2011 Forest Management and Watershed Science Symposium

The goal of the Forest Management and Watershed Science Symposium held on March 30, 2011, was to better understand and promote effective forest management to enhance watershed function and forest ecosystem services such as resiliency to wildfire, water availability and habitat.  The Symposium was well attended as presentations were given by top forest and watershed researchers:  

Management Implications of Altered Fire Regimes and Changes in Forest Structure on East Side Ponderosa Pine Forest, Part 1 , Part 2 - Dr. Alan Taylor, Penn State University

Forest Restoration on a Landscape Scale, and Fire History of Riparian Areas in Mixed Conifer Forests - Dr. Malcolm North, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

Long-Term Stream Monitoring to Evaluate the Effects of Logging in Near-Stream Areas - Dr. Ken Tate, UC Davis

Snow Pack Accumulations and Water Dynamics in Conifer Forests - Implications for Water Yield - Dr. Ron Ryel, Utah State University

Effects of Ecosystem-Based Forest Management - Results of On-the-Ground Assessments, Part 1 , Part 2 - Tom Rickman and Dr. Bobette Jones, USFS Eagle Lake Ranger District