Join us for this year’s PNW Forest Vegetation Management Conference on December 3rd-5th.
The theme for the conference is “From the Soil to the Sky: Addressing Forest Vegetation Management at Every Level“.
Please note that this year’s event will take place in Hillsboro, Oregon (25 minutes west of Portland) at the Hidden Creek Community Center, 5100 NE Hidden Creek Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124. This state-of-the-art facility, situated within a 20-acre park and forest, is the first mass timber community center in the country. Click here to learn more about its innovative wood design.
Continuing education & pesticide recertification credits:
This conference qualifies for: 11 Washington Department of Ag. (WSDA) pesticide certification credits, 10 Oregon Department of Ag. (ODA) pesticide certification credits, 6 Idaho State Department of Ag. (ISDA) pesticide certification credits, 14 Category 1 SAF CFE credits, and 15 Associated Oregon Loggers continuing education credits. Credits are apportioned by day.
This year’s conference is in person only. The registration fee is $350 if received by November 29th. The price increases to $420 on November 30th.
Checks should be made payable to Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Purchase orders, VISA/MasterCard, and American Express are accepted. Tax id # 930-331-712.
Cancellations:
Cancellations received by November 22 are subject to a 15% service charge. Cancellations received after that time will be charged the entire registration fee, but substitutions are always welcome.
Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities:
Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for additional details (PDF).
A Holiday Inn Express is conveniently located 1 mile away from the venue.
Other nearby hotels include:
10:00am – Check-in opens / Coffee social
12:00pm – Lunch (optional)
1:00pm – Opening remarks – Nicole Jacobsen, Executive Director, Western Forestry & Conservation Association
1:15pm – Soil Survey Information and Pesticide Risk Assessment Tools for Forest Vegetation Management – Steve Campbell, Soil Scientist, NRCS
2:15pm – Let’s Grow Some Trees: Different Methods of Application and Expected Results – James Carr, Silviculture Manager, Mason, Bruce & Girard
3:15pm – Break
3:30pm – Affordable Solutions for Herbaceous Weeds – Branden Sirguy, Chief Forester, Merrill & Ring Forest Products
4:30pm – Talking Pesticides; Regulation and Conversation– Seth Barnes, Director of Forest Policy, Oregon Forest Industries Council
7:00am – Optional coffee mixer
8:00am – Evaluating Alternatives to Herbicide and the Efficacy of Glyphosate and Oust for Vegetation Management and Seedling Performance in the Pacific Northwest– Emily Von Blon, Associate Director of the Vegetation Management Research Cooperative, & Yury Llancari, M.S. student, Oregon State University
9:00am – Influence of Forestry Herbicide Applications on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – Results from a 12-year Experiment in the Oregon Coast Range – Jake Verschuyl, Director – Western Forest Sustainability, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
10:00am – Break
10:15am – Effective Forest Roadside and Noxious Weed Prescriptions – George Severson, Silviculturist/Vegetation Manager, Wood Reverence, LLC
11:15am – Impacts of 5 Years of Vegetation Control and Harvest Removals on Long-Term Soil Nutrition and Fertilization At Fall River – Kim Littke, Forest Nutrition Research Scientist, University of Washington
12:15pm – Lunch (provided)
1:15pm – Post-fire Reforestation across the West: Turning Need into Demand through Planning, Strategy Development, and Financing Opportunities – Brian Morris, Senior Director – Forest Restoration, American Forests
2:15pm – Reforestation after Fire on the West Side: Assessing Silvicultural Options – Max Wightman, Implementation Monitoring Program Manager, Washington Department of Natural Resources & Florian Deisenhofer, State Lands Silviculture Scientist, Washington Department of Natural Resources
3:15pm – Notification System (FERNS) for Helicopter Spray Application of Pesticides & Updates – Margaret Miller, Forest Landowner Education Manager, Oregon Forest Resources Institute
4:30-6:30pm – Optional evening mixer at Coyote’s Bar & Grill
7:00am – Optional coffee mixer
8:00am – EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot: Updates and Impacts for Commercial Forestry in Oregon – Dani Lightle, Policy & Stewardship Director, Oregonians for Food & Shelter
9:00am – Bilingual Pesticide Labels for Reforestation Worker Safety – Pablo Palmandez, Research Coordinator, University of Washington – Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center
10:00am – Break
10:15am – Noxious and Invasive Plant Identification in Forests – Jennifer Mendoza, Program Coordinator, Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Control Program
11:15am – Optimizing Forest Management: Machine Learning and Drone Spraying Innovations – Jake Ferrigan, Vice President, Aerotract
12:15 – Adjourn