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3rd Annual Conference (1981)

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4th Annual Conference (1982)

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5th Annual Conference (1983)

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7th Annual Conference (1985)

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8th Annual Conference (1986)​

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9th Annual Conference (1987)

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10th Annual Conference (1988)  A Decade of Forest Vegetation Management

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12th Annual Conference (1991)

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13th Annual Conference (1992)

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14th Annual Conference (1993)

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15th Annual Conference (1994)

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16th Annual Conference (1995)

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17th Annual Conference (1996)

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18th Annual Conference (1997)

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19th Annual Conference (1998)  Wildfire Rehabilitation

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20th Annual Conference (1999)  Healthy Forests for the 21st Century, New Technologies in Integrated Vegetation Management

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21st Annual Conference (2000)  Reforestation for the New Millennium - Back to our Roots

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23rd Annual Conference (2002)  Recommending Success

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24th Annual Conference (2003)  Moving Forward by Looking Back

• Agenda

• Proceedings 

25th Annual Conference (2004)  25 Years of Excellence:  Where We’ve Been, Where We Are & Where We’re Going

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29th Annual Conference (2008)  Vegetation Management’s Role In Carbon Storage

• Agenda

• Herbicides and the THP Process
  Keynote Presentation

• Carbon Cycle and the Role of Forestry
  Bill Snyder, California Department of Fire Protection

• CEQA Functional Equivalency and Cumulative Impacts
  D.W. Johnson, Natural Resources and Environmental Science University of Nevada, Reno

• Cumulative Effects Issues:  A Forester Perspective
  Mark S. Rentz, Deputy Director of Policy Coordination, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

• Benefits of Biomass Power Generation as a Fossil Fuel Offset
  Arne Hultgren, Forester, Roseburg Resources Company, Weed

• Surface Water Monitoring for Pesticide Residues in Forest Streams
  Gregg Morris, Green Power Institute, Berkeley

• Carbon Accounting Protocols for Forestry: A Review and Comparison
  Dr. Kean S. Goh, Environmental Program Manager, Surface Water protection, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

• Western Plant Health Association, CA Red Legged Frog Settlement
  Dr. Steve Mader, CH2M HILL, Inc., Portland, Oregon

• Revisiting 2, 4-D and Atrazine
  Scott Johnson, Wilbur-Ellis Company, Sacramento, Bruce Kelpsas Helena Chemical Company, Corvallis, Oregon

30th Annual Conference (2009)  Integrated Pest Management in Western Forests

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• IPM, What is it and why use it?
  Joe DiTomaso, UC Davis

• Exploring options for protection of individual high-value pines in California
  S.L. Smith, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, R5, Susanville, CA and B.L. Strom, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, LA

• What are the real threats to California’s Forests? Is there a healthy tree still standing?
  Susan Frankel, Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, CA

• Managing Insects & Disease in Commercial Plantations
  Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Company, LLC, Strawberry Valley, CA

• Evaluation of Gopher Control Methods
  Gregory A. Giusti, Forest & Wildlands Ecology Advisor, University of California, Cooperative Extension, Lakeport, CA

• Aerial Pre-Harvest Site Prep in Western Conifers
  Harold Quicke, Ed Fredrickson, Ron Honea, BASF Corporation, Auburn, Alabama

• Prescription Grazing Benefits and Application
  Wes Woolery, Woolery Vegetation Management, Hat Creek, CA

• Pheromone Flakes:  Semiochemical Sabotage of Bark Beetles
  Nancy Gillette, PSW Research Statin, USDA Forest Service, California

• A High Resolution Weather Forecast System for Forest Management, Fire Weather, IPM, and Precipitation
  Alan Fox, Director, Fox Weather, LLC, Fortuna, California

• Herbicide Resistance and Chemical Vegetation Management
  Carol Mallory-Smith, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

• Stream Buffers: Can We Get Good Heat Protection with Less Buffer?
  Dr. Mike Newton, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

• Managing Plantations in a Fire-Prone World. Can You Have Your Carbon and Use It, Too?
  Dr. Robert F. Powers, USDA Forest Service, PSW Research Station, Redding

• Sudden Oak Death in Oregon Forests: 2001-2008
  Alan Kanaskie, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem, Oregon

• Pesticide Container Recycling
  Brad Bittleston, President, Interstate Ag Plastics, Buttonwillow, California

• Swiss Needle Cast of Douglas-fir in Oregon
  David Shaw, Director, Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

• Nutrient Limitations to Growth of Western Oregon Douglas-fir Forests: A Look Beyond Nitrogen
  Doug Mainwaring, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Commonly Used Herbaceous Weed Control Regimes in a Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir Plantation
  Eric Dinger, VMRC Assistant Director, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

• Regulations as They Apply to Aerial Applications - Helicopters A to Z
  John Mateski, Western Helicopter Services, Newberg, Oregon

31st Annual Conference (2010)  A Thrifty Forest

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• Investing in Future Forest
  Dan Newton, Newton Forestry, LLC, Roseburg, OR

• Silvicultural Investments from an Economic Prospective
  Eric Hippler, Plum Creek Timber, Shady Cove, OR

• Economics, Silviculture & TIMOs
  Paul Chapman, Campbell Timberlands Management, McCloud, CA

• Marketing Small Material: How Can I Pay for Removing the Stuff that I Don’t Want?
  Bill Turner, Timber Products Company, Yreka, CA

• The Agent Orange Experience; There, Now Here
  Michael Newton, Ph.D., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

• Lowering Costs and Maintaining Quality with Spray Application Technology
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources Co., Redding, CA

• Atrazine and 2-4,D; What Can We Achieve by Using these Inexpensive Treatments?
  Michael Newton, Ph.D., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

• Aerial Application Using GPS
  John Mateski, Western Helicopter Services, Newberg, OR

• Site Preparation Techniques & Trials
  Jason Warshawer, Roseburg Resource Co., Weed, CA

• The Economics of Containerized Seedling Production from Seed to Customer
  Kelly Tower, Plum Creek Timberlands, Cottage Grove, OR

• Multi-Species Plantation
  Tim Collins, Sierra Pacific Industries, Grass Valley, CA

• Initial Spacing & Thrifty Forests
  Bob Rynearson, Project Forester, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc., McArthur, CA

• Elliot Ranch LOGS Study
  Jianwei Zhang, Ph.D., USDA PSW Research Station, Redding, CA

• Fire Planning for Young Pine Stands: Rolling the Dice or Investing for Success?
  Dave Young, USDA PSW Research Station, Redding, CA

• Uses of Vista and Milestone VM Plus in Forestry
  Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences, Mulino, OR

• Mentoring and Friendship in our Profession: Lessons from a Life
  Robert F. Powers, Ph.D., Dunsmuir, CA

• Pesticide Toxicology
  John Lamb, Pharm. D., California Poison Control, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

• Communications & Forestry: What a Story
  Bob Mion, California Forestry Association, Sacramento, CA

• On-line Use Reporting
  John Ingram, Shasta County Department of Agriculture, Redding, CA

32nd Annual Conference (2011)  Forests & Fire

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• Protecting Our Forests & Communities from Catastrophic Wildfire:  Using Traditional Practices to Achieve Modern Objectives 
  Dr. Bob Zybach, Oregon Websites and Watershed Project

• Current State of the Forest 
  Chris Keithley, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fire and Resource Assessment Program

• Moonlight Fire 
  Bob Rynearson, Manager, Land Department, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc., Redding, CA

• How to Manage a Landscape for Fire Resistance 
  Dr. Carl N. Skinner, USDA Forest Service, PSW Research Station

• Landscape Implementation 
  Leon J. Manich, California Reforestation

• Velpar ULW, Field Development of a "new" Hexazinone tool in CA Forestry 
  Greg Cox, Timberland Division of Crop Protection Services

• Breaking the Fire Cycle in Shrub Dominant Communities 
  Dr. Mike Newton, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

• Using Herbicide for Fire Management 
  Erik Jensen, Applied Forest Management

• Alternatives to Herbicides for Fire Management, DFPZ Maintenance 
  Debbie Mayer, Hat Creek Fire Management Officer, Hat Creek R.D., Lassen National Forest, Fall River Mills, CA

• Status of Reforestation on California's National Forests
  Mike Landram, USDA Forest Service, Regional Silviculturist

• Water Quality Waivers for Forestry Operations 
  Gaylon Lee, State Water Quality Control Board

• Update on DPRs Proposed Surface Waters Protection Regulation 
  Bob Rynearson, Manager, Land Department, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc., Redding, CA

• PPE's and On-Site Inspections 
  Carl Yingst, Shasta County Department of Agriculture

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33rd Annual Conference (2012)  Effective Vegetation Management for Plantation Establishment

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• ​Agenda

• Maximizing Seed Quality for Optimum Seedling Success and Growth 
  Teri Griffis, L.A. Moran Reforestation Center, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

• Optimum Seedling Performance for Reduced Vegetation Control Needs 
  Steve Akehurst, IFA Nurseries, Inc.

