Here is a reminder announcement about the upcoming Eastern Old-Growth Forest Conference. Note that the deadline for poster abstracts is January 3, 2006, and that this meeting can count towards forestry continuing education credits.
The Eastern Native Tree Society, the University of Arkansas, and the USDA Forest Service are pleased to announce that the Seventh Eastern Old-Growth Forest Conference will be held in the Conway Lecture Hall at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 24-25, 2006. The Conference is free and open to the public, but due to limited space, pre- registration will be required. The Seventh Eastern Old-Growth Forest Conference will be specifically dedicated to the ancient forest ecosystems and endangered species of Arkansas and the surrounding south-central United States. Speakers will describe the aesthetic, conservation, and scientific values of native old- growth forest types, including the bottomland hardwood-baldcypress community, the oak-hickory, oak-pine, eastern redcedar, and Cross Timbers ecosystems. The rediscovery of the critically endangered ivory-billed woodpecker in the cypress-tupelo woodlands along Bayou DeView in eastern Arkansas, which still retains remnants of centuries-old baldcypress and tupelo forest in a heavily developed agricultural landscape, confirms the significance of our remaining old-growth forests and justifies the federal, state, and private efforts to conserve and restore the Big Woods ecosystem of the lower Mississippi Valley. The successful restoration of the pine-bluestem ecosystem on the Ouachita National Forest, including the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, will also be described. The presentations will conclude with a description of the long-term conservation and restoration vision of The Nature Conservancy for the upland and bottomland forest communities of the south-central United States. The Conference will include a visit to the ancient cypress-tupelo forests of Bayou DeView in the Dagmar Wildlife Management Area, near the rediscovery site of the ivory bill woodpecker, on March 25. Space on the field trip is also limited, so be sure to reserve your spot early! There is no open call for oral presentations, but a poster session is available for those interested in submitting. THERE IS A JANUARY 3, 2006 DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS!! More detailed information on the poster session and other aspects of the conference can be found on the meeting's website: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/4106/meetings/EOGC2006/EOGC2006.htm or by contacting one of the following: Dr. Don Bragg USDA Forest Service (870) 367-3464 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. David Stahle University of Arkansas (479) 575-3703 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Participants of this meeting can earn 5.5 continuing forestry education (CFE) credits. Don -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don C. Bragg, Ph.D. Research Forester USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The opinions expressed in this message are my own, and not necessarily those of the Southern Research Station, the Forest Service, or the USDA. __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
