[Iesaf_selkirk] I&DC Training

[lynn kaney]

June 7-9, 2011- Coeur d'Alene, ID

A cooperative training presented by the U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Dept. of Lands

 

Description:  This course teaches skills in identification, biology, and life cycles of forest insects and diseases in Idaho while focusing on the role of forest insects and diseases common to the area and strategies used to manage changes they cause in forested ecosystems.  Upon completion students will: 1) understand the basic biology and life cycles of common forest insects and diseases, 2) be able to identify common forest insects and diseases and the damage they cause, 3) be familiar with use of the regional forest insect and disease field guide, 4) evaluate the effects of insects and diseases and the importance of the damage they cause, 5) be familiar with silvicultural, chemical, and biological control measures currently available to reduce insect and disease-caused damage, and 6) be familiar with the effects of insects and diseases on multiple resources in forest ecosystems.

Eligibility:  Natural resource managers from government agencies, tribes, and private industry.  Includes foresters, consultants, ecologists, hydrologists, wildlife & fisheries biologists, recreation specialists, etc.

Prerequisite knowledge:  None.

Dates, times, and locations:

                            June 7-9, 2011

                        8:00-4:30 pm each day

                        IPNF Supervisor's Office

                        3815 Schreiber Way

                        Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815

                        208-765-7223

                        Application deadline: May27, 2011

Registration:

  a.. Note the deadline shown above.  Early registration is recommended!
  b.. Once enrollment is full (max. 40) cancellations will be filled from a waiting list.
  c.. Accessibility/Special Needs:  Please contact Doug Wulff or Tom Eckberg (below).
  d.. Questions? - Contact the following according to your work affiliation
 

Federal & Tribal                               State and Private

Doug Wulff                                        Tom Eckberg

USDA Forest Service                         Idaho Department of Lands

3815 Schreiber Way                            3780 Industrial Ave. South

Coeur d'Alene, ID   83815                 Coeur d'Alene, ID   83815

Phone: 208-765-7344                          Phone:  208-666-8625

Email:  dwulff at fs.fed.us                   Email:  teckberg at idl.idaho.gov

Cancellation:  Contact Debbie Godfrey (208-666-8639) immediately if you need to cancel.  There is always a waiting list for this course, please give others a chance to attend if you cannot.  Plan to attend the entire course.  Those who leave early will not be provided a certificate-of-attendance.

 

Field trips:  These are critical elements of the session.  Be prepared for light hiking and bad weather.  

Lunch:  Bring a lunch each day.  There will not be time to go out.