April 29 - May 3, 2013Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 571-372-6565

Monday, April 29, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager

0845 - 0930

RC-1692: Assisted Migration as a Management Tool in Coastal Ecosystems Threatened by Sea Level Rise (SERDP)

Dr. Loretta BattagliaSouthern Illinois University

0930 - 1015

RC-1656: Development of Adaptive Management Tools to Guide Habitat Allocation for At-Risk Species (SERDP)

Dr. Michael JonesMichigan State University

1015 - 1045

STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-1696: Developing Dynamic Reference Models and a Decision Support Framework for Southeastern Ecosystems: An Integrated Approach (SERDP)

Mr. Kevin Heirs and Dr. Sara Zeigler for Mr.Robert MitchellJ. W. Jones Ecological Research Center

1145 - 1230

RC-1695: Developing and Testing a Robust, Multi-Scale Framework for the Recovery of Longleaf Pine (SERDP)

Dr. John OrrockUniversity of Wisconsin

1230 - 1330

Working Lunch STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-1729: Characterizing and Quantifying Emissions and Transport of Fugitive Dust Emissions Due to Department of Defense Activities (SERDP)

Dr. John GilliesDesert Research Institute

1415 - 1500

RC-1767: Measurement and Modeling of Fugitive Dust from Off-road DoD Activities (SERDP)

Dr. Larry WagnerUSDA Agricultural Research Service

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1600

RC-1730: Development of a Windbreak Dust Predictive Model and Mitigation Planning Tool (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Eric PardyjakUniversity of Utah

1600 - 1700

STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager

0845 - 0930

RC-1721: Understanding and Combating the Fire-Enhancing Impact of Non-Native Annuals in Desert Scrub through the Tools of Population and Landscape Ecology (SERDP)

Dr. Claus HolpzafelRutgers University

0930 - 1015

RC-1722: Integrated Spatial Models of Non-Native Plant Invasion, Fire Risk, and Wildlife Habitat to Support Conservation on Military and Adjacent Lands in the Arid Southwest (SERDP)

Dr. Brett DicksonNorthern Arizona University

1015 - 1045

STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-1723: Predictive Tools to Manage Altered Fire Regimes Caused by Plant Invasions in the Mojave Desert (SERDP)

Dr. Janelle DownsPacific Northwest National Laboratory

1145 - 1230

RC-1727: An Ecohydrology Approach to Managing Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Department of Defense Lands in the Southwestern United States (SERDP)

Ms. Lainie LevickUniversity of Arizona

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-1725: Watershed to Local Scale Characteristics and Function of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Military Lands (SERDP)

Mr. David CooperColorado State University

1415 - 1500

RC-1726: Structure and Function of Ephemeral Streams in the Arid and Semiarid Southwest: Implications for Conservation and Management (SERDP)

Dr. Juliet StrombergColorado State University

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1600

RC-1724: Hydroecology of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams: Will Landscape Connectivity Sustain Aquatic Organisms in a Changing Climate? (SERDP)

Dr. Julian OldenUniversity of Washington

1600 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager

0845 - 0930

RC-2118: Modeling the Carbon Implications of Ecologically Based Forest Management (SERDP)

Dr. Matthew HurteauPenn State University

0930 - 1015

RC-2115: Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine (SERDP)

Dr. Lisa SamuelsonAuburn University

1015 - 1045

STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2116: Statistically Rigorous Carbon Stock Predictions of Forest Restoration in the Southern United States (SERDP)

Dr. Duncan WilsonOklahoma State University

1145 - 1230

RC-2117: Developing Novel Ecosystems that Enhance Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests (SERDP)

Dr. Rebecca OstertagUniversity of Hawaii

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-2109: Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Ecosystems (SERDP)

Dr. Edward SchuurUniversity of Florida

1415 - 1500

RC-2110: Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Army Alaska with Decision Support Tools Developed through Field Work and Modeling (SERDP)

Dr. Thomas DouglasU.S. Army ERDC-CRREL

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1600

RC-2111: Improved Understanding of Permafrost Controls on Hydrology in Interior Alaska by Integration of Ground-Based Geophysical Permafrost Characterization and Numerical Modeling (SERDP)

Dr. Michelle WalvoordU.S. Geological Survey

1600 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Thursday May 2, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager

0845 - 0930

RC-2155: Multi-Scale Approach to Understanding Source-Sink Dynamics of Amphibians (SERDP)

Dr. Raymond SemlitschUniversity of Missouri

0930 - 1015

RC-2121: Using a Hierarchical Approach to Model Regional Source-Sink Dynamics for Neotropical-Nearctic Songbirds to Inform Management Practices on Department of Defense Installations (SERDP)

Dr. Peter MarraSmithsonian Migratory Bird Center

1015 - 1045

STC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2119: Endangered Butterflies as a Model System for Managing Source-Sink Dynamics on Department of Defense Lands (SERDP)

Dr. Elizabeth Crone Harvard University

1145 - 1230

RC-2120: Sources and Sinks: Elucidating Mechanisms, Documenting Patterns, and Forecasting Impacts (SERDP)

Dr. Joshua LawlerUniversity of Washington

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-2154: Odontocete Cetaceans: Quantifying Behavioral Ecology and Response to Predators Using a Multi-Species Approach (SERDP)

Dr. Andrew ReadDuke University

1415 - 1500

RC-2112: Deep Mapping Teuthivorous Whales and Their Prey Fields (SERDP)

Dr. Kelly Benoit-BirdOregon State University

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1600

RC-2114: Behavioral Ecology of Deep-Diving Odontocetes in the Bahamas (SERDP)

Dr. Kim Parson & Ms. Gina Ylitalo on behalf of Ms. Diane ClaridgeBahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization

1600 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Friday, May 3, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager

0845 - 1015

RC-2245: Defense Coastal / Estuarine Research Program (DCERP) (SERDP)

Dr. Pat CunninghamRTI International

1015 - 1030

Break

1030 - 1100

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-1474: Managing Declining Pine Stands For The Restoration Of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Joan WalkerU.S. Forest Service

1145 - 1230

RC-1693: Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Pine Mortality in the Southeastern United States (SERDP)

Dr. Joan WalkerU.S. Forest Service

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-1646: Development and Use of Genetic Methods for Assessing Aquatic Environmental Condition and Recruitment Dynamics of Native Stream Fishes on Pacific Islands (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Michael BlumTulane University

1415 - 1500

RC-1645: The Potential for Restoration to Break the Grass/FireCycle in Dryland Ecosystems in Hawaii (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Susan CordellUSDA Forest Service

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager\ Strategy Session

1700

ADJOURN