Restoring the West 2008 Conference: Frontiers in Aspen Restoration


	Explore these pages to find presentations, photographs, and documents from the 2008 Restoring the West Conference held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah September 16-18, 2008. Click here for the conference booklet, including the agenda, and abstracts (pdf). Visit www.restoringthewest.org for information about future and past Restoring the West Conferences. Tuesday Session September 16, 2008 Click on the links below to view abstracts, contact info, and PowerPoint presentations with audio.
		Historical Landscape Ecology of Seral Aspen in the Western U.S. Paul Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance
		Future Climates in Western North America Robert Gillies, Director, Utah Climate Center
		Gypsy Moth Risk Assessment in the Face of a Changing Environment: A Case History Application in Utah and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Jesse Logan, Retired, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
		The Physiological Ecology of Aspen-Conifer Interactions Sam St. Clair, Assistant Professor, BYU Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
		Promoting Regeneration of Aspen in the Boreal and Montane Forests of Alberta Victor Lieffers, Professor, University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources
		Aspen Utilization in the Intermountain West Scott Bell, Rural Community Assistance Coordinator, USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry
		Various Means of Limiting Ungulate Use of Aspen Regeneration in the Black HIlls Dale Bartos, Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
		Efficacy and Consequences of Aspen Treatments: The USU/Deseret Land & Livestock Manipulation Project Joshua Leffler, Research Assistant Professor, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources
		Monitoring and Assessment of Vegetation Root-Zone Status in the T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest Scott Jones, Assistant Professor, Utah State University Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate
		What Does the Forest Inventory & Analysis Soil Indicator Tell Us About Aspen Soils? Michael Amacher, Research Soil Scientist, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
	Wednesday Session September 17, 2008
		The Economic Value of Aspen: Beyond Board Feet Cindy Swanson, Human Dimensions Program Manager, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
		Aspen Classification Ron Ryel, Professor, Utah State University, and Dale Bartos, Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
		Sudden Aspen Decline in Western Colorado James Worrall, Pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region
		Chemical Ecology of Aspen: Herbivory and Ecosystem Consequences Richard Lindroth, Professor, University of Wisconsin Department of Entomology
		Non-permanent Fixed Radius Plots: A Monitoring Protocol for Aspen Managers Steve Kilpatrick, Habitat Biologist, Wyoming Game & Fish
		Monitoring Aspen Using Remote Sensing Randy Hamilton, Entomologist and Remote Sensing Specialist, USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center
		Status and Trends of Aspen in the Interior West: A View from Forest Inventory Analysis John Shaw, FIA Team Leader, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
		Can Wolves Help Restore Aspen? Joshua Halofsky, Landscape Ecologist, Washington Department of Natural Resources
		Avian Response to Frost-Damaged Aspen in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah Andreas Leidolf, Research Fellow, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources
		The Role of Stand-replacing Fires and Biophysical Setting on the Persistence of Aspen in Eastern Colorado Dominik Kulakowski, Assistant Professor, Clark University School of Geography
	Thursday Workshop Powerpoints Aspen Genetics and Phytochemistry Experiences and Recommendations from the Field Merging Monitoring at Varying Scales Wildlife Interactions
	Additional Links Click here to see the web page for the 2007 Restoring the West: Sagebrush Steppe Conference Click here to see the web page for the 2006 Restoring the West: Aspen Restoration Conference Click here to see the Western Aspen Alliance (WAA) web page Conference Organizers Darren McAvoy Conference Co-chair USU Forestry Extension Paul Rogers Conference Co-chair Western Aspen Alliance Dale Bartos Conference Co-chair USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Ron Ryel Conference Co-chair USU Department of Wildland Resources Olivia Salmon Conference Co-chair USU Forestry Extension Kendra McKenna Conference Coordinator USU Conference Services Conference Sponsors USU Department of Wildland Resources USU College of Natural Resources USU Ecology Center Utah Agricultural Experiment Station USU Forestry Extension Western Aspen Alliance USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
	Updated 10/16/2008