[APWG] WEBINAR: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Pacific Islands

Wed May 8 13:00:33 CDT 2019

Original Airdate: April 17, 2019
Runtime: 1hr 25m

What will you learn?

The Western Governors’ Association webinar, Innovative Approaches to
Addressing Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Pacific Islands,
explored the various risks that invasive pests and pathogens pose to
vulnerable island ecosystems. Invasive species can have particularly
devastating effects on specialized island ecosystems and economies.
Panelists discussed the challenges related to invasive species prevention
and control in the U.S. Pacific Islands.

The webinar was moderated by WGA Policy Advisor Bill Whitacre. Panelists
included: Susan Cordell, Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry,
U.S. Forest Service (view slides below); DJ Sene, American Samoa Community
College, Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources Division; Pua
Michael, Head Forester, Division of Forestry, Palau Bureau of Agriculture;
and Chelsa Muna-Brecht, Director, Guam Department of Agriculture (view
slides below).

View the webinar here:
http://westgov.org/news/webinar-innovative-approaches-to-addressing-forest-health-and-invasive-species-in-the-pacific-islands/

SLIDES:
Overview IPIF
<http://westgov.org/images/editor/Cordell_WGA_webinar_2019.pdf>, Susan
Cordell, Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, U.S. Forest
Service
Trees of Guam & Pathogens <http://westgov.org/images/editor/Chelsa_Pres.pdf>,
Chelsa Muna-Brecht, Director Department of Agriculture

Sponsored by: The Western Governors' Association as part of their Biosecurity
and Invasive Species Initiative webinar series.

Previous webinars in the Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative series
can be viewed at:
http://westgov.org/initiatives/biosecurity-and-invasive-species-initiative/webinars
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