Restoring the West 2007 Conference: Sagebrush Steppe Restoration


	Restoring the West 2007: Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Web Site Explore these pages to find presentations, photographs, and documents from the 2007 Restoring the West Conference held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah September 18-20, 2007. Click here for the conference booklet, including the agenda, and abstracts (pdf). Click here to view a slideshow of selected photographs from the conference. Click here to view a list of conference attendees with contact information (password protected) Visit www.restoringthewest.org for information about future and past Restoring the West Conferences. General Session Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Click on the links below to view speaker bios, contact information, abstracts, and PowerPoint presentations with audio.
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration from an Ecological Perspective: What is Success and How Will We Know It? Steve Knick, Research Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration from a Social Science Perspective Mark Brunson, Professor, USU Department of Environment and Society
		Monitoring Restoration Effectiveness David Pyke, Plant Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecology Science Center
		Dealing with Sagebrush Steppe Restoration's Long-term Consequences Wendell Gilgert, Acting National Wildlife Biologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Obligate Passerines Steve Knick, Research Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Pygmy Rabbits Janet Rachlow, Assistant Professor, University of Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Wild Ungulates Michael Wolfe, Professor, USU Department of Wildland Resources
		Sagebrush Steppe Ecological Site Classification Doug Ramsey, Professor, USU Department of Wildland Resources
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Cheatgrass David Pyke, Plant Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecology Science Center
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Assisted Succession Val Anderson, Professor, BYU Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
		Spacial Land Use Modeling for Sagebrush Shrubland Restoration Louis Provencher, Director of Conservation Ecology, The Nature Conservancy
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Situations and Techniques Bruce Roundy, Professor, BYU Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
		Plant Materials for Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Tom Jones, Research Geneticist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Forest and Range Research Lab
		Using Grazing in Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Ryan Woodland, Lands Resource Specialist, Idaho Department of Lands
		Community-based Conservation and Sagebrush Steppe Restoration: Utah's Local Working Groups Take Action Terry Messmer, Professor, USU Department of Wildland Resources
		Why Think About Economics When Restoring the Sagebrush Steppe? John Tanaka, Associate Professor, Oregon State University
		Sagebrush Steppe Restoration at Deseret Land and Livestock: Maintaining Sagebrush Steppe While Watching the Bottom Line Rick Danvir, Deseret Land and Livestock


	Additional Links Click here to see the web page for the 2006 Restoring the West: Aspen Restoration Conference Conference Organizers Mike Kuhns Conference Co-chair USU Forestry Extension and Department of Wildland Resources Ron Ryel Conference Co-chair USU Department of Wildland Resources Thomas Edwards Conference Co-chair USGS Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Brittney Hunt Conference Coordinator USU Conference Services Darren McAvoy Field Trip Coordinator USU Forestry Extension Olivia Salmon Poster Session Coordinator USU Forestry Extension Conference Sponsors USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Utah Agricultural Experiment Station USU Ecology Center USDA Agricultural Research Service Forage and Range Research Lab USU Forestry Extension USU Department of Wildland Resources USU College of Natural Resources USGS Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Program Advisory Group Mark Brunson (USU), Jeanne Chambers (USFS), Karen Fullen (NRCS), Shane Green (NRCS), Frank Howe (UDWR), Jake Jacobson (UDAF), Thomas Jones (ARS), Lucy Jordan (USFWS), Durant McArthur (USFS), Terry Messmer (USU), Summer Olsen (USU/SageSTEP), Michael Pellant (BLM), Scott Pratt (formerly USU), Fred Provenza (USU), Leila Shultz (USU), Gene Schupp (USU), Sherman Swanson (UNR)
	Updated 11/13/07