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Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Advances in Geiger Mode Lidar for Forest Quantification
Submitter:
Mark Kimsey, PhD
– Intermountain Forestry Cooperative - University of Idaho
Speaker:
Alexandru Vasile, PhD
– MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Speaker:
Dale Fried, PhD
– 3DEO
Speaker:
Edward Flathers, PhD
– University of Idaho
Inventory and Biometrics
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Advances in Geiger Mode Lidar for Forest Quantification
Location: 15
Submitter:
Mark Kimsey, PhD
– Intermountain Forestry Cooperative - University of Idaho
Speaker:
Alexandru Vasile, PhD
– MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Speaker:
Dale Fried, PhD
– 3DEO
Speaker:
Edward Flathers, PhD
– University of Idaho
Inventory and Biometrics
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
1 - 3D Foliage Penetration Imaging Using Geiger-mode Lidar
Location: 15
Speaker:
Alexandru Vasile, PhD
– MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Inventory and Biometrics
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
2 - Next Generation Geiger-mode Lidar in Forestry: Systems, Techniques, and Capabilities
Location: 15
Speaker:
Dale Fried, PhD
– 3DEO
Inventory and Biometrics
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
3 - Geiger-mode Lidar for Foliage Penetration and Stem Detection
Location: 15
Speaker:
Edward Flathers, PhD
– University of Idaho
Inventory and Biometrics
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Exploring the Impacts of Taxes on Land and Timber in the US Part 1
Speaker:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Speaker:
Ted Howard, PhD
– Unviersity of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Lloyd Irland, PhD, RF
– The Irland Group
Speaker:
Graham Diedrich, M.S., MPP (he/him/his)
– Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Yanshu Li (she/her/hers)
– www.uga.edu
Economics, Policy, and Law
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Exploring the Impacts of Taxes on Land and Timber in the US Part 1
Location: 16
Speaker:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Speaker:
Ted Howard, PhD
– Unviersity of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Lloyd Irland, PhD, RF
– The Irland Group
Speaker:
Graham Diedrich, M.S., MPP (he/him/his)
– Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Yanshu Li (she/her/hers)
– www.uga.edu
Economics, Policy, and Law
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
1 - Nothing is Certain Except Death and Taxes: Considering Tax Impacts While Planning for Succession
Location: 16
Speaker:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Economics, Policy, and Law
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
2 - Playing with the Parameters of Current Use Assessment Models
Location: 16
Speaker:
Ted Howard, PhD
– Unviersity of New Hampshire
Economics, Policy, and Law
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
3 - Federal Taxes and Forest Owners: An Extreme Case of Ownership Changes in Maine 2000-2025
Location: 16
Speaker:
Lloyd Irland, PhD, RF
– The Irland Group
Economics, Policy, and Law
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
Fire-Induced Shifts in Aboveground Carbon Stocks: Bridging Models and Measurements in Western US Forests
Location: 13
Speaker:
Panmei Jiang, PhD
– University of California, Merced
Forest Ecology
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
Economic Contribution of Wood-based Biomass Power Generation Industries in the Northeast and Midwest
Location: 13
Speaker:
Shivan Gc, n/a
– Michigan State University
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
FIA BioSum Analysis of Economic Feasibility and Co-benefits of Fire-focused Silviculture in Pacific Northwest Forests
Location: 13
Speaker:
Cat E. Ducat, MS
– ORISE @ U.S. Forest Service
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Forests in the Urban Community
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
Accomplishing Urban Forest Equity through Capacity Building
Location: 24
Speaker:
Danica A. Doroski, PhD
– CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Speaker:
Mayra I. Rodriguez Gonzalez, PhD
– University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
Urban and Community Forestry
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
Urban Forestry Focused on Equity and Public Engagement
Location: 24
Speaker:
Anna R. Pickett, MESc (she/her/hers)
– New Haven Urban Resources Initiative
Speaker:
Miche Palmer, ISA Certified Arborist, TRAQ, Master of Environmental Management (they/them/theirs)
– New Haven Urban Resources Initiative, Inc.
Urban and Community Forestry
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Urban Forests as Vital Green Spaces for Enhancing Community Bonds and Social Connections
Location: 24
Speaker:
Mysha K. Clarke, PhD
– University of Florida
Urban and Community Forestry
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Science Flashes 7
9:00am - 9:08am
EDT
Tree Seedling Responses to Drought Hardening Spanning Three Species: Nursery-based Strategies for Drought-resilient Reforestation
Location: 14
Speaker:
Ehren RV Moler, PhD
– James Madison University
Forest Technology
9:10am - 9:18am
EDT
Elevated FIA Nonresponse Rates in Designated Wilderness: Investigating Barriers and Potential Solutions
Location: 14
Speaker:
Cici Conroy, n/a
– University of Montana Wilderness Institute
Inventory and Biometrics
9:20am - 9:28am
EDT
Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation on Ecosystem Structure and Function in Connecticut
Location: 14
Speaker:
Jack E. Hatajik, MFS
– Yale School of the Environment
Forest Health and Genetics
9:30am - 9:38am
EDT
Using “Space-lasers” to Update a Canopy Height Model for the State of Texas
Location: 14
Speaker:
Justinn J. Jones, GISP
– Texas A&M University
Forest Technology
9:40am - 9:48am
EDT
A Hedonic Analysis of Hunting Lease Price: Assessing the Effect of Chronic Wasting Disease
Location: 14
Speaker:
Neelam C. Poudyal, n/a
– School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee
Economics, Policy, and Law
9:50am - 9:58am
EDT
Comparing Passive Trapping Methods in Forest Pollinator Collection
Location: 14
Speaker:
Christoph A. Anderson, n/a
– Oregon State University
Forest Ecology
10:00am - 10:08am
EDT
Understanding California’s Wildfire Prioritization Process for Adaptive Management
Location: 14
Speaker:
Dung Nguyen, n/a
– Colorado State University
Wildland Fire Management
10:10am - 10:18am
EDT
From Canopy to Context: Leaf Area Mapping Improves Urban Tree Canopy Assessments
Location: 14
Speaker:
Alexander Young, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Forest Technology
10:20am - 10:28am
EDT
Assessment of the Urban Forest Health around Raleigh’s Greenway System
Location: 14
Speaker:
Alejandra Betancourt, n/a
– North Carolina State University
Urban and Community Forestry
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Sustainable Agro forestry initiative for rural development
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Sustainable Agroforestry Initiative for Rural Development
Location: 23
Speaker:
Paul Arko, n/a
– SER OPEN DOORER MEMBER
Agroforestry
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Forest Production and Economics
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
The Northern Woodshed Project: Cultivating Rural Resiliency through Local Forest Bioenergy Production
Location: 27
Speaker:
Sarah Mittlefehldt, PhD
– Northern Michigan University
Speaker:
Ezra Dedenbach
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
How Landscape Scale Restoration Effects Local Economies, Carbon Sequestration, and Forest Water Relations
Location: 27
Speaker:
Noelle Dorward, n/a
– Save the Redwoods League
Speaker:
Ben Blom, MF
– Save the Redwoods League
Economics, Policy, and Law
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Opportunities and Adaptation of Blockchain Technology in Natural Resource Commodities
Location: 27
Speaker:
Ethan M. VanAntwerp, n/a
– Michigan State University
Forest Technology
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Innovations for Healthy Forests
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
Resilient Forests for Wildlife: Collaborative Habitat Stewardship in the Northeast United States
Location: 25
Author:
Sara Cerv, n/a
– Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
Speaker:
Todd Waldron
– Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
Speaker:
Amelia Napper
– Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
Wildlife Management
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
Revamping Riparian Buffers: A Study of the Efficacy of Riparian Buffer Planting Financial Assistance Programs
Location: 25
Speaker:
Abigail Andrews, n/a
– University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Sustainability and Certification
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Ecosystem Services vs Scale: Micro-forest on the Rutgers Campus
Location: 25
Speaker:
Joshua B. Kover, n/a
– Rutgers University
Forest Ecology
9:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Sustaining Growth
9:00am - 9:30am
EDT
Forest-Water-Agriculture-Livelihood Nexus in a Watershed: A Case Study from Nepal
Location: 26
Speaker:
Rajan Subedi, n/a
– Arthur Temple College of Forestry & Agricult Stephen F. Austin State University - Nacogdoches, TX
Forest Production and Utilization
9:30am - 10:00am
EDT
Forest Development Fifteen Years after Surface Mine Reclamation in Virginia
Location: 26
Speaker:
Chris Fields-Johnson, ISA Certified Arborist, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified
– Davey Institute
Silviculture
10:00am - 10:30am
EDT
Extreme Weather Impacts on the Presence of Invasive Plants in Coastal Areas
Location: 26
Speaker:
Robert K. Grala, n/a
– Mississippi State University
Wildland Fire Management
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Assessing Impacts of Federal Conservation Programs on Sustainable Forestry and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker:
Ashok K. Chaudhary, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University
Speaker:
Benjamin Townsend (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Parag Kadam, n/a (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Author:
Puneet Dwivedi, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Forest Ecology
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Assessing Impacts of Federal Conservation Programs on Sustainable Forestry and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Location: 15
Speaker:
Ashok K. Chaudhary, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University
Speaker:
Benjamin Townsend (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Parag Kadam, n/a (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Author:
Puneet Dwivedi, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Forest Ecology
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
1 - Determinants of Potential Options under Conservation Reserve Program in the Southeastern United States
Location: 15
Speaker:
ASHOK K. CHAUDHARY, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University
Co-author:
Parag Kadam, n/a (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Co-author:
Puneet Dwivedi, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Forest Ecology
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
2 - Increasing Connectivity of Existing Longleaf Pine through the Conservation Reserve Program in the Southeastern U.S
Location: 15
Speaker:
Benjamin Townsend (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Co-author:
Nate Nibbelink, PhD
– University of Georgia
Co-author:
Puneet Dwivedi, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Forest Ecology
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
3 - Assessing Impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program on Ecosystem Services in the US Southeast
Location: 15
Speaker:
Parag Kadam, n/a (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Co-author:
Puneet Dwivedi, PhD (he/him/his)
– Clemson University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Forest Ecology
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Communicating Forest Pest and Disease Management
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Communicating Forest Pest and Disease Management
Location: 23
Speaker:
Christoph A. Anderson, n/a
– Oregon State University
Human Dimensions and Education
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Creating Forests for the Future through Climate-Adaptive Management
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Creating Forests for the Future through Climate-adaptive Management
Location: 13
Moderator:
Maria Vicini, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Colorado State University, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
Speaker:
Mike Battaglia, PhD (he/him/his)
– USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Speaker:
Christopher Riely, MF, CF
– University of Rhode Island
Speaker:
Joshua J. Puhlick
– The Jones Center at Ichauway
Speaker:
Kristen M. Waring, PhD (she/her/hers)
– School of Forestry Northern Arizona University
Silviculture
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Exploring the Impacts of Taxes on Land and Timber in the US Part 2
Speaker:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Speaker:
Ted Howard, PhD
– Unviersity of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Lloyd Irland, PhD, RF
– The Irland Group
Speaker:
Graham Diedrich, M.S., MPP (he/him/his)
– Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Yanshu Li (she/her/hers)
– www.uga.edu
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Exploring the Impacts of Taxes on Land and Timber in the US Part 2
Location: 16
Speaker:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Speaker:
Ted Howard, PhD
– Unviersity of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Lloyd Irland, PhD, RF
– The Irland Group
Speaker:
Graham Diedrich, M.S., MPP (he/him/his)
– Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Speaker:
Yanshu Li (she/her/hers)
– www.uga.edu
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
1 - Navigating Dual Enrollment: Compatibility Between Forest Carbon Offsets and Preferential Property Tax Programs
Location: 16
Speaker:
Graham Diedrich, M.S., MPP (he/him/his)
– Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
2 - Distribution of Family Forest Ownership Classifications for US Federal Income Tax
Location: 16
Speaker:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Economics, Policy, and Law
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
3 - Navigating Federal Income Tax Considerations of Forest Carbon Markets for Landowners
Location: 16
Speaker:
Yanshu Li (she/her/hers)
– www.uga.edu
Co-author:
Gregory Frey, PhD
– USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Co-author:
Tamara Cushing, PhD
– University of Florida
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Forest Production and Economics
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Optimizing Mass Timber Facility Location in Wisconsin: Assessing Feedstock Cost Efficiency and Economic Impacts
Location: 25
Speaker:
Ichchha Thapa, n/a (she/her/hers)
– MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Author:
Raju Pokharel, PhD (he/him/his)
– Michigan State University
Author:
Ram Dahal, PhD
– Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Author:
Steve Rajkumar
– Michigan State University
Forest Production and Utilization
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Optimizing Log Truck Transportation: Analyzing Route Safety and Transportation Efficiency in Travel Routes
Location: 25
Speaker:
Puspa Raj Joshi, n/a
– Auburn University
Forest Production and Utilization
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
The Economic Potential of Renewable Diesel from Forest Residue: A Cost Analysis Using ASPEN Simulation
Location: 25
Speaker:
Chukwuemeka Valentine Okolo, n/a
– Oregon State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Forestry's Next Frontier: Technologically Speaking
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Digital Tools, Real Connections: Using Online Platforms to Foster Community
Location: 26
Speaker:
Andrew Cassel, n/a
– Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Human Dimensions and Education
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
The Exciting New World of 3D Imaging in Forestry
Location: 26
Speaker:
Eli C. Jensen, MF, CF, ACF
– Ironwood Forestry
Human Dimensions and Education
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
Showcasing the Yale Myers Drone Zone: A Training Site for Remote Sensing and Forest Research
Location: 26
Speaker:
Jacob Peters, n/a
– Yale University
Forest Technology
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Forests in the Community
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Rediscovering Horne Wetland Park: Enhancing Conservation and Education in Edisto Memorial Gardens Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Location: 24
Speaker:
Thomas Nyatta, Ph.D
– South Carolina State University
Co-Author:
Hemanth Dakshinamurthy
Recreation and Wilderness Management
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
Invisible but Indispensable: The Underground Part of Community Trees
Location: 24
Speaker:
Wei Zhang, n/a
– The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forestry
Speaker:
Lawrence Alberty
– The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests
Speaker:
Gordon Mann
– The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests
Urban and Community Forestry
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
Reducing Risk to Drinking Water in Fire-prone Watersheds
Location: 24
Speaker:
Melissa Merritt, MF, MEM
– United States Forest Serive
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Science Flashes 8
11:00am - 11:08am
EDT
Forest Establishment and Development on Appalachian Surface Mines: Management Outcomes Evaluated with Remote Sensing
Location: 14
Speaker:
Daniel j. Putnam, n/a
– Virginia Tech
Forest Technology
11:10am - 11:18am
EDT
Optimizing Wildland Fire Crew Contracting and Deployment Across the United States
Location: 14
Submitter:
Dung Nguyen, n/a
– Colorado State University
Wildland Fire Management
11:20am - 11:28am
EDT
Assessing Hurricane Impacts on Timber Supply Costs: A Case Study of Pine Sawmills in Mississippi
Location: 14
Speaker:
Ram K. Adhikari, PhD (he/him/his)
– Mississippi State University
Author:
Robert K. Grala, n/a
– Mississippi State University
Author:
Adam D. Polinko, PhD (he/him/his)
– Mississippi State University
Economics, Policy, and Law
11:30am - 11:38am
EDT
Ponderosa Pine Radial Growth Response to Thinning along a Vapor Pressure Deficit Gradient, NM, USA
Location: 14
Speaker:
Grace A. Powell, MNR
– Taos Soil and Water Conservation District
Forest Ecology
11:40am - 11:48am
EDT
A Delphi Assessment of Tree Planting Priorities of the Future
Location: 14
Speaker:
Nathanael Johnson, n/a
– Purdue University
Speaker:
Zhao Ma, PhD
– Purdue University
Human Dimensions and Education
11:50am - 11:58am
EDT
Timing of Plot Measurement and Estimates of Annual Disturbance in a Panelized Forest Inventory
Location: 14
Speaker:
Christopher Edgar, n/a
– University of Minnesota
Inventory and Biometrics
12:00pm - 12:08pm
EDT
The 3PG Model: A Review and Application in Growth and Yield Research
Location: 14
Speaker:
Quentin A. Boccaleri, n/a
– University of Georgia
Inventory and Biometrics
12:20pm - 12:28pm
EDT
Redefining Urban Forestry: Cooperative Management in the Wildland Urban Intermix
Location: 14
Speaker:
Jason M. Wells, RPF
– Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Speaker:
Genevieve Tarino
– Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Urban and Community Forestry
11:00am - 12:30pm
EDT
Sustaining Growth: Focus on Forest Health
11:00am - 11:30am
EDT
Opportunities for Forest Resilience: Southern Pine Beetle-Affected Supply Chains and Biomass Markets
Location: 27
Speaker:
Maggie Davis, n/a
– Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon
11:30am - 12:00pm
EDT
From Cost to Consequence: Integrated Approaches to Woody Invasive Species Management in the Northeastern US.
Location: 27
Speaker:
Ranjit Bawa, n/a
– University of New Hampshire
Speaker:
Reinmar Seidler
– University of Massachusetts Boston
Forest Health and Genetics
12:00pm - 12:30pm
EDT
Adaptive Significance of Quercus macrocarpa Leaf Morphology in a Reciprocal Transplant Experiment
Location: 27
Speaker:
Laura Ostrowsky, n/a
– Harvard University
Forest Health and Genetics
