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  • CANCELLED
    10:20am - 10:28am PST
    Producing Profession-Ready/Society-Engaged Foresters - Round II Curriculum Revision Survey
    Location: A11
    Author: Pat S. Stephens Williams, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Author: Ray Darville, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Winning hearts and minds: how can we make the case for forest management?
    Location: A9
    Moderator: Robert Alec Giffen, MS – New England Forestry Foundation and Clean Air Task Force
    Panelist: Brett J. Butler, PhD – USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis
    Panelist: Steven Koehn, LPF – USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry
    Panelist: Chris Maisch, CF – SAF
    Panelist: Robert T. Perschel, Jr, MF – New England Forestry Foundation
    Panelist: Phil Rigdon, MF (he/him/his) – Intertribal Timber Council
    Panelist: Danielle Okst, J.D. – Council of Western State Foresters
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    11:50am - 11:58am PST
    Mentoring our Natural Resource Leaders of Tomorrow.
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Allyson M. Henson (she/her/hers) – SUNY - ESF
    Speaker: Ryan Clarke – SUNY - ESF
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    1:30pm - 1:38pm PST
    Family Forest Owner Behavior, in Theory
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Emily S. Huff, PhD – Michigan State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    2:50pm - 2:58pm PST
    Forest Stewards Perceptions of Climate Adaptation Across Tribal Nations and State Agencies in Present-Day Maine
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Rachel Swanwick, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Vermont
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    4:00pm - 4:30pm PST
    Protecting Beaver and Restoring Wetlands: The Ksik Stakii Project
    Location: A3
    Speaker: Joshua A. Smith, BS – Heritage Forestry and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
    Speaker: Termaine Edmo, B.S – Blackfeet Environmental Office
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
    Women in Forestry VII: Paying it Forward
    Location: A9
    Moderator: Pat S. Stephens Williams, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Panelist: Beth Brantley, PhD – Bartlett Tree Experts
    Panelist: Rachel Reyna, CF – PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
    Panelist: Tiffany Roddy, CF – Roseberg
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:00am - 8:08am PST
    CR Nature Park: a hub for innovative learning
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Valerie Elder, MS – College of the Redwoods
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:00am - 9:30am PST
    Advance the health, productivity, and sustainability of America’s forests - an interactive discussion with the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs.
    Location: A3
    Panelist: Kathleen Kavanagh, PhD – Oregon State University
    Panelist: Andrew Storer – Michigan Technological University
    Panelist: Robert G. Wagner, PhD – Purdue University
    Panelist: Todd Petty – Clemson University
    Panelist: Hans Williams, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Moderator: Zhu H. Ning, Ph.D. – Southern University & A&M College
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:00am - 9:30am PST
    Building Public Literary on Wildfire Resilience Needs in the Dry Forests of the Western US
    Location: A7
    Moderator: Eric Holst, CA RPF – Environmental Defense Fund
    Panelist: Casey Bender – Strategies 360
    Panelist: Susie Kocher, MS, RPF (she/her/hers) – University of California Cooperative Extension
    Panelist: Craig Thomas – Fire Restoration Group
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:40am - 8:48am PST
    Explaining AI and remote sensing to non-scientists through Online Learning in Applied Forestry (OLAF)
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Pete Bettinger, PhD, CF – University of Georgia
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    9:00am - 9:30am PST
    Changing the Image of Forestry One Classroom at a Time: An Applied High School Curriculum
    Location: A6
    Speaker: Jared Schroeder, M.Ed. – Wisconsin Forestry Center
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Beyond the Trees: Prioritizing Safety in Forestry
    Location: A8
    Speaker: MICHAEL W. BECHDOLT, BS - Forest Management – Presently Consulting Forester / President of Klamath Lake Forest Health Partnership
    Speaker: Amanda Sullivan-Astor, CF – Associated Oregon Loggers
    Speaker: Shaun Harkins, CF – DOI- Bureau of Land Management
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Assessment of Forestry Professional Development and Continuing Education Needs in Wisconsin
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Zoe E. Kaminsky (they/them/theirs) – University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    College of the Redwoods Outdoor Campus for Student Success
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Valerie Elder, MS – College of the Redwoods
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Ecological, social, and economic impacts of chronic wasting disease
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Sushma Bhattarai, MSC (she/her/hers) – Mississippi State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Female landowner confidence: Learning to tailor outreach for women forest landowners in Georgia
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Neil Royce Dingley, Jr. (he/him/his) – Warnell School/UGA
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Growing Wisconsin’s Maple Syrup Industry by Understanding Non-commercial and Commercial Producers’ Outreach Needs
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Scott Hershberger (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin–Madison
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Health-Promoting Forest Spaces: Embracing Forestry's Evolution and Expanding Non-Timber Benefits
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Tara Brown, BSc (she/her/hers) – UBC Faculty of Forestry
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Reaching Underserved Communities with Climate-Smart Forestry: A pilot peer-education extension program with women forest owners
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Melissa M. Kreye, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Author: Kripa Neupane – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Allyson Muth, EdD, MF (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Mysha K. Clarke, PhD – University of Florida
    Co-Author: Janet Steele, MS – Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Regional Specialization in the New Forest Economy and Distributive Equity in Forest Service Contracting
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Kamana Poudel, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    The Impact of Wildfires on California's Healthcare Workers and Radiation Oncology Patients
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Isabelle M. Do – UCSF GreenHealth Lab
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Uncovering Factors Influencing Landowners' Forest Management Behaviors in Agricultural Landscapes
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Suraj Upadhaya, PhD (he/him/his) – Kentucky State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
    Professional Foresters in Consulting Forestry – Opportunities, Skills Needed and Ethical Obligations
    Location: A3
    Moderator: Rick N. Barnes, CF – Retired
    Panelist: Andrea H. Eggleton, MF, CF, ACF, CA RPF #3003, WV RF 797, CARB Accredited Lead Offset Verifier – FRST Corp dba Forest Resource Solutions and Technologies
    Panelist: Randy Jacobszoon, RPF – Humboldt State University
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:00am - 9:00am PST
    How to talk trees, win friends, and influence people.
    Location: A9
    Moderator: Rae Tamblyn, n/a – Society of American Foresters
    Panelist: Danielle Atkins, GA RF#2997 – Land & Ladies
    Panelist: Ethan Breitling (he/him/his) – National Alliance of Forest Owners
    Panelist: Jeff Salem – Arbor Day
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE 1
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    9:00am - 9:30am PST
    America's Forests with Chuck Leavell, on PBS, Telling Forest Stories to Inspire and Educate all Americans- Episode Screening and Feedback
    Location: A9
    Human Dimensions and Education
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125