Tremblings
The Western Aspen Alliance Quarertly Newsletter
Commentary: An Aspen Community: Roots, on Roots, on Roots by Paul C. Rogers, Director of the Wester Aspen Alliance; Department of Environment & Society; Ecology Center; Utah State University.
Commentary: Small-stand Challenges in the Northern Rockies, by Brytten Steed, PhD, USFS Forest Entomologist (retired) Forest Health Protection - Missoula Field Office.
Commentary: Aspen, Fire, and People: Then and Now by Eva Strand. Professor of Rangeland Ecology, University of Idaho.
Commentary: Bridging Conservation Science with Native Meaning by James Calabaza. Indigenous Lands Director; Trees, Water & People
Commentary: Aspen Stewardship With PBR by Paul C. Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance, Adjunct Professor (Environment & Society), Associate (Ecology Center), Utah State University.
Commentary: Function over form: the benefits of aspen for Greater Sage-grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Associate Professor of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Extension Specialist, University of Georgia and David Dahlgren, Associate Professor and Rangeland W
Commentary: Climate change insurance: planting aspen seedlings as fuel breaks, by Catherine Schloegel, program Managers of the Nature Conservancy in Boulder, Colorado, and Jordan Mead, Resource Specialist for Summit County Open Space and Trails Department...
Commentary: Do aspen smother or stoke the flames