Wednesday, August 17, 2016
8:00am
Welcome
Dr. Frank Hale, Professor, University of Tennessee
8:15am
Oak Identification
Presentation and Hands-On Session
Dr. Larry Tankersley, Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee
10:00am
Break
10:15am
Common Oak Diseases in the Southern Region of the U.S.
Presentation and Hands-On Session
Dr. Alan Windham, Professor, University of Tennessee
11:15am
Common Arthropods of Oak in the Southern Region of the U.S.
Presentation and Hands-On Session
Dr.Frank Hale, Professor, University of Tennessee
12:15pm
Lunch (provided)
1:15pm
Oak Identification, Disease Identification, and Insect Identification Walking Tour
Dr. Larry Tankersley, Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee; Dr. Alan Windham,
Professor, University of Tennessee; and Dr. Frank Hale, Professor, University of Tennessee
Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:00am
Emerging and potential health threats to oaks in the US
Dr. Jason Smith, Associate Professor of Forest Pathology State Forest Health Extension Specialist University of FloridaBreak
9:45am
Beetle Surveys and Wood Boring Insects
Eric Day, Insect Identification Lab Manager, Virginia Tech
10:00am
Beetle Surveys
Eric Day, Insect Identification Lab Manager, Virginia Tech
Discussion-Surveying for Pests on Diseases in Oak