5th Annual Forest and
Wildlife Research Review
January 11, 2006
University of Minnesota Duluth
Bohannon 90
AGENDA
(All links below are .pdf files)
| 8:10 am |
Introduction
Jim Sanders, Superior National Forest |
Forest Management and Silviculture |
| 8:15 am |
Long-term
Effects of Red Pine Basal Area Retention on Ecosystem Carbon
Storage
Kolka - Abstract
Randy Kolka, USFS NCRS |
| 8:45 am |
Web-delivered forest management guides for the
North Central Region
Palik
- Abstract
Brian Palik, USFS NCRS |
| 9:15 am |
One
Hundred and Fifty Years of Forest Change in the Northern U.S.
Lake States: A Pattern of Regional Homogenization
Merrick
- Abstract
Laura Merrick, Iowa State University |
| 9:45 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am |
Carbon
Accounting for Forest Land in the Michigan Upper Peninsula:
Past, Present, and Future
Froese - Abstract
Robert Froese, Michigan Technological University |
Economics and Policy |
| 10:45 am |
Trends
in Minnesota’s Forest Land Real Estate Market: Potential
Implications for Forest Land Uses
Kilgore - Abstract
Mike Kilgore, UMN Dept of Forest Resources |
| 11:15 am |
Environmental
Amenities as Drivers of Forest Land Value: A Hedonic Pricing
Approach
Snyder - Abstract
Stephanie Snyder, USFS NCRS |
Interfacing with the public |
| 11:45 am |
Embracing
values, conflict and diverse perspective: a grounded strategy
for public involvement in natural resources planning
DeJong - Abstract
Mitch DeJong, UMN Dept of Forest Resources |
| 12:15 pm |
LUNCH – on your own |
| 1:00 pm |
Developing
a certification framework for Minnesota’s Family Forests
Kilgore
- Abstract
Mike Kilgore, UMN Dept of Forest Resources |
Wildlife |
| 1:30 pm |
Ducks
in the Forest: What We Know (and What We Wish We Knew)
Arnold - Abstract
Todd Arnold, UMN Dept of Fisheries Wildlife and Conservation Biology |
| 2:00 pm |
Forest
and Waterfowl Wetland Issues: Identifying the Needs
Zicus - Abstract
Mike Zicus, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wetland Wildlife
Populations and Research Group |
| 2:30 pm |
Biology of Canada lynx in Minnesota
Ron Moen, UMN NRRI |
| 3:00 pm |
BREAK |
Keynote Presentation |
| 3:30 pm |
Transportation Evolution in the Upper Midwest
and Potential Impacts on Wood Product Movements
Stewart - Abstract
Richard Stewart, UW Superior |
| 4:30 pm |
Conclusion |
POSTERS
Validation of Diameter
Increment Model of the Lake States Variant of the Forest Vegetation
Simulator Using Michigan Forest Inventory and Analysis Data
Bharat Pokharel
Michigan Technological University
A Look at Past and Present
Family Forest Landowner Preferences and Intentions in Northern
Minnesota
Jake Donnay
UMN Forest Resources Department
A Technique for Selecting
Research Natural Areas
Stephanie Snyder
USFS NCRS
Monitoring Concern
About a Major Threat to Forests: The Public Discussion About Sprawl
David Bengston
USFS NCRS
Research on the Marcell
Experiment Forest
Randy Kolka
USFS NCRS
The Michigan
Ash Monitoring Project: Evaluating Michigan's Ash Resource
Sarah Brodeur Campbell
Michigan Technological University
Detection efforts
for Emerald ash borer in Michigan and Northern Wisconsin
Jessica Metzger
Michigan Technological University
Forest Songbird Response
to Experimental Silvicultural Treatments in Red Pine Forests
Ryan Atwell
Iowa State University
One Hundred and Fifty
Years of Forest Change in the Northern U.S. Lake States: Ecoregions
and Forest Types
Laura C. Merrick
Iowa State University |
