FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS THE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF DEAD WOOD IN WESTERN FORESTS Dead trees, both snags and logs, are critical elements of healthy and productive forests. Development of effective site- and regionally-appropriate management recommendations requires better knowledge about the process of decay and other ecological attributes of dead wood, and the interactions of dead wood with other forests resources. To facilitate and encourage this collection and dissemination of information, a major conference covering dead wood ecology and management will be held November 2-4, 1999. Objectives of the conference are to bring together forest researchers and managers to share the current state of knowledge relative to the (1) values and interactions of dead wood to, and in a functioning forest, (2) biology and processes of tree mortality, snag deterioration, and down log deterioration, and (3) the development of effective management guidelines. Proceedings will be published. Dates: November 2-4, 1999 Place: Reno, Nevada TENTATIVE PROGRAM AGENDA Tuesday, November 2 Keynote Address: Jack Ward Thomas Invited Panel: Why Dead Wood is Important - To Aquatic Systems - To Invertebrates - To Vertebrates - To Soils and Other Forest Resources Concurrent Sessions on Same Four Subjects Evening Poster Session/Reception Wednesday, November 3 Invited Panel: Demography and Dynamics of Dead Wood - Tree Mortality - Snag Decay - Log Decay - Dead Wood Dynamics in Aquatic Systems Concurrent Sessions on Dead Wood Demography: - In Coastal/Mesic Forests - In the Cascades and Sierra Nevada Forests - In the Rocky Mountain Forests Evening Poster Session/Reception Thursday, November 4 Invited Panel: Management of Dead Wood - Perspectives and Approaches - Ecological Perspectives - Industrial Perspectives - Federal (Forest Service) Perspectives - State Forest Agency Concurrent Sessions (structure to be determined): Management Guidelines -- Examples, Approaches, and Techniques Symposium Synthesis: Invited Speaker Ad hoc workshop on developing guidelines & directions ABSTRACTS Abstracts preferably in text file format, not to exceed 200 words are due May 1, 1999. They may be sent as an email attachment to one of the addresses below. At the discretion of the symposium steering committee, presentations may be either oral (15-20 minutes) or poster. Include with abstract the author's desired session and preference for presentation of poster. Manuscript "instruction to authors" will be provided upon receipt of the abstract. Final manuscripts will be required at the symposium. INFORMATION For more information and registration materials, visit the website of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society at <http://www.tws-west.org>. [Registration materials will be available by mid-March] For registration information, contact: William Hull Western Section of The Wildlife Society Post Office Box 21638 Oakland, CA 94620-1638 (510) 465-4962 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For program information, contact: Brad Valentine California Department of Forestry 135 Ridgway Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (707) 576-2937 [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR Bill Laudenslayer USFS: Pacific Southwest Research Station 2081 East Sierra Avenue Fresno, CA 93710 (209) 487-5197 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************** Bill Standley; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wildlifer.Com; http://www.wildlifer.com Bill's Wildlife Sites; http://www.wildlifer.com/wildlifesites/ ******************************************************** ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
