Presentations from the Meeting Plenary
E.O. Wilson, Harvard University (video via SciVee: part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4)
Conservation of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem and Other Southern Grasslands
Reed Noss, University of Central Florida (video via SciVee: part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4)
Emerging Biomass Markets in the South
From Seedling to Energy – Bill Waller, Green Circle Energy
Biomass to Energy: Inventing the New Oil – Ron Barmore, Range Fuels
The Developing Forest Bioenergy Industry: Effects on the “Forest” – Nathan McClure, Georgia Forestry Commission
Forest Insects and Climate Change
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid:From Biology to Management – Zander Evans, Forest Guild
Southern Pine Bark Beetles in a Changing Climate – Andy Londo, Mississippi State University
Red Oak Borer Outbreak: Flash in the Pan, or Wave of the Future? – John Riggins, Mississippi State University
Guest and Undocumented Forestry Workers
Beau Brodbeck, University of Alabama Extension
Guest Forestry Labor: Understanding and addressing issues facing migrant forestry workers – Mike DeBonis, Forest Guild
Carbon Regulation and Trading
Carbon Trading Basics – Scott Schouse, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
How a National Carbon Cap and Trade System Might Work: Cleaning the air, restoring the forest – Bob Perschel, Forest Guild
Biomass Harvesting and Technology
Woody Biomass Removal Case Studies: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success – Zander Evans, Forest Guild
Hydrocarbon Biofuels Produced via Pyrolysis of Pine Timber and Harvest Residues – Phillip Steele, Mississippi State University
Opportunities and Challenges in a Biorefining Industry based on Forest Biomass – Steve Taylor, Auburn University
Emerging Local-Scale Biomass Opportunities
Community-scale Wood Energy – Adam Sherman, Biomass Energy Research Center
Community Wood Energy: A Market-Based Approach Involving Consultant Foresters – Bob Perschel, Forest Guild
Certification for Small Landowners
Alyx Perry, Southern Forest Network
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