Forests, Carbon and Climate Change

Conference
February 13 and 14, 2007
OSU Alumni Center, Oregon State University

Purpose

Agenda

This day-and-a-half conference will examine the many contributions forests and wood products make to sequester the atmospheric carbon that plays a significant role in global climate. It also will explore:

Policies that support forests remaining in forest use so that their contributions to clean air and livable climate are not diminished.
The role of products made from wood in sequestering carbon and keeping it out of the atmosphere (especially in contrast to fossil fuel-intensive products).
The importance of reducing the vulnerability of forests to high-severity fires that put large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
The potential for global climate change to increase the susceptibility of forests to droughts, insects, disease and uncharacteristic fire.

Tuesday, February 13

8:30 Registration
– Alumni Center foyer

9:00 Welcome
– Mike Cloughesy, Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI)

9:15 Forests, Carbon and Climate: Continual Change and Many Possibilities
– Hal Salwasser, Dean, College of Forestry, Oregon State University

10:00 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
– Mark Harmon, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University

10:35 Climate Change at Multiple Scales
– Connie Millar, Pacific Southwest Research Station, US Forest Service

11:10 Global Warming: A Skeptic's View
– George Taylor, Oregon Climate Service, Oregon State University

11:45 Climate Change and Forest Fires
– Ronald P. Neilson, Pacific Northwest Research Station, US Forest Service

12:20 LUNCH

1:30 Using Wood Products to Reduce Global Warming
– Jim Wilson, Emeritus, Wood Science & Engineering Department, Oregon State Univeristy

2:05 Economics Impacts of Climate Change for Washington State
– Roger Hamilton, UO Climate Leadership Initiative

2:40 Forest Management Strategies for Carbon Storage
– Olga N. Krankina, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University

3:15 Keeping Land in Forest Use
– Jeffrey D. Kline, Pacific Northwest Research Station, US Forest Service

3:50 The Economics of Sequestering Carbon in Forests
– Darius Adams, Department of Forestry Resources, Oregon State University

4:30 Reception

6:00 Adjourn Day One

Wednesday, February 14

8:00 Coffee and Pastries
– Alumni Center foyer

8:30 Emerging Markets for Carbon Stored by Northwest Forests
– Bettina von Hagen, EcoTrust
– Mike Burnett, The Climate Trust

9:05 Carbon Accounting: Determining Carbon Offsets from Forest Projects
– Jim Cathcart, Oregon Department of Forestry
– Matt Delaney, Delaney Forestry Services

9:40 Governor’s Global Warming Initiative
– Gail Achterman, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University

10:15 Oregon Climate Change Integration Group: Interim Report
– Mark Abbott, Dean, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State Univeristy

10:50 Forests, Carbon and Climate Change, A Forester’s Perspective
– Dennis Creel, Hampton Tree Farms

11:25 Opportunities for the Forest Sector Connected with Carbon & Climate Change
– Bruce Lippke, University of Washington

12:10 Adjourn

Resources:

Presentations:

Forests, Carbon and Climate Change