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ODA Plant Programs, Noxious Weed Control

Oregon InterAgency Noxious Weed Symposium
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
La Sells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis, OR 97331
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11:00​ ​ Registration and poster session opens ​

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1:00 ​ Welcome and Introduction - Katy Coba, Director of ODA​
​ ​ Agency and Cooperator Updates

 ​ Session Moderatior: Tim Butler, ODA
1:20​ ​ National Trends and Healthy Habitats Coalition Funding for Western States - John Cantlon, DuPont Corp.
2:00​ ​ USDI Bureau of Land Management - Sean MacDougall, BLM, Spokane District
2:15 ​ USDA Forest Service - Shawna Bautista, USFS
2:30​ ​ Oregon Invasive Species Council - Rick Boatner, OR. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
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2:45 ​ Break

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​ ​ Weed Mapping Technologies
​ ​ Session Moderator: Alex Park, ODA
3:15​ ​ EDDMaps & EDDMaps Mobile App. - Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
3:45​ ​ IMap Invasives - Lindsey Wise, Portland State University, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
4:00​ ​ The New Oregon WeedMapper - Alex Park, Oregon Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program​
4:15​ ​

Practical Applications of Mapping Tools - Doug Johnson, Oregon State University, Dept. of Rangeland Resources

​5:00 ​ ​Adjourn & Poster Session
​5:30 ​ ​Social Hour (No Host Bar)
​6:00 ​ ​Awards Dinner at CH2M Hill Alumni Center
​ ​ ​725 Southwest 26th St. Corvallis, OR 97331 (adjacent to the meeting facility)
 
 
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
​La Sells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis, OR 97331 ​ ​
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​  ​ ​Regional Roundup and Border Patrol
​ ​ ​Session Moderator: Tom Forney, ODA
​8:00 ​
​Northwest Oregon and Washington - Glenn Miller, OR. Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
​8:20 ​
​Southwest Oregon and California - Carri Pirosko, OR. Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
​8:40 ​
​North Central Oregon and Washington - Dave Langland, OR Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
​9:00 ​
​South Central Oregon and California - Mike Crumrine, OR Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
​9:20 ​
​Northeast Oregon and Idaho - Dan Sharratt, OR. Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program, Retired
​9:40 ​
​Southeast Oregon and Nevada - Bonnie Rasmussen, OR. Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
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​10:00 ​ ​Break and Poster Sesssion
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​ ​ ​Aquatics on the Move
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​Session Moderator: Mark Sytsma, PSU Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
​10:15 ​
​New Invasive Aquatic Weeds Threatening Oregon - Vanessa Howard-Morgan, PSU, Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
​10:45 ​ ​Large-scale Treatment of Milfoil - Curt Carpenter, Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District and Dave Klutz, Lakeland Restoration Services LLC., ID
​11:15 ​
​Challenges of Yellow Floating Heart Control with Non-chemical Control - Barb Mumblo, USFS Rogue Siskiyou NF and Bruce Hansen, USFS PNW Research Station
​11:45 ​
​Organizing an Aquatic Weed Survey - Brook Gray, Crooked River CWMA
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​12:15 ​ ​Lunch provided with registration
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​Restoration and Other Interesting Stuff
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​Session Moderator: Glenn Miller, ODA
​1:30 ​
​Noxious Weed Control in Western Australia - Dennis Isaacson, OR Dept. of Ag, Retired
​2:00 ​ ​Prairie 101 - Lynda Boyer, Heritage Seedlings Inc. 
​2:45 ​ ​Invasive Plant Control as a Component of Native Plant Conservation Projects - Kelly Amsberry, OR Dept. of Ag., Native Plant Conservation
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​3:15 ​ Break and poster session​
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​Cont. ​ ​Restoration and Other Interesting Stuff
​3:30 ​
Bandon Gorse Control and Restoration Project - Sherri Laier, OR State Parks & Recreation
​4:00 ​ ​Targeted Grazing: When is it a viable part of IPM? - Claudia Ingham, Oregon State University, Animal & Rangeland Sciences and Craig Madsen, Healing Hooves, LLC
​4:30 ​
Fire and herbicide impacts on annual species successional dynamics within invaded shrubland communities - Merilynn Hirsch-Schantz, Oregon State University, Dept. of Rangeland Ecology and Management
​5:00 ​ ​Adjourn
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
La Sells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis, OR 97331

​ ​ ​Biological Control of Weeds
​ ​ ​Session Moderator: Eric Coombs, ODA
​8:00  ​ ​Oregon, What's New - Eric Coombs, OR. Dept. of Ag, Noxious Weed Control Program
​8:30 ​ ​International Outlook - Mark Schwarzlander, University of Idaho Dept. of Entomology
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​ ​ ​Oregon on the Ground Projects
​ ​ ​Session Moderator: Mike Crumrine, ODA
​9:15 ​ ​Coordinating Garlic Mustard Control With a Large-scale Homeowners Association - Mary Logalbo & Michelle Delephine, West Multnomah SWCD
​9:45 ​ ​Goatsrue, A New Weed in Oregon - Dominic Maze, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
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​10:00 ​ ​Break and Poster Session
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​10:15 ​ ​Organizing a Large Scale Cooperative Weed Control Project - Don Farrar, Gilliam County Weed Control Program
​10:45 ​ ​Biocontrol in Action, Successful Control of Dalmation Toadflax - Bonnie Rasmussen & Dan Sharratt, OR. Dept. of Ag Noxious Weed Control Program
​11:15 ​ ​Chewaucan Project - Grace Haskins, Lake County Cooperative Weed Mgmt Area
​11:50 ​ ​Closing Remarks - Tim Butler, OR. Dept. of Agriculture, Noxious Weed Control Program
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​12:00 ​ ​Symposium Adjourn
 
 
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Lodging, Parking, Directions & Pesticide Credits
 
Lodging:
Our host hotel is: Hilton Garden Inn, 2500 Southwest Western Blvd., Corvallis, Oregon 97330 Phone: 541-752-0800, Our personalized reservation website - Reserve quickly

For additional lodging in the Corvallis area visit: visitcorvallis.com

Parking:
The LaSells Stewart Center features ample parking across the street in the Reser Stadium parking lot. The campus parking lots are pay lots from 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Parking permits are available from automated kiosks in the lots and from the Parking Services office in Adams Hall, located at 15th & Washington. The full-day (five-hours or more) price is $7, with the parking lot kiosks offering hourly parking passes at $1 per hourly increment for up to four hours. Weeklong parking passes are available for $34. For additional information regarding parking visit: parking information

Directions:
For driving directions to the venue visit: directions

Pesticide applicator credits:
Oregon and Washington Pesticide Applicator license credits available
 
Registration form and printable agenda
Print the agenda and registration form
 
Conference Contact Information
For questions or further information contact:

Primary contact: Jo Davis, ODA Noxious Weed Control Program Assistant: 503-986-4757

Secondary contact: Shannon Brubaker, Special Projects Facilitator: 503-986-4622

Main desk: 503-986-4621
 
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