Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings (PHiLL) Project
Speaker(s): Sloane Scott, University of Missouri Columbia
Description: The PHiLL project investigates the establishment of ephemeral pollinator habitat on the Hoosier, Shawnee, and Mark Twain National Forests of Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Four treatments including biochar, soil ripping, ripping and biochar, and control were applied to improve soil conditions, along with the seeding of pollinator-friendly native plants.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

3DForests: Quantifying Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Fire Fuels to Inform Forest Management
Speaker(s): Lisa Bentley, Sonoma State University
Description: The 3DForests Project aims to evaluate the use of remote sensing techniques to rapidly and more accurately estimate aboveground biomass (AGB) for a range of tree species and estimate crucial fuels parameters to help validate or refine fuel treatment tools and fire behavior models across diverse California forests.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Evaluating Indicators for Forest Recovery on Disturbed Eastern Hardwood Sites
Speaker(s): Ian Kennedy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Description: This presentation examines 7 factors of ecosystem structure and function, including, but not limited to, overstory regeneration, canopy cover, and decomposition rate. Each factor was examined for potential use as a metric for ecosystem health, function, and recovery on heavily disturbed eastern hardwood sites.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125