Announcement and Call for Papers!!!

 

Sustaining Southern Forests: The Science of Forest Assessment a conference sponsored by the Southern Forest Resource Assessment Research Triangle Park, North Carolina November 7-8, 2000

The Southern Forest Resource Assessment is sponsoring a conference on the science of forest assessment and sustainability. Natural and social scientists examining the multiple issues surrounding forest change and sustainability, particularly in the South, are invited to share their approaches, findings and perspectives with natural resource professionals and other interested individuals. The conference seeks to provide participants a comprehensive view of forest sustainability issues and the science being employed at various scales to address them.

Papers on the following topics are of particular interest:

1. Assessing and forecasting peoples’ use of land and resources
2. Assessing changes in forest conditions and health
3. Assessing structure and function of forest ecosystems
4. Linking forest conditions and management to water quality
5. Assessing the full range of benefits of forests
6. Illustrating through case studies the integrated analysis of forest use and effects

Abstracts for presentations have been submitted. Authors of accepted manuscripts have been notified and will be forwarded guidelines on paper format for post-meeting publication of selected submissions. To ensure rapid dissemination of information from this meeting, conference proceedings will be published on this web site. Papers will be made available as they are completed and reviewed.

Logistics

The conference is at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center in downtown Durham, NC. Call (800) 228-9290 for reservations. The hotel is holding a block of rooms until October 18th at the conference rate of $85 under the name "Southern Forest Resource Assessment Conference."

The conference will run from 9am to 5pm each day. Registration fee will be $40.00. Please print out and complete the Registration Form (PDF), make your check out to "NCSU," and mail to:

Forestry Conference
USFS
Box 12254
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

The Southern Forest Resource Assessment This Conference is sponsored by the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SOFRA) to serve as a forum for compiling information to assist in the Assessment. The Southern Forest Resource Assessment was initiated in May 1999 to examine the status, trends, and potential future of southern forests and their various benefits. Led by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and state forestry and other natural resource agencies, the assessment is a collaborative effort with a wide variety of public interest groups. Co-leaders of the Assessment are John Greis of the Southern Region, USDA Forest Service and David Wear, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service.

 

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