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  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Assisted migration: Perspectives on forest health, sustainability, and climate resilience
    Location: A2
    Speaker: Andy Bower, PhD (he/him/his) – Office of Sustainability and Climate, USDA Forest Service, Washington D.C.
    Speaker: Akane O. Abbasi (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Speaker: Jeremy Johnson, PhD (he/him/his) – Michigan State University
    Speaker: David C. Shaw, PhD. (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Speaker: Avery Hill, PhD (they/them/theirs) – California Academy of Sciences
    Moderator: Geoffrey M. Williams, PhD – USDA Forest Service
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    10:30am - 11:00am PST
    Enhancing Seedlings Survival in Harsh Environment: Effects of Drought Preconditioning on Cold Hardiness in Douglas Fir Seedlings.
    Location: A3
    Speaker: Vovener de Verlands Edmond, M.Sc – University of Idaho
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    5:10pm - 5:18pm PST
    Assessing the Potential Role of Environmental Factors in the Long-term Outlook of Lingering Ash
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Jonathan Kressuk, MS – North Carolina State University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Developing Research and Demonstration Networks to Address the Forest Management Issues of the 21st Century
    Location: A9
    Moderator: Tyler Carney, PhD – University of Florida
    Panelist: Aditya Singh, PhD – University of Florida
    Panelist: Jason Vogel, PhD – University of Florida
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Application of deep learning convolutional neural networks and aerial images for automated assessment of unhealthy tree crowns
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Durga Prasad Joshi (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Assessing the Spread of White Pine Blister Rust on Southwestern White Pine
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Simon Baker, n/a – Northern Arizona University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Development of a protocol to screen loblolly pine for resistance against brown spot needle blight
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Rhys A. Eshleman, B.S – University of Georgia
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Gazing into the crystal ball: can we identify invasive forest insects before they invade?
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Ashley Schulz, PhD – Mississippi State University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Methodology for Capturing Fungi and Rendering them as Printed 3D Models Using Limited Resources
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Yanli Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Stephen F Austin State University
    Co-Author: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Co-Author: Daniel R. Unger, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Co-Author: I-Kuai Hung, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Oak Wilt Further North? Examining Vectors, Spring Phenology, and Potential Risk across Upper Michigan/Canada
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Kathleen Bershing (she/her/hers) – Michigan Technological University
    Author: Tara L. Bal, PhD, CF – Michigan Technological University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Redwood Tree Improvement Cooperative - Enhancing Redwood Growth, Vigor, and Management Throughout the PNW
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Jeremiah Steuterman, RPF – Cal Fire
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    The Curious Case of the Bumpy Beech: Identifying a Potential Forest Pathogen
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Julia C. Luyk, BSFR In Progress (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Using terrestrial laser scanning to quantify Heterobasidion root disease spread in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: David Alexander Flores, n/a – Sonoma State University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:00am - 9:30am PST
    Tree Mortality in California: Causes, Consequences, and the Future
    Location: A3
    Speaker: Christopher Fettig, PhD – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service
    Speaker: David Dralle, PhD (he/him/his) – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service
    Speaker: Sophia Lemmo, MS, RPF (she/her/hers) – California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
    Speaker: Christopher Looney, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station
    Speaker: Alexis Bernal, MS – University of California-Berkeley
    Speaker: Ramiro Rojas, RPF – Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:10am - 8:18am PST
    Polyploidization and Other Future Directions of Silviculture
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Conrad Young, n/a – Ouachita Getaways LLC
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:30am - 8:38am PST
    Monitoring planting trials and nucleated seed orchards for restoration of beech bark disease impacted forests.
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Tom Panella, MF (he/him/his) – Michigan Tech University
    Forest Health and Genetics
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    10:30am - 11:00am PST
    A Decision Support Tool for Climate-Adapted Seed Transfer
    Location: A3
    Speaker: Joseph A. Stewart, PhD – UC Davis
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    11:00am - 11:30am PST
    Redwoods Rising: Landscape-Scale Restoration Forestry in Redwood National and State Parks
    Location: A6
    Speaker: Ben Blom, MF – Save the Redwoods League
    Forest Health and Genetics
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125