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Wednesday, Sep 18th
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
A Decade of Good Neighbor Authority in NW Colorado - Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple B
Moderator: Carolina Manriquez, MF, CF (she/her/hers) – CSFS
Speaker: John Twitchell, CF – CSFS
Speaker: Ryan McNertney – CSFS
Speaker: Zach Wehr, MF (he/him/his) – CSFS
Speaker: Blair Rynearson, MF (he/him/his) – CSFS
Speaker: Cary Green – USFS
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
The Non-native Balsam Woolly Adelgid in Utah: Cause, Consequence, and Management
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C
Speaker: Justin DeRose, CF (he/him/his) – Utah State University
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
Use of ecophysiology and genomics to improve reforestation strategies and outcomes
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Author: Aalap Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Speaker: Joshua L. Sloan, Ph.D., C.F. – New Mexico Highlands University
Speaker: Sean M. Collins, MS (he/him/his) – Northern Arizona University
Speaker: Dillon M. Alexander (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
1 - Improving Reforestation Outcomes through Applied Ecophysiology at the New Mexico Reforestation Center
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Joshua L. Sloan, Ph.D., C.F. – New Mexico Highlands University
Co-author: Owen Burney, Ph.D. – New Mexico State University
Co-author: Matthew Hurteau, Ph.D. – University of New Mexico
Co-author: Christopher Marsh, Ph.D. – University of New Mexico
Co-author: Rachael Foe – NM EMNRD Forestry Division
Co-author: Aalap Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Enhancing Reforestation Success in Drought-Prone Regions: Insights from a Field Experiment on Douglas-fir Seedlings
Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry
Speaker: Vovener de Verlands Edmond, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Idaho
Author: Andrew Nelson, Ph.D (he/him/his) – University of Idaho
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
2 - Examining the Genomic Drivers of Drought Tolerance in Ponderosa Pine Across Geographic and Elevational Bands
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Sean M. Collins, MS (he/him/his) – Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Madison Cathey – Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Mariola Barrera – Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Brooke Harris – Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Aalap Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Co-author: Amanda De La Torre – Northern Arizona University
Forest Health and Genetics
Wednesday, Sep 18th
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
3 - Variation in phenological and physiological traits among ponderosa pine provenances
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Dillon M. Alexander (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Co-author: Aalap Dixit, PhD (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University
Co-author: Joshua L. Sloan, Ph.D., C.F. – New Mexico Highlands University
Co-author: Owen Burney, Ph.D. – New Mexico State University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
Actively managing invasive species for forest restoration and resilience
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Speaker: Lauren Pile Knapp, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Speaker: Connor Crouch, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
1 - Managing a Species Under Multiple Threats: Implications of Long-term Research in Southwestern White Pine
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Simon Baker – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Nicholas Wilhelmi – USDA Forest Service
Co-author: Richard Sniezko, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA FS, Pacific Northwest Region's Dorena Genetic Resource Center
Co-author: Jeremy Johnson, PhD (he/him/his) – Michigan State University
Co-author: Gregory Reynolds – USDA Forest Service
Co-author: David Auty – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM MST
2 - Recovery of a Maritime Forest to Invasive Tree Control: Are We Meeting Multiple Objectives?
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Lauren Pile Knapp, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Co-author: Ryan Bohannon (he/him/his) – Clemson University
Co-author: Calvin Norman, CCF – Penn State
Co-author: Dacoda Maddox – USDA forest Service, Northern Research Station
Co-author: G. Geoff Wang, PhD – Clemson University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
3 - Oystershell Scale Invasions of Aspen Ecosystems: Using Monitoring and Research to Inform Active Management
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Connor Crouch, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Co-author: Amanda Grady – USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Arizona Zone
Co-author: Nicholas Wilhelmi – USDA Forest Service
Co-author: Richard Hofstetter – Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry
Co-author: Margaret M. Moore, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Forestry - Northern Arizona University
Co-author: Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Assessing relationships among aspen chemical defenses and oystershell scale infestation severity in northern Arizona.
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: Henley Parkin, n/a – Northern Arizona University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Effects of Canopy Thinning on Eastern Hemlock Crown Health and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Predator Abundance
Location: McKee Hall
Poster Presenter: Casey K. Wofford (she/they) – North Carolina State University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Extreme Flooding Influences Bottomland Hardwood Snag Distribution and Indicators of Wetland Function
Location: McKee Hall
Poster Presenter: William E. Tomlinson, n/a – USACE ERDC
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Impact of Genotype on the Growth of Hybrid Sweetgum in Northern Louisiana after Five Years
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: Kana Furukawa (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Speaker: Andrea De Stefano, PhD – Louisiana State University Agricutural Center
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Initial Findings Using an Industry-based Survey Approach to Sampling Brown Spot Needle Blight in Louisiana
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: Laura Sims – Louisiana Tech University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Oak Wilt Further North? Examining Vector Activity and Springtime Phenology in Upper Michigan and Canada
Location: McKee Hall
Poster Presenter: Katie Bershing, n/a (she/her/hers) – Michigan Technological University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Resin canals and ponderosa pine stand susceptibility to mountain pine beetle.
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: Olivia Schmit – Rocky Mountain Research Station
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
The Connecticut Oak Mast Surveillance Program
Location: McKee Hall
Poster Presenter: Joseph P. Barsky, n/a – Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Use of drones to document forest pest impact
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Utilizing publicly available data to augment a Sugar Maple dieback study
Location: McKee Hall
Speaker: joseph R. Beeson, n/a – Michigan Technological University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
What's in My Needles? An Exploration of Southeastern Foliar Diseases of Loblolly Pine
Location: McKee Hall
Poster Presenter: Julia Luyk, BSFR (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Understanding and Managing Needle Disease Epidemics in Southern Pine Forests Part 1
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Kier Klepzig, PhD (he/him/his) – Jones Center at Ichauway
Speaker: Caterina Villari, PhD (she/her/hers) – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Speaker: Nicolas Anger, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
1 - Pine Needle Blight Disease in the Southern United States: Background, Framework, and Teamwork.
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Kier Klepzig, PhD (he/him/his) – Jones Center at Ichauway
Co-Author: Kamal Gandhi, PhD – University of Georgia
Co-Author: Caterina Villari, PhD (she/her/hers) – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
2 - Emerging Needle Diseases of Loblolly Pine: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Caterina Villari, PhD (she/her/hers) – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Co-author: Colton Daniel Meinecke, MS – University of Georgia
Co-author: Rhys Eshleman – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Co-author: Simone Lim-Hing, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Co-author: Gabriel Maciel – Univ. of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Nat. Res.
Co-author: Stephen Kinane, PhD – University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
3 - Etiology and Disease Biology of Lecanosticta acicola on Pinus taeda in the Southeastern United States
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Nicolas Anger, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
Co-author: Katherine Smith, MS – USDA Forest service
Co-author: John Riggins, PhD – Mississippi State University
Co-author: Jason Smith, PhD – Mount Union University
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
Understanding and Managing Needle Disease Epidemics in Southern Pine Forests Part 2
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Jane E. Stewart, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Speaker: Ian Scadden, MS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M Forest Service
Speaker: Simone Lim-Hing, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
1 - Characterize Biotic and Abiotic Factors Driving Emergence in Brown Spot Needle Blight on Loblolly Pine
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Jane E. Stewart, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Co-author: Olga Kozhar – Colorado State University
Co-author: Rabiu Olatinwo, PhD – US Forest Service
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Managing tree seed for climate change: Operational adjustments at Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C
Speaker: Jeff DeBell, PhD – Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
2 - Detection & Management of Brown Spot Needle Blight Pathogen in Loblolly Pine
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Ian Scadden, MS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M Forest Service
Co-author: Earl M. Raley, PhD – Texas A&M Forest Service
Forest Health and Genetics
Thursday, Sep 19th
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
3 - Establishing a Surveillance Framework for Needle Disease
Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A
Speaker: Simone Lim-Hing, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Co-author: Kamal Gandhi, PhD – University of Georgia
Co-author: Caterina Villari, PhD (she/her/hers) – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Co-Author: Bronson Bullock, PhD – University of Georgia
Co-Author: Frank Koch, PhD – Southern Research Station - US Forest Service
Co-Author: Colton Daniel Meinecke, MS – University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
Friday, Sep 20th
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MST
National Assessment of Forest Pathology
Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple C
Moderator: Robert Progar, n/a – USDA Forest Service
Speaker: Bruce Moltzan, n/a – USDA Forest Service
Speaker: Anna Conrad
Speaker: Jane E. Stewart, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Speaker: Toral Patel-Weynand
Speaker: Patrick Bennett
Forest Health and Genetics