Agenda
We are excited to welcome you to join us either in-person or remotely for our Annual Conference. We have an engaging agenda with Dr. Tony D’Amato leading a plenary session to share his knowledge and perspectives on the current state of forest science and stewardship, and how we can use our knowledge and experience as future challenges arise. We will have concurrent contributed talks, working sessions, and a poster session. The schedule is set for Thursday, November 20, 8:00am-5:30pm. We look forward to connecting with our community and hope you will join us to share your experiences and research findings as we learn from each other and plan for the future of our northeastern forested ecosystems.
Forest dynamics and stewardship at a crossroads: science, partnerships, and adaptive strategies for moving forward
November 20
Arrival and check-in. Virtual participants will be able to log in to trouble-shoot any technical challenges and understand how to attend sessions throughout the day.
FEMC Director Alison Adams and FEMC Steering Committee Chair Kyle Lombard will provide introductory remarks.
State Coordinators will provide updates from each state (Eli Ward, Connecticut; Alana Russell, Rhode Island; Eric Peterson, Massachusetts; Jeff Hariman and Aaron Bergdahl, Maine; Larissa Robinov, New Hampshire; Savannah Ferreira, Vermont, and Amanda Dillon, New York).
Northeastern States Research Cooperative updated provided by Executive Committee member
Dr. Anthony “Tony” D’Amato will lead the plenary session, with a focus on the crossroads we face in forest science and stewardship, and how we can use our knowledge and experience to address future challenges.
Bio
Change is a constant in forest ecosystems and society, yet recent ecological and socioeconomic shifts feel seismic. The forestry field and the associated science supporting it have evolved considerably over the past several decades to integrate a wide range of disciplines, worldviews, and adaptive frameworks to sustain diverse values and outcomes from forests, particularly in the context of uncertain future conditions. Nevertheless, the novelty of present conditions threatens many of those values and outcomes and is testing the limits of adaptive strategies for mitigating impacts. This crossroad we now find ourselves at requires both an evaluation of the human and social capital necessary to sustain key forest values into the future, as well as scientific advances that can accelerate solutions to support stewardship in an increasingly complex ecological and sociopolitical context. This presentation will revisit where we’ve traveled from to reach this crossroad and where we might be going in advancing forest science and stewardship to address present and future challenges to our forests.
Parallel tracks of 20-minute presentations contributed by cooperators on various forest ecosystem research, monitoring, and outreach activities.
Parallel tracks of 20-minute presentations contributed by cooperators on various forest ecosystem research, monitoring, and outreach activities.
Parallel tracks of 20-minute presentations contributed by cooperators on various forest ecosystem research, monitoring, and outreach activities.
Light hors d’oeuvres available. Poster awards announced.