Past Events

 

    2009

  • 12/9 - SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. This class was free. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.ph
  • 12/5 – Sudden Oak Death in Sonoma County Community
    Workshop; 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; University of CA Cooperative Extension Office, Santa Rosa; 133 Aviation Blvd, Ste. 109, Santa Rosa; This class was free and open to all interested parties. For more information, contact Lisa Bell at (707) 565-2050 or lkbell@ucdavis.edu.
  • 11/18 – SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. For more information, see the 11/4 listing below.
  • 11/17 – 11/18 - 58th Annual Meeting of the California Forest Pest Council, What's Ailing California's Forests?; Heidrick Ag History Center; 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland, CA 95776; For more information, contact Kim Camilli at 805-550-8583 or kim.camilli@fire.ca.gov or go to the CA Forest Pest Council website at http://caforestpestcouncil.org/.
  • 11/7 – Sudden Oak Death in Sonoma County Community Workshop; 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Rohnert Park 4-H Center; 6445 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park; This class is free and open to all interested parties. Pre-registration is not required. For more information, contact Lisa Bell at (707) 565-2050 or lkbell@ucdavis.edu.
  • 11/4 - SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. Pre-registration was required. This class was free. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeleyedu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.php or contact Katie Palmieri at (510) 847-5482 or kpalmieri@berkeley.edu.
  • 10/27 – 10/28 –Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases Fifth Meeting; Fort Mason Center, San Francisco; For more information on the meeting, go to http://www.continentalforestdialogue.org/events/dialogue/2009-10-27/index.html or contact Dana Goodson at dgoodson@resolv.org or (202) 965-6209. For more information about the Dialogue, go to: www.continentalforestdialogue.org.
  • 10/7 - SOD Treatment Workshop; met at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. The class was free. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.php.
  • 9/23 – SOD Treatment Workshop; met at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. This class was free For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.php or contact Katie Palmieri at (510) 847-5482 or kpalmieri@berkeley.edu.
  • 8/13 - Montalvo Arts Center Presents: O OAKS OH!: Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 is scheduled for 12/2); 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga; 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; A daylong participatory artwork weaving together science, culture, nature, ritual, and spirituality to confront the ecological phenomenon of Sudden Oak Death with creativity. For more information, go to http://montalvoarts.org/events/mierle_ukeles/ or contact Becki Gervin at (408) 961-5814 or bgervin@montalvoarts.org.
  • 6/15 – 6/18 – Fourth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium; Hilton, Scotts Valley (near Santa Cruz); For Symposium registration information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/comtf/sodsymposium4/ or contact Janice Alexander at JAlexander@ucdavis.edu. For submission of abstracts, conference logistics, and facilities information, contact Katie Palmieri at kpalmieri@berkeley.edu. For hotel room reservations go to http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/SJCSVHF-SODS-20090612/index.jhtml.
  • 5/27 – 5/28 – Science for Managing the Big Sur Ecosystem,
    Big Sur Lodge; A workshop for land managers in the Big Sur area, from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., with presentations on fire, Sudden Oak Death, and other issues important to the forests and ecosystems of the Central Coast. There was no fee but pre-registration was required with Kerri Frangioso (kfrangioso@ucdavis.edu). Contact Janice Alexander at jalexander@ucdavis.edu, 415-499-3041, or Kerri Frangioso (kfrangioso@ucdavis.edu, 831-620-1098, for more information.
    Flyer for printing. Session agenda.
  • 5/16 – 5/17 – East Bay SOD Blitz; Mandatory training and organizational meeting will be 5/16 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden Visitor Center (Wildcat Canyon Road at S. Park Drive; Tilden Regional Park; Berkeley); This event is free. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.
  • 5/9 – 5/10 – Los Altos Hills Blitz; Mandatory training and organizational meeting was 5/9 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall (26379 Fremont Road; Los Altos Hills); This eventwais free. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.
  • 5/6 – SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. For more information, see the 4/22 listing below.
  • 5/2 – Northern Big Sur/Carmel SOD Blitz; Sampling Day; Sampling locations will be determined at the mandatory training and organizational meeting on 4/18. For more information, see 4/18 listing below.
  • 4/24 – 4/26 – Pepperwood Preserve SOD Blitz; Mandatory training and organizational meeting will be 4/24 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Pepperwood Preserve Bechtel House (3450 Franz Valley Road, Santa Rosa); For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.
  • 4/22 – SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.php
  • 4/18 – Northern Big Sur/Carmel SOD Blitz; Mandatory training and organizational meeting; 3 – 4 p.m.; Carmel Valley Middle School (4380 Carmel Valley Road; Carmel, CA 93923). For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.
  • 4/17 – 4/19 – Woodside and Portola Valley SOD Blitz; Mandatory training and organizational meeting from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Community Hall in Portola Valley Town Center (765 Portola Road; Portola Valley). For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php.
  • 4/4 - Sudden Oak Death Workshop, 9 am - 3 pm; 3450 Franz Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; For more information, go to http://www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/
  • 3/11 - SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.
  • 2/11 - SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.
     

    • 2008

  • 12/10 - Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Treatment Workshop; oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m. This class was free.
  • 11/25 - West Marin SOD Treatment Demonstration, Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B Street, Pt. Reyes Station, CA; 1-3 pm. Marin UCCE held a free demonstration of Sudden Oak Death treatment techniques at the Dance Palace in Pt. Reyes Station on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 from 1 – 3 pm. for info contact Janice Alexander at jalexander@ucdavis.edu).
  • 11/13 - Informational Meeting: Strategies to Prevent and Treat Sudden Oak Death; 7:00 pm, Carmel Middle School, Hilton Bialek Habitat, 4380 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel, CA 93923.
  • 11/12 - Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Treatment Workshop; oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; This class is free and will be held rain or shine. Pre-registration is required. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/sodtreatment or contact Katie Palmieri at (510) 847-5482 or kpalmieri@berkeley.edu.
  • 11/1 and 11/6 - Sudden Oak Death Nature Walks in collaboration with Marin County Open Space District; 10am to 1pm; Meet at Deer Island Open Space preserve. From Highway 101 in Novato, take the San Marin/Atherton Avenue exit, follow Atherton east to Olive Avenue, go south on Olive, and turn left on Deer Island Road. For more information go to: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/mcosd/pdf/MC-POS-Fall-News-Events-2008.pdf.
  • 10/30 - Sudden Oak Death in West Marin: Keeping Coastal Woodlands Healthy; 4:30 to 7:30 pm, Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956.
  • 10/28 - Sudden Oak Death Evening Talk in collaboration with the Marin County Open Space District; 7:30 to 9pm; Meet at the Marin Humane Society, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. in Novato. For more information go to: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/mcosd/pdf/MC-POS-Fall-News-Events-2008.pdf.
  • 10/27 - Willis L. Jepson Chapter of the CA Native Plant Society, Sudden Oak Death presentation by Janice
    Alexander.     7:00 pm, Heritage Presbyterian Church educational building, 1400 E. Second Street, Benicia, CA 94510. (http://www.cnpsjepsonchapter.org/)
  • 10/22 – SOD Prevention Strategy Informational Meeting; Sonoma Community Center; 276 East Napa St.; Sonoma; 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.; For more information, contact Lisa Bell at (707) 565-2050.
  • 10/09 - Informational Meeting: Strategies to Prevent and Treat Sudden Oak Death; Scotts Valley (Santa Cruz County), 6:30 pm, Skypark Rec. Classroom, 361 Kings Village Rd., Scotts Valley, CA 95066.
  • 10/01 - Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Treatment Workshop; oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. This class is free. For more information, see the 9/10 listing below.
  • 9/10 - Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Treatment Workshop; oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. This class is free and will be held rain or shine. To register, email kpalmieri@berkeley.edu, and provide your name, phone number, affiliation (if applicable), and the date for which you are registering. For more information, go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/sodtreatment or contact Katie Palmieri at (510) 847-5482 or kpalmieri@berkeley.edu.
  • 08/23 – 08/24 – 3rd International Phytophthora and Pythium Workshop "Integration of Traditional and Modern Approaches for Investigating the Taxonomy and Evolution of Phytophthora, Pythium and Related Genera," Turin, Italy, in association with the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology; For more information, or to register, go to: http://www.icpp2008.org/workshops_det1.php
  • 07/09 - SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSION, Tolman Hall "Portico," UC Berkeley Campus;
    1 – 3 p.m.;
  • 06/14-15 - HUMBOLDT SOD-BLITZ
    Training and Blitz begin on 6/14 with Blitz continuing on 6/15.
  • 06/13-15 - MENDOCINO SOD-BLITZ
    Training is scheduled for 6/13 with the Blitz continuing on 6/14 and 6/15.
  • 06/11 - SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSION, Tolman Hall "Portico," UC Berkeley Campus.
  • 06/7-8 - EAST BAY SOD-BLITZ
    Training and Blitz begin on 6/7 with Blitz continuing on 6/8.
    SOD-Blitz event information
  • 05/14 - SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSION
  • 05/08 – Free one-day COMTF Sudden Oak Death/P. ramorum Wildland Training Session; Thomas Fogarty Winery; 19501 Skyline Blvd.; Woodside, CA 94062.
  • 05/04 – Bringing Back the Natives Free Garden Tour (www.bringingbackthenatives.net).
  • 04/22 – Free one-day COMTF Sudden Oak Death/P. ramorum Wildland Training Session; Sonoma Development Center, McDougal Chapel; 1500 Arnold Drive; Eldridge, CA 95431.
  • 04/17 – COMTF Nursery Committee Meeting; Marin Center, Friends Room; 10 Avenue of the Flags San Rafael, CA 94903
  • 04/16 –"Sudden Oak Death: A Decade of Management Challenges" COMTF 2008 general meeting; Marin Center Showcase Theatre; 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903
  • 04/15 - Free half-day Marin County field trip highlighting 10 years of forest disease
  • 04/15 - COMTF Meet and Greet Evening Reception at a local brewery
  • 04/09 - SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSION
  • 03/12 - SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSION
  • 02/12 -SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY: A COMMUNITY MEETING (Burlingame Public Library, Lane Room, 480 Primrose Rd., Burlingame, CA 94010)
  • 01/17 - Sudden Oak Death - A Program Presented by California Native Plant Society Napa Chapter, Napa Senior Center (1500 Jefferson Street, Napa)
     

    • 2007

  • 12/12 - Sudden Oak Death Field Workshop (pdf)
    Huddart County Park, 1100 Kings Mountain Rd., Woodside, CA (see directions)
  • 11/15 - Sudden Oak Death in Solano County Community Meeting Falls School, Multipurpose Room (Behind Firehouse), 1634 Rockville Road, Fairfield, CA 94534
  • Phytophthora ramorum in Nurseries: A Workshop for Retail, Wholesale, & Production Nursery Representatives:
    • October 29, 2007: Fresno County
      Clovis Veterans' Memorial Building (453 Hughes Avenue, Clovis, CA 93612) Agenda
    • November 6, 2007: Ventura County
      Lower Plaza Assembly Room, County of Ventura Government Center (800 Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009) Agenda
    • November 13, 2007: San Diego County
      San Diego County Farm Bureau Office (1670 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027) Agenda
    • November 14, 2007: Orange County
      South Coast Research and Extension Center (7601 Irvine Blvd., Irvine, CA 92618) Agenda
    • November 15, 2007: Sacramento County
      Agricultural Extension Auditorium (4145 Branch Center Rd.,
      Sacramento, CA 95827)       Agenda
  • 10/25 – Hillsborough Sudden Oak Death Community Informational Meeting; Hillsborough Town Hall, 1600 Floribunda Avenue, Hillsborough
  • 10/20 - Santa Rosa Sudden Oak Death Community Informational Meeting; Finley Community Center, Valley Oak Room, 2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa
  • 10/20 – Woodside Homeowner Agri-Fos® Treatment Training; Mounted Patrol Grounds, 521 Kings Mountain Rd., Woodside
  • 10/17 & 10/21 - Educational Presentation and Film: "The Mighty Oak Exhibition , Educational Evening, and Reception with Performance" at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo, CA More information PDF
  • Sunday, May 6, 2007; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Third Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour (www.BringingBackTheNatives.net)
  • Phytophthora ramorum Wildland Trainings
    • 4/24/07- Phytophthora ramorum Wildland Training
      Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Red Barn Classroom
      1 Bear Valley Road, Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956
      Los Gatos Training Agenda
    • 5/01/07- Phytophthora ramorum Wildland Training
      Presentation Center
      19480 Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033
      Pt. Reyes Training Agenda
  • 3/5 - 9, 2007- Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium III
    http://nature.berkeley.edu/comtf/sodsymposium
     

