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

Thursday, September 19, 2024

2:40 PM – 2:48 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Author(s)

KW

Katarina Warnick

Graduate Research Assistant
Colorado State University, United States

Speaker(s)

Wade Tinkham, n/a (he/him/his)

Research Forester
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Author(s)

Mike Battaglia, PhD (he/him/his)

Research Forester
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Sarah Hart, PhD

Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

There is a critical need to increase drought resistance and resilience of lodgepole pine forests by promoting drought-tolerant subspecies. The presentation will describe how moving lodgepole pine seed sources across climate space impacts overall tree growth and drought resilience.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe how moving Southern Rockies lodgepole pine across climate space impacts their future growth performance.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe how moving Southern Rockies lodgepole pine across climate space impacts their drought resilience.