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

Thursday, September 19, 2024

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker(s)

BP

Brian Palik, PhD

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, United States

Co-author(s)

MJ

Maria Janowiak, M.S.

Acting Director
Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub
PC

Peter Clark, PhD (he/him/his)

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Anthony W. D'Amato, Ph.D, CF

Professor and Forestry Program Director
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, United States
CS

Christopher Swanston

Office of Sustainability and Climate
Linda Nagel, PhD

Dean
Utah State University

Assisted migration is an important component of climate adaptation. Forestry has used assisted migration for centuries for non-climate objectives. Use of AM for climate change can build on this legacy of experience to determine how to incorporate AM into practice.

Learning Objectives:

distinguish among the various types of assisted migratioin of trees.
understand how to incorporate assisted migration into climate adaptation projects.
understand how assisted migration is used in the ASCC network.