AT24-191 Ashe Juniper Symposium Day 1 , Austin

Event Title: 2024 Ashe Juniper Symposium, Austin

VMS-AT:AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-191 Ashe Juniper Symposium  Day 1, Austin, Presenter:
Patty Ramirez (AT=7.5h)

Event Date: 05/08/2024
Event Time: 9:00a-4:30p

Event Summary: Two day symposium of the management and sustainability of Ashe Junipers and it’s benefits to our environment

Event Description: The goal of the symposium is to advance our collective understanding of the science of Ashe juniper and facilitate applications of this understanding into management and conservation of sustainable, resilient and ecologically-appropriate ecosystems.

This is a two day event .  Day 2 on 5/09/2024 is AT24-193

Symposium information: https://biodiversityworks.org/2024symposium/

Agenda: https://biodiversityworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Ashe-Juniper-Symposium-Info-Sheet.pdf

PRESENTATIONS
May 8th Morning Session

Symposium Welcome
David Wolfe – Defenders of Wildlife

Understanding Cedar
Steve Nelle – Private Consultant

Edwards Plateau Vegetation Patterns
David Diamond – Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership; and Duane German – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Historical Ecology of the Texas Hill Country
Lisa O’Donnell – Austin Water, Wildland Conservation Division

Rare and Endemic Plants Associated to Ashe’s Juniper Plant Communities in Central Texas
Jason Singhurst – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Ashe Juniper – It isn’t Just for Warblers
Rich Kostecke – Hill Country Conservancy

Ecological Benefits of Pioneer Thickets and Old-Growth Ashe Juniper Cover
Elizabeth McGreevy – Project Bedrock

May 8th Afternoon Session

Soils, Roots, and Symbioses: A Belowground Perspective on Juniper-oak Woodlands
Brian Pickles – University of Reading

Mutualist Matters: Effects of Inoculum Source on Mycorrhization and Drought Resilience in Quercus buckleyi Seedlings
Emily Jenkins – Texas State University

Juniper’s Effects on Soil and Weathered Bedrock Water Dynamics in Sonora, TX
Pedro Leite – Texas A&M University

Understanding Water Use by Juniperus ashei at the Individual Tree Level in Response to the Climate Gradient Across the Edwards Plateau and Forest Scale Response to Property-specific Clearing
Ashley Matheny – University of Texas at Austin

Long-term Effects of Crown-fires on Oak-juniper Woodlands: Loss of Ashe Juniper and Successful Oak Recruitment
Charlotte Reemts – The Nature Conservancy in Texas

Long-term Effects of Prescribed Thinning + Fire and White-tailed Deer Exclusion on Woodland Woody Species Composition: an 11-year Experiment
Rebecca Carden – The University of Texas at Austin

Woody Cover Response to Thinning and Prescribed Burning in a Subtropical Savanna
Devin Grobert – Austin Water, Wildland Conservation Division

Cultivating Clarity: Decoding Wildfire Narratives and Debunking Juniper Myths
Justice Jones – Austin Fire Department
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Cost: $185.00 with discount available for early registration ($160 before 4/29). Includes lunch each day.

Payment Information:
We accept payment by credit card or check. Please contact us if you need additional information from Biodiversity Works in order to process your payment.

Cancellation Policy:
If you need to cancel your registration, please email Patty Ramirez. If your cancellation is received on or before April 29, 2024, your registration fee will be refunded, less a $10 cancellation fee per registration. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are not able to offer refunds for cancellations received on or after April 30, 2024.

Register @: https://biodiversityworks.org/2024symposium/registration/

Event Location:
Commons Conference Center, which is located on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in Austin, TX.
2901 Read Granbury Trail,
Austin, TX.

Presenter:
Patty Ramirez, Executive Director

Contact Information: pramirez@biodiversityworks.org 

Organization Website:
https://Biodiversityworks.org

Sponsoring Organization:
Biodiversity Works