Attendees will learn a basic introduction to invasive pests and their impact on Nashville’s urban forest, latest developments on a new disease that is threatening certain tree species in the southeast, abiotic issues impacting our urban forest, integrated past management, and demonstrations on insecticide usage applied through tree injection and systemic bark sprays.
Date: Wednesday, July 24th 2024
Time: 8:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: TSU Educational Pavilion, 1513 Ed Temple Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
(Inside the TSU Agricultural Research & Education Center)
Additional Details:
- Free Event
- Street Parking
- Lunch provided
- ISA CEUs: Pending
- TN Pesticide CEUs: Pending
Registration
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 AM Doors Open / Registration
8:30 - 8:35 AM Welcome
8:35 - 9:30 AM Vascular Streak Dieback Research Update
Fulya Baysal-Gurel, PhD, Associate Dean of Research at College of Agriculture and Associate Professor at Tennessee State University
9:30 - 10:30 AM Exploring pest management options for Nashville's major landscape threats
Kendra Wagner, Research Scientist, Rainbow Ecoscience
10:50 - 11:40 AM Outdoor Demonstrations: Tree Injection and Systemic Bark Spray
Kendra Wagner and Dana Russell, Rainbow Ecoscience Team
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch + SLF Nashville Update
12:30 - 1:30 PM Cultivating Vibrant Landscapes: Enhancing Soil Health and Managing Acidity
Kendra Wagner, Research Scientist, Rainbow Ecoscience
