Montana Forest Stewardship Foundation
14th Annual Forest Landowner Conference
Held Friday, April 19, 2024
Location: Delta Hotels Helena Colonial, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, MT
The Forest Stewardship Foundation invite you to attend the Fourteenth Annual Forest Landowner Conference.
Becoming a Better Forest Steward
2024 Conference Agenda
Friday, April 19
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration - Delta Colonial Front Lobby
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome - Executive Room
- Ed Levert - Montana Forest Stewardship Foundation
8:45 - 9:45 AM Opening Session - Executive Room
Montana DNRC Forestry/Trust Land Programs
Shawn Thomas, State Forester
9:45 - 10:00 AM Break with Refreshments (Visit Silent Auction) - Capital/State Room
10:00 - 11:00 AM Round 1 - Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session A: Executive Room
Perspectives on the Deadly Mann Gulch Fire 75 Years Later
Liz Burke, Conservation Educator-Helena-Lewis & Clark Forest
Session B: Legislative/Judicial Room
Montana Wood Products Market and Infrastructure Update
Sam Scott, University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research
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11:00 –12:00 PM Round 2 - Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session A: Executive Room
Forest Owls of Montana
Denver Holt, Owl Research Institute
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Session B: Legislative/Judicial Room
Grant/Cost Share Opportunities for Forest Landowners
Erik Warrington, MT Department of Natural Resource and Conservation &
Jason Glenn USDA- Natural Resource Conservation Service
12:00 - 1:30 PM Luncheon with Speaker - Capital/State Room
History of The UM Foresters Ball
Sami Westphal, UM Forestry Club
1:30 PM Close Silent Auctions
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1:30 - 2:30 PM Round 3 - Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session A: Executive Room
Introduction to the FireSafe Montana Program
Pat McKelvey & Rocky Infanger, FireSafe Montana Board Members
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Session B: Legislative/Judicial Room
Understanding the Forest Carbon Cycle
Scott Ferrenberg, Associate Director, Montana Forest Conservation Experiment Station
2:30 - 3:30 PM Round 4 – Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session A: Executive Rom
Forest Habitat Typing
John Goodburn, Associate Professor of Silviculture,
W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
Session B: Legislative/Judicial Room
What's important to know about Forest Soils
Kelsey Martin & Vince Archer, Soil Scientists,
Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest
3:30- 4:00PM Closing Session - Executive Room
Announce Silent Auction Winners - Closing Comments
Presented by:
Forest Stewardship Foundation
A huge thank you to our many sponsors for supporting our event over the years:
