USU Hosts 2015 Restoring the West Conference Oct. 28-29

Utah State University hosts the 2015 Restoring the West Conference Oct. 28-29, at the Eccles Conference Center. A registration discount is offered for students.

“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.

The gathering includes a poster session on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center.

Cost to attend the two-day conference is $130 for professionals and $25 for students. 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 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