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Monday, June 18

Registration - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 19

Registration - 9:30 a.m.

Field trip [FULL; registration for this event is now closed] - 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sudden oak death: biosecurity concerns and forest restoration. We will depart from the Petaluma Sheraton and travel northeast into the heart of the Sonoma Valley. Stops will include Quarryhill Botanical Garden for an introduction to biosecurity risks, international plant hunters, and the rare Asian species on display; Bouverie Wildflower Preserve for a hike through oak woodlands with SOD discussions regarding long-term system changes and restoration; and the Matanzas Creek Winery and Lavender Farm for a tour of the lavender fields and wine tasting. Contact Janice Alexander for more information.

Wednesday, June 20

Registration - 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Indoor sessions - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

North American and International updates

Review papers

Waterways and Monitoring

Concurrent sessions: Nurseries and Fire Ecology

Nursery Committee meeting - open to all interested parties (free) - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Poster session social - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
For questions about posters, contact Janice Alexander

Thursday, June 21

Indoor sessions - 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Diagnostics and Biology

Wildland Management (special free session open to the public)

Meeting summary and future needs - 4:45 to 5:15 p.m.

Free Public session: Sudden oak death question and answers - 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. For questions, contact Janice Alexander.

Friday, June 22

Special session - "What are we trying to save? Tanoak: history, values and ecology" (Session is free and open to the public.) - 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The papers presented here will be published as a book on tanoak, a compendium of what we have learned about this important sudden oak death host. In addition to speakers, we will offer tanoak, California bay laurel and other wild foods to sample; tanoak flooring and other wood products to view. A mini-fest of all things tanoak.

Adjourn