Sudden Oak Death

2012

2/8 -  SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at 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, or for questions, email Katie Palmieri, and provide your name, phone number, affiliation and license number (if applicable), and the date for which you are registering. For more information, go to: http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodtreatmenttraining.php.

2/17 -  Call for Papers Deadline for the Fifth SOD Science Symposium.  For submission details, go to http://ucanr.org/sites/sod5/files/134908.pdf.  For questions, email Katie Palmieri.

3/7 -  SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. For more information, see the 2/8 listing above.

3/8 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands;” Part one in a four-part UC ANR webinar lecture series:  Overview of the Hardwood Rangeland Resource; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

3/15 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands;” Part two in a four-part UC ANR webinar lecture series:  Land Management Strategies; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

3/22 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands;” Part three in a four-part UC ANR webinar lecture series:  Planning Strategies; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

3/29 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands;” Part four in a four-part UC ANR webinar lecture series:  Sources of Assistance, Developing Plans; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

4/11 -  SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. For more information, see the 2/8 listing above.

4/21 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands” webinar registrant optional field trip to Hopland Research and Extension Center; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

4/21 – Marin County SOD Blitz; Initial meeting location will be at Dominican University; For more information, email Sibdas Ghosh.

4/28 – East Bay (Berkeley) SOD Blitz; Initial meeting location will be in Berkeley; For more information, email Susan Schwartz.

4/28 – East Bay (Orinda) SOD Blitz; Initial meeting location will be in Orinda; For more information, email Bill Hudson.

5/1 – San Francisco SOD Blitz; Initial meeting will be at Golden Gate Park Presidio; For more information, email Christa Conforti.

5/1 – San Francisco SOD Blitz; Initial meeting will be at Golden Gate Park; For more information, email Gloria Koch-Gonzalez.

5/2 -  SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. For more information, see the 2/8 listing above.

5/5 – “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands” webinar registrant optional field trip to Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center; For more information, see the Education section above or go to: http://ucanr.org/sites/oak_range/Planners_Guidelines_for_Oak_Woodlands/.

5/5 – Carmel Valley SOD Blitz; For more information, email Tim Jensen.

5/6 -  Eighth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour; selected gardens throughout the East Bay; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Further details coming soon. For more information and to register for the event, visit www.BringingBackTheNatives.net.

5/12 – Mount Tamalpais SOD Blitz; For more information, email Andrea Williams.

5/12 – Napa SOD Blitz; For more information, email Bill Pramuk.

5/19 - Sonoma SOD Blitz; For more information, email Lisa Bell.

5/19 – Santa Cruz SOD Blitz; For more information, email Annie Murphie.

5/26 – Los Alto Hills SOD Blitz; For more information, email Sue Welch.

6/2 – Woodside/Portola Valley SOD Blitz; For more information, email Debbie Mendelson.

6/2 – Atherton SOD Blitz; For more information, email Susan Finocchio.

6/6 -  SOD Treatment Workshop; meet at oak outside of Tolman Hall, UC Berkeley Campus; 1 – 3 p.m.; Pre-registration is required. For more information, see the 2/8 listing above.

6/6 – 6/8 – North Coast Forest Conservation Conference; Shone Farm Pavilion, 7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville, California; Speakers, panels, and field trips will address local and regional forestry topics, including forest health, forest management, ecosystem services, climate change, conversion issues, watershed restoration, use of prescribed fire, community forestry, and more. This conference is suitable for land trust and agency staff, forest land managers, foresters, forest and woodland landowners, and students. For more information, email Forest2012@sonomalandtrust.org.

6/9 – South Skyline SOD Blitz; For more information, email Jane Manning.

6/16 – Burlingame Hills SOD Blitz; For more information, email Steve Epstein.

6/19 – 6/21/12 - The Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium (SOD 5); Sheraton Sonoma County; 745 Baywood Drive; Petaluma.  For information on the conference, go to http://ucanr.org/sites/sod5/.  For additional information regarding submission of abstracts and conference planning, contact Katie Palmieri.  For questions regarding registration, email Janice Alexander.

9/9 –    9/14/12 – Sixth Meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO Working Party 7-02-09 “Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems;” Colegio Mayor Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Avd. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; For more information, contact Mª Pérez Sierra at aperesi@eaf.upv.es.