Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management June 18­20, 1996

[John W. LeBlanc]

                Announcement and First Call for Papers

        Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management

                        June 18­20, 1996

                     Humboldt State University

                        Arcata, California


About the Conference

The coast redwood forest type is unique to California and extreme
southwest Oregon.  Society values a broad spectrum of resources inherent
in the coast redwood forest, including  natural history, wood products,
aesthetics, and variety of plants and animals.  However, the amount of
published work on coast redwood has not matched the interest in its
resources.  

The Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management is the first
of its kind for the region.  In the plenary sessions, invited speakers
will address the paleohistory of redwood, dynamic processes that influence
redwood forests, the current status of the redwood type, wildlife, the
human perspective, and the history of the redwood preservation movement.  


Contributed technical papers and posters will present the latest research
on watershed processes, forest management, silvicultural systems,
terrestrial and aquatic organisms associated with the type, forest
products, coast redwood biology, park management, and restoration. 


Published Proceedings will follow shortly after the conference.


Who Should Attend?


Anyone interested in the resources of the coast redwood forest, including
resource professionals from private industry, state and federal agencies,
universities, landowners, and the public.

Call for Papers


Prospective participants should provide the program coordinator with
technical paper or poster title and an abstract of 250 words or less by
October 2, 1995.  Submissions will be reviewed and authors will be invited
to speak or present a poster.  Submission of technical papers and posters
on the following or other topics specifically related to the Redwood
Region is encouraged:

- Sustainable ecosystems
- Watershed processes (hydrology, geomorphology)
- Forest management
- Silviculture 
- Wildlife ­ terrestrial
- Wildlife ­ aquatic
- Stand dynamics and succession
- Fire ecology and management
- Utilization and products
- Genetics
- Physiology
- Insects and disease
- Autecology
- Park management
- Restoration and rehabilitation
- Forest protection

Schedule of  Events

The first two days of the conference will include plenary sessions,
concurrent technical sessions, and poster sessions.  The third day of the
conference will include concurrent field trips organized for those who
sign up in advance.

Field trips are anticipated to be hosted by representatives from local
forest landowners, Redwood National Park, and Humboldt Redwoods State
Park.  Optional fourth day field trips are available to those who are
interested in traveling to Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino
County, or to Cal Poly School Forest property in Santa Cruz County.

For More information contact:

Kim Rodrigues UCCE at 707­445­7351 cdhumboldt at ucdavis.edu

Bill Baxter CDF at 707­964­5674
hal_slack at fire.ca.gov

John LeBlanc UCCE at 510­642­6678 jleblanc at nature.berkeley.edu

Doug Piirto Calpoly at 805­756­2968 dpiirto at oboe.calpoly.edu

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Return this form to:

John W. LeBlanc
University of California
ESPM - Extension Forestry
163 Mulford Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
(510) 642-6678  FAX  643-5438
jleblanc at nature.berkeley.edu
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Conference on Coast Redwood 
Forest Ecology and Management
June 18­20, 1996

Application for Participation

Type of Participation Preferred
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_____ Speaker or Poster Presenter -Speakers or poster presenters should
provide the program coordinator with technical paper or poster title and
an abstract of 250 words or less by October 2, 1995.

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brochure in January 1996..

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