A training teleconference to educate first responders to the potential threat of Phytophthora ramorum (aka Sudden Oak Death) was conducted on October 26th. The training involved 115 sites from 40 states with a total of 731 participants. The program was funded by the U.S. Forest Service and involved the collaboration of USDA-CSREES IPM Centers and the National Plant Diagnostic Network, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the National Plant Health Board. Special thanks to the co-authors of the PowerPoint presentation: Jennifer Parke, Oregon State University; Susan Frankel, U.S. Forest Service; and Janice Alexander and Carla Thomas, University of California at Davis. For more information on this program and to download the Power Point presentation please visit www.ncipmc.org/alerts/suddenoakdeath. Future issues of the Connection will provide feedback from participants and information on obtaining a CD of the PowerPoint presentation with audio overlay.
This page developed and managed by the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center. Integrated Pest Management Centers are sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service.
A training teleconference to educate first responders to the potential threat of Phytophthora ramorum (aka Sudden Oak Death) was conducted on October 26th. The training involved 115 sites from 40 states with a total of 731 participants. The program was funded by the U.S. Forest Service and involved the collaboration of USDA-CSREES IPM Centers and the National Plant Diagnostic Network, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the National Plant Health Board. Special thanks to the co-authors of the PowerPoint presentation: Jennifer Parke, Oregon State University; Susan Frankel, U.S. Forest Service; and Janice Alexander and Carla Thomas, University of California at Davis. For more information on this program and to download the Power Point presentation please visit 
This page developed and managed by the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center. Integrated Pest Management Centers are sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service.