Small Private Landowner Workshop
Southern Pine Bark Beetles: Biology and Management
(Plus: Thinning Pine Stands in East Texas: Why, When and How).
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Location: Woodville: Nutrition Center in the Tyler County Extension Office, 201 Veteran’s Way,
Ste. 102
AGENDA
9:00 AM Welcome and introduction
9:15 AM Basics of thinning (Why, when and how to thin pine stands): Ralph Day,
Consulting Forester
10:00 AM Pine bark beetles: Identification, biology and management: Joe Pase,
Entomologist III, Texas Forest Service
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Impact of Hurricane Ike on thinned and unthinned pine stands. Aleksandar
Dozic, SPB Prevention Forester, Texas Forest Service
12:00 PM Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM The SPB Prevention Program (How to capture federal cost shares for thinning to
prevent beetle outbreaks): Dr. Ron Billings, Manager, Forest Pest Management,
Texas Forest Service
1:45 PM Wrap up
2:00 PM Depart for field tour (optional): Led by Michael Murphrey, SPB Prevention
Forester, Texas Forest Service
4:00 PM Adjourn
Registration fee: $10/person (includes lunch and breaks)
Small Private Landowner Workshop
Southern Pine Bark Beetles: Biology and Management
(Plus: Thinning Pine Stands in East Texas: Why, When and How).
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Location: Lufkin, Angelina County Extension Office, 2201 South Medford Drive
AGENDA
9:00 AM Welcome and introduction
9:15 AM Basics of thinning (Why, when and how to thin pine stands): James Houser,
Consulting Forester
10:00 AM Pine Bark Beetles: Identification, Biology and Management: Joe Pase,
Entomologist III, Texas Forest Service
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Impact of Hurricane Ike on thinned stands and unthinned pine stands.
Aleksandar Dozic, SPB Prevention Forester, Texas Forest Service
12:00 PM Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM The SPB Prevention Program (How to capture federal cost shares for thinning to
prevent beetle outbreaks): Dr. Ron Billings, Manager, Forest Pest Management,
Texas Forest Service
1:45 PM Wrap up
2:00 PM Depart for field tour (optional): Led by Michael Murphrey, SPB Prevention
Forester, Texas Forest Service
4:00 PM Adjourn
Registration fee: $10/person (includes lunch and breaks)