AGENDA
12:00 – 12:30pm Registration Opens - Lunch for onsite attendees
12:30 – 12:45pm Welcome and Brief Review of Oak Wilt
First Poll for online registrants
12:45 - 1:05pm GVSU Oak Wilt Drone project
Invasive species work by Non-profit in Grand Haven natural areas leads to a drone surveillance research project launching summer 2024
Dr. Larry Burns
1:05 – 1:35pm Drone Applications in Arboriculture
Using a potential oak wilt monitoring scenario we'll run through the basics of getting certified to fly drones commercially, picking drones and cameras at a given price point, and finding appropriate software for flying and collecting data.
John Widman
BREAK 10 minutes – Poll for online registrants
1:45 – 2:45pm Menominee Tribe Oak Wilt Management Program
Use of drone surveillance, herbicide use and rapid response protocols.
Tommy Stueck - Virtual
2:45 – 3:45pm Propiconazole and Oak Wilt Research Outcomes
Behavior of propiconazole in host, distance travelled from injection points, longevity/degradation, replications, tree wounding.
Dr. Ryan Blaedow – Virtual
3:45 – 4:20 pm Musings from a Career’s Treasure Trove of Oak Wilt Knowledge
Research updates including drone surveillance and in-field diagnostic kits; Concluding Comments
Dr. Jenny Juzwik - Virtual
4:20 - 4:30pm MSU Oak Wilt Activities; CEU announcements
ON-SITE OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS
4:30-5:00pm BMP’s for tree injections, Root Flare Prep
Luke Murchie
5:00 – 6:00pm Demonstration of Bruhn model application in-field
OWQ Team