Fall 2014 Symposium: Forestry Ecosystem Services

Duke SAF is happy to announce that the annual forestry symposium will be held Friday November 14, 2014 from 9 am-1 pm in the Field Auditorium inside the new Duke Environment Hall!  The topic for this year will be ecosystem services and forestry.

Register here! Directions to Environment Hall
Parking information: http://parking.duke.edu/parking/visitor_parking/index.php
Walking directions from parking garage to Environment Hall found here​

Questions about symposium can be directed to safduke@gmail.com

Overview Schedule:

• 9:00-9:30 Sign-in and refreshments

• 9:30-10:30 Carbon Market Panel

• 10:30-10:45 Break

• 10:45-11:45 Urban Forestry Panel

• 11:45-12:30 Keynote Speaker + Q&A

• 12:30 Lunch served​

Speakers:

Carbon Panel

• Eric Downing, MF/MEM, Finite Carbon

• Mark Megalos, PhD, North Carolina State University

• Jazmin Varela, MEM, The Conservation Fund

• Brian Murray, PhD, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

Urban Forestry Panel

• Katie Rose Levin, MF/MEM, Duke University Facilities Management

• Alexander Johnson, CA RF, City of Durham

• Michael Batts, PLA, Stewart, Inc.

• David Schmit, MF, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Keynote

• Lydia Olander, PhD, Director of Ecosystem Services Program, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions