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<DIV>MPWG:</DIV>
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<DIV>Below is the background and information on an invasive species program
being put on by Cornell University and others. In spite of all of the
concerns associated with invasive species of plants the general forestry
community is placing all of its focus on introduced insects and invasive plants
are not yet a part of the discussion. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As a forester I have a difficult time understanding why the profession that
specializes in big plants has so little concern for the nonnative invasive
understory plants that might benefit significantly from the light gaps and
changes in overstory composition related to the insects of concern.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What will it take to make ALL of the vegetative and biological threats to
our forests part of a legitimate discussion?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Society of American Foresters has set up what is called a "continental
forest dialogue" but there is no part of the dialogue that deals with or
addresses NNIS Plants. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.continentalforestdialogue.org/
href="http://www.continentalforestdialogue.org/">http://www.continentalforestdialogue.org/</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>Russ Richardson, CF</DIV>
<DIV>Crummies Creek Tree Farm</DIV>
<DIV>PO Box 207</DIV>
<DIV>Arnoldsburg, WV 25234</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Invasive
</SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Non-Native</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">
</SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Forest</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">
</SPAN></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Pest</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">
Conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Year="2008" Day="30"
Month="10" ls="trans"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">October 30,
2008</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Ramada
Inn, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Ithaca</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">,
</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">NY</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">14850</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>This one day conference will focus on three of the most important
invasive non-native forest insect pests in the Northeast: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid,
Emerald Ash Borer, and Asian Longhorned Beetle. These insects pose tremendous
threats and may change the composition and function of our forests forever. The
conference will feature a group of 14 experts who will examine the impacts,
issues, and current research, as well as discuss management options and examine
the potential ecological impact these pests will have on the regions forests. If
you’ve been wondering what the regions forests might look like when these
insects take hold you’re not alone. This is the perfect opportunity to develop
management options based on the knowledge of some of the nation’s top experts in
the field:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Jerry Carlson, NYSDEC; Dr. Doug Allen,
SUNY-<st1:stockticker>ESF</st1:stockticker>; E. Richard Hoebeke, Cornell Univ.;
Dr. <SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Melissa Fierke,
SUNY-</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ESF</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">; </SPAN>Dr. Ann Hajek,
Cornell Univ.; Dr. Melody Keena, USFS; Dr. Andrew Liebhold, USFS; Dr. Steve
Teale, SUNY-<st1:stockticker>ESF</st1:stockticker>; Dr. John Vandenberg, USDA
ARS & Cornell Univ.; Dr. Peter Marks, Cornell Univ.; Dr. Tim Fahey, Cornell
Univ.; Dr. Chris Swan, Univ. of Maryland; Dr. Ralph Nyland,
SUNY-<st1:stockticker>ESF</st1:stockticker>. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Continuing education credit will be available from the
following organizations:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">NYSDEC Certified Pesticide Applicator
Training Course</B> credits in Categories: 2 – Forest Pest Control, 5.5 credits;
3A – Ornamentals & Turf, 3.0 credits; 9 – Regulatory, 5.5 credits; and 10 –
Demonstration & Research, 5.5 credits.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The
Society of American Foresters</B> is offering 7 CFE credits.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The
International Society of Arboriculture</B> is offering 7 credits, 3.5 for the
morning session and 3.5 for the afternoon session.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Agenda and Registration:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cost is $35 which includes lunch, coffee
breaks, and reception.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">The complete agenda
and online registration is found at: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><A
title=http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc
href="http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc">www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>For more information contact Mark Whitmore, Dept. of Natural Resources,
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Cornell</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
<st1:place><st1:City>Ithaca</st1:City>, <st1:State>NY</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>14853</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>: </FONT><A
title=mailto:mcw42@cornell.edu href="mailto:mcw42@cornell.edu"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>mcw42@cornell.edu</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This
conference is sponsored by:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Cornell</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Department of Natural
Resources, Department of Entomology, and the <st1:State><st1:place>New
York</st1:place></st1:State> Invasive Species Research
Institute.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>State University of New York College of
Environmental Science and Forestry, Department of Environmental and Forest
Biology<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Department of Forest
and Natural Resources Management</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, Office of Invasive Species Coordination and the
<st1:place>Forest</st1:place> Health and Protection Section of the Lands and
Forests Division.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>New York State Department of Agriculture and
Markets, Cooperative Agricultural <st1:place>Pest</st1:place> Survey.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>United
States</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Service, Northern Research Station.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Year="2008" Day="25" Month="9"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">25 September
2008</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Invasive
</SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Non-Native</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN></B><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Pest</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Conference: </SPAN></B><st1:date
Year="2008" Day="30" Month="10"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">30 October
2008</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> at the Ramada Inn,
</SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:City><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Ithaca</SPAN></B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">, </SPAN></B><st1:State><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">NY</SPAN></B></st1:State></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><A
title=http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc
href="http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/infpc</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Seminar
Agenda:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="8" Minute="30"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">8:30 – 8:40</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Welcome.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jerry Carlson , Research Scientist
and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Chief of
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Health & Protection,
NYSDEC.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="8" Minute="40"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">8:40 – 9:05</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Keynote. </SPAN></B><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Entomology in
</SPAN></B><st1:State><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">New
York</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:State><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: the perspective of time and future
challenges in a changing landscape.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Doug Allen, Distinguished
Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental &
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Biology</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">SUNY-</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">ESF</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="9" Minute="5"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">9:05 – 9:30</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Invasion by non-native forest
insect pests: an historical assessment of patterns and trends in
</SPAN></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">North
America</SPAN></B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> E. Richard Hoebeke, Senior Extension
Associate, Department of Entomology, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Cornell</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Basic
biology and current research: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="9" Minute="30"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">9:30 – 9:55</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Emerald Ash Borer. Biology,
impacts, status, and current research.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Melissa
Fierke, Assistant Professor, Department of </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Environmental &
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Biology</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,
SUNY-</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ESF</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="9" Minute="55"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">9:55 – 10:20</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Asian Long-horned Beetle. Biology,
impacts, status, and current research.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. Ann Hajek , Professor, Department of
Entomology, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Cornell</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="20"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">10:20 – 10:35</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Coffee
Break<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="35"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">10:35 – 11:00</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hemlock Wooly Adelgid. Biology, impacts,
status, and current research.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Melody Keena, Research
Entomologist, USFS, Northern Research Station, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Hamden</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">CT.</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Management
Strategies:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="11" Minute="0"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">11:00 – 11:25</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Overview of strategies for managing
the onslaught of pest invasions.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Andrew Liebhold. Research
Entomologist, USFS, Northern Research Station, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Morgantown</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">,</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">WV</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="11" Minute="25"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">11:25 – 11:50</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Chemical
attractants in the management of non-native forest insects</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Steve Teale, Associate
Professor, Environmental & </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Biology</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">SUNY-</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">ESF</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="11" Minute="50"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">11:50 – 12:15</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Biocontrol strategies for management of
invasive non-native forest insect pests.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. David Mausel, Research Fellow,
Department of Plant Soil & Insect Sciences,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Massachusetts</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">, </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Amherst</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="12" Minute="15"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">12:15 – 1:00</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Lunch
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="0"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">1:00 – 1:25</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Prospects
for microbial control of invasive non-native forest insect pests</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">. </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Dr. John Vandenberg, Research
Entomologist, USDA ARS Bio-IPM Research Unit; Adjunct Professor, Department of
Entomology, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Cornell</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="25"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">1:25</SPAN></B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"> –</SPAN></B><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="5"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">2:05</SPAN></B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">: Panel Discussion. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face="Courier New"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></PRE>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Ecological Impacts of Invasive
</SPAN></U></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Forest</SPAN></U></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
Pests:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="5"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">2:05 – 2:30</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Non-native pest invasions and
forest change.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr.
Andrew Liebhold. Research Entomologist, USFS, Northern Research Station,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Morgantown</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">,</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">WV</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="30"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">2:30 – 2:55</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A framework for predicting the effects of
pests on forests.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
Dr. Peter Marks, Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology.</SPAN><FONT size=3> </FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Cornell</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="55"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">2:55 – 3:10</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Coffee
Break<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="10"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">3:10 - 3:35</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Impacts of forest disturbance by
invasive non-native forest insects on watershed function.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Tim Fahey, Professor, Department
of Natural Resources, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Cornell</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="35"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">3:35 – 4:00</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and the
impact on forest composition and watershed processes in the
</SPAN></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Appalachian
Mountains</SPAN></B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Chris Swan. Assistant Professor,
Department of </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Geography
& Environmental Systems</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Maryland</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="16" Minute="0"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">4:00 – 4:25</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: A silvicultural perspective on
non-native insect invasions.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Dr. Ralph Nyland, Distinguished
Service Professor, Department of Forest & Natural Resources
Management,</SPAN><FONT size=3> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">SUNY-</SPAN></FONT><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">ESF</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="16" Minute="25"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">4:25 – 5:00</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">: Panel Discussion.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="17" Minute="0"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">5:00</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> -
Reception<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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