2017 Meeting Information
- Partner Meeting: Annual Spongy Moth Review
- Location: Savannah, Georgia
- DATES AND TIMES:
- Optional Field Trips and Social Hour: Wednesday Nov 8th 12:45pm-6:15pm.
- Main Meeting: Thursday Nov. 9th 8:30am- 5:15pm, Friday Nov. 10th 8:30am – 1:15pm.
- MEETING MATERIALS:
- 2017 Final Meeting Summary: 2017 Annual Meeting Summary (PDF), 2017 Annual Meeting Summary (Word Document with working hyperlinks)
- 2017 Steering Committee Minutes: CFD 2017 Steering Committee Minutes
- Final Meeting Agenda: Continental Dialogue 2017 Agenda vFINAL
- Steering Committee Meeting Agenda: CFD 2017 SC Meeting Agenda vFinal
- Speaker Bios: Continental Dialogue Bios 2017_final
- Evaluation Form: CFD 2017 Eval_final
- Paper Registration Form (can be used for on-site): CFD2017PaperReg
- This event was held in coordination with the Annual Spongy Moth Review. Learn more at the National Spongy Moth Management Board site.
ARCHIVE OF PRESENTATIONS:
Thursday, November 9th
Rapid Identification of Disease Resistant Trees via FT-IR Spectroscopy – Caterina Villari, Assistant Professor, Forest Pathology, University of Georgia
It Starts with Bark and Ends with Beetle: Other Forest Pest Issues in the Southeast – David Coyle, Forest Health and Invasive Species Program, University of Georgia
Climatic Trends Point to Increasingly Severe Forest Tent Caterpillar Outbreaks in Central Canada: Tree-ring Data – Kyle Haynes, University of Georgia
Three Hundred Million Dead Trees and Counting: Worsening Impact of Laurel Wilt on Redbay – Frank Koch, Research Ecologist, USFS
USFS Forest Health Protection Program Updates – Rick Cooksey, Acting Director, USFS Forest Health Protection
Farm Bill and Forest Pests Update – Rick Otis, President, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition
National and Regional Port of Entry Detections – John Sagle, Director of Agriculture Safeguarding, US Customs and Border Protection
Engaging Warehouses and Distribution Centers – Terry Morris, Director of Quarantine Policy, Analysis and Support, USDA APHIS
Forest Service International Programs Engagement on Solid Wood Packaging and Horticultural Imports – Beth Lebow, Asia-Pacific Program Specialist, USFS International Programs
Briefing on the National Wood Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) – Brad Gething, Director of Science & Technology Integration, NWPCA
Healthy Trees App Rollout – Chuck Bargeron, Associate Director of Invasive Species and Information Technology, University of Georgia
Moving Industry As Allies in Outreach – Abbey Powell, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA APHIS Hungry Pests
Junior Invasives Inspector Program – Sherry Aultman, Invasive Species Program Manager, Clemson University
National Plant Board Update – Piera Siegert, State Entomologist, NH Dept. Agriculture, Markets & Food
National Association of State Foresters and Coalition Against Forest Pests Updates – Robert Simpson, President, National Association of State Foresters
Role of North American Invasive Species Management Association and PlayCleanGo – Belle Bergner, Executive Director, North American Invasive Species Management Association
AmericanHort Updates – Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Vice President, AmericanHort
Managing California’s Invasive Beetles without Regulations – Katie Harrell, Chair, California Firewood Task Force
Don’t Move Firewood Updates, with Lessons from Political Protest and Solar Eclipse – Leigh Greenwood, Outreach Programs Manager, The Nature Conservancy
A State’s Perspective on Deregulation of the Emerald Ash Borer – Piera Siegert, State Entomologist, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
USDA APHIS PPQ Forest Pest Program Highlights – Scott Pfister, Lab Director, USDA APHIS CPHST
Friday, November 10th
Threats to Oak Trees in the Eastern US – David Coyle, Forest Health and Invasive Species Program, University of Georgia
Urban Trees and The Nature Conservancy’s Shared Conservation Agenda – Rachel Holmes, Urban Forestry Lead, The Nature Conservancy
Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Horizons – Paul Chaloux, National Policy Manager, USDA APHIS
Spotted Lanternfly Regional Update – John Baker, Spotted Lanternfly Program Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Framing Presentation: How Americans think about trees from 2005 to 2017 – Faith Campbell, Vice President, Center for Invasive Species Management Association