Noon – 7:00 pm Registration Open
9:00 am – Noon Invasive Shothole Borer Complex: Identification,
Biology, Monitoring, and Control Strategies
*Separate Fee Required ($35 member/$50 nonmember) Space Limited!
Dr. John N. Kabashima, Environmental Horticulture Advisor and
Dr. Akif Eskalen, Cooperative Extension Plant Pathologist
University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
This workshop will review the biology and symbioses of this devastating
pest complex. Participants will learn how to field identify and monitor the
spread as well as efforts of treatment and control. DPR credits available.
1:00 – 4:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop (Bus Tour)
*Separate Fee Required ($35 member/ $50 nonmember) Space Limited!
Learn about tree and landscape management in the Irvine
area. Tour stops will include Orange County Great Park,
UC Irvine, and properties of The Irvine Companies.
5:00 – 6:00 pm Fun Run, Walk, or Watch to support the Urban Forest
Foundation. Registered participants get a T-shirt!
5:00 – 8:00 pm SA Exams (Saddleback Room)
6:00 – 8:00 pm MFI Reunion (Location TBD)
We will be collecting a $19/pp donation at the door for the MFI Scholarship
Fund for future MFI attendees. Your donation will get you snacks and a
drink. All MFI grads, future grads, friends, and friends of friends invited.
Monday, November 5, 2018
SMA 54th Annual International
Hotel Irvine, Irvine, CA
CEU credits for International Society of Arborists, American Society
of Landscape Architects, and American Planning Association TBA.
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Irvine Skyline; Giant Ferris wheel at Irvine's Spectrum Center by Azusa Tarn via Wikimedia Commons
