September 16-18, 2008, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Interest in western aspen forests and their restoration and management remains high. This year we will build on the foundation laid by this conference in September 2006 where we discussed aspen management and restoration efforts going on throughout the West. We will cover aspen biology and ecology, possible effects of climate change on aspen forests, trends in aspen management, monitoring, human dimensions of aspen ecosystems, and other topics. It will appeal to managers and researchers, including public and private land managers, landowners, and others. This year’s conference will include two full days (the 16th and 17th) of invited presentations with a poster session, and a final half day of roundtables/workshops to discuss how best to move aspen restoration efforts forward. Anyone can propose a poster presentation; a request for submissions along with instructions will come out mid-summer.

Registration, a complete schedule, and other details will be available on the website by mid-summer. To help you plan travel, the conference is currently scheduled to begin at 8:30 am on Tuesday September 16 with presentations extending through about 5 pm on the 17th. The final half day of roundtables/workshops will conclude by noon on Thursday the 18th. All sessions will be held in Logan, Utah.

This conference is organized and sponsored by Utah State University (Ecology Center, Wildland Resources Department, College of Natural Resources, and Cooperative Extension), the Western Aspen Alliance, and USDA-Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and State & Private Forestry.