Allegheny Winter Meeting 2011 Allegheny SAF Winter Meeting February 16-18, 2011 Holiday Inn Clarion 45 Holiday Inn Rd, Clarion PA 16214 Phone: 814.226.8850 Agenda & Registration Presentations (click highlighted presentation name to download) FOREST MAINTENANCE SESSION Rehabilitation and Regeneration of Degraded Forest Stands Dr. Mary Ann Fajvan, Research Forester Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV Misconceptions, Shortfalls and Fixes for Silviculture: A Personal View From a Decade of FSC Certifications Across the Northern Forest Dr. Chris Nowak, Professor SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY Hemlock's Future: Risk Maps, Management Strategies, Preventive Thinning Dr. Susan Stout, Project Leader Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Irvine, PA Prescribed Fire and Liability Kim Houser, Attorney at Law Mears, Smith, Houser & Boyle P.C., Greensburg, PA FOREST RECREATION SESSION Mixing Oil & Water: Managing Liability and Risks Associated with Hosting Recreationalists and Gas Prospectors Derald Hay, Attorney at Law Fox Rothschild LLP, Exton PA Clarion River - Wild and Scenic River Management Rob Fallon, District Ranger Allegheny National Forest, Marienville Forest District, Marienville, PA Trends in Outdoor Recreation Brenda Adams-Weyant, Consulting Recreation Planner Marienville, PA FRIDAY SESSION Use of Ash and Maple in Making Major League Baseball Bats Brian Boltz, General Manager Larimer & Norton, Timber Division of Hillerich & Bradsby, Akeley, PA Pennsylvania Perspectives Dan Devlin, Pennsylvania State Forester Department of Conservation & Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry, Harrisburg, PA