Agenda
- WSDA/USDA-APHIS – History and site mitigation
- WA DNR – Dan Omdal and Amy Kroll, poster presentation relating to the Sammamish River
- Return to Puyallup at about 5:00 pm
Wednesday, June 29th Workshop – Developing effective, economical and environmentally acceptable ways of limiting Phytophthora ramorum spread via contaminated nursery run-off 8:00 am – Registration 8:30 am – Welcome and Introductions 8:45 am – Overview of water issues – Mark Stanley Moderator
- Washington State – Gary Chastagner, WSU
- Eastern U.S. – Steve Oak, USDA FS
- Irrigation – Steve Tjosvold, UCCE
10:00 am – Break 10:30 am – What have we learned from water baiting? – Susan Frankel Moderator
- Biology/ecology of P. ramorum in water – Everett Hansen, OSU
Noon – Lunch and walking tour of WSU Puyallup Low Impact Development Research and Demonstration facilities led by Craig Cogger 1:30 pm – What have we learned from water baiting? Continued
- Phytophthora spp. in Water: A Southeastern Perspective – Steve Jeffers, Clemson University
- What have we learned from water baiting?– Dave Rizzo, UC Davis
- P. ramorum in water – Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley
2:30 pm – Risks and impacts to WA – Panel Discussion
- Impacts of P. ramorum on the nursery industry – Dave Jarzynka, Briggs Nursery
- Sudden Oak Death potential impacts to log exports – John Browning, Weyerhaueser Co.
3:00 pm – Break 3:30 pm – Approaches to reduce the risk of spreading inoculum in water – Marianne Elliott Moderator
- Constructed Wetlands, Slow Sand Filtration, & Phytophthora spp. removal – Sarah White, Clemson University
- Water treatment options – Dustin Meador, Univ. of Florida
- Sublethal neurotoxic effects of copper on juvenile salmonids – Jenifer McIntyre, WSU
5:00 pm – Adjourn Thursday, June 30th – Disrupting the water pathway: Recommendations for prevention of P. ramorum spread via water Task: Discuss recommendations to prevent new P. ramorum introductions via water 8:30 – UK update – unknown risks? – Gary Chastagner, WSU 9:00 – Discussion of recommendations for positive water, notification –Gary Chastagner, WSU 10:00 – Break 10:30 – Preventing run-off – nursery scenarios – small groups – Marianne Elliott, WSU 12:00 – Lunch 1:00- Report out – share solutions 2:00 – Questions & answers – Steve Tjosvold and others Break Research, education, outreach and other needs – Susan Frankel, USDA FS Meeting wrap up – next steps 4:00 pm Adjourn