2012 Presentations

Modelling Crown Characteristics of Major Conifers in British Columbia 
James Goudie, Research Leader (Stand Development Modelling)
B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Victoria

Species-Specific Crown Profiles Models from Terrestrial Laser Scanning 
Jena Ferrarese, MSc Student (Remote Sensing), and Eric Rowell, PhD Student (Remote Sensing)
National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis, University of Montana, Missoula

Systematic Error Trends of Existing Crown Biomass Equations for the Major Commercial Conifers of the Inland Northwest 
Brian Turnquist, MSc Student (Biometrics)
Department of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula

Ponderosa Pine Seedling Height Growth Beneath Partial Overstories in the Central Oregon Cascade Range 
Woongsoon Jang, PhD Student (Silviculture)
Department of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula

Small Tree Growth and Competing Vegetation: STCV Study Update
John Goodburn, Associate Professor (Silviculture)
Department of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula

Topoclimatic Influences on Climatic Water Balance in Complex Terrain: Implications for Modeling Species Occurrence, Regeneration, and Productivity 
Zachary Holden, Research Scientist
Region 1 Analysis Team, USDA Forest Service, Missoula

100 Years of Forest Development in the Inland West and its Relation to Climate 
Theresa Jain, Research Forester
Moscow Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Moscow

Thinning Intensity Studies and Growth Modeling of Montana Mixed Conifer Forests at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest 
Thomas Perry, Research Forester
Applied Forest Management Program, University of Montana, Missoula

Preliminary Results from a Ponderosa Pine Pre-Commercial Thinning Study on the Nez Perce and Spokane Tribal Forests 
David Affleck, Assistant Professor (Biometrics)
Department of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula