Forests on the Edge:
Exploring the Tensions Between
Forests and Urban Development
The 11th
Annual Forestry Symposium
Presented
by:
Duke University
Chapter
Society
of American Foresters
Oct. 27th,
2017
Field
Auditorium, Nicholas School of the Environment
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Program
of Events
10:00 –
10:15
Coffee & Registration
10:15 –
11:10
The State of Forests in
Durham County
Chris
Hirni, Durham County Ranger,
North
Carolina Forest Service
with introductory remarks
by Dr. Jeff Vincent,
Stanback
Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment
Urban development can present several challenges for
forest management, especially in the Triangle area. Chris will highlight the role of the NC
Forest Service in dealing with these challenges and offer some insights into
proper urban forest management.
11:15 –
12:00
Urbanization and Forest
Ecology
Dr. Dean
Urban, Professor of Landscape Ecology
Forest
ecology can be drastically changed by urbanization. Dean will explain various impacts of urban
development on forests, such as forest fragmentation, forest edge effects, and
connections to global climate change.
12:00 –
12:30
Lunch Break
12:30 –
1:40
Panel Discussion: Perspectives
on Forest Management
Sara
Childs, Director of Duke Forest
Katie Rose
Levin, Director of Consulting for Leaf & Limb
Leslie
Moorman, Executive Director of NC Urban Forest Council
How
do challenges and techniques in managing urban forests differ across different
scales? Our panelists will discuss their
unique perspectives and experience with this issue.
1:45 – 2:30
Keynote Address: Fire in
the Wildland-Urban Interface
Robert
Bonnie, Duke Rubenstein Fellow and
Former
Undersecretary of Natural Resources and Environment at USDA
Climate
change, past land management practices and development in the wildland urban
interface are magnifying the threat of wildfire on lives, homes, and natural
resources. Robert will talk about the impact of development on wildland
fire and firefighting, and the future of wildland fire policy.
2:30 – 3:00
Reception
Sponsored by Society of American Foresters and Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Join us as we explore the issues facing forests and forest management in the midst of rapid urban development in North Carolina's Triangle Region and in the United States. We look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
The 2017 Duke SAF Board
Michelle Kaiser MEM/MF '18, Daniel Hickey MF '18, Kendall DeLyser MEM/MF '18, Alison Petro MEM/MF '18
