Saturday, 13 June, 9:30am - 4:15pm, Dewey Conference Room, National Life, Montpelier, VT

First Detector volunteers are our front-line defense against invasive tree pest infestations. The Vermont Forest Pest First Detector Program is hosting a FREE volunteer training session on Saturday June 13th, 2015.

We are training volunteers to (1) inform the public about the tangible threat Vermont’s primary pests pose (namely the Asian long-horned beetle, emerald ash borer, and hemlock woolly adelgid), (2) prepare their communities for a response in the event of an infestation, and (3) screen potential pest sightings. Early detection of invasive pests mitigates the economic and ecological impact to forests and prevents pest populations from becoming established in the state. To learn more about the First Detector Program visit http://www.vtinvasives.org/first-detectors.

To register, please contact Gwen Kozlowski at gwen.kozlowski@uvm.edu or (802)-656-6646.