Celebrate National Forest Products Week with the SCIENCEx team and learn how agency scientists pioneer new and better uses — from skyscrapers to energy to plastics — for products from sustainably managed forests. Speakers: Consuelo Brandeis: Wood Pellets in Bioenergy William Gould: Salvaged Wood Products Andrew Groover: Tree Genetics and Forest Products Moderator: Cherie Fisher […]
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 […]
Title: Legal Aspects of Family Estate Planning for the Tree Farm Owner Speakers: Randy Grove & Mike Phillips, Landerholm Legal Advisors The Women Owning Woodlands - Washington Fall 2024 Webinar Series registration is now open! Join us to learn about common forest health concerns, management techniques, and resources available to help you reach your stewardship goals. The […]
The Reforestation Pipeline: Ensuring Equitable Access to Replanting Presenters: Dr. Brian Morris, Senior Director, Forest Restoration, American Forests; Becca Shively, Senior Wildfire Manager, Sustainable Northwest The science behind reforestation is not new, but in a changing climate, new challenges are rising around what to plant, where to plant, and who has access to planting opportunities. […]
Portland, Science Friday has really taken a lichen to you. That’s why Ira Flatow is coming to the World Forestry Center for a day full of the fuzzy growths on trees, roofs and gravestones. Join Science Friday and the World Forestry Center as we highlight these special symbiotic organisms! Meet experts in the forests, hear about their role in […]
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 […]
A symposium for property owners Learn how to build climate resilience in your forest Maintaining healthy, resilient forests in a changing climate is a major challenge that property owners face. The Puget Sound area has seen extensive die-offs of mature trees, especially western redcedar, due to heat and drought stress. New tree plantings struggle to […]
NEMO & SOMENS 2024 Annual Meeting, November 3-5, 2024 Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, VT Registration Pricing: Registration fee is $300 USD/person. Registration fee for students (undergraduate or graduate) is $200 USD/person. Free T-shirts included along with food and drink listed in the agenda. Please provide sizes (during online registration) by October 1, 2024. Free shuttle […]
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 […]
Recreating and Relating to the Land After Fire Presenters: Dr. Eric White, Research Social Scientist, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service; Jon Meier, Assistant Field Manager, Wenatchee Field Office, Spokane District Bureau of Land Management Wildfires reshape recreation access and experiences over the short and long term. A researcher shares emerging science that is […]
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 […]
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