S1091: Forest Health and Resilience

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Active

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Annual/Termination Reports:

[01/01/1970] [01/01/1970]

Date of Annual Report: 01/01/1970

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 10/27/2023 - 10/27/2023
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 12/31/2023

Participants

Vogel, Jason (jvogel@ufl.edu), Univ. of Florida
Carney, Tyler (tcarney96@ufl.edu), Univ. of Florida
Kavanagh, Kathleen L (katy.kavanagh@oregonstate.edu), Oregon State University
Zamora, Diomides (Diomides.Zamora@usda.gov), USDA-NIFA
Moser, Lane (moser196@umn.edu), Univ. of Minnesota
Dockry, Mike (mdockry@umn.edu), Univ. of Minnesota
Stein,Taylor Verne (tstein@ufl.edu), Univ. of Florida

There were 25-30 additional attendees for whom I do not have contact information.

Brief Summary of Minutes

Our first meeting was an ‘interactive discussion’ session on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM at the Society of American Forester’s meeting. The topic of the meeting was “Developing Research and Demonstration Networks to Address the Forest Management Issues of the 21st Century”.

Participants listed above spoke for 10-15 minutes with discussion from the audience. The focus of the discussion was the potential avenues for developing a national forest health monitoring network. We were also actively recruiting people to join the network.

Accomplishments

Accomplishments: The primary goal of first year of the proposal has been focused on gathering information from the research community about what is needed in terms of research installations (described in detail below). A secondary goal was to recruit interested parties to the proposal. Our activities in the first year were focused on Objective 1 of the proposal “Climate change, forest monitoring, and forest resilience”.   Short-term Outcomes: Through a survey of scientists and professionals, we were able to assess interest in long-term research networks, and what should be the focus of the networks .   Outputs: The results from the survey were presented at the meeting.   Activities: The primary activity was the survey and the meeting at SAF.    Milestones: Our milestones were to launch the survey, assess results, and connect these results with the larger scientific and professional community. The upcoming year we will publish the survey results and begin to focus on the research networks aspects / components of the survey identified as important by the community. We will also begin to engage the other objectives of the research.

Publications

None to report.

Impact Statements

We are only beginning this project but feel like we have stimulated a productive discussion in the community.

Date of Annual Report: 01/01/1970

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 09/17/2024 - 09/20/2024
Period the Report Covers: 01/01/1970 - 01/01/1970

Participants

Jason Vogel, University of Florida
Tim Martin, University of Florida
Steve Jack, Temple Inland Trust
Daniel Markewitz, University of Georgia
Linda Nagel, Utah State University
Reed Van Beveren, Policy Innovation Organization
Lauren Pile-Knapp, United States Forest Service

~12 additional participants. I neglected to have them sign in.

Brief Summary of Minutes

As a preamble, I will say that we did not receive funding for this meeting from NIMSS, or rather it arrived nearly two months after the meeting. I paid for my attendance with other funding, while Carney was unable to attend. I am unsure if other institutions had a similar issue but attendance was low from the group. If meetings can only be held during the narrow timeframe (Mid Nov-Mid-May) that this funding is apparently available, the group will need to adjust future meetings.

The overarching theme of the meeting was trying to find ways to initiate or support long-term research. This topic fell under the umbrella of the "Existing networks for forest health and resilience research and information sharing" area of the overarching proposal.

1) Vogel provided an overview of a community survey on long-term research needs and barriers from the scientific community. He illustrated what he identified as need from the perspective of Forest Health and Soil Health

2) Linda Nagel used the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change study to illustrate her perspectives on how to create and sustain a long-term researh network of sites with minimal funding.

3) Lauren-Pile Knapp illustrated how 'resurrected' studies can be used to facilitate mentoring relationships and the establishment of long-term research.

4) Reed Van Beveren highlighted how new funding mechanisms and technology can be used to establish networks and mentor incoming scientists.

A post-presentation discussion was held that focused on barriers to creating long-term research networks. Participants identified successess as being primarily the results of individual efforts (Tim Martin). Others noted that new funding opportunities would help keep university forests open to research networks (Markewitz). The group discussed how to end research sites so that they do not consume resources. Vogel discussed the onlinle library that is being developed to store study information for the southeastern United States with the intent that it could be used to create new networks.

Accomplishments

Short-term Outcomes:  Developed a working plan for a silviculture online library focused on the southeastern United States. The purpose of this library will be to facilitate collaboration and shared learning across the region.  The effort was also focused on recruitment of new members to the mult-state effort.    Outputs: Four presentations on long-term research and creating networks were conducted by the panelists (Nagel, Pile-Knapp, Van Bremen) and Vogel. Activities: Organized Session at the Society of American Forester's meeting in Loveland, CO focused on network building and long-term research. Collected information from participants   Milestones: Connected with new potential members. Gained feedback from the community on how to move forward with library.

Publications

Eicholtz, M, Smith, J., and Vogel, J.G. 2024. Redbay (Persea borbonia Spreng) Seedling and Sapling Growth and Recruitment Near Trees with and without Putative Resistance to Laurel Wilt Disease. Forests. 15(5), 817. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f15050817">DOI:10.3390/f15050817</a>. Vaney, V. and Vogel, J.G. 2024 Biochar as an Additive in Forest Systems. Florid Land Steward. 13(2):1-3.

Impact Statements

Indicators: By this time next year, we will have the prototype and end-user engagement.
Activities: The upcoming year will see the formation of the southeast silviculture library.