Society of American Foresters Southwestern Section Meeting Northern Arizona Chapter April 27-29, 2017 Flagstaff, Arizona

Theme: Technology in Forestry
April 27	Ice Breaker and Social Hour
	District/National Report	Jim Thinnes District 4 Representative
April 28	Presentation Title	Presenter
	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Kent Reid Chair 2017, Southwestern Section
	Keynote: Technological Developments in Forestry: The Inevitable Change	Andrew Sánchez Meador Forest Biometrics and Quantitative Ecology Northern Arizona University
	A Gentle Introduction to Forestry Science Workflows in the Era of Cloud Computing	Tyson Swetnam BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona
	Technology and restoration: A Digital Restoration Guide	Travis Woolly The Nature Conservancy, Flagstaff
	Steep Slope Cut-to-Length Logging — An Alternative to Skyline and Helicopter	Bob Rich USFS Southwestern Region
	Salad Within: Genetically Identifying Diet of an Endangered Species	Dan Sanchez Bat Ecology and Genetics Laboratory Northern University Arizona
	Keynote: Emerging Technical Advancements for the Natural Resources: Myths, Deceptions, and Assorted Anecdotes	Steven Sesnie US Fish & Wildlife Service Albuquerque
	Monitoring Forest Health in the Southwest	Danny DePinte USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Flagstaff
	Evaluating Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Forest Service Integration and Resource Management	Amanda Grady USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Flagstaff
	DNA, UAVs, Climate and Disease: Working Across Disciplines to Sustain Southwestern White Pine	Kristen Waring School of Forestry Northern Arizona University
	Business Meeting, Southwestern Section SAF	General membership of SWSAF
	Evening Banquet, Southwestern Section SAF	Roux 66, Flagstaff, Arizona

2017 SWSAF Recognition Presenter: Kent Reid, Chair SWSAF Photos by Diane Drobka (click to enlarge)
Ray Wrobley 50-year certificate	Alexander Evans Outstanding Forester	Jessie Ouztz Field Forester of the Year
Josh Bahling Young Forester of the Year	Keith Moser Outstanding Contribution to Forestry (From Inside the Profession)	Neil Chapman Outstanding Contribution to Forestry (From Outside the Profession)
	Paul Summerfelt Outstanding Communicator

Field Trip, April 29 Photos by Diane Drobka (click to enlarge)
1st Stop	Eldon Springs Road: Flagstaff WUI Treatments and 4FRI Update Field discussion Burned slopes above
2nd Stop	Fort Valley — Chimney Spring: Tablet Marking in the Field Old foresters learning from a young forester Old foresters getting the hang of it
Lunch	Western Bluebird Lesser Goldfinch	Sponsored by: The Nature Conservancy Arizona
3rd Stop	Mountainaire: Active logging operation Tablets even for logging Nice slash!
Field Group Photo

Organizing Committee
This Annual Spring Meeting of the Southwestern Section (Arizona and New Mexico) of SAF was organized by:
Mark Nabel David Auty Josh Bahling Ariel Leonard	Al Hendricks Mary Stuever Michael Gould Jessie Ouzts

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