2022 Texas Oak Wilt Qualification

Texas Oak Wilt Identification and Management Qualification Course and Assessment

Overview

Join the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Chapter ISA for the Oak Wilt Identification and Management Qualification Course and Assessment. This two-day workshop is for ISA Certified Arborists and will show you how to identify and manage oak wilt in Texas.

Each participant that successfully completes the course and passes the assessment will receive the status of Oak Wilt Qualified. Their qualification will be noted on the ISA Texas Oak Wilt website as well as on any handout and other materials referencing qualified individuals. Dr. David Appel, Texas A&M and Texas A&M Forest Service Oak Wilt Suppression Project personnel will be conducting the training.

Class size is limited to 25

Agenda

Thursday May 19, 2022

8:00-8:20 Login/Coffee (On your own)

8:20-8:30 Welcome/Introductions/Oak Wilt Qualification Objectives-ISAT Representative

8:30-10:00 Tree Biology & CODIT-Dr. David Appel, Texas A&M University

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15-12:30 Oak Wilt Biology, Control Techniques & Extent in Texas-Dr. David Appel, Texas A&M University

12:30 - 1:00 Lunch (On your own)

1:00-2:15 Oak Wilt in Relation to Other Tree Diseases -Dr. David Appel, Texas A&M University

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:30 Texas A&M Forest Service Oak Wilt Suppression Project and Management-Dr. Demian Gomez, Texas A&M Forest Service

3:30-4:00 Five Step Diagnosis for Oak Wilt-Karl Flocke, Texas A&M Forest Service

Wednesday June 8, 2022

8:30-9:00 Registration/Coffee

9:00-10:00 Diagnosis & Treatment Planning-Robert Edmonson, Texas A&M Forest Service

10:00-1:00 Sampling and Fungicide Injection Demonstration-Dr. David Appel, Texas A&M University

1:00 –1:30 Lunch (Provided)

1:30-2:00 Oak Wilt Qualification Protocols/Partnership Website & Contacts-ISAT Representative

2:00-3:00 Qualification Exam

3:00 Adjourn when finished with the exam

CEU's

Certified Arborist 10.5
Municipal Specialist 10.5
BCMA Science 10.5

Course Pricing

ISAT member: $275.00 USD
Non-ISAT member: $350.00 USD

Member pricing is an exclusive benefit to ISAT members only. You must be a current ISAT member at the time of registration. (Click Here to renew)

Cancellation Policy

A processing fee of $50 USD will be charged for all cancellations received on or before May 1, 2022. Cancellations after May 1, 2022, will be charged the full amount of the registration fee. Cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected].

Speakers

Dr. David Appel

Dr. Appel is a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology (PLPM) at Texas A&M University. Since coming to Texas A&M in 1981, his research program has focused on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and control of forest and shade trees, with an emphasis on the devastating oak wilt epidemic in central Texas.

Dr. Demian Gomez

Demian works as the Regional Forest Health Coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service with focus in Central and West Texas. Dr. Gomez obtained his Bachelor and MSc in Forest Entomology studying invasive forest pests in commercial pine and eucalyptus plantations, and a PhD from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida in 2020. His doctorate research focused on identification resources, emerging forest threats and pathways of introduction.

Robert Edmonson

Robert Edmonson is a Biologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service. He has been assisting central Texas landowners in managing oak wilt and with general land stewardship since 1993.

Karl Flocke

Karl Flocke is a Woodland Ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service. He works on issues involving forest health and stewardship, environmental education, and emergency response in central and west Texas. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Karl has worked over ten years in the conservation field with the US Forest Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Texas A&M Forest Service.

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