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  • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Opening Ceremonies and Plenary II
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Instinct – Automated Wildlife Surveying and Real-Time EnvironmentalMonitoring
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Application and Resume Prep for USDA Forest Service Careers
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall, Silent Auction, SAF Hub, and SAF Store Open
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Forest Architecture: Exploring the Terminus of Innovation
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Forest Stewardship Council
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Refreshment Break and Innovation Zones
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Carbon for the Small Woodland Owner
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Poison Ivy/Oak and Sumac, Same Poison Same Solution!
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Time Series Analysis as a Cost-Effective Species and Volume Indicator for Forest Inventories
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    A Decade of Good Neighbor Authority in NW Colorado - Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Building Capacity with Technology
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Erin Smith-Mateja – USDA Forest Service, Washington DC Office.
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Conservation & Climate Corps: Building Pathways into Forestry Careers through Hands-on Training & Service
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Bobby Tillett (he/him/his) – The Corps Network
    Speaker: Bobby Tillett (he/him/his) – The Corps Network
    Speaker: Rachael Zwerin (she/her/hers) – The Corps Network
    Speaker: Scott Segerstrom (he/him/his) – Colorado Youth Corps Association
    Leadership Development
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Leveraging the Power of Information
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Yang Sheng-I
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Managing our Message
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Courtney L. Peterson, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Meeting Forest Ecology Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Vovener de Verlands Edmond, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Idaho
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Science Flashes 1
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Mariann Johnston
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #1
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    The resources we manage in agroforestry: Perspectives on planning and implementation
    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
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Women in Forestry: Paying it Forward VIII
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    People, Policy, and Popcorn
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Town Hall
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Building Capacity
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Emma Schultz, MS, CF – Minnesota DNR
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Full Circle Indigenous Fire: Past, Present, and Future
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Innovating around implementation: New approaches to​ silviculture and restoration in the Southwest
    Speaker: Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
    Speaker: Mark Nabel, MS (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Service
    Speaker: John Foppert, CF – Paul Smith's College
    Author: Travis Woolley – The Nature Conservancy
    Moderator: Justin Waskiewicz – Paul Smith's College
    Forest Technology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Leveraging the Power of Technology
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Leah Rathbun, PhD – NC State University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Managing our Message
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Courtney L. Peterson, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Meeting Landowner Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Colleen Ryan, MF (she/her/hers) – New England Forestry Foundation
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Protecting Ecosystem Services: Leveraging Conservation Easements for Sustainable Land Management in the Wildland Urban Interface
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Putting the Wild in Wildlife through Active Forest Management
    Speaker: Patricia D. Dorsey, n/a (she/her/hers) – National Wild Turkey Federation
    Speaker: Doug Little, CWB – National Wild Turkey Federation
    Speaker: Jared McJunkin, CWB – National Wild Turkey Federation
    Moderator: Mike Mitchener, n/a – National Wild Turkey Federation
    Forest Ecology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Science Flashes 2
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Casey K. Wofford (she/they) – North Carolina State University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #2
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Student Meetup
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    A Practical Biocontrol Agent for Control of Aphids on Lindens
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Making History Together: A Conversation with the Forest History Society Staff About Preserving Your Historical Records
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Turning a Corner: Mobile digital data capture techniques using laser scanners to enhance mensuration accuracy, detail and coverage
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    People, Policy, and Popcorn
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Refreshment Break and Innovation Zones
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Forsite’s Individual Tree Inventories Using TreeID: An Introduction to its Process and Practical Application
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Improving Conservation Efforts Using the Climate-Enhanced Topographic Wetness Index
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Intro to LandYield's Forest Carbon Program
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Building Capacity - Boots on the Ground
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Zhu H. Ning, Ph.D. – Southern University & A&M College
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Building Capacity - Forest Product Matters
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Kamana Poudel, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Community forestry for sustainability: An international perspective
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Diversify Your Forest Based Revenues: Forest Carbon Project from a Land Manager's Perspective
    Speaker: Jeremy Koslowski (he/him/his) – The Climate Trust
    Speaker: Madeline Montague (she/her/hers) – The Climate Trust
    Speaker: Pawan Gautam (he/him/his) – The Climate Trust
    Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Implementing strategies to foster old-growth forest conditions that serve diverse local and national communities.
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Leveraging the Power of Information
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Sharon Friedman
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Meeting Objectives with Science and Research
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Bruno Silva, PhD – University of Georgia
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Science Flashes 3
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Marcella A. Windmuller-Campione, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #3
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Use of ecophysiology and genomics to improve reforestation strategies and outcomes
    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
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Young Professional Meetup
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM MST
    Student Social
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Alumni Receptions
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Donor Gratitude Reception (Invite Only)