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The history of DEMO: An experiment in regeneration harvest of northwestern forest ecosystems. Northwest Science 73:3-11.
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presented by Dr. David Peterson & Invited Guest Speakers
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biography...
Biologist with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Professor in the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. His research has focused on fire ecology, subalpine forest ecology, effects of environmental stress on tree growth, and effects of climate change on forest ecosystems. The author of 220 scientific articles, he recently published the books, Climate Change and United States Forests and Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems. As a contributing author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1990 he has been a NWSA member and formerly served as the Northwest Science editor. Currently, he works on climate change adaptation on federal lands throughout the West. He resides on his family's tree farm in Skagit County, Washington. Plenary Session Buying Time - Adapting to Climate Change in the Northwest
We will focus on the progress made to reduce potential negative effects of climate change on our natural resources in northwestern North America. Significant progress has been made in assessing the effects of climate change, and implementation of climate-informed management and planning is now moving forward. Recent examples of successful on-the-ground adaptation demonstrate that the organizational capacity to respond to climate change is increasing. This provides optimism that we can retain functionality in our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
keynote Function Over Form: Sustainability and Natural Resources in a Warmer World David L. Peterson, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Preparing Our Infrastructure for a New Hydrologic Cycle Ronda Strauch, University of Washington, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Restoration and Refugia for Salmonids in a Warmer World Dan Isaak, USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Keeping Water in the Mountains: Beavers to the Rescue Michael Pollock, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
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