Webinar Description: Join us on September 18 at 11 AM to learn more about the Invasive Shothole Borer and its recent detection in Northern California. The webinar will provide an update on the spread of ISHB in Northern California, how to report it if it’s found in your area, lessons learned from Southern California, and steps your organization can take to proactively plan for its impact on your community. Register Here.
About Invasive Shothole Borer: Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are beetles that tunnel into trees and introduce a fungal disease (Fusarium dieback) that can cause tree death. The beetle disease complex has killed thousands of trees and has become well-established in many Southern California and the Central Coast areas. ISHB continues to spread and recently was confirmed in San Jose, threatening the integrity of Northern California’s urban and riparian forests. Learn more about ISHB on UCANR’s website: https://ishb.org/
About our Speakers:
Dr. Igor Laćan, Bay Area Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension:
Igor Laćan is a University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in urban forestry. He also serves on California ReLeaf’s Board of Directors as Board Secretary. His work with the UC Cooperative Extension program focuses on urban trees and water, developing research projects on emerging issues in urban landscapes. Igor also serves as a technical advisor and resource for landscape professionals, planners and architects, local governments, Cooperative Extension colleagues and other academics, and tree-focused non-governmental organizations.
Kurt Peacock, Arborist, Tree San Diego:
Kurt Peacock has been involved in the plant and tree business for 45 years as a nurseryman, consultant, and educator. He received a B.S in Agricultural Science from Fresno State and has been an ISA Certified Arborist for 18 years. He currently works as a consultant, founding Peacock Consulting in 2006. He is also Senior Arborist and Project Manager for the last 8 years at Tree San Diego, overseeing the planting and distribution of 9,500+ trees to date, as well as heading the Tree Stewards education program and assisting in the urban forest workforce education program Treejectory. He has been the ISA Certification Exam proctor in Southern California for 13 years. He has taught fruit tree pruning and care workshops for 16 years at The Stein Family Farm in National City.