• Moon Fire
  Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Bridging the Gap Between Harvest & Reforestation Needs 
  Jeff Webster

• Judicious Herbicide Use thru Pre-harvest Applications:  A 10-year Review
  Mark Pustejovsky, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Milestone VM and Vista XRT as New Tools in Forest Site Preparation
  Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences

• Forest Site Preparation with MAT 28 
  Jerry Pitts, Dupont

• Integrating Pre-Harvest Herbicide Applications with Prescribed Fire for Site Preparation
  Bryan Taylor, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Seedling Response to Alternative Site Prep Treatments 
  Jason Warshawer, Roseburg Resources Company

• Mastication/Rototilling for Site Prep (not presented)
  Nisha Vanhees, USFS McCloud Ranger District

• Grapple Piling 
  Gary Cline, Sierraville Ranger District, USFS

• Aerial and Ground Release with Vista XRT and Accord
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Effectiveness of Shrub Mastication for Seedling Release & Fuels Reduction in Plantations in the Storrie Fire, Lassen Nat. For. 
  Becky Estes, USFS

• When and Why to Release 
  Mark Gourley, Starker Forests

• Evaluating Different Non-Chemical Release Treatments
  Martin Richie, PSW Research Station

• Rodent Identification and Control Measures 
  Greg Giusti, University of California Cooperative Extension

• Luncheon Speaker:  It's Called a Conversation
  Jeff Fowle, Rancher, Scott Valley

• Use Reporting
  Luis Angulo, Agrian, Inc.

• Application Notification and Posting Requirements 
  Carl Yingst, Shasta County Dept. of Agriculture

• Worker Protection Standards 
  Scott Johnson, Wilbur-Ellis Company

• Writing an Effective PCA Recommendation 
  Scott Johnson, Wilbur-Ellis Company

34th Annual Conference (2013)  Free to Grow ~ The Ultimate Goal

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• Agenda

• Garden of Eden Publications

• The Garden of Eden Experiment and How it Grew
  Dr. Robert Powers, PSW Research Station, Retired

• Effect of fertilization and competition control with herbicides on stand growth and biomass allocation along site quality gradients
  Dr. Jianwei Zhang, PSW Research Station

• Soil responses to intensive forest management
  Dr. Matt Busse

• Soil nutrient pools driven by contrasting litter and nutrient inputs in young ponderosa pine plantations
  Garrett Liles

• Effects of different management regimes on water use  of ponderosa pine growing on a range of site qualities
  Dr. Jianwei Zhang, PSW Research Station

• Testing the 3-PG growth model with the Garden of Eden experiments
  Liang Wei

• Where do we go from here
  Dr. Robert Powers, PSW Research Station, Retired 

• Impacts on Wildlife from Toxicants Associated with Illegal Marijuana Cultivation on our Public and Tribal Lands
  Maurad Gabriel, University of California Davis  &   Integral Ecology Research Center

• Nursery use of pesticides and extending storage life
  Tom Landis, Retired PNW Research Station

• Quality Stock Types to Reduce Herbicide Use:  The right size for the right place
  Tom Jopson, Cal Forest Nurseries

• BMP’s for Herbicide Chain of Custody
  Greg Cox, Crop Production Services, Timberland Division  

• New Site Preparation Chemistry for Chemically Intolerant Conifers
  Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences

• Brush Control Results with Aminocyclopyrochlor (MAT 28) Using Foliar, Basal, Cut Stem, and Hack and Squirt Application Methods
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Modes of Action
  Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences

• Toxicology and Environmental Fate of "organic herbicides" - Alternatives to Traditional Herbicides
  Tom Lanini, UC Davis

• Invasive Plants, Herbicides, and the Forest Service in California - Prevention, Planning, and Control
  David Bakke, U.S. Forest Service  

• Plantation Insects, Disease, & Monitoring
  Danny Cluck, U.S. Forest Service

• Why Release?  The Efficiency & Effectiveness of Release
  Mark Pritchard, Crane Mills

• Pre-Commercial Thinning:  Managing inter-tree competition for plantation growth, health, and vigor
  Bob Rynearson, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

• Economic Trends in Forestry & Potential Solutions
  Chris Chase, Timber Products Company  

• Pesticide Effects on Endangered Species and their Habitat
  Dr. Cajun James, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Application Process for Restricted Materials
  Joe Moreo, Dept. of Agriculture, Modoc County

• Pesticide Storage, Transportation, and Disposal Requirements
  Tom Anderson, Department of Pesticide Regulation

• Label Interpretation & Updates
  Beau Miller, Dow AgroSciences

35th Annual Conference (2014) Fire Resilient Reforestation

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• Agenda

• Keynote:  Effects of Public Forestland Management
  Joe Sherlock, Regional Silviculturalist, USDA Forest Service

• Effects of Vegetation Management on Limiting Damage from Wildfires in NE California
  Bob Rynearson, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

• Moon, Bagley, & Ponderosa Fires:  Reforestation Combat Zones
  Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Wildland Fire Management in Lassen Volcanic National Park
  Eric Hensel, Lassen Volcanic National Park

• How Vegetation Management Decisions Affect Fire Outcomes
  Paul Violet, Soper-Wheeler Company

