WASHINGTON, D.C.—From Dec. 6 to 10 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 for addressing socioeconomic dimensions of land management.

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, Dec. 6: SCIENCE x Forest and Rangeland Livelihoods

• Leveraging Demand for Renewable Energy and Innovative Bioproducts to Facilitate Forest Restoration, presented by Nate Anderson<./li>
• What Happened to Wood Products Markets in 2020 and 2021 in the United States? presented by Jeff Prestemon.
• Managing Wolves and Livestock on National Forests in the West, presented by Susan Charnley.

Tuesday, Dec. 7: SCIENCE x Protecting Ecosystem Services

• Human Ecology Mapping: Capturing Diverse Forest Benefits and Landscape Interactions for Use in Planning and Decision-Making, presented by Lee Cerveny.
• What's a canopy worth? Using i-Tree to Understand the Value of Trees, presented by Krista Heinlen.
• Agroforestry: Tools for Working Across the Landscape, presented by Gary Bentrup, Kate MacFarland, Matthew Smith, Richard Straight.

Wednesday, Dec. 8: SCIENCE x Bounty Beneath Our Feet

• Why is Biochar so Important? presented by Debbie Page-Dumroese.
• Establishing Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings After Timber Sales Begins with Restoring the Soil, presented by John Kabrick.
• Communicating Soil Organic Carbon to Land Managers, presented by Andy Colter and Stephanie Connolly.

Thursday, Dec. 9: SCIENCE x Urban Interfaces

• A Shared Stewardship Approach to Wildland Fire Mitigation in Eastern Oklahoma, presented by Cassandra Johnson Gaither.
• Guidance for Tracking Long-Term Urban Tree Survival, Growth, and Health, presented by Natalie van Doorn.
• Consumer Demand for Urban Forest Ecosystem Services and Disservice: Understanding the Role of Trade-offs and Functional Traits, presented by Francisco Escobedo.

Friday, Dec. 10: SCIENCE x Getting Outside

• Managing Winter Recreation and Sensitive Species on Colorado’s Public Lands: Do Humans and Canada Lynx Select the Same Habitat? presented by Lucretia Olson.
• Considering the Benefits of Recreation in Program Reporting and Decision-Making, presented by Eric White.
• Valuing the Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services: An Examination of Recreation in U.S. National Forests presented by Jose Sanchez.

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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