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Thank you for joining us for the 73rd annual North Central Forest Pest Workshop.

NCFPW 2024 will be centered around “Changing Forests, Changing Technology”. The meeting format will include a field tour, provincial and state forest health reports, a student presentation competition and research presentations on topics including, beech regeneration, UAVs, balsam woolly adelgid, oak wilt, and beech leaf nematode. Don’t forget to check your passport and make sure it’s up to date. We look forward to seeing you in Ontario!

Meeting Details:

• Final Agenda
• Board Meeting Minutes
• Student Presentation Competition:
  • We congratulate the winners of the student poster competition:
    • First place: Ken Dearborn (University of Toronto)
    • Second place: Kathleen Bershing (Michigan Technological University)
    • Third place: Olivia Bigham (Purdue University)
• Hotel Information:
  • Water Tower Inn, 360 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6B 4Z7. The Water Tower Inn has a block of rooms held for the conference at $139 CAD +tax/night. Contact the hotel directly at 1-800-461-0800 to take advantage of this rate. These rooms will be held only until August 10 so make your reservations early.  Hotels are available in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan for those that cannot stay overnight in Ontario. These rooms fill early due to fall foliage tourism so remember to book early.

Meeting Coordinators: Sharon Reed (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) and Chris MacQuarrie (Natural Resources Canada)

Meeting logo created by Jessica Rootes