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  • Thursday, September 19, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST
    Fellows Breakfast
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Canyon Maple A
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, John Hammons Board Room
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, North Hall
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Actively managing invasive species for forest restoration and resilience
    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
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) - Overarching Themes From Across the Network
    Speaker: Maria Vicini, n/a (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
    Speaker: Brian Palik, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
    Speaker: Peter Clark, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Vermont
    Silviculture
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Building Workforce Capacity
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Emily S. Huff, PhD – Michigan State University
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Community Forestry – An Approach to Forest Management for a Variety of Local Priorities.
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple B
    Moderator: Daniel Wear (he/him/his) – Sustainable Northwest
    Speaker: Reem Hajjar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
    Speaker: Linwood Gill – Usal Redwood Forest Company
    Speaker: John Bull – Montesano
    Speaker: Charlie Moreno – Moreno Forestry Associates
    Urban and Community Forestry
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Engaging Students, Early-Career Professionals, and Diverse Communities in SAF: A World Café Discussion
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple C
    Speaker: E. Krause, M.F. (they/them/theirs) – Michigan Technological University
    Moderator: Jamie Dahl
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Leveraging the Power of Information
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Donna H. Davis, ISA-CA/MS/TRAQ (she/her/hers) – Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Meeting Mature Old-growth Forest Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Robert K. Grala – Mississippi State University
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Meeting Silviculture Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Rajan Parajuli, PhD – North Carolina State University
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Science Flashes 4
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Jennifer L. Gagnon, MS – Virginia Tech
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #4
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Application and Resume Prep for USDA Forest Service
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, South Hall - Brown, Beard, and Sandhouse
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall, Silent Auction, SAF Hub, and SAF Store Open
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, North and South Halls
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Forest Technology Updates in GPS, GIS, Forest Measurement, Drones, and Forest Inventory
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 1
    Presenter: Johnny Thompson – LMSS
    Sponsored By Landmark Spatial Solutions, LLC
     CE: 0.5
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Harnessing Technology for Early Wildfire Detection in Forest Environments
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 3
    Presenter: Neal Spungen
    Sponsored By Dryad Networks
     CE: 0.5
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Intelifore
    Location: Innovation Zone room 2
    Co-Presenter: Andrew Davis
    Co-Presenter: Justin Barrett
    Sponsored By Intelifore
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    People, Policy, and Popcorn
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Rotunda
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Poster Symposium
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Refreshment Break, Innovation Zones, and Poster Symposium
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, McKee Hall
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Use Cases and Implementation Patterns for Timber Cruise using an ArcGIS-Based Inventory Management System
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 1
    Presenter: Kerry Halligan, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Woodland Solutions Group
    Sponsored By Woodland Solutions Group
     CE: 0.5
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Using the stochastic growth effect option in FVS for projecting stand level carbon estimates
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 3
    Presenter: Erin Smith-Mateja – USDA Forest Service, Washington DC Office.
    Sponsored By USDA Forest Service
     CE: 0.5
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
    Verifying Ecosystem Services as a Nature-based Solution for Community and Family Forest Owners
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 2
    Presenter: Sarah Billig
    Sponsored By Forest Stewardship Council US
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Awards Parade and Plenary III
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Pinyon Pine
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Lunch
    Location: Cash concessions and food trucks onsite
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM MST
    Career Fair
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, South Hall
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST
    SAF Journals Editorial Board Meeting
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Canyon Maple A
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Bridging the Gap: Communication for Forestry Professionals
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple B
    Moderator: Rae Tamblyn, n/a – Society of American Foresters
    Speaker: Dana Coelho, ISA Certified Arborist (RM-7854A), TRAQ (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service
    Speaker: Nick Smith
    Speaker: Brita Goldstein
    Speaker: Tiffany Wilson
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Leveraging the Power of Information
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Mariann Johnston
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Meeting Diverse Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: John D. Bailey, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Meeting Forest Health Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Scott Wagner
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Meeting Urban and Community Forest Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Mike Lester
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Next-Level Forestry: Scaling Collective Capacity in the Face of Climate Change
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple C
    Speaker: Kathleen Rutherford Riggs, MPA, MODL (she/her/hers) – KCG Consulting
    Moderator: Erin Berryman, n/a (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service
    Forest Technology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Science Flashes 5
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Robert K. Grala – Mississippi State University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #5
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Strategies to advance agroforestry implementation through advocacy, partnership building, and research.
    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
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Understanding and Managing Needle Disease Epidemics in Southern Pine Forests Part 1
    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
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Breaking Point: Tribal Forestry Today
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 3
    Sponsored By Intertribal Timber Council
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Integrating Equipment Simulation to Support Education and Training
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 2
    Presenter: Ryer M. Becker, n/a – University of Idaho
    Sponsored By 
     CE: 0.5
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Taking a New Look at Diversification of the U.S. Forest Service Workforce
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 1
    Co-Presenter: Laura S. Kenefic, PhD (she/her/hers) – U.S. Forest Service
    Co-Presenter: Michael J. Dockry, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Sponsored By USDA Forest Service
     CE: 0.5
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    People, Policy, and Popcorn
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Rotunda
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Refreshment Break and Innovation Zones
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, McKee Hall
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Advances in Digital Forestry
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 2
    Co-Presenter: Songlin Fei, Ph.D. – Purdue University
    Co-Presenter: Cameron Wingren, n/a – Purdue University
    Sponsored By 
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    California Forestry Sector Jobs Initiative (SFSJI)
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 1
    Sponsored By The California Forestry Association
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Online and mobile GIS solution providing natural resource management tools for Everyone!
    Location: Innovation Zone Room 3
    Presenter: George Banzhaf
    Sponsored By TreeTracker, LLC
     CE: 0.5
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    A Discussion on Community Perceived Barriers and Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Long-term Studies
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple C
    Moderator: Tyler Carney (he/him/his) – University of Florida
    Speaker: Jason Vogel – University of Florida
    Speaker: Lauren Pile Knapp, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
    Speaker: Reed Van Beveren – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
    Speaker: Linda Nagel, PhD – Utah State University
    Economics, Policy, and Law
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Building Capacity - Forest Product Matters
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Robert K. Grala – Mississippi State University
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Estimating carbon stocks, emissions, and forest product life cycles under multiple management scenarios in Minnesota
    Moderator: John Zobel, n/a – University of Minnesota
    Speaker: Matt Russell, PhD – Arbor Custom Analytics LLC
    Speaker: Elaine Oneil
    Speaker: Maureen Puettmann, PhD – Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM)
    Speaker: John Zobel, n/a – University of Minnesota
    Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Meeting Diverse Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Scott Wagner
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Meeting Urban and Community Forest Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Emily S. Huff, PhD – Michigan State University
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Meeting Wildlife and Recreation Objectives
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Justin Waskiewicz – Paul Smith's College
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Science Flashes 6
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Zhu H. Ning, Ph.D. – Southern University & A&M College
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Scientific and Technical Sessions #6
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    State Agencies approaches and ROI implementing advanced technologies to support inventory data collection and management.
    Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple B
    Moderator: Brandon K. Craft, CF (he/him/his) – Orbis
    Moderator: Kerry Halligan, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Woodland Solutions Group
    Speaker: Zach Wehr, MF (he/him/his) – CSFS
    Speaker: Casey Phillips
    Speaker: Paul Lupo – Pennsylvania Game Commission
    Speaker: Matthew Mrizek, RF – Georgia Forestry Commission
    Submitter: James Schriever, n/a – Member
    Forest Technology
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Understanding and Managing Needle Disease Epidemics in Southern Pine Forests Part 2
    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
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Women in Natural Resources Meetup
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Canyon Maple A
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MST
    Certification Social
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Canyon Maple A
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MST
    Past Presidents Reception
    Location: The Embassy Suites Loveland
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MST
    Young Professional Social
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland - Restaurant and Bar
  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM MST
    Science, Technology, and Policy Social
    Location: Embassy Suites Loveland, Rotunda
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    SAFter Party and Passing of the Torch
    Location: The Ranch Events Complex, Outdoor Area and Lawn
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