FORESTRY PESTICIDE TRAINING Date: 2-21-18
Location: Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg, PA
Fee: SAF Members – a $10 fee for refreshments during breaks is requested by the Keystone Chapter, Allegheny SAF and $50 fee for Non-SAF Members. Cash or Check (Keystone SAF). Pesticide credits: 6 for PA & MD (WV, DE, NJ applied for).
Agenda:
12:45-1:00 pm – Arrival and Sign In
1:00-2:00 pm – Pesticide Application Equipment and Techniques. Speaker: Bryan Rose – Vegetation Management Specialist – Arborchem Products
Different application equipment and techniques within the Vegetation Management industry, from large scale spray operations to small scale spray operations for private landowners will be covered. Techniques will include applications such as backpack, ultra-low volume thinvert, and forestry mist blowers. Various equipment options available according to the targets and site criteria will also be discussed.
2:00-3:00 pm – Invasive Plant Management in Forest and Fields of Pennsylvania. Speaker: Todd Hagenbuch – Vegetation Management Specialist – Arborchem Products. BS – Forest Science, Penn State
The major invasive plants and shrubs encountered in forests and old fields in Pennsylvania will be covered and include herbicide prescriptions for each of the invasive plants.
3:00-4:00 pm – Personal and Environmental Safety of Forestry Herbicides. Speaker: Dave Jackson – Forest Resources Educator, Penn State Extension. BS Forestry – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and MFR – Forest Resources, Penn State; Dave is currently employed by Penn State Extension as a Regional Forest Resources Educator. He has been with Penn State since January, 2002.
Forestry herbicides are a cost-effective tool for the control of undesirable vegetation in forests. Even though herbicides may be effective and safely applied, some people have concerns about the long-term environmental effect of using these chemicals in forest management. Such extreme views should not simply be dismissed. Everyone must be sure that our management techniques are environmentally sound. This presentation will examine the case for using herbicides in forestry and provide the audience with a number of talking points.