California Trainings A series of 5 nursery training sessions were held in early 2007 throughout California. All of the
handouts and presentations from these sessions are available below.
Washington State University has released a new training module on Phytophthora ramorum for nurseries. The training module is available in English and Spanish and is accessible online free of charge.
The presentation provides training on recognizing P. ramorum-like symptoms, and presents management considerations aimed at keeping P. ramorum out of nurseries, providing ways to reduce
the economic impact if detected on site, and to reduce the risk of spreading the pathogen into the natural and urban landscape.
About the Task Force. Created in August 2000, the
California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a nonprofit organization, under the California Forest Pest Council, that brings together public agencies, other nonprofit organizations and private interests to address the issue of elevated levels of oak mortality. The Task Force will implement a comprehensive and unified approach for research, management, education and public policy. Copyright 2004, COMTF