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Organized Proposal Session

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) - Applying Novel Science On-The-Ground Part 1

3 - Southern New England Oak ASCC Affiliate: Adaptive Silviculture for Oak-Hickory Forests in an Exurban Setting.

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:30am - 8:45am PST

Location: A4

Speaker(s)

Thomas E. Worthley, MS (he/him/his)

University of Connecticut
Higganum, Connecticut, United States

Co-author(s)

AB

Amanda Bunce, MA

PhD Candidate
University of Connecticut
Manchester, Connecticut, United States
CR

Christopher Riely, MS

Faculty
University of Rhode Island
RF

Robert Fahey, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Connecticut

This presentation will highlight the challenges of perpetuating the oak-hickory community in a parcelized, mixed-use environment, will present a study of forest manager priorities and discuss the benefits of the resistance/resilience/transition approach to exemplify how silviculture is applied to create the conditions suitable “to grow what we want to grow”.