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 Group photo - taken at the end of the field trip. |
| A brief overview of the meeting Full agenda with speaker names Slide Contest Results Registration Information and costs Steering Committee Brief Overview The 1999 NCFPW was held September 13 to 16, 1999 at the stately Fort Garry Hotel (a designated Winnipeg heritage building) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. An ice breaker (salad/sandwich bar included) was held Monday evening (September 13) |
| A full day technical session on Tuesday, September 14, had two main themes: | |
| 1. | Pest management in the urban forest which included: Dutch elm disease (DED) management in Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg, management of pests through community forest partnerships and urban tree inventories, plus a new pest of concern, the Asian long horn beetle. |
| 2. | New approaches to forest pest management which included: GIS/GPS navigation for aerial insecticide applications, the use of a biosynthetic molting hormone in the management of defoliating Lepidoptera and recent biological control initiatives for forest insects, diseases and competing vegetation. |
| The poster session was held during the day on Tuesday. | |
The slide contest was also held on Tuesday. Results
of the slide contest are available here.  |
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| On Wednesday, September 15, there was a field trip
by bus, which included: a tour of Winnipeg's majestic elms (the largest
remaining urban American elm forest in the world), DED sanitation, dwarf
mistletoe management in Belair Provincial Forest, Armillaria root rot in mature
and immature pine stands, forest health in pre-harvest surveys, western gall
rust resistance study and a visit (including a park interpreter) to Grand Beach
(a world class beach on Lake Winnipeg). The traditional Fungal Foray/Hexapod
Hunt was combined with the field tour. The field trip was followed by a banquet
(featuring an authentic Manitoba buffalo steak barbecue, the ice cream social
and live local entertainment) at the rustic Hoedown restaurant near Stead,
Manitoba. Photos from the field trip can be viewed here.
On Thursday, September 16, there was a morning session at the Hotel Fort Garry, which included short (approximately 15 minutes) solicited presentations and a business meeting. A full agenda with the speakers is available; click here: Full Agenda |
| Registration Information The workshop cost was $140.00 CDN or $95.00 US per person. This fee includes the registration, the ice breaker snack, three breakfasts (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), three lunches (Tuesday and Thursday at the Fort Garry Hotel and lunch in the field on Wednesday), field trip transportation and the Manitoba buffalo barbecue on Wednesday evening. Special student rate, spouse rate, and guest rate were also offered. The Organizing Committee Keith Knowles, Manitoba Forestry Branch Terry Boyce, Manitoba Forestry Branch Larry Matwee, Manitoba Forestry Branch Linda Haugen, USFS A NCFPW e-mail network has been established for forest pathologists and entomologists located in the north central region. The address of this group is: ncfpw@nature.snr.uvm.edu. To add yourself to the list, send a message saying you want to be added to the NCFPW e-mail list to Dale Bergdahl at dbergdah@nature.snr.uvm.edu. Include your name, e-mail address, address, and telephone number in the message. Any future updates or reminders about the 1999 NCFPW will be sent out via the e-mail list, so make sure you add your name. |
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