Audubon Alaska: News & Events

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2009 Tongass Science Conference in Juneau.

The Tongass Science Conference, jointly sponsored by Audubon Alaska and The Nature Conservancy, brought together local and nationally recognized scientists to discuss opportunities to integrate fundamental concepts of conservation biology into management strategies for conserving the biodiversity and ecological integrity of the Tongass National Forest.

Ecological Effects of Disturbance in Northern Temperate Rainforests
Paul Alaback, University of Montana

Experience with variable retention harvesting in coastal British Columbia: relevance for southeast Alaska
William J. Beese, Western Forest Products, Campbell River, BC

Island Life: Coming to Grips with the Insular Nature of Southeast Alaska
Joseph A. Cook and S. O. MacDonald, University of New Mexico

Commercial Uses of the Tongass: Past, Present and Future
Lisa Crone, US Forest Service, Sitka, and Joe Mehrkens, Juneau

Riparian Ecology, Climate Change, and Management on the Tongass Forest
Rick Edwards and Dave D’Amore, US Forest Service Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab

Why Watersheds: Evaluating the Protection of Undeveloped Watersheds as a Conservation Strategy in Northwestern North America
Ken Lertzman, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, and Andy MacKinnon, BC Forest Service, Victoria, BC

Concepts of Conservation Biology Applied to Wildlife in Old-Forest Ecosystems, With Special Reference to Southeast Alaska
Bruce G. Marcot, US Forest Service, Portland

Rivers of Rock: The Ecology of Forest Roads in Southeast Alaska
Dave Person, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Ketchikan, and Todd Brinkman, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Cooperating organizations: Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society, US Forest Service, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, US Fish & Wildlife Service.

A special thanks to: Wilburforce Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Turner Foundation, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, and Campion Foundation.