Lauren Pile Knapp, PhD (she/her/hers)

Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
SAF Quiz Bowl Planning Team
Centralia, Missouri, United States

Lauren is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station located in Columbia, Missouri on the University of Missouri campus. Her research focuses on using silvicultural or vegetation management approaches to solve emerging ecological issues to natural resource management including disturbance ecology, silviculture, and plant invasion. Lauren has an MFR and PhD from Clemson University.

Presentation(s):

• Actively managing invasive species for forest restoration and resilience

  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

• 2 - Recovery of a Maritime Forest to Invasive Tree Control: Are We Meeting Multiple Objectives?

  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  8:30 AM – 9:00 AM MST

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

  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

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

  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

• A Discussion on Community Perceived Barriers and Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Long-term Studies

  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST