CoastCoast RedwoodRedwood ForestsForests inin aa ChangingChanging CaliforniaCalifornia June 21-23, 2011 University of California Santa Cruz, CA http://ucanr.org/sites/Redwood/ Purpose and Objective ........................................................................................... 3 Planning Committee Members ............................................................................... 3 Coordinators .......................................................................................................... 3 Program of Events .................................................................................................. 4 Concurrent Session 1 .................................................................................. 7 Concurrent Session 2 .................................................................................. 8 Concurrent Session 3 .................................................................................. 9 Concurrent Session 4 .................................................................................. 10 Concurrent Session 5 .................................................................................. 11 Abstracts of Invited Presentations .......................................................................... 12 Abstracts of Oral Presentations .............................................................................. 13 Abstracts of Posters ............................................................................................... 49 Conference Sponsors ............................................................................................. 68 This program has been reviewed and is approved for professional CFE credits by the Society of American Foresters. Be sure to sign in EACH day and we’ll have a certificate for you to pick up. 6/21 Field Tours North County Tour 4.5 hours of Category 1-CF South County Tour 5.5 hours of Category 1-CF 6/22 - 6 hours of Category 1-CF 6/23 - 6.5 hours of Category 1-CF 2 | P a g e Policies and strategies guiding the use and management of California‘s coastal ecoregion are dependent on objective scientific information. Attention to this region has increased in recent years. At the same time, much new information has been collected. Each year the array of decisions affecting lands and natural resources in the redwood region carry more weight; evidence the recent interest in watershed assessment, fish and wildlife recovery efforts and silvicultural changes. This symposium is part of a continuing effort to promote the development and communication of scientific findings to inform management and policy decisions. Leonell Arguello, Redwood National Park Pascal Berrill, Humboldt State University, Dept. of Forestry and Watershed Management Sherry Cooper, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Neal Ewald, Green Diamond Resource Company Mike Furniss, USDA FS PSW Redwood Sciences Lab Greg Giusti, UC Cooperative Extension Ruskin Hartley, Save the Redwoods League Russ Henly, California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection Mike Jani, Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC Janet McCrary Webb, Big Creek Lumber Brendan O’Neill, California State Parks, Russian River District Doug Piirto (co-chair), California Polytechnic State University Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy Scott Sink, California Polytechnic State University Richard B. Standiford (co-chair), University of California Center for Forestry Steve Staub, Consulting Forester John Stuart (co-chair), Humboldt State University, Dept. of Forestry and Watershed Management Brad Valentine, California Dept. Fish & Game Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension University of California, Berkeley, Center for Forestry and College of Natural Resources University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Natural Resources Management. Dept. and College of Ag., Food and Environmental Sciences Humboldt State University Dept. of Forestry and Wildland Resources and College of Natural Resources and Sciences Page | 3 June 21 Field Tour Participants 7:30 a.m. Arrive and park in Lot 109 or 110 Check in and register for the tours—College Circle 8:30 Depart for tours from College Circle 5 p.m. Return to UC Santa Cruz All Participants Arriving on Tuesday 5-6 p.m. Pick up Parking/Lodging/Meal Tickets—Stevenson Event Center 5-8 p.m. Symposium Registration—Stevenson Event Center 6-7 p.m. Dinner—Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons (for non-commuters) 7-9 p.m. Ice Cream Reception—Stevenson Event Center (for all) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and check in—College Circle Location: Classroom Unit 2 Refreshments 9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks and Welcome Rick Standiford, UC Berkeley Doug Piirto, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo John Stuart, Humboldt State University J. Keith Gilless, UC Berkeley, College of Natural Resources 9:10 – 9:15 Panel Moderator Remarks—Doug Piirto, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 9:15 – 9:50 Historical Perspective: Humans in the Redwood Region—Sandy Lydon, Santa Cruz Local Historian 9:50 – 10:25 Redwood Forest Canopies: Insights from 15 Years of Tree Climbing— Steve Sillett, Humboldt State University 10:25 Break—Refreshments 10:45 -11:20 Redwood Conservation: Where Do We Go From Here?—Ruskin Hartley, Save the Redwoods League 11:20 – 11:55 Redwood Products - An Economic Perspective on Sustainable Management— Ron Jarvis, Home Depot 11:55 Questions and Answers from morning panel 4 | P a g e 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (for all; meal ticket required)—Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons 1:30 - 3:10 Concurrent Session 1 Classroom 175 Session 1A, Watershed Processes—Michael Furniss, PSW Redwood Sciences Lab Classroom 150 Session 1B, Ecology—Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy; Emily Linn, Save the Redwoods League Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 1C, Forest Health—Kim Camilli, Cal Fire/CalPoly 3:10 - 3:30 Break—Stevenson Event Center 3:30 - 5:30 Concurrent Session 2 Classroom 175 Session 2A, Watershed Processes—Michael Furniss, PSW Redwood Sciences Lab Classroom 150 Session 2B, Ecology—Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy; Emily Linn, Save the Redwoods League 3:30 - 5:50 Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 2C, Forest Health—Kim Camilli, Cal Fire/CalPoly 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Poster Session and Hosted Reception/No-host Bar 7 a.m. Breakfast for those staying on campus Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons Refreshments provide for all—Stevenson Event Center 7:50 - 10:10 Concurrent Session 3 Classroom 175 Session 3A, Watershed Processes—Michael Furniss, PSW Redwood Sciences Lab Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 3C, Wildlife, Fisheries Aquatic Ecology—Brad Valentine, Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game 7:50 – 9:30 Session 3B, Ecology—Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy; Emily Linn, Save the Classroom 150 Redwoods League 9:30 – 12:30 Session 3B, Silviculture, Restoration—Scott Sink Cal Poly Tech; Pascal Berrill, Classroom 150 Humboldt State University 10:10 - 10:30 Break—Stevenson Event Center 10:30 – 11:50 Concurrent Session 4 Classroom 175 Session 4A, Watershed Processes—Michael Furniss, PSW Redwood Sciences Lab Classroom 150 Session 4B, Silviculture, Restoration— Scott Sink Cal Poly Tech; Pascal Berrill, Humboldt State University Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 4C, Wildlife, Fisheries Aquatic Ecology—Brad Valentine, Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game 11:50 – 12:30 Concurrent Session 4 continued Classroom 175 Session 4A, Economics, Policy—Rich Thompson, Cal Poly Classroom 150 Session 4B, Silviculture, Restoration— Scott Sink Cal Poly Tech; Pascal Berrill, Humboldt State University Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 4C, Monitoring—Helge Eng, CalFire 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch (for all; meal ticket required)—Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons Page | 5 1:30 – 2:50 Concurrent Session Classroom 175 Session 5A, Economics, Policy—Rich Thompson, CalPoly Classroom 150 Session 5B, Silviculture, Restoration— Scott Sink Cal Poly Tech; Pascal Berrill, Humboldt State University Stevenson Event Ctr. Session 4C, Monitoring—Helge Eng, CalFire Location: Stevenson Event Ctr. 3:00 Introduction to the Closing Session—John Stuart, Humboldt State 3:10 Future of research in the Redwood Region—John Helms, UC Berkeley and Mike Liquori, Sound Watershed 3:40 - 4:15 Panel response: Interface of Research, Management and Conservation— moderated by John Stuart Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy Lowell Diller, Green Diamond Kevin O'Hara, UC Berkeley 4:15 Wrap-up and Next Steps—Rick Standiford 4:30 Adjourn—Lodging Check Out 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6 | P a g e CONCURRENT SESSION 1 – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011 Abstract # WATERSHED PROCESSES ECOLOGY FOREST HEALTH precedes presentation title 1A: Classroom 175 1B: Classroom 150 1C: Stevenson Event Center Dan Porter Michael Furniss Session The Nature Conservancy Kim Camilli PSW Redwood Chairs Emily Limm Cal Fire/CalPoly