[IUFRO Div 1] IUFRO Conference Reforestation Under Drought: Abstrcat Submission STILL OPEN!

Hello, Abstract submission is still open for the IUFRO Conference Reforestation Under Drought, scheduled for 7-10 July 2026 in Independence, Oregon, USA Abstract submission will close 30 November 2025. The conference is organized by IUFRO 1.01.03 Temperate Forest Regeneration Working Group in collaboration with Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Drought affects forests from the boreal to the tropics and is increasingly becoming a major concern for successfully establishing new trees through reforestation and afforestation as water limitations are the new normal. Ensuring success of new regeneration is critical for meeting forestry objectives, yet many of the areas committed to management are or have experienced recent droughts hindering regeneration and threatening forest sustainability. The inaugural IUFRO International Conference on Reforestation Under Drought brings together forest managers, researchers, graduate students, nursery professionals, and policy makers to interact and learn about cutting-edge research spanning seed to post-planting success, mechanistic responses to drought, modeling and advanced inventory techniques, and regeneration methods following natural disturbances. Participants will leave with an understanding of the state of knowledge, practical information and takeaways that they can implement on the ground in their region, and contacts for future collaboration. The conference will feature a mix of plenary talks, oral and poster presentations, field tours, and socializing opportunities. The themes of the conference include: 1. Reforestation pipeline under drought: seed, seedling production, outplanting, and post-planting management 2. Basic regeneration responses to drought: genetics, physiology, anatomy, biochemical, phenological 3. Modeling & advanced inventory techniques: traditional growth & yield, process-based modeling, incorporation of genetics, climate, biophysical factors, and silviculture; Remote sensing/GIS/sensor use in reforestation 4. Intensive/precision silviculture: site specific prescriptions, within-stand treatments, automation, incorporation of artificial intelligence, climate-smart reforestation 5. Post-natural disturbance silviculture: Natural and artificial regeneration methods, climate-informed management Further details can be found directly on the IUFRO page https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-international-conference-on-reforestatio…. Additional details and the portal to submit abstracts can be found here: https://www.westernforestry.org/events/iufro-international-conference-on-re… ANDREW S. NELSON, Ph.D. Tom A. Alberg & Judith Beck Endowed Chair of Native Plant Regeneration Director, Center for Forest Nursery & Seedling Research and Pitkin Forest Nursery College of Natural Resources Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences Office: CNR 102C asnelson@uidaho.edu<mailto:asnelson@uidaho.edu> 208-885-1004 875 Perimeter Dr. MS 1133 | Moscow ID 83844-1133 | United States [University of Idaho]