Full Schedule

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

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A

Speaker: – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

Co-author: – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – USDA FS, Pacific Northwest Region's Dorena Genetic Resource Center

Co-author: – Michigan State University

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-author: – Clemson University

Co-author: – Penn State

Co-author: – USDA forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-author: – Clemson University

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Arizona Zone

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry

Co-author: – School of Forestry - Northern Arizona University

Co-author: – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

Forest Health and Genetics

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) - Overarching Themes From Across the Network

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – Colorado State University, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Speaker: – University of Vermont

Silviculture

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

1 - From Then to Now: Lessons Learned Over the Course of the ASCC Network

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – Colorado State University, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science

Co-author: – Office of Sustainability and Climate

Co-author: – Colorado State University

Co-author: – Utah State University

Co-author: – Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub

Silviculture

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

2 - Operationalizing Forest Assisted Migration as Part of Climate Adaptation in the ASCC Network

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-author: – Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub

Co-author: – University of Vermont

Co-author: – Office of Sustainability and Climate

Co-author: – Utah State University

Silviculture

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

3 - A Mechanistic Look into the ASCC Climate Change Response Framework Applied Across North American Forests

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – University of Vermont

Co-author: – Utah State University

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-author: – Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub

Co-author: – University of Vermont

Co-author: – Office of Sustainability and Climate

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Silviculture

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Building Workforce Capacity

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Michigan State University

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Growing Career Mentorship - California Forestry Mentorship

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – UC Cooperative Extension

Leadership Development

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Are Black Foresters Becoming Extinct?

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – Minority Landowner Magazine

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

The Urban Forestry Career Ladder: How to Climb into the Industry

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – Union County, NC

Urban and Community Forestry

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: – Sustainable Northwest

Speaker: – Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University

Speaker: – Usal Redwood Forest Company

Speaker: – Montesano

Speaker: – 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: – Michigan Technological University

Moderator:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Leveraging the Power of Information

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Unlocking Urban Forests: Leveraging Urban Forest Inventory & Analysis Data Platforms

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Urban and Community Forestry

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Integrating High-resolution Imagery, Deep Learning, and GIS to Estimate Soil Erosion Following Timber Harvesting

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Auburn University

Forest Technology

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: – Drylands Agroecology Research

Agroforestry

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Meeting Mature Old-growth Forest Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Mississippi State University

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Climate Mediated Increases in Background Mortality in Temperate Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Co-Author:

Forest Ecology

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Extending Stand Density Management Concepts to Mature and Old-growth Forests Under Global Change

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

Silviculture

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

An Evaluation of Extent and Opportunities for Idaho’s Old Growth and Mature Forests

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – University of Idaho

Inventory and Biometrics

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Meeting Silviculture Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Concurrent Session Moderator: – North Carolina State University

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Soil-based Assessment of Site Productivity for Loblolly Pine Plantations in the Coastal Plain

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Silviculture

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Creating and Maintaining Resiliency in Mature Longleaf Pine Woodlands

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – The Jones Center at Ichauway

Silviculture

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Improving Lumber Grade Recovery for the Tree that Built America - Eastern White Pine

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – SUNY ESF

Forest Production and Utilization

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Science Flashes 4

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Virginia Tech

8:00 AM – 8:08 AM MST

Longleaf pine damage from extreme winds

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – The Jones Center at Ichauway

Forest Ecology

8:10 AM – 8:18 AM MST

Improving Access to Harvesting & Wood Pricing Information for Landowners, Loggers, and Professionals in Michigan

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

8:20 AM – 8:28 AM MST

Prescribed fire as a management tool for wild insect pollinators in southern pine forests

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Forest Ecology

8:30 AM – 8:38 AM MST

UAS classification of conifer drought status – identifying target trees for forest management

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Co-Author:

Forest Technology

8:40 AM – 8:48 AM MST

The logging sector in Texas: The past, the present, and the future

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Co-Author: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

8:50 AM – 8:58 AM MST

Tourists' Preference for Colors of Forest Landscapes

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – National Chung Hsing University

Recreation and Wilderness Management

9:00 AM – 9:08 AM MST

UAV-based detection and assessment of Brown Spot Needle Blight severity .