    • 2006

  • 10/30-11/2/2006 - P. ramorum training sessions for nursery growers and inspectors:
  • Field tour for Christmas tree growers
    10/19/2006 at Black Road Christmas Tree Farm, 19749 Black Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Directions and Maps
     6th California Oak Symposium, titled "California's Oaks: Today's challenges, tomorrow's opportunities"     10/9 – 12, 2006 –http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp/symposium.html.
  • P. ramorum needs for Land Managers
    9/7/2006,     Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space District, Los Altos, CA
    Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Sudden Oak Dealth Guerneville Community Workshop
    7/20/2006    , Guerneville Library
    Guerneville Community Workshop powerpoint presentations
  • FREE BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES EAST BAY GARDEN TOUR (5/7/06)
  • SUDDEN OAK DEATH AERIAL MONITORING INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS (5/4-5/06)
  • COMTF TRAINING (4/26/06)
  • THE FIFTH NATIONAL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM, "DELIVERING ON A PROMISE" (4/4-6/06)
  • Field Trip to Big Sur (3/23/06)
  • APHIS Phytophthora ramorum Program Review (3/22/06)
  • COMTF P. RAMORUM RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT MEETING (3/21/06) and Presentations
  • SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN WEST MARIN: A COMMUNITY MEETING (3/14/06)
  • COMTF TRAINING (3/8/06)
     

    • 2005

  • EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE (10/5-7/05) http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2005_meetings/ramorum_presentations/falmouth.htm
  • "FINDING BALANCE THROUGH TRADITIONAL NATIVE KNOWLEDGE", CALIFORNIA INDIAN CONFERENCE 2005 (10/7-9/05)http://www.humboldt.edu/~cic/.
  • SUDDEN OAK DEATH WORKSHOP AND COMMUNITY UPDATE (9/16/05)
  • WASHINGTON ORGANIC RECYCLING COUNCIL WASTE PROCESSING PATHOGEN CONTROL: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WORKSHOP
    (9/23/05)
  • A MANAGEMENT UPDATE FOR PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM/SUDDEN OAK DEATH: Symptoms, Regulations, Treatments, and Best Management Practices (5/24/05)
  • A MANAGEMENT UPDATE FOR PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM/SUDDEN OAK DEATH: Symptoms, Regulations, Treatments, and Best Management Practices
  • SOD Workshop at the 2005 PARKS CONFERENCE (3/8/05)
  • Sudden Oak Death workshop sponsored by the Washington Organic Recycling Council (3/31/05)http://www.compostwashington.org/whatsnew.asp
  • SUDDEN OAK DEATH FIELD WALK (2/19/05)
  • Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium II (1/18-21/05)
     http://nature.berkeley.edu/forestry/sodsymposium

 

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