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Past Meetings

2016

2016 Meetings

DateLocationSpeakerTopic
March 11
San JoseCity of SJ Special Districts staff"So, you completed your inventory. Now what?"
April 1BerkeleySteven SwainPhytophthora
in commercially processed compost
May 13RichmondGreg GuistiManaging gophers & moles in landscapes
June 3San CarlosDr. Matt DaughertyCitrus greening: what we can learn from the SoCal experience
September 16Don Edwards SF Wildlife RefugeAlameda County Vector Control Services District StaffWhat you should know about West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, and Zika Virus
OctoberTBDTBDTBD

 

2015

MonthTopicSpeaker
 FebruaryUsing cabling, bracing and crown reduction to preserve structurally-deficient heritage trees Torrey Young, Dryad LLC
 MarchArboriculture in Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand Ralph Mize, City of San Jose
 MayNew Phytophthora species in nursery stock Dr. Ted Swiecki, Phytosphere Consulting
 JuneRecycled water use in the landscape - lessons learned and new insights Nelda Matheny, HortScience, Inc
 SeptemberHow to work with a plant pathology lab Dr. Drew Zwart, Bartlett Research Laboratories
 OctoberResistance to sudden oak death in native oak populations Dr. Brice McPherson,UC Berkeley
 NovemberHonorary tree planting for Doug Hamilton & Ted Harpainter, and tour of Tule Ponds 
 DecemberIntroduction to Phytophthora in landscapes: biology, diversity, and managementDr. Laura Sims, Postdoctorate scholar in the UC Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab