Provincial Integrated Forest Pest Management Forum

Last Review/Updated: February 9, 2007

In 1997, the Department (now called Alberta Sustainable Resource Development) initiated a Provincial Integrated Pest Management Committee. The Committee voting membership was composed of provincial government and forest industry representatives from each of the Regional Working Groups; the Alberta Forest Products Association; Alberta Sustainable Resource Development; and Canadian Forest Service. The committee meetings were open to any individual who was interested in forest health.

In 2002, the voting members decided to change the format from a committee structure to an information forum. The forum is held annually and is open to any organization or individual with an interest in forest health issues of Alberta.

Terms of Reference (pdf, 10 Kb)

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2006 Presentations

2006 Agenda (pdf, 45 Kb)

Forest Pest Conditions in Alberta, 2006

Keynote Speech: Heading East: Tales of How the West Was Won -

  • Insight from BC on the changing dynamics, impacts and management challenges posed by the MPB

    Dr. Lorraine Maclauchlan, Forest Entomologist, BCFS (pdf, 3266 Kb)

Update on Forest Health Research in Alberta

  • MPB Invasion of Jack Pine: A Prognosis

    Dr. Dave Langor, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 419 Kb)

  • MPB in Alberta: Development of Modern, Process-based Risk

    Analysis Tools, Dr. Barry Cooke, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 2079 Kb)

  • Status of Regulated Forest Pests in Canada: CFIA's Perspective

    Andrea Saunders, Inspector, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Edmonton, AB

  • Impact of Recent Drought and Defoliation on Growth and Die-back of Western Canadian Aspen Forest

    Dr. Ted Hogg, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 2798 Kb)

  • Monitoring Aspen Defoliation Annually from Multi-temporal Landsat™ Imagery

    Dr. Ron Hall, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 4790 Kb)

2005 Presentations

2005 Agenda (pdf, 32 Kb)

Forest Pest Conditions in Alberta, 2005

Keynote Speech

  • Use of pheromones in forestry with special reference to mountain pine beetle management

    Dr. Staffan Lindgren, UNBC, Prince George , BC (pdf, 335 Kb)

Update on Forest Health Research in Alberta

  • Pheromone research of lepidopterous forest pests in Alberta

    Dr. Maya Evenden, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 179 Kb)

  • Mountain pine beetle and jack pine

    Dr. Dave Langor, Adrianne Rice, Dr. Markus Thormann and Daryl Williams, NoFC, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 171 Kb)

  • Synopsis of forest health research at the Northern Forestry Centre

    Dr. Dave Langor, NoFC, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 576 Kb)

  • Forest disease research at the University of Alberta: an update

    Dr. Peter Blenis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 651 Kb)

  • Forest Structure and forest tent caterpillar dynamics

    Dr. Jens Roland, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (pdf, 219 Kb)

2004 Presentations

2004 Agenda (pdf, 14 Kb)

Pest Conditions

  • Northwest Region - includes mountain pine beetle, Mike Maximchuk, FHO (pdf, 1.3 Mb)
  • Southwest Region 1 & 2, Dan Lux, FHO (pdf, 623 Kb)
  • Southwest Region 3 & 4 - includes mountain pine beetle, Erica Lee, FHO (pdf, 832 Kb)
  • Northeast Region, Tom Hutchison, FHO (pdf, 21 Kb)
  • Invasive Plants, Mike Undershultz, FHO (pdf, 816 Kb)

Mountain Pine Beetle in Alberta

  • Recent Developments in Research, Dr. Allan Carroll, CFS, Victoria (pdf, 1.1 Mb)
  • National Parks, Jane Park, BNP (pdf, 337 Kb)
  • Southwest Region 1 & 2, Dan Lux, FHO (pdf, 655 Kb)

Operational Forest Health - Armillaria Root Disease Surveys

  • Jandrija Ninkovic, Forest Health and Renewal, Forestry Branch, Manitoba Conservation (pdf, 961 Kb)

Exotic Pests: Forestry Perspective

  • Peter Volney, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (pdf, 1.2 Mb)

Update on Forest Health Research