Storing More Carbon in Forests through Improved Forest Management: A New England Case Study
Speaker(s): Ethan Belair, The Nature Conservancy and Colleen Ryan, New England Forestry Foundation
Description: Private forestland will play a critical role in implementing natural climate solutions in the U.S. Here, we present a case study modeling the carbon impacts of implementing forest management that emphasizes wildlife habitat, carbon, and timber production as coequal goals on private timberland in New England.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

A Decision Support Tool for Climate-adapted Seed Transfer
Speaker(s): Joseph Stewart, UC Davis
Description: The climate is changing faster than trees evolve or migrate on their own, resulting in reduced growth and survival. The Climate-Adapted Seed Tool uses data from seed transfer experiments to help foresters identify nearby seed sources best adapted to local climate conditions at their planting sites.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Forest Composition and Red Oak (Quercus sp.) Response to Elevation Gradients Across Managed Greentree Reservoirs
Speaker(s): Cassandra Hug, University of Arkansas at Monticello - Monticello, AR
Description: Green Tree Reservoirs provide ecosystem services as well as duck hunting opportunities and timber harvesting. By understanding forest composition, across elevation gradients, research outcomes can be provided to landowners to inform management decisions that will promote a healthy and sustainable Green Tree Reservoir in Arkansas and across the region.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125