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

Thursday, October 26, 2023

10:30am - 12:00pm PST

Location: A2

CE: 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

Speaker(s)

Andy Bower, PhD (he/him/his)

Climate Adaptation Specialist
Office of Sustainability and Climate, USDA Forest Service, Washington D.C.
Olympia, Washington, United States
Akane Abbasi (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student
Purdue University, United States
Jeremy Johnson, PhD (he/him/his)

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
DS

David Shaw, PhD. (he/him/his)

Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Avery Hill, PhD (they/them/theirs)

Postdoctoral Researcher
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California, United States

Moderator(s)

Geoffrey Williams, PhD

International Sentinel Network Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
SAF Working Group Officer
Eugene, Oregon, United States

Assisted migration is the movement of genotypes, populations, species, or forests to minimize the expected negative impacts of climate change on the health, productivity, and ecosystem services of future forests. Varied studies, considerations, perspectives and opinions on assisted migration will be followed by Q&A and moderated discussion.

Organized by the SAF Forest Health and Genetics Working Group.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, the participants will be able to define assisted migration and understand its relevance as a management approach in response to climate change
Upon completion, the participants will be able to identify considerations on assisted migration relevant to commercial plantations, urban forestry, and restoration of native species in natural forests
Upon completion, the participants will be able to define different perspectives on assisted migration, including those pertaining to forest health and/or social dimension.