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Restoring the West: Change Agents and Managing for Forest Resilience

October 16-17, 2013, Utah State University, Logan, Utah | www.restoringthewest.org

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Greg Aplet
Managing for resilience through a “portfolio approach” to reducing climate risk Greg Aplet, Senior Director of Ecology, The Wilderness Society, Denver, Colorado
Dominik Kulakowski
The consequences of changing disturbance regimes for quaking aspen in the western U.S. Dominik Kulakowski, Associate Professor, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Simon Landhausser
The role of plant species selection in the rebuilding of resilient forest ecosystems after severe disturbance Simon Landhausser, Professor and Industry Research Chair in Forest Land Reclamation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Paul Rogers
The many faces of quaking aspen: Biogeography meets resilience management Paul Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance, Logan, Utah
Jesse Morris
Long-term vegetation and disturbance trends in the subalpine ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau Jesse Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Simon Wang
Predominant drought cycles in the Intermountain West S.-Y. Simon Wang, Assistant Professor of Climate, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
James Lutz
Restoring what? Pattern, process, and large longitudinal data sets James Lutz, Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Mary Lou Fairweather

Aspen reproduction following fire in central Arizona: Surprises and challenges (Recording not available)

Mary Lou Fairweather, Plant Pathologist, Arizona Zone Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona
Andrew Kulmatiski
Plant water use: Implications for climate change, competition, fire dynamics and biosphere-atmosphere interactions Andrew Kulmatiski, Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Jerry Franklin
Restoring the frequent-fire forests and landscapes: Science, pragmatism, and the critical role of collaborative groups Jerry F. Franklin, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Mark Brunson
Managing for social-ecological resilience: A dimly lit path to a bright future? Mark Brunson, Professor & Department Head, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Rob Addington
From principles to practice: Restoring dry, frequent-fire forests in the face of global change along Colorado's Front Range Rob Addington, Research Associate, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kristen Pelz
Is there a case for restoration to regenerate subalpine forests following bark beetle-caused mortality? Kristen Pelz, Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Steve Daniels
A collaborative approach to resilience: The Monroe Mountain Working Group Steve Daniels, Professor and Extension Community Development Specialist, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Justin Britton
Evaluation of treatment success in Populus tremuloides: Implications for management Justin Britton, M.S. Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Jamie Laatsch
USDA Forest Service's perspectives on forest management in a changing climate Jamie Laatsch, M.S. Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Emily Platt
Institutional resilience of the U.S. Forest Service Emily Platt, PhD Candidate, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
James Long
Seedlings and suckers, stands and clones - so you think you know aspen? James Long, Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Rosemary Sherriff
Mapping evidence of historical and potential wildfire for climate change and fuels mitigation in the montane forests of the Colorado Front Range Rosemary Sherriff, Associate Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Joe Wheaton
Beaver: Restoration liaison between riparian and upland systems Joe Wheaton, Assistant Professor and Fluvial Geomorphologist, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Jessica Clement
Climate change and avoiding a climate of fear Jessica Clement, Research Scientist and Program Director, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
Matthew Bekker
Reconstruction of extreme drought from tree rings for Wasatch Front risk management Matthew Bekker, Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Karen Mock
Triploidy in western aspen Karen Mock, Associate Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Conference Sponsors

USU Cooperative Extension
USU Department of Wildland Resources
USU Quinney College of Natural Resources
USU Ecology Center
USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Western Aspen Alliance