Operationalizing Assisted Migration Putting plans into practice often comes results in unexpected challenges and circumstances. This set of presentations will showcase real examples of implementing assisted migration under a variety of circumstances, covering what needed to be considered and what was learned in the process. Presenters: Bryce Adams, Northern Research Station Marcella Windmuller-Campione, University of […]

Forest lands in the United States are owned primarily by private forest landowners who have a wide variety of forest management objectives and reasons for owning forests. Mature and old growth forests can be rare in the parts of the nation, yet some private landowners may wish to manage for this forest type. In this talk, Heather […]

Integrating Assisted Migration in National Forest Planning The Superior National Forest recently incorporated assisted migration into its forest plan. In this panel discussion, we will hear from a climate adaptation specialist, a silviculturist, a tribal forester, and a researcher who were all involved in planning and implementing assisted migration in this context. Presenters: Katie Frerker, […]

Description: In 1863, more than 400 Shoshone were massacred by settlers and volunteers led by the U.S. Cavalry at their traditional winter camp in southeastern Idaho. After more than 160 years of dispossession, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (NWBSN) acquired this land along the Bear River. The NWBSN’s goal was to “restore the site […]

Given the immense cultural and ecological value of forests, the US federal government, Tribal Nations, and the public sector are considering strategies for sustaining forests, including a recent Executive Order by President Biden and the proposed National Old Growth Amendment. In this joint presentation, Cristina Eisenberg and Susan J. Prichard synthesize the best-available Western Science and […]

Dr. D’Amato’s presentation will explore silvicultural options for managing for mature and old-growth forest conditions across a range of forest and ownership types in the US. The consistency of these strategies with other objectives and programs tied to biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation, and forest adaptation will be discussed. Speaker Biography Tony D’Amato is a Professor of […]

Description: Two-Eyed Seeing braids Indigenous Knowledge (IK) with Western Science to address the natural resource and conservation problems we face today in a rapidly warming world. Grasslands and forests are invaluable carbon sinks and sources of traditional plants and foods for humanity that are at high risk due to climate change impacts. In this webinar, Dr. […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Fire, whether naturally ignited or culturally conveyed, did not spread across eastern North America frequently or evenly enough for fire-dependent grasslands to be as ubiquitous as the forested landscape. But in areas where it could, there were open grasslands and grassy savannas and woodlands composed of a rich diversity of unique species assemblages. […]

Speaker: Jamie Barbour Executive Order 14072, Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, among other things, instructs the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to define mature and old growth forests, inventory them, conduct an analysis of threats to them, and develop a policy to conserve them. With considerable input from external stakeholders, […]