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This
program has been reviewed and is approved for professional CFE credits
by the Society of American Foresters.
Category 1-CF: 19.5.
Ash species in North America are an important part of the urban and
rural forest environment, providing a variety of products, services, and
benefits to communities and the natural landscape. As emerald ash borer
infestations expand and new locales are added to the EAB positive list,
North American ash species face a fate similar to American elm and
chestnut. Some areas have already experienced massive ash mortality –
many other areas anticipate the same results in years to come. This
symposium will examine the value of ash from an economic, environmental,
and social/cultural context, and methods to address the challenges to
communities, industry, and the environment created by the current
threats to the ash resource in North America.
The symposium is
sponsored by Purdue University Department of Forestry
and Natural Resources - Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration
Center, and Purdue University Department of Entomology. The meeting will be held in West Lafayette, Indiana
at the University Plaza Hotel near the Purdue University campus. The
conference will consist of invited presentations, concurrent sessions and a poster session.
Goals of the Conference
The goals of the conference are to examine:
the economic,
environmental, and social/cultural importance of ash species in North
America
the current and potential effects on communities, industries,
and the environment if the ash component of the landscape is reduced or
eliminated
the tools available to conserve and manage ash species or to
fill the voids left by the elimination of ash
Conference Schedule
The conference will begin with a Tuesday plenary session and evening reception. Wednesday
and Thursday's program will be
concurrent sessions on the Biology and Genetics of Ash, Threats to Ash
(including the Emerald Ash Borer), Utilization and Management of the
Ash Resource, and Ash Management in Urban and Rural Landscapes.
Publication
The Proceedings will be available on CD after the meeting and
will contain papers from authors giving oral presentations
and poster abstracts.
Questions
If you have any questions, contact the program
co-chairs at:
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Jodie A. Ellis
Exotic Insects Education Coordinator
Department of Entomology
Purdue
University
131 Smith Hall
901
W. State Street
West Lafayette,
IN 47907-2089
Phone: (765) 494-0822
Fax: (765) 494-0535
Email:
ellisj@purdue.edu
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Lenny
Farlee
Extension
Forester
Hardwood Tree Improvement
and Regeneration Center at Purdue University
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN
47907-2061
Phone: 765-494-2153
Fax: 765-494-9461
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Photo citations: White ash in fall, Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulturist, Bugwood.org; Green ash
seeds, Paul Wray, Iowa State University,
Bugwood.org; Green ash afflicted with ash yellows,
William Jacobi, Colorado State University,
Bugwood.org |
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