NWAEP Lunch and Learn
IdAEP Webinar:
Adaptation: Growing Zones, Seeds, and Climate Change
featuring Andy Bower, Climate Adaptation Specialist from USFS
Tues, November 5, 2024 • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
webinar screened in-person in Portland, Seattle, and Spokane
FREE for NWAEP Members!
We're partnering with Idaho AEP (IdAEP) to bring you a special Lunch and Learn Webinar!
Webinar participants will gain insights into the basic concepts of local adaptation in trees and explore the three types of assisted migration. The presenter will discuss the benefits of these practices, strategies to mitigate risks, and the decision support tools available to guide assisted migration decisions.
To register, visit IdAEP's website.
There is NO CHARGE for members of IdAEP, SAF, and the NW AEP Chapters. Non-member registrations will be invoiced.
NWAEP Members have two ways to enjoy the webinar:
- watch on Zoom wherever you are (you'll be sent a link when you register), or
- attend an in-person screening in Portland, Seattle, or Spokane. As with past Lunch and Learns, you'll BYO lunch to enjoy while you take in the webinar with your NWAEP peers.
In-person screenings will be held in Portland at Dudek (605 NE 21st Avenue, Suite 200), Seattle at Environmental Science Associates (ESA, 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 200), and Spokane at Jacobs (999 W Riverside Avenue, Suite 500).
The in-person events begin at 10:30am (it'll be an early lunch!) to allow for visiting with your fellow attendees; the one-hour webinar presentation will begin promptly at 11:00am.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Andy Bower
Climate Adaptation Specialist from US Forest Service
Andy is a Climate Adaptation Specialist in the Office of Sustainability and Climate with the U.S. Forest Service, based in Olympia, Washington. He has a bachelor’s degree in forestry from U.C. Berkeley, M.S. in forest science from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in forest sciences from the University of British Columbia. From 2010-2022 he was the USFS Zone Geneticist for western WA and northwest OR and the Project Coordinator for the USFS Pacific Northwest Region (Oregon and Washington) Whitebark Pine Restoration Program. His professional interests include seed sourcing for reforestation and restoration, population and conservation genetics of forest trees and native plants, and conservation/restoration of rare or threatened trees. Since 2022 his work has focused on issues involving climate change adaptation, especially as related to seed movement and reforestation, with an emphasis on implementation of assisted migration to maintain adapted and resilient forests in the face of changing climates. He also works with silviculturists and botanists providing guidance on seed movement and genetic issues relative to trees and herbaceous native plants.
