Full Schedule

7:00am – 4:00pm PST

Speaker Ready Room Open

Location: Meeting Room 4

7:00am – 7:00pm PST

Registration Open

Location: West Lobby

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Plenary II

Location: Ballroom A

8:00am – 8:30am PST

Opening Ceremonies

Location: Ballroom A

8:30am – 9:30am PST

A Forest Legacy – The Past, Present and Future

Location: Ballroom A

Plenary Moderator: – Enviva

Keynote Speaker:

CFE 1 / ISA CEU 1 / ESA CEU .25

9:00am – 5:00pm PST

USDA Forest Service Computer Lab

Location: Meeting Room 7

9:00am – 5:00pm PST

USDA Forest Service Hiring Event

Location: Meeting Room 8

9:30am – 10:00am PST

Protect your Seedling Investment with Trico Pro

Presenter:

9:30am – 10:00am PST

Advanced Technologies for Forestry Data Collection: Satellites, Drones, and NextGeneration Sensors.

Location: Expo Hall Room 1

Presenter: – Alynix, LLC

9:30am – 10:00am PST

Carbon FAQ with Forest Carbon Works.

Location: Expo Hall Room 3

Presenter: – Forest Carbon Works

10:00am – 10:30am PST

Instinct’s Wireless Sensor Networks: The All-in-One Real-Time Forestry Monitoring Platform

Location: Expo Hall Room 2

Co-Presenter:

10:00am – 10:30am PST

USDA Forest Service Pollinator Activities

Location: Expo Hall Room 1

Presenter:

9:30am – 10:30am PST

National Awards Meet & Greet

Location: Meeting Room 2

9:30am – 10:30am PST

Refreshment Break

Location: Expo Hall

9:30am – 4:00pm PST

Expo Hall, Silent Auction, SAF Hub, and SAF Store Open

Location: Expo Hall

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Assisted migration: Perspectives on forest health, sustainability, and climate resilience

Location: A2

Speaker: – Office of Sustainability and Climate, USDA Forest Service, Washington D.C.

Speaker: – Purdue University

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Speaker: – California Academy of Sciences

Moderator: – USDA Forest Service

Forest Health and Genetics

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:30am – 10:45am PST

1 - Operationalizing Forestry Assisted Migration to Safeguard Resiliency and Productivity of National Forests Under Changing Climates

Location: A2

Speaker: – Office of Sustainability and Climate, USDA Forest Service, Washington D.C.

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service

10:45am – 11:00am PST

2 - Spatial shifts of forest types outpaced constituent tree species shifts across North America

Location: A2

Speaker: – Purdue University

Co-author: – United States Forest Service, Research and Development

Co-author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Co-author: – Stellenbosch University

Co-author: – GIP ECOFOR

Co-author: – University of Kentucky

Co-author: – University of Lleida

Co-author: – Saab, Inc.

Co-author: – Purdue University

Co-author: – Université du Québec à Montréal

Co-author: – Lakehead University

Co-author: – Purdue University

11:00am – 11:15am PST

3 - How genetics can inform assisted migration strategies

Location: A2

Speaker: – Michigan State University

11:15am – 11:30am PST

4 - We Need A Set of Principles for Assisted Migration

Location: A2

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Co-author: – Tahoe Environmental Research Center, UC Davis

11:30am – 11:45am PST

5 - Vegetation-climate mismatch in California's Sierra Nevada and implications for long-term forest management

Location: A2

Speaker: – California Academy of Sciences

11:45am – 12:00pm PST

6 - Assisted migration: Perspectives on forest health, sustainability, and climate resilience Q&A

Location: A2

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – USDA FS, Pacific Northwest Region's Dorena Genetic Resource Center

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Can We Burn Our Way Out of This?: Fire Challenges Across the Nation

Location: A10

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Oregon State University

Wildland Fire Management

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Quantifying The Greenhouse Gas Benefits Of Fuel Reduction Treatments: Recent Advancements in Data Products and Modeling

Location: A10

Speaker: – Climate Action Reserve

Speaker: – Spatial Informatics Group

Speaker: – Climate Action Reserve

Wildland Fire Management

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:00am – 11:30am PST

Manager Revealed Definitions of Fuel Break Systems Influence Fire Risk

Location: A10

Speaker: – University of California, Berkeley

Wildland Fire Management

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:30am – 12:00pm PST

Cascadia Burning: Is hazard controllable where nature is “burning our way out”, with consequences?

Location: A10

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station

Co-Author:

Wildland Fire Management

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Communicate More Effectively With Women During Inheritance Transitions to Increase Trust

Location: A8

Speaker: – Land & Ladies

Family Forests

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Emerging Markets

Location: A6

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Economics, Policy, and Law

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Impacts of the European Renewable Energy Policy on Forest Resource Markets in the Southeastern United States: A Case of the Wood Pellet Industry

Location: A6

Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:00am – 11:30am PST

Assessment of Factors Driving Spatiotemporal Variation in Timber Products Output (TPO) Trends

Location: A6

Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:30am – 12:00pm PST

Forest Management Incentives and Landowner Behavior: A Synthesis to Inform Discussions on Policies for Carbon

Location: A6

Speaker: – US Forest Service

Speaker: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author:

Economics, Policy, and Law

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Exploring the Benefits of Nature Through Recreation

Location: A4

Speaker: – University of Florida

Speaker: – West Virginia University

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:30am – 11:00am PST

1 - Planning Recreation in Florida's Undeveloped Lands to Provide Valuable Opportunities

Location: A4

Speaker: – University of Florida

Co-author: – University of Florida

11:00am – 11:30am PST

2 - Restored coastal recreation areas: Economic value as a driver to expand coastal areas in Florida

Location: A4

Speaker: – University of Florida

Co-author: – University of Florida

11:30am – 12:00pm PST

3 - The Appalachian Geopark Project: A Forestry Geoheritage Area

Location: A4

Speaker: – West Virginia University

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Focus on Silviculture

Location: A5

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Northern Arizona University

Silviculture

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Artificial White Oak (Quercus alba L.) Regeneration Responses to Light and Competition Gradients

Location: A5

Speaker: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Silviculture

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Focus on the Science and Research

Location: A3

Concurrent Session Moderator: – University of Alberta

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: – University of Idaho

Forest Health and Genetics

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:00am – 11:30am PST

From mortality to complexity: a shifting understanding of eastern spruce dwarf mistletoe in lowland black spruce forests of Minnesota

Location: A3

Speaker: – Oregon State University

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

11:30am – 12:00pm PST

Growth and yield model incorporating competing vegetation at mid-rotation

Location: A3

Speaker: – Weyerhaeuser

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Inventory and Biometrics

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Forest Carbon Opportunities and Challenges, Climate Smart, IRA, and Beyond

Location: A7

Moderator: – NCX

Panelist: – American Forest Foundation

Panelist: – Michigan - DNR

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service.

Forest Ecology

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Science Flashes 1

Location: A11

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Michigan State University

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:30am – 10:38am PST

Hunting for Hemlocks: Locating and Restoring Eastern Hemlock in Minnesota

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Forest Ecology

10:40am – 10:48am PST

Habitat Suitability Modeling: A Tool for Restoring Butternut, Juglans cinerea L., in the Eastern US.

Location: A11

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Forest Ecology

10:50am – 10:58am PST

Estimating current and future carbon stocks, emissions, and forest product life cycles under multiple management scenarios in Minnesota

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

11:00am – 11:08am PST

How do we know the carbon in our forest soils? Measurement, Theory, and Management

Location: A11

Speaker: – Yale Forest School, Yale School of the Environment

Forest Ecology

11:10am – 11:18am PST

Fire reintroduction in oak-pine mixedwoods following an extended period of fire exclusion

Location: A11

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author:

Forest Ecology

11:20am – 11:28am PST

Managing forest for carbon in California - current trends, risks and opportunities

Location: A11

Speaker: – California Polytechnic State University

Silviculture

11:30am – 11:38am PST

Decision-Making Tool Combining the Science of Forest Management and the Methodology of Lean Six Sigma.

Location: A11

Speaker: – Forest & Habitat Professionals LLC

Family Forests

11:40am – 11:48am PST

Ecosystem Services Beyond Carbon

Location: A11

Speaker: – Forest Stewardship Council US

Sustainability and Certification

11:50am – 11:58am PST

Mentoring our Natural Resource Leaders of Tomorrow.

Location: A11

Speaker: – SUNY - ESF

Human Dimensions and Education

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

Winning hearts and minds: how can we make the case for forest management?

Location: A9

Moderator: – New England Forestry Foundation and Clean Air Task Force

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry

Panelist: – SAF

Panelist: – New England Forestry Foundation

Panelist: – Intertribal Timber Council

Panelist: – Council of Western State Foresters

Human Dimensions and Education

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

11:00am – 12:00pm PST

People, Policy, Popcorn: Green Connects All: Exploring Urban and Community Forestry Impacts Across the Country

Location: Meeting Room 1

CFE 1 / ISA CEU 1 / ESA CEU .25

11:00am – 2:00pm PST

MMRV Meeting

Location: Meeting Room 5

11:30am – 1:00pm PST

Student Orientation

Location: Meeting Room 9-11

12:00pm – 4:00pm PST

Career Fair

Location: Expo Hall

1:00pm – 2:30pm PST

SAF Journals Editorial Board Reception- Closed Session

Location: Meeting Room 2

1:30pm – 2:30pm PST

Town Hall

Location: Meeting Room 1

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

A Peek into Policy

Location: A6

Concurrent Session Moderator:

1:30pm – 2:00pm PST

Challenges and Opportunities for Integrating Ecological Connectivity into U.S Forest Service Planning and Management

Location: A6

Speaker: – Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:00pm – 2:30pm PST

Global Forest Visualization: From Green Marbles to Storyworlds

Location: A6

Speaker: – University of Nevada Reno

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Products, Management, and Institutions: a Systems Approach to Mitigating Climate Change with Forestry

Location: A6

Speaker: – New England Forestry Foundation and Clean Air Task Force

Author: – New England Forestry Foundation

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Can We Burn Our Way Out of This?: Fire Challenges Across the Nation

Location: A10

Concurrent Session Moderator:

1:30pm – 2:00pm PST

Do wildfires and prescribed fires contribute to the presence of invasive plants in coastal Mississippi?

Location: A10

Speaker: – Mississippi State University

Economics, Policy, and Law

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:00pm – 2:30pm PST

Not all disturbance is equal in restoration: Evaluating targeted browsing and prescribed burning on woodlands

Location: A10

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service , Northern Research Station

Silviculture

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Scorched and torched: UAS-based evaluation of individual tree prescribed fire effects

Location: A10

Speaker: – Colorado State University

Forest Technology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Establishing a “Certified Agroforester” Professional Credential

Location: A9

Moderator: – MU Center for Agroforestry

Panelist: – UNL-USDA NRCS

Panelist: – Colorado State Forest Service

Panelist: – NCAT/ATTRA

Panelist: – Society of American Foresters

Panelist: – ASA, SSSA, CSSA

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service - National Agroforestry Center

Agroforestry

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Evolution of Policies for Conserving and Managing Federal Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest

Location: A4

Speaker: – Conservation Strategies

Speaker: – University of Washington

Speaker: – USDA USFS

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 1:45pm PST

1 - Evolution of the Debate Over Old-Growth Forest Management -- From SAF's Old-Growth Forest Task Force Report to the Northwest Forest Plan

Location: A4

Speaker: – Conservation Strategies

1:45pm – 2:30pm PST

2 - The Evolving Debate Over Old-Growth Forest Management -- From SAF's Task Force to NWForest Plan

Location: A4

Speaker: – University of Washington

2:30pm – 2:50pm PST

3 - Implementing the Northwest Forest Plan Over the Last 30 Years

Location: A4

Speaker: – USDA USFS

2:50pm – 3:00pm PST

4 - Evolution of Federal Policies for Conservation and Management of Federal Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest Q&A

Speaker: – Conservation Strategies

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Evolution of Forest Ecology

Location: A5

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Mississippi State University

Forest Ecology

1:30pm – 2:00pm PST

Sustainability and drivers of aspen regeneration and recruitment near the southwestern edge of its range

Location: A5

Speaker: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author:

Co-Author: – School of Forestry - Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Western Aspen Alliance & Dept. Env. & Society, Utah State University

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:00pm – 2:30pm PST

Monitoring Targets and Triggers: North Yuba CFLRP

Location: A5

Speaker: – The Nature Conservancy, Worldwide Office - CA

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Regional Resource Kits – Landscape Assessment and Treatment Planning

Location: A5

Speaker: – Climate and Wildfire Institute

Speaker: – USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station

Speaker: – UC Berkeley

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Focus on the Science and Research

Location: A3

Concurrent Session Moderator:

Forest Ecology

1:30pm – 2:00pm PST

Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings (PHiLL) Project

Location: A3

Speaker: – University of Missouri Columbia

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:00pm – 2:30pm PST

3DForests: Quantifying Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Fire Fuels to Inform Forest Management

Location: A3

Speaker: – Sonoma State University

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

2:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Evaluating indicators for forest recovery on disturbed eastern hardwood sites

Location: A3

Speaker: – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Forest Ecology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

OUTside with Pride: As Diverse as Our Forests

Location: A8

Speaker: – Michigan Technological University

Speaker: – Appalachian SAF

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Science Flashes 2

Location: A11

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Anew Climate

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 1:38pm PST

Family Forest Owner Behavior, in Theory

Location: A11

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Human Dimensions and Education

1:40pm – 1:48pm PST

Aboveground Carbon Comparisons Between Old-Growth and Second-Growth Maple-Basswood Stands in Southern Minnesota

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

1:50pm – 1:58pm PST

Modeling Wood Product Carbon Flows in Southern US Pine Plantations: Implications for Carbon Storage

Location: A11

Speaker: – NC State University

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:00pm – 2:08pm PST

Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Hybrid Poplar for Veneer Wood in North Carolina

Location: A11

Speaker: – NC State University

Forest Production and Utilization

2:10pm – 2:18pm PST

Managing Appalachian forests for both timber and carbon sequestration: economic concerns on rotation length and products output.

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Tennessee Knoxville

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:20pm – 2:28pm PST

Assessing timber procurement practices and the relationship between mills and logging businesses in the Southern US wood supply chain

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Author: – University of Georgia

Forest Production and Utilization

2:30pm – 2:38pm PST

Estimating forest attributes using airborne LiDAR: Case study from a natural pine-dominated ecosystem

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Georgia

Forest Technology

2:40pm – 2:48pm PST

Reviewing a Sustainable Biomass Value-added Product System in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S.

Location: A11

Speaker: – West Virginia University

Author: – West Virginia University

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

2:50pm – 2:58pm PST

Forest Stewards Perceptions of Climate Adaptation Across Tribal Nations and State Agencies in Present-Day Maine

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Vermont

Human Dimensions and Education

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Urban forestry in a changing climate

Location: A7

Moderator: – Southern University & A&M College

Panelist: – University of Florida

Panelist: – University of California Berkeley

Panelist: – Iowa State University

Panelist: – University of Connecticut

Urban and Community Forestry

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 3:00pm PST

Why Foresters and Soil Scientists Should Be Best Friends Forever! Pt. 1

Location: A2

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest

Soils and Hydrology

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

1:30pm – 2:00pm PST

1 - Why foresters and soil scientists should be BFFs

Location: A2

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-author: – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

2:00pm – 2:30pm PST

2 - Clarity Through Conflict and Cooperation: The Relationship Between Foresters and Soil Scientists on National Forests

Location: A2

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest

2:30pm – 3:00pm PST

3 - Building Effective Relationships with Foresters: Lessons from the Mark Twain and Ottawa National Forests

Location: A2

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest

Co-author: – Ottawa National Forest

3:00pm – 4:00pm PST

People, Policy, Popcorn: Growing the Restoration Economy: Can Policy Address Rural Workforce Shortages While Advancing Forestry Solutions?

Location: Meeting Room 1

CFE 1 / ISA CEU 1 / ESA CEU .25

3:00pm – 3:30pm PST

A Collaborative Cloud-Based Decision Support Platform for ResourceManagement and Wildfire Mitigation.

Location: Expo Hall Room 3

Presenter:

3:00pm – 3:30pm PST

Leveraging GeoAI in Wildland Fire Management: Intelligent Damage Assessments and Community Wildfire Preparedness Templates

Location: Expo Hall Room 1

Speaker:

3:00pm – 3:30pm PST

Species Identification from Remote Sensing Data

Location: Expo Hall Room 2

Presenter: – Forsite Consultants Ltd

3:30pm – 4:00pm PST

A Tool from the Past to Enhance Future Restoration.

Location: Expo Hall Room 2

Presenter: – Stewardship West

3:30pm – 4:00pm PST

The Family Forest Carbon Program: An Overview.

Location: Expo Hall Room 3

Presenter:

3:30pm – 4:00pm PST

A Clear Vision of the Future: LiDAR in Forest Reforestation.

Location: Expo Hall Room 1

Presenter: – Ironwood Forestry, LLC

3:00pm – 4:00pm PST

Meet the Editor: Introduction to Consulting Forestry

Location: Expo Hall

3:00pm – 4:00pm PST

Refreshment Break

Location: Expo Hall

4:00pm – 5:00pm PST

People, Policy, Popcorn: American Hardwood Sustainability Clashes with European Import Regulations

Location: Meeting Room 1

CFE 1 / ISA CEU 1 / ESA CEU .25

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Emerging Markets

Location: A5

Concurrent Session Moderator: – US Forest Service

Forest Production and Utilization

4:00pm – 4:30pm PST

Urban Wood Utlization

Location: A5

Speaker: – Urban Wood Economy

Speaker: – Urban Wood Economy & Univ. of TN

Forest Production and Utilization

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:30pm – 5:00pm PST

Got Seeds? Strengthening the Reforestation Pipeline in the Western United States

Location: A5

Speaker: – Mast Reforestation - Seattle, WA

Forest Production and Utilization

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

5:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Projected market-based feedstock supply analysis for mass timber manufacturing in Michigan

Location: A5

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Forest Production and Utilization

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Focus on Case Studies

Location: A3

Concurrent Session Moderator: – FWS Forestry Services

4:00pm – 4:30pm PST

Protecting Beaver and Restoring Wetlands: The Ksik Stakii Project

Location: A3

Speaker: – Heritage Forestry and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Speaker: – Blackfeet Environmental Office

Human Dimensions and Education

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:30pm – 5:00pm PST

Street tree diversity across varying spatial scales: A case study of New Haven CT

Location: A3

Speaker: – Yale

Urban and Community Forestry

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

5:00pm – 5:30pm PST

NRCS Engagement in Urban Agroforestry

Location: A3

Speaker: – USDA NRCS

Speaker: – Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agroforestry

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Getting Techy With It

Location: A10

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Treeswift

Forest Technology

4:00pm – 4:30pm PST

Saving lives with smart forestry: a wearable-based digital safety app integrated with real-time personal location-sharing to improve avoidance, detection and response to logging accidents

Location: A10

Speaker: – University of Idaho Experimental Forest

Forest Technology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:30pm – 5:00pm PST

Effectiveness of UAV-LiDAR in assessing the impact of catastrophic windstorm events on southeastern forest stands

Location: A10

Speaker: – Auburn University

Forest Technology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

5:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Improving the Timber Harvest with Cloud Computing

Location: A10

Speaker: – Legna Software

Forest Technology

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Implementing the Wildfire Crisis: Building and Riding the Bike (at the same time)

Location: A7

Moderator: – National Wild Turkey Federation

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service, Region 5

Panelist: – Forestry First LLC

Panelist: – California Deer Association

Panelist: – National Wild Turkey Federation

Panelist: – USDA Forest Service.

Wildland Fire Management

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Making your Point: Tips for Successful Presentations

Location: A8

Speaker: – The Irland Group

Leadership Development

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Mature and old-growth forest classification and inventory: update and next steps for federal lands

Location: A4

Speaker: – United States Forest Service

Speaker: – USFS, Research and Development

Speaker: – United States Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis

Speaker: – The Wilderness Society

Speaker: – United States Forest Service

Moderator: – USDA Forest Service Sustainable Forest Management Research

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 4:15pm PST

1 - Responding to EO 14072 to Classify and Inventory Mature and Old-Growth Forests

Location: A4

Speaker: – United States Forest Service

4:15pm – 4:30pm PST

2 - Wicked Problems and Sticky Wickets: Defining and Inventorying Mature and Old-Growth Forests

Location: A4

Speaker: – USFS, Research and Development

4:30pm – 4:45pm PST

3 - Estimating Old-Growth Forests Using Regional Guidance

Location: A4

Speaker: – United States Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis

4:45pm – 5:00pm PST

4 - Classifying Mature Federal Forests in the United States: The Forest Inventory Growth Stage System

Location: A4

Speaker: – USFS, Research and Development

Speaker: – United States Forest Service, Research and Development

5:00pm – 5:15pm PST

5 - Defining and Inventorying Mature and Old-Growth Forests based on Carbon Accumulation

Location: A4

Speaker: – The Wilderness Society

Co-author: – The Wilderness Society

5:15pm – 5:30pm PST

6 - Summary and Next Steps in the Stewardship of Mature and Old-Growth Forests

Location: A4

Speaker: – United States Forest Service

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Science Flashes 3

Location: A11

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Mississippi State University

