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HAR-CeRSER 2017 Conference<\/h3>\n

Conference Program-At-A-Glance<\/h1>\n

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Thank you to all participants, keynote speakers, presenters, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers interested in ecological restoration for making the HAR-CeRSER 2017 Conference a success!<\/h3>\n

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All events in Lory Student Center Ballroom AB unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0Tuesday, March 7<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7:30 AM<\/td>\nRegistration opens\u00a0\u00a0(LSC, 2nd Floor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 AM<\/td>\nWelcome<\/td>\nBrett Wolk, President – Central Rockies chapter of SER
\nBethanie Walder, Executive Director – Society for Ecological Restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:45 AM<\/td>\n\n

Keynote Address I:\u00a0Katharine Suding<\/h3>\n

Can we manage for resilience? Making decisions about where and how to restore in a changing world<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:15 AM<\/td>\nBreak\u00a0\u00a0(Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 AM<\/td>\n\n

Session 1 – Policy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Tim Hoelzle)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:30 AM<\/td>\nJeremy Sueltenfuss<\/td>\nEnsuring wetland restoration success with the use of hydrologic performance standards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:50 AM<\/td>\nTony Waldron<\/td>\nReclamation of mined lands across Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10 AM<\/td>\nDavid A. Ross<\/td>\nLost natural resource services in Colorado, can they be found?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:30 AM<\/td>\nChris Huber<\/td>\nThe role of benefit transfer in ecosystem services restoration assessment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:50 AM<\/td>\nLunch (provided, Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 PM<\/td>\nCeRSER chapter meeting<\/a>
\n— Non-members\u00a0interested in learning more about CeRSER are welcome!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 PM<\/td>\n\n

Session 2 – Wildlife\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Mark Paschke)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1:20 PM<\/td>\nMichael Curran<\/td>\nInsect community response to vegetation treatments on reclaimed wellpads in a semi-arid natural gas field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:40 PM<\/td>\nRandy H. Mandel<\/td>\nThe use of ecotypic plant collection in restoration design and implementation to benefit pollinator habitat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00 PM<\/td>\nBetsy Neely<\/td>\nRestoring Gunnison sage grouse brood-rearing nesic meadow habitat, one rock at a time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:20 PM<\/td>\nTatiana Espinoza<\/td>\nAssessment of small mammal populations within a restored wetland habitat affected by erosion at Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50 PM<\/td>\nBreak\u00a0\u00a0(Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20 PM<\/td>\n\n

Session 3 – Wetland, Riparian, and River Systems I\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Carla DeMasters)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:10 PM<\/td>\nJohn Rizza<\/td>\nRiparian restoration on private lands (TRO removal and restoration program on the Western Slope)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 PM<\/td>\nAndrew Breibart<\/td>\nRemodeling Gunnison sage-grouse habitat-mesic meadow\/riparian restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:50 PM<\/td>\nAnnie Henry<\/td>\nSpatial modeling improves prediction for bio-control impact on an invasive riparian tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:10 PM<\/td>\nKaren J. Schlatter<\/td>\nModeling groundwater support for riparian habitat in the Colorado River Delta under different climate change and water management scenarios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40 PM<\/td>\n\n

Poster and Networking Session I<\/h3>\n

(Ballroom CD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1-1<\/td>\nErin Hauer<\/td>\nThe contribution of existing ecologies to the design of place-based urban landscapes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-2<\/td>\nGraham C. Buggs<\/td>\nLeaf decomposition and macroinvertebrate colonization of native gambel oak (Quercus gambelii<\/em>) in a low-order freshwater stream with riparian vegetation invaded by New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-3<\/td>\nAmanda Pennino<\/td>\nGeomorphic reclamation and landscape heterogeneity: A preliminary approach to quantify geomorphic stability, vegetation community establishment, and economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-4<\/td>\nKelsey Foster<\/td>\nElucidating the impact of acid mine drainage on bacterial communities within the Chattanooga Fen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-5<\/td>\nJena Christiansen<\/td>\nGlade road-to-trail conversion within Timberline Ski Area\u2019s special use permit area boundary, Mt Hood, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-6<\/td>\nLaura C. Archuleta<\/td>\nGetting the lead out while enhancing habitat for Preble\u2019s Meadow Jumping Mouse – Lower Creek Restoration Project, Boulder County, CO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-7<\/td>\nIan Sexton<\/td>\nPile burn scar restoration in Rocky Mountain National Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-8<\/td>\nLaurel Smerch<\/td>\nMediating industry and stewardship: An analysis of salvage logging on Slumgullion Pass, Hinsdale County, Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-9<\/td>\nBrian Yakiwchuk<\/td>\nRestoration in Banff National Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-10<\/td>\nWade Tinkham<\/td>\nEstablishment of the Pike Forest dynamics plot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-11<\/td>\nRandy H. Mandel<\/td>\nRestoration matrix for revegetation of 2013 Front Range flood impacted watersheds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-12<\/td>\nMarin Chambers<\/td>\nPost-fire conifer regeneration in ponderosa pine forests of the southern Rocky Mountains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-13<\/td>\nGraham Tuttle<\/td>\nLegacy effects of Russian olive in eastern Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-14<\/td>\nMelissa Booher<\/td>\nEstablishment of Carex scopulorum<\/em> seedlings with implications for subalpine meadow restoration in Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-15<\/td>\nJen Lyndall<\/td>\nSER Certification program for ecological restoration practitioners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-16<\/td>\nSamantha Lange<\/td>\nMethods for restoring shortgrass steppe: A review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-17<\/td>\nKristy Burnett<\/td>\nThe National Seed Strategy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Wednesday, March 8<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7:30 AM<\/td>\nRegistration opens\u00a0\u00a0(LSC, 2nd Floor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30 AM<\/td>\nWelcome<\/td>\nMark Paschke, President- High Altitude Revegetation Cmte.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:35 AM<\/td>\n\n

Keynote Address II: Eric Higgs<\/h3>\n

New natures and mountain landscapes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:05 AM<\/td>\n\n

Session 4 – Forests\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Cynthia Brown)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:05 AM<\/td>\nJohn Giordanengo<\/td>\nPlant community responses to revegetation treatments following the High Park Fire: Management implications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:25 AM<\/td>\nPaula J. Fornwalt<\/td>\nMulching fuels treatments help restore understory plant communities in Colorado Front Range ponderosa pine forests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:45 AM<\/td>\nAlexander Howe<\/td>\nA seedling-based approach to aspen restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:05 AM<\/td>\nDavid Francis<\/td>\nTree regeneration following fuels reduction treatments in a lower montane Colorado forest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:25 AM<\/td>\nBreak\u00a0\u00a0(Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:55 AM<\/td>\n\n

Session 5 – Monitoring\u00a0 \u00a0(Moderator: Tamera Minnick)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:55 AM<\/td>\nJeffery B. Cannon<\/td>\nOutcomes of collaborative forest restoration in Colorado: Assessing changes in forest composition and spatial structure from the Front Range CFLR Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 AM<\/td>\nRichard Alward<\/td>\nDrones for restoration: Very high resolution aerial imagery for monitoring ecological restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:35 AM<\/td>\nErik Mohr<\/td>\nMonitoring riparian recovery after redistribution of livestock waters in Northeastern Nevada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:55 AM<\/td>\nRachel Ridenour<\/td>\nGap fraction: What\u2019s missing from your sage-grouse habitat measurements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 PM<\/td>\nLunch (provided, Ballroom CD))<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30 PM<\/td>\nHAR\u00a0Committee meeting (room 330)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 PM<\/td>\n\n

Session 6 – Mining and Energy Development\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Lynn Kunzler)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a01:30 PM<\/td>\nLewis Messner<\/td>\nVascular biomass production and competition interactions in a reclaimed fen system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:50 PM<\/td>\nJ. B. Norton<\/td>\nSoil changes before, during, and after natural gas drilling in sagebrush steppe at three Wyoming production areas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:10 PM<\/td>\nRobert Murphy<\/td>\nGrowth media sourcing based on landform design and restoration goals at the Gold Bar Mine in Northern Nevada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30 PM<\/td>\nChristopher Peltz<\/td>\nHigh elevation mine lands reclamation using biochar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50 PM<\/td>\n\u00a0Break\u00a0(Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:20 PM<\/td>\n\n

Session 7 – Case Studies\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Paula Fornwalt)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a03:20 PM<\/td>\nJoe Houghton<\/td>\nBetween a rock and a hard place: Wetland mitigation during construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:40 PM<\/td>\nJarret Roberts<\/td>\nFour year effects of coconut husk erosion matting and rock cover on an alpine road restoration project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 PM<\/td>\nRick Bachand<\/td>\n10 years of handcrafted ecological restoration in Fort Collins, CO: The thrill of victory, agony of defeat, and new frontiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:20 PM<\/td>\nHeather J. Houston<\/td>\nSemi-desert shrubland restoration at the Cordillera Valley Club Water Tank Site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:40 PM<\/td>\n\n

Student-Professional Mixer and<\/h3>\n

Poster and Networking Session II<\/h3>\n

(Ballroom CD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2-1<\/td>\nErin Hauer<\/td>\nTool for creating place through ecological design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-2<\/td>\nMabruka H. Abubaira<\/td>\nRestoring community diversity with native plants in a crested wheatgrass dominated area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-3<\/td>\nJohn Vickery<\/td>\nVegetation management with wildlife in mind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-4<\/td>\nMichael J. Kasten<\/td>\nQuantifying the impact of grazing management practices on soil carbon storage in hummock-affected wet meadows and peatlands along the National Historic Trails Corridor, Wyoming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-5<\/td>\nCurtis Prolic<\/td>\nThe effects of drought on Engelmann spruce regeneration and vigor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-6<\/td>\nJohn Berlejung<\/td>\nSoil amendments for restoring soil hydrologic function on decommissioned logging roads in the Roosevelt National Forest of northern Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-7<\/td>\nJohn Wendt<\/td>\nTemporal variability of soil seed banks in lodgepole pine forests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-8<\/td>\nMeghan Laidlaw<\/td>\nThe role of soil covers in achieving water-management objectives at high-altitude reclaimed mine sites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-9<\/td>\nJacob Mohrmann<\/td>\nElk vs. willows – Case study on streambank stabilization project at 9,200ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-10<\/td>\nBehnaz Yekkeh<\/td>\nRelationship between tree canopy cover and discharge in Gallinas River Watershed, NM, 1939 – 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-11<\/td>\nQuy Van Khuc<\/td>\nMotivations for forest restoration in upland areas of Vietnam: Evidence from GIS and field surveys in Dien Bien province<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-12<\/td>\nLaura Backus<\/td>\nMonitoring: Simple non-technical method yields a wealth information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-13<\/td>\nLisa Clark<\/td>\nThe role of human attitudes in ecological outcomes of Tamarix invasion control projects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-14<\/td>\nMatt Ramlow<\/td>\nQuantifying the contributions of organic soil amendments to soil processes and plant cover on decommissioned forest roads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-15<\/td>\nSusan Hall<\/td>\nThe Piney Creek Restoration Project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-16<\/td>\nEmma Williams<\/td>\nPrescribed fire can increase conifer resilience to increasing climatic water deficit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Thursday, March 9<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7:30 AM<\/td>\nRegistration\u00a0\u00a0(LSC, 2nd Floor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30 AM<\/td>\nWelcome<\/td>\nCynthia S. Brown, Treasurer – High Altitude Revegetation Cmte.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:35 AM<\/td>\n\n

Keynote Address III: Cheryl Schwartzkopf<\/h3>\n

Weed-suppressive bacteria: A new tool for restoration<\/p>\n

(Note: due to unforeseen circumstances, Ann Kennedy will not be able to join us – Cheryl Schwartzkopf will be presenting Keynote III for Ann)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:05 AM<\/td>\n\n

Session 8 – Invasive Species\u00a0 \u00a0(Moderator: Denise Arthur)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:05 AM<\/td>\nDanielle B. Johnston<\/td>\nManipulating cheatgrass seed dispersal to benefit restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:25 AM<\/td>\nMagda Garbowski<\/td>\nRestoration of semi-arid lands under reduced precipitation and threats of Bromus tectorum<\/em> invasion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:45 AM<\/td>\nCynthia S. Brown<\/td>\nAltering water and nitrogen availability after road construction to favor native plant species<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:05 AM<\/td>\nJayne Jonas<\/td>\nImpacts of disturbance type and management on restoration of Colorado salt deserts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:25 AM<\/td>\nBreak\u00a0\u00a0(Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:55 AM<\/td>\n\n

Session 9 – Wetland, Riparian, and River Systems II\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Kristina Hufford)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:55 AM<\/td>\nAshley Ficke<\/td>\nRehabilitating aquatic habitat in urban systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 AM<\/td>\nJason Willis<\/td>\nMined land and riparian reclamation techniques at the Akron Mine and Mill Site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:35 AM<\/td>\nErick Carlson<\/td>\nBiodiversity of riparian vegetation on City of Boulder Open Space: a comparative study of irrigation ditches and natural streams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:55 AM<\/td>\nGrant Eyster<\/td>\nAquatic and morphological assessment of the Gallinas River within Las Vegas, NM, city limits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 PM<\/td>\nLunch (provided, Ballroom CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 PM<\/td>\n\n

Session 10 – Partnerships and Collaborations\u00a0\u00a0 (Moderator: Lindsay Ringer)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1:30 PM<\/td>\nHally Strevey<\/td>\nAfter the fire and flood: A successful large-scale restoration project in the Cache la Poudre Watershed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:50 PM<\/td>\nAmy Yarger<\/td>\nThe Urban Prairies Project: Pollinator habitat restoration and community engagement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:10 PM<\/td>\nElla Samuel<\/td>\nThe Southwest Seed Partnership & the ethos of seed conservation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30 PM<\/td>\nKathleen B. McIntyre<\/td>\nAssessing restoration success: Evaluating CFLRP as a policy tool for landscape scale restoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50 PM<\/td>\n\n

Closing<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Randy H. Mandel, Past\u00a0Pres.\u00a0– CeRSER & Vice Pres.\u00a0– HAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Questions?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For questions regarding your registration, call (970) 491-6222, Fax (970) 491-3568 or e-mail\u00a0conferences at colostate.edu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For program information, please contact\u00a0<\/span>harcerser at gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Help\u00a0support the conference<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by becoming a\u00a0Conference sponsor.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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