WSU Sudden Oak Death Education Program
With funding provided by the USDA Forest Service and National Plant Diagnostic Network, WSU has developed a P. ramorum education program based at WSU Puyallup which develops educational material and presents workshops and research seminars relating to P. ramorum throughout Washington. 
WSU provides educational resources for homeowners, Master Gardeners, and nursery professionals such as symptom recognition and early detection of SOD and other Phytophthora diseases. First detector workshops train natural resource and horticultural professionals to recognize symptoms potentially caused by P. ramorum in the urban and natural landscape and how to submit samples for early detection. Early detection is key in reducing the risk of widespread outbreaks and protecting Washington's nursery, landscape, and forest industries from the potentially devastating effects of P. ramorum.
Educational Resources including
- general information about SOD for homeowners and the general public,
- information for nursery professionals
- managers of public gardens
- Christmas tree growers and forest managers
- for those who work with native plants (coming soon).
- Publications - brochures, posters, etc.
Workshops for first detector training, managing Phytophthora in the nursery, and other topics
Information for Master Gardeners
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