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Click on individual speaker links below to see speaker photos, abstracts, and narrated PowerPoint presentations in the Morning Session, Management Track, and Research/Assessment Tracks. PowerPoint presentations without audio are available for the Ecology/Dynamics Track. Tour information and related documents are toward the bottom of this page. Some updating of tour information will come in the future. To view selected photos from the tours and conference, click here. |
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| Wednesday Agenda, September 22, 2004 |
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| Morning
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 Aspen
Ecology in the Western United StatesWayne Shepperd, Research Forester, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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 Aspen
Ecology and Life Zones of Southwestern UtahJames Bowns, Professor of Biology, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, and Extension Specialist, Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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 Variability
in Historical Aspen Dynamics: Implications for Current Restoration
PrioritiesBill Romme, Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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 Linkages
Among Wolves, Ungulates, and Aspen RecruitmentWilliam J. Ripple, Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
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 Talking
Trees: The Carved Legacy of Basque SheepherdersJoxe Mallea, Basque Researcher, Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada |
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| Afternoon Sessions: Management Track, Ecology/Dynamics Track, and Research/Assessment Track Click here for a pdf of the Wednesday afternoon abstracts. | ||
| Management Track | ||
 Aspen
Restoration from the Role of a District RangerTim Benedict, District Ranger, Lewis and Clark National Forest, White Sulphur Springs, Montana |
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 Aspen
Regeneration: How Many and How Much? Brian Ferguson, Regional Silviculturist, Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah |
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 Aspen
Regeneration on the Ashley National ForestSherel Goodrich, Ecologist, Ashley National Forest, Vernal, Utah |
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 Management
Recommendations or Restoring Cedar Mountain AspenSeth Ohms, Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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 Aspen
Restoration in California: Examples from the Eagle Lake Ranger District,
Lassen National ForestTom H. Rickman, Wildlife Biologist, Eagle Lake Ranger District, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, CA, Coauthors B.E. Jones, A. Vazquez |
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 Analysis
of Aspen Stand Structure and Composition in the Western U.S.: Implications
for ManagementJohn D. Shaw, Analyst, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Ogden, Utah |
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| Research/Assessment Track | ||
 Assessment
of Aspen Condition of the Okanogan and Wenatchee National ForestsJames Hadfield, Forest Pathologist, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee, Washington, Coauthor Roy Magelssen |
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 Development
of a Protocol for the Ecological Assessment of AspenDavid Burton, Principal Investigator, Aspen Delineation Project, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service and California State Office-Bureau of Land Management, Penryn, California |
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 Using
Forest Inventory Data to Assess Aspen Health in the Western United
StatesPaul Rogers, Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, Utah, Coauthors Dave Roberts and Dale Bartos |
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| Quantifying
Losses of Understory Forage in Aspen Stands on the Dixie and Fishlake
National Forests 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) |
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 Aspen
Regeneration Across the Southern End of the Cerro Grande BurnStephen Fettig, Wildlife Biologist, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico |
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| Ecology/Dynamics Track | ||
 Small
Aspen Stand Dynamics in the Elkhorn MountainsJodie Canfield, Elkhorn Coordinator and Wildlife Biologist, Helena National Forest, Townsend, Montana |
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 Aspen
Decline in Northern ArizonaMary Lou Fairweather, Plant Pathologist, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona, Coauthors Kelly Barton and Mike Manthei |
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 The
Use of Repeat Photography to Document Changes in Aspen Communities
in the WestChad R. Reid, Associate Extension Agent, Iron County Extension Office, Cedar City, Utah, Coauthor Charles E. Kay |
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 The
Role of Forest Insects and Diseases in Aspen EcologyJohn Guyon, Forest Pathologist, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah |
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| Monroe
Mountain Ecosystem Restoration Project, Richfield Ranger District,
Fishlake National Forest Don Okerlund, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Fishlake National Forest, Richfield, Utah |
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 Burn
Severity Effects on Quaking Aspen RegenerationShauna Rae Brown, Ecologist, Fishlake National Forest, Mesa, Arizona, Coauthor Dale Bartos, |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Plant
Information Network II (PIN II) Phil Dittberner, Plant Ecologist, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado; Coauthors Mark Simmons and Mary Barkworth |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tour Information | ||
| Tour 1: Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District | ||
| Tour 2: Cedar Breaks | ||
| Additional Documents and information | ||
| Aspen Packet: A list of additional aspen related reading | ||
| Aspen Conference Tours Slide Show | ||
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