Restoring the West Conference 2006 Web Site
Explore these pages to find presentations, photographs, and documents from the 2006 Restoring the West Conference held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah September 12-13, 2006.

Click here for the conference booklet, including the agenda, and abstracts (pdf).
Click here to view a slideshow of selected photographs from the conference.


General Session
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Click on the links below to view speaker bios, contact information, abstracts, and PowerPoint presentations with audio.

Massive aspen die-off in the western U.S.: What is going on?
Wayne D. Shepperd, Research Silviculturist, USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station

John Guyon, Pathologist, USDA-FS State and Private Forestry

The impact of native ungulates and livestock on western aspen communities
Charles Kay, Adjunct Associate Professor, USU Political Science Department

Water relations and water yield in aspen and conifer forests
Ron Ryel, Assistant Professor, USU Department of Wildland Resources; Eric LaMalfa, USU Department of Wildland Resources

Wildlife issues related to aspen decline and restoration
Andreas Leidolf, Assistant Professor, Westminster College (Missouri); Ron Ryel, USU Department of Wildland Resources

Aspen restoration efforts on the Fishlake National Forest: Lessons learned
Allen V. Henningson, Fishlake National Forest; Robert B. Campbell, Fishlake National Forest; Dale Bartos, USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station

Habitone analysis of quaking aspen in the Book Cliffs of Utah: Effects of site water demand and conifers on aspen cover
Joseph O. Sexton, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University; R. Douglas Ramsey, USU Department of Wildland Resources; Dale L. Bartos, USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station

Using genetic tools in western aspen ecology, conservation, and management
Karen Mock, Assistant Professor, USU Wildland Resources Department; Carol Rowe, USU Wildland Resources Department

The Nevada Aspen Working Group
Genny E. Wilson, Wildlife Biologist, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

The Eastern Idaho Aspen Working Group
Steve Schmidt, Regional Supervisor, Idaho Fish and Game

Presentation: Walter F. Mueggler/Butler Fork Natural Research Area

Additional Links

Click here to see the web page for the 2004 Managing Aspen in Western Landscapes conference.

Ecology, Biodiversity, Management, and Restoration of Aspen in the Sierra Nevada. By Wayne D. Shepperd, Paul C. Rogers, David Burton, and Dale L. Bartos (pdf). This report was recently published in September 2006 by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. It synthesizes existing information on the ecology and management of aspen in the Sierra Nevada of California and surrounding environs. It also summarizes available information on aspen throughought North America from published literature, internal agency reports, and experienced scientists and managers.

Aspen: Ecology and Management in the Western United States. By Norbert V. DeByle and Robert P. Winokur, editors (pdf). August 1985. This report provides detailed information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen in the interior western United States.

     Introduction (439 KB)
     Part I: The Tree (2.3 MB)
     Part II: Ecology (8.3 MB)
     Part III: Resources and Uses (3.9 MB)
     Part IV: Management (4.1 MB)
     Literature Cited (2.4 MB)
     Appendix (59 KB)

Conference Organizers

Dale Bartos
General Conference Co-chair
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Mike Kuhns
General Conference Co-chair
USU Department of Wildland Resources

Ron Ryel
General Conference Co-chair
USU Department of Wildland Resources

Conference Sponsors
                                       
Utah State University: Ecology Center, Department of Wildland Resources, College of Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension.

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry