National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2005

Abstract

This proceedings is a compilation of 24 papers that were presented at the regional meetings of the forest and conservation nursery associations in the United States in 2005. The Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association meeting was held at the Yarrow Resort Hotel and Conference Center in Park City, UT, on July 18 to 20. The meeting was hosted by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Land, Lone Peak Nursery. Morning technical sessions were followed by field trips to restoration projects on the middle reach of the Provo River, McAffee Hill, and Dry Canyon, as well as tours of the Swaner Nature Preserve outside Park City, UT. Subject matter for the technical sessions included restoration outplanting, native species propagation, bareroot and container nursery culturing, greenhouse management, and gene conservation. The Northeastern Forest and Conservation Nursery Association meeting was held on August 1 to 4 at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, MO. The meeting was hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation, George O. White State Forest Nursery. Technical sessions were followed by tours of the Hammons Products Company walnut processing facility and Hammons Sho-nuf Walnut Plantation in Stockton, MO, and the George O. White State Forest Nursery in Licking, MO. Subject matter for the technical sessions included bareroot and container nursery culturing, hardwood management, and insect and disease monitoring.

Titles contained within National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2005

• Strategies for Seed Propagation of Native Forbs
• Revegetation Strategies and Technologies for Restoration of Aridic Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) Infestation Sites
• Meadow Restoration in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Southern Idaho
• Revegetation of Reconstructed Reaches of the Provo River, Heber Valley, Utah
• Chlorophyll fluorescence: What is it and what do the numbers mean?
• Run for cover! What's covering your greenhouse and how is it affecting seedling growth?
• An evolution of bareroot cultural practices at J. Herbert Stone Nursery
• Panel Discussion: Stocktypes for Outplanting in Zion National Park
• Panel Discussion: Container Stock and Why?
• Panel Discussion: Trends in Container Types
• Panel Discussion: Red Lake Forestry Greenhouse Operations
• Whitebark Pine Guidelines for Planting Prescriptions
• Whitebark Pine Germination, Rust Resistance, and Cold Hardiness Among Seed Sources in the Inland Northwest: Planting Strategies for Restoration
• What's New With Nurseries and Reforestation Projects at the Missoula Technology and Development Center
• Growing Shrubs at the George O. White State Forest Nursery: What Has Worked and What Has Not
• The USDA Forest Service National Seed Laboratory
• Basamid® G for weed control in forest tree nurseries
• Survival and Growth of Container and Bareroot Shortleaf Pine Seedlings in Missouri
• Red Oak Research and Demonstration Area in Phelps Township, North Bay, Ontario-2004 to 2005
• Designing and implementing a new nursery computer program at George O. White State Nursery, Missouri Department of Conservation
• Beyond the Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer
• Phomopsis and Sudden Oak Death: A Tale of Two Nursery Nuisances
• Using X-Ray Image Analysis to Assess the Viability of Northern Red Oak Acorns: Implications for Seed Handlers
• Exponential Nutrient Loading as a Means to Optimize Bareroot Nursery Fertility of Oak Species

Citation

Riley, L.E.; Dumroese, R.K.; Landis, T.D., tech. coords. 2006. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2005. Proc. RMRS-P-43. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 160 p.