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Thursday, October 23, 2025
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Developing Growth and Yield Models for Mixed Species Forests
Moderator:
Yang Sheng-I, PhD
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Felipe Bravo, PhD (he/him/his)
– Universidad de Valladolid
Speaker:
Aitor Vázquez-Veloso, MF (he/him/his)
– iuFOR - University of Valladolid
Speaker:
Túlio B. Queiroz, Sr., n/a
– Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC) - University of Georgia
Inventory and Biometrics
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Developing Growth and Yield Models for Mixed Species Forests
Location: 16
Moderator:
Yang Sheng-I, PhD
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Felipe Bravo, PhD (he/him/his)
– Universidad de Valladolid
Speaker:
Aitor Vázquez-Veloso, MF (he/him/his)
– iuFOR - University of Valladolid
Speaker:
Túlio B. Queiroz, Sr., n/a
– Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC) - University of Georgia
Inventory and Biometrics
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
1 - SIMANFOR: A Cloud Forest Decision Support System
Location: 16
Speaker:
Felipe Bravo, PhD (he/him/his)
– Universidad de Valladolid
Co-author:
Aitor Vázquez-Veloso, MF (he/him/his)
– iuFOR - University of Valladolid
Co-author:
Spyros Michalakopoulos
– University of Valladolid
Co-author:
Cristobal Ordoñez
– University of Valladolid
Inventory and Biometrics
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
2 - Height-diameter Relationships of Spanish Tree Species Among Biogeographic Regions, Stand Origins and Species Mixtures
Location: 16
Speaker:
Aitor Vázquez-Veloso, MF (he/him/his)
– iuFOR - University of Valladolid
Co-author:
Sheng-I Yang
– Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Co-author:
Bronson P. Bullock
– Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Co-author:
Felipe Bravo, PhD (he/him/his)
– Universidad de Valladolid
Inventory and Biometrics
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
3 - Fine Root Density, Biomass Production, and Carbon Storage in Eucalyptus Coppice and Seedling Systems
Location: 16
Speaker:
Túlio B. Queiroz, Sr., n/a
– Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC) - University of Georgia
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Forests for the Future: Innovations for Healthy Forests
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Forests for the Future: Innovations for Healthy Forests
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
Stand Structure and Spatial Distribution of Lowland Conifer Forests Across Stand Development Stages
Location: 25
Speaker:
Laura Reuling, n/a (she/her/hers)
– University of Minnesota
Forest Ecology
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Wildfire Mitigation Reveals Bias Against Juniper: Understanding Effects of Concentrated Juniper Thinning on Pinyon-juniper Forests
Location: 25
Speaker:
Peggy S. De'Scoville, BS (she/her/hers)
– New Mexico Highlands University
Forest Ecology
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Current and Projected Reforestation Need for the Pacific Northwest
Location: 25
Speaker:
Kendall DeLyser, MF/MEM (she/her/hers)
– American Forests
Speaker:
Kenneth J. Davidson, PhD
– American Forests
Forest Ecology
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Forests in the Community
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Forests in the Community
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
How to Use Urban FIA Data: Understanding the Forests Where People Live
Location: 24
Author:
Corinne Bassett, PhD
– US Forest Service
Author:
Nancy F. Sonti, PhD
– USDA Forest Service
Speaker:
Alexander Young, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Laura Hanna, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Colorado State University
Inventory and Biometrics
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
FIA for Urban Insights: Exploring the Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Across Three Cities
Location: 24
Speaker:
Laura Hanna, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Colorado State University
Urban and Community Forestry
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
From Frameworks to Function: Enhancing Recreation Management in Florida’s Diverse Landscapes
Location: 24
Speaker:
Maya A. Lander, n/a
– n/a
Speaker:
Taylor V. Stein, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
Recreation and Wilderness Management
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
From Science to Practice: Integrating Ecology, Society, and Technology in Regional Forest Management Part 1
Moderator:
Aalap Dixit (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Ryan DeSantis, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Bryan Murray, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Kyungrok Hwang (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Carson S. Raper, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Xiaohao Jiao (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
From Science to Practice: Integrating Ecology, Society, and Technology in Regional Forest Management Part 1
Location: 15
Moderator:
Aalap Dixit (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Ryan DeSantis, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Bryan Murray, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Kyungrok Hwang (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Carson S. Raper, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Xiaohao Jiao (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
1 - Assessment of Fuel Models for Fire Behavior Simulation in the Cross Timbers Ecoregion
Location: 15
Speaker:
Ryan DeSantis, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Sydny Hager, B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management - Forestry
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Jia Yang
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
2 - Predicting Wildfires in Southern Great Plains Using Machine Learning and Fire Behavior Models
Location: 15
Speaker:
xiaohao jiao (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Jia Yang
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
3 - Basal Area and Biodiversity Effects on Eastern Redcedar Encroachment: A Conspecific vs. Heterospecific Perspective
Location: 15
Speaker:
Kyungrok Hwang (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Lu Zhai, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Navigating Global Change: Resilience, Management, and Prevention of Invasive Species
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Managing emerging threats: Genetic solutions for resistance to Lecanosticta acicola in loblolly pine
Location: 13
Moderator:
Jacqueline Fahrenholz, n/a
– Colorado State Forest Service
Speaker:
Romina Gazis, PhD
– University of Florida
Speaker:
Zachary Bragg, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia, Villari Forest Pathology Lab
Speaker:
Jess Hartshorn, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Central State University
International Forestry
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Science Flashes 1
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Science Flashes 1
10:30am - 10:38am
EDT
Forest Carbon Asset Management - Carbon Stewardship and Applying Alternative Silvicultural Approaches
Location: 14
Speaker:
Forrest Gibeault, n/a
– Aurora Sustainable Lands LLC
Speaker:
Cakey Worthington
– Aurora Sustainable Lands LLC
Silviculture
10:40am - 10:48am
EDT
Bridging The Gap in Invasive Plant Management Between Interested and Engaged Landowners in Southeastern Ohio
Location: 14
Speaker:
Sayeed R. Mehmood, n/a
– The Ohio State University
Family Forests
10:50am - 10:58am
EDT
Evaluating and Designing Silvicultural Practices around Canopy Complexity Outcomes
Location: 14
Speaker:
Robert T. Fahey, PhD
– University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Silviculture
11:00am - 11:08am
EDT
DIVERSE: Canada-wide Silviculture Trials for Adapting Forests to Global Change
Location: 14
Speaker:
Brad Pinno, n/a
– University of Alberta
Silviculture
11:10am - 11:18am
EDT
Developing Opportunity in the Valley: Hoopa High School/College of the Redwoods Pilot Field School
Location: 14
Speaker:
Valerie Elder, RPF
– College of the Redwoods
Human Dimensions and Education
11:20am - 11:28am
EDT
Removing Barriers to Carbon Market Entry in Minnesota
Location: 14
Speaker:
John Zobel, n/a
– University of Minnesota
Inventory and Biometrics
11:30am - 11:38am
EDT
Accounting for Trees in Stormwater Mitigation: Highlights of the New i-Tree Stormwater Credit Calculator
Location: 14
Speaker:
Jay Heppler, n/a
– Davey Tree Expert Company
Water Resources
11:40am - 11:48am
EDT
Fire Energy of Groundcover in Open Pine Stands of Southeastern USA
Location: 14
Speaker:
Seth Bigelow, Ph.D.
– Tall Timbers
Wildlife Management
11:50am - 11:58am
EDT
Climate Change, Forest Growth, and Landowner Decision-Making: A Dynamic Modeling Approach with Policy Implications
Location: 14
Speaker:
Jianheng Zhao
– University of Maine
Economics, Policy, and Law
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Agroforestry
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
Integration of Parcel-Level Data with Survey Results to Better Understand Agroforestry in the Lake States
Location: 26
Speaker:
Emily Silver, PhD
– Michigan State University
Author:
Parker Hopkins
– Michigan State University Department of Forestry
Agroforestry
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Untapped Potential: American Sycamore and Black Walnut Sap Production Characteristics Compared to Sugar Maple
Location: 26
Speaker:
Karen Klug, n/a
– University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
Agroforestry
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Nonconductive Wood Columns in Maple and Non-maple Trees Tapped for Syrup Production
Location: 26
Speaker:
Tanner R. Frost, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Speaker:
David B. Moore, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Agroforestry
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Wildlife in Healthy Forests
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Wildlife in Healthy Forests
10:30am - 11:00am
EDT
Benefits of Stand Improvement Silviculture for Sitka Black-tailed Deer Foraging Habitat in Southeast Alaska
Location: 27
Speaker:
Kellen Nelson, PhD
– PNW Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Silviculture
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
If There’s a ‘Will, There’s a Way: Leveraging Remote Sensing to Inform Whip-poor-will Habitat Management
Location: 27
Speaker:
Jeffery T. Larkin, MA LF; CCF
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wildlife Management
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Culling Beloved Deer and Cutting Sacred Trees: Overcoming Reluctance among the Good-Hearted for the Forests
Location: 27
Speaker:
Marian Keegan, North Carolina Registered Forester; Certified Arborist, non-renewed; USDA Certified Silviculturist
– MK Forestry
Speaker:
Brian Donahue, PhD
– Brandeis University
Human Dimensions and Education
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Walking in our Boots: Gender Equity in Forestry
10:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Walking in our Boots: Gender Equity in Forestry
Location: 23
Moderator:
Karen Bennett, n/a
– UNH Cooperative Extension
Speaker:
Lynn Levine
– Nature Connect/Heartwood Press
Speaker:
Jessica Wikle, PhD (she/her/hers)
– University of Vermont
Speaker:
Tish Carr, PhD
– tish Carr Consulting, LLC
Speaker:
Maeve Noone-Price
– University of Maine
SAF Matters
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Forest Farming in the Northeast: People, Policy, Practice, and Research Part 1
Moderator:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Sam Feibel
Agroforestry
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Forest Farming in the Northeast: People, Policy, Practice, and Research Part 1
Location: 16
Moderator:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Sam Feibel
Agroforestry
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
1 - Silvopasture in the United States: Results from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey
Location: 16
Speaker:
Sam Feibel, n/a
– USDA National Agroforestry Center
Speaker:
Matthew M. Smith, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, National Agroforestry Center
Agroforestry
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
2 - Policy & Ecology of State- and CITES-listed Species: A Case Study for Northeast Forest Farming
Location: 16
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Agroforestry
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
3 - Forest Farming in the Northeast: Integrating Non-Timber Forest Product Production into Broader Forest Management
Location: 16
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Agroforestry
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Innovations for Healthy Forests
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
Modeling Climate-Smart Forestry in California and Oregon
Location: 24
Speaker:
Kenneth J. Davidson, PhD
– American Forests
Speaker:
Kendall DeLyser, MF/MEM (she/her/hers)
– American Forests
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
The First Use of the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure in North America by Chestnut Carbon
Location: 24
Speaker:
Thomas M. Kain, CF
– FSC US
Speaker:
Briana Capra
– Chestnut Carbon
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Assessing Engineered vs Nature-Based Carbon Removal Pathways for Net-Zero: A County-Level Study in Virginia
Location: 24
Speaker:
Nafisa N. Ahmed, n/a
– University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Technologically Speaking
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
Machine Learning-Driven Estimation of Forest Aboveground Biomass Using GEDI LiDAR and Multi-Sensor Earth Observations
Location: 25
Speaker:
Hamdi Zurqani, n/a
– University of Arkansas at Monticello - Monticello, AR
Forest Technology
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
Can Terrestrial LiDAR be Utilized to Characterize Hardwood-dominated Fuel Complexes in the Appalachian Mountain Region?
