Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Venue
Nicolet College Theatre, 5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501
0630-0800 Bus Transportation to the Technical Sessions
Three loops
Quality Inn-AmericInn-Days Inn-Comfort Inn-Nicolet College-Quality Inn...
0630-0700; 0700-0730; 0730-0800
0700-0800 Registration and Continental Breakfast
0700-0730 Business Meeting
IPC Environmental and Ecosystem Services Working Party
0800-0830 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome to Nicolet College
Bob Martini
Board Vice Chair, Nicolet College Board of Trustees, Rhinelander, WI, USA
Welcome Message and Introduction to the Conference
Presentation: International Union of Forest Research Organiztions (IUFRO)
Ron Zalesny
USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
Plenary Session
Moderator:
Jim Richardson, Poplar and Willow Council
of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
0830-0900 Current Trends and Challenges in North American Poplar Breeding
Barb Thomas, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
0900-0930 Investigation of Phytoremediation Potential of Poplar and Willow Clones in Serbia: A Review
Andrej Pilipović, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
0930-1000 Break
Includes poster viewing
Moderator: Bill Headlee, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR, USA
1000-1030 Potential for the Agricultural Sector to Produce Poplar Wood as Contribution to the Forestry Wood Industry Chain
Joris Van Acker, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
1030-1100 Reaching Economic Feasibility of SRC Plantations
by Monetarizing Ecosystem Services: Showcase Contribution of SRC
to Long
Term Ragweed Control in the City of Osijek, Croatia
Biljana Kulišić, Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, Zagreb, Croatia
Technical Session: Genetics and Physiology
Moderator: Raju Soolanayakanahally, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Indian Head, SK, Canada
1100-1115 Genetic Parameter Estimates for Coppiced Hybrid Poplar Bioenergy Trials
Carlos Gantz, Greenwood Resources Inc., Portland, OR, USA
1115-1130 Genetic and Environmental Effects on Variability in First-rotation Shrub Willow Bark and Wood Elemental CompositionEric Fabio, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA
1130-1145 Is Hybrid Vigour Possible in Native Balsam Poplar Breeding?Yue Hu, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
1145-1200 Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Growth-defense Tradeoffs in a Foundation Forest Tree Species Jennifer Riehl, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
1200-1300 Nicolet College Lakeside Center Commons
Includes poster viewing
Technical Session: Phytotechnologies
Moderator: Ian McIvor, Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand
1300-1315 The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Reducing Runoff from Landfills in the Great Lakes Basin, USA
Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
1315-1330 Evaluating Poplar Genotypes for Future Success: Can Phyto-recurrent Selection Techniques be Simplified? Rich Hallett, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH, USA
1330-1345 Growth of Poplars in Soils Amended with Fibercake Residuals from Paper and Containerboard Production Elizabeth Rogers, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
1345-1400 Growth and Physiological Responses of Three Poplar Clones Grown on Soils Artificially Contaminated with Heavy Metals, Diesel Fuel and Herbicides
Andrej Pilipović, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
1400-1415 Mitigating Downstream Effects of Excess Soil Phosphorus through Cultivar Selection and Increased Foliar Resorption
Raju Soolanayakanahally, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Indian Head, SK, Canada
1415-1430 Survival and Growth of Poplars and Willows Grown for Phytoremediation of Fertilizer Residues
Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
1430-1445 Break
Includes poster viewing
Technical Session: Stakeholders, Bioproducts, Harvesting and Logistics
Moderator: Brian Stanton, GreenWood Resources Inc., Portland, OR, USA
1445-1500 Stakeholder Assessment of the Feasibility of Poplar as a Biomass and Ecosystem Services Provider in Rural Washington, USA
Noelle Hart, Washington State University Extension, Lynnwood, WA, USA
1500-1515 Barriers and Opportunities for use of Short Rotation Poplar for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
Patricia Townsend, Washington State University Extension, Lynnwood, WA, USA
1515-1530 Short Rotation Eucalypts: Opportunities for Bioproducts
Don Rockwood, FLorida FGT LLC, Gainesville, FL, USA
1530-1545 Variablility of Harvester Performance Depending on Phenotypic Attributes of Short Rotation Willow Crop in New York, USA
Daniel de Souza, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
1545-1600 Cover Protection Affects Fuel Quality and Natural Drying of Mixed Leaf-on Willow and Poplar Woodchip Piles
Obste Therasme, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
1600-1605 Adjournment / Announcements
Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
Poster Session
1605-1650 Developing Phytoremediation Technology using Pseudomonas putida and Poplar for Restoring Petroleum-contaminated Sites
Chung Ho Lin, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Comparison of Statistical Techniques for Evaluating Fiber Composition of Early Rotation Pine and Hardwood Trees for the Production of Cellulose
Amanda Foust, University of Arkansas at Monitcello, Monticello, AR, USA
Freshkills Anthropogenic Succession Study: Phase I: Deer Cafeteria Study
Rich Hallett, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH, USA
Adapting an Aspen Short Rotation Yield Model to Represent Hybrid Poplar Yield for Regional Hybrid Poplar Production Estimation
Scott Hillard, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN, USA
Potential Biomass Production of Four Cottonwood Clones Planted at Two Densities in the Arkansas River Valley, USA
Bill Headlee, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR, USA
Growth Performance and Stability of Hybrid Poplar Clones in Simultaneous Tests on Six Sites in Minnesota, USA
Neil Nelson, University of Minnesota Duluth (NRRI), Duluth, MN, USA
Genetic Development, Evaluation, and Outreach for Establishing Hybrid Poplar Biomass Feedstock Plantations in the Midwestern United States
Neil Nelson, University of Minnesota Duluth (NRRI), Duluth, MN, USA
Citizen Science in the Greenhouse: A Phytoremediation Case Study
Elizabeth Rogers, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
Business Meetings
1605-1650 Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group
Poplar and Willow Council of Canada
IUFRO Working Party 1.03.00 (Short Rotation Forestry)
IEA Task 43 (Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Markets)
1630-1720 Bus Transportation to the Hotels
1630-1700: One loop
Nicolet-Comfort Inn-Days Inn-AmericInn-Quality Inn-Nicolet...
1700-1720: One route
Nicolet-Comfort Inn-Days Inn-AmericInn-Quality Inn
1810-1830 Bus Transportation to the Banquet
One route
Quality Inn-AmericInn-Days Inn-Comfort Inn-Holiday Acres
Banquet
Holiday Acres Resort, 4060 South Shore Drive, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
1830-1930 Social Hour
1930-2130 Dinner (includes presentation)
Historical Perspective and Evolution of the Short Rotation Woody Crops Program at Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
Jud Isebrands, Environmental Forestry Consultants, LLC, New London, Wisconsin, USA
2130-2200 Bus Transportation to the Hotels
One route
Holiday Acres-Comfort Inn-Days Inn-AmericInn-Quality Inn
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Venue
Nicolet College Theatre, 5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501
0630-0800 Bus Transportation to the Technical Sessions
Three loops
Quality Inn-AmericInn-Days Inn-Comfort Inn-Nicolet College-Quality Inn...
0630-0700; 0700-0730; 0730-0800
0700-0800 Registration and Continental Breakfast
0700-0730 Business Meeting
IUFRO Working Party 2.08.04
(Physiology and Genetics of Poplars and Willows)
0800-0815 Announcements
Technical Session: Biomass Production
Moderator: Patricia Townsend, Washington State University Extension, Lynnwood, WA, USA
0815-0830 Growth Patterns and Productivity of Hybrid Aspen Clones in Northern Poland
Marzena Niemczyk, Forest Research Institute, Sękocin Stary, Raszyn, Poland
0830-0845 The Economics of Rapid Multiplication of Elite Hybrid Poplar Biomass Varieties: Expediting the Delivery of Genetic Gains
Brian Stanton, GreenWood Resources Inc., Portland, OR, USA
0845-0900 The Biomass Production Calculator: A Decision Tool for Hybrid Poplar Feedstock Producers and Investors
Richard Shuren, GreenWood Resources Inc., Portland, OR, USA
0900-0915 Growth and Yield of Hybrid Poplar Mono-Varietal Production Blocks for Biofuel Production
Jesus Espinoza, GreenWood Resources Inc., Portland, OR, USA
0915-0930 Poplar Productivity as Affected by Physiography and Growing Conditions in the Southeastern USA
Solomon Ghezehei, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
0930-0945 Hybrid Poplar Stock Type Impacts Height, DBH, and Estimated Total Dry Weight at Eight Years in a Hybrid Poplar Plantation
Scott Hillard, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN, USA
0945-1000 Break
Technical Session: Ecosystem Services
Moderator: Solomon Ghezehei, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
1000-1015 Tree Willow Root Growth in Sediments Varying in Texture
Ian McIvor, Plant and Food Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand
1015-1030 Environmental Benefits of Shrub Willow as Bioenergy Strips in an Intensively Managed Agricultural System
Jules Cacho, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
1030-1045 Quantifying the Unknown: The Importance of Field Measurements and Genotype Selection in Mitigating the Atmospheric Impacts
Todd Rosenstiel, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
1045-1100 Greenhouse Gas and Energy Balance of Willow Biomass Crops are Impacted by Prior Land Use and Distance From End Users
Obste Therasme, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
1100-1130 Wrap-up, Acknowledgements, Announcement of Next Meeting(s)
Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service, Rhinelander, WI, USA
1130-1200 Lunch (Grab-N-Go Boxed Lunches)
1200 End of Technical Sessions, Post-Conference Field Tour Departure