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Marin Chambers

Marin Chambers, Research Associate, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, CSU

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 12 pm MDT

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Wildfires in the southern Rocky Mountain region have increased in size, frequency, and severity over the past three decades, but forest recovery following high severity wildfire events is uncertain in this region. We studied conifer regeneration in 11 fires in Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming in unburned, low-to-moderately burned, and severely burned areas. Our preliminary findings indicate that conifer regeneration is occurring in high severity burn areas across the southern Rockies region, but at low densities, particularly in comparison to unburned and low-to-moderate severity burn areas. Our preliminary results also indicate that distance from surviving forest and climatic water deficit are influencing conifer regeneration within high severity burn areas. 

Marin Chambers is a research associate with the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at Colorado State University. She has done botany and forestry research in the southern Rocky Mountain region in montane, subalpine, and alpine ecosystems. Her primary interests are disturbance and restoration ecology, specifically forest recovery, resilience, and adaptation in relationship to forest management, natural disturbances such as wildfire or insect/disease outbreaks, and climate change. 

You may receive 1 CEU from either the Society of American Foresters OR International Society of Arboriculture if you view the webinar live. To receive CEU credit, register for the webinar at the link above. CEUs are only available to those that watch the webinar 'live'. 

Save the date:

September 18, Managing Tree and Sidewalk Conflicts: Seattle Pilot Study, Darren Morgan, Seattle Urban Forestry Manager, Register here.
October 30, Streamwater nitrogen and forest dynamics following a mountain pine beetle epidemic: Insights from three decades of research at the Fraser Experimental Forest, CO. Chuck Rhoades, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Register here.
November 28, Dr. Dan Herms, VP for Research and Development, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Emerald Ash Borer. Co-sponsored by the TREE Fund.
December 13, Reducing Tree Damage During Construction. Nina Bassuk. Register here.

Archived Webinars

2018

Jan: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Use to Control Combined Sewer Overflows, John Phillips, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, WA

Feb: The Role of Insects and Diseases in Aspen Biology, John Guyon, Forest Pathologist, USFS

Mar: White Satin Moth in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Current Conditions, Gene Phillips, Forest Health Specialist, Nevada Division of Forestry, White Satin Moth: picture 1, 2, 3 

Apr: A History and Future of White Pine Blister Rust in North America, Katie McKeever, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation DOWNLOAD SLIDES

May: Invasive Insects of Shade Trees: A 30 Year Perspective from Colorado, Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, Professor, Extension Specialist of Entomology, Colorado State University

May (bonus): DOWNLOAD SLIDES. Part 1: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing Hazard Trees, Part 2: Hazard Tree Survey Methods; John Guyon, Forest Pathologist, U.S. Forest Service. Companion document for talk: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd571021.pdf

May (bonus): Targeting the Triple Threat: Cheatgrass, Medusahead, and Ventenata. Part 1. Part 2.

June: Balsam Woolly Adelgid: the Smallest and Biggest Reason to Reconsider Subalpine Fir, Fred Hain, NC State University, Steve Cook, University of Idaho

July: Tree Q & A with Forestry Extension Specialist, Dr. Mike Kuhns, Utah State University

2017

Jan: Searching for Goldilocks Balancing Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Old-Forest Species Conservation in the Sierra Nevada, CA, Gavin M. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Feb: Developing verbenone as a semiochemical tool to suppress mountain pine beetle, Rob Progar, Chris Fettig, Steve Munson

Mar: Avoiding and Remedying Abiotic Injury of Trees, Marion Murray, IPM Project Leader, Utah State University

Apr: Planting Healthy Air: How Trees Can Make Cities More Livable, Rob McDonald, The Nature Conservancy

May: Managing Trees During Drought Conditions, (slides) Dr. Heidi Kratsch, University of Nevada, Reno

Jun: Soil Profile Rebuilding: Rehabilitating Compacted Soils, (slides) Dr. Susan S. Day, Associate Professor of Urban Forestry, Virginia Tech

Jul: Low-tech Flame Carbonizers for Biochar Production: Theory and Applications, (slides) Kelpie Wilson, Wilson Biochar Associates

Aug: Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America: Causes, Control and Consequences, Dr. Jodi Axelson, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Berkeley

Sep: Landfire - All Lands Data from Vegetation to Fuels: Planning, Engagement and Feedback, Henry Bastian, LANDFIRE Business Lead, The Nature Conservancy

Nov: Drought Tolerance in Trees - Improving Tree Selection for Challenging Urban Sites, Dr. Andrew Hirons, Myerscough College, U.K.

Dec: Selection and Propagation of Native Woody Plants for the Intermountain Area, Dr. Larry Rupp, Utah State University

2016

Jan: Adapting to Climate Change in Western National Forests, David Peterson, U.S. Forest Service, Jessica Halofsky, University of WA, U.S. Forest Service, Natalie Little, U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Regional Sustainability and Climate Change Coordinator

Feb: Country Mouse, City Mouse: Fruit Gleaning Programs for Large and Small Communities, Jason Barto, Wasatch Back Trees, Shawn Peterson, The Green Urban Lunch Box

Mar: Options for Reducing Wood Smoke, Joel Karmazyn, Environmental Scientist, Utah Division of Air Quality, John Ackerly, Alliance for Green Heat

Apr: Part 1: Investigating Maple Dieback and Decline in Michigan; Part 2: Evolving Paradigms of Aspen Ecology, Tara Bal, Research Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, Kevin Krasnow, Research Faculty, Teton Science School

May: An approach to pruning you won't forget, Dr. Ed Gilman, Professor, University of Florida

Jun: Fires and beetles and droughts, oh my: Recent status and trends from the national Forest Health Monitoring Program AND Tree sleuths, finding out why forest trees were dying in Vermont?

Jul: Climate variability and fire effects on quaking aspen in the central Rocky Mountains, USA, Dr. Vachel Carter, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Aug: Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds, Dr. Joel Sankey

Sep: From Pixels to Landscapes, Leveraging LANDFIRE for Land Management, Randy Swaty, The Nature Conservancy

Oct: Cross-laminated timber, what's all the fuss?, Darren McAvoy, Jerry Goodspeed, Euclid Timber, Method Studios

Nov: Soil Compaction and Urban Trees: Strategies for Gaining Ground, Dr. Bryant Scharenbroch, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

2015

Jan: Herbivory in Aspen Forests: Ecological Context and Mechanisms of Defense, Dr. Richard Lindroth, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Sam St. Clair, Brigham Young University

Feb: Elms Are Back! Dr. Bruce R. Fraedrich, Vice President of Research at Bartlett Tree Experts

Mar: Bird Friendly Tree and Shrub Pruning and Removal, Janice H. Gardner, Great Salt Lake Audubon Volunteer, Biologist, Ecology and Environment Inc., Melissa Burns, Bird Coordinator, USFWS

Apr: Emerald Cash Borer: It Will Cost You Money - Ways to Manage the Ash Cash Flow, Dr. Richard Hauer, Professor of Urban Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Randall Miller, Director of Vegetation Management, PacifiCorp

May: i-Tree Version 6 Preview: Applications and Strategies for Utah Communities, Al Zelaya, Davy Tree

Jun: Mapping Human or Natural Disturbance Effects on Coniferous Forest Canopies Using Field Plot and Lidar Data, Dr. Andrew Hudak, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Benjamin Bright, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Jul: Biochar and Applications for Restoration in the Uinta Basin, Utah, Chris Peltz, Research Services LLC, Darren McAvoy, USU Forestry Extension Associate

Aug: Ogden's Green Street: Making Connections, Monte Stewart, Ogden City Urban Forester

Sep: Strategies for Successful Urban Tree Growth in Wet and Dry Sites, Dr. Hallie Dozier, Louisiana State University, Dr. Nina Bassuk, Cornell University

Oct: Aspen Response to Drought and Climate Change in the 21st Century, Dr. William Anderegg, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Utah

Dec: How to Fit Large Trees Into Communities, Dr. Mike Kuhns, USU Extension Forestry Specialist

 

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