SENR Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Bryce Adams

The SENR Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Bryce Adams, who will present, "Establishing Adaptive Silvicultural Trials in the Ohio Hills: The Ohio Hills Adaptive Silviculture Experiment" on April 1 starting at 4:00 p.m. in room 103 Kottman Hall or via Zoom.

About the talk: The Ohio Hills Adaptive Silviculture Experiment is a collaborative, co-led research study between the US Forest Service, Northern Research Station and Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry. The experiment contributes to a network of experimental silvicultural field trials across different forest ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada. The experiment’s overall goal is to understand and evaluate management options designed to enable forests to respond to changing environmental and climatic conditions. It is experimenting with combinations of prescribed fire, mechanical thinning, expanding gap irregular shelterwood, and planting southern tree species and genotypes to 1) improve oak advance regeneration and recruitment through novel combinations of silvicultural tactics (e.g, fire and gaps), 2) conserve wildlife, especially disturbance-dependent species, 3) boost resiliency to wildfires, ice storms, drought, and flooding, and 4) transition the ecosystem to one that will be better adapted to future conditions. This presentation will describe the implementation and planned activities of the Ohio Hills Adaptive Silviculture Experiment.

About the presenter: Bryce Adams is a Research Forester within the Northern Research Station, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. He has a BS in Environment and Natural Resources from The Ohio State University and a MS in Biology from Bowling Green State University. He received a PhD in Environment and Natural Resources from The Ohio State University in 2018. Bryce’s work includes examining silvicultural strategies designed to enable forests to respond to changing environmental and climatic conditions. Some of his recent work includes the development of tools informing the selection of seed sources for future adaptation potential.