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36th Annual Forest Vegetation Management Conference
Managing Forests in a
Dynamic Environment
January 13-15, 2015
The Forest Vegetation Management Conference (FVMC) is a nonprofit organization formed
by professionals in the forest vegetation management field to establish a forum for the
exchange of techniques, methodology, and research through periodic meetings.
Conference Objective:
The conference will provide continuing education on forest vegetation management to meet
California licensing needs and provide both peer and research contacts with whom those in
the vegetation management field can consult when facing new challenges.
This flyer and the latest FVMC information can be found at www.fvmc.org
Continuing Education Units will be received for CDPR, ODA, IDA , SAF and
ISA Arborist/Tree Worker
Conference Program
Tuesday, January 13
Moderator: Mark Pritchard
7:00
Registration Opens- CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by PRT and Highlanders Forest LLC
8:30– 8:45
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Scott Carnegie, 2015 FVMC Chair
Program Chair Remarks: Mark Pritchard, 2015 FVMC Vice-Chair & Program Chair
8:45 - 9:45
Keynote: The Rambunctious Forest– Emma Maris, Author
9:45 - 10:15
Historical Vegetation Management Treatments in the Area of the Rim Fire - Marty Gmelin, USFS
10:15-10:30
BREAK Sponsored by Jefferson Resource Company and IFA Nurseries
10:30 - 11:00
Vegetation Management Plans for the Rim Fire– Marty Gmelin, USFS
11:00 - 11:30
Post Fire Site Prep Techniques Used on Private Lands in the Rim Fire - Ken Fleming, Reforestation Forester, Sierra
Pacific Industries, Inc.
11:30 - 12:00
Panel Discussion: Ken Fleming and Marty Gmelin
12:00 - 1:15
Lunch - On Your Own
1:15 - 1:45
The Central Valley Water Board THP Waiver and Silvicultural Herbicide- Daniel Whitley, Environmental Scientist,
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
1:45 - 2:15
Utility Vegetation Management – The PG&E Program & System Reliability - Niel E. Fischer, Esq., California
Registered Professional Forester No. 2448, Principal, Conservation and Continuous Improvement, PG&E Vegetation
Management Department
2:15 - 2:45
Local Collaboration of Fuels Management Efforts within Tehama and Glenn County: Tom McCubbins, Watershed
Coordinator/CEQA Projects Manager, Tehama County Resource Conservation District
2:45 - 3:00
BREAK Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences
3:00 - 3:30
Vegetation Management in High Population Areas- Stephen Byrd, Biologist, Southern California Edison
3:30 - 4:15
Vegetation Management for Fire Protection - Kevin Conway, Staff Forester, CA State Board of Forestry
4:15 - 4:45
Predicting Phosphorus Retention with NaF pH, Quantitative Color and Mineralogy in Two Hatlohumult Forest
Soils of Northern California - 2015 FVMC Dr. Robert Powers Scholarship Recipient: Nichole Besyk, MS Student,
Humboldt State University
4:45 - 5:15
Suppliers Update: Moderated by Dave Gallagher, Pest Management Technology
5:15 - 7:30
Vegetation Management Reception: Hosted beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres
Sponsored by Roseburg Resource Company, Forest Protection LLC ,
Helena Chemical Company, and Highlanders Forest LLC
Wednesday, January 14
Moderator: Bob Rynearson
7:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by Cal Forest Nurseries
Facilitated Discussion: Oregon: Mark Wall, Roseburg Resource Co. ~ Coast CA: Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co ~
Interior/Cascades CA: Scott Carnegie, W.M. Beaty & Associates ~ USFS: Mark Brown, U.S. Forest Service ~ Sierra
Nevada’s: Erik Jensen, Jensen Forest Management LLC
10:00 - 10:15
BREAK Sponsored by Roseburg Resources Company and Soper-Wheeler Company
Moderator: Scott Worden
10:15 - 11:00
Stock Type for a Changing Climate - Arnaldo Ferriera, Ph.D, Geneticist, Pacific Southwest Region
11:00 - 11:45
Wildfire and Drought Dynamics Destabilize Carbon Stores of Fire-Suppressed Forests - Malcolm North, Research
Forest Ecologist, USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, & Affiliate Professor of Forest Ecology, Department of Plant
Sciences, University of California, Davis
11:45 -1:15
Hosted Lunch, Business Meeting, & Luncheon Address
12:45 - 1:15
Luncheon Speaker: Water Implications of Various Forest Management Strategies- Dr. Martha Conklin, Interim
Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
1:15 - 2:00
Laws & Regulations Update– Doug Compton, Asst Ag Commissioner, Tehama County
2:00 - 2:30
Laws & Regulations Update - Joe Moreo, Modoc County Ag Commissioner
2:30 - 2:45
BREAK Sponsored by Green Diamond Resource Company
2:45 - 3:30
Pindar GT, Milestone trial on PGE: Dow AgroSciences R&D Herbicide Label and Product Performance Updates Rick Miller, Sales Rep, DowAgro Sciences
3:30– 4:15
Esplanade F: The Upcoming Introduction of Indaziflam into the PNW Forestry Market - Ed Fredrickson, Research
Forester, Thunder Road Resources
4:15 - 5:00
Reforestation of Harsh Sites - Bob Rynearson, W.M. Beaty & Associates
5:00 - 5:30
Poster Session
Thursday, January 15
Moderator: Carl Yingst
7:00 - 8:00
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by Forest Protection LLC
8:00 - 8:30
Restricted Material Use: Federal vs State - Adam Davy, Investigator III, Shasta County Ag Dept. / W&M
8:30 - 9:00
Forestry Site Preparation and Release with Pindar GT– Ed Fredrickson, Research Forester, Thunder Road Resources
9:00 - 9:45
Post Fire Salvage Logging, Soil Erosion and Sediment Delivery - Cajun James, Ph.D., Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc.
9:45 - 10:00
BREAK Sponsored by DuPont
10:00 -10:45
Understanding Pesticide Fate for the Protection of Water Resources - Jeffrey Jenkins, Professor Environmental &
Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University
10:45 - 11:30
The Many Uses of the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Pesticide Use Reports Data- Kimberly Steinmann, Senior
Environmental Scientist, CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation
11:30 - 12:15
Post-Emergent Herbicide Applications as Part of an Integrated Vegetation Management Approach - Steven Gould,
Account Manager, Monsanto
12:15
Adjourn
Please note, you must be in attendance for each session to get CE’s for that session.
Portable Document Format (PDF) PowerPoint presentations for FVMC conferences are online at www.fvmc.org. The PDFs are
available for use by conference members. Attendees of the FVMC are members of the FVMC for the subsequent three years.
Please contact FVMC for Password to open the PDFs.
Please visit our Exhibitor’s Booths during the conference:
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Growpro Inc. / Cal Forest Nurseries
Fox Weather, LLC
PacForest Supply Company
DuPont Land Management
BASF
Dow AgroSciences
Eco-Pak, LLC
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
West Coast Healthy Forest
FVMC Executive Board Officers
Chair: Scott Carnegie, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc
Vice-Chair: Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries
Secretary/Treasurer: Scott Worden, Soper– Wheeler Co
Board of Directors
Bryan Taylor, Trinity River Lumber Company
Jeff Webster, Consulting Forester
Gary Cline, U.S. Forest Service
Program Committee
Chair: Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries
(Officers and directors above also serve on this committee)
Gary Fiddler, U.S. Forest Service
Mike Newton, Oregon State University
Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources
Jason Warshawer, PG&E
Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries
Matt Brown, PG&E
Danielle Lindler, Jefferson Resource Co.
Bryan Taylor, Trinity River Lumber Company
Craig Ostergaard, Sierra Pacific Industries
Matt Staudacher, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Mike Aronson, Sierra Pacific Industries
Carl Yingst, Shasta County Ag
Ken Fleming, Sierra Pacific Industries
Scott Carnegie, W. M. Beaty & Associates
Brian Lindstrand, Sierra Pacific Industries
Bob Rynearson, W.M. Beaty & Associates
Mark Pustejovsky, Sierra Pacific Industries
Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co.
Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries
Scott Worden, Soper-Wheeler Co.
Len Lindstrand, Retired
Paul Ederer, Campbell Timberland Management
Jeff Webster, RPF
36th Annual Forest Vegetation
Management Conference
January 13 - 15, 2015
Registration Form
One registrant per form, please.
Name_______________________________ Organization___________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________ State ______________ Zip __________________
Phone ______________________________ E-mail ______________________________________________
PCA# __________________________________________
*Your license # is required in order
QAL# ___________________ QAC# ________________
to issue CE’s.
A buffet lunch will be provided during the business meeting on January 14, 2015
If you have special dietary needs, please let us know at least two weeks prior to the conference, and we’ll try to accommodate your needs.
FVMC Tax ID #68-0109661
No Refunds After 12/26/14
FEES:
Registration
(Includes $5 Scholarship Fee)
$145
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Make check payable to FVMC and return to:
FVMC, P.O. Box 277, Weed, CA 96094
Receipts will be emailed once registration is received
Late fee—add $50 after 12/19/14
(Must be postmarked by this date)
$ 50
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TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE
$
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To Register online or to Pay by Credit Card:
Please visit our website and click on
“Registration” in the top right corner of the page.
**Please indicate who registration is for under notes if
you’re registering for someone other than yourself.
www.fvmc.org
Questions?
Contact Danielle Lindler, Conference Coordinator
[email protected]
Additional forms may be obtained at the following
site:
www.fvmc.org
Forest Vegetation Management Conference
Hotel Information
Conference attendees are responsible for arranging their own
accommodations. Space is limited, so reservations should be made
as far in advance as possible.
Holiday Inn
(530) 221-7500
1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96002
$89.00+12.0% tax
$95.00+12.0% tax Without State ID
Holiday Inn
Identify yourself as a FVMC attendee to receive the special
conference rates. Rates available until December 30, 2014.
 Outdoor swimming pool and spa
 Courtesy airport van
 Two restaurant facilities
 24-hour exercise room
 In-room refrigerator, coffee maker, iron and ironing board blow
dryer, computer modem, and cable television
Exhibit Tables are still available - contact Danielle at (530) 859-4040, [email protected] for
more information. Numbers are limited, so call today.
Members & Motions - You become a member with your registration and you may submit resolutions for
the FVMC’s consideration by sending a copy to Secretary-Treasurer, Scott Worden at least two weeks prior to the conference at FVMC,
P.O. Box 277, Weed, CA 96094
Forest Vegetation Management Conference
P.O. Box 277
Weed, CA 96094