adaptive silviculture for climate change (ascc) · day 1 (june 8, 2020): 8:00 introductions &...
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Foresters,ecologists,andoutreachspecialistsfromtheUniversityofConnecticut,theCTDepartmentofEnergyandtheEnvironment,andothersouthernNewEnglandinstitutionsarepartneringwithColoradoStateUniversity,andtheNorthernInstituteofAppliedClimateSciencetoofferaworkshoptodiscussincorporatingclimatechangeintothemanagementofforestsontheexurbanlandscape.
ThisWorkshopWillInclude:• Exploreclimatechangeprojectionsandecosystem
vulnerabilitiesforsouthernNewEnglandforests• Developactionablestepstoadaptlocalforeststo
changingconditions• Useandadaptiveplanningprocesstodesignon-
the-groundtreatmentsforasetofexurbanforestplotsinCTaspartofalong-termAdaptiveSilvicultureforClimateChangeresearchstudy.
DATES:June8-10,20208:00a.m.– 5:00p.m.June8&98:00a.m.– 1p.m.June10
LOCATION:UniversityofConnecticutStorrs,CT06269
TOATTEND:Ifyouareinterestedinattendingthisworkshopopportunity,pleasevisitstormwise.uconn.edu/exurban-ascc toRSVP.Thereisnofeefortheworkshop,butseatingislimited.PleaseindicateyourinterestinattendingtheworkshopnolaterthanMonday,May25,2020.
PROGRAMCONTACTS:Dr.RobertFaheyAssistantProfessorofForestEcologyandManagement,UConnDept.ofNaturalResourcesandtheenvironmentRobert.Fahey@uconn.edu
CourtneyPetersonColoradoStateUniversity– AdaptiveSilvicultureforClimateChange(ASCC)[email protected]
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MoreInformation:LearnmoreabouttheAdaptiveSilvicultureforClimateChange(ASCC)Projecthere:www.adaptivesilviculture.org.
June 8-10, 2020
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Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC)In the exurban forests of southern New England
Workshop at UConn Campus in Storrs
Day1(June8,2020):8:00 Introductions&ProjectOverview8:30 ClimateChangeScienceandProjections9:15 ClimateChangeConsiderationsforSilvicultural
Decision-Making10:30 ClimateChangeimpactsandVulnerabilitiesforNew
Englandforests11:15 3expertsdiscussforestconditionsandforest
ownershipinsouthernNewEngland12:00 Lunch12:45 3expertsdiscusssouthernNewEnglandsilviculture
andforestecosystemconcerns1:30 OverviewofAdaptationandMitigation2:15 DevelopingAdaptationApproaches&Tactics5:00 EvaluationsandAdjournfortheday
Day2(Jun9,2020):8:00 Visitstudysitewheretheadaptivesilviculture
planswillbeimplemented10:00 Identifymanagementobjectivescorrespondingto
resistance,resilience,andtransitiontreatmentsforthestudyforestsite
12:00 Lunch1:15 Identifyadaptationapproachesandtactics
representingthethreetreatmentsandmeetingobjectivesformanagersofstudyforest
5:00 EvaluationsandAdjournforthedayDay3(June10,2020):
8:00 SelectfinalapproachesandtacticsforASCCtreatments
9:30 Identifykeymonitoringitemsandmetrics11:00 Discussnextsteps12:00 EvaluationsandAdjourn
Agenda
June 8th – 10th, 2019: Exurban ASCC Workshop at UConn
TheAdaptiveSilvicultureforClimateChange(ASCC)projectisacollaborativeefforttoestablishaseriesofexperimentalsilviculturaltrialsacrossanetworkofdifferentforestecosystemtypes.
TheCTtrialsdesignedinthisworkshopwillbeaffiliatedwiththelargerprojectandrepresentforestecosystemsontheexurbanlandscape.
UConn campusin Storrs, CT
Directionstomeetingroomsandparkingoptionswillbeemailedtoyouwhenyouregisterfortheworkshop.