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Poster Symposium

Friday, October 27, 2023
3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Location: Expo Hall
CE: 1 / ISA CEU 1 / ESA CEU .25

    Presentations:

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      A 55-year Story of Forest Development Following Management and Wildfire in Northwestern Montana

      Poster Presenter: Neil G. Williams, PhD – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      A dendrochronological study of annual and interannual growth trends following fire in midrotation loblolly pine

      Poster Presenter: John C. Jacobson – Mississippi State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      A Financial Analysis Comparing Several Timber & Non-Timber Forest Products on a Small Private Forest

      Poster Presenter: Michael Kevin Roush – Forest & Habitat Professionals LLC

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      A once innocuous species, Nepytia janetae, brings novel defoliation to the Santa Fe National Forest

      Poster Presenter: Peggy De'Scoville (she/her/hers) – New Mexico Highlands University

      Co-Author: Jennifer G. Klutsch, PhD – Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre

      Co-Author: Andrew D. Graves, PhD – USDA/Forest Service/Forest Health Protection

      Co-Author: Anna Schoettle

      Co-Author: John Formby

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      A Systems Thinking Approach to Wood Processing and Forest Health in Wyoming

      Poster Presenter: Julia Chen – Yale School of the Environment

      Co-Author: Jake Barker – Yale School of the Environment

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Adaptive silviculture for restoring Yurok forests

      Poster Presenter: Jonathan W. Long, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Addressing Wildfire Hazard in Mt. Spokane State Park

      Poster Presenter: Dana Maureen Chapman, MS (she/her/hers) – USFS / University of Washington

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Analyzing ponderosa pine growth rates and resin ducts on the Coconino National Forest

      Poster Presenter: Alyssa Cherow – Northern Arizona University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Application of deep learning convolutional neural networks and aerial images for automated assessment of unhealthy tree crowns

      Poster Presenter: Durga Prasad Joshi (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Assessing Combinations of Nucleation Size and Planting Density to Improve Performance of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings

      Poster Presenter: Dilshad Safiullah, MS (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Assessing Residential Wood Biomass Usage in the State of Colorado

      Poster Presenter: Nathaniel R. Coulter, n/a – Colorado State Forest Service

      Co-Author: Maria Gaetani

      Co-Author: Kurt Mackes

      Co-Author: Wilfred Previant

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Assessing the Spread of White Pine Blister Rust on Southwestern White Pine

      Poster Presenter: Simon Baker, n/a – Northern Arizona University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      ASSESSING WATER RELATIONS AND CARBON DYNAMICS OF PINUS TAEDA BRANCHES UNDERGOING SHADE-INDUCED MORTALITY

      Poster Presenter: Adelodun R. Majekobaje – Louisiana State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Assessing Wildlife Corridor Forest Structure for Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation in Sri Lanka

      Poster Presenter: Alina Evans (she/her/hers) – University of Nevada, Reno

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Assessment of Forestry Professional Development and Continuing Education Needs in Wisconsin

      Poster Presenter: Zoe E. Kaminsky (they/them/theirs) – University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Building Wildfire and Forest Resilience in California's State Parks

      Poster Presenter: Azalie Welsh, MF, RPF (they/she) – California State Parks Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program

      Co-Author: Matthew Cunningham

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Camp 70 Foresters: Out of the Woodshed--A time to Lead

      Poster Presenter: Ronald M. Cerruti, RPF 1983, BS, MBA – Retired

      Poster Presenter: Jane LaBoa, RPF (she/her/hers) – SAF

      Poster Presenter: Christopher Conrad, BS, RPF – semi-retired

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Census of California’s Forest Products Industry in 2021: Results and Insights

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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      College of the Redwoods Outdoor Campus for Student Success

      Poster Presenter: Valerie Elder, MS – College of the Redwoods

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Comparing the Responses of Native and Hybrid Sweetgum to Environmental Factors for Biofuel Production

      Poster Presenter: Logan Ozment – Oklahoma State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Conifer Seedling’s Growth Response to Post-planting Vegetation Control Across a Productivity Gradient in Northern Idaho.

      Poster Presenter: David Akowuah, MSc – University of Idaho

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Debuting A New Step-by-Step Guidebook for Prescribed Burning for Landowners

      Poster Presenter: Leslie Boby, MS – Southern Regional Extension Forestry

      Co-Author: David Clabo, PhD – University of Georgia

      Co-Author: Adam Maggard, PhD – Auburn University

      Co-Author: Jennifer Fawcett, MS (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

      Co-Author: Laurel Kays

      Co-Author: Hallie Harriman

      Co-Author: Sarah McNair

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Developing a Forest Monitoring Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory

      Poster Presenter: Bridget L. Bloodwood, MS (she/her/hers) – Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Developing a Professional Agroforester Certification Program to Advance Agroforestry Adoption in the United States

      Poster Presenter: Michael A. Gold, PhD – MU Center for Agroforestry

      Author: Hannah Hemmelgarn, MS Agroforestry – MU Center for Agroforestry

      Author: Katherine Favor, MS Agroforestry – NCAT/ATTRA

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Developing a reference legacy to address contemporary challenges of old-growth in the southern United States

      Poster Presenter: J. Davis Goode, PhD – USDA Forest Service

      Co-Author: Don Bragg

      Co-Author: Margaret Woodbridge

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Development of a protocol to screen loblolly pine for resistance against brown spot needle blight

      Poster Presenter: Rhys A. Eshleman, B.S – University of Georgia

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Differences in herbaceous species composition in government cost share sites across Indiana Ecoregions

      Poster Presenter: Aubrey W. Franks – Purdue University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Drone ignition case study of prescribed fire in a mixedwood forest, Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

      Poster Presenter: Callie J. Schweitzer, PhD – US Forest Service

      Author: John Craycroft, PhD – USDA Forest Service

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Drone Use for Emergency Management in Forestry

      Poster Presenter: I-Kuai Hung, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Author: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Daniel R. Unger, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Yanli Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Stephen F Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Ecological, social, and economic impacts of chronic wasting disease

      Poster Presenter: Sushma Bhattarai, MSC (she/her/hers) – Mississippi State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Edge Effects and Fire Effects: Small Canopy Gaps as a Silvicultural Alternative to Herbicide

      Poster Presenter: Amber Lennon – UC Berkeley; Berkeley Forests

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Effect of the sea level rise in the coastal forest: spatial patterns of tree mortality after Hurricane Hugo.

      Poster Presenter: Siddhartha Regmi, Masters – Clemson University

      Co-Author: Bo Song, PhD – Clemson University

      Co-Author: Thomas O'Halloran, PhD – Clem

      Co-Author: Thomas Williams, PhD – Clemson University

      Co-Author: Brian Williams – Clemson University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Effects of thinning and climate on stem radial fluctuations monitored using automatic point dendrometers

      Poster Presenter: Sophan Chhin, MS, PhD – West Virginia University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Effects of wind disturbance and salvage logging on regeneration in an upland oak stand

      Poster Presenter: Lucas Hales (he/him/his) – University of Alabama

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Estimating aboveground biomass in Indiana State Forests: From trees to stands

      Poster Presenter: Bowen Li – Purdue University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Estimating Biophysical Parameters of Urban Trees on Texas A&M University Campus using Mobile Lidar

      Poster Presenter: Justinn J. Jones – Texas A&M University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Examining the Impacts of Urban Tree Canopy Structure and Condition on Adult Depression

      Poster Presenter: LALITA DHAL, Masters (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia - Athens, GA

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Expanding the Silvicultural Toolbox: Biochar's influence on seedling growth, drought resilience, and vegetative competition in Northern Minnesota

      Poster Presenter: Sophie I. Ackerman (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Feedstock supply analysis and demand survey for a potential mass timber manufacturing facility in Michigan

      Poster Presenter: Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Female landowner confidence: Learning to tailor outreach for women forest landowners in Georgia

      Poster Presenter: Neil Royce Dingley, Jr. (he/him/his) – Warnell School/UGA

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Fire hazard, carbon, and forest regeneration dynamics following wildfire at Boggs Mountain Demonstration Forest

      Author: Joseph Restaino, n/a – CALFIRE

      Poster Presenter: David Passovoy, n/a – CAL FIRE

      Author: Maxwell Odkins, n/a – CAL FIRE

      Author: Jamie Lydersen, n/a – CAL FIRE

      Author: Tadashi Moody, n/a – CAL FIRE

      Author: David Sapsis, n/a – CAL FIRE

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Forest Regeneration Dynamics in Response to Mulch, Fertilizer, and Planting Density in Georgia’s Maritime Forests

      Poster Presenter: Brianne Innusa (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Gazing into the crystal ball: can we identify invasive forest insects before they invade?

      Poster Presenter: Ashley Schulz, PhD – Mississippi State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Global Navigation Satellite Systems Location Variations Associated with Trees

      Poster Presenter: Audrey R. Ward (they/them/theirs) – Purdue University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Greenhouse Gas Fire Fuels Mitigation Cal VTP

      Poster Presenter: Fey Egan, MF, RPF – Cal Fire

      Poster Presenter: Jeremiah Steuterman, RPF – Cal Fire

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Growing (in)justice: How do urban green spaces change over time?

      Poster Presenter: Ambar A. Melendez-Perez, MPH (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Growing Wisconsin’s Maple Syrup Industry by Understanding Non-commercial and Commercial Producers’ Outreach Needs

      Poster Presenter: Scott Hershberger (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin–Madison

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Health-Promoting Forest Spaces: Embracing Forestry's Evolution and Expanding Non-Timber Benefits

      Poster Presenter: Tara Brown, BSc (she/her/hers) – UBC Faculty of Forestry

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Herbaceous Seeding for Erosion Control and Restoration After High Severity Wildfire

      Poster Presenter: Ashal Shrestha, MS – New Mexico Highlands University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Historical trend of market coverage and competition of various wood products in Michigan

      Poster Presenter: Naresh Khanal, MA (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

      Author: Raju Pokharel, PhD – Michigan State University

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

      Author: Emily S. Huff, PhD – Michigan State University

      Author: Andrew Finley, n/a – Michigan State University

      Author: Elliot Shannon – Michigan State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Hydrologic Response of Meadow Restoration Following the Removal of Encroached Conifers

      Poster Presenter: Oriana Ramirez (she/her/hers) – California Polytechnic State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Hydrological responses to 21st century management of a coast redwood forest, Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds

      Poster Presenter: Anna C. Thompson, MS (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

      Author: Joe Wagenbrenner, PhD – USDA Forest Service

      Author: Salli F. Dymond, PhD – Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, AZ

      Author: Drew Coe, RPF – CAL FIRE

      Author: Fey Egan, MF, RPF – Cal Fire

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Identifying Barriers to and Opportunities for Adopting Biochar Production to Reduce Fire Risk and Improve Soil Health in Northern New Mexico

      Poster Presenter: Rosa M. Soriano, MS (she/her/hers) – New Mexico Highlands University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      ʻIliahi (Hawaiian sandalwood) stocktype trial: matching stocktypes to planting sites

      Poster Presenter: Emily Thyroff, PhD – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Impact of Forest Products Market on Forest Fuel Treatment Activities in Colorado

      Poster Presenter: Kritagya Gyawali, Masters of Forestry Science (he/him/his) – Colorado State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Impact of Thinning Immature Eastern White Pine Stands on Growth and Timber Value in Grayson County Virginia

      Poster Presenter: Connor G. Austin – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Implementing Climate-Smart Forestry and Certification: Prescriptions and Barriers in the Southern U.S.

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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Wildfire Hazard Tree Abatement

      Poster Presenter: Sam Hein (he/him/his) – United States Forest Service

      Co-Author: Amy Shaunette

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Keeping up with the heat – Understanding the wildfire risk decision support space.

      Poster Presenter: Tristan O'Mara, PhD Student (she/her/hers) – Northern Arizona University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Linear versus single photon lidar height loss-specific change detection with subsequent object-based supervised classification of timber clear cuts and other disturbance based on post-change imagery

      Poster Presenter: Quentin Ikuta (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota - Natural Resources Science and Management

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Measuring Changes in Fuel Biomass Following a Bark Beetle Outbreak in the Sierra Nevada

      Poster Presenter: Crystal Homicz (she/her/hers) – Univ of California-Davis

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

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

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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Methodology for Capturing Fungi and Rendering them as Printed 3D Models Using Limited Resources

      Poster Presenter: Yanli Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Stephen F Austin State University

      Co-Author: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Daniel R. Unger, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: I-Kuai Hung, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Mixing tree species along with density management to reduce drought susceptibility in British Columbia forests

      Poster Presenter: Surabhi Lukose – University of Alberta

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Northern red oak seedlings planted in a strip clearcut: eight year results

      Poster Presenter: Jamie L. Schuler, Ph.D. – West Virginia University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Novel Silvicultural Practices for Restoring Shortleaf Pine and Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Ecosystems on Reclaimed Mine Sites

      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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Oak recruitment in young forests: modeling forest characteristics before disturbance and interactions with abiotic environment.

      Poster Presenter: Joshua A. Gershey (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Oak Wilt Further North? Examining Vectors, Spring Phenology, and Potential Risk across Upper Michigan/Canada

      Poster Presenter: Kathleen Bershing (she/her/hers) – Michigan Technological University

      Author: Tara L. Bal, PhD, CF – Michigan Technological University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Operational Challenges and Issues Related to the Economic Sustainability of Logging Businesses in Virginia.

      Poster Presenter: Rebecca Barkman, BS – Virginia Tech

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Prescribed burning following wildfire: Effects on fuel loading and regeneration in a ponderosa pine forest

      Poster Presenter: Cristina L. Winters – California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

      Co-Author: Mike A. Battaglia, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

      Co-Author: Lance Asherin, n/a – USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Productivity of Hybrid Sweetgum Plantations in Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeastern Texas

      Poster Presenter: Jacob Dalton Lewis, B.S. Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources – Oklahoma State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Promoting Forest Resilience by Thinning: Evidence from long-term research plots

      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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Quantifying the environmental impacts of proposed biochar production facilities using forest biomass in Michigan

      Poster Presenter: Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, n/a – Michigan State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Reaching Underserved Communities with Climate-Smart Forestry: A pilot peer-education extension program with women forest owners

      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

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Redwood Tree Improvement Cooperative - Enhancing Redwood Growth, Vigor, and Management Throughout the PNW

      Poster Presenter: Jeremiah Steuterman, RPF – Cal Fire

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Regional Specialization in the New Forest Economy and Distributive Equity in Forest Service Contracting

      Poster Presenter: Kamana Poudel, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Santa Cruz Mountains Post-fire Oak Restoration and Thinning

      Poster Presenter: Donald L. Campbell, n/a – UC Berkeley

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Shrub and invasive plant response following widespread tree mortality in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, California

      Poster Presenter: Leif Mortenson, MS – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Spatial Analysis of Forest Product Manufacturers and carbon stock in South Carolina, USA

      Poster Presenter: Kavi Raj Awasthi, MS – Clemson University

      Poster Presenter: Nilesh Timilsina – Clemson University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Spatial Variability of Soil Series Chemical Properties and Development of Best-Fit Spatial Interpolation Models

      Poster Presenter: Dipendra Dhungana (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas at Monticello

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Spread and growth mechanisms of Chinese tallow trees in fire regulated slash pine flatwoods

      Poster Presenter: Annie C. Huckaby (she/her/hers) – Louisiana Tech University

      Author: Shaoyang Yang, PhD – Louisiana Tech University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Tax Incentives for Conservation Easement Program in the US: A Review

      Poster Presenter: Alisha Sharma, MF (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The Curious Case of the Bumpy Beech: Identifying a Potential Forest Pathogen

      Poster Presenter: Julia C. Luyk, BSFR In Progress (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The Effects of Water Availability and Nutrient Addition on Resin Duct Production in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)

      Poster Presenter: Rodney Will

      Author: Cady Greenslit, n/a – Oklahoma State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The Impact of Wildfires on California's Healthcare Workers and Radiation Oncology Patients

      Poster Presenter: Isabelle M. Do – UCSF GreenHealth Lab

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The logging sector in East Texas

      Poster Presenter: Anusha Shrestha, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Pooja Chhetri – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Matthew McBroom, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Xufang Zhang

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      THE REGENERATION NICHE IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS: COMMUNITY SORTING ALONG GRADIENTS OF WATER AND LIGHT

      Poster Presenter: Clifton Albrecht, MS – Stephen F. Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The search for legacy tropical forest publications and datasets

      Poster Presenter: Sheila E. Ward, PhD – International Society of Tropical Foresters

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      The Significance of Agroforestry in Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka

      Poster Presenter: Jorge Enrique Esparza (he/him/his) – University of Nevada, Reno

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Topographic Effects on Residual Tree Spatial Patterns after Catastrophic Wind Disturbance in Longleaf Pine Woodlands

      Poster Presenter: Aurora Baker (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Tree Spatial Patterns in Alternative Mixed-Conifer Forest Fuel Reduction Treatments

      Poster Presenter: Connor Ryan, BS (they/them/theirs) – UC Berkeley Forestry Club

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Two-Step Tree Crown Delineation for Natural Broadleaf Forests with UAS RGB imagery

      Poster Presenter: Aishwarya Chandrasekaran, MS – Purdue University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Uncovering Factors Influencing Landowners' Forest Management Behaviors in Agricultural Landscapes

      Poster Presenter: Suraj Upadhaya, PhD (he/him/his) – Kentucky State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Understanding the potential risks of wildfire damage from controlled burns in the Southeast United States

      Poster Presenter: Troy Bowman, PhD – Alabama A&M University

      Poster Presenter: Taylor Sanders, N/A – Alabama A&M University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Use of Drones in Wildlife Detection in Forestry

      Poster Presenter: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Daniel R. Unger, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: I-Kuai Hung, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Yanli Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Stephen F Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Using Drones to Document Condition of the Historic Aldridge Sawmill from a Birds Eye View

      Poster Presenter: Daniel R. Unger, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: David L. Kulhavy, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Victoria M. Williams, BS (she/her/hers) – Arthur Temple College of Forestry & AgricultStephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: I-Kuai Hung, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University

      Co-Author: Yanli Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Stephen F Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Using Park's key species movement ecology data to inform Wildlife Habitat and Peat swamp forests management: Case study in Berbak National Park, Indonesia

      Poster Presenter: Herdhanu Jayanto (he/him/his) – New Mexico Highlands University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Using Pictometry Data to Assist Training Site Selection for a Supervised Land Cover Classification

      Poster Presenter: Victoria M. Williams, BS (she/her/hers) – Arthur Temple College of Forestry & AgricultStephen F. Austin State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Using terrestrial laser scanning to quantify Heterobasidion root disease spread in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains

      Poster Presenter: David Alexander Flores, n/a – Sonoma State University

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Using x-ray imaging to determine the likelihood of germination in seed lots

      Poster Presenter: Lydia Tymon, PhD – Mast Reforestation - Seattle, WA

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Variation in microclimate and carbon dynamics within hardwood forests managed with the irregular shelterwood method

      Poster Presenter: Melody Mount – University of Tennessee

      Co-Author: David Buckley, n/a – School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee

      Co-Author: Jennifer Franklin

      Co-Author: Joshua J. Granger, CCF – Mississippi State University

      Co-Author: Stacy Clark

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Western pine beetle: Important disturbance agent in western ponderosa pines and chemical ecology-based management tools.

      Poster Presenter: Jackson Audley, PhD (he/him/his) – Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station

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

      Co-Author: Crystal Homicz (she/her/hers) – Univ of California-Davis

      Co-Author: Robert Progar

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      What factors determine the fate of hardwood trees planted on reclaimed coal mines?

      Poster Presenter: Caleb Redick, MS (he/him/his) – Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
      Wood Products Market and Competition in the Lakes States

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

      Author: Raju Pokharel, PhD – Michigan State University

      Author: Emily S. Huff, PhD – Michigan State University