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  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    The resources we manage in agroforestry: Perspectives on planning and implementation
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
    Speaker: Matthew M. Smith, PhD – USDA National Agroforestry Center
    Speaker: Cara Rockwell (she/her/hers) – Florida International University
    Speaker: Adam K. Downing – Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Author: Katherine Favor (she/her/hers) – USDA National Agroforestry Center
    Moderator: Mark Batcheler, PhD – National Agroforestry Center
    Agroforestry
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    1 - Food forests of Florida: Case studies that reimagine food security in the subtropical urban environment
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
    Speaker: Cara Rockwell (she/her/hers) – Florida International University
    Agroforestry
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    2 - 20 years of Silvopasture: Lessons Learned from the Mid-Atlantic
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
    Speaker: Adam K. Downing – Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Co-author: John Fike, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech
    Co-author: John Munsell, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Agroforestry
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    3 - Forest farming in the United States: Results from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
    Speaker: Matthew M. Smith, PhD – USDA National Agroforestry Center
    Co-author: Mark Batcheler, PhD – National Agroforestry Center
    Co-author: Gary Bentrup, MLA (he/him/his) – USDA National Agroforestry Center
    Co-author: Kristin Floress, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
    Co-author: Todd Kellerman – USDA Forest Service
    Co-author: Kate MacFarland, MCRP – USDA Forest Service - National Agroforestry Center
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
    Water Harvesting Earthworks to Unlock Agroforestry for Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Degraded Landscapes
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C
    Speaker: Nick DiDomenico, n/a (he/him/his) – Drylands Agroecology Research
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Agroforestry Extent in the U.S.: Results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture
    Location: McKee Hall
    Author: Todd Kellerman – USDA Forest Service
    Co-Author: Mark Batcheler, PhD – National Agroforestry Center
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Assessment of Biophysical and Socioeconomic Impacts of Forestland Management Project in Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve
    Location: McKee Hall
    Speaker: Dana Marie M. Joseph, n/a – Center for Environmental Law and Policy Advocacy, Inc.
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Impact of Thinning and Burning on Soil and Plant Communities in a Missouri Forest Farm
    Location: McKee Hall
    Speaker: Raelin Kronenberg, M.S (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Maple Sap Production Response to a Crop Tree Release Experiment
    Location: McKee Hall
    Speaker: Gabriel R. Karns, n/a (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
    Untapped Potential: Alternative Tree Species for Syrup and Influencing Factors of Sap Production in Missouri
    Location: McKee Hall
    Poster Presenter: Karen Klug, n/a – University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources, Center for Agroforestry
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Strategies to advance agroforestry implementation through advocacy, partnership building, and research.
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Judith Bross – San Diego State- Geography Department
    Speaker: Devon Brock-Montgomery (she/her/hers) – Savanna Institute
    Speaker: Arohi Sharma – Natural Resources Defense Council
    Moderator: Donna H. Davis, ISA-CA/MS/TRAQ (she/her/hers) – Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University
    Submitter: Mark Batcheler, PhD – National Agroforestry Center
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    1 - Extreme Weather Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Southern CA: Insights from Farmers and Agroforestry Practices
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Judith Bross – San Diego State- Geography Department
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    2 - Opportunities for Natural Resource Professionals and Foresters to Engage in the Agroforestry Coalition
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Devon Brock-Montgomery (she/her/hers) – Savanna Institute
    Co-author: Kate Wersan, PhD – Savanna Institute
    Agroforestry
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    3 - Supporting Agroforestry through Policy Advocacy
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Arohi Sharma – Natural Resources Defense Council
    Co-author: Daniel Rath, PhD – Natural Resources Defense Council
    Co-author: Matthew Kaplan – Natural Resources Defense Council
    Agroforestry
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM - 9:08 AM MST
    Agroforestry in the Great Lakes: A Remote Sensing Perspective on Intentionality and Land Use
    Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry
    Speaker: Parker A. Hopkins, n/a – Michigan State University
    Agroforestry