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Auburn university

Forest Ecology

9:10 AM – 9:18 AM MST

Artificial Intelligence in Urban Forestry

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Davey Resource Group, Inc.

Urban and Community Forestry

9:20 AM – 9:28 AM MST

Developing species-specific height-diameter relationship models for Caribbean forests

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker:

Inventory and Biometrics

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: – 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:

Sponsored By Dryad Networks

CE: 0.5

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST

Intelifore

Location: Innovation Zone room 2

Co-Presenter:

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

A Landowner’s Perspective On Wildfire Mitigation: When Trees Are More Valuable Than Houses

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Colorado State University

Wildland Fire Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

A Preliminary Detection Method for Brown Spot Needle Blight

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter:

Co-Author: – Louisiana Tech University

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Agroforestry Extent in the U.S.: Results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture

Location: McKee Hall

Author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: – National Agroforestry Center

Agroforestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

AI, Machine Learning, and Ground Truth Data Improve Wildfire Risk Management and Biomass Prediction Accuracy

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Clemson University

Author: – Clemson University

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

An Assessment on Social Acceptance of Carbon-based Forest Management in Marginal Forestland in Oklahoma

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Oklahoma State University

Human Dimensions and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

An Examination of NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 for Assessing Hurricane-driven Forest Disturbance

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Auburn University

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessing Combinations of Nucleation Size and Planting Density to Improve Performance of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – New Mexico Highlands University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessing Early Effectiveness of Silvicultural Treatments in Quaking Aspen Exclosures Affected by Oystershell Scale

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Northern Arizona University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessing Pine Flatwood Wetland Functional Capacity in Mitigation Sites Managed with Fire and Mowing

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – US Army Corps of Engineers

Forest Ecology

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: – Northern Arizona University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessing Species Compositional Shift and Carbon Stocks of Forest Fragments Within Agricultural Landscapes of Ghana

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Yale University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessing the Understory of Teak in Relation to Plantation Age and Site Treatment in Ghana

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Yale School of The Environment

Forest Production and Utilization

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: – Center for Environmental Law and Policy Advocacy, Inc.

Agroforestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Assessment of Minnesota Green and Black Ash Carbon Stock for Management and Bioproducts Markets

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Great Plains Institute

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Bayesian modeling of historic American chestnut distribution and abundance using witness tree data

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of New Hampshire

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Biochar Applications and Lifecycle in The Green Industry

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Davey Institute

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Branching Out: Messaging Matters – Impact of Message Framing on Forest Management Perceptions in Oregon

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Oregon State University

Human Dimensions and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Building a Diverse U.S. Forest Service Workforce: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – U.S. Forest Service

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Can We Help Coast Redwood Adapt to Climate Change?

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Cal Poly Humboldt

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Challenges and Solutions to Forest Carbon Management in Central Appalachia: The Nominal Group Technique

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – West Virginia University

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Comparing size inequality, growth dominance and growth between thinned and unthinned loblolly pine plantations

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Contributions of Forest-Based Entrepreneurs in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria to Sustainable Forestry

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Converging LiDAR, Sentinel-2, and NAIP Data with Machine Learning for Forest Aboveground Biomass Modeling

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Converting Forest Slash to Biochar: Waste Material to Value-Added Product

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) positively influence student perceptions of forest science

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Crown Ratio Model for Intensively Managed Loblolly Pine Plantation

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Determining the Feasibility of a Multi-county Urban Wood Utilization Program, Front Range CO

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Colorado State Forest Service: Urban & Community Forestry

Urban and Community Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Diameter Distribution Model of Loblolly Pine Stands Subjected to Different Mid-Rotation Thinning Intensities

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Documenting 60 Years of Structural and Compositional Change in an Oak-hickory Forest in Southern Illinois

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – US Forest Service

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Documenting Instances of Pseudo-Serotiny in Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) Within the Dixie Fire

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Cal Poly Humboldt

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Effect of Interspecific Competition on Water Stress in Conifer Seedlings

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Silviculture

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: – North Carolina State University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Effects of drought on tree radial growth of two southern pine species in northern Alabama

