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Wednesday Agenda, September 22, 2004
Morning Session
Wayne Shepperd, Research Forester, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado
James Bowns, Professor of Biology, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, and Extension Specialist, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Bill Romme, Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
William J. Ripple, Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Joxe Mallea, Basque Researcher, Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Afternoon Sessions: Click here for a pdf of the Wednesday afternoon abstracts.
Management Track
Tim Benedict, District Ranger, Lewis and Clark National Forest, White Sulphur Springs, Montana
Brian Ferguson, Regional Silviculturist, Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah
Sherel Goodrich, Ecologist, Ashley National Forest, Vernal, Utah
Seth Ohms, Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Tom H. Rickman, Wildlife Biologist, Eagle Lake Ranger District, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, CA, Coauthors B.E. Jones, A. Vazquez
John D. Shaw, Analyst, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Ogden, Utah
Research/Assessment Track
James Hadfield, Forest Pathologist, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee, Washington, Coauthor Roy Magelssen
David Burton, Principal Investigator, Aspen Delineation Project, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service and California State Office-Bureau of Land Management, Penryn, California
Paul Rogers, Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, Utah, Coauthors Dave Roberts and Dale Bartos
Barton R. Stam, Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, Coauthors John C. Malachek, Dale Bartos, James E. Bowns, and E. Bruce Godfrey, (Presented by Dale Bartos)
Stephen Fettig, Wildlife Biologist, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Ecology/Dynamics Track
Jodie Canfield, Elkhorn Coordinator and Wildlife Biologist, Helena National Forest, Townsend, Montana
Mary Lou Fairweather, Plant Pathologist, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona, Coauthors Kelly Barton and Mike Manthei
Chad R. Reid, Associate Extension Agent, Iron County Extension Office, Cedar City, Utah, Coauthor Charles E. Kay
John Guyon, Forest Pathologist, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah
Monroe Mountain Ecosystem Restoration Project, Richfield Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest
Don Okerlund, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Fishlake National Forest, Richfield, Utah
Shauna Rae Brown, Ecologist, Fishlake National Forest, Mesa, Arizona, Coauthor Dale Bartos
Posters
Aspen Delineation Project
David Burton, Principal Investigator, Aspen Delineation Project
Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service and California State Office: Bureau of Land Management, Penryn, California
Aspen Firebreaks: 60 Years of Treatments in South-Central Utah
Robert B. Campbell, Jr., Ecologist, Fishlake National Forest, Richfield, Utah; Coauthors Dale L. Bartos, Linda M. Chappell, and Kevin P. Greenhalgh
Plant Information Network II (PIN II)
Phil Dittberner, Plant Ecologist, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado; Coauthors Mark Simmons and Mary Barkworth
Aspen Dynamics in the Warner Mountains of California
Mary Flores, Wildlife Biologist, Warner Mountain Ranger District, Modoc National Forest, Cedarville, California; Coauthor Dr. James Laacke
Inventory and Risk Assessment of Aspen on the Eagle Lake Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Bobette, E. Jones, Wildlife Biologist, Eagle Lake Ranger District, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, California; Coauthor Tom H. Rickman
Genetic Diversity and Structure of Quaking Aspen in the Central Sierra Nevada, California
Valerie D. Hipkins, Forester, National Forest Genetics Laboratory, Placerville, California; Coauthor Jay Kitzmiller
Aspen Age Structure in the Northern Yellowstone Ecosystem
Eric J. Larsen, Assistant Professor of Geography/Geology, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Coauthor William J. Ripple
Utah Analysis of Aspen Stand Structure and Composition in the Western U.S.: Implications for Management
John D. Shaw, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Ogden
Potential for Aspen Regeneration, Fishlake National Forest
Michael D. Smith, Soil Scientist, Fishlake National Forest, Richfield, Utah; Coauthors Wanda Bennett, Jenneka Jewkes, and Robert B. Campbell
Tour Information
Tour 1: Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District
Additional Documents and Information
Aspen Packet: A list of additional aspen related reading
Aspen Conference Tours Slide Show