Francis Marion & Sumter National Forest, National Forest in North Carolina, and the Southern Research Station
Greenline Meeting
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
SRS Headquarters Conference Room
200 W.T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC
Event Agenda
0830 – 0900 Register, meet and greet
0900 – 1145 Morning Session
Monitor: Randy Fowler - R8-SRS Liaison
Welcome, Opening comments, Introductions, Charge to participants
- Rob Doudrick, Director, Southern Research Station
- Frank Beum, Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8
- Allen Nicholas – Forest Supervisor, National Forest in North Carolina (NFNC)
- Rick Lint – Forest Supervisor, Francis Marion & Sumter National Forest (FMS)
Hardwood Forest Restoration
Tara Keyser – Research Forester
- Overview of current research on hardwood forest restoration and prescribed burning
- Discussion on fire impacts and repeated burning in hardwoods
Smoke Management
Scott Goodrick – Project Leader / Supervisory Research Meteorologist
- Current research on smoke management
- Discussion on the physical and social implications of smoke and smoke management
Forest Health: Insects and Disease
Bud Mayfield – Project Leader
- Overview of current research on insects and disease impacting the forests
- Discussion about forest health and current insect and disease concerns
1145 - 1215 – Lunch – On Site
1215 – 1500 Afternoon Session
Monitor: Stephanie Laseter - R8-SRS Liaison
Riparian Impacts from Hemlock Mortality
Katherine Elliott – Team Leader / Research Ecologist
Aquatic Ecology and Water Issues in North Carolina and South Carolina
Andy Dolloff – Project Leader / Research Fishery Biologist
Shortleaf Pine and Mixed Hardwood Restoration
Mike Black – Director of Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Overview of restoration research in shortleaf – mixed hardwood ecosystems
- Discussion on shortleaf – mixed hardwoods restoration and prescribed and wildfire impacts.
Brief Discussion Topics (if time allows)
- Inventory, Monitoring, and Analysis
- Briefing – Kier Klepzig - Assistant Director, SRS
- Discussion
- Socioeconomic Issues Affecting National Forest
- Briefing - Sarah Wiener, Climate Hub Fellow, SRS
- Discussion
1500 – 1530 – Follow up Actions Identified
- Allen Nicholas – Forest Supervisor, National Forest in North Carolina (NFNC)
- Rick Lint – Forest Supervisor, Francis Marion & Sumter National Forest (FMS)
- Frank Beum – Deputy Regional Forester, NFS
- Monica Schwalbach – Assistant Director, SRS
1530 – Close and Safe Travels
Presentations
Aquatic Ecology and Water-related Issues In National Forests of South and North Carolina
Andy Dolloff, Team Leader, Research Fishery Biologist
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Center for Forest Watershed Research
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(PowerPoint; 22.0 MB)
Hardwood Forest Restoration in the Appalachians
Tara Keyser, Research Forester
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Upland Hardwood Ecology and Management
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(PDF; 3.5 MB)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management in the Southern Appalachians: Is There Hope?
Bud Mayfield, Project Leader
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Insects, Diseases, and Invasive Plants
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(PowerPoint; 29.8 MB)
Overview of research on the loss of hemlock and impacts on riparian ecosystems
Katherine Elliott, Research Ecologist
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Center for Forest Watershed Research
Chelcy F. Miniat, Project Leader
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Center for Forest Watershed Research
Jennifer Knoepp, Research Soil Scientist
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Center for Forest Watershed Research
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(PowerPoint; 18.1 MB)
Restoration of Shortleaf Pine in the Southern United States-Strategies and Tactics
James M. Guldin, Supervisory Research Ecologist and Project Leader
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Southern Pine Ecology and Management
Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
Michael W. Black, Director
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
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(PDF; 10.7 MB)
Smoke Management Research
Scott Goodrick, Project Leader & Research Meteorologist
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Center for Forest Disturbance Science