35th Annual Forest Vegetation Management Conference

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 have been applied for through: CDPR, ODA, IDA, SAF, and ISA Arborist/Tree Worker

January 14-16, 2014 Holiday Inn, 1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding, California

Fire Resilient Reforestation

2012 Wildfires & Effects of Pre-Treatments Moderator: Ken Fleming

Conference Program

12:00 Registration Opens

1:00 - 1:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks: Bryan Taylor, 2014 FVMC Chair

Program Chair Remarks: Scott Carnegie, 2014 FVMC Vice-Chair & Program Chair

1:15 - 2:00 Keynote: Effects of Public Forestland Management - Barnie Gyant, Deputy Regional Forester, USDA

2:00 - 2.45 Effects of Vegetation Management on Limiting Damage from Wildfires in NE California - Bob Rynearson, W. M. Beaty

& Associates, Inc.

2:45 - 3:00 BREAK Sponsored by Roseburg Resource Co., Inc

3:00 - 3:45 Moon, Bagley, & Ponderosa Fires: Reforestation Combat Zones - Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries

3:45 - 4:30 Wildland Fire Management in Lassen Volcanic National Park - Eric Hensel, Lassen Volcanic National Park

4:30 - 5:00 How Vegetation Management Decisions Affect Fire Outcomes - Paul Violet, Soper–Wheeler Company

7:00 - 8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponosred by Cal Forest Nurseries

8:00 - 8:45 Landscape Fuel Management & Fire Risk Reduction - Mark Finney, USFS Rocky Mtn. Research Station

8:45 - 9:30 Historical Fuel Treatments - Carl Skinner, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

9:30 - 10:15 Fire Resistance & Fire Resilience - Eric Knapp, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

10:15 - 10:30 BREAK Sponsored by IFA Nurseries, Inc

10:30 - 11:15 Site Preparation: A Look at Different Mechanical Option - Scott Worden, Soper-Wheeler Company

11:15 - 12:00 Prescribed Fire as a Vegetation Management Tool - Sherry Tune, USFS, Mendocino NF

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch - On Your Own

1:15 - 2:00 Biological Masticators as an Integrated “Tool” for Vegetative Management - Bill Burrows, California Rancher

2:00 - 3:00 Adjuvants: The Rest of the Story, Part I - Richard Zollinger, Ph.D., North Dakota State University

3:00 - 3:15 BREAK Sponosred by PRT

3:15 - 4:15 Adjuvants: The Rest of the Story, Part II - Richard Zollinger, Ph.D., North Dakota State University

4:15 - 5:00 Suppliers Update: Moderated by Dave Gallagher

5:00 - 7:30 Vegetation Management Reception: Hosted beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres

Sponsored by Cal Forest Nurseries, DuPont Land Management

Tuesday, January 14

Fuels & Fire Moderator: Len Lindstrand

Fuel Treatment Considerations Moderator: Bryan Taylor

Wednesday, January 15

Laws & Regulations Moderator: Carl Yingst

7:00 - 8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by Soper-Wheeler Company

8:00 - 10:00 Facilitated Discussion: Mike Alcorn, Green Diamond ~ Bryan Taylor, Trinity River Lumber Company~ Mark Gourley, Starker Forests ~ Gary Cline, U.S. Forest Service ~ Warren Sauer, Pest Management Technology

10:00 - 10:15 BREAK Sponsored by Jefferson Resource Company, Inc

10:15 - 10:45 Fourteen Years of Forestry Research: The Sierra Cascade Intensive Forest Management Research Cooperative - Matt Busse Ph.D., USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

10:45 - 11:15 Aminopyralid, A New Tool in Forestry Site Preparation & Release - Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

11:15 - 11:45 Dow: Pindar GT, Goaltender - Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences

11:45 - 12:30 Hosted Lunch, Business Meeting, & Luncheon Address

12:30 - 1:00 A Tribute to Robert F. Powers, Ph.D.

1:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Speaker: Air Quality & Fuels Management - Ted Hadzi-Antich. Esq., Pacific Legal Foundation

1:30 - 2:00 Cal Ag Permits, Pesticide Use Report Data Entry - John Ingram, Shasta County Dept. of Ag.

