This Event Has Been POSTPONED. A new date will be announced soon. 
Please join us in Nutting Hall on the University of Maine Campus in Orono for a Lecture and Field Tour to the PEF by Drs. Dave Houston and Stacy McNulty on Beech Bark Disease, Beech Management and Wildlife Values.
The lecture is open to all attendees, however, there are limited spots for the field tour, so register early to guarantee a spot.
There is no charge for the event and the Society of American Foresters has approved this event for 3.0 Category 1 CFE’s.
For Questions please contact : Dr. Laura Kenefic laura.kenefic@usda.gov
Agenda:
| Time | Item | Presenter |
| Lectures | ||
| 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM | Registration, Coffee and Doughnuts | |
| 8:10 AM – 8:15 AM | Welcome and Workshop Overview | Kenefic |
| 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM | Resistance and Tolerance to Beech Bark Disease: Management Considerations for Restoring Value in American Beech | Houston |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM | Beyond the Disease: Forest Diversity, Wildlife, and the Enduring Role of American Beech | McNulty |
| 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Questions and answers | |
| 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Travel (University Vans) | |
| Field Tour | ||
| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Site 1: Beech Bark Disease | Houston & McNulty |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Beech Management at Site 1 | Houston & McNulty |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Wildlife Value of Beech at Site 1 | Houston & McNulty |
| 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Travel to Site 2 | |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Beech Management at Site 2 | Houston & McNulty |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Wildlife Value of Beech at site 2 | Houston & McNulty |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Questions and Wrap Up | |
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Travel to University | |
| 1:00 PM | Adjourn | |