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Dry Deciduous Forest of Southwest Madagascar: How Forest Reserve Effects Composition, Structure, and Diversity. Benjamin Rifkin, Yale University

Boots on the Ground Guidelines

Effectiveness of Forestry BMPs for Reducing Risk of Herbicide Use to Aquatic Organisms. Vickie Tatum, NCASI

A New Forest Management Decisions Support Tool for Herbicide Applications in the Western Gulf Region of the US. Kyle Cunningham, University of Arkansas

Implementing the Landscape Triad: Timber Production, Wildlife, and Reserve Silviculture Case Studies. Kyle Gill, University of Minnesota, Cloquet Forestry Center

Individual Tree Inventories - Species Identification & Segmentation Issues with Varying LiDAR Point Densities. Mike Parlow, Object Raku Technology

Eastern Silviculture & Forest Ecology

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Northern Silviculture & Forest Ecology

Assessing the Performance of Nine Future Climate-Adapted Species in Northern Minnesota. Jacob Muller, University of Minnesota

Impact of Dwarf Mistletoe and Alternative Silvicultural Treatments in Black Spruce in Minnesota. Raychel Skay, University of Minnesota

Regeneration in Irregular Shelterwoods: Changes over a 25-Year Chronosequence and Legacy Effects. Jessica Wikle, Yale University

Northwestern Silviculture & Forest Ecology

Ecological Forest Management in Kitsap County Washington Parks. Arno Bergstrom, Kitsap County

Streamflow Changes Resulting from Spatiotemporal Patterns of Forest Canopy Change in Northern Idaho. Timothy Link, University of Idaho

Southern Silviculture & Forest Ecology

Environmental Effects of Short-Rotation Pine Production for Bioenergy: Findings from a Watershed Experiment. Natalie Griffiths, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Forest Management and Water Yield in the Southeastern United States. Matthew Cohen, University of Florida

Long-Term Monitoring to Inform Adaptive Management - The Ichauway Experience. Steve Jack, Temple Foundation

Western Silviculture & Forest Ecology

Physiology and Growth of Redwood and Douglas-fir Seedlings Planted After Variable Density Retention. Lucy Kerhoulas, Humboldt State University

Response of Improved Western Larch Clones to Site Quality and Climate. Kelsie Grover, University of Idaho      

Water Stable Isotope Ratios Reveal Network Scale Variability in Base Flow Water Sources in a Western Cascades. Catalina Segura, Oregon State University

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Entomology & Pathology

It's in Their Genes - Identifying Patterns of Genetic Resistance to Blister Rust in Southwestern White Pine. Jeremy Johnson, Northern Arizona University

Root Disease Caused Tree Mortality in Western WA Forests: Highlighting the Impacts of Significant Disturbances. Amy Ramsey, Washington Department of Natural Resources

Science and Management of Ceratocystis Wilt on Metrosideros in Hawai'i. JB Friday, University of Hawai'i

The Invasive Shot Hole Borer and Its Symbiotic Relationship to the Fungus Fusarium. Madeleine Rauhe, California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo

Western White Pine Disease Resistance in Western Washington: Operational Planting and Resistant Stock Types. Amy Ramsey, Washington Department of Natural Resources

White Pine Regeneration: Effects of Competition on Growth and Pest Damage. Katherine Minnix, Michigan State University

Fire & Fuels Management

Accumulated Forest Floor Fuels Instigate Long-Duration Soil Heating During Burning in Longleaf Pine Forests. Jesse Kreye, Penn State University

An Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Select Colorado Wildfires. Kurt Mackes, Colorado State University

Managing Human Influenced Fire Regimes on the Washington Coastline. David Cass, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Predicting Time since Fire from Landscape Level Variables within the Boreal Forest of Alaska: A Spatial Tobit. Brian Young, Landmark College

To Insure or Not to Insure? Factors Affecting Insurance Options for Prescribed Burning Practitioners in the US. Rajan Parajuli, North Carolina State University

LiDAR Combined with Landsat Increases the Accuracy and Resolution of Landscape-scale Estimates of Fire Effects. Michael Hoe, SCS Global Services

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Biomass, Bioenergy, and Carbon

Updated LCI Data Impacts on Carbon Stores & Displacement Opportunities. Bruce Lippke, University of Washington

Economics

Southern Forestry Practices: Costs and Trends. Adam Maggard, Auburn University

The Magnitude of Variation in Results By Using Different Economic Contribution Analysis Approach Using IMPLAN. Jagdish Poudel, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Harvesting & Utilization

Landslides in Coastal Oregon: How Geologic Conditions Affect Harvest Planning. Paul Clements, Oregon Department of Forestry

Landslides in Coastal Oregon: How Downslope Public Safety Concerns Affect Harvesting Operations. Paul Clements, Oregon Department of Forestry    

Technology

Use of Lidar-derived Forest and Topographic Characteristics to Classify Alternative Harvest System Options. Ryer Becker, University of Idaho

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Agroforestry

Use of Livestock As a Form of Site Preparation during Silvopasture Establishment from Woodland. Joseph Orefice, Yale University

Private Forestry - Family Forest Owners

Impacts of Unpredictable Climate Patterns. Joseph Orefice, Yale University

Urban & Community Forestry 

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Forest Science and the Impact of Vetocracy in Collaborative Management in Oregon Forests. Adrienne Strubb, University of Minnesota

Rethinking Riparian Policy for Federal and Private Forests in Oregon. Gordon Reeves, Oregon State University

Review of the Effects of Conservation Easements on Surrounding Property Values. Tyler Reeves, University of Georgia

Science and Policy for Novelty, Persistence, and Restoration in Forest Management. Adena Rissman, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Scientists and Policy-Makers: What is the Connection? Jo Ellen Force, University of Idaho

Using Best Available Science Information: Defining Best and Available. Bryce Esch, Ecological Restoration Institute

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A Case Study in Engaged Undergraduate Research on Small- and Medium-Scale Non-Timber Forest Product Production. Jessica Leahy, University of Maine

Natural Resources Professional Societies' Visual Portrayal Online: Are They Representative? Tara Bal, Michigan Technological University

Throw Out the Cookbook to Learn GIS. Peter Linehan, Penn State University