated growth
loss of 43 million board feet per year in pre-merchantable plantations.
This conference will familiarize participants with the latest findings
of the Swiss Needle Cast Research Cooperative. Presentations will
address the effects of the disease, the implications of its presence,
and the silvicultural tools that can be effectively employed to
manage infected Douglas-fir.
Lodging
All sessions
of the conference will be held at the Hilton
Hotel located at 66 East Sixth Avenue, in Eugene, Oregon. A
block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at
the Hilton Hotel. To make a reservation, call the Hilton Eugene
at 1-800-937-6660 by October 16 and identify yourself as a participant
of the Swiss Needle Cast Conference. Participants will be responsible
for making their own lodging arrangements.
Fee
The cost of
the conference is $100. This fee includes instruction, handout materials,
lunch and refreshment breaks.
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