9:00 AM – Symposium Welcome 9:05 AM – Thinking About Cedar 9:25 AM – Edwards Plateau Vegetation Patterns 9:55 AM – Historical Ecology of the Texas Hill Country 10:25 AM – Break<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:55 AM – Rare and Endemic Plants Associated to Ashe\u2019s Juniper Plant Communities in Central Texas 11:15 AM – Ashe Juniper \u2013 It isn\u2019t Just for Warblers 11:35 AM – Ecosystem Benefits of Ashe Juniper Pioneer Thickets and Old-Growth Cover 1:15 PM – Soils, Roots, and Symbioses: A Belowground Perspective on Juniper-oak Woodlands 1:35 PM – Mutualist Matters:\u00a0 Effects of Inoculum Source on Mycorrhization and Drought Resilience in Quercus buckleyi<\/em> Seedlings 1:55 PM – Juniper’s Effects on Soil and Weathered Bedrock Water Dynamics in Sonora, TX 2:15 PM – Understanding Water Use by Juniperus ashei<\/em> at the Individual Tree Level in Response to the Climate Gradient Across the Edwards Plateau and Forest Scale Response to Property-specific Clearing 2:35 PM – Break<\/strong><\/p>\n 3:05 PM – Long-term Effects of Crown-fires on Oak-juniper Woodlands: Loss of Ashe Juniper and Successful Oak Recruitment 3:25 PM – Long-term Effects of Prescribed Thinning + Fire and White-tailed Deer Exclusion on Woody Species Composition in a Central Texas Woodland<\/strong> 3:45 PM – Woody Cover Response to Thinning and Prescribed Burning in Central Texas Savannas 4:05 PM – Cultivating Clarity: Decoding Wildfire Narratives and Debunking Juniper Myths 9:00 AM – Symposium Welcome 9:05 AM – Private Land Stewardship for a Sustainable and Resilient Hill Country 9:35 AM – Informing Collaborative Endangered Species Conservation in Texas: A Human Dimensions of Wildlife Case Study from the Post-Oak Savannah 9:55 AM – Connecting the Dots \u2013 Working at a Landscape Scale, One Ranch at a Time 10:15 AM – Break<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:45 AM – A Conservation Conversation \u2013 Ashe Juniper and NRCS 11:05 AM – Documenting Texas\u2019 Landscapes, The Ecological Mapping Systems and Engaging the Public with the TEAM Tool 11:25 AM – Ecological Site Descriptions: How Are They Made and How They Are Used<\/strong> 11:45 AM – Working with Ashe Juniper – Wildlife Tax Valuations and Habitat Management<\/strong> 1:15 PM – Promoting Diversity in Juniper-Oak Woodlands 1:35 PM – Practitioner’s Perspective – Bandera Corridor Conservation Bank 1:55 PM – Multifactor Management of Mountain Cedar: Lessons Learned from the Frio River Canyon 2:15 PM – Stewarding the Steward: Shaping Wise Woodland Management Decisions in the Edwards Plateau<\/strong> 2:35 PM – Break<\/strong><\/p>\n 2:50 PM – Panel Discussion: Land Management in Ashe Juniper Ecosystems: Integrating Science with Landowner and Stewardship Goals<\/strong> 3:50 PM – Closing Remarks <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n<\/strong>David Wolfe – Bonamia, LLC
\nWolfe Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Steve Nelle – Private Consultant
\nNelle Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>David Diamond – Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership; and Duane German – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
\nDiamond Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Lisa O’Donnell – Austin Water, Wildland Conservation Division
\nLisa O’Donnell Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Jason Singhurst – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
\nSinghurst Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Rich Kostecke – Hill Country Conservancy
\nKostecke Presentation Vide<\/a>o; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Elizabeth McGreevy – Project Bedrock
\nMcGreevy Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\nMay 8th Afternoon Session<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Brian Pickles \u2013 University of Reading; and and Monika Gorzelak (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
\nPickles Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Silas Jenkins – Texas State University
\nJenkins Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Pedro Leite – Texas A&M University
\nLeite Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Ashley Matheny – University of Texas at Austin
\nMatheny Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Charlotte Reemts – The Nature Conservancy in Texas
\nReemts Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\nRebecca Carden – The University of Texas at Austin
\nCarden Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Devin Grobert – Austin Water, Wildland Conservation Division
\nGrobert Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Justice Jones – Austin Fire Department
\nJones Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\nMay 9th Morning Session<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>C. Craig Farquhar – Texas State University<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Rachael Lindsey – Hill Country Conservancy
\nLindsey Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Jared Messick and Chris Serenari – Texas State University
\nMessick Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Rebecca Neill – The Nature Conservancy in Texas
\nNeill Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Charles Kneuper – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
\nKneuper Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Amie Treuer-Kuehn – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
\nTreuer-Kuehn Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBryan Christensen – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
\nChristensen Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\nShane Kiefer – Plateau Land & Wildlife
\nKiefer Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\nMay 9th Afternoon Session<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Jim O’Donnell – Austin Water, Wildland Conservation Division
\nJim O’Donnell Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Jesse McLean – Bandera Corridor Conservation Bank
\nMcLean Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Kevin Wessels – H. E. Butt Foundation
\nWessels Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKarl Flocke – Texas A&M Forest Service
\nFlocke Presentation Video<\/a>; Slideshow PDF<\/a><\/p>\n
\nModerated by Todd Nightingale (Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute); Panel Members: Elizabeth McGreevy (Project Bedrock), Jared Messick (Texas State University), Blake Murden (Shield Ranch), and Daniel Oppenheimer (Hill Country Alliance)
\nPanel Discussion Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Steve Nelle – Private Consultant
\nClosing Remarks Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\nDownload the 2024 Ashe Juniper Symposium Program<\/a> to view abstracts and speaker bios.<\/h3>\n