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Forest Guild National Meeting

Date: June 16–19, 2010
Location: CalNeva Resort on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Crystal Bay, NV
Agenda

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Thursday, June 17

Gary Gero, President, Climate Action Reserve
An overview of the CAR Forestry offset protocol, active projects, and current and future opportunities for foresters.
Session 1 – Carbon and Climate Change: policy, sustainability, and technical tools for managers
Session 2 – Woody Biomass: policy, sustainability and harvesting guidelines

David Saah, Spatial Informatics Group
Carbon Accounting for Forest Biomass Combustion in Massachusetts
Andrea Colnes, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Local Wood Energy: Connecting Forests and Communities
Bill Stewart, University of California at Berkeley
Forest Biomass Management in California

Session 3 – Woody Biomass: current and emerging technologies for removal and utilization

Gareth J Mayhead, University of California at Berkeley
Woody biomass utilization technologies
Bill Leavy, Renewable Fuel Technologies
Turning biomass into a cost effective power generation fuel
Han Sup Han, Humboldt State University
Selection of equipment option for mechanical fuels treatment

Session 4 – Silviculture and management: Fire and Water

Christopher Riely, Providence Water
Partnerships and Adaptive Management in Watershed Forestry
Michael Hogan, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services
Ecosystem Services: A Tahoe Case Study
Elwood L. Miller, Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team
Evolution of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team

Friday, June 18 - Forestry in the Sierra Nevadas

Panel 1 – Forest Restoration and management Latest research on wildlife, fire, and hydrology

Malcolm North, US Forest Service
Sierra Nevada Forest Management: Balancing Fuels Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, and Wildlife Habitat — Audio in MP3 format
Kevin O’Hara, UC Berkeley
Managing for Stand Structure in Sierran Conifer Forests — Audio in MP3 format
Brandon Collins, US Forest Service
Managing fire and fuels across Sierra Nevada landscapes — Audio in MP3 format

Panel 2 – Silviculture in Practice: Lessons learned and current efforts from public, private, and indigenous land managers

Bob Rynearson, W.M. Beaty and Associates
W.M. Beaty & Associates Forestland Management in Northeastern California — Audio in MP3 format
Jay Francis, Collins Pine
The Collins Pine Model:70 years of Selection — Audio in MP3 format

Panel 3 – Forest Restoration and management in the Sierras Can we find policy consensus?

Craig Thomas, Sierra Forest Legacy
Dave Bischel, CA Forestry Association
Lynn Jungwirth, Watershed Center
Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy (moderator)

Saturday, June 19 Field Trips

Fire and recovery: the “all lands” approach to fire and fuels management in the Tahoe basin
Sierra Nevada silviculture: different approaches to silviculture in mixed conifer systems.

This meeting is eligible for Continue Forester Educations through Society of American Foresters.

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