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Restoring the West Conference 2006: Aspen Restoration

Click here for the conference booklet, including the agenda, and abstracts (pdf).

Click here to view a slideshow of selected photographs from the conference.

General Session - September 12, 2006

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Wayne D. ShepperdJohn Guyon

 
 
 
 
Massive aspen die-off in the western U.S.: What is going on?
Wayne D. Shepperd, Research Silviculturist, USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station
John Guyon, Pathologist, USDA-FS State and Private Forestry
Charles Kay
 
The impact of native ungulates and livestock on western aspen communities
Charles Kay, Adjunct Associate Professor, USU Political Science Department
Ron Ryel
 
Water relations and water yield in aspen and conifer forests
Ron Ryel, Associate Professor, USU Department of Wildland Resources; Eric LaMalfa, USUDepartment of Wildland Resources
Andreas Leidolf
 
Wildlife issues related to aspen decline and restoration
Andreas Leidolf, Assistant Professor, Westminster College (Missouri); Ron Ryel, USU Department of Wildland Resources
Bob Campbell
 
Aspen restoration efforts on the Fishlake National Forest: Lessons learned
Allen V. Henningson, Fishlake National Forest;
Robert B. Campbell, Fishlake National Forest; Dale Bartos, USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Joseph O. Sexton
 
Habitone analysis of quaking aspen in the Book Cliffs of Utah: Effects of site water demand and conifers on aspen cover
Joseph O. Sexton, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University; R. Douglas Ramsey, USU Department of Wildland Resources; Dale L. Bartos, USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Karen Mock
 
Using genetic tools in western aspen ecology, conservation, and management
Karen Mock, Associate Professor, USU Wildland Resources Department; Carol Rowe, USU Wildland Resources Department
Genny E. Wilson
 
The Nevada Aspen Working Group
Genny E. Wilson, Wildlife Biologist, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Steve Schmidt
 
The Eastern Idaho Aspen Working Group
Steve Schmidt, Regional Supervisor, Idaho Fish and Game

 

Logan Canyon Aspen Restoration Field Trip
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Click here to see selected photographs of the field trip.
Click here to see the field trip agenda and map (pdf).
Click here
to see Tony Kusbach's handout on Franklin Basin ecological monitoring (pdf).

 

Other Information

Ecology, Biodiversity, Management, and Restoration of Aspen in the Sierra Nevada
By Wayne D. Shepperd, Paul C. Rogers, David Burton, and Dale L. Bartos (pdf). This report was recently published in September 2006 by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. It synthesizes existing information on the ecology and management of aspen in the Sierra Nevada of California and surrounding environs. It also summarizes available information on aspen throughought North America from published literature, internal agency reports, and experienced scientists and managers.

Aspen: Ecology and Management in the Western United States. By Norbert V. DeByle and Robert P. Winokur, editors. August 1985. This report provides detailed information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen in the interior western United States.

Introduction (439 KB)
Part I: The Tree (2.3 MB)
Part II: Ecology (8.3 MB)
Part III: Resources and Uses (3.9 MB)
Part IV: Management (4.1 MB)
Literature Cited (2.4 MB)
Appendix (59 KB)


Conference Sponsors

College of Natural Resources
USU Ecology Center
Utah State University Extension
US Forest Service