Location: 25
Speaker:
Julia A. DeFeo, n/a
– Virginia Tech
Forest Technology
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Smartphone GNSS Uncertainty in Forested Environments
Location: 25
Speaker:
Krista Merry, n/a
– University of Georgia
Forest Technology
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Forests for the Future: Innovations for Healthy Forests
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
Challenges and Opportunities when Designing ‘Business-as-usual’ Forest Management in FVS/BioSum: A Case Study from California
Location: 26
Speaker:
Taylor Lucey, n/a
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
Evaluating Forest Management Strategies for Carbon Sequestration, Fire Dynamics, and Resilience in California’s Working Forests
Location: 26
Speaker:
Lilli M. Kaarakka, n/a
– CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Author:
Jonathan Garcia, n/a
– CalPoly, San Luis Obispo
Author:
Alaina Bensching
– CalPoly, San Luis Obispo
Author:
Audrey Rose, MS
– CalPoly, San Luis Obispo
Silviculture
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
The Timing of Hardwood Harvests Following Prescribed Fires on the Monongahela National Forest, WV
Location: 26
Speaker:
T Adam Coates, n/a
– Virginia Tech
Silviculture
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
From Science to Practice: Integrating Ecology, Society, and Technology in Regional Forest Management Part 2
Moderator:
Aalap Dixit (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Ryan DeSantis, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Bryan Murray, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Kyungrok Hwang (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Carson S. Raper, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
xiaohao jiao (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
From Science to Practice: Integrating Ecology, Society, and Technology in Regional Forest Management Part 2
Location: 15
Moderator:
Aalap Dixit (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Ryan DeSantis, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Bryan Murray, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Kyungrok Hwang (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
Carson S. Raper, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Speaker:
xiaohao jiao (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
1 - Virtual Fencing to Control Cattle: Insights from Oklahoma and Applications for Forest-Rangeland Management
Location: 15
Speaker:
Bryan Murray, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Timothy Olsen, MS
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Kevin Wagner, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Ryan Reuter, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Laura Goodman, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
2 - Exploring Landowner Interest in Adopting Carbon-Based Improved Forest Management in Oklahoma Marginal Lands
Location: 15
Speaker:
Carson S. Raper, n/a (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
Co-author:
Omkar Joshi, PhD
– Oklahoma State University
Forest Technology
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
3 - From Science to Practice: Facilitated Discussion
Location: 15
Speaker:
Aalap Dixit (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma State University
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Science Flashes 2
1:30pm - 1:38pm
EDT
Height and Site Index Models for Lake States Aspen
Location: 14
Speaker:
Tyler Gifford, n/a
– University of Tennessee
Inventory and Biometrics
1:40pm - 1:48pm
EDT
Affordability of Homeowner Insurance under Increasing Wildfire Risk in Colorado
Location: 14
Speaker:
Srijana Baral, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Colorado State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
1:50pm - 1:58pm
EDT
UAV-Based Monitoring of Tree Seedling Plantations in Abandoned Mined Lands in Eastern Kentucky
Location: 14
Speaker:
Nischal Sapkota, n/a
– Kentucky State University
Agroforestry
2:00pm - 2:08pm
EDT
Examining the Barriers to Entry for Third-Party Logging Truck Drivers in the Southeastern United States
Location: 14
Speaker:
Vida Owusu, n/a
– Auburn University
Forest Production and Utilization
2:10pm - 2:18pm
EDT
The Proctor Experimental Forest: A New Home for Ecological Research and Education
Location: 14
Speaker:
Laura Ostrowsky, n/a
– Harvard University
Human Dimensions and Education
2:20pm - 2:28pm
EDT
Family Forest Landowner Participation in Forest Carbon Programs
Location: 14
Speaker:
Chamali Rodrigo, n/a
– Purdue University
Family Forests
2:30pm - 2:38pm
EDT
Ips beetle Trap Catches Vary across Environmental Gradients in the Southeastern U.S.
Location: 14
Speaker:
Hanusia Higgins, n/a
– University of Georgia
Forest Health and Genetics
2:40pm - 2:48pm
EDT
Soil Properties Associated with White Oak Decline in the Chicago Region
Location: 14
Speaker:
Rosalind C. Remsen, MSc, ISA Certified Arborist #IL-9875A
– The Davey Tree Expert Company
Soils and Hydrology
2:50pm - 2:58pm
EDT
Tracking the Forest’s Giants: Demographics and Dynamics of Large Trees at Mount Rainier National Park
Location: 14
Speaker:
Ella R. Gray, PhD (she/her/hers)
– College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
Forest Ecology
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Healthy Southern Pine Forests
1:30pm - 2:00pm
EDT
Shortleaf Pine: Management Challenges and Opportunities for an Unsung Species
Location: 27
Speaker:
Benjamin O. Knapp, n/a (he/him/his)
– University of Missouri
Silviculture
2:00pm - 2:30pm
EDT
Estimates of Water Yield in Managed Southern Pine Forests
Location: 27
Speaker:
Matthew McBroom, Phd, CF
– Stephen F Austin State University
Water Resources
2:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Modeling Growth Dynamics in Response to a Second Thinning in Southeastern Loblolly Pine Stands
Location: 27
Author:
Mary M. Pinyan, n/a
– The University of Georgia
Inventory and Biometrics
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
The Importance of Shared Values
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
The Importance of Shared Values
Location: 13
Moderator:
Molly Pitts, n/a
– NWTF
Speaker:
Doug Little, CWB
– National Wild Turkey Federation
Speaker:
Stacy Justice
Forest Ecology
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Women in Forestry: Paying it Forward IX
1:30pm - 3:00pm
EDT
Women in Forestry: Paying it Forward IX
Location: 23
Speaker:
Pat S. Stephens Williams, PhD
– Stephen F. Austin State University
Speaker:
Rachel Reyna, CF
– x
Speaker:
Beth Brantley, PhD, CF
– x
Speaker:
Tiffany Roddy, CF
– x
SAF Matters
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Achieving Landscape-scale Forest Resilience by Taking a Programmatic Modern Approach to Project Development and Implementation
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Achieving Landscape-scale Forest Resilience by Taking a Programmatic Modern Approach to Project Development and Implementation
Location: 13
Speaker:
Justin Dawe
– Earth Force Technologies
Speaker:
Russ Vaagen
– Waagen Timbers
Moderator:
Kevin Zeman, BS in Natural Resource Management, MA Silviculture
– Stewardship West
Submitter:
Itamar Goldminz, n/a
– Earth Force Technologies
Forest Production and Utilization
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Community Forests: Overcoming Challenges on the Road to Rural Prosperity?
Speaker:
Susan Charnley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Kathleen McGinley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Community Forests: Overcoming Challenges on the Road to Rural Prosperity?
Location: 15
Speaker:
Susan Charnley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Kathleen McGinley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
1 - Addressing the "Leftovers" Problem in Community Forestry in the United States
Location: 15
Speaker:
Susan Charnley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
2 - Financing Community Forests: Funding and Expense Models
Location: 15
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Co-author:
Reem Hajjar, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
Co-author:
Frederick Cubbage
– North Carolina State University
Co-author:
Susan Charnley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Co-author:
Kathleen McGinley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Economics, Policy, and Law
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
3 - Community Forests as a Pathway to Community Well-being
Location: 15
Speaker:
Kathleen McGinley, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Developing Tribal Research Partnerships for Climate-Adapted Silvicultural Knowledge: A Case Study from Northern Minnesota
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Developing Tribal Research Partnerships for Climate-adapted Silvicultural Knowledge: A Case Study from Northern Minnesota
Location: 23
Moderator:
Joshua D. Friedlein, MF
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Rebecca Montgomery, PhD
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Michael J. Dockry, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Brian Palik, PhD
– USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
Speaker:
Keith Karnes
– Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Human Dimensions and Education
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Forest Farming in the Northeast: People, Policy, Practice, and Research Part 2
Moderator:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Sam Feibel
Agroforestry
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Forest Farming in the Northeast: People, Policy, Practice, and Research Part 2
Location: 16
Moderator:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Sam Feibel
Agroforestry
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
1 - Forest farming American Ginseng: Tools and Takeaways for Management and Policy
Location: 16
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Co-author:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Co-author:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Co-author:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Co-author:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Agroforestry
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
2 - Understanding our Roots: Phylogeny of American Ginseng Towards Restoring Valuable Understory Species in Northeastern Forests
Location: 16
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Agroforestry
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
3 - Forest Farming in the Northeast: Facilitated Discussion
Location: 16
Moderator:
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Karam Sheban, MF '20, PhD '28 (he/him/his)
– Yale University
Speaker:
Laura Green, CT-Licensed Forester (she/her/hers)
– Yale Forests - Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Nat Burr, MF Candidate '26
– Yale School of the Environment
Speaker:
Walker Cammack, MF (he/him/his)
– Smokey House Center
Speaker:
Sam Feibel
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Focus on Forest Health
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
Influences of Deadwood Accumulation within National Capital Region Parks of the National Park Service
Location: 25
Speaker:
Daria Maslyukova, n/a
– Virginia Tech
Forest Ecology
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
Morticulture: Standing Dead Wood Dynamics and Longevity in Pine Ecosystems in Northern Minnesota
Location: 25
Speaker:
Gregory Harris, M.F.
– University of Minnesota
Silviculture
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Implications of New Biomass and Carbon Models for Standing Dead Trees in the United States
Location: 25
Speaker:
Matthew Russell, n/a
– Arbor Custom Analytics LLC
Inventory and Biometrics
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Forest Production and Economic Policies
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
The Price Game: Strategic Bidding and the Reserve Price Distortion in State Timber Auctions
Location: 24
Speaker:
Basanta Lamsal, n/a
– Michigan State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
Time-varying Price Elasticity of Forest Product Supply under Changing Carbon Policies in the United States
Location: 24
Speaker:
Mahesha K. Kuluppuarachchi, n/a
– Colorado State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Effective and Collaborative Modern Policy Development; Oak Woodland and Tree Protection Ordinances for Sonoma County
Location: 24
Speaker:
Robert Aguero, RPF
– County of Sonoma
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Science Flashes 3
4:00pm - 4:08pm
EDT
Log Trucking Regulation, Efficiency, and Safety in Alabama
Location: 14
Speaker:
Richard Cristan, PhD
– Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Forest Production and Utilization
4:10pm - 4:18pm
EDT
Estimating the Effect of Silvicultural and Environmental Co-variables on Longleaf Pine Productivity
Location: 14
Speaker:
Olivia Reed, n/a
– Warnell School/UGA - Athens, GA
Silviculture
4:20pm - 4:28pm
EDT
The Economic Impacts of Coastal Flowing on Mills and Timber Availability for Procurement
Location: 14
Speaker:
Katarzyna Grala
– Mississippi State University
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
4:30pm - 4:38pm
EDT
Factors Influencing Landowner Intentions to Use Prescribed Burning on Private Lands in California, USA
Location: 14
Speaker:
Arun Regmi, PhD
– Penn State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
4:40pm - 4:48pm
EDT
Shifts in Forest Composition Toward Arbuscular Mycorrhizal-Associated Species in the Eastern United States
Location: 14
Speaker:
Sarah McCarthy-Neumann, PhD
– Tennessee State University
Forest Ecology
4:50pm - 4:58pm
EDT
Restoring Oak-shortleaf Pine Woodlands: Combining Fire and Thinning to Reduce Stem Density
Location: 14
Speaker:
Lucy T. McGuire, n/a
– University of Alabama
Silviculture
5:00pm - 5:08pm
EDT
Soil Erosion Assessment Following Timber Harvesting: A High-Resolution Imagery, Deep Learning, and GIS Approach
Location: 14
Speaker:
Manisha Parajuli, n/a
– Kentucky State University
Forest Technology
5:10pm - 5:18pm
EDT
Harvesting Sap and Producing Syrup From Trees Other Than Maples
Location: 14
Speaker:
David B. Moore, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Agroforestry
5:20pm - 5:28pm
EDT
Impact of Planting Density and Management Intensity on Diameter Distribution of Loblolly Pine
Location: 14
Speaker:
Segun M. Adedapo, n/a
– Warnell School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens
Inventory and Biometrics
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Focus on Forest Health
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
Chromosomal Instability in Vegetatively Propagated Seedlings of Coast Redwood: Implications for Forest Restoration
Location: 27
Speaker:
Alexandra Sasha Nikolaeva, n/a
– UC Berkeley
Forest Health and Genetics
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
Soil Change after Planting Longleaf Pine on Agricultural Lands: Implications for Restoration of Longleaf Ecosystems
Location: 27
Speaker:
Joshua J. Puhlick
– The Jones Center at Ichauway
Soils and Hydrology
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Assessing Management Strategies to develop Integrated Pest Management System for an Invasive Insect in Aspen
Location: 27
Speaker:
Abiral Acharya, n/a
– Northern Arizona University
Silviculture
4:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Healthy Forests
4:00pm - 4:30pm
EDT
Advancing Vegetation and Fuels Assessments with TLS: A Southwestern Community of Practice Approach
Location: 26
Speaker:
Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, n/a
– Ecological Restoration Institute and School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University
Speaker:
Meagan Dreher
– Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
Forest Technology
4:30pm - 5:00pm
EDT
Harnessing Reinforcement Learning for Forest Growth Modeling Under Uncertainty
Location: 26
Speaker:
Chaz Merritt, n/a
– University of Georgia
Inventory and Biometrics
5:00pm - 5:30pm
EDT
The Northeastern Forest Inventory Network: How We Can Leverage Existing Forest Inventory Data across Scales
Location: 26
Speaker:
Alison Adams, PhD
– Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, University of Vermont
Speaker:
Soren Donisvitch
– Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, University of Vermont
Inventory and Biometrics