• Landscape Fuel Management & Fire Risk Reduction
  Mark Finney, USFS Rocky Mt. Research Station

• Historical Fuel Treatments
  Carl Skinner, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

• Fire Resistance & Resilience
  Eric Knapp, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

• Site Preparation:  A Look at Different Mechanical Options
  Scott Worden, Soper-Wheeler Company

• Prescribed Fire as a Vegetation Management Tool
  Ben Newburn, USDA, Forest Service Washington Office

• Biological Masticators as an Integrated "Tool" for Vegetative Management
  Bill Burrows, California Rancher

• Adjuvants:  The Rest of the Story, Part I
  Richard Zollinger, Ph.D. North Dakota State University

• Adjuvants:  The Rest of the Story, Part II
  Richard Zollinger, Ph.D. North Dakota State University

• Facilitated Discussion
  Moderator:  Ed Fredrickson

• Fourteen Years of Forestry Research:  The Sierra Cascade Intensive Forest Management Research Cooperative
  Matt Bussee, Ph.D, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

• Aminopyralid, A New Tool in Forestry Site Preparation & Release
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Dow:  Pindar GT, Goaltender
  Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences

• A Tribute to Robert F. Powers, Ph.D.
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Luncheon Speaker:  Air Quality & Fuels Management
  Ted Hadzi-Antich. Esq., Pacific Legal Foundation

• Cal Ag Permits, Pesticide Use Report Data Entry
  John Ingram, Shasta County Dept. of Ag.

• New Laws Regulating Rodenticides
  Ann Hanger, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

• Restricted Materials
  Fidel Perez, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

• Label Regulation, PPE, Notifications, & Postings
  Carl Yingst, Shasta County Dept. of Ag.

• Noxious Weed Control
  Joe Moreo, Modoc County Dept. of Ag.

36th Annual Conference (2015) Managing Forests in a Dynamic Environment

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• Agenda

• Keynote:  The Rambunctious Forest
  Emma Maris, Author

• Historical Vegetation Management Treatments in the Area of the Rim Fire
  Marty Gmelin, USFS

• Post Fire SIte Prep Techniques Used on Private Lands in the Rim Fire
  Ken Fleming, Reforestation Forester, Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc.

• Panel Discussion
  Ken Fleming and Marty Gmelin

• The Central Valley Water Board THP Waiver and Silvicultural Herbicide
  Daniel Whitley, Environmental Scientist, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

• Utility Vegetation Management – The PG&E Program & System Reliability
  Niel E. Fischer, Esq., PG&E Vegetation Management Department

• Local Collaboration of Fuels Management Efforts within Tehama and Glenn County
  Tom McCubbins, Watershed Coordinator/CEQA Projects Manager, Tehama County Resource Conservation District

• Vegetation Management in High Population Areas
  Stephen Byrd, Biologist, Southern California Edison

• Vegetation Management for Fire Protection
  Kevin Conway, Staff Forester, CA State Board of Forestry

• Predicting Phosphorus Retention with NaF pH, Quantitative Color and Mineralogy in Two Hatlohumult Forest
  Soils of Northern California
  2015 FVMC Dr. Robert Powers Scholarship Recipient: Nichole Besyk, MS Student, Humboldt State University

• Facilitated Discussion
  Oregon:  Mark Wall, Roseburg Resource Co.
  Coast CA:  Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co.
  Interior/Cascades CA:  Scott Carnegie, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
  USFS:  Mark Brown, U.S. Forest Service
  Sierra Nevada’s:  Erik Jensen, Jensen Forest Management LLC

• Stock Type for a Changing Climate
  Arnaldo Ferriera, Ph.D, Geneticist, Pacific Southwest Region

• Wildfire and Drought Dynamics Destabilize Carbon Stores of Fire-Suppressed Forests
  Malcolm North, Research Forest Ecologist, USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, & Affiliate Professor of Forest Ecology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis

• Luncheon Speaker: Water Implications of Various Forest Management Strategies
  Dr. Martha Conklin, Interim Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute

• Laws & Regulations Update
  Doug Compton, Asst Ag Commissioner, Tehama County

• Laws & Regulations Update
  Joe Moreo, Modoc County Ag Commissioner

• Pindar GT, Milestone trial on PGE: Dow AgroSciences R&D Herbicide Label and Product Performance Updates
  Rick Miller, Sales Rep, DowAgro Sciences

• Esplanade F: The Upcoming Introduction of Indaziflam into the PNW Forestry Market
  Ed Fredrickson, Research Forester, Thunder Road Resources

• Reforestation of Harsh Sites
  Bob Rynearson, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

• Restricted Material Use: Federal vs State
  Adam Davy, Investigator III, Shasta County Ag Dept. / W&M

• Forestry Site Preparation and Release with Pindar GT
  Ed Fredrickson, Research Forester, Thunder Road Resources

• Post Fire Salvage Logging, Soil Erosion and Sediment Delivery
  Cajun James, Ph.D., Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc.

• Understanding Pesticide Fate for the Protection of Water Resources
  Jeffrey Jenkins, Professor Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University

• The Many Uses of the Department of Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Use Reports Data
  Kimberly Steinmann, Senior Environmental Scientist, CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation

• Post-Emergent Herbicide Applications as Part of an Integrated Vegetation Management Approach
  Steven Gould, Account Manager, Monsanto

37th Annual Conference (2016) Adapting to Challenges of Vegetation Management

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• Agenda

• Keynote:  Adapting to Challenges of Vegetation Management
  Dr. William Stewart, UC Berkely

• BMPs for Vegetation Management from a Water Quality Prospective
  Angela Wilson, Supervising Engineering Geologist & Forest Activites Program Manager, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

• Sudden Oak Death Syndrome in Northwestern California
  Ryan DeSantis, Forestry/ Natural Resource Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension

• Current Status of the California Biomass Sector
  Tad Mason, CEO, TSS Consultants

• Effects of Juniper Removal on Water Availability & Yield
  Ken Tate, Professor & Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

• It Depends….Factors for Selecting & Using a Soil Active Forest Herbicide – A Forest PCA’s 33 Year Perspective
  Scott Johnson, Vegetation Management Specialist, Wilbur-Ellis Company

• Mixed Species Reforestation in Northeastern California Using Hexazinone
  Jeff Oldson, Regeneration Forester, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

• Reforestation Implications in Variable Weather Conditions
  Paul Ederer, Campbell Global

• Facilitated Discussion
  Oregon:  Eric Hippler, Plum Creek
  Coast CA:  Brian Lindstrand, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Interior/Cascades CA:  Mark Pustejovsky, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Sierra Nevada’s:  Scott Worden, Soper-Wheeler Company
  Agency:  Ben Rowe, California Department of Forestry

• Reforestation of the Ponderosa Fire
  Dennis Garrison, RPF, QAC, West Lassen District, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Challenges of Small Private Landowners
  Jeff Webster, RPF

• Luncheon Speaker: 2015 Oregon Aerial Forestry Legislature Experience and an Introspective Reflection
  Mark Gourley, Forester Starker Forests, Inc & Rick Krohn, Owner/CEO, Western Helicopter Services

• Pesticide Incident Investigations
  Carl Yingst, Shasta County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures

• Western Klamath Restoration Project
  Nolan Colegrove, District Ranger, Six Rivers National Forest

• Scotch Broom Gall Mite A New Partner for Broom Control in CA
  Scott Oneto, University of California Cooperative Extension

• Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act & H-2B Visa Program
  Ramon Huaracha Jr., U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division

• Wildland Fire Weather
  Brenda Belongie, Meteorologist, USDA, Forest Service

• Pesticide Container Recycling “An Applicators Perspective”
  Bill Graves, Professor Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Butte/Glen Community College

• Diablo Canyon Land Stewardship & IPM Program
  Matthew Brown, Senior Land Conusltant, PG&E

• What Does it Take to Become a PCA
  Kenneth King, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

• Invasive Species & Weed Management Areas
  Dean Kelch, Primary Botanist, California Department of Food & Agriculture

• Fire Safe Councils are Part of the Solution
  Frank Stewart, California Fire Safe Council

38th Annual Conference (2017) Perceptions, Politics, and Pesticides

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• Agenda

• Sustaining Site Productivity: Lessons from 25 yrs of the Long-Term Soil Productivity Experiment
  Dr. Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Supervisory Research Soil Scientist, USDA Rocky Mtn. Research Station

• Installation of the LTSP: Getting it on the Ground– Devil’s in the Details
  David Young, Soil Scientist, USDA PSW Research Station

• Vegetation Control & Site Disturbance Effect on Tree Growth in Young Mixed-Conifer Plantations in California: Two Decades Results
  Dr. Jianwei Zhang, Research Forester, USDA PSW Research Station

• Detrimental Effects of Compaction on Root Proliferation & Soil Quality: Reality or Myth?
  Dr. Matt Busse, Soil Scientist, USDA PSW Research Station

• Keynote Speaker– Perception, Politics and Pesticides
  Congressman Doug LaMalfa

• The Forester’s Guide to Pesticide Risk Assessment or How I learned that a Poison isn’t Always Poisonous
  David Bakke, Pesticide Use Specialist, Pacific Southwest Region , USDA Forest Service

• CAPCA Update & the Role of the PCA
  Ruthann Anderson, CEO, California Association of Pest Control Advisors

• Collaboration & Communication, Critical Components for a Successful Vegetation Management Program
  Tim Gibson, Agricultural Commissioner, Plumas & Sierra Counties

• Frank Aulgur Memorial
  Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Facilitated Discussion
  Oregon: Whiteny Schimke, C&D Lumber
  Coast CA: Jim Adams, Green Diamond Resource Co.
  Interior/Cascades CA: Travis Erickson, Collins Timber Company
  Sierra Nevada’s: Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Agency: Maria Benech, Stanislaus National Forest

• Understanding Pesticide Fate for the Protection of Water Resources
  Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University

• Pesticide Toxicology & Risk Assessment  Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University

• Update on the Status of the California Biomass Sector
  Tad Mason, CEO, TSS Consultants

• Luncheon Speaker: Waiver Changes & Implications for Vegetation Management & Herbicides
  George Gentry, VP Regulatory Affairs, California Forestry Association

• EPA Glyphosate Review
  Steven Gould, Monsanto

• FSC Certification & Pesticides
  Terry Cundy, Manager Silviculture, Wildlife & Environment, Potlatch Corp.

• King Fire Reforestation
  Dana Walsh, Silviculturist, El Dorado National Forest

• Robert F Powers Memorial Scholarship Recipient Research Presentation
  Thomas Stokely PhD Student College of Forestry, Oregon State University

• Herbicide Modes of Action in Forestry
  Ed Fredrickson, Owner/Researcher, Thunder Road Resources

• Assessing the Rick of Herbicides on Fish & Wildlife Species
  Joel Trumbo, Senior Enviornmental Scientist, Department of Fish & Wildlife

• Changes in the Personal Protection Equipment Requirements of Title 3 Section 6738
  Harvard R Fong, Scientist, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Worker Health & Safety

• Day Fire, Both Sides of the Coin
  Peter Hall, TMO/Silviculturist, Modoc National Forest

• Tips for Getting Your Agricultural Pest Control Advisors License
  Shaney Emerson, Sales Rep/PCA, Helena Chemical Company

• Plant Identification for Selective Herbicide Applications
  Jennifer Poore, Lead Botanist, Sierra Pacific Industries

39th Annual Conference (2018) Science, Statues & Stewardship

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• Agenda

• Overview of General Order R5-2017-0061, Waste Discharge Requirements for Timber Management Activities in the Central Valley
  Ben Letton, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

• New Worker Protection Standards & California Regulations
  Paul Ryan, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

• Post Fire Land Management: Comparative effects of different strategies on hillslope sediment yield and vegetative recovery
  Ryan Cole, Master Student, Water Resource Science, Oregon State University

• Forests, Foresters and Carbon Stories for California: What is new in 2018
  Bill Stewart, Ph.D., UC Berkeley Coop Ext.

• Drought & Tree Mortality in CA: Implications to Management?
  Christopher J. Fettig, Ph.D., Entomologist, USDA PSW Research Station

• Robert F. Powers Memorial Scholarship Winner Presentation: Fuel Reduction Treatments Mediate Drought Induced Water Stress on Old-Growth Mixed-Conifer Forests
  Hannah Morrison, Masters Student, Humboldt State University

• Southern Sierra Nevada Tree Mortality: Lessons Learned
  Ramiro Rojas, Silviculturist, USFS

• Little Hoover Commission and Forestry Legislation Update
  George Gentry, VP Regulatory Affairs, California Forestry Association

• Density Management Diagrams for California Conifers: Insect & Density Related Mortality Thresholds
  Martin Ritchie, Ph.D., Pacific Southwest Research Station, USFS

• Can We Successfully Manage Weeds on a Landscape Level without the Use of Herbicides?
  Andrea Williams, Vegetation Ecologist, Marin Municipal Water District

• H2B Program
  Stephan Ward, Labor Consultants International

• Suppliers Update: Moderated by Beau Miller, Dow AgroSciences

• Facilitated Discussion
  Oregon: Whiteny Schimke, C&D Lumber
  Coast CA: Mike Alcorn, Green Diamond Resource Co..
  Interior/Cascades CA: Jeff Oldson, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
  Sierra Nevada’s: Craig Ostergaard, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Agency: Dana Walsh, USFS

• Managing Fuel Loading in Plantations
  Eric Knapp, PSW Research Station, USFS

• Pre-Commercial Thinning Results in Redwoods from Stand Establishment to Harvest
  Lynn Webb, CA Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

• Cleantraxx Update
  Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries

• It's Just a Plant: Fishers, Owls Marijuana and the Broader Ecological Implications
  Mark Higley, Wildlife Biologist, Hoopa Tribe

• Understanding Forest Soil Properties and Their Effects on Herbicide Activity
  Matt Busse, Research Soil Scientist, PSW Research Station

• Day Fire Reforestation
  Scott Carnegie, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

• Lincoln County 2017
  Seth Barnes, Director of Forest Policy, Oregon Forest & Industries Council

• Notify Your Neighbor
  Seth Carpentar, Weyerhaeuser

• Pesticides and Cannabis
  Rachel Kubiak, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation

• New Weed Control Options to Improve Management Efficiency and Enhance Tree Vigor
  Harry Quicke, Ph.D, Bayer

• Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials
  Steve Joiner, California Highway Patrol

• Choline Salts
  Beau Miller, Dow AgroSciences

• The 411 on Rated Weed Invasives
  Jodi Aceves, Senior Deputy Ag Commissioner/Sealer, Siskiyou County

40th Annual Conference (2019) 40 Years of Growth

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• Agenda

• Historical Perspective & Current Trends in Reforestation – Conner Fristoe, Weyerhaeuser
  Video          PowerPoint

• Research Greatest Hits in the Past 40 Years – Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources & Mark Gourley
  Video          PowerPoint

• Introduction to the Revised Reforestation Manual – Bill Stewart, Ph.D., UC Berkeley Coop Ext.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Reforestation Manual: Introduction-Historical Perspective – Herb Baldwin, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Video          PowerPoint

• Planning: Small & Large Landowners: Assessing Site Conditions – Jeff Webster, Jefferson Resource Company, Inc.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Chapter 5 of The California Reforestation Manual: Seed & Cone Handling – Teri Griffis, CAL Fire, Retired
  Video          PowerPoint

• Robert F. Powers Memorial Scholarship Winner Presentation – Claudio A. Guevara
  Video          PowerPoint

• Nursery Practices of Growing Conifer Seedlings – Tom Jopson, Cal-Forest Nurseries
  Video          PowerPoint

• Mechanical Site Prep – Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Video          PowerPoint

• Conifer Planting – Bob Rynearson, W. M.. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Vegetation Management: Chemical Site Prep Sierras/Cascades – Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources
  Video          PowerPoint

• Vegetation Management: Chemical Site Prep /Coastal – Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Suppliers Update
  Video          PowerPoint

• Facilitated Discussion
  Coast CA:  Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co.
  Interior/Cascades CA: Mark Pustejovsky, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Sierra Nevada's:  Rob Fecko, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Agency:  Dana Walsh, USFS
  Oregon:  Mark Gourley
  Video          PowerPoint

• Chemical Release – Mark Gourley
  Video          PowerPoint

• Alternatives to Herbicides – Dan Blessing
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• Insect & Diseases Affecting Plantations – Don Owens, PhD, Entomologist
  Video          PowerPoint

• From Where to Where 1980 to 2040 – Dr. Ron Stewart, Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, Retired
  Video          PowerPoint

• Vertebrate Pest Control – Brad Marks, PacForest Supply
  Video          PowerPoint

• Forest Management: A Long Term Perspective – Jim Peterson, Evergreen Magazine
  Video          PowerPoint

• Update on Glyphosate – Jeffrey Jenkins, Dept. of Environmental and Molecularo Toxicology, Oregon State University
  Video          PowerPoint

• Restricted Material Permits, Operator IDs – Doni Rulofson, Assistant Ag Commissioner, Tehama County Dept of Ag.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Worker Protection Standards & PPE’s in Forestry – Carol Black Ramsay, Washington State University
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• Reforestation of Large Fires – Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Video          PowerPoint

• Laws & Regulations Updates – Sidney Bastura, CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation
  Video          PowerPoint

• Water, Water, Everywhere: WOTUS Rule and Waters of State-What the Rules Regulate and How They Impact You – Kari Fischer, Senior Counsel, CA Farm Bureau
  Video          PowerPoint

• Offsetting Reforestation Costs – Larry Camp, State Board of Equalization, Retired
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• Recommendations: Who Needs Them, Who Can Write Them and What’s in Them – Sidney Bastura, CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation
  Video          PowerPoint

• Volcano Fire Tahoe National Forest: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Phil Aune, US Forest Service, Retired
  Video          PowerPoint

• Early Lessons Learned:  The Pondosa Burn – Herb Baldwin
  Video          PowerPoint

• Conclusion:  Best Practices & Future Challenges – Jeff Webster, Jefferson Resource Company, Inc.
  Video         

41st Annual Conference (2020) A Clear View of the 800 lb. Gorillas Facing Forest Vegetation Management

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• Agenda

• Forest Service Vision for Future Vegetation Management – Xline, USDA, Forest Service Region 5
   

• California Vision for Future Vegetation Management – Helge Eng, CAL FIRE
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• Addressing the Gorilla in the Room:  Vegetation Management – Martin Ritchie, USDA, USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station
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• What Make a Sucessful Fuelbreak? – Ben Newburn, USDA, Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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• Local Sucesses and Challenges - Fire Safe Councils & RCDs – Tomas W. Esgate, Lassen County Fire Safe Council and Warren C. Sauer, Pest Management Technology
  Video         

• Impementation and Maintenance Protocol on the Ground – Mike Aronson, Sierra Pacific Industries
  Video          

• Tools foor Implementing & Maintaining Fuelbreaks - Mechanical, Grazing, Fire, & Herbicides – Ross Perry & Kelli England, Western Shasta RCD
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• Case Studies:  Lessons Learned Over 40 Years – Bob Rynearson, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
  Video          PowerPoint

• Status Update of California's Bioenergy Sector (Power, Transportation Fuels, & District Heating) – Tad Mason CEO, TSS Consultants
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• Cost Variables - Cost Effectiveness Comparison of Various Vegetation Treatments – Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries
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• Carryover Effects of First Rotation Fertilization & Herbicide Treatments on Growth of Second Rotation Ponderosa Pine Plantation – Jianwei Zhang, USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
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• Applying Herbicide with Drones – Brad Anderson, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
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• Supplier Update – Beau Miller, Corteva Agriscience
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• Facilitated Discussion - Forest Management Problems and Solutions - Len Lindstrand
   

• The California Seed Zone Map & Post-Fire Reforestation in a Warmer Future – Jessica Wright, USDA
   

• Tamm Review - Planting Zone Strategies – Dr. Malcom North, UC Davis
   

• Rediscovering the Use of Herbicides for Planting Release Treatments on National Forest Land – Maurice Huynh, Mt. Hough District Silviculturist, USDA, Forest Service
   

• Herbicide Ecotoxicology 101 – Joel Trumbo, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
   

• Forestry Herbicides:  Modes of Action – Ed Fredrickson, President, Thunder Road Resources
   

• Adjuvants & Surfactants:  What are they and how do they affect herbicide efficacy? – Brad Hanson, UC Davis
   

• Generic vs. Name Brands – Rick Miller, Corteva Agriscience
   

• Pesticide Laws & Regulations Update – Alicia Scott, California Department of Pesticide Regulations
   

• Pesticide Regulation 101 - Registration to Enforcement – George Gough, State Government Affairs Lead West, Bayer US Corp Science
   

• Pesticide Use Monitoring Inspection – Joseph Moreno, Agricultural Commissioner Trinity County & Angela Blanchard, Agricultural Biologist Trinity County
   

• DPR Violations – Jenn Tiehm, Shasta County Agricultural Commissioners Office
   

• Esplanade F Herbicide for Effficient Reforestation – Harry Quicke, Western Stewardship/Devvelopment Manager, Bayer
   

• Transline:  Foresty site-prep and release applications – Beau Miller, Corteva Agriscience
   

42nd Annual Conference (Virtual) (2021) Science, Perception,
and Social Media. Is Science Dead?​​

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• Welcome and Keynote

• Pesticides: Real vs Percieved Risk, Jeffrey Jenkins, Ph.D., Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University

• Statistics Behind Glyphosate Safety Studies, Scott Steinmaus Ph.D., Horticulture and Crop Science, Biological Sciences, Cal Poly

• The 20 Year Re-assesment of Glyphosate by the US EPA-- What are the Facts?, Dr. Frank Wong, Bayer Industry Affairs Lead Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability 

• Managing Vegetation Without Glyphosate-- What Can We Expect?, Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• New Chemistries to Deal With Herbicide Resistance, Jim Beam, Strategic Accounts Manager, BASF Professional Vegetation Management 

• Chemical Vegetation Management in an FSC Certified World, Elicia Goldsworthy

• Innovative Conversations-- Changing the Way We Talk About Pesticides, Genevieve O'Sullivan, Crop Life America

• Water Quality Waivers and Reforestation, aka the General Order, Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Efficient and Effective Vegetation Management Techniques to Maximize Success in Forestry, Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

• Chemical Site Prep vs Release-- Where is Your Money Better Spent?, Mark Gourley

• CAL Fire Vegetation Treatment Program and HWY 44 Shingletown Fuel Break , Ben Rowe, CAL Fire

• Soil Active Herbicides, Mark Grey, Sierra Pacific Industries

• Using Fire vs Herbicides to Manipulate Vegetation and Fuels in Plantation Management , Eric Knapp, USFS

• Vegetation Management Considerations in the Restoration of Fire Damaged Lands: A Private Landowners Perspective, Steve Keniston, Weyerhaeuser

• Facilitated Discussion, Bob Rynearson 

• Overview of Pesticide Registration, Dennis Whitley, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

• DPR Continuous Evaluation and Reevaluation, Carlos Gutierrez, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

• Common Violations of Pesticide Laws and Regulations, Carl Yingst, Shasta County Dept. of Agriculture

• The Top 10 Pesticide Use Violations and How to Avoid Them, Jenn Tiehm, Shasta County Dept. of Agriculture