North America’s top
Forest Vegetation
Management Experts &
Risk Management
Strategists come
together to provide your
employees with state-of-
the-art knowledge and
skills that are needed in
today's world.
Training Socio-Economic Impacts Public Perceptions
Risk Assessment & Management Science Caring
Facts Knowledge Media Engagement
Participants completing this course will understand:
The principles of forest vegetation management
The role of herbicides in promoting successful forest regeneration
The effects of plant competition on the growth and development of forest stands
Types and formulations of herbicides available for forest vegetation management
How to select the most effective herbicide to meet a specific silvicultural objective
The latest research on environmental fate of herbicides in the forest environment
Principles of toxicology related to forest herbicides
The most recent understanding on the effects of herbicides on forest wildlife and wildlife habitat
State-of-the-art techniques on how to most effectively apply herbicides and protect the environment
Principles of risk perception and how to engage in successful risk communication with the public
Advanced integrated forest vegetation management and alternatives to herbicides
How to develop a successful forest vegetation management plan using herbicides and the
alternatives
Calibration of equipment, including troubleshooting
UAV (Drone) technology as it applies to vegetation management
Certificate: Each course participant will receive a certificate* that showing they have obtained the most comprehensive training available and demonstrated the skills necessary to practice forest vegetation management. *Attendance to all sessions is mandatory. Credits: Continuing Forestry Education Credits: 28 Registration Information: Cost: $2399 + 5% GST Enrollment is limited to 40 people on a first-come-first-serve basis. We must have your application
in hand and payment received in order to guarantee your spot on this course. Cancellation Policy:
Full refund if you cancel more than 2 weeks prior to course starting 50% refund if you cancel 2 weeks or less prior to course starting If you register 2 weeks or less prior to course starting your course fees are non-refundable
BOOK EARLY AS THIS COURSE WILL SELL OUT
DATE TIME TOPIC INSTRUCTOR
8:15 – 8:30 AM Introduction - Course Objectives and Schedule
Todd MacPherson,
MCFT
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Principles of Forest Vegetation Management
Silvicultural context
Principles of plant competition
Effects on long-term stand development
Costs and benefits
Site selection considerations
Dr. Doug Pitt, DFL
10:00 – 10:30 AM NUTRITION BREAK—CATERED (included in tuition)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Physical & Chemical Properties of Herbicides
Types
Formulations
Absorption and translocation
Modes & Mechanisms of Herbicide Action
Dr. Ryan Prosser, ECCC
(Lead)
Ron Lemin, CPS
12:00 – 1:00 PM LUNCH (included in tuition)
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Herbicide Prescriptions, Efficacy, & Diagnosis
Herbicide selection
Rate and timing (site prep, release)
Total application volume choices
Selectivity and crop tolerance
Silvicultural efficacy
Diagnosing problems and causes
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
Ron Lemin, CPS
Dr. Brian Roth, UMAINE
CFRU
2:30 – 3:00 PM NUTRITION BREAK—CATERED (included in tuition)
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Herbicide Application Technology
Methods of application (serial and waving wand)
Sprayer calibration
Nozzles, speed, release height (best practices)
Managing treatment and coverage
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
Ron Lemin, CPS
4:30 – 5:00 PM Vermilion Forest Management Perspective Doug Maki, VFM
5:00 – 5:30 PM J.D. Irving Perspective Jason Killam, JDI
5:30 – 9:00 PM
Judy Creek Mixedwood Trials (Field Trip)
Stop along the way at Carson Pegasus Provincial
Park for catered dinner.
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
Dr. Doug Pitt, DFL
Dr. Phil Comeau, U of A
Monday, M
ay 15th
, 2017
DATE TIME MODULE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR
Tuesd
ay May 1
6th
, 2017
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Field Trip
Board bus and visit sites – Bagged lunch and nutrition
breaks (included in tuition)
Equipment show and tell & data collection
Ground – waving wand
Aerial
Rotary wing/batch truck
UAV / Drones (demo)
Calibration
Exercises
Perform calibration of rotary wing aircraft
Backpack foliar application setup
Troubleshooting – we break it and you fix it
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
Ron Lemin, CPS
Dr. Brian Roth,
UMAINE CFRU
Jason Killam, JDI
Michael, Cunningham,
EA
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Steak Dinner (included in tuition)
After Dinner talk on invasive plants AISC
DATE TIME MODULE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR
Wednesd
ay, May 1
7th
, 2017
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM NUTRITION BREAK AT
INSTRUCTOR’S DISCRETION
Regulatory Toxicology
Human Health Hazard and Risk Assessment &
perceptions about pesticide safety
Risk Perception
Resolving the pesticide controversy
The World Health Organization IARC
designation of glyphosate as a "probable human
carcinogen
The international reaction and position
Dr. Leonard Ritter, U of G
12:00 – 1:00 PM LUNCH (included in tuition)
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Federal & Provincial Regulations
The rule and regulation making process
Effective ways to protect riparian zones and other
sensitive areas
Public notifications
Trends in regulation
Vivianne Servant, AEP
1:30 – 2:45 PM Environmental Fate of Herbicides Dr. Ryan Prosser, ECCC
2:45 – 3:15 PM NUTRITION BREAK (included in tuition)
3:15 – 5:15 PM
Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Effects
Terrestrial
Aquatic
Dr. Thomas Sullivan, UBC
ON YOUR OWN FOR DINNER — ENJOY THE EVENING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES
DATE TIME MODULE TOPIC INSTRUCTOR
Thursd
ay, May 1
8th
, 2017
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Integrated Forest Vegetation Management &
Alternatives to Herbicides
Principles of plant autecology and making vegetation
management decisions
Alternatives to herbicides and their effectiveness /
impacts
Elements of cost comparisons
The Quebec experience and emerging challenges
Dr. Nelson Thiffault, MFFPQ
10:00 – 10:15 AM NUTRITION BREAK (included in tuition)
10:15 – 12:15 PM
Risk Communications (Part I)
Public perceptions of risk
Social acceptance thresholds
Dr. William Leiss, U of O
12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH (included in tuition)
1:15 – 2:45 PM
Risk Communications (Part II)
Trends - the changing communications landscape in
natural resource sectors
Defining & sharing your story
Meaningful public engagement
Handling difficult conversations with media & the
public
Chrystiane Mallaley,
NATIONAL
2:45 – 3:00 PM NUTRITION BREAK (included in tuition)
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Quality Assurance & Risk Mitigation – Expert Panel
Discussion
Minimizing drift, drift models
GIS data uploads for application navigation
Enhanced use of GIS for treatment management and
monitoring in real time
Onboard "real-time" GPS navigation and
boom on/off data recording
Auto booms
Internal / External Communication
What will the future bring?
Social License
Co-management of land base
UAVs?
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL– Lead
Ron Lemin, CPS
Michael, Cunningham, EA
Dr. Brian Roth, UMAINE
CFRU
Doug Maki, VFM
Jason Killam, JDI
5:00 – 5:30 PM Evaluations and closing comments Todd MacPherson, MCFT
Milo Mihajlovich, MEL
NAME AFFILIATION BIO
MILO MIHAJLOVICH
Mihajlovich Enterprises
Ltd
Vegetation Management Consultant
Silviculturist
Restoration and Reclamation ecologist
First Nations negotiator and trainer
DR. DOUG PITT
DeltaForest Ltd
Research Scientist, Quantitative Silviculture, Canadian Wood
Fibre Centre, Canadian Forest Service (RET).
Adjunct professor of Silviculture and Biometrics, Lakehead
University and University of Alberta.
Honorary Research Associate, School of Graduate Studies,
University of New Brunswick.
Previously:
Advisor to the Canadian Ecology Centre – Forestry Research
Partnership.
Operations Forester and Forest Protection Supervisor, J.D.
Irving Limited.
DR. RYAN PROSSER
Post-doctoral Fellow at
Environment and
Climate Change Canada
Exceptional Reviewer Award from Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry
Citation from President of Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry
Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
Member of Editorial Board for Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry
RON LEMIN
Crop Production
Services - Timberland
Division Vegetation Management Consultant
DR. BRIAN ROTH
University of Maine Acting Director, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU)
at the University of Maine (UMAINE).
NAME AFFILIATION BIO
DOUG MAKI
Vermilion Forest
Management Company
Ltd.
Silviculture Forester at The Vermilion Forest Management
Company Ltd. in Sudbury, Ontario since 1997.
Doug's silviculture program includes aerial application of a
glyphosate product in clearcut areas and a triclopyr product in
white pine shelterwood areas by helicopter.
Advocate for the continued judicious use of herbicides as a
necessary tool in forestry.
JASON KILLAM
J. D. Irving Ltd.
Chief Forester at JDI Ltd
Forest Engineer
Masters in Business Administration
DR. PHIL COMEAU
University of Alberta
Ph.D. in Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia
12 years with the Research Branch of the British Columbia.
Ministry of Forests.
Since 2000 Professor of Silviculture and Stand Dynamics at
University of Alberta.
Research projects
studies of competition dynamics, vegetation management and
mixedwood management options, and effects of overstory
canopies on microclimate and growth of conifer regeneration
in various parts of western Canada, including BC. He is also
actively involved in development of mortality and growth
models for the Mixedwood Growth Model (MGM).
MICHAEL
CUNNINGHAM
Engage Agro Vegetation Management Specialist
Forestry Business & Account Manager
NAME AFFILIATION BIO
DR. LEONARD RITTER
University of Guelph
Professor Emeritus (toxicology), University of Guelph
Adjunct Professor (toxicology), Chulabhorn Research and
Graduate Institutes, Bangkok, Thailand
Member, United Nations WHO Joint Expert Committee on
Food Additives
Chair, PMRA Lindane Board of Review
Chair, Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on the
Integrated Testing of Pesticides
Member, US EPA Human Studies Review Board
Chair, PMRA External Advisory Panel on Essential Oil-
based Personal Insect Repellents
VIVIANNE SERVANT
Alberta Environment &
Parks
Pesticide Certification Specialist with Alberta Environment
and Parks
Pesticide Certification Specialist for 18 years
Bachelor of Science degree and a Teaching Certificate in
Adult and Continuing Education (both from the University
of Alberta)
Was an inspector, and then an investigator, with Alberta
Environment for years.
8 years in the landscape and tree farm industries.
DR. TOM SULLIVAN
University of British
Columbia
Professor Emeritus, Applied Biology (Appointed Jointly with
UBC Forestry)
Applied Animal Biology, Applied Biology, Integrated Studies in
Land & Food Systems
Studies are concerned with integrated management of wildlife
resources within agricultural and forest environments. In
particular, evaluation of biodiversity and sustainability in a
landscape mosaic of agro-ecosystems and natural habitats is
based on measurement of vegetation, small mammal
communities, and habitat structure.
DR. NELSON THIFFAULT
Direction de la
recherche forestière,
Ministère des Forêts, de
la Faune et des Parcs du
Québec (Forest
Research Branch,
Quebec Ministry of
Forests, Wildlife and
Parks)
Research Scientist, regeneration silviculture, ecology,
ecophysiology
Adjunct Professor, Université Laval, Université de
Sherbrooke, Université du Québec en Abitibi-
Témiscamingue, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Regular Member, Centre for Forest Research
NAME AFFILIATION BIO
DR. WILIAM LEISS
McLaughlin Center for
Population Health Risk
Assessment,
University of Ottawa
Research Scientist
Fellow and Past-President (1999-2001) of the Royal Society
of Canada
Officer in the Order of Canada.
1999 to 2005 held the NSERC/SSHRC Research Chair in
Risk Communication and Public Policy in the Haskayne
School of Business, University of Calgary
1994 to 1999 he held the Eco-Research Chair in
Environmental Policy at Queen’s University, Kingston,
Ontario.
CHRYSTIANE MALLALEY
NATIONAL
Director at NATIONAL
Chrystiane is skilled in stakeholder relations, issues
management, and strategic planning. Clients benefit from
Chrystiane’s ability to translate complex subjects into
meaningful messages that resonate with key audiences, and
her commitment to building understanding and engagement
to deliver desired results.
Hotel reservations at Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Whitecourt are $109 plus tax per night when you use code CG14FO. Phone 1-780-396-0990 or visit tinyurl.com/mcft2017 to book your room. Deadline for booking your room is April 14, 2017 otherwise full rates apply with no guarantee of room availability. Microtel offers hot complimentary breakfast from 5-9am in the morning and a light dinner from 5-7pm in the evening. They also have a dry sauna, hot tub & enhanced fitness facility.
4915 49th Avenue , Whitecourt, AB T7S 0E8 CA
The conference will be held at St. Joseph Parish Hall 5538 Mink Creek Rd, Whitecourt, AB. It is located 1.6 KM from hotel so transportation will be provided to those of you requiring it.
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Tuition of $2399.00+ 5% GST per participant must be paid in full, two weeks prior to
the course dates. Payment can be made by cheque, purchase order, debit, Visa or Mas-terCard.
Refund Policy:
Full refund if cancelled more than two weeks prior to course start date
50% refund if cancelled two weeks or less prior to course start date
Non-refundable if payment is received less than two weeks prior to course start
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Please email or fax your completed application to:
Todd MacPherson
Maritime College of Forest Technology
1350 Regent Street
Fredericton NB E3C 2G6 | Phone: (506) 458-0649 | Fax: (506) 458-0652 | E-mail: [email protected]
Gold Sponsor: (2 available) $2,000* each Silver Sponsor: (4 available) $900* each
Sponsor of dinner - two choices available
1) Day 1 - May 15th - Dinner stop at Carson
Pegasus Provincial Park
2) Day 2 - May 16th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall
Includes:
15 - 30 minute after dinner talk
Table placards
Full-page ad in brochure
Continuous rolling advert / presentation at
conference
Mentioned during workshop
Static display for entire workshop
Sponsor of Lunch - 4 dates available
1) Day 1 - May 15th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall (SOLD)
2) Day 2 - May 16th - In the field
3) Day 3 - May 17th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall
4) Day 4 - May 18th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall
Includes:
15 minute after lunch talk (~12:30 - 12:45 PM)
Table placards
Half-page ad in brochure
Continuous rolling advert / presentation at conference
Mentioned during workshop
Static display for entire workshop
Bonze Sponsor: (11 available) $300* each Static Display: (20 available) $200* each
Sponsor of Nutritional Break - 12 times available
1) Day 1 - May 15th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall - 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, & 2:30 PM
2) Day 2 - May 16th - In the field - 10:00 AM, 3:00
PM
3) Day 3 - May 17th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall - 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, & 2:45 PM
4) Day 4 - May 18th - St. Joseph’s Parish Church
Hall - 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, & 2:45 PM
Includes:
1/8th-page ad in brochure
Continuous rolling advert / presentation at
conference Mentioned during workshop
50% off of the price of the static display - no
charge if you sponsor two or more breaks.
A great way for you to reach your target audience.
This workshop will be attended by Vegetation
Managers from Western Canada.
You display must be set up by 5:00PM on Sunday,
May 14th, 2017. Up 10 ft X 10 ft of display space on
conference floor.
Due to location you can only staff your display
when the conference is not in session.
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