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  • CANCELLED
    11:00am - 11:30am PST
    White oak sustainability in the eastern US - what's the (under)story
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Lance A. Vickers, PhD – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author: Benjamin O. Knapp, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: John Lhotka, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • CANCELLED
    11:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Benefits and challenges of stand improvement silviculture in southeast Alaska
    Location: A5
    Author: Kellen Nelson, PhD – USFS PNW Research Station
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Focus on Silviculture
    Location: A5
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northern Arizona University
    Silviculture
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    10:30am - 11:00am PST
    Artificial White Oak (Quercus alba L.) Regeneration Responses to Light and Competition Gradients
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Elias B. Gaffney, BS – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Michael Saunders – Purdue University
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    11:20am - 11:28am PST
    Managing forest for carbon in California - current trends, risks and opportunities
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Lilli Kaarakka, PhD – California Polytechnic State University
    Silviculture
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
    Not all disturbance is equal in restoration: Evaluating targeted browsing and prescribed burning on woodlands
    Location: A10
    Speaker: Lauren S. Pile Knapp, PhD – USDA Forest Service , Northern Research Station
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    10:40am - 10:48am PST
    Functional diversity affects tree vigor, growth, and mortality in the mixed-conifer/hardwood forests of California
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Christopher Looney, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    11:00am - 11:08am PST
    Silvicultural Strategies to Meet Department of Defense Installation Land Management Objectives
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Kevin G. Porteck, MS Forestry – Forester - Tehama
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    11:20am - 11:28am PST
    Impacts of Flooding Treatments on Potential Black Ash Replacement Species Along a Climate Gradient
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Holly J. Francart, n/a – University of Minnesota Twin Cities
    Co-Author: Marcella Windmuller-Campione, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Robert Slesak
    Co-Author: Gwendolen Keller, MS (she/her/hers) – National Park Service
    Co-Author: Dustin Bronson
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    A 55-year Story of Forest Development Following Management and Wildfire in Northwestern Montana
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Neil G. Williams, PhD – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    A dendrochronological study of annual and interannual growth trends following fire in midrotation loblolly pine
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: John C. Jacobson – Mississippi State University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Analyzing ponderosa pine growth rates and resin ducts on the Coconino National Forest
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Alyssa Cherow – Northern Arizona University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Conifer Seedling’s Growth Response to Post-planting Vegetation Control Across a Productivity Gradient in Northern Idaho.
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: David Akowuah, MSc – University of Idaho
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Drone ignition case study of prescribed fire in a mixedwood forest, Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Callie J. Schweitzer, PhD – US Forest Service
    Author: John Craycroft, PhD – USDA Forest Service
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Edge Effects and Fire Effects: Small Canopy Gaps as a Silvicultural Alternative to Herbicide
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Amber Lennon – UC Berkeley; Berkeley Forests
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Expanding the Silvicultural Toolbox: Biochar's influence on seedling growth, drought resilience, and vegetative competition in Northern Minnesota
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Sophie I. Ackerman (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Forest Regeneration Dynamics in Response to Mulch, Fertilizer, and Planting Density in Georgia’s Maritime Forests
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Brianne Innusa (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Impact of Thinning Immature Eastern White Pine Stands on Growth and Timber Value in Grayson County Virginia
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Connor G. Austin – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Mixing tree species along with density management to reduce drought susceptibility in British Columbia forests
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Surabhi Lukose – University of Alberta
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Northern red oak seedlings planted in a strip clearcut: eight year results
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Jamie L. Schuler, Ph.D. – West Virginia University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Novel Silvicultural Practices for Restoring Shortleaf Pine and Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Ecosystems on Reclaimed Mine Sites
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Joshua J. Granger, CCF – Mississippi State University
    Poster Presenter: David Buckley, n/a – School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee
    Co-Author: Krishna Poudel
    Co-Author: Courtney Siegert
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Promoting Forest Resilience by Thinning: Evidence from long-term research plots
    Location: Expo Hall
    Author: Jianwei Zhang, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station
    Poster Presenter: Kaelyn Finley, MS (she/her/hers) – USDA FS - Pacific Southwest Research Station
    Author: Christopher Looney, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Santa Cruz Mountains Post-fire Oak Restoration and Thinning
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Donald L. Campbell, n/a – UC Berkeley
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    The Effects of Water Availability and Nutrient Addition on Resin Duct Production in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Rodney Will
    Author: Cady Greenslit, n/a – Oklahoma State University
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Tree Spatial Patterns in Alternative Mixed-Conifer Forest Fuel Reduction Treatments
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Connor Ryan, BS (they/them/theirs) – UC Berkeley Forestry Club
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
    Focus on Silviculture
    Location: A6
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Jill Nemec, BS Forestry – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
    Silviculture
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    4:00pm - 4:30pm PST
    Silvicultural Strategies to Convert Longleaf Pine Plantations to Multi-aged Stands and Groundcover Species Restoration
    Location: A6
    Speaker: Gabriel F. Nyen (he/him/his) – Mississippi State University
    Author: Adam Polinko, PhD – Mississippi State University
    Author: Joshua Puhlick, PhD – The Jones Center at Ichauway
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
    SilviCast: Bridging science and practice through podcasting
    Location: A6
    Speaker: Bradley M. Hutnik – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
    Speaker: Gregory Edge – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
    Speaker: Megan Espe, BA, MS (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin Forestry Center, UW-Stevens Point
    Co-Author: Susan Barrett – UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Forestry Center
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    5:00pm - 5:30pm PST
    White Oak Sustainability Efforts in Arkansas - new markets, resource management challenges and solutions
    Location: A6
    Speaker: Kutcher K. Cunningham, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:00am - 9:30am PST
    Evolution of Forestry
    Location: A5
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Ashley Schulz, PhD – Mississippi State University
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:00am - 8:08am PST
    Silvicultural Transformation in Pinus ponderosa; a Regional Management Guide for Transitioning to Multi-aged Structures
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Neil G. Williams, PhD – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:00am - 8:30am PST
    Utilizing FVS growth predictions for restoration and management of California Forests
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Katherine Wood (she/her/hers) – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    8:30am - 9:00am PST
    Estimated Costs Of Hazardous Fuels Management Associated With Silvicultural Treatments On USDA Forest Service Land
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Chris Miller
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    9:00am - 9:30am PST
    Differences in Stand Dynamics between Conventional Aspen and White Spruce-Aspen Mixedwood Forests in Northern Minnesota
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Chelsea Catherine Semper, MS candidate (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Silviculture
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    9:00am - 9:30am PST
    Volcano Fire Tahoe National Forest: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Good.
    Location: A10
    Speaker: Phil Aune – None
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    10:30am - 10:38am PST
    Evolution of Redwood Forest Silviculture - Learning from Jackson Demonstration State Forest’s Decades of Work
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Lynn Ann Webb, . Registered Professional Forester, M.S. – CAL FIRE- Jackson Demonstation State Forest
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    10:40am - 10:48am PST
    The role of fuels treatments in transforming fire management
    Location: A11
    Speaker: John D. Bailey, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Silviculture
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    11:00am - 11:30am PST
    Dendrochronology of Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Forests
    Location: A5
    Speaker: Alan Toczydlowski, MS – University of Minnesota
    Author: Marcella Windmuller-Campione, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Silviculture