Keynote & Plenary Presentations

Keynote & Plenary Presentations

Research on the restoration and management of the high five pines is growing more important every year as studies and monitoring reveal challenges to the survival of these species. The H5II conference program will feature keynote and plenary presentations from experts in the field, providing important background information and state of knowledge explorations of topics directly related to conservation planning and management actions.


David B. Neale, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Science, University of California, Davis
Title:
The Whitebark Pine Genome Project

Barbara J. Bentz, Ph.D., Research Entomologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Title:
Defense characteristics among high elevation Pinus and vulnerability to native bark beetles

Melissa B. Jenkins, Silviculturist with the USDA Forest Service, Retired
Title:
A restoration strategy for whitebark pine in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem

Charlie Cartwright, British Columbia Ministry of Forests Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural Development
Title: Early results from whitebark pine genecology trials in British Columbia

Richard Sniezko, Ph.D., Center Geneticist with the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region’s Dorena Genetic Resource Center
Tentative Title:
Blister rust resistance and the potential use of biotechnology among the High Five Pines
Andrew Hansen, Ph.D., Professor in the Ecology Department and Director of the Landscape Biodiversity Lab at Montana State University
Title:
“Potential changes in climate suitable habitat of Whitebark pine in Greater Yellowstone under climate scenarios”

Robert E. Keane, Ph.D., Emeritus Research Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Title:
Effective practices for managing high elevation five needle pines in western North America

Anna W. Schoettle, Ph.D., Research Plant Ecophysiologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Title:
Taking the Long View: Ecology, Condition, and Outlook for the High-elevation Five-needle Pines.

Photo of Keynote Speaker Diana Tomback
Diana F. Tomback, Ph.D., Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Colorado Denver
Title:
The National Whitebark Pine Restoration Plan: restoration model for the High Five pines.

Photos this page: whitebark pine trees, photo by Iain Robert Reid (featured image). All presenter photos were submitted by the presenters.