Wisconsin Forestry Center

Presented by Chris Guiterman, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Presented by Kurt Kipfmueller, Ph.D., Michigan State University, Lane Johnson, Cloquet Forestry Center, University of Minnesota, and Evan Larson, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Environmental Sciences & Society, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Presented by Scott L. Stephens, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Rausser College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley

Presented by Todd Aschenbach, Ph.D., Professor, Grand Valley State University, Evan Larson, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Environmental Sciences & Society, UW-Platteville, and Michael Tiller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Forest and Fire Management, UW-Stevens Point

Presented by Sam C. Gilvarg, Ph.D. Student, Applied Forest & Fire Ecology Lab at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Panelists include Jeb Barzen, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council; Jim Elleson, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council; Michael Tiller, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Michele Witecha, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Michael Demchik, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Presented by Michael Tiller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Forest and Fire Management, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Presented by Tommy Gunn, Great Lakes Oak Ecosystem Forester, American Bird Conservancy

Presented by Craig A. Harper, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist, University of Tennessee and Mark Turner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University

Presented by Joseph Marschall, Senior Research Associate, Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, University of Missouri-Columbia and Michael Saunders, Ph.D., Professor of Hardwood Silviculture, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

Presented by Jed Meunier, Ph.D., Ecologist and Research Scientist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry

Presented by Marcus Lashley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UF D.E.E.R. Lab, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida and Michael J. Chamberlain, Ph.D., National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Presented by Dan Dey, Ph.D., Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station and Michael Demchik, Ph.D., Professor of Forestry, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Presented by Scott Stephens, Ph.D., Professor of Fire Science, University of California, Berkeley and Patricia Johnson, Fire Management Specialist/Fire Planner, Pacific West Region, National Park Service

Presented by Ludie Bond, Ph.D., Wildfire Mitigation Specialist / Public Information Officer, Waccasassa Forestry Center, Florida Forest Service, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Andy McCrady, Fuels Program Coordinator, Mitigation and Prevention, Texas A&M Forest Service

Presented by Michele Witecha, Prescribed Fire Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Todd C. Breininger, Program Specialist, Bureau of Forestry, Forest Fire Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Presented by George Jensen, Southwest Georgia Private Lands Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy and Ryan Mitchell, Southeast Private Lands Prescribed Fire Outreach Coordinator, Tall Timbers

Presented by Curtis Wayka, Prescribed Fire/Fuels Specialist, Menominee Tribal Enterprises

Presented by Jack McGowan-Stinski, Program Manager, Lake States Fire Science Consortium, Ohio State University and Jim Elleson, Founder, Quercus Land Stewardship Services

Presented by Kyle Gill, Forest Manager & Research Coordinator, Cloquet Forest Center & Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, University of Minnesota and Jed Meunier, Ph.D., Ecologist and Research Scientist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – Division of Forestry

Presented by Courtney Peterson, Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network; Climate Adaptation Specialist, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science; Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department, Colorado State University and Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson, Fire Network Director, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Program Director, Women-in-Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX)

Presented by John McCabe, Director of Resource Management, Forest Preserves of Cook County and President, Illinois Prescribed Fire Council, Steven R. Miller, Director, Fire and Aviation Management, Forest Service Eastern Region, and Brian Schaffler, Regional Fuels Program Manager, Forest Service Eastern Region

Presented by Benjamin C. Jones, President and CEO, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society and Marcus Lashley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF D.E.E.R. Lab, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida

Presented by Serra J. Hoagland (Pueblo of Laguna), Ph.D., CWB, Acting National Program Lead Tribal Research, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service and Vern Northrup, Retired Fire Operations Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Artist, and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Elder

Presented by Ron Waukau, Forest Manager, Menominee Tribal Enterprises

Presented by Jeb Barzen, M.S., B.S.; Chair, Private Lands Conservation, LLC; Chair, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council and Brendan Woodall, Private Lands Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

Presented by George Jensen, Southwest Georgia Private Lands Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy and Holly Norwell, Ph.D., Project Research Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy

Presented by Brian J. Palik, Ph.D., Science Leader for Applied Forest Ecology, Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

Presented by Wayne Clatterbuck, Ph.D., University of Tennessee and Charles M. Ruffner​, Ph.D., Professor of Forestry, ​​Southern Illinois University