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Conference Speakers |
Bruce Alber
Bruce Alber is a 1975 graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Resource Management. His professional experience includes 6 years as a field forester with the Weyerhaeuser Company. He has worked with the Wilbur-Ellis Company for 26 years providing technical services for small woodland owners, public forest managers, county and State roadside managers, utility rights of way managers, park and wildlife refuge managers, and timber company foresters. Bruce is a Certified Forester through the Society of American Foresters.
Bruce's specialty is in forest vegetation management, herbicide application technology, and new product development.
He has attended spray drift management symposiums hosted by the US EPA, Washington State University, and observed research at New Mexico State University. Bruce is a Board Member of Washington Friends of Farms and Forests and is the current Chair of Oregonians for Food and Shelter. Both groups are very active in defending our ability to safely and legally use pesticides to improve forest and crop production.
Allan Felsot
Dr. Felsot's received his Ph. D. from Iowa State University Entomology in 1978. His research and extension interests include hazard assessments of transgenic crops, pesticide drift and buffer zone design, reduction of insecticide application rates using new sprayer technologies, enhanced biodegradation of pesticides, remediation of pesticide waste in soil, best management practices for controlling agrochemical movement to surface and ground water, analytical chemistry of pesticide residues in soil, water, and food, pesticide toxicology, regulations, and risk communication. He teaches a graduate course entitled "Applied Environmental Toxicology.
Tim Prather
Dr. Tim Prather received a BS in Range Science, MS in Plant Science and a PhD in Plant Science from the University of Idaho. Tim’s research is focused on Weed Ecology. More specifically he studies invasion plant ecology, invasive plant detection with emphasis on remote sensing, and integrated pest management of weeds in pasture and wildland areas.
Tim also administers the Lambert Erickson Weed Diagnostic Laboratory that identifies, tracks and surveys for invasive plant species, provide technical and educational program support to Cooperative Weed Management Areas in Idaho, collaborate with county faculty on pasture and wildland projects.
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