2:00 - 2:30 New Laws Regarding Rodenticides - Ann Hanger & Fidel Perez, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

2:30 - 2:45 BREAK Sponsored by Alpha Scents, Inc

2:45 - 3:30 Label Regulation, PPE, Notifications, & Postings - Carl Yingst, Shasta County Dept. of Ag.

3:30 - 4:00 Noxious Weed Control - Joe Moreo, Modoc County Dept. of Ag.

4:00 Adjourn

Please note, you must be in attendance for each session to get CE’s for that session.

Proceedings for FVMC conferences are online at www.fvmc.org. Proceedings are available for use by conference members. Attendees that attend the FVMC conference are members for 3 years. Please contact FVMC for Password

Cooperative Research Moderator: Joe Sherlock

Please visit our Exhibitor’s Booths during the conference: Cal Forest Nurseries Fox Weather, LLC Pacforest Supply Company DuPont Land Management

Thursday, January 16

Facilitated Discussion Moderator: Ed Fredrickson

35th Annual Forest Vegetation Management Conference

One registrant per form

Name _________________________________________

Organization ___________________________________

Address _______________________________________

City __________________________________________

State _________________________ Zip ____________

Phone _________________________________________

E-mail ________________________________________

PCA# ________________________________________

QAL# ___________________ QAC # _____________

Your license # is required to obtain continuing education units.

A buffet lunch will be provided during the business meeting on January 16, 2014

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.

Gary Fiddler, U.S. Forest Service

Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources

Mark Gray, Sierra Pacific Industries

Scott Worden, Soper-Wheeler Co.

Carl Yingst, Shasta Count Dept. of Ag.

Danielle Lindler, Jefferson Resource Co.

Paul Ederer, Campbell Timberland Mgmt.

Warren Sauer, Pest Management Tech.

Tim Collins, Sierra Pacific Industries

Mark Pustejovsky, Sierra Pacific Industries

George Severson, Helena Chemical Co.

Len Lindstrand, Retired

Jeff Webster, Consultant

Mike Aronson, Sierra Pacific Industries

Bob Rynearson, W. M. Beaty & Associates

Jerry Gallagher, Wilbur-Ellis

Tom Young, Fruit Growers Supply

Mike Newton, Oregon State University

Jason Warshawer, PG&E

Beau Miller, Dow AgroSciences

Bill Morrison, Soper-Wheeler Co.

Craig Ostergaard, Sierra Pacific Industries

Matt Brown, PG&E

Dave Gallagher, Pest Management Tech.

FEES: Registration $140 _____ Late fee—add $50 after 12/20/13 $ 50 _____ Must be postmarked by this date TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE $ _____

FVMC Tax ID #68-0109661

No Refunds After 12/20/13

Make check payable to FVMC and return to: FVMC, P.O. Box 277, Weed, CA 96094

Receipts will be emailed once registration is received

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.

www.fvmc.org

Questions? Contact Danielle Lindler, Conference Coordinator

FVMC1979@gmail.com

Additional forms may be obtained at the following site: www.fvmc.org

FVMC Executive Board Officers Chair: Bryan Taylor, Trinity River Lumber Company

Vice-Chair: Scott Carnegie, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc. Secretary/Treasurer: Mark Pritchard, Sierra Pacific Industries

Board of Directors Bruce Barr

Jeff Webster, Consulting Forester Gary Cline, U.S. Forest Service

Program Committee

Chair: Scott Carnegie, W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc. (officers and directors above also serve on this committee)

Exhibit Tables are still available - contact Mark Pritchard @ (530) 519-9891 or FVMC1979@gmail.com 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, Mark Pritchard 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

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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 $95 plus tax ($84 with State ID) Identify yourself as a FVMC attendee to receive the special conference rates. Rates available until December 31, 2013.

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

Holiday Inn

Red Lion Hotel (530) 224-6611 or (530) 224-6629 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96002 $90 plus tax Identify yourself as a FVMC attendee to receive the special conference rates or visit www.fvmc.org and go to Conference Information for a web link to register for the Red Lion online. Rates include Roaring Start Buffet Breakfast (1 to 2 per room) Outdoor swimming pool, kiddie pool, and spa Courtesy airport van Restaurant & lounge facilities Free Wi-Fi Fitness Center In-room coffee maker, iron and ironing board, blow dryer, data port, and cable/satellite television

Red Lion Hotel