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Northern Forest Genetics Association, October 2024

October 2nd

Butternut, hemlock, beech, and CartograPlant/TreenSnap updates
October 2nd, 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Jill Wegrzyn, University of Connecticut
Predicting Phenological Responses to Future Climates in Two Hybridizing Populus Species
October 2nd, 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

Baxter Worthing, University of Vermont

Black ash update
October 2nd, 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM

John Daigle and Nate Seigert

Black ash research update
October 2nd, 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Mary Mason, USDA Forest Service

Isle La Motte Butternut Project
October 2nd, 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM

Dale Bergdahl, University of Vermont

Update on a white oak progeny test in southern Vermont and assessing climate adaption, physiologic performance, and disease resistance in American elm
October 2nd, 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

John Butnor, NRS

Michigan Cooperative Tree Improvement Program
October 2nd, 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM

Jeremy Johnson, Michigan State University

Updates: Forest Gene Conservation Association
October 2nd, 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM

Kerry McLaven, FGCA

Forest Genetics Opportunities and Priorities for PA
October 2nd, 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM

Amanda Penn, PA DCNR

Butternut updates
October 2nd, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Anna Conrad, NRS

Advancing Genomic Research and Conservation Efforts Through De Novo Pangenome Construction: A Case Study on Juglans Species Threatened by a Non-Native Fungal Pathogen
October 2nd, 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM

Cynthia Webster, University of Connecticut

Towards Marker Assisted Selection for Chestnut Blight Resistance in American Chestnut
October 2nd, 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Austin Thomas, University of Kentucky

New approaches for addressing invasive species using RNA interference
October 2nd, 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM

Andrew Groover, NRS

Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative
October 2nd, 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM

Rachel Kappler, Holden Forests and Gardens

Conservation genomics of red spruce
October 2nd, 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM

Steve Keller, University of Vermont