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Alabama A&M University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Effects of Eastern Redcedar Treatment on Prescribed Fire in Upland Xeric Oak Forests

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Oklahoma State University

Author: – Oklahoma State University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Estimating Site Index Using Repeated Airborne Laser Scanning Data

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Oregon State University

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Evaluating Climate-Smart Forestry Opportunities in the U.S. through Improved Forest Carbon Measurement Tools and Resources

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory

Co-Author: – United States Forest Service, Research and Development

Co-Author:

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Evaluating Drought Resistance of Loblolly, Longleaf and Longleaf-Loblolly Pine Hybrid Seedlings

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Evaluating the Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Burn Severity Across the Front Range

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Evaluating the Performance of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Extracting Tree Canopy Cover

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Arkansas

Submitter: – University of Arkansas at Monticello - Monticello, AR

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Exploratory Study of Gas Fluxes in Trees at Varying Heights, Seasons, and Elevations

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – New Mexico State University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Extreme Flooding Influences Bottomland Hardwood Snag Distribution and Indicators of Wetland Function

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USACE ERDC

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Field to gate GHG emissions of producing renewable diesel from woody biomass in Western Oregon

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Oregon State University

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Forest Manager Perceptions and Management Approaches to Maple Dieback in Michigan

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Michigan Technological University

Human Dimensions and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Forest Service Equity Data Tools

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Business Acumen

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

From Christmas Trees to Oak Woodland: Managing for Ecological Restoration and Resiliency

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

FSVeg Spatial Data Analyzer and FVS: Analyzing Carbon Outputs

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – USFS

Speaker: – Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc. (METI)

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Glyphosate persistence and vegetation response following herbicide application for reforestation in the Rocky Mountain foothills

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Alberta

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

HDgov: Sharing social science through multi-agency collaboration

Location: McKee Hall

Co-Author: – US Geological Survey

Poster Presenter: – US Geological Survey

Human Dimensions and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

High resolution tree canopy cover data products likely benefit estimates from urban tree inventories

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Author: – University of New Hampshire

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

How Access to Urban Forests in Different Neighborhoods Affect Residents’ Perceptions of Quality of Life

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Iowa State University

Urban and Community Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

How Women Forest Owner View Climate Smart Forestry in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Maine?

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Pennsylvania State University

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Impact of Eucalyptus Reforestation on Soil Carbon and Nutrients in Brazil: A 30-Year Chronosequence Analysis

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment

Soils and Hydrology

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: – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

Speaker: – Louisiana State University Agricutural Center

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – University of Missouri

Agroforestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Impacts of Concentrated Thinning in Pinyon-Juniper in San Cristobal, New Mexico

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – New Mexico Highlands University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Indicators of biodiversity in early seral forests with distinct management objectives

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Sustainability and Certification

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: – Louisiana Tech University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Integrated Environmental and Financial Analysis of Populus deltoides as a biomass feedstock

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Mississippi State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Intentional Undoing: Cultural Landscape Training Path

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – U.S Forest Service

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Interactive Effects of Genotype and Environment on Hybrid Sweetgum in Biofuel Plantations

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Oklahoma State University

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Invasive plant species cover and site characteristics across select United States cities

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – USDA Forest Service

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Landowner Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Chronic Wasting Disease Management in Mississippi and Tennessee

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Mississippi state university

Economics, Policy, and Law

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Land-Use History and Invasion Dynamics of Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Michigan Technological University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Logging in the US South: Changes and Challenges Identified in Surveys of Alabama and Mississippi

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Alabama A&M University

Co-Author: – Alabama A&M University

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Long-Term Recoveries of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda.) from Stem Breakage Under Thinning and Damage Severities

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Oklahoma State University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Managing Urban Floodplain Forests in a Changing Climate.

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Maple Sap Production Response to a Crop Tree Release Experiment

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – The Ohio State University

Agroforestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Measuring Tree Diameter Using Lidar Equipped iPad: An Evaluation of ForestScanner and Arboreal Forest Applications

Location: McKee Hall

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

Speaker: – Louisiana State University Agricutural Center

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Mixedwood Management: New Guidance for Silviculture in Hardwood - Softwood Mixtures

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – U.S. Forest Service

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Monitoring Change Over Time across an Urban Area Using Different Remote Sensing Methodologies

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Urban and Community Forestry

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: – Michigan Technological University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Participation in forest carbon programs in the United States: Exploring beyond economic incentives

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Tennessee

Economics, Policy, and Law

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Patching Up the Gap: Sapling Dynamics of Longleaf Pine Patches in a Southwest Georgia Forest

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings (PHiLL) Project: Effects of Subsoiling, Biochar, & Seeding on Vegetation

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Missouri Columbia

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Post-fire Carbon Dynamics in a Coastal Redwood Stand

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – California Polytechnic State University, SLO

Author: – California Polytechnic State University, SLO

Co-Author: – California Polytechnic State University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Potential impacts of the sea level rise on coastal mills in the Gulf of Mexico.

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Speaker: – Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute

Author: – Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantification and Allocation of forest biomass , carbon debts and credits in the Southeastern U.S.

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Louisiana Tech University

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantifying Conifer Water-Use During Spring Onset: An Integrated Stable Water and Bulk Carbon Isotope Study

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Connecticut

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantifying cost, effort, and feasibility of hardening POD boundaries in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Montana

Wildland Fire Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantifying Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Assessing Human Fecal Contamination Using Optical Brighteners

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Water Resources

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantifying Longevity of Standing Dead Trees in Northern Minnesota

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantifying Sawmill Residue for Sustainable Forest Management

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USDA Forest Products Lab

Poster Presenter: – USDA / Forest Service / Forest Products Laboratory

Co-Author: – USDA-FS

Co-Author: – USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Quantitative Analysis of Colorado's Woody Material for Resource Utilization and Reduced Wildfire Risk

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Colorado State Forest Service

Speaker: – Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Resin canals and ponderosa pine stand susceptibility to mountain pine beetle.

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Rocky Mountain Research Station

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Restoring Open Woodlands with Goat Browsing and Prescribed Burning: Effects on Soil Properties

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Missouri

Submitter: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Soils and Hydrology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Root herbivory of Mountain huckleberry seedlings—An important species for Northwest forest restoration

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Idaho

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Silvicultural Framework for Cross-Boundary Wildfire Risk Reduction

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USDA Forest Service

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Silviculture for coastal forest resilience: promoting regeneration and managing invasive species

Location: McKee Hall

Author: – Clemson University

Poster Presenter: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Site Index and Planting Density Influence on Biomass of Improved Loblolly Pine in Southeastern US

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Arkansas at Monticello

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Sleep Quantity and Quality of Smokejumper Firefighters across a Fire Season

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Idaho

Wildland Fire Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Small-Grant, Community-Driven Fuel Mitigation: A Success story in Redstone Canyon, Colorado

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Redstone Forestry LLC

Urban and Community Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Snag Density and Dynamics of Eastern Forests

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Socio-economic drivers of ethnobotanical knowledge and species vulnerability among indigenous communities in Eastern Cameroon

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Department of Forest Engineering, Advanced Teachers Training School for Technical Education, University of Douala, P.O Box 1872 Douala Cameroon

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Soil Nutrient Richness Impacts Merchantable Wood Volume and Soil Health Indicators in Managed Forests

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Virginia

Soils and Hydrology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Streamlining Vegetation Data Management and Analysis in the Forest Service

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – USFS

Speaker: – Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc. (METI)

Poster Presenter:

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Structure and Spatial Patterns of Longleaf Pine Woodlands in the Fall Line Hills, Alabama

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Sustainable Use and Value of U.S. Forests: Findings from the Montreal Process Criteria Indicators

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – USFS

Human Dimensions and Education

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The Connecticut Oak Mast Surveillance Program

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The economic value of pollution removal across 17 Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis cities

Location: McKee Hall

Author: – University of New Hampshire

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Urban and Community Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The Evaluation of Biotic and Abiotic Damaging Agents Across Different Treatments in Sub-Boreal Forests

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Northern Arizona University

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The Price of Losing Control: Costs Associated with Escaped Prescribed Fires in the US South

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Alabama A&M University

Co-Author: – Alabama A&M University

Wildland Fire Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The Role of Policy and Industrial Reforestation in Secondary Forest Regrowth: Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – The Forest School, Yale School of The Environment

International Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Tornado Impacts on the Structure and Composition of an Upland Oak Forest in Southern Indiana

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Tree seedlings in the forest understory of second-growth Oak-Hardwood Forests.

