University of California, Davis
April 16-20, 2007
[updated 4/11/07]
Day One
Monday, April 16, 2007
Federal Programs: History & Overview
Class Location – Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration/Refreshments | |||
| 8:15 | Welcome and Course Overview | |||
| Course Goal: to enable participants to enhance their capacity to develop and implement pesticide regulatory programs and to undertake new environmental initiatives. | ||||
| John Ward, PREP coordinator,
Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA; Jim Smith, continuing education specialist, UC Davis Extension; Melissa Marbach, program representative, UC Davis Extension; and Suzanne Forsyth, PREP program manager, UC Davis Extension. |
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| 8:45 | Icebreaker & Introductory Exercise | |||
| 9:45 | Break | |||
| 10:00 | Overview of AAPCO, SFIREG, ASPCRO, AAPSE, CTAG, PREP (and many other acronyms) | |||
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| John Ward | ||||
| 10:45 | History of FIFRA | |||
| John Ward | ||||
| 11:45 | Lunch on the ARC Patio | |||
| 12:30 p.m. | Group Photo on the ARC Patio | |||
| 12:45 | Current and Future Trends in Agriculture and Impacts to Pesticide Regulation | |||
| Ray McAllister, regulatory science & policy leader, CropLife America | ||||
| 2:15 | Break | |||
| 2:30 | EPA/OPP: Making Pesticide Decisions, Recent Accomplishments, How We Got There, & What’s Ahead | |||
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Kennan Garvey, senior advisor, U.S. EPA, Special Review and Reregistration Division |
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| 3:30 | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |||
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| Marco Guske, Yakama Nation; Faith Dobry, NJ | ||||
| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
Day Two
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Program Relationships
Class Location – Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)
| 8:00 a.m. | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |
| 5 State/Tribal Participants, Jessica Atlakson, ID; Douglas N. Edwards, VA; Tom Gere, SD; Henry Ghiotto, Quechan Tribe; Cary Hamilton, NM | ||
| 9:45 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Panel: EPA Programs and How They Relate to FIFRA (Air, Water, and RCRA) | |
| Ray Chavira, environmental
scientist, U.S. EPA, Region 9, Office of Air; Debra Denton, environmental scientist, U.S. EPA, Region 9, Monitoring and Assessment Section; Don Lott, associate director, U.S. EPA, Waste & Chemicals Enforcement Division Facilitated by John Ward, U.S. EPA |
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| 12:00 n. | Lunch on the ARC Patio | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Reporting Field Activities & Performance Measures | |
| Rick Colbert, director, U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Agriculture Division | ||
| 2:00 | Break | |
| 2:15 | Panel: FIFRA Implementation in Indian Country and Alaska Native Villages - Relationships That Work | |
| Karen Biestman, lecturer,
American Studies, UC Berkeley; Tim Grant, tribal liaison, Tribal Programs Office, U.S. EPA, Region 9 Brenda Ball, compliance program manager, Arizona Department of Agriculture; Henry Ghiotto, pesticide enforcement officer & inspector, Ft. Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Facilitated by Pam Cooper, manager, U.S. EPA, Region 9 |
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| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
Day Three
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Invasives & PIPs
Class Location – Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)
| 8:30 a.m. | Impacts of Invasive Species | |
| Gary King, deputy director, Emerald Ash Borer Program, Michigan Department of Agriculture | ||
| 9:00 | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |
| 4 State/Tribal Participants: Linda Brown, AL; Brenda Hernandez, OK; Judy Graven-Cannon, TX; Joshua Wiley, GA | ||
| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Plant Incorporated Protectants | |
| Stephen Howie, environmental scientist, U.S. EPA, Office of Science Coordination and Policy | ||
| 12:00 n. | Lunch on the ARC Patio |
Field Trip
| 1:00 p.m. | Load bus and depart for field trip: Cache Creek Nature Preserve | |
| 1:45 | Arrive at Cache Creek | |
| Invasive Weed Management - Here and Abroad | ||
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Lynnel Pollock, executive director, Cache Creek Nature Conservancy; Al Barth, Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office |
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| 3:30 | Load bus and return to Davis | |
| 4:15 | Arrive in Davis | |
| 4:30-8:30 p.m. | On Your Own: Davis Farmers’ Market & Picnic in the Park Street Fair (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets) |
Day Four
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Predator & Wildlife Health
Class Location – Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)
| 8:00 a.m. | California Wildlife Services Program: Providing Federal Leadership in the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts | |
| Jack Parriott, district supervisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture-APHIS, Wildlife Services | ||
| 9:00 | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |
| 4 State/Tribal Participants: Loretta Jellings, WI; Jagathi Kamalakanthan, NC; Wilhelmina Keenan, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes; John R. Lake, PA | ||
| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Investigative Techniques to Identify Sources of Pesticide Toxicity to Fish and Wildlife | |
| Brian Finlayson, chief, Pesticide Investigations Unit, California Department of Fish and Game | ||
| 11:45 | Lunch on the ARC Patio | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Insecticides and Human Health | |
| David Stone, assistant professor, Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology | ||
| 2:15 | Break | |
| 2:30 | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |
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5 State/Tribal Participants: Ken MacDonald, ND; Irving Provost, Oglala Sioux Tribe; Donald Nelson, NY; Susie Nichols, AR; Brady Purpera, LA |
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| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
Day Five
Friday, April 20, 2007
Urban Pesticides
Class Location – Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)
| 8:00 a.m. | State of the State/Tribe Addresses | |
| 5 State/Tribal Participants: Gregg Regimbal, MN; Paul Schlein, ME; Judith A. Singer, CT; Eric Smith, CA; Matthew Wood, VT | ||
| 9:45 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Urban Pesticide Use and Surface Water Quality | |
| Dave Tamayo, environmental specialist, Sacramento County Stormwater Quality Program | ||
| 11:30 | Lunch on the ARC Patio |
Leadership for Managers
| 12:30 p.m. | Ethics and Leadership | |
| Miles O’Brien Riley, communication consultant | ||
| 2:30 | Break | |
| 2:45 | Ethics and Leadership, continued | |
| 3:45 | Break | |
| 4:00 | Wrap-Up Session | |
| John Ward | ||
| 4:30 | Adjourn & bus pick-up | |
| 5:45 | Bus pick up at hotel for Graduation Dinner | |
| 6:00 | Graduation Dinner at the International House, Davis | |
| 8:00 | Load bus and return to hotel |
