WELCOME REMARKS
- 08:50 Randall Kolka (USFS Northern Research Station)
OPENNING REMARKS
- 08:55 Forrest Boe (Minnesota DNR)
- 09:05 Kevin DuPuis (FDL Government – Tribal Council)
- 09:15 Robert Venette (USFS Northern Research Station)
ORAL SESSION I. ECOLOGY & ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS (Moderators: Joseph Wagenbrenner, Nam Jin Noh)
- 10:00 OSI-01 Assessing urban forest visitor responses to emerald ash borer impacts & management: a Minnesota example (Ingrid Schneider, University of Minnesota)
- 10:20 OSI-02 Visitor perceptions of protected areas after tree-feeding beetle infestation (Christopher Wynveen, Baylor University)
- 10PS-20:40 Coffee Break
- 11:00 OSI-03 Effects of ash loss on forest vegetation: Long-term monitoring at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI’s) (Jason Kilgore, Washington & Jefferson College)
- 11:20 OSI-04 Will ash persist in the presence of emerald ash borer? Evidence from a multi-year field study (Daniel Kashian, Wayne State University)
- 11:40 OSI-05 Effects of emerald ash borer on ash forests and considerations for forest management (Charles Flower, USFS-Northern Research Station)
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:30 OSI-06 Community and ecosystem shifts following emerald ash borer outbreak in ash-dominated forests (Mark Norris, Stevenson University)
- 13:50 OSI-07 Evaluating replacement tree species in black ash forests threatened by EAB and climate change (Brian Palik, USFS Northern Research Station)
- 14:10 OSI-08 The impacts of emerald ash borer and silvicultural management strategies on black ash forest ground-layer communities (Christopher Looney, University of Minnesota)
- 14:30 OSI-09 Vegetation responses to simulated emerald ash borer infestation in Fraxinus nigra-dominated wetlands: Implications for management (Joshua Davis, Michigan Tech.)
- 14:50 Coffee Break
- 15:10 OSI-10 Six year effects of simulated emerald ash borer mortality and harvesting on black ash ecohydrology (Jacob Diamond, Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
- 15:30 OSI-11 Timing, microsite, site preparation, browse deterrent, and species selection for artificial regeneration within black ash dominated forest at risk of EAB infestation (Nicholas Bolton, Michigan Tech.)
- 15:50 OSI-12 The survival and growth of planted tree seedlings in EAB-impacted floodplain forests depend on restoration methods and microsite factors (Kathleen Knight, USFS Northern Research Station)
- 16:10 OSI-13 Adapting to emerald ash borer: planting and assessing the survival, health, growth, and hydrological impacts of non-ash trees planted into black ash depressional wetlands (Christian Nelson, Fond du Lac Band)
- 16:30 – 18:30 Poster Session (Core-time for the odd numbered posters)
ORAL SESSION II. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS (Moderators: Robert Sleask, Thomas Pypker, Anthony D’Amato)
- 09:00 OSII-01 Implementation of EAB biological control in Minnesota (Jonathan Osthus, MDA)
- 09:20 OSII-02 Progress and challenges in protecting North American ash from the emerald ash borer through biological control (Jian Duan, USFS-ARS)
- 09:40 OSII-03 The survivors: population dynamics of lingering ash and resistance to emerald ash borer (Kathleen Knight, USFS Northern Research Station)
- 10:00 OSII-04 When do you pull the trigger? Using monitoring data to optimize EAB management (Mark Abrahamson, MDA)
- 10:20 Coffee Break
- 10:40 OSII-05 Ecological site classification system for wetland forests of northern Wisconsin (John Kotar, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- 11:00 OSII-06 Wisconsin’s black ash silviculture trials: field summary and management recommendations (Colleen Matula, Wisconsin DNR)
- 11:20 OSII-07 A checklist for evaluating management options in lowland ash forest in Wisconsin (Greg Edge, Wisconsin DNR)
- 11:40 Lunch
- 13:30 Poster Session (Core-time for the even numbered posters)
- 15:30 OSII-08 Remediation of post-EAB infested black ash stands in Wisconsin (Dustin Bronson, Wisconsin DNR)
- 15:50 OSII-09 Long-term finding from the Wisconsin Swamp Hardwood trials: applying results to a new challenge (Justin Pszwaro, TNC)
- 16:10 OSII-10 Approaches for managing black ash forests in Minnesota (Paul Dubuque, Minnesota DNR)
- 16:30 OSII-11 Recommendations for moving forward based on management experience and recent research in black ash wetlands (Anthony D’Amato, The University of Vermont)
- 16:50 Panel Discussion on Operational Considerations (and Other Topics)
- 17:30 Closing Remark (Anthony D’Amato, The University of Vermont)
POSTER SESSION (16:30 – 18:30 Tue. & 13:30 – 15:30 Wed.)
- PS-01 The Future of Ash – Creative Research Project (Kelly Van Frankenhuyzen (Michigan State Univ.)
- PS-02 Plasticity in cold tolerance of overwintering emerald ash borer (Robert Venette, USFS Northern Research Station)
- PS-03 Potential effects of emerald ash borer invasion on wetland community composition (Melissa Youngquist, University of Minnesota)
- PS-04 Linking emerald ash borer to changes in ecosystem function: how changes in litter quality may influence leaf decomposition and invertebrate growth (Melissa Youngquist, University of Minnesota)
- PS-05 Emerald ash borer induced ash decline and its effects on belowground nutrient and microbial community dynamics (Charles Flower, USFS-Northern Research Station)
- PS-06 EAB-induced tree mortality impacts on ecosystem respiration and tree water use in an experimental forest (Charles Flower, USFS-Northern Research Station)
- PS-07 Water level controls on transpiration of co-dominant species in black ash wetlands (Joseph Shannon, Michigan Tech.)
- PS-08 Short-term responses of dissolve carbon and nitrogen concentrations to simulated emerald ash borer infestation in a black ash-dominated paired watershed (Nam Jin Noh, Michigan Tech.)
- PS-09 Black ash wetland watershed hydrology and soil biogeochemistry responses to a simulated emerald ash borer disturbance (Matthew Van Grinsven, Northern Michigan Univ.)
- PS-10 Temperature and water level effects on greenhouse gas fluxes in soil cores from black ash (Fraxinus nigra) wetlands in the northern Great Lake States, USA (Alan Toczydlowski, University of Minnesota)
- PS-11 Soil carbon and nitrogen pools across a range of black ash wetlands (Randall Kolka, USFS Northern Research Station)
- PS-12 The effect of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)-caused tree mortality on the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and their combined effects on woody seedlings (Brian Hoven, Miami University)
- PS-13 The Great Lakes Silviculture Library: A tool to link management practices for EAB within the region (Marcella Windmuller-Campione, University of Minnesota)
- PS-14 Density dependent survival of white ash (Fraxinus Americana) at the Allegheny National Forest (Eli Aubihl, Miami University)
- PS-15 Ash mortality in a new infestation of EAB is not instantaneous (Aubree Kees, University of Minnesota)
- PS-16 Potential species replacements for black ash (Fraxinus nigra) at the confluence of two threats: emerald ash borer and a change climate (Louis Iverson, USFS Northern Research Station)
- PS-17 In-situ genetic conservation of white ash through insecticide treatment at the Allegheny National Forest (Charles Flower, USFS Northern Research Station)
- PS-18 What can biosurveillance for emerald ash borer tell us about other native tree pests and forest condition? (Marie Hallinen, University of Minnesota)
- PS-19 How low can you go? Optimizing systemic insecticide coverage for tree protection (Dora Mwangola, University of Minnesota)
- PS-20 Potential impacts of emerald ash borer biocontrol on ash health and recovery in southern Michigan (Daniel Kashian, Wayne State Univ.)
- PS-21 Biomass and sapwood of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) in the Twin Cities Metro Area (Derik Olson, University of Minnesota)
