Charlotte, North Carolina

Meeting Information

• Partner Meeting: Partners in Community Forestry, Arbor Day Foundation
• Draft Agenda

Presentations

Orientation to the Continental Dialogue

• Overview of the Vision and Goals, Status of Actions in 2014 and Actions from Last Dialogue Meeting. Discussion Questions for the Group to Consider During the Conference – Bill Toomey, Forest Health Protection Program Director, The Nature Conservancy

Emerging Regional and National Issues in Tree and Forest Health

• Rob Trickel, North Carolina Forest Service, Forest Health Branch Head
• Dr. Philip Berger,  Executive Director for Science and Technology, USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine
• Monica Lear, US Forest Service, Director of Forest Health Protection

Lightning Round Updates

• Wood Packaging Industry  –  Brad Gething, Technical and Pallet Design System Manager, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
• Arbor Day Foundation  – Dan Lambe, President, The Arbor Day Foundation
• Chicago Regional Tree Initiative  – Lydia Scott, Community Trees Program Manager with the Morton Arboretum
• Tree Health Tracking – Dr. Rich Hallet, USFS New York City Urban Field Station
• Forest Health Enterprise Team Program Highlights – Dr. Frank Sapio, USDA Forest Service, Director of the Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team
• Firewood Heat Treatment and Federal Regulation  –  Paul Chaloux, National Program Manager for Emerald Ash Borer, Spongy Moth and European Larch Canker, USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine

Panel # 1: International Perspective and Opportunities

• US Customs and Border Protection Update and Latest Initiatives  – Kevin Harriger , Executive Director Agriculture Programs & Trade Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Panel #2: Overview and Update of Dialogue Initiatives and Actions

• Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities Initiative – Rachel Holmes, Forest Health Protection Program, The Nature Conservancy
• Update on Policy Work (actions by the Coalition Against Forest Pests) – Faith Campbell, Vice President, Center for Invasive Species Prevention

Lightning Round II

• Systems Approach for Nursery Certification (SANC) – Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Vice President of Industry Advocacy and Research with AmericanHort
• Plant Heroes’ Youth Education Curriculum Hub –Dan Stern, Program Manager for the Sentinel Plant Network with the American Public Gardens Association
• Pre-Invasion Assessment of Exotic Pests and Pathogens of Trees – Craig Bateman, PhD Student at the University of Florida in the Emerging Threats to Forests Research Group

Panel #3: Firewood Policy and Research

• Don’t Move Firewood and Firewood Outreach Coordination – Leigh Greenwood with the Forest Health Protection Program, The Nature Conservancy
• Study of Firewood Movement: Amounts to/from Specific Locations  – Dr. Frank Koch, Research Ecologist with the Forest Service at the Southern Research Station
• National Park Service Firewood Policy and Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Glenn Taylor, Biologist with Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Panel #4: Apps, Video, and Social Media as Tree Health Tools

• Apps in Invasive Species Monitoring – Chuck Bargeron with the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia
• USFS Conservation Education Outreach Strategies – Michiko Martin, Director of Conservation Education with the US Forest Service, and Tom Kang, Co-Founder and CEO of Zig Zag Zoom, a mobile gaming company
• Videos as Citizen Scientist Training Tools –  Jared Starr, PhD Student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Video and Documentaries as Community Education and Engagement Strategy –  Andrea Torrice, Documentary Producer and Founder of Torrice Media

Panel #5: Firewood Partnerships and Perspectives

• Many Stakeholders, One Big Park  – Trisha Johnson, Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
• State and Park Agency Experience – Rob Trickel, North Carolina Forest Service, Forest Health Branch Head
• Multistate Cooperation Through USFS Redesign funds  – Tim Phelps, Forestry Communications and Outreach Unit Leader, Tennessee Department of Forestry