Highlights from 2017- Ashland, Oregon

       complete  2017 Program & Abstracts

* About 130 people attended!  Photos at bottom of this page

* Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Susan Harrison spoke on

        "Klamath-Siskiyou Plant Diversity: Patterns, Causes, & A Historical Perspective"

* 8 Symposia & Technical Sessions produced 42 oral presentations:            

•  Mixed Severity Fire & the Effects on Biodiversity 
•  Lichen Ecology     
•  Woodland / Savannah Ecosystems: Diversity, Management, & Restoration    
•  Ecology
•  Aquatic Systems
•  Protecting Diversity in Northwest National Parks    
•  Historic Landscapes of the Klamath Province
•  Northern California Lichenology    

* Student Workshop "Best Practices for Submitting & Publishing Manuscripts for Scientific Journals"

* Workshop "Biodiversity of White Oak Dwelling Lichens & Bryophytes" 

                       presented by Northwest Lichenologists

* 21 Poster Presentations....see the Winners of the Best Posters!

* Banquet with fine dining, interesting conversation, and our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Pepper Trail

      speaking on "Fighting Wildlife Crime with Science: The Casebook of a Forensic Biologist"

* 3 Field Trips:  

• Lichens & Mosses of Sampson Creek Preserve
• Oak and Chaparral Restoration & Endemic Plants of Lower Table Rock
• Asland Watershed Restoration                                                       

* Cooperators: