Coös County Administration Conference Room
34 County Farm Road
Stewartstown, NH 03576
United States
Field Session: Cedar Stream Road, Clarksville NH
As we have been venturing out onto our woodlands, we have been noticing something different about our Balsam Fir. The ‘white stuff’ on the trunks of many of these trees is from the Balsam Woolly Adelgid. Join us for a day of discussions about the insect pest and its life cycle, as well as some options/suggestions for us all to consider as we manage our forests. Special consideration will be given to potential effects of these management options on our wintering wildlife.
Outdoor afternoon session will likely require snowshoes to access the area where we will see some of this infestation firsthand.
Registration is required. In order to ensure this program is accessible for all, there are four registration fee options - $0, $5, $10, or $20. Please pay what you can.
Credits: This workshop has been awarded 4.5 Category 1 CEUs
Agenda
8:45 am: Registration and Welcome – Coffee & Refreshments
9:15 – 9:45 am: Kyle Lombard, NH Division of Forests & Lands - Balsam Woolly Adelgid (BWA) Lifecycle/Ecology; Spruce Budworm (SBW) Lifecycle/Ecology
9:50 – 10:20 am: Maggie Machinist, NH Division of Forests & Lands and Ray Berthiaume, Extension Field Specialist - Softwood Management/Silviculture (general and as it relates to pest infestation).
10:20 – 10:40 am: Break
10:40 – 11:10 am: Jake DeBow, NH Fish & Game - Wildlife Implications of Pest Infestation and Treatments
11:15 – 11:45 am: John Gunn, The Nature Conservancy - Salvaging Tradeoffs
11:50 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch on your own and travel to field site. Snowshoes may be necessary for the field visit.
12:30 – 3:00 pm: Field tour of spruce-fir stands
Adjourn at 3:00 pm
