Continental Dialogue Meeting
October 5-6, 2010
Brandeis University -- Waltham, MA

Meeting Summary

• October 2010 Meeting Summary

Meeting Materials

• Final Participant List
• Steering Committee Roster
• Initiative and Activity Update

Presentations

• Introductions and Pathways in the Northeast
  Sandy Liebhold, USFS, Northern Research Station
• Economic Impacts of Non-native Forest Pests and Diseases (abstract only)
  Deb McCullough, Michigan State University

Panel #1: Pathway Mitigation

• Golden Imports and the Three Borers: A Balance Between the Benefits and Unintended Consequences of International Trade
  Mike Springborn, UC Davis
• A Localized Survey of Solid Wood Packaging and Insect Activity Pre and Post ISPM 15
  Anand Persad, Davey Tree Company
• Efficacy of Heat Treatment (IFQRG Findings)
  Ron Mack, Jr., APHIS PPQ
• Nursery Efforts: Geraniums as an Example
  Lin Schmale, Society of American Florists
• The New IPPC Standard and Implications for the US and Update on Q-37 Rulemaking
  Heather Coady, APHIS PPQ

Panel #2: Citizen Detection

• USDA’s Citizen Volunteer Pest Survey Project for ALB and EAB
  Tom Chanelli, APHIS PPQ
• Citizen Scientists and the Invaders of Texas Program – (No PowerPoint) Damon Waitt, Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center
• Wasp Watcher Citizen Volunteer Initiative
  Colleen Teerling, Maine Forest Service

Panel #3: Firewood

• Overview of Campground Visitors Study
  Mike Bohne, US Forest Service
• Lessons from the New York State Ban on Movement
  Bruce Williamson, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• USDA National Firewood Task Force: Recommendations and Progress
  Ann Gibbs, Maine Department of Agriculture
• Private Campground Perspective – (No PowerPoint)
  Marcia Galvin, Normandy Farms

Panel #4: Continental Dialogue Outreach Efforts

• Overview of Efforts
  Jodie Ellis, Purdue University
• New Polling Results
  Dave Metz, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates
• Developments in the Don’t Move Firewood Campaign
  Leigh Greenwood, The Nature Conservancy
• Potential Topics for New Documentary
  Martin Hamburger, The Hamburger Company

Poster Presentations

• Address P. ramorum Initiative Poster
• National Park Service Releases Eastern Forests Rapid Response Plan (paper)
  James Åkerson, National Park Service Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team
• Early warning system against forest invasive fungal alien species and emerging diseases on live plant material  (abstract)
  Jean Bérubé, Canadian Forest Service
• Managing Invasive Forest Pests in Pennsylvania
  Don Eggen, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Anoplophora glabripennis Advancements in Eradication Program (abstract)
  Christine Markham and Brendon Reardon, USDA APHIS

Breakout Group Materials

• Address P. ramorum Initiative Breakout Session
  • Phytophthora ramorum: What is the Threat to the East?