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 4:08pm PST

Invasive plants of the Southern US: use of FIA data forestry attributes

Location: A11

Speaker: – Clemson University

Forest Ecology

4:10pm – 4:18pm PST

Relation of structure, composition, and disturbance in a multi-aged longleaf pine woodland

Location: A11

Speaker: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Forest Ecology

4:20pm – 4:28pm PST

Citizen Scientists Collaborate on White Oak Restoration on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

Location: A11

Speaker: – USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: – US Forest Service

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

4:30pm – 4:38pm PST

Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Multi-Temporal Imagery to Monitor the Effects of Prescribed Fire

Location: A11

Speaker: – Purdue University

Forest Technology

4:40pm – 4:48pm PST

Fast tree inventory with UAV LiDAR in the plantation

Location: A11

Speaker: – Purdue University

Inventory and Biometrics

4:50pm – 4:58pm PST

Seedling Based Aspen Reforestation in Burned Areas Across the Southwest

Location: A11

Speaker: – Utah State University

Forest Ecology

5:00pm – 5:08pm PST

Transitioning to Remotely-Sensed Forest Inventory: Approaches to Small Area Estimation on State Forests in Oregon

Location: A11

Speaker: – Oregon Department of Forestry

Inventory and Biometrics

5:10pm – 5:18pm PST

Assessing the Potential Role of Environmental Factors in the Long-term Outlook of Lingering Ash

Location: A11

Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Forest Health and Genetics

5:20pm – 5:28pm PST

ETPPRP Machine-learning Techniques Based Forest Stand Models for Loblolly Pine

Location: A11

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Inventory and Biometrics

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Sharing Our Passion for Urban and Community Forestry

Location: A6

Concurrent Session Moderator: – Colorado State Forest Service

4:00pm – 4:30pm PST

Are your Tree Planting Specifications Killing Your Trees?

Location: A6

Speaker: – Arborholic, LLC

Urban and Community Forestry

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:30pm – 5:00pm PST

Hazard Tree Selection near Power Facilities

Location: A6

Speaker: – Southern Calif Edison

Urban and Community Forestry

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

5:00pm – 5:30pm PST

iSeaTree: Developing an Open-Source Mobile Application and Community Science Tool for Quantifying and Tracking Urban Forestry Assets

Location: A6

Speaker: – Treemama.Org (iSeaTree Mobile App)

Urban and Community Forestry

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Why Foresters and Soil Scientists Should Be Best Friends Forever! Pt. 2

Location: A2

Speaker: – Tongass National Forest

Speaker: – Custer-Gallatin National Forest

Speaker: – Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service

Soils and Hydrology

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 4:30pm PST

4 - Common Ground-Getting to the Root of Forest Productivity

Location: A2

Speaker: – Tongass National Forest

4:30pm – 5:00pm PST

5 - Finding Common Ground: How Soil Scientists and Silviculturists Can Develop a Common Understanding of Site Resilience

Location: A2

Speaker: – Custer-Gallatin National Forest

Co-Author:

5:00pm – 5:30pm PST

6 - Insights, Tips, and Suggestions for Building Relationships Between Soil Scientists and Foresters

Location: A2

Speaker: – Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Women in Forestry VII: Paying it Forward

Location: A9

Moderator: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Panelist: – Bartlett Tree Experts

Panelist: – PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Panelist: – Roseberg

Human Dimensions and Education

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

Young Professional Meetup

Location: Meeting Room 9-11

5:30pm – 6:30pm PST

Past President’s Reception (Invite Only)

5:30pm – 6:30pm PST

Policy Social

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Alumni Receptions

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

ApSAF Alumni Social

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Compagno

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Auburn, Florida, Georgia Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Bataglieri

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

California Community Colleges Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Falor

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

California Forestry Schools Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Tofanelli

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Colorado State University Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Bondi

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Iowa State University Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Baker

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Michigan State University Forestry Alumni Reception

Location: Rio City Café

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Michigan Tech University

Location: Capitol Garage

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Nicholas School of the Environment Alumni Reception

Location: Federalist Pizza

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Northern Arizona University Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Kamilos

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

OSU College of Forestry Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Carr

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

University of Maine School of Forest Resources Alumni Reception

Location: Cafeteria 15L

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Utah State University Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Beavis

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

Yale School of the Environment Alumni-Student Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Hendricks

6:30pm – 8:30pm PST

University of Idaho Alumni Reception

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, Falor