Full Schedule

7:00am – 12:00pm PST

Registration Open
Location: West Lobby

7:00am – 10:00am PST

Speaker Ready Room Open
Location: Meeting Room 4

8:00am – 9:15am PST

People, Policy, Popcorn: Living with Wildfire: Findings of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
Location: Meeting Room 1

CFE 1 / ISA CEU 1.25 / ESA CEU .3125

8:00am – 9:30am PST

A Peek into Policy
Location: A6

Concurrent Session Moderator: Erin Kelly

8:00am – 8:30am PST

Forest conversion in the crosshairs: avoiding collateral damage
Location: A6

Speaker: Steve P. Prisley, PhD (he/him/his) – NCASI

Sustainability and Certification

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

8:30am – 9:00am PST

Assessing tree planting schemes in Ethiopia to identify good governance practices
Location: A6

Speaker: Yitbarek Tibebe Weldesemaet, PhD – coventry University

Economics, Policy, and Law

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

9:00am – 9:30am PST

Evolving Urban Forestry - The new SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard and Third-Party Certifications
Location: A6

Speaker: Paul Johnson, CF, ISA BCMA (he/him/his) – Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Urban and Community Forestry

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

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Climate Change Mitigation Education and Climate-Smart Commodities
Location: A4

Speaker: Puskar N. Khanal, PhD (he/him/his) – Clemson University

Speaker: Melissa M. Kreye, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

Speaker: Nana Tian, PhD – University of Arkansas at Monticello

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

8:00am – 8:30am PST

1 - Promoting Climate-Smart and Resilient Forestry in the Southern United States.
Location: A4

Speaker: Puskar N. Khanal, PhD (he/him/his) – Clemson University

8:30am – 9:00am PST

2 - Forest Carbon Markets: Extension Programs and Resources
Location: A4

Speaker: Melissa M. Kreye, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

Co-author: Calvin Norman, CCF – Penn State

9:00am – 9:30am PST

3 - Developing and Harnessing Climate-Smart Commodities from Hardwood Restoration for Small and Underserved Landowners in the Southern Bottomland Region.
Location: A4

Speaker: Nana Tian, PhD – University of Arkansas at Monticello

CFE .

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Evolution of Forestry
Location: A5

Concurrent Session Moderator: Ashley Schulz, PhD – Mississippi State University

Silviculture

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

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

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

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Exploring the Web of Life: Navigating Your Forestry Career for Evolutionary Growth Pt. 1
Location: A8

Speaker: Eli Typhina, PhD – North Carolina State University

Leadership Development

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Focus on the Science and Research
Location: A10

Concurrent Session Moderator: Donna Davis, MS Agroforestry (she/her/hers) – Colorado State Forest Service

8:30am – 9:00am PST

Silvicultural methods to increase survival and growth of planted riparian woody vegetation on restoration sites
Location: A10

Speaker: Jason Steele, PhD – Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Agroforestry

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

9:00am – 9:30am PST

Volcano Fire Tahoe National Forest: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Good.
Location: A10

Speaker: Phil Aune – None

Silviculture

8:00am – 9:30am PST

From Forest To Building: Analyzing the Relationships of Silviculture and Emerging Southern Yellow Pine Mass Timber Industry
Location: A7

Moderator: Shawna M. Meyer, AIA [licensed Architect] – Atelier Mey Architects and University of Miami

Panelist: Christopher Meyer, AIA [licensed architect] MArch [Master of Architecture] – University of Miami

Panelist: Scott Sager, Certified Forester (he/him/his) – University of Florida-School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences

Forest Production and Utilization

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

8:00am – 9:30am PST

North American boundary forests: diversity, conservation, and fire management
Location: A2

Speaker: Sabrina E. Russo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Speaker: Diana Stralberg, PhD (she/her/hers) – Canadian Forest Service

Speaker: Bailey McNichol, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

Speaker: Benjamin O. Knapp, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Missouri

Speaker: Will Rodney, PhD – Oklahoma State University

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

8:00am – 8:15am PST

1 - North American boundary forests: distribution, drivers, threats
Location: A2

Speaker: Sabrina E. Russo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Co-author: Bailey McNichol, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

Co-author: Ran Wang, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Co-author: Lillian Hoffart, B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Co-author: Abbigail Ridder, B.S. – University of Nebraska-lincoln

Co-author: John Gamon, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

8:15am – 8:30am PST

2 - Mapping Drought Sensitivity and Climate-change Refugia at the Southern Edge of the Western Boreal Forest
Location: A2

Speaker: Diana Stralberg, PhD (she/her/hers) – Canadian Forest Service

Co-author: Scott Nielsen, PhD – University of Alberta

Co-author: Erin Bayne, PhD – University of Alberta

Co-author: César Estevo, MSc – University of Alberta

Co-author: Bredan Casey, MSc – University of Alberta

Co-author: Alec Robitaille, MSc – Canadian Forest Service

Co-author: Guillermo Castilla, PhD – Canadian Forest Service

Co-author: Ted Hogg, PhD – Canadian Forest Service

Co-author: Mike Michaelian, BSc – Canadian Forest Service

Co-author: Jennifer Cartwright, PhD, GISP – U.S. Geological Survey

8:30am – 8:45am PST

3 - Topography-driven microclimate gradients shape forest structure, diversity, and composition at a Nebraskan biome transition zone
Location: A2

Speaker: Bailey McNichol, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

Co-author: Ran Wang, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Co-author: Amanda Hefner, BS – The Nebraska Nature Conservancy

Co-author: Chris Helzer, PhD – The Nebraska Nature Conservancy

Co-author: Sean McMahon, PhD – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Co-author: Sabrina E. Russo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

8:45am – 9:00am PST

4 - Frequent Fire Effects on Tree Regeneration and Stand Dynamics in Oak Woodlands
Location: A2

Speaker: Benjamin O. Knapp, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Missouri

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

9:00am – 9:15am PST

5 - Changes within Quercus stellata-dominated Cross Timbers forests of Oklahoma; Implications for wildfire, carbon, and water
Location: A2

Speaker: Will Rodney, PhD – Oklahoma State University

Co-author: Chris Zou, PhD – Oklahoma State University

Co-author: Omkar Joshi, PhD – Oklahoma State University

Co-author: Ryan DeSantis, PhD – Oklahoma State University

9:15am – 9:30am PST

6 - North American boundary forests: diversity, conservation, and fire management Q&A

Moderator: Sabrina E. Russo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Science Flashes 7
Location: A11

Concurrent Session Moderator: Adam Polinko, PhD – Mississippi State University

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

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

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

8:20am – 8:28am PST

Northwest Tribal Agroforestry and TEK Collaboration Uncomplicated
Location: A11

Speaker: Donald Motanic, BS Forest Engineering – Self Employed

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

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

8:40am – 8:48am PST

Quantification and Allocation of Carbon Debts Based on Forests Harvest in the Southeastern United Sates
Location: A11

Speaker: Laura Sims

Author: Shaoyang Yang, PhD – Louisiana Tech University

Forest Production and Utilization

8:50am – 8:58am PST

Stakeholders' attitudes and perceptions regarding the viability of hardwood CLT in Tennessee
Location: A11

Speaker: Alexander T. Bremner – The University of Tennessee

Forest Production and Utilization

9:00am – 9:08am PST

Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Ivan on Aboveground Carbon in Trees in the Gulf Coast
Location: A11

Speaker: Syed Asiful Alam, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

9:10am – 9:18am PST

Sensible Spaces That Make Livable Urban & Community Forest Places
Location: A11

Speaker: Richard J. Hauer, BCMA, CF, PhD. – CNUC and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Urban and Community Forestry

8:00am – 9:30am PST

Sharing Our Passion
Location: A9

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

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

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

8:00am – 8:15am PST

1 - Tree Mortality Following Drought in the Central and Southern Sierra Nevada
Location: A3

Speaker: Christopher Fettig, PhD – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service

Co-author: Leif Mortenson, MS – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

Co-author: Beverly Bulaon, MS – Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service

8:15am – 8:30am PST

2 - The Forest Beneath Our Feet: Subsurface Drivers and Ecohydrological Consequences of Drought Stress Across California
Location: A3

Speaker: David Dralle, PhD (he/him/his) – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service

Co-author: Jesse Hahm, PhD – Simon Fraser University

Co-author: Dana Lapides, PhD – USDA-ARS

Co-author: John Whiting, M.S. – US Forest Service

Co-author: Maya Montalvo, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Simon Fraser University

Co-author: Robert Ehlert, B.S. – Simon Fraser University

Co-author: Christopher Fettig, PhD – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service

Co-author: Daniella Rempe, PhD – University of Texas Austin

8:30am – 8:45am PST

3 - Drought, Tree Mortality, and Regeneration in Northern California
Location: A3

Speaker: Sophia Lemmo, MS, RPF (she/her/hers) – California Association of Resource Conservation Districts

Co-author: Sophia Lemmo, MS, RPF (she/her/hers) – California Association of Resource Conservation Districts

Co-author: Lucy Kerhoulas, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. – California State Polytechnic University

Co-author: rosemary sherriff, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. – California State Polytechnic University

Co-author: Jill Beckmann, B.S., M.S. (she/her/hers) – School of forestry, Northern Arizona University

8:45am – 9:00am PST

4 - Alternative Fuel-Reduction Treatments Interact with Local Stand Characteristics to Influence Tree Vigor and Mortality in the Southern Cascades, California, USA.
Location: A3

Speaker: Christopher Looney, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station

Co-author: Emily Brodie, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station (ORISE program)

Co-author: Martin Ritchie, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station

Co-author: Eric Knapp, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station

Co-author: Chris Fettig, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station

9:00am – 9:15am PST

5 - Tree Resistance to Drought and Bark Beetle-associated Mortality Following Thinning and Prescribed Fire Treatments
Location: A3

Speaker: Alexis Bernal, MS – University of California-Berkeley

Co-author: Jeffrey Kane, Ph.D. – California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Department of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management

Co-author: Eric Knapp, PhD – USFS PSW Research Station

Co-author: Harold Zald, Ph.D. – USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

9:15am – 9:30am PST

6 - Tree Mortality Response in California: Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Future Events
Location: A3

Speaker: Ramiro Rojas, RPF – Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service

9:00am – 12:00pm PST

USDA Forest Service Computer Lab
Location: Meeting room 7

9:00am – 12:00pm PST

USDA Forest Service Hiring Event
Location: Meeting room 8

9:30am – 10:00am PST

Refreshment Break
Location: Expo Hall

9:30am – 11:00am PST

People, Policy, Popcorn: Let’s Talk Climate Resilience and Mature and Old-Growth Management
Location: Meeting Room 1

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Boots on the Ground
Location: A6

Concurrent Session Moderator: Lloyd C. Irland, Ph D – The Irland Group

10:00am – 10:30am PST

Feedstock availability & economic contribution of increased bioenergy production in a Michigan facility
Location: A6

Speaker: Tara Allohverdi, PhD student (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

Author: Raju Pokharel, PhD – Michigan State University

Co-Author: Jagdish Poudel, n/a – Michigan State University

Co-Author: Greg Latta, PhD – University of Idaho

Forest Production and Utilization

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

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Reforesting Colorado: Strategies for Success in the Face of Wildfire and Climate Change
Location: A6

Speaker: Zoe Hall (she/her/hers) – Land Life

Speaker: Benjamin Bishop, MS (he/him/his) – Land Life

Forest Ecology

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

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

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Climate Smart Forestry: A Discussion about the Emerging Use-based Research, Policy, and Economics
Location: A7

Moderator: Kristina Bartowitz, PhD – American Forests

Moderator: Eric S. Walsh, PhD – Manomet

Panelist: Ethan Breitling (he/him/his) – National Alliance of Forest Owners

Panelist: David Diaz – Ecotrust

Panelist: Greg Latta, PhD – University of Idaho

Panelist: Andy Whitman, MS – Manomet

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Cross-Boundary Partnerships After the Fire: Restoration Research, Carbon Modeling, Reforestation Implementation, and Workforce Capacity Building.
Location: A4

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 10:30am PST

1 - Landscape-Scale, Cross-Jurisdictional Assessment Of The Post-Fire Restoration Need In Klamath And Lake Counties, Oregon
Location: A4

Speaker: Elizabeth Pansing, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Forests

10:30am – 11:00am PST

2 - Partnerships After the Strategy: South-Central Oregon Post Fire Resilience Strategy Development and Implementation Lessons Learned
Location: A4

Speaker: Brian Morris, Phd, RPF (he/him/his) – American Forests

Co-author: Elizabeth Pansing, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Forests

11:00am – 11:30am PST

3 - Modeling the Carbon Impacts of Forest Management, Wood Utilization, and Wildfire in California and Oregon
Location: A4

Speaker: Kendall DeLyser, MF, MEM (she/her/hers) – American Forests

Co-author: Kristina Bartowitz, PhD – American Forests

Co-author: Kylie Clay, PhD – Michigan State University

Co-author: Daphna Gadoth-Goodman, MS – Michigan State University

Co-author: Todd Ontl, PhD – US Forest Service

Co-author: Werner Kurz, PhD – Canadian Forest Service

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Evolution of Forestry
Location: A3

Concurrent Session Moderator: Mitchell P. Michaud, BS Forestry, Grad Cert Pulp and Paper (he/him/his) – Dogon Enterprises

10:00am – 10:30am PST

Storing More Carbon in Forests through Improved Forest Management: a New England Case Study
Location: A3

Speaker: Ethan Belair, CF, MFS – The Nature Conservancy

Speaker: Colleen Ryan, MF (she/her/hers) – New England Forestry Foundation

Author: Robert Alec Giffen, MS – New England Forestry Foundation and Clean Air Task Force

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

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

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

11:00am – 11:30am PST

Forest Composition and Red Oak (Quercus sp.) response to elevation gradients across managed Greentree Reservoirs
Location: A3

Speaker: Cassandra Dawn Hug – University of Arkansas at Monticello - Monticello, AR

Author: Padip Saud, n/a – College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello

Forest Ecology

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

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Exploring the Web of Life: Navigating Your Forestry Career for Evolutionary Growth Pt. 2
Location: A8

Speaker: Eli Typhina, PhD – North Carolina State University

Leadership Development

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Focus on Water
Location: A5

Concurrent Session Moderator: Emily Thyroff, PhD – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

10:00am – 10:30am PST

Are New York City watershed residents thriving, striving, or just surviving 25 years since the historic memorandum of agreement?
Location: A5

Speaker: Anusha Lamsal, PhD Student – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Water Resources

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

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Forest to Mi Faucet
Location: A5

Speaker: Mike Smalligan – Michigan - DNR

Water Resources

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

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

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Foundations for successfully integrating livestock into the woods through silvopasture
Location: A2

Concurrent Session Moderator: Matthew M. Smith, PhD – USDA Forest Service - National Agroforestry Center

Speaker: Christine Nieman, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

Speaker: Ashley Conway-Anderson, PhD, PAS (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry

Speaker: Kendra Esparza-Harris, MS (she/her/hers) – Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 10:30am PST

1 - Establishing Cool-Season Forages in Thinned Hardwood Forests: Planting, Production, and Nutritive Value
Location: A2

Speaker: Christine Nieman, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

Co-author: Matt Janorschke, MS – University of Arkansas

Co-author: Dirk Philipp, PhD – University of Arkansas

Co-author: Mary Savin, PhD – University of Arkansas

10:30am – 11:00am PST

2 - Under the Canopy I: Exploring Woodland Silvopasture Establishment as a Land Management Option for Forested Landowners With Livestock
Location: A2

Speaker: Ashley Conway-Anderson, PhD, PAS (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry

Co-author: Dusty Walter, PhD – University of Missouri

Co-author: Seth Chrisman, M.S. – The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri

11:00am – 11:30am PST

3 - Under the Canopy: Perceptions and Practices of Woodland Silvopasture among Missouri Livestock Producers and Landowners
Location: A2

Speaker: Kendra Esparza-Harris, MS (she/her/hers) – Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri

Co-author: Zhen Cai, PhD – University of Missouri-Columbia

Co-author: Ashley Conway-Anderson, PhD, PAS (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry

CFE .

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Getting Techy With It
Location: A10

Concurrent Session Moderator: Brandon K. Craft, MNR, CF (he/him/his) – Treeswift

10:00am – 10:30am PST

Using Lidar-Based Single Tree Inventory (STI) To Plan Treatment of Streamside Protection Zones During Harvesting
Location: A10

Speaker: Ebru Bilici, PhD – University of Idaho

Speaker: Robert F. Keefe, PhD – University of Idaho Experimental Forest

Author: Timothy E. Link, PhD – University of Idaho

Author: Furkan Cakmak, MA – Washington State University

Forest Production and Utilization

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

10:30am – 11:00am PST

Auburn University deploys next-gen integrated mapping and inventory system for cutting-edge forestry education
Location: A10

Speaker: John C. Gilbert, MS – Auburn University

Co-Author: Mark A. Books, CF – Landmark Spatial Solutions, LLC

Forest Technology

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

11:00am – 11:30am PST

Practical Methods for Maintaining a Forest Inventory After Catastrophic Wildfire
Location: A10

Speaker: Jeremy Dean Hunt, MF – Bureau of Indian Affairs

Inventory and Biometrics

CFE .5

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Science Flashes 8
Location: A11

Concurrent Session Moderator: Calvin Norman, CCF – Penn State

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

10:00am – 10:08am PST

Assessment of Soil Erosion Rate, Ground Cover Status, and Best Management Practices Implementation Rate in the Conventional and Integrated Biomass Harvest Sites in the Southeastern USA
Location: A11

Speaker: Manisha Parajuli, MSc – Auburn University

Forest Production and Utilization

10:10am – 10:18am PST

User-friendly direct-response analysis: Coupling TPO data with public databases to estimate forest products employment ratios
Location: A11

Speaker: Samuel G. Scott, MS (he/him/his) – BBER FIRP - UM

Economics, Policy, and Law

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

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

10:50am – 10:58am PST

A Case For How Carbon Markets Are Failing Southern Tree Farmers
Location: A11

Speaker: Matthew H. Pelkki, BSF, MF, PhD, CF, RPF – University of Arkansas at Monticello

Author: Shaun M. Tanger, PhD – University of Arkansas At Monticello

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

11:10am – 11:18am PST

Neurodiversity in Forestry: The Missing Conversation
Location: A11

Speaker: Candra A. Burns, n/a – Appalachian SAF

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

11:20am – 11:28am PST

Improving Lumber Grade Recovery for the Tree that Built America - Eastern White Pine
Location: A11

Speaker: Sara Dreibelbis – SUNY - ESF

Forest Production and Utilization

10:00am – 11:30am PST

Technology trials and tribulations: Demonstrating and evaluating advanced communication technologies effectiveness among various stakeholders
Location: A9

Moderator: Ingrid Schneider, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

Panelist: Angela S. Gupta – University of Minnesota

Panelist: Dominik Roeser, PhD – University of British Columbia

Panelist: Ye (Sandy) Shen, PhD – California Polytechnic State University

Forest Technology

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

11:00am – 6:00pm PST

Post Convention Technical Tours

11:30am – 6:00pm PST

Oaks and Wine
Location: Departs from Sheraton Grand Sacramento (J St.)

CFE 3 / ISA CEU 3.25 / ESA CEU .86

11:45am – 4:45pm PST

Institute of Forest Genetics and Placerville Nursery
Location: Departs from SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, North Lobby entrance (J St.)

CFE 2.5 / ISA CEU 2.5 / ESA CEU .65

12:30pm – 3:30pm PST

Urban Forestry in a Grand Setting - Capitol Park
Location: Departs from SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, West Lobby

CFE 2 / ISA CEU 2 / ESA CEU .5