Allegheny Winter Meeting 2010 Allegheny SAF Winter Meeting February 16-18, 2010 Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, West Virginia 26447 Phone: 888.278.8150 www.stonewallresort.com Map & Directions (Google) Agenda & Registration Presentations (click presentation name to download) Welcome to West Virginia Barb Breshock, West Virginia Division of Forestry Importance of International Relations to SAF Michael Goergen - Executive Director, Society of American Foresters Major Issues Facing Forests Around the World Dave McGill, Professor/Extension Specialist, WVU Division of Forestry and NR Overview of Solid Wood Markets Global and Domestic Urs Buehlman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA The Globalization of an Appalachian Sawmill Gene Walters, General Manager, Rolling Ridge Woods, LTD Expansion of Pulp Production in the Third World William Ladrach, Zobel Forestry Associates Trends in European Silviculture Kurt Gottschalk, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station Experiences in Central America Glen Juergens, Silviculturist, USDA Forest Service, Monongahela NF South America - Forestry and Ecosystem Science in Guyana Dr. Eric Heitzman, WVU Division of Forestry and Natural Resources Forestry and Forest Industry in China Dr. Jingxin Wang, Professor of Forestry, WVU Division of Forestry and NR Forest Service International Forestry Program Liz Mayhew, USDA Forest Service International Programs More info... Intensively Managed Plantations in South America Intensively Managed Plantations in South America (pdf) Tom Fox, Virginia Tech Forest Certification: Economic Impact of Certified Forest Products Henry Quesada, Virginia Tech Russian Forests and Forestry John Brissette, USDA Forest Service, Durham NH