USU Hosts 2014 Restoring the West Conference Oct. 21-22

Utah State University hosts the 2014 Restoring the West Conference Oct. 21-22, at the Eccles Conference Center. A registration discount is offered for students.

“Down by the River: Managing for Resilient Riparian Corridors” is the theme for this year’s gathering, which features talks and workshops led by scientists and land managers from throughout the western United States. This year’s conference focuses on areas where water and land meet and are vital for water quality and quantity, biological health and diversity, and social values.

Featured speakers include David Merritt, riparian plant ecologist with the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins, Colo.; Robert Beschta, forestry ecologist with Oregon State University and Heida Diefenderfer, senior research scientist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Sequim, Wash.

The gathering includes a research poster session Wednesday, Oct. 22, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center.

For a full agenda and registration information, visit the conference website or call USU Conference Registration Services at 1-800-538-2663 or 435-797-0423.

The two-day conference is sponsored by USU Cooperative Extension, USU Departments of Wildland Resources and Watershed Sciences, Quinney College of Natural Resources and the USU Ecology Center, USDA Forest Services, State and Private Forestry and the Western Aspen Alliance.

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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