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  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Landowner Perceptions and Ecological Realities of Right-of-way Management and Private Forestlands
    Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow
    Speaker: Gabriel R. Karns, n/a (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Family Forests
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    11:30 AM – 11:38 AM MST
    Characterizing draft animal logging operations in the southeastern United States
    Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry
    Speaker: Lucas Hales, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Alabama
    Family Forests
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    11:50 AM – 11:58 AM MST
    Factors shaping consulting foresters' services to family forest landowners
    Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry
    Speaker: Sagar Godar Chhetri, PhD – University of Arkansas at Monticello
    Co-Author: Shaun M. Tanger, PhD – University of Arkansas At Monticello
    Co-Author: Matthew H. Pelkki, BSF, MF, PhD, CF, RPF – University of Arkansas at Monticello
    Family Forests
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Climate-ready woodlands: Providing diverse adaptation options to woodland stewards
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B
    Speaker: Anna B. Stockstad, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Extension
    Family Forests
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST
    West Virginia Private Forest Landowners’ Perspectives on Forest Carbon Offset Programs
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B
    Speaker: Kathryn Gazal, n/a (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Family Forests
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    The National Forestry Initiative - A Partnership between NWTF and NRCS
    Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B
    Speaker: Mike Mitchener, n/a – National Wild Turkey Federation
    Family Forests
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:10 PM – 2:18 PM MST
    Shifting lands and changing hands: Understanding factors associated with private forestland transfer and parcelization
    Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry
    Speaker: Tierney Bocsi, M.S. – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Empowering Family Forest Owners to Create Lasting Legacies and Sustain their Forest Resources Part 1
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Speaker: Ed Zimmer – Virginia Department of Forestry
    Speaker: Adam K. Downing – Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Moderator: Karen Snape (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    1 - Who are Family Woodland Owners and Why Should They Plan Their Legacy?
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:10 AM – 9:18 AM MST
    Supporting Female and Non-Binary Forest Landowner Priorities: Is There a Role for Forest Cooperatives?
    Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry
    Speaker: Emma Childs, n/a – Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    2 - What is the Role of Legacy Planning in Forestland Conservation?
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Ed Zimmer – Virginia Department of Forestry
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    3 - Expertise Not Required: Foresters as Critical Instigators in Legacy Planning
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Adam K. Downing – Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
    1 - There’s a Tool for That! Helping Family Woodland Owners Plan Their Legacies.
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Speaker: Karen Snape (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    2 - Working with Estate Planning Professionals to Conserve Family Owned Woodlands
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Karen Snape (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    3 - Navigating Heir’s Property with Landowners: Case Studies
    Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy
    Speaker: Asija Rice, MF, CCF – Center For Heirs' Property
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
    Family Forests