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Yale School of the Environment

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Tree Species Identification Using Aerial LiDAR and Deep Learning

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – North Carolina State University

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Trends in Fire Severity in New Mexico from 1980 to 2016

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – New Mexico Highlands University

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Unlocking urban forests: an introduction to Urban Forest Inventory & Analysis data platforms

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Urban and Community Forestry

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: – University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources, Center for Agroforestry

Agroforestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Updated crown width models improve accuracy in ecosystem service estimates

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Author: – University of New Hampshire

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Urban Forest in Raleigh, Equally Distributed?

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Duke/NCSU Universities -

Urban and Community Forestry

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Use of drones to document forest pest impact

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Using Climatic Data to Improve our Understanding of Pine Plantation Development over Time.

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC) - University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author:

Inventory and Biometrics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Using Forest Management and Geospatial Information Systems to Mitigate Human-Wolf Conflict in Colorado

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Colorado State University

Co-Author:

Wildlife Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Using LiDAR as an Approach to Detecting Invasive Shrubs in Southern Illinois

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Using TLS to identify big trees vulnerable to wildfire: A case study of giant sequoia

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of California, Berkeley

Forest Technology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Utilizing publicly available data to augment a Sugar Maple dieback study

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Michigan Technological University

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Vachellia xanthophloea Regeneration Dynamics in the Makuleke Wetlands of Northern Kruger National Park

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Visitor Perceptions and Preferences in Kentucky's Forest Recreation Areas

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Kentucky State University

Recreation and Wilderness Management

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: – University of Georgia

Forest Health and Genetics

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

What's the Cost of Climate Change? Nations at Most Risk of Disappearance

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – Harvard University

Economics, Policy, and Law

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Whitebark Pine Resilience Network: Engaging a network of managers and researchers across the western US

Location: McKee Hall

Speaker: – US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Silviculture

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Wild Bee Communities in Managed Pine Straw Stands

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Georgia

Forest Ecology

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Wood Processing Mills in Arkansas: Location, Distribution, and Factors Influencing Their Establishment

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – Student

Forest Production and Utilization

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Workforce Entry Patterns and Career Values of University Students Majoring in Forest and Natural Resources

Location: McKee Hall

Poster Presenter: – University of Arkansas at Monticello

Author: – University of Arkansas at Monticello

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

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: – 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: – 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:

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: – Society of American Foresters

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Speaker:

Human Dimensions and Education

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Leveraging the Power of Information

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Concurrent Session Moderator:

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Tradeoffs Between Harvest Wood Products and Forest Carbon Under Various Management Strategies

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author:

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Modeling Climate-Informed Forestry – Lessons from Coast to Coast

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – American Forests

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Dynamic Baselines: Data-driven Tools to Rescue the Credibility of Carbon Markets

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – The Nature Conservancy

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Meeting Diverse Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Oregon State University

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Landscape-level Forest Ecosystem Service Impacts of Uneven-aged Forest Management

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – University of Maine

Economics, Policy, and Law

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Tree Regeneration Response After Spruce Bark Beetle and Salvage Harvesting

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Author: – Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author:

Silviculture

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Assessing and Managing Forest Soil Health Under Managed Forest Farms

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Soils and Hydrology

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Meeting Forest Health Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Concurrent Session Moderator:

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Unmanaged Lodgepole Pine Stands Do Not Recover After Mountain Pine Beetle Attack

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Forest Growth & Yield Lab, University of Alberta

Co-Author: – University of Alberta

Silviculture

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Rings, Resin, and Resilience: Decoding How Silvicultural Practices Affect Southwestern Forest Resilience to Bark Beetles

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Northern Arizona University

Silviculture

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Vegetation Management Effects on Soil Water, Seedling Performance and Early Seral Vegetation Abundance and Diversity

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Silviculture

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Meeting Urban and Community Forest Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Concurrent Session Moderator:

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Managing & Reporting Risk in the Urban Forest

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Warriner Associates, Urban Foresty Experts

Urban and Community Forestry

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Preparing for Wildfire in Seattle’s Source Watersheds: Strategies and Challenges

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Seattle Public Utilities

Water Resources

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

The Silvicultural Challenges and Opportunities of Managing Urban Forested Natural Areas

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author:

Urban and Community Forestry

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: – KCG Consulting

Moderator: – USDA Forest Service

Forest Technology

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Science Flashes 5

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Mississippi State University

1:30 PM – 1:38 PM MST

Post-Wildfire Governance and the Importance of State Capacity: Lessons from Colorado and New Mexico Wildfires

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – CSU Public Lands Policy Group

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Wildland Fire Management

1:40 PM – 1:48 PM MST

Ex-post carbon dioxide removal credits with wood harvest and storage

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Co-Author: – Mast Reforestation

Speaker:

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

1:50 PM – 1:58 PM MST

Potentials of Public and Commercial Satellite Data for Total Tree Counts

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Earth Mapping International

Co-Author:

Forest Technology

2:00 PM – 2:08 PM MST

Sustainable Tree Initiative for Utility Vegetation Management Programs

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Davey Resource Group, Inc.

Urban and Community Forestry

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: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Family Forests

2:20 PM – 2:28 PM MST

"People are cherry picking the science!" Key takeaways from the Selective Science Communications Practice Group

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network, Center for Collaborative Conservation, Colorado State University

Human Dimensions and Education

2:30 PM – 2:38 PM MST

Introduction to rotational solar energy coproduction in forestry: potential contribution to US renewable energy goals

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – University of Idaho

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:40 PM – 2:48 PM MST

Geographic Variation of Lodgepole Pine Drought Resilience in Western U.S. Forests

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Author: – Colorado State University

Speaker: – Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Author: – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Author: – Colorado State University

Forest Ecology

2:50 PM – 2:58 PM MST

Diameter distributions for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the Western Gulf region including environmental covariables

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Univ. of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Nat. Res.

Author: – Univ. of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Nat. Res.

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Inventory and Biometrics

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.

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – San Diego State- Geography Department

Speaker: – Savanna Institute

Speaker: – Natural Resources Defense Council

Moderator: – Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University

Submitter: – National Agroforestry Center

Agroforestry

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: – San Diego State- Geography Department

Agroforestry

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: – Savanna Institute

Co-author: – Savanna Institute

Agroforestry

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

3 - Supporting Agroforestry through Policy Advocacy

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – Natural Resources Defense Council

Co-author: – Natural Resources Defense Council

Agroforestry

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: – Jones Center at Ichauway

Speaker: – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Speaker: – University of Florida

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – Jones Center at Ichauway

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Co-author: – University of Georgia

Co-author: – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Co-author: – University of Georgia

Co-author: – Univ. of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Nat. Res.

Co-author: – University of Georgia

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – University of Florida

Co-author: – USDA Forest service

Co-author: – Mississippi State University

Co-author: – Mount Union University

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: – 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: – U.S. Forest Service

Co-Presenter: – 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: – Purdue University

Sponsored By

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

California Forestry Sector Jobs Initiative (SFSJI)

Location: Innovation Zone Room 1

Presenter:

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:

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: – University of Florida

Speaker: – University of Florida

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Speaker: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

Speaker: – Utah State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Building Capacity - Forest Product Matters

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Mississippi State University

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Optimizing Timber Sale Prices: Unveiling the Rollback Factor's Impact on Market Dynamics

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Economics, Policy, and Law

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MST

The Impacts of Structural Diversity on Forest Productivity Under Drought

Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry

Speaker: – Oklahoma State University

Forest Ecology

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Estimating carbon stocks, emissions, and forest product life cycles under multiple management scenarios in Minnesota

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Moderator: – University of Minnesota

Speaker: – Arbor Custom Analytics LLC

Speaker:

Speaker: – Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM)

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

1 - Simulating Forest Management Strategies in Minnesota with Different Forest Carbon Outcomes

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – Arbor Custom Analytics LLC

Co-author: – University of Minnesota

Co-author: – Minnesota Forest Resources Council

Co-author: – University of Minnesota

Co-author: – Natural Resources Research Institute-University of Minnesota Duluth

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MST

2 - Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) under Multiple Forest Management Scenarios and Future Conditions in Minnesota

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM)

Co-author:

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

3 - Forest Management and Carbon in Minnesota: Overview and Implications for Future Policy and Practice

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Co-author: – Minnesota Forest Resources Council

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Meeting Diverse Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Concurrent Session Moderator:

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Active Conservation Management on the BLM and Forest Service Lands of Western Oregon

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Forest Bridges: The O&C Forest Habitat Project, Inc

Economics, Policy, and Law

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: – Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Forest Health and Genetics

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

The Fire Grand Challenge: Braiding Place-based Knowledge with FireTech to Transform Our Relationship With Fire

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker: – Conservation X Labs

Wildland Fire Management

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Meeting Urban and Community Forest Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Michigan State University

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Tree Protection Ordinances: Where Do We Go From Here?

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Davey Resource Group, Inc.

Urban and Community Forestry

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MST

The Green Blueprint: SFI Standard for Urban and Community Forests

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Urban and Community Forestry

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Socio-economic Status of NYC Watershed Residents: Survey Results (A New York City Watershed Case Study)

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch B

Speaker: – SUNY-ESF

Human Dimensions and Education

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Meeting Wildlife and Recreation Objectives

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Paul Smith's College

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Where Does Recreation Fit When Trying to Manage for Everything?

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – University of Florida

Recreation and Wilderness Management

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MST

Adapting Silviculture When Wildlife Habitat Objectives are Primary

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – Pennsylvania Game Commission

Silviculture

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Desired Forest Conditions for Wildlife: A Management Strategy for Southern Bottomland Forests

Location: Embassy Suites, Goldenglow

Speaker: – Hardwood Silviculture LLC

Silviculture

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Science Flashes 6

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Southern University & A&M College

4:00 PM – 4:08 PM MST

Potential Climate Change Impacts via Throughfall Exclusion on Loblolly Pine Plantations in the Southeast US

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Inventory and Biometrics

4:10 PM – 4:18 PM MST

Quantifying Site Index and Growth Efficiency in Plantation Grown Longleaf Pine

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University

Co-Author:

Forest Ecology

4:20 PM – 4:28 PM MST

Tree mortality due to hurricanes and associated variables in the coastal forest of South Carolina.

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Clemson University

Forest Ecology

4:30 PM – 4:38 PM MST

Environmental conditions influence fertilization response within slash pine plantations on the Lower Coastal Plain, USA

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Silviculture

4:40 PM – 4:48 PM MST

Impact of Prescribed Fire on Loblolly Pine Growth: A Dendrochronological Analysis

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Mississippi State Department of Forestry

Silviculture

4:50 PM – 4:58 PM MST

Making Meaning out Of Numbers: Communicating the Positive Economic Impacts of the Forest Industry

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – Southern Regional Extension Forestry

Economics, Policy, and Law

5:00 PM – 5:08 PM MST

Nature Based Solutions, Forest Landowners, and Professional Assistance: Practices, Opinions, Program Development, and Policy Implications

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker: – NCSU

Human Dimensions and Education

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: – Orbis

Moderator: – Woodland Solutions Group

Speaker: – CSFS

Speaker:

Speaker: – Pennsylvania Game Commission

Speaker: – Georgia Forestry Commission

Submitter: – Member

Forest Technology

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: – Colorado State University

Speaker: – Texas A&M Forest Service

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – Colorado State University

Co-author: – Colorado State University

Co-author: – US Forest Service

Forest Health and Genetics

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: – Texas A&M Forest Service

Co-author: – Texas A&M Forest Service

Forest Health and Genetics

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

3 - Establishing a Surveillance Framework for Needle Disease

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Co-author: – University of Georgia

Co-author: – Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Southern Research Station - US Forest Service

Co-Author: – 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