Forest Health, Insect, and Disease Briefing
- Length
- 8 hours
- Language
- English
- Note
- This event occurs in Spring. Please check back soon for upcoming dates.
Penn State Extension, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, Division of Forest Health, will be holding the Forest Health, Insect, and Disease Briefing to review the status of Pennsylvania’s forest insect and disease problems and provide important forest health updates and information.
Professional Development
This meeting is approved for Pennsylvania pesticide recertification credits, both category and core. It has also been approved for Society of American Foresters Continuing Forestry Education credits, International Society of Arboriculture Continuing Education Units, and Sustainable Forestry Initiative Training Units.
What to bring
Participants are asked to bring their Pesticide Applicators ID number, SAF Certified Forester number, and/or ISA Arborist Certification number if they are signing up to receive continuing education credits.
This event is designed specifically for forestry and other natural resource management professionals.
- Valuable updates concerning current forest health practices and threats facing Pennsylvania’s forests
- Strengthen participants' knowledge and understanding of the impacts that insects, diseases, invasive plants, and other forest health issues have on our forests
- Inform current management practices and control methods implemented to maintain and/or improve forest health
Guidance Regarding COVID-19
We will follow University and local guidelines and regulations at the time of this event. Individual visitors still bear responsibility for adhering to guidelines and protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Please review Penn State's guidelines.
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