Enjoy this curated set of Science Flash presentations from the 2019 SAF National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Presentations

Education, Extension, & Communication

Does Association Membership Differentiate Forest Landowners in the Southern United States? - Puskar Khanal, Clemson University

Engaging Citizen Scientists in Forest Health Research: Minnesota's Assessing Vegetation Impacts from Deer Program - Matthew Russell, University of Minnesota

Public Attitudes towards Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Using Prescribed Fire - Jason Gordon, University of Georgia

Public Attitudes towards Private Forest Management in the Southeastern United States - Damian Adams, University of Florida

Training Green Industry Professionals as Service Providers for Small Acreage Woodland Properties - Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland Extension

Fire & Fuels Management

Effects of Prescribed Burning and Thinning on Oak Regeneration in Northeast Kansas - Charles Barden, Kansas State University

How Prescribed Fire Heat Selects against Understory Hardwoods in Longleaf Pine Woodland - Seth Bigelow, The Jones Center at Ichauway

Short-Term Effects of Prescribed Fire on Sub-Surface Water Quality in a Managed Loblolly Pine Forest - Kipling Klimas, Clemson University

Harvesting & Utilization

Assessing Soil Compaction Following a Winter Timber Harvest in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan - Rafia Rahman, Michigan Technological University

Economic Contribution of Forest Products Industry in 20 Northeastern States - Jagdish Poudel, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Typology of Forest Landowners: Implications for Their Understanding and Interest in Woody Biomass for Bioenergy - Binod Chapagain, Oklahoma State University

Human Dimensions & History of Forestry

An Exploration of Vegetation Ordinances across the Southern US - Kripa Neupane, Mississippi State University

Comparing State Forest Industry Economic Contributions - Matthew Pelkki, University of Arkansas at Monticello

Influence of Place Attachment and Motivation on Bass Fishing Demand in Oklahoma Streams - Binod Chapagain, Oklahoma State University

Inventory & Biometrics

Accuracy Assessment of Forested Wetland Maps from Aerial Photography - Stephen Prisley, NCASI

Optimizing Loblolly Pine Plantations under Reduced Throughfall with Single Tree Models and Data Envelopment Analysis - Noah Shephard, Oklahoma State University

Northern & Eastern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Commercial Thinning in Lodgepole Pine Stands: 15 Year Results from Alberta, Canada - Brad Pinno, University of Alberta

Delimitation and Comparative Pathogenicity of Diplodia spp. on Quercus spp. throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region - Savannah Haines, West Virginia University

Productivity-Diversity Relationships in Mixed-Hardwood Plantations - Madeline Montague, Purdue University

Pests, Pathogens & Invasive Plants

Impacts of Asian Longhorned Beetle and Associated Eradication Efforts on the Current Composition of Forests - Olivia Box, University of Vermont

Nonnative Plant Invasion Severity and Risk in the Southern Timberlands - Sunil Nepal, Auburn University

Surface Mining and Harvest Disturbances Interact with Landform to Shape Spatial Distribution of Invasive Exotic Plant Species in a Central Appalachian Forest Landscape - Jian Yang, University of Kentucky

Private & Family Forestry

Financial Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners - Srijana Baral, University of Georgia

The Smallholder Access Program: A Certification Model for Small Woodland Owners in Appalachia - Andrew Goldberg, Rainforest Alliance

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Applications

Assessing Influence of US Data Acquisition Parameters for Forest Photogrammetry and Assessing Influences of UAS Flight Parameters for Forest Structure Characterization - Matthew Creasy and Neal Swayze, Colorado State University

Documentation of the Impact of a Tornado on Caddo Mounds Historical Site Using an Unmanned Drone - David Kulhavy, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

Southern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Autumn Flooding of Nuttall Oak Seedlings Reduces Nitrogen Reserves and Subsequent Spring Growth - Richard Sample, Purdue University

Evaluating a New Taper Equation for Planted Longleaf Pine: Applying Penalized Spline Regression - Thomas B. Harris; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Productivity and Growth Comparison of Loblolly Pine Grown under Forest Water Reuse Irrigation Management - Kyle Goeke Dee, North Carolina State University

Urban & Community Forestry

The Value of Canopy Cover: A Hedonic Pricing Study in West Tennessee - Lee Bridges, Mississippi State University

Urban Forest Research for Collaborative Urban Forest Management - Lee Bridges, Mississippi State University

Western & Northwestern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Restoring Ponderosa Pine Age/Size Structure across Productivity Classes using Multi-Aged Group Selection Approaches - John Bailey, Oregon State University

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Enjoy these curated Science Flash presentations from the virtual 2020 SAF National Convention.

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Presentations

Agroforestry

Nitrogen Mitigation by Short Rotation Woody Crops in Marginal Land of Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley - Thu Ya Kyaw, Mississippi State University

Climate Change & Forest Carbon

Effects of Biochar on Survival and Photosynthetic Rates of Jack Pine Seedlings under Drought Conditions - Matthew Lochner, University of Minnesota

Education, Extension & Communication

Forestry of the Future: Improving Workforce Participation of Underrepresented Minority Populations in Forest Resources - Zakia Leggett, North Carolina State University

Germplasm Conservation for Species Restoration: Examples from Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut - Kendra Collins, The American Chestnut Foundation

Inventory & Biometrics

Overstory and Understory Woody Plant Characteristics of Reforested Sites in Lexington, Kentucky - Kiernan Comer, University of Kentucky

Quantifying Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance and Transpiration of Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) in Response to Flooding - Zhu Ning, Southern University

Northern & Eastern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: Initial Structural and Compositional Outcomes in Northern Hardwood Forests - Jessica Wikle, University of Vermont

Structural and Compositional Outcomes of Adaptive Silvicultural Systems on Northern New England Forests - Jennifer Santoro, University of Vermont

Pests, Pathogens & Invasive Plants

Managing Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica L), an Invasive Species on Forest Ecosystems in the Gulf Coast - Oghenekome Onokpise; Ovoland Associates, LLC

Southern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Multi-faceted Interactions between Prescribed Fire and Bark Beetles in Loblolly and Longleaf Pine Ecosystems - Kamal Gandhi, University of Georgia

Post-Wind Disturbance Salvage Logging and Prescribed Fire Effects on Pinus palustris Stand Development - Jonathan Kleinman, University of Alabama

Urban & Community Forestry

Community Actions towards Reducing Urban Tree Risk - Abbie Judice, University of Georgia

Crafting SMART Goals in Urban and Community Forestry - Lee Mueller; Davey Resource Group, Inc.

Current Status of Designed Soils for the Integration of Pavement and Urban Tree Longevity - Jason Grabosky, Rutgers SEBS DEENR

Growth Rates of Street Trees in Urban Areas of Central New Jersey - Richard Leopold, Rutgers

Innovative Approaches in Urban Forestry to Enhance the Environmental and Community Health Around the World - Kamran Abdollahi, Southern University

Species and Nursery Production Method Affect Street Tree Growth and Economic Return - Tierney Bocsi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thirty-two Years of Change in an Old-growth Urban Forest - Lee Bridges, Mississippi State University

Urban Street Palms - A Story of Lack of Diversity and Risks from Introduced Pests - Mark Ambrose, NC State University

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Enjoy these curated Science Flash presentations from the virtual 2021 SAF National Convention.

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Presentations

Climate Change & Forest Carbon

Meeting Community Forestry Challenges from Climate Change, Tree Care, and Professional Capacity - Anne Fege, San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council

Urban and Rural Foresters' Perceptions of Global Change and Adaptive Management in the Northeastern US - Tessa McGann, University of Vermont

Education, Extension & Communication

Community Perceptions of Tree Risk and Management - Jason Gordon, University of Georgia

Community Perceptions of Wood-Based Energy Technology and Facilities in Michigan - Emily Huff, Michigan State University Department of Forestry

Comparing Three Protocols and Two Certification Schemes for Ascertaining the Trajectories of Global Forest Governance - Parag Kadam, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Quantifying Paradigm Shifts in Forest Management through Trending Topics in Forest Science - Adam Polinko, Mississippi State University

Visitors’ Characteristics and Economic Contribution for Wildlife Management Areas in Oklahoma - Madison Gore, Oklahoma State University

Harvesting & Utilization

Strategic Buffering of Streams to Minimize Effects from Timber Harvest Activities on Listed Species - Melissa Klungle, ICF

Tracking Logging Profitability for Contractors Working in the New York City Watershed - Kristopher Brown, Watershed Agricultural Council

Human Dimensions & History of Forestry

Human Health Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure from Wildfires on Vulnerable Populations - Peter Johnson, University of Alberta

Inventory & Biometrics

Impact of Biochar as Soil Amendment on Physiology of Live Oak ( Quercus virginiana ) - Zhu Ning, Southern University

Projecting Timber Supply in the U.S. South: Investigating Model Assumptions and Outcomes - Bruno Kanieski da Silva, Mississippi State University

Northern & Eastern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Sustainable Timber Harvest and Wildlife Habitat: Case Study on State Lands in Minnesota - John Zobel, University of Minnesota

Private & Family Forestry

Comparison between First-generation and Multi-generation Maple Syrup Producers - Anusha Shrestha, Stephen F. Austin State University

Family Forest Owners’ Participation in Carbon Programs - Emma Sass, Family Forest Research Center

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Applications

Astrape: An Automated System to Map Severe Abiotic Forest Disturbances - Sarah Wegmueller, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Pioneering Operational Uses of a New Individual Tree Lidar Product on the University of Idaho Experimental Forest  - Robert Keefe, University of Idaho Experimental Forest

Southern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Ecological Forestry in a Longleaf Pine Woodland: Spatial Patterns and Dynamics - Jeffery Cannon, The Jones Center at Ichauway

Urban & Community Forestry

Developing a Certification System for Urban Forests in the United States - Parag Kadam, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Forests and Urban Green Spaces: Promoting Connections to Human Wellbeing in the United States - Kelechi Eleanya, Yale University

Western & Northwestern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

The Stand Development Legacies of Competing Vegetation Control and Planting Density in California Ponderosa Pine - Christopher Looney, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

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Enjoy these curated Science Flash presentations from the 2022 SAF National Convention held in Baltimore, MD.

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Presentations

Fire & Fuels Management

Predicting Burn Severity: Modeling Fire Effects in Intermountain West Forests, Utah, USA - Kipling Klimas, Utah State University

Regeneration Dynamics after Prescribed Fire and Femelschlag Harvests in Oak-Hickory Forests of Southern Indiana - Molly Barrett, Purdue University

Spatial Patterns of Stand Structure and Canopy Disturbance in a Fire-maintained Pinus palustris Woodland - David Phillips, University of Alabama

Inventory & Biometrics

How Shady is Too Shady? Relating Understory Light Availability, SDI, and Thresholds for Target Taxa - Bernard Isaacson, New Jersey Forest Service

Northern & Eastern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Long-term Assessment of Sugar Maple Dieback in the Upper Great Lakes - Mattison Brady, Michigan Technological University

Pests, Pathogens & Invasive Plants

Adventures in Beetle Busting: Alternative Methods for the Control of Asian Longhorned Beetle in South Carolina - Abigail Ratcliff, North Carolina State University

Health Trends and Propagation of Green Ash in Emerald Ash Borer-Infested Stands in the North Carolina Piedmont - Jonathan Kressuk, North Carolina State University

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Applications

Gap Characteristics and Individual Tree Impacts Following Intermediate-Severity Disturbance in Mixed Oak-Pine Stands - J. Davis Goode, University of Alabama

Top Tips for Migrating from Esri's ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro - Mark Books, LandMark Spatial Solutions, LLC

Southern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Assessing Riparian Buffer Data Availability and Application in East Tennessee Communities - Maddy Johnson, University of Tennessee

Black Cherry and Black Birch Population Dynamics Change over 30 years: the Alleghenies and Beyond - Lance Vickers, University of Missouri

Do Forest Health Issues in Oak Forests Accelerate Compositional Shifts to Non-oaks? - Lance Vickers, University of Missouri

Urban & Community Forestry

Urban Forests as Sources for Invasive Tree Species - Mark Ambrose, North Carolina State University

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Enjoy these curated Science Flash presentations from the 2023 SAF National Convention held in Sacramento, CA.

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Presentations

Agroforestry

Northwest Tribal Agroforestry and TEK Collaboration Uncomplicated - Donald Motanic, Self Employed

Boots on the Ground

Decision-Making Tool Combining the Science of Forest Management and the Methodology of Lean Six Sigma - Joseph Roush, Forest & Habitat Professionals LLC

Silvicultural Strategies to Meet Department of Defense Installation Land Management Objectives - Kevin Porteck, Forester - Tehama

Climate Change & Carbon

A Case For How Carbon Markets Are Failing Southern Tree Farmers - Matthew Pelkki, University of Arkansas at Monticello

Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Ivan on Aboveground Carbon in Trees in the Gulf Coast - Syed Asiful Alam, University of Georgia

Economic and Environmental Effects of Improved Forest Management and Improved Loblolly Pine Genotypes on Carbon Sequestration in the Southeast U.S. - Jacek Siry, University of Georgia

Forest Stewards Perceptions of Climate Adaptation Across Tribal Nations and State Agencies in Present-Day Maine - Rachel Swanwick, University of Vermont

How Do We Know the Carbon in Our Forest Soils? Measurement, Theory, and Management - Michael Culbertson, Yale Forest School, Yale School of the Environment

Managing Forest for Carbon in California - Current Trends, Risks and Opportunities - Lilli Kaarakka, California Polytechnic State University

Modeling Wood Product Carbon Flows in Southern US Pine Plantations: Implications for Carbon Storage - Sarah Puls, NC State University

Quantification and Allocation of Carbon Debts Based on Forests Harvest in the Southeastern United States - Laura Sims, Louisiana Tech University

Education, Extension & Communication

CR Nature Park: A Hub For Innovative Learning - Valerie Elder, College of the Redwoods

Creating A Successful Certification Prep Course - Rebecca Johnson, Arborholic, LLC

Mentoring our Natural Resource Leaders of Tomorrow - Allyson Henson, SUNY - ESF and Ryan Clarke, SUNY - ESF

Fire & Fuels Management

Conjuring the Phoenix: A Forester's Ride on the Pendulum of Destruction - William Keye, Communications Chair, Cal SAF

Modeling Seasonality in Wildfire Suppression Expenditures - Bruno Kanieski Da Silva, Mississippi State University

The Role of Fuels Treatments in Transforming Fire Management - John Bailey, Oregon State University

Harvesting & Utilization

Assessing Timber Procurement Practices and the Relationship Between Mills and Logging Businesses in the Southern US Wood Supply Chain - Joe Conrad, University of Georgia

Assessment of Soil Erosion Rate, Ground Cover Status, and Best Management Practices Implementation Rate in the Conventional and Integrated Biomass Harvest Sites in the Southeastern USA - Manisha Parajuli, Auburn University

Developing Flexible Systems of Taper, Volume, and Biomass Equations to Meet Diverse Management Objectives - Dehai Zhao, University of Georgia

Ecosystem Services Beyond Carbon - Thomas Kain, Forest Stewardship Council US

Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Hybrid Poplar for Veneer Wood in North Carolina - Samuel Blumenfeld, NC State University

Improving Lumber Grade Recovery for the Tree that Built America - Eastern White Pine - Sara Dreibelbis, SUNY - ESF

Managing Appalachian Forests for Both Timber and Carbon Sequestration: Economic Concerns on Rotation Length and Products Output - Jareth Beeler, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Reviewing a Sustainable Biomass Value-added Product System in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. - Robert Burns, West Virginia University

Stakeholders' Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding the Viability of Hardwood CLT in Tennessee - Alexander Bremner, The University of Tennessee

User-Friendly Direct-Response Analysis: Coupling TPO Data with Public Databases to Estimate Forest Products Employment Ratios - Samuel Scott, BBER FIRP - UM

Human Dimensions & History of Forestry

Be an Upstander Not a Bystander - Cindy Schwab, The Davey Tree Expert Company and Natalie McNeill, The Davey Tree Expert Company

Considerations for Outplanting Practices in the Western U.S.: Accounting its Past, Present, and Future - Gabriel Altieri, Mast Reforestation and Tiffani Manteuffel-Ross

Neurodiversity in Forestry: The Missing Conversation - Candra Burns, Appalachian SAF

Polyploidization and Other Future Directions of Silviculture - Conrad Young, Ouachita Getaways LLC

Inventory & Biometrics

Tree Species Identification from UAV RGB Images using Deep Learning Techniques - Yunmei Huang, Purdue University

Tree Species Shift and Climate Change Across Conus in the Past 20 Years - Jianmin Wang, Purdue University

Northern & Eastern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Aboveground Carbon Comparisons Between Old-Growth and Second-Growth Maple-Basswood Stands in Southern Minnesota - Nick Partington, University of Minnesota

Habitat Suitability Modeling: A Tool for Restoring Butternut, Juglans cinerea L., in the Eastern US. - Segun Adeyemo, Mississippi State University

Hunting for Hemlocks: Locating and Restoring Eastern Hemlock in Minnesota - Kira Pollack, University of Minnesota

Pests, Pathogens & Invasive Plants

Impacts of Flooding Treatments on Potential Black Ash Replacement Species Along a Climate Gradient - Holly Francart, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Invasive Plants of the Southern US: Use of FIA Data Forestry Attributes - Trisha Markus, Clemson University

Monitoring Planting Trials and Nucleated Seed Orchards For Restoration of Beech Bark Disease Impacted Forests - Tom Panella, Michigan Tech University

Private & Family Forestry

Family Forest Owner Behavior, in Theory - Emily Huff, Michigan State University

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Applications

Explaining AI and Remote Sensing to Non-Scientists Through Online Learning in Applied Forestry (OLAF) - Pete Bettinger, University of Georgia

Fast Tree Inventory with UAV LiDAR in the Plantation - Jinyuan Shao, Purdue University

Individual Bald Cypress Knee Modeling from Mobile LiDAR - Titilayo Tajudeen, North Carolina State University

Transitioning to Remotely-Sensed Forest Inventory: Approaches to Small Area Estimation on State Forests in Oregon - Sean McKenzie, Oregon Department of Forestry

Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Multi-Temporal Imagery to Monitor the Effects of Prescribed Fire - Cameron Wingren, Purdue University

Southern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Longleaf Pine Growth and Yield Over a Range of Site Conditions in the Southeastern US - Bronson Bullock, University of Georgia

Relation of Structure, Composition, and Disturbance in a Multi-Aged Longleaf Pine Woodland - David Phillips, University of Alabama

Status of Forest Growth to Removal Rate in Arkansas - Sagar Godar Chhetri, University of Arkansas At Monticello

Urban & Community Forestry

Sensible Spaces That Make Livable Urban & Community Forest Places - Richard Hauer, CNUC and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Western & Northwestern Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Evolution of Redwood Forest Silviculture - Learning from Jackson Demonstration State Forest’s Decades of Work - Lynn Webb, CAL FIRE- Jackson Demonstation State Forest

Seedling Based Aspen Reforestation in Burned Areas Across the Southwest - Sarah Kapel, Utah State University

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