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A “FREE WITH CREDITS” Oak Wilt Workshop for the Green Industry, Municipalities and Residents offered by Cornell University, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation,

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County and Westchester County Parks. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. See bottom of page for details.

Oak Wilt: A Harmful Introduction to New York State Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Westchester County Center,

198 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606 NYS-DEC: 2.50 in cat. 2, 3a, 9, 10 & 25. NYS-ISA: 2.5 in Certified Arborist &

Municipal Specialist, 1.25 in BCMA Science & BCMA Practice. NYS-LA: 2.0 HSW hours. SAF: 2.5 in cat. 1.

Presenters: Karen Snover-Clift-Cornell University, Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Director & NEPDN Associate Director

Jerry Carlson-NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Research Scientist & Chief of Forest Protection Division of Lands & Forests

Workshop Agenda

8:15-8:50am: Registration 8:50-9:00am: Welcome and Introductions 9:00-10:00am: Oak Wilt: What is It and What Do New Discoveries of this Harmful Pathogen Mean

for Oaks in New York State-Karen Snover-Clift 10:00-10:15am: Refreshment Break 10:15-11:15am: Oak Wilt: The NYSDEC’s Strategy for Minimizing the Damage of this Harmful

Pathogen’s Infections-Jerry Carlson 11:15-11:45am: Question and Answer Period with the Presenters. 11:45am: Adjourn

REGISTER BY EMAIL OR PHONE AT: mpm47@cornell.edu or 914-285-4640 (Martha Mocbeichel). QUESTIONS BY EMAIL OR PHONE AT: ggg3@cornell.edu or 914-285-4618 (Jerry Giordano), Cornell Cooperative Extension, 3 West Main St., Suite 112, Elmsford, NY 10523.