Pacific Coast Temperate Forest Carbon Partnership: Study Results
Speaker(s): Glenn Christensen, PNW Research Station and Nadia Tase, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Description: The Pacific Coast Temperate Forest carbon partnership completed a regional study detailing current forest and harvested wood product carbon stocks, sequestration, drivers of change, and wood product flows in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Study results provide a consistent baseline for regional monitoring, carbon accounting and climate mitigation policy.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

The Application of Resilience in Forest Research: Persistence, Recovery, and Adaptability
Speaker(s): Bryan Murray, Oklahoma State University
Description: Resilience is a core ecological concept that has evolved multiple meanings including persistence, recovery, and adaptability. We conducted a systematic literature review to understand how resilience is conceptualized in various contexts. How resilience was defined varied with region and disturbance type. Recovery and persistence were the most common resilience conceptualizations.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Exploring How Urban Forest Professionals Perceive Risk and Manage Trees and Storms in Three Cities
Speaker(s): Stephanie Cadaval, University of Florida
Description: This exploratory research highlights how urban forest professionals perceived tree-related risk, experienced collaboration and conflict, and how they managed storm events. This research involved semi-structured interviews with 17 professionals in three United States cities. Storm preparedness and response-related challenges were complex, and participants viewed collaborative practices positively.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125