TIME DAY 1 (TUE, JULY 25)

8:00 Registration

9:00 Welcome Remarks Randall Kolka (USFS, NRS) Opening Remarks Forrest Boe (MN DNR)

9:10 Keynote Talk : Robert Venette (USFS, NRS)

10:00 Oral Session I. Ecology & Ecological Considerations OS I-01. Ingrid Schneider (UMN) OS I-02. Christopher Wynveen (BU) Coffee Break OS I-03. Jason Kilgore (WJC) OS I-04. Daniel Kashian (WSU) OS I-05. Charles Flower (USFS, NRS)

12:00 Lunch

13:30 OS I-06. Mark Norris (SU) OS I-07. Brian Palik (USFS, NRS) OS I-08. Christopher Looney (UMN) OS I-09. Joshua Davis (MTU) Coffee Break OS I-10. Jacob Diamond (VPI) OS I-11. Nicholas Bolton (MTU) OS I-12. Kathleen Knight (USFS, NRS) OS I-13. Christian Nelson (FDRB)

16:30 Poster Session Core time for the odd numbered posters

18:30 Welcome Reception (- 20:30)

Notes: Evening Registration 17:00 - 18:00, MON, JULY 24

WORKSHOP AGENDA

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TIME DAY 2 (WED, JULY 26)

8:30

Registration (- 8:50)

9:00 Oral Session II. Management Considerations OS II-01. Jonathan Osthus (MDA) OS II-02. Jian Duan (USDA, ARS) OS II-03. Kathleen Knight (USFS, NRS) OS II-04. Jennifer Koch (USFS, NRS) Coffee Break OS II-05. Mark Abrahamson (MDA) OS II-06. John Kotar (UWM) OS II-07. Colleen Matula (WI DNR) OS II-08. Greg Edge (WI DNR)

12:00 Lunch

13:30 Poster Session Core time for the even numbered posters

15:30

OS II-09. Dustin Bronson (WI DNR) OS II-10. Justin Pszwaro (TNC) OS II-11. Paul Dubuque (MN DNR) OS II-12. Anthony D’Amato (UVM)

16:50 Panel Discussion on Operational Considerations (and Other Topics)

17:30 Closing Remarks Anthony D’Amato (UVM)

TIME DAY 3 (THU, JULY 27)

8:00 Meet at Parking Lot

Field Tour I. Ash Forest Planting Experiment site @ Fond du Lac Reservation, MN

Lunch

Field Tour II. Riparian Ash Forest Planting site @ Pokegama River, Superior, WI

Field Tour III. Urban Ash Forests @City of Duluth, MN or Superior City, WI

17:00 End Workshop (Canal Park)

Notes: Tour will include box lunch and water. The tour time might be flexible in dealing with a situation.

Science and Management of Ash Forests after Emerald Ash Borer

Workshop on the Future of Ash Forests

TIME SESSION-NO. TITLE PRESENTER (AFFILIATION), COAUTHORS

9:10 Keynote Talk Where do we go with what we know about the ecology and management of

emerald ash borer?

Robert Venette (USFS, NRS)

10:00 OS I-01 Assessing urban forest visitor responses to emerald ash borer impacts &

management: a Minnesota example

Ingrid Schneider (UMN), Arne Arnberger, Renate Eder, Robert Venette,

Stephanie Snyder, Paul Gobster, Ami Choi, Stuart Cottrell

10:20 OS I-02

Visitor perceptions of protected areas after tree-feeding beetle infestation Christopher Wynveen (Baylor Univ.), Ingrid Schneider, Arne Arnberger

10:40 Coffee Break

11:00 OS I-03 Effects of ash loss on forest vegetation: Long-term monitoring at primarily

undergraduate institutions (PUI’s)

Jason Kilgore (Washington & Jefferson Coll.), Benjamin J. Dolan

11:20 OS I-04 Will ash persist in the presence of emerald ash borer? Evidence from a

multiple-year field study

Daniel Kashian (Wayne State Univ.)

11:40 OS I-05 Effects of emerald ash borer on ash forests and considerations for forest

management

Kathleen Knight, Charles Flower (USFS, NRS), Brian Hoven, Kyle

Costilow, Matt Higham, Valerie Peters, David Gorchov, Robert Long

12:00

Lunch

13:30 OS I-06 Community and ecosystem shifts following emerald ash borer outbreak in

ash-dominated forests

Mark Norris (Stevenson Univ.)

13:50 OS I-07 Evaluating replacement tree species in black ash forests threatened by EAB

and climate change

Brian Palik (USFS, NRS), Anthony D'Amato, Christopher Looney, Robert

Slesak, Mitchell Slater

14:10 OS I-08 The impacts of emerald ash borer and silvicultural management strategies

on black ash forest ground-layer communities

Christopher Looney (UMN) Anthony D'Amato, Brian Palik, Robert

Slesak, Mitchell Slater

14:30 OS I-09 Vegetation responses to simulated emerald ash borer infestation in Fraxinus

nigra-dominated wetlands: Implications for management

Joshua Davis (MTU), Joseph Shannon, Nicholas Bolton, Randall Kolka,

Thomas Pypker

14:50 Coffee Break

15:10 OS I-10 Six year effects of simulated emerald ash borer mortality and harvesting on

black ash ecohydrology

Jacob Diamond (VPI), Robert Slesak, Daniel McLaughlin, Tony D’Amato,

Brian Palik

15:30 OS I-11 Timing, microsite, site preparation, browse deterrent, and species selection

for artificial regeneration within black ash dominated forest at risk of EAB

infestation

Nicholas Bolton (MTU), Joshua Davis, Joseph Shannon, Matthew van

Grinsven, Nam Jin Noh, Shon Schooler, Joseph Wagenbrenner, Randall

Kolka, Thomas Pypker

15:50 OS I-12 The survival and growth of planted tree seedlings in EAB-impacted

floodplain forests depend on restoration methods and microsite factors

Kathleen Knight (USFS, NRS), Rachel Hefflinger, Robert Ford, Kelly

Baggett, James Slavicek

16:10 OS I-13 Adapting to emerald ash borer: planting and assessing the survival, health,

growth, and hydrological impacts of non-ash trees planted into black ash

depressional wetlands

Christian Nelson, Shannon Kesner (Fond du Lac Band)

16:30 Poster Session Core time for the odd numbered posters (- 18:30)

ORAL SESSION I. ECOLOGY & ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

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(Moderators: Wagenbrenner J, Noh NJ)

TIME SESSION-NO. TITLE PRESENTER (AFFILIATION), COAUTHORS

9:00 OS II-01 Implementation of EAB biological control in Minnesota Jonathan Osthus (MDA), Angie Ambourn, Chris Mallet, Monika Chandler,

Brian Aukema, Rob Venette

9:20 OS II-02 Progress and challenges in protecting North American ash from the emerald

ash borer through biological control

Jian Duan (USDA-ARS), Leah Bauer, Roy van Driesche

9:40 OS II-03 The survivors: population dynamics of lingering ash and resistance to

emerald ash borer

Kathleen Knight (USFS, NRS), Jennifer Koch, Rachel Kappler, David Carey,

Mary Mason, Therese Poland

10:00

OS II-04 Breeding for black ash with EAB-resistance sufficient for restoration Jennifer Koch (USFS, NRS), David Carey, Therese Poland, Kathleen Knight, Wilbert Ronald, Mary Mason

10:20 Coffee Break

10:40 OS II-05 When do you pull the trigger? Using monitoring data to optimize EAB management

Mark Abrahamson (MDA), Angie Ambourn, Chris Mallet, Aubree Kees, Sam Fahrner, Brian Aukema, Rob Venette

11:00 OS II-06 Ecological site classification system for wetland forests of northern

Wisconsin

John Kotar (UW-M), Colleen Matula

11:20 OS II-07 Wisconsin’s black ash silviculture trials: field summary and management

recommendations

Colleen Matula (WI DNR)

11:40 OS II-08 A checklist for evaluating management options in lowland ash forest in

Wisconsin

Greg Edge (WI DNR)

12:00

Lunch

13:30

Poster Session Core time for the even numbered posters

15:30 OS II-09 Remediation of post-EAB infested black ash stands in Wisconsin Dustin Bronson (WI DNR), Laura Reuling, Robert Slesak, Anthony

D'Amato

15:50 OS II-10 Long-term findings from the Wisconsin swamp hardwood trials: applying

results to a new challenge

Justin Pszwaro (TNC)

16:10

OS II-11 Approaches for managing black ash forests in Minnesota Paul Dubuque (MN DNR)

16:30

OS II-12 Recommendations for moving forward based on management experience

and recent research in black ash wetlands

Anthony D’Amato (UVM)

16:50

Panel Discussion on Operational Considerations (and Other Topics)

17:30 Closing Remarks Anthony D’Amato (UVM)

Notes: We will set a registration desk for unregistered participants potentially at 8:30-8:50. We respectfully ask participants to be at the session room before 9:00.

ORAL SESSION II. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

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(Moderators: Pypker T, Slesak R, D’Amato A)

NO. TITLE PRESENTER (AFFILIATION), COAUTHORS PS01 The Future of Ash - Creative Research Project

Kelly van Frankenhuyzen (Michigan State Univ.)

PS02 Plasticity in cold tolerance of overwintering emerald ash borer Robert Venette (USFS, NRS), Kathleen Knight, Charles Flower

PS03 Potential effects of emerald ash borer invasion on wetland community composition Melissa Youngquist (UMN), Sue Eggers, Anthony D'Amato, Brian Palik, Robert Slesak, Mitchell Slater

PS04 Linking emerald ash borer to changes in ecosystem function: how changes in litter quality may influence leaf decomposition and invertebrate growth

Melissa Youngquist (UMN), Chandra Wiley, Sue Eggert, Anthony D'Amato, Brian Palik, Robert Slesak, Mitchell Slater

PS05 Emerald ash borer induced ash decline and its effects on belowground nutrient and microbial community dynamics

Charles Flower (USFS, NRS), Michael Ricketts, Kathleen Knight, Robert Long, Miquel Gonzalez-Meler

PS06 EAB-induced tree mortality impacts on ecosystem respiration and tree water use in an experimental forest

Charles Flower (USFS, NRS), Douglas Lynch, Kathleen Knight, Miquel Gonzalez-Meler

PS07 Water level controls on transpiration of co-dominant species in black ash wetlands

Joseph Shannon (MTU), Joshua Davis, Matthew van Grinsven, Nicholas Bolton, Nam Jin Noh, Thomas Pypker, Randall Kolka, Joseph Wagenbrenner

PS08 Short-term responses of dissolved carbon and nitrogen concentrations to simulated emerald ash borer infestation in a black ash-dominated paired watershed

Nam Jin Noh (MTU), Mattew van Grinsven, Joseph Shannon, Nichols Bolton, Joshua Davis, Stephen Sebestyen, Thomas Pypker, Randall Kolka, Jospeh Wagenbrenner

PS09 Black ash wetland watershed hydrology and soil biogeochemistry responses to a simulated emerald ash borer disturbance

Matthew Van Grinsven (NMU), Joseph Shannon, Nichols Bolton, Joshua Davis, Nam Jin Noh, Joseph Wagenbrenner, Stephen Sebestyen, Randall Kolka, Thomas Pypker

PS10 Temperature and water level effects on greenhouse gas fluxes in soil cores from black ash (Fraxinus nigra) wetlands in the northern Great Lake States, USA

Alan Toczydlowski (UMN), Robert Slesak, Randall KolKa

PS11 Soil carbon and nitrogen pools across a range of black ash wetlands

Randall Kolka (USFS, NRS), Alan Toczydlowski, Robert Slesak

PS12 The effect of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)-caused tree mortality on the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and their combined effects on woody seedlings

Brian Hoven (Miami Univ.), David L. Gorchov, Kathleen Knight, Valerie Peters

PS13 The Great Lakes Silviculture Library: A tool to link management practices for EAB within the region

Marcella Windmuller-Campione (UMN), Matthew Russell, Eli Sagor, Kris Tiles

PS14 Density dependent survival of white ash (Fraxinus americana) at the Allegheny National Forest

Eli Aubihl (Miami Univ.), Charles Flower, Kathleen Knight, Steve Forry, Andrea Hille, Alejandro Royo, William Oldland

PS15 Ash mortality in a new infestation of EAB is not instantaneous Aubree Kees (UMN), Jonathan Osthus, Monika Chandler, Angie Ambourn, Mark Abrahamson, Robert Venette, Brian Aukema

PS16 Potential species replacements for black ash (Fraxinus nigra) at the confluence of two threats: emerald ash borer and a changing climate

Louis Iverson, Kathleen Knight (USFS, NRS), Anantha Prasad, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Daniel Herms, Diane Hartzler, Robert Long, Annemarie Smith, John Almendinger

PS17 In-situ genetic conservation of white ash through insecticide treatment at the Allegheny National Forest

Charles Flower (USFS, NRS), Jeremie Fant, Kathleen S. Knight, Laura Steger, Steve Forry, Andrea Hille, Alejandro Royo, Eli Aubihl, William Oldland

PS18 What can biosurveillance for emerald ash borer tell us about other native tree pests and forest condition?

Marie Hallinen (UMN), Brian Aukema

PS19 How low can you go? Optimizing systemic insecticide coverage for tree protection Dora Mwangola (UMN), Brian Aukema

PS20 Potential impacts of emerald ash borer biocontrol on ash health and recovery in southern Michigan

Daniel Kashian (Wayne State Univ.), Leah Bauer, Benjamin Spei

Notes: Posters must fit on a designated space that is 48 inches wide by 36 inches high. No power or other furnishings will be available for poster presentations, although mounting supplies will be provided. We request that all posters be mounted on Tuesday morning and be removed by the end of the day on Wednesday. The presenter for the odd numbered poster are requested to be at their poster during the core time on 25th, and the presenter for the even numbered poster are requested to be at their poster during the core time on 26th.

POSTER SESSION (16:30 – 18:30, TUE & 13:30 – 15:30, WED)

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Bolton, Nicholas Michigan Technological University, SFRES Cotey, Stacy Michigan Technological University, SFRES D’Amato, Anthony The University of Vermont, RSENR, & UMN Davis Joshua Michigan Technological University, SFRES Kesner, Shannon Fond du Lac Reservation Kolka, Randall USDA-FS, Northern Research Station, & UMN Nelson, Christian Fond du Lac Reservation Noh, Nam Jin Michigan Technological University, SRFES Palik, Brian USDA-FS, Northern Research Station Pypker, Thomas Thomson River University, & MTU Schooler, Shon Lake Superior National Estuarine Reserve Station, UW-Superior Shannon, Joseph Michigan Technological University, SFRES Slesak, Robert Minnesota Forest Resources Council, UMN Van Grinsven, Matthew Northern Michigan University, & MTU Wagenbrenner, Joseph USDA-FS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, & MTU

CONFERENCE VENUE

FIELD TOUR (THU, JULY 27)

Tour I. Planting Replacement Species in the Understory (Organizers: Christian Nelson, Shannon Kesner) Fond du Lac has over 1,300 acres of black ash depressional wetlands, all of which are threatened by the emerald ash borer. With no cure for emerald ash borer available the ecological and hydrological qualities of these sites are threatened. In an attempt to keep forested wetlands forested, five different native tree species, river birch, red maple, silver maple, balsam poplar, and white cedar, were planted in the fall of 2015 in six ash different sites. Plantskydd® was applied in spring and fall as a browse deterrent and weed mats were installed on every other seedling to assess if they’d give seedlings an advantage. Survival, health, stress cause, native plant community, and other forestry attributes, in addition to hydrological and wetland attributes have been assessed. We will visit one of the study sites and will also discuss wild rice management and blueberry management on the shores of a nearby lake. (see OS I-13 for the details)

Notes: Tour will include box lunch and water. Participants should bring appropriate clothing, foot wear, bug-shirts for more fun.

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Tour III. Urban Ash Forests @ City of Duluth (Organizers: Louise Levy, Graig Brown, Brian Palik) On October 23, 2015, after waiting for two years since the August 2013 confirmation of emerald ash borer in neighboring Superior, WI, the insect was positively identified in the City of Duluth in ash trees located near the beach house and recreation fields on Park Point (http://levytreecare.com/). We will visit a few spots of urban ash forests with chemical treatments.

Northern Lights

Ballroom

Poster

SPONSORS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Registration Desk

Screen

Tour II. Riparian Ash Forest Planting site (Organizers: Nicholas Bolton, Shon Schooler) The Pokegama River runs through the Superior Municipal Forest within the city limits of Superior, Wisconsin. The fluctuating river stage, sandy or silt soils, and herbivore pressures influence planting efforts within the forest. Northern white cedar, red maple, and hackberry were planted using three different microsite treatments within three different herbivore deterrent enclosures throughout a section of the Pokegama. This field trip will introduce participants to the forested riparian corridor ecosystem and the planting study. (see OS I-11 for the details)

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