A Virtual Traverse of Forestry in Alaska
April 12-16, 2021, Virtual
Because Alaska boasts such a diversity of forest types and management issues, for the 2021 AKSAF Annual Meeting, you will be taken on a virtual tour around the state. Each day, a different chapter will host a presentation that features forestry issues relevant to their region.
Each day will start with a brief introduction followed by one or two speakers, ending with time for questions and discussion.
The Alaska SAF Business Meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (ADT).
April 12: Dixon Entrance SAF Chapter
A Partnership with the State—an overview of the joint efforts to improve inventory information and forest management planning on the Tongass, Sheila Spores, USDA Forest Service Tongass National Forest
Habitat Restoration Considerations for the Forestland Owner, Tessa Axelson, Alaska Forest Association.
April 13: Sitka SAF Chapter
Facts and Fiction about the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Hu & Cheng)) growing in Sitka Alaska, Allen Brakley (retired), formerly with the USDA Forest Service and University of Alaska-Fairbanks
April 14: Juneau SAF Chapter
Soil-plant interaction in the Northeast Pacific coastal temperate rainforests-insights from plot and landscape investigations, Dave D’Amore, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Engaging Southeast Alaska Youth in Natural Resource Management, Arianna Lapke, Tlingit tribal government, the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA)
April 15: Cook Inlet SAF Chapter
2020 Cooperative Forest Health Surveys – a year without flights, Jason Moan, Alaska Division of Forestry.
Developing a Multispectral UAV Tool for Early Detection of Spruce Bark Beetle in Alaska, Clay Hoyt, Chugachmiut, Inc.
April 16: Yukon River SAF Chapter
Interior Alaska wildfire fuels management on tribal, municipal and state lands, Will Putman, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) and Jeremy Douse, Alaska Division of Forestry.
Impacts of fuel reduction treatments on fire behavior and ecosystem processes in Alaskan black spruce forests: long-term data and plans for future research, Melissa Boyd, Northern Arizona University, Michelle Mack, Northern Arizona University and University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Jen Schmidt, University of Alaska Anchorage
Registration for SAF is $30, and $50 for non-members. Student (non-SAF) is $30. The registration for SAF student member will be comped, but when students register, they must provide their school and major.
Refunds
Attendees are solely responsible for the integrity of their internet connection and electronic equipment function, including use of the Zoom platform. No refunds will be given. Registrants are strictly prohibited from sharing their individual login information.
Students and Chapter Advisors
The AKSAF Annual Meeting Committee encourages all natural resources community college and university students and student chapter advisors to attend. Registration rates have been reduced to $0 for students and includes all the benefits of full registration.
Registration: Melinda Olson, SAF NW Office
