WASHINGTON, DC—From Nov. 14 to 18, the Research & Development cross-research station SCIENCEx webinar series will offer daily presentations by Forest Service scientists from across the country showcasing the latest research and best practices in forest management. We’ll highlight a range of topics, from silviculture and climate to invasives, innovations and urban forestry. 

All webinars are hosted through Zoom at: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/16104530612  
Meeting ID: 161 0453 0612/Password: USFS1905!

Tune in each day at 11-12 Pacific/12-1 Mountain/1-2 Central/ 2-3 Eastern for the following presentations:

Monday, Nov. 14, SCIENCE x Forests: Silviculture for the present and future (moderator: Stephanie Laseter)

• A compendium of silviculture treatments for forest types in the United States: Silviculture guidance to support modeling, scenario planning, and large-scale simulations, presented by Thomas Schuler
• Prescribed burning considerations following mechanical treatments, presented by Sharon Hood
• Reforestation in an era of megafires: A wicked problem for the Forest Service in Region 5 and elsewhere, presented by Martin Ritchie

Tuesday, Nov. 15, SCIENCE x Forests: Forests and climate change (moderator: Thomas Timberlake)

• Preparing our forests for the future, presented by Mike Battaglia
• The Pacific Northwest carbon dynamics research initiative: Co-production to assist land managers and policy makers, presented by Andrew Gray
• Sink, swim, or surf: Surging climate change impacts and the role of climate-adaptive silviculture, presented by Bryce Adams

Wednesday, Nov. 16, SCIENCE x Forests: Innovations in forest research (moderator: Jessica Brewen)

• From the forest to the faucet: Tools and data linking surface water from forested lands to public water systems, presented by Peter Caldwell
• Cloud computing advances regional old-growth forest monitoring for the Northwest Forest Plan, presented by David M Bell
• What is resilience in frequent-fire forests and how can it be measured?, presented by Malcolm North

Thursday, Nov. 17, SCIENCE x Forests: Urban forestry, community, and wood utilization (moderator: Sarah Hines)

• The science and practice of urban silviculture, presented by Nancy Sonti and Rich Hallett
• Expanding urban wood utilization, presented by Charlie Becker
• Not by trees alone: Centering community in urban forestry, presented by Lindsay Campbell

Friday, Nov. 18, SCIENCE x Forests: Invasion and outbreaks in forests (moderator: Sarah Hines)

• Species home-making in ecosystems: Toward place-based ecological metrics of belonging, presented by Susan Cordell
• Invasion and outbreak within an epidemiological model, presented by Rima Lucardi
• Mapping Armillaria-killed trees with high-resolution remote sensing, presented by Benjamin Bright

Society of American Foresters Certified Forester Education and The Wildlife Society Continuing Education Credits are offered through this series.

The SCIENCEx series brings together scientists and land management experts from across the country to communicate and discuss the latest research and best practices for addressing large natural resource challenges. These webinars connect R&D science directly with federal, state, county, local and tribal land managers, offering pragmatic solutions and examples of how research can be applied. These webinars welcome both Forest Service and non-Forest Service audiences.

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