3rd Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference
May 20-22, 2008

This conference is to facilitate the transfer of scientific information and the knowledge from both scientists and successful fire managers to land managers in the central hardwoods region. Presentations will include:

Poster presentation/Guidelines - Abstracts Due April 1st

Tuesday, May 20th:
9 am – 6:30 pm

• Fire and Oak Regeneration – Daniel Dey, USFS NRS
• Fire Ecology of Woodlands and Barrens – John Taft, IL National History Survey
• Fire and Fire Surrogates Study – Daniel Yaussy, USFS NRS
• Fire and LANDIS Modeling – Stephen Shifley, USFS NRS
• Smoke Dispersion Modeling – Gary Achtemeier, USFS SRS
• Performance of BEHAVE Fuel Models – Robert Ziel, Michigan DNR & Matt Jolly, USFS Fire Lab
• Fire and the Indiana Bat – Matthew Dickinson, USFS NRS
• Climate Change and Fire in the East – Ronald Neilson, USFS PNWRS
• Poster Session and refreshments

Wednesday, May 21st
Field Tour: 8 am – 9 pm

1. Natural history sites – functions in forestlands and grasslands
2. Cultural history sites
3. Experimental sites
   
   Followed by a catered dinner and social event.

Thursday, May 22nd:
8 am – 12 pm

• Fire and Restoration: Interior Highlands – McRee Anderson, TNC Arkansas
• Building a State Program in Ohio – Michael Bowden, ODNR Forestry
• Fire and Oak-Grasslands, LBL, Western Kentucky – Jim McCoy, USFS, LBL
• Fire in Eastern National Forests – Gregory Nowacki, USFS R9

Program Date:May 20-22, 2008

Program Location: SIUC Student Center, Carbondale, IL

Registration Deadline: May 12, 2008

Fees:  $90
Early bird:  $75 before April 18, 2008

Download Lodging information, map of Carbondale and registration form.

Sponsors:  U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Northeastern Area – State and Private Forestry, Northern Research Station, Southern Region, U.S. Joint Fire Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Registration Options:
Register on-line for this course or call the Division of Continuing Education @ 618-536-7751

Last updated: April 28 2008.