NAASF Forest Health Committee Meeting
March 29-312016
Garden City,Long Island
45 7th Street, Garden City New York 11530
516-747-3000
Monday, March 28 , 2016 – Travel Day – Evening Get-Together Planned. Dinner on your own or come join us at the Leo’s Midway located at 190 7th Street at the intersection of 7th Street and Franklin Ave. Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:00 pm and depart by 6:30. Menu items can be found here
Day 1 - Tuesday, March29 (all times are Eastern Time Zone)
Conference call number: (888) 861-0198
Passcode: 6958854814
The meeting will be available to people and speakers via conference phone who are unable to travel to the meeting.
06:30-8:30Breakfast at the Garden City Hotel
07:30-10:00Meeting Registration
08:00-08:15Welcome and Introductions –Don Eggen (PA), Chair NAASF Forest Health Committee
08:15-08:30Welcome to New York – RobMessenger(Chief, Bureau of State Land Management, NYState Department of Environmental Conservation).
08:30-08:50USDA Forest ServiceResearch Update – John Brissette(USFS NRS)
08:50-09:10USFS Northeastern Area FHP Update – Mike Connor (Acting USFS FHP NA)
09:10-10:00HWA Initiative NA Update – Noel Schneeberger (USFS), Barb Schultz (VT)
10:00-10:30Break – Beverages and Food- State Gift Exchange
09:40-10:00EAB Initiative Update Don Eggen(PA) and Ian MacFarlane (NAASF)
11:45-01:00Lunch on your own– Return promptly by 01:00 p.m. to stay on task
01:00-01:45NAASF Budget & policy updates – Ian MacFarlane (NAASF)
01:45-02:00NASF Forest Health Committee Update – Jerry Carlson (NYS DEC Forest Health)
02:00-02:15USDA Forest Service National FHP Update – Robert Rabaglia (USFS FHP WO)
02:15-02:45NAASF Urban and Community Forestry Committee Update – Julie Coop(MA) (NAASF Urban and Community Forestry Committee)
02:45-03:00Update of NAASF Forest Health Web Page Changes – Laura Schweitzer-Meins (NAASF)
03:00-03:30Break – Beverages and Food – State Gift Exchange
03:30-05:00State Updates/Issues - 5 minutes per state.
States submitting PowerPoints: Delaware, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., Minnesota, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri
05:00 p.m.Adjourn for the day.
Please place your box lunch order before leaving.
Dinner on your own – so many good places to eat and drink you will want to try more than one!
Day 2 - Wednesday, March30 (all times are Eastern Time Zone)
6:30-8:30Breakfast at the Garden City Hotel
8:00-9:00Priority Pest Concerns (Pest Matrix) Committee Update – Rob Lawrence (MO), Rosa Yoo (NJ), and Barb Schultz (VT).
9:00-9:30Public Lands Update – Rob Messenger (NYS DECBureau of State Land Management)
9:30-10:15Fire Compact Committee Update – Val Cervenka (MN), Phil Marshall (IN), Kyle Lombard (NH), Rosa Yoo (NJ), Bill Seybold, and Dave Struble.
10:15-11:00Genetics/Tree Improvement Committee Update – Tom Hall (PA), Don Eggen (PA)
11:00-11:30Break – Gather items and load vans. Vans will leave at 11:30. Boxed lunches will be provided.
11:30-5:00 Field Tour of Asian longhorned beetle treatment sites, Southern Pine Beetle Mitigations, Oak Decline, and possibly more if time allows. Jerry Carlson (NY), RobMessenger (NYS DEC Bureau of State Land Management); John Wernet, DEC Regional Forester.ALB; Joan Mahoney NY Agriculture & Markets, Bobby Miller, USDA APHIS.
05:00 p.m.Adjourn for the day
06:30 p.m.Meet in lobby of the Garden City Hotel for walk toSeventh Street Café at 126 7th Street. This is an Italian restaurant, not to be confused with the Seventh Street Gourmet deli. Menu items can be found here
07:00 p.m.Leave for the restaurant. We will meet in the lobby of the Garden City Hotel at 06:30 p.m.
Day 3 - Thursday, March31 (all times are Eastern Time Zone)
6:30-8:30Breakfast at the Garden City Hotel
8:00-10:00NAASF Forest Health Committee Business Meeting– Don Eggen (PA), Chair
-2017 meeting planning – next location in Midwest State.
-New officers. Need a new Secretary from Mid Atlantic State
-Budget / Work Plan / Accomplishments
-Review of other NAASF Committee issues
10:00-10:30Break – beverages - coffee, decaf, tea, water – State Gift Exchange
10:30-11:00Gypsy Moth Status Update (History and Current Situation)– Don Eggen (PA)
11:00-12:00Lyme Disease and Other Tick Borne Disease Prevention – Kirby Stafford, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
12:00 noonAdjourn – Safe Travels – Please check with Jerry Carlson if you need assistance getting to the airport or train station
Questions about the agenda or registration?
Tivon Feeley (IA) at or cell 515-669-1402
Ian MacFarlane (NAASF) at or cell (202)580-5444
Local Arrangements Support:
Jerry Carlson 518-257-2843 and Heather Carnes 518-320-5257
AGENDA Updated on March 24, 2016 /H. Carnes
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