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From the Lab to the Land: Maine Landowners Partner for Sustainable Forestry Research

Spruce Budworm: What's Past is Prologue

A Forum and Field Tour for Maine's Forest Managers

Date:	October 29, 2009
Where:	Caribou Inn & Convention Center Caribou, Maine
Time:	8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Program:	(click for 229 kb .pdf)

"The CFRU has taken a giant step forward by starting a dialogue among people to get everyone involved in what to do next if another outbreak occurs.”

- Dave Struble in a recent Bangor Daily News Article about the event

In October, the CFRU hosted over 60 scientists, forest landowners and managers, policy makers and others in Caribou for a 30-year retrospective on the last spruce budworm outbreak. The forum included panelists ranging from ecologists  to procurement managers to state policy managers. CFRU members and other guests spent the day discussing first what lessons were learned from the last outbreak and where to look in the future in the event of another outbreak.

Workshop Presentations Moderated by Spencer Meyer
Title	Author	Presentation (Click icon)
Spruce Budworm: Has forest exploitation and management influenced outbreak frequency and severity?	Bob Seymour
Memo to the Next Forest Insect Manager	Lloyd Irland
Maine Spruce Budworm....Connecting the Dots	Ron Lovaglio
Budworm Happens	Gordon Mott
Spruce Budworm and Maine's Forests: Current Status as of 2009	Dave Struble
Purpose, Science and Implementation of the Spruce Budworm Decision Support System	Chris Hennigar
Planning for the Next Spruce Budworm Outbreak in Maine	Jeremy Wilson