KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum, scheduled for April 5, will feature Dr. Jean-Martin Lussier of the Canadian Forest Service, who will share insights on rehabilitation of forested stands.
The title of his presentation is “Using a Multiple Treatment Approach for Rehabilitation Silviculture.” Lussier is currently employed as a research scientist in silviculture and forest management at the Canadian Wood Fibre Center within the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada of the Government of Canada. The Wood Fibre Center is dedicated to the enhancement of the competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector. The Centre is directly supported by Forest Program Innovations, one of the world’s largest private, non-profit research centres working in forest research.
Lussier’s research focuses on the development of silvicultural systems adapted to hardwood, mixedwood, and softwood stands, on the growth response of stands to partial cuttings, and on the optimization of forest management decisions.
His presentation will be of interest to forest managers, silviculturists, consulting foresters, forest researchers, scientists, loggers, and land managers. Continuing Forestry Education credits apply to this presentation.
Lussier’s career has spanned 25+ years. He received his B.Sc. in Forest Resource Management at the Universite Laval, Quebec in 1988. He received his M.Sc. in Renewable Resources from the Universite du Quebec in 1991, and completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the same University in 1997.
The Forum will be held at the Kane Country Club, which is located on U.S. Route 6 about three miles east of Kane.
Preceding the talk will be a no-host social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The program will start immediately after dinner. Reservations are required. Early reservations received on or before March 22, are $25.00. Reservations from March 23 through March 29 will cost $30.00. No reservations will be accepted after March 29.
The cost for full-time students pursuing a natural resource degree is $10.00. For reservations, contact the Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group, PO Box 133, Kane, Pa., 16735, at 814-837-8550 or FAX 814-837-4950, or e-mail hardwood@penn.com.
