Registrants, Posters Sought for USU's 2015 Restoring the West Conference

Registration is open for the 2015 Restoring the West Conference slated for Oct. 28-29 at Utah State University’s Eccles Conference Center. Discounts are offered for students and participants registering by Oct. 15.

“Restoration and Fire in the Interior West” is the theme for this year’s 10th annual gathering, which features talks and workshops led by scientists and land managers from throughout the western United States. This year’s conference focuses on factors such as climate change, drought, increasing fuel loads and disease-stricken trees that affect fire regimes and present growing challenges for management and restoration of Western lands.

Cost to attend the two-day conference is $130 if registration is received by Oct. 15 and $150 after that date. Cost for students is $25 if registration is received by Oct. 15 and $35 thereafter. Conference cost includes materials, lunch and refreshment breaks on both days and an evening reception.

For a full agenda and registration information, visit the conference website or call USU Conference Registration Services at 1-800-538-2663 or 435-797-0424.

The gathering includes a poster session Wednesday, Oct. 28, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center. The poster abstract submission deadline is Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. MDT. Poster submission guidelines and instructions are available online.

The two-day conference is organized and sponsored by the USU Department of Wildland Resources, USU’s Quinney College of Natural Resources, USU Extension Forestry, Western Aspen Alliance, Utah Biomass Resources Group, the USU Ecology Center and the USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry.

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Contact: Darren McAvoy, 435-797-0560, darren.mcavoy@usu.edu

Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, 435-797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu