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Content from the IUFRO Conference at the Montascleros Monastery, Cantabria, Spain May 23-38, 2011

Farewells, south to Palencia, north to Bilbao

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

We were up until after two o’clock Saturday morning taking down paintings and preparing to repack the artwork, and during one of our midnight shuttles through the labyrinth of the monastery we encountered a couple of bats flying around the … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Conference: Friday, May 27

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

On our final field trip, during a coffee break at a small bar off the highway, we saw TV footage of police clubbing peaceful protestors and dragging them out of the Plaza Catalunya in Barcelona, much to the distress of … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Conference: Thursday, May 26

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Another solid day of presentations at the monastery, e.g. Phytophthora Diseases of Chestnut Trees in Black Sea Region of Turkey, How to Recover the Health of Secondary Forest “Satoyama” Declining by the Japanese Oak Wilt, and Climate Change and Forest … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Conference: Wednesday, May 25

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

After breakfast we left the monastery for a day long field trip. We had the opportunity to see Fusarium circinatum (pitch canker) on Monterey Pines, and Mycosphaerella sp. on Eucalyptus. Forestry staff cut down an infected pine and made some … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Conference: Tuesday, May 24

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

This was a very full day of presentations. The delegates’ slide talks lasted about 10-15 minutes each, with questions and answers. Papers and discussions included: ~Effects of pruning on Pitch Canker Disease in Monterey Pine plantations ~Foliage and dieback diseases … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Conference: Monday, May 23

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

There are over 70 delegates from Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Scotland, Canada, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Japan, USA, France, Norway and South Africa. Most arrived Sunday night and a few more came in the morning. Very exciting! After … Continue reading →

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Hanging the art

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

On Sunday morning we set to work hanging the canvases. Because the monastery is so old, we didn’t want to use any nails or anything that might damage the walls, so for the most part we hung everything with wire … Continue reading →

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Reinosa to Monasterio de Montesclaros

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

On the morning of May 21 Dave, Cheryl, Claire and I shared a taxi along a steep winding road from Reinosa into the misty mountains and the Montesclaros Monastery. We arrived before anyone from the IUFRO organizing committee, but the … Continue reading →

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Conference in Cantabria

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

The IUFRO 7.02.02 conference will take place at the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Montesclaros in Cantabria, Spain May 23-28, 2011 during the UN’s International Year of the Forest.  The topic is “Global change and forest diseases: new threats, new … Continue reading →

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