Date/Time
Feb 10, 2023
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
The Publick House
277 Main Street (Route 131)
Sturbridge, MA 01566
REGISTRATION
$60 for SAF Members
$80 for Not Yet Members
PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE
3.0 MA/SAF CFE CREDITS AND 1.0 CT CEU CREDIT ANTICIPATED
9:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION, Coffee, and Refreshments
10:00 – 12:00 MORNING PROGRAM
The Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative as a resource for the forestry and conservation community
in Southern New England
Alison Adams, Director, FEMC
Trends in Building with Wood: How does our region fit into the big picture?
Jennifer Shakun, Climate-Forest Specialist, New England Forestry Foundation
12:00 – 12:45 GOURMET HOT BUFFET LUNCH
12:45 – 1:00 YANKEE SAF BUSINESS MEETING
1:00- 2:00 AFTERNOON PROGRAM: NEW PESTS
Beech Leaf Disease: Status Update and Experimental Treatments
Heather Faubert, University of Rhode Island Biocontrol Lab and Cooperative Extension
Southern Pine Beetle: Potential Impacts and Control Strategies
Lisa Tewksbury, University of Rhode Island Biocontrol Lab and Cooperative Extension
2:00 CONCLUDE and distribute CFE/CEU certificates