Registration open for the 2025 Western Mensurationists’ meeting in Moscow, Idaho June 15-17. The theme is “Advancements in Digital Forestry, Mensuration, and Biometrics Across the Forest Supply Chain”.
Any questions should be addressed to Mark Kimsey via email.
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Kim Iles Mathematical Challenge
After review, the committee will select a challenge and call for solutions. Solutions can be submitted HERE by May 30. The winner will receive a certificate and a check for $100.
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Society of American Foresters CFE Credits
Meeting attendees will be eligible for 7.5 Cat 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters.
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For the full agenda, click HERE for the PDF or scroll down the page.
Rooms are available at the Best Western University Inn for June 15 and 16. The room block and special rates will be held until May 15, 2025. At that time, any unreserved rooms will be released for general reservations. Reservations may continue to be made after this date on a space available basis.
For information on the hotel, please visit Best Western Plus University Inn
For visitor’s information, please visit https://moscowchamber.com/
Other Lodging Options Near Moscow, Idaho: Microsoft Bing Travel – Stays in Moscow
5-7pm – Pre-conference Social + Early Check-In
University Inn Best Western – Empire/Palouse Rooms
7:30pm – Optional Steptoe Butte Sunset Tour (weather dependent)
Day 1
7:30am – Breakfast
8:00am – Conference Registration and Check-In
8:30am – Welcome and Housekeeping Items (Washington/Idaho Rooms)
Introduction to the University of Idaho Forest Innovations Institute
Speaker: Mark Kimsey and Dean Dennis Becker (University of Idaho)
9:00am – Differential Growth and Structural Responses of Loblolly Pine Plantations to First and Second Thinning with Fertilization and Release Treatments
Speaker: Dehai Zhao (University of Georgia)
9:30am – Comparison of Maximum Stand Density Index (SDI) in Genetically Improved and Unimproved Douglas-fir
Speaker: Sukhyun Joo (Oregon State University)
10:00am – Break
10:30am – Estimating Diameter Distributions Through Robust Small Area Estimation Methods Informed by 3D NAIP
Speaker: Jaslam Poolakkal (University of Idaho)
11:00am – Quantifying the Relative Density-Growth Relationships Across Contrasting Forest Types of the Continental United States
Speaker: Emmerson Chivhenge* (University of Maine)
11:30am – Developing a Site Productivity Map Based on Continuous Forest Inventory Data
Speaker: Dan Opalach (Forest Biometrics Research Institute)
Noon – Lunch
1:00pm – Lidar Utility for Predictive Modeling and Mapping of Fuel Load and Consumption
Speaker: Andrew Hudak (United States Forest Service)
1:30pm – Under The Hood with Finite Carbon: Challenges and Solutions in Forest Carbon Modeling
Speaker: Brian Sharer (Finite Carbon)
2:00pm – Comparison of Sampled versus Census-Level Lidar Approaches for Operational Forest Management Inventories
Speaker: Halli Hemingway (Forest Biometrics Research Institute)
2:30pm – Break
3:00pm – Comparison of Multi-Platform LiDAR Sensors for Efficient Forest Inventory
Speaker: Ergin Cankaya* (University of Alberta)
3:30pm – Tree-Level Forest Inventory From High Density Point Clouds
Speaker: Bogdan Strimbu (Oregon State University)
4:00pm – Day 1 Wrap-up
5:30pm – Evening social
6:30pm – Dinner
*Graduate Student Presentation
Day 2
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – Can 3D NAIP And 3DEP LiDAR Provide Useful Measures For Estimating Site Index?
Speaker: Edward Flathers (University of Idaho)
9:00am – Estimating Solar Insolation in Riparian Areas Using High Density Point Clouds
Speaker: Michael Bartczyszyn* (Oregon State University)
9:30am – Height-Diameter Models for Minor Tree Species of Elliot State Research Forest
Speaker: Avishek Hamal* (Oregon State University)
9:45am – Imputation Of Missing Heights for a Large-Scale National Forest Inventory
Speaker: Bryce Frank (USFS-PNW) Remote
10:00am – Break
10:30am – Business Meeting, Awards, Group Picture
11:30am – Lunch + Adjourn
*Graduate Student Presentation