| Tuesday, August 25 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome and Introductions Charles Mentzel, WI Society of American Foresters |
| 8:15 - 8:45 |
Pre-European distribution of jack pine and related disturbance ecology Dr. Dave Cleland, U.S. Forest Service |
| 8:45 - 9:15 |
Historic structure of jack pine and present day changes Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore, University of Iowa |
| 9:15 – 9:45 |
Jack pine community overview, plants and animals Ryan Magana, Wisconsin DNR |
| 9:45 – 10:10 | BREAK |
| 10:10 – 10:15 | RAFFLE |
| 10:15 – 10:40 |
Jack pine's role in fire, fuels management and the Cottonville Fire Steve Courtney, Wisconsin DNR |
| 10:40 – 11:05 |
Jack Pine Reforestation and Kirtland's Warbler Habitat on the Hiawatha National Forest Jean Perkins, U.S. Forest Service |
| 11:05 – 11:30 |
Jack Pine Reforestation and Kirtland's Warbler Habitat on the Hiawatha National Forest Jean Perkins, U.S. Forest Service |
| 11:30 – 11:55 |
Jack pine diseases and pathogens Dr. Bob Heyd, Michigan DNR |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch/Poster Session |
| 1:00 – 1:05 | RAFFLE |
| Afternoon Session Facilitator Dr. Greg Corace, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Seney NWR | |
| 1:05 – 1:30 |
Wisconsin’s Biomass Harvest Guidelines Dr. Eunice Padley, Wisconsin DNR |
| 1:30 - 1:55 |
Harvesting intensity and rotation length on carbon and nutrient cycling Dr. David Rothstein, Michigan State University |
| 1:55 – 2:20 |
Economic markets for jack pine Dr. Scott Bowe, University of Wisconsin |
| 2:20 – 2:45 | BREAK |
| 2:45 – 2:50 | RAFFLE |
| 2:50 – 3:15 |
Multi-species barrens management Scott Hull, Wisconsin DNR and Steve Sjogren, U.S. Forest Service |
| 3:15 – 3:40 |
Planning for barrens management-from Kirtland's to Karner Blues Armund Bartz, Wisconsin DNR |
| 3:40 – 4:05 |
Kirtland’s warbler ecology and management Dr. John Probst, U.S. Forest Service, retired |
| 4:05 – 4:20 |
Wrap-up Andy Paulios, Wisconsin DNR |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Social/Poster Session |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Dinner/Awards/Raffle |
| 7:00 – 10:00 | Music/Social |
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Wednesday, August 26 |
|
| 6:30 - 7:30 | SAF Business Meeting |
| 7:30 – 8:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00 – 8:05 | RAFFLE |
| 8:05 – 8:15 |
Welcome and Introductions Christie Deloria, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 8:20 – 9:45 | Panel Discussion |
| Representatives from Bayfield County WI, Fort McCoy, Marquette County MI, Michigan DNR, Plum Creek Timber Company, Wisconsin DNR, Hiawatha National Forest, Seney National Wildlife Refuge | |
| 9:45 – 10:10 | BREAK |
| 10:10 – 10:15 | RAFFLE |
| 10:15 – 10:40 |
Climate Change Discussion Dr. Kim Hall, Michigan State University |
| 10:40 – 11:05 |
Use of model to help plan jack pine management for multiple benefits Eric Henderson, U.S. Forest Service |
| 11:05 – 11:40 |
Moving Forward and Wrap-up Darrell Zastrow, Wisconsin DNR |
| 12:00 - 4:30 | Field Trip: Regeneration trials in jack pine (lunch on the road) |