Conserving and Restoring Frequent Fire Landscapes of the West: Linking Science, Collaboration and Practice 2006 National Conference October 24th, 25th, and 26th Flagstaff, AZ Hosted by: The Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University, The Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at Colorado State University, and The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute at New Mexico Highlands University.

Policies from the national to the local level urge land managers to use the best available science and collaborate when designing and implementing forest treatments. However, doing this in an era of overwhelming work loads and limited time presents many challenges. This conference will bring together land managers, stakeholders, and scientists to enhance participants’ skills in integrating science, collaboration, and management practice. Specific topics will include: hazardous fuels reduction, post-fire rehabilitation, addressing threats to natural resource sustainability, restoring human and wildlife habitats, enhancing watershed function, and providing for economic vitality of natural resource dependent communities.

Presentations

• NEW SILVICULTURAL APPROACHES FOR THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
  John Duff Bailey, Oregon State University
  
  
• EFFECTS OF CHIPPING/CHUNKING FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENTS ON SOIL N SUPPLY
  Dan Binkley, Colorado State University
  
  
• ONE ENVIRONMENTALIST’S PERSPECTIVE ON COLLABORATION
  Susan Jane Brown, Law at Lewis and Clark Law School
  
  
• COLLABORATION IN CONSERVING AND RESTORING FREQUENT FIRE LANDSCAPES IN THE WEST
  Tony Cheng, Colorado State University
  
  
• ECOLOGICAL VALUES, BEYOND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES?
  Terry Daniel, University of Arizona
  
  
• ECONOMIC IRRATIONALITY, DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS, AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
  P.J. Daugherty and G.B. Snider; Northern Arizona University
  
  
• RESTORING FIRE AS A LANDSCAPE PROCESS: SOME STOCHASTIC IDEAS
  Don Falk, University of Arizona
  
  
• REFERENCE CONDITIONS OF FOREST STRUCTURE AND FIRE REGIME, KAIBAB PLATEAU, ARIZONA
  Peter Fule, Northern Arizona University
  
  
• SETTING ECOLOGICAL GOALS AND DETERMINING RESTORATION SUCCESS
  Bruce Higgins, Kaibab National Forest
  
  
• REGIONAL ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FROM UTILIZING WOOD REMOVED BY FOREST HEALTH RESTORATION TREATMENTS
  Greg Jones, Rocky Mountain Research Station Missoula, MT. Mike Niccolucci, Northern Region Missoula, MT. Susan Winter, Fort Collins. CO
  
  
• LONG-TERM HERBACEOUS RESPONSE TO RESTORATION TREATMENTS IN A PINE-BUNCHGRASS ECOSYSTEM
  Daniel Laughlin, Northern Arizona University

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