Session Description for Saturday, October 30, 2010

Saturday, October 30: 8:45 am-10:15 am

Economics of Forest Management
Moderator: Ed Gee, USDA Forest Service

8:45 am-9:15 am Potential for Increasing Carbon Sequestration Rates Through Manufacturing Long-life Wood Products in Mississippi
This study examines the CO2 mitigation potential of the forest products industry in Mississippi by estimating the long-term carbon storage by various types of manufactured wood products. Mississippi's forest products industry can help accumulate an additional amount of up to four billion tons of CO2 in next 100 years.
Prakash Nepal, Mississippi State University

9:15 am-9:45 am Physical, Economic & Social Availability of Biomass in the Lake States
Results are presented on the long-term physical availability of forest biomass across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to compare to measures of environmental, economic, and social availability. Variations in management intensity are modeled to illustrate changes in volume and implications for increasing the use of biomass for bioenergy production.
Dennis Becker, University of Minnesota

9:45 am-10:15 am Forest Biomass and Transportation Fuel
Sustainably managed forests have provided the raw material for many important products in our society, from building materials to diapers and textiles. Conversion of forest sourced biomass to transportation fuel provides a new opportunity; key aspects of the journey to commercialization are reviewed.
Maro Imirzian, CatchLight Energy

Forest Health and Fire
Moderator: David Shaw, Oregon State University

Fire Interactions with Forest Insects and Diseases
Forest insects and diseases are integrally linked with fire in many ways. Massive mortality in the west caused by insects and diseases in the previous decades has raised awareness about this interaction. This session will investigate the interaction of fire and bark beetles, sudden oak death and dwarf mistletoes.

8:45 am-9:15 am Bark Beetles and Fires
Christopher J. Fettig, USDA Forest Service

9:15 am-9:45 am Sudden Oak Death and Fire
Dave Rizzo, University of California - Davis

9:45 am-10:15 am Effects of Fires and Dwarf Mistletoes
Dave Conklin, USDA Forest Service

Geospatial Solutions
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Global Connectedness
Moderator: Robert Grala, Mississippi State University

8:45 am-9:15 am Forests and Forestry in Guyana, South America
What does "sustainable" tropical forestry look like on the ground? The Iwokrama International Center for Forest Conservation and Development in Guyana, South America is striving to implement sustainable management by balancing ecological considerations, economic demands, and involvement of local Amerindian peoples.
Eric Heitzman, West Virginia University

9:15 am-9:45 am Reforestation and Watershed Rehabilitation with the US Military in Afghanistan
Reforestation and watershed rehabilitation is conducted under Operation Enduring Freedom to facilitate agricultural development and provide economic alternatives to Afghans seeking employment alternatives to the Taliban. Technical and social challenges facing forest planners and practitioners are addressed.
John Groninger, Southern Illinois University

9:45 am-10:15 am Measuring the Progress and Efficacy of Community Forestry Programs in India
Indian forestlands are degraded due to the ever-increasing demand for fuel-wood, fodder and timber. In response, the Indian government made a commitment to community-based forest management under the National Forest Policy of 1988. The goal of this study is to determine what variables contribute to sustainable forestry.
Rene Germain, SUNY ESF

Human Dimensions of Forest Management
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8:45 am-9:15 am No Chain on the Bar: Websites that Don't Cut It!
Many foresters are finding that today's clients use the Internet more and more to find service providers and information. Unfortunately many web developers provide sites that look good but don't do the job. This practical session provides case studies and tools for foresters to harness the web.
Colin Donohue, National Network of Forest Practitioners

9:15 am-9:45 am Logs or Blogs: Sharing Forestry Stories with the Public
Mary Stuever, forester and author, will share strategies, approaches, and experiences on writing about forestry for the public. Mary writes a syndicated monthly column and had a collection of those columns published last year. She will cover both traditional venues as well as using the internet to share forestry stories.
Mary Stuever, New Mexico State Forestry Division

9:45 am-10:15 am Building National Partnerships to Expand Local Connections: The Trickle Down
In a time of limited money and time we must use existing programs to build the local capacity needed to connect people and forests. This presentation shows how Urban Connections Expansion in Texas includes partnerships with USFS, NOAA, SFASU, the Wyland Foundation and FOCUS(Forests, Oceans, Climate and Us)program.
Pat Stephens Williams, Stephen F. Austin State University

Land Use Conversion
Moderator: Shibu Jose, University of Missouri

Family Forestlands: Agroforestry for Commodity Production and Ecosystem Services – Part 1
Landowners are looking for ways to cut production costs, diversify commodity production and reduce environmental degradation while remaining competitive in a global market. Six speakers from diverse backgrounds will explore agroforestry as an alternate land use system that meets commodity production goals while providing a number of ecosystem services.

8:45 am-9:15 am Agroforestry in America: New Opportunities for a Sustainable Future
Andy Mason, USDA National Agroforestry Center

9:15 am-9:45 am Potential for Farm Bill Programs to Support Ecosystem Services with Agroforestry & Forestry Application
Bruce C. Wight, CF, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

9:45 am-10:15 am Silvopastoral Options for Family Forest Landowners
Dusty Walter, Center for Agroforestry

Pinyon-Juniper
Moderator: Doug Page, USDI Bureau of Land Management

8:45 am-9:15 am Pygmy Conifers in New Mexico: Where is Encroachment?
A literature review shows encroachment of junipers and pinyons resulting from changes in economics and land-use in New Mexico that increased seed rain. Managers and researchers should consider strategies for reduction of seed rain over landscapes to slow juniper and pinyon encroachment into valuable vegetation types.
Ken Bentson, New Mexico Highlands University

9:15 am-9:45 am Mechanically Shredding Utah Juniper Changes Fuel Characteristics
Without fire, Utah juniper density increases in sagebrush steppe, reducing understory vegetation and increasing the potential for catastrophic wildfire. To reduce canopy fuel loads, Utah juniper is mechanically shredded, which converts canopy fuels to surface fuels to reduce the rate of fire spread.
Kert Young, Brigham Young University

9:45 am-10:15 am Impacts of Woody Debris Additions in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
Mastication of standing fuels in pinyon-juniper woodlands following a large mortality event has raised concerns about the ecological consequences of the addition of woody debris to the forest floor. This debris will increase C:N ratios affecting microbial populations and nutrient cycling (decomposition, mineralization)as well as herbaceous response.
Steven Overby, USDA Forest Service

Restoration and Resilience
Moderator: Steven Jack, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center

Restoration Silviculture: The Role of Silviculture in Meeting Restoration Objectives
In recent years forest management objectives often include restoration as a goal. Determining appropriate reference conditions and the role of silviculture in achieving the desired state is not always straightforward. This session examines how silviculture is applied for restoration objectives using research and case studies from across the U.S.

8:45 am-9:15 am Restoration Silviculture: Context, Constraints and Considerations
Eric K. Zenner, Pennsylvania State University

9:15 am-9:45 am Resistance and Resilience: A Silvicultural Conceptualization R. Justin DeRose, Utah State University

9:45 am-10:15 am Eastern Hemlock Restoration in the Northern Great Lakes States: Can We Get There From Here?
Christopher R. Webster, Michigan Tech University

Science Application
Moderator: Steve Wilent, Mt. Hood Community College

8:45 am-9:15 am Use of FIA and FHM Data to Assess Wildlife Habitat
We used Maine 2007 Forest Health Monitoring and Forest Inventory and Analysis data to estimate sustainability of wildlife habitats for a subset of animals that associate with fleshy-fruited plants, snags, logs, and other measures of coarse woody material.
Alison C. Dibble, University of Maine

9:15 am-9:45 am Evaluating Wildlife Habitat with VDDT in Central Arizona
Land managers require quantified information on habitat conditions, sufficient to support and defend their decisions. We provide a means to assess ecological sustainability according to general wildlife habitat models and their relationship to overall ecosystem conditions, as represented by vegetation maps and state-and-transition models.
Jack Triepke, USDA Forest Service

9:45 am-10:15 am Phosphorus Nutrition and Biogeochemistry in Acacia koa Forests of Hawaii
Phosphorus is the most important limiting nutrient for Acacia koa productivity. Available P declines with elevation and rainfall in Hawaii and is generally low across all soil ages. High rates of fertilization can result in sustained increases in available P and increased tree productivity.
Travis Idol, University of Hawaii

USDA Forest Service: Vision for the Future
Moderator: G. Lynn Sprague

8:45 am-9:45 am The 4 Forest Restoration Initiative: Perspectives on Collaboratively-Planned, Landscape-Scale Restoration
This presentation will provide an overview of the 4 Forest Restoration Initiative, a landscape-scale and collaborative planning initiative taking place on the National Forests of northern Arizona. Challenges and opportunities associated with planning and implementation will be discussed from stakeholder and agency perspectives.
Courtney Schultz, USDA Forest Service

Saturday, October 30: 10:30 am-12:00 pm

Economics of Forest Management
Moderator: McKinley-Ben Miller, USDI Bureau of Land Management

10:30 am-11:00 am Economics of Northern Bobwhite and Timber Management in the Southeast
The goal of this study was to determine the economic tradeoffs between bobwhite and timber management. Discounted cash flow analyses were performed, land expectation value calculaterd, and the financially optimal rotation age and optimal timing and intensity of thinnings for loblolly pine plantations under specific management objectives were determined.
Ching-Hsun Huang, Northern Arizona University

11:00 am-11:30 am The Impact of Professional Foresters on NIPF Timber Harvests in West Virginia
During 2007, we surveyed 90 recently harvested stands in West Virginia to quantify whether harvests administered by consulting foresters, industrial foresters, and no foresters differed in respect to timber volumes removed and retained. In general, harvest levels were lowest and residual stand volumes were highest when consulting foresters were involved.
Eric Heitzman, West Virginia University

11:30 am-12:00 pm Is Forest Certification Here to Stay?
Forest certification is not going away. Demand for certified products is being increased by stakeholders and some end users. This demand and the fact that the issue is global in nature will keep forest certification alive and well.
Ron Honea, SFI Manager, The Campbell Group

Forest Health and Fire
Moderator: Sean Gordon, Oregon State University

Prioritizing Fuel Treatments Across Disciplines and Ownerships
Given limited resources, effective treatment of fuel buildups across the West will require integrating disciplines and looking across ownerships. This session will discuss the opportunities and challenges encountered by a two-year project working on cross-ownership prioritization of fuel treatments in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.

10:30 am-11:00 am The Integrated Landscape Analysis Project
Janine Salwasser, Oregon State University

11:00 am-11:30 am Economics of Wood Products and Carbon Storage
Xiaoping Zhou, USDA Forest Service

11:30 am-12:00 pm Decision Support in the Integrated Landscape Analysis Project
Sean Gordon, Oregon State University

Geospatial Solutions
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11:30 am-12:00 pm

Global Connectedness
Moderator: Robert Grala, Mississippi State University

10:30 am-11:00 am Promoting a Statewide Framework for Sustainable Forest Management in Oregon
The Oregon Board of Forestry has promoted the sustainable management of the state's forests using a policy and technical framework adapted from the international Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators. This presentation will summarize the Board's efforts, current opportunities and challenges, and potential implications for other sub-national sustainable forestry efforts.
David Morman, Oregon Department of Forestry

11:00 am-11:30 am Improving Competitiveness of the US Forest Sector Through Business Clustering
The U.S. forest sector faces increasing competition and new business models are needed to retain and enhance its competitiveness. This study used a nation-wide online survey of forestry stakeholders to determine viability of using business cluster models to improve competitiveness of the U.S. forest sector.
Robert Grala, Mississippi State University

11:30 am-12:00 pm Opportunities in Global Competency and International Experience
The Peace Corps has a long history of forestry projects and development in numerous countries around the world. Many foresters have started their productive and successful careers as a Peace Corps volunteer. This presentation will focus on the opportunities to combine graduate school with Peace Corps service and benefits available to volunteers.
Eric Goldman, Peace Corps

Human Dimensions of Forest Management
Moderator: Cynthia Wilkerson, the Wilderness Society

10:30 am-11:00 am Connecting to Nature through Public Lands: Striving Towards Sustainable Recreation
Public lands recreation is a balance between access to experiences with a multitude of benefits and conservation of the resources that sustain those experiences. This panel discussion will explore case studies in which The Wilderness Society and others are trying to put principles of sustainablerecreation into practice.
Cynthia Wilkerson, The Wilderness Society

11:00 am-11:30 am Conservation Districts: Forestry and People in Your Watershed
Working with your Conservation Districts can provide needed forest management, educational opportunities, and prospects for future business. Across the US, the CD network can be a big factor in effective forestry from traditional management to restoration. The 2008 Farm Bill has greatly expanded the scope of opportunities.
Doug Rushton, Thurston Conservation District

11:30 am-12:00 pm Conflict: Bringing Suit Against the US Forest Service
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has long been an arena for conflict between the U.S. Forest Service and environmental organizations. This presentation reviews the court's decisions for the past 15 years, describes cases affecting forest policy today, discusses attitudes of the court, and suggests possible remedies to reduce litigation.
Christopher Buczko, Natural Resource Program Center

Land Use Conversion
Moderator: Shibu Jose, University of Missouri

Family Forestlands: Agroforestry for Commodity Production and Ecosystem Services – Part 2 Landowners are looking for ways to cut production costs, diversify commodity production and reduce environmental degradation while remaining competitive in a global market. Six speakers from diverse backgrounds will explore agroforestry as an alternate land use system that meets commodity production goals while providing a number of ecosystem services.

10:30 am-11:00 am Agroforestry for Biomass and Bioenergy
Timothy Volk, SUNY ESF

11:00 am-11:30 am Agroforestry for Watershed Restoration and Water Quality
Ranjith Udawatta, University of Missouri

11:30 am-12:00 pm Agroforestry Question & Answer

Pinyon-Juniper
Moderator: Craig Wilcox, USDA Forest Service

10:30 am-11:00 am Silvicultural Methods for Pinyon-Juniper Ecosystems
This paper discusses various silvicultural methods that have been applied to the management of pinyon and juniper cover types. It presents a method of using SDI to determine residual stocking levels to meet resource objectives. It presents a field method of monitoring to determine actual SDI achieved.
Douglas Page, USDI Bureau of Land Management

11:00 am-11:30 pm Pinyon-Juniper Enigma: Is Prescribed Fire an Option?
Fire was the primary disturbance mechanism of pinyon-juniper woodlands prior to settlement. However, settlement activities encouraged rapid woodland expansion through removal of fine fuels that diminish fire spread. Given society's choice of suppressing fire and climatic factors that support tree establishment, is fire still a useful management tool?
Richard Reitz, USDA Forest Service

11:30 am-12:00 pm Pinyon-Juniper Question & Answer

Restoration and Resilience
Moderator: Steven Jack, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center

10:30 am-11:00 am Silviculture to Restore Pine-Grassland Forests in the Southeast: Trees, Groundcover and Time
Steven B. Jack, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center

11:00 am-11:30 am Desired Vegetation Conditions for Restoration of Forest and Woodland Ecosystems in the American Southwest
This presentation discusses the conditions of vegetation composition and structure needed to guide the restoration of forest/woodland types in the Southwest. Desired conditions are within the historic range of variability and are based on conditions derived from syntheses of restoration studies and the habitat ecology of constituent plants and animals.
Jim Youtz, USDA Forest Service

11:30 am-12:00 pm Landscape-Scale, Old Ponderosa Pine Mortality at Mt. Trumbull, Northern Arizona
This presentation discusses post-restoration mortality trends of old ponderosa pine in northern Arizona and differences in mortality between treatment types. Research results, including growth analyses relating to drought and treatment, will be used to inform suggestions of management strategies to enhance old tree survival in future restoration efforts.
Chris Erickson, Northern Arizona University

Science Application
Moderator: Eric Sucre, Weyerhauser

10:30 am-11:00 am Effects of Stand and Inter-Specific Stocking on Standing Tree Carbon Stocks in Forests of the Eastern United States
Using a nationwide annual forest inventory, trends in standing tree carbon/biomass were assessed across a variety of species mixtures and stocking attributes for the 24 most common tree species in the eastern U.S.
Christopher Woodall, USDA Forest Service

11:00 am-11:30 pm A Predictive Regional-Scale Model for Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Regeneration Densities
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data from national forests in Arizona and New Mexico were used to develop a predictive model for ponderosa pine regeneration densities. We used structural equation modeling to examine the relative importance of abiotic, biotic and disturbance history factors on pine regeneration.
Joshua Puhlick, Northern Arizona University

11:30 am-12:00 pm Potentially Available LWD Metrics for Assessing Riparian Forest Function
The management of riparian areas is significantly impacted by requirements to provide in stream large woody debris. A simulation framework estimating LWD volume and piece count metrics is presented as an assessment tool for use within management and regulatory contexts.
Kevin Gehringer, Biometrics Northwest LLC

USDA Forest Service: Vision for the Future
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10:15 am-11:00 am History of the USDA Forest Service
This comprehensive overview of the history of consolidations in the U.S. Forest Service at the National Forest and Ranger District levels will illustrate how organizations have changed over time in response to changing priorities and changing times. It will highlight differences by geographic region as well.
Tom Thompson, T.L. Thompson Consulting, LLC

11:00 am-12:00 pm Forest Service NEPA Research: Updates and Applications for the Field
Representatives from several cooperative university research teams examining aspects of NEPA in the USDA Forest Service will present the latest in published and unpublished findings. The emphasis will be on observations and lessons that may have practical application to current and future Forest Service NEPA processes.
Robert W. Malmsheimer, SUNY ESF

Saturday, October 30: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

Economics of Forest Management
Moderator: Richard Fitzgerald, USDA Forest Service

1:00 pm-1:30 pm Forestry Carbon Projects - Why Bother?
Carbon markets create a new revenue source for forest owners. When managed to sequester carbon according to scientific, environmental and technical standards, forest assets can generate carbon credits for the benefit of investors and society. Those standards and the impact of carbon revenues will be discussed during this session.
Greg Arnold, CE2 Capital Partners

1:30 pm-2:00 pm Forest Carbon Transactions in North America
Forest carbon transactions are growing in value and volume. This presentation will review the history of US cap-&-trade and the terrestrial sector and outline offset land use types, deal structures, and challenges to project development. It will identify sources of forest carbon capital and will critique three landmark deals.
T. McCormick Potter, Streamline Loc

2:00 pm-2:30 pm Forest Carbon Market Success Stories: Lessons to Grow On
This presentation will provide examples of how carbon projects have been developed by partnering financial support, carbon expertise, local foresters, brokers, and educated landowners. Two actual case studies of how carbon market income was realized from forest offset projects under the CAR program will be discussed.
Matthew Smith, Finite Carbon

2:30 pm-3:00 pm New Opportunities and Challenges for Forest Management in a Carbon-Constrained World
This presentation will provide participants with an informed assessment of the state of current forest carbon verification programs and their ability to contribute to real reduction in GHG emissions. Experience and perspectives on ongoing efforts to improve project and verification protocols will be shared.
Robert Hrubes, Scientific Certification Systems

Forest Health and Fire
Moderator: Peter Fule, Northern Arizona University

1:00 pm-1:30 pm The Carbon Balance of Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests
This presentation will use four years (2006-2009) of ecosystem carbon balance data from ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona, measured with the eddy covariance technique, to address the magnitude of forest carbon sequestration in this region, and controls over sequestration by forest disturbance and inter-annual environmental variation.
Thomas Kolb, Northern Arizona University

1:30 pm-2:00 pm Mexican Fire Regimes: Unique Opportunities for International Research and Management
Pine forests of northern Mexico are similar to those of the southwestern US, but some isolated never-harvested sites maintain uninterrupted surface fire regimes up to the present day. Mexican forests therefore offer unique examples that provide insight into the restoration of landscapes on both sides of the border.
Peter Fulé, Northern Arizona University

2:00 pm-2:30 pm Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Science for Fire Management
Over millennia, indigenous peoples found that use of fire could produce desirable ecological conditions: Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Over the last century, researchers studied fire-prone ecosystems and, in recent years, reached a similar conclusion: Western Science. Although historically separated, these worlds offer powerful opportunity for partnerships of information-sharing and problem-solving.
Larry Mason, University of Washington

2:30 pm-3:00 pm 10 Years After: A County's Success in Fire Prevention Assistance
The Taos Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD) in New Mexico, has sponsored fire prevention assistance for 10 years using non-typical prescriptions and on-the-ground innovation to achieve cost effective defensible space on hundreds of private ownerships. This presentation will discuss the methods and results of this effort.
Kurt Swearingen, Taos Soil and Water Conservation District

Geospatial Solutions
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2:30 pm-3:00 pm

Human Dimensions of Forest Management
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1:00 pm-1:30 pm Army Training and Healthy Forests: The Best of Both Worlds
This presentation will outline varied forested ecosystems in the Army inventory, dicuss the challenges presented to Army foresters and innovative methods used to meet them, and highlight different land management and conservation objectives, including opportunities for young foresters and mid-career position changers.
Malcolm Boswell, US Army Installation Management Command

1:30 pm-2:00 pm The Changing Face of Landowner Assistance Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill
The 2008 Farm Bill has affected nonindustrial private forestland owners in regard to NRCS programs. To assist in implementing practices on forestlands, many states have signed agreements with state forestry agencies for their professional foresters to provide technical assistance to NRCS staff and landowners. We present challenges and lessons learned.
Jessi Ouzts, New Mexico State Forestry Division/ NRCS

2:00 pm-2:30 pm Peer Learning: A Strategy for Effective Forestry Extension and Outreach
Peer learning is an alternative to traditional transfer-of-knowledge forestry extension and outreach models. By examining a pilot program in Massachusetts, this paper assesses the utility of peer learning strategy in a forestry setting, identifies potential barriers to and opportunities for effective peer learning, and informs future extension and outreach efforts.
Zhao Ma, Utah State University

2:30 pm-3:00 pm Oregon Partnership for Forestry Land Manager Education
The Partnership for Forestry Education was formed to jointly plan and deliver education to landowners, foresters and contractors, while making more efficient use of our limited resources through collaboration. The presentation will share with participants the model used in Oregon to effectively colloborate with 12 private, government and non-profit organizations.
Mike Cloughesy, Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Land Use Conversion
Moderator: Dana Coelho, Western Forestry Leadership Coalition

1:00 pm-2:00 pm Threats to Western Private Forests: A Framework for Conservation
This presentation will provide insight into the social, economic, and ecological drivers of threats to western private forests. The Western Forestry Leadership Coalition invites you to explore these issues and contribute to the creation of a framework for conservation and enhancement of the benefits from private working forests.
Dana Coelho, Western Forestry Leadership Coalition

2:00 pm-2:30 pm New Opportunities for Forest Land Owners
Increased economic pressure is forcing land owners to consider land conversion and parcelization as a means of meeting financial obligations. This presentation will focus on innovative options which allow landowners to maintain working forests.
Thom McEvoy, University of Vermont

2:30 pm-3:00 pm Conserving Natural Resources in Growing Places: An Introduction to Land Use Planning and Regulatory Policy
This talk will present comprehensive planning concepts such as police power and costs of not planning, as well as an overview of non-regulatory tools and information on subdivision and land development ordinances (SALDO). The talk will conclude with a discussion of some problems and opportunities with tree preservation, timber harvest, and other conservation ordinances.
Bill Elmendorf, Pennsylvania State University

Pinyon-Juniper
Moderator: Steven Overby, USDA Forest Service

1:00 pm-1:30 pm Pinyon-juniper Woodland Changes after Wildfires and Beetle Infestations
Pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Four Corners Region have experienced widespread mortality in the past two decades from wildfires and extensive beetle infestations. At Mesa Verde National Park, we studied recovery of woodlands in terms of conifer regeneration and invasive plant infestations.
Lisa Floyd-Hanna, Prescott College

1:30 pm-2:00 pm Asbestos Woodlands to Crown Fires: Pinyon-Juniper Fire Regimes
This presentation will review the state-of-knowledge of Pinyon-Juniper fire regimes in the Southwestern US, drawing upon tree-ring studies and other research. Potential recent changes in these fire regimes in the context of climate change will also be discusssed.
Thomas Swetnam, University of Arizona

2:00 pm-2:30 pm Development of Landscape Scale State and Transition Models for Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands in the Southwestern USA
Pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystems are the most extensive vegetation communities in the Southwest. Four regional climate gradients were developed to depict the influence of how seasonal distribution of precipitation influences these ecosystems. Landscape scale state-and-transition models and outputs for five pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystems will be presented.
Wayne Robbie, USDA Forest Service

2:30 pm-3:00 pm Pinyon-Juniper Question & Answer

Restoration and Resilience
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1:00 pm-1:30 pm A Silviculture System Designed to Meet Fuel, Restoration, and Resilience
This presentatiaon discusses the concept, implementation, and feasibility of silvicultural methods that enhance resilience, restoration and fuels in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA. These methods are designed to be uneven-aged and focus on maintaining multiple tree densities and canopies, while favouring environments for successful regeneration of early- to late-seral species.
Theresa Jain, USDA Forest Service

1:30 pm-2:00 pm The Effect of Silvicultural Cutting on Composition and Structure of Mixed Hardwood Oak Forests
The effects of various silvicultural treatments on forest structure and composition are examined. Five cutting treatments were applied to two acre blocks in three Appalachian hardwood forests. After 15 years results suggest that both the cutting intensity and forest strata targeted are important, and old-growth characteristics can be induced.
Yvette Dickinson, Pennsylvania State University

2:00 pm-2:30 pm Thinning: A Tool for Restoration in California's Oak Woodlands
California's hardwood rangelands, an oak dominated woodland system, cover 4 million hectares - over 80 percent of which are privately owned, Thinning effects on ecosystem values are presented for blue oak and interior live oak. The use of thinning as a restoration tool for this ecologically significant woodland type is discussed.
Richard Standiford, University of California-Berkeley

2:30 pm-3:00 pm Restoration of Native Upland Acacia koa Forests in Hawaii
Hawaii once supported extensive forests of Acacia koa that were decimated by cattle ranching in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, foresters are working to restore these forests on a landscape scale to provide habitat for some of the rarest species on earth, for watershed protection and culturally-important timber resources.
James Friday, University of Hawaii

Scale of Applied Forestry
Moderator: Pete Bettinger, University of Georgia

1:00 pm-2:00 pm Philmont Visiting Forester Program Offers National Outreach Opportunities
With high visibility, a recent catastrophic fire, and a growing forestry program, Philmont Scout Ranch is in the position to provide national forestry education opportunities. The panel of speakers will discuss Philmont forestry and the new visiting forester program.

1:00 pm-1:15 pm A Unique National Outreach Opportunity for Forestry
Mark Anderson, Boy Scouts of America

1:15 pm-1:30 pm From Logging Ban to Green Certification: Philmont’s Unique Forest Management Challenges
Harry Morrison, Consulting Forester

1:30 pm-1:45 pm Lessons from the Philmont Ranch Demonstration Forest
Arnie Friedt, New Mexico Forestry Division

1:45 pm-2:00 pm Experiences from the Visiting Forester Program
Mary Stuever, New Mexico Forestry Division and Doug Cram, New Mexico State University

2:00 pm-2:30 pm How Accurate Are Your Forest Measurements derived from LiDAR?
LiDAR remote sensing has been claimed promising in detecting forest measurements including tree location, height, and crown width. However, the accuracy remains uncertain for most foresters in operation. This study investigated the performance of three LiDAR data analysis programs to provide insight as to where the technology stands in forestry.
I-Kuai Hung, Stephen F. Austin State University

2:30 pm-3:00 pm Recent Evaluations of GPS Technology in the Southeastern United States
This presentation provides a synopsis of recent research studies involving the accuracy of GPS receivers as they relate to different forest types, weather conditions, and times of year. The learning outcomes include an understanding of how the performance of consumer- and mapping-grade GPS receivers may be related to environmental factors.
Pete Bettinger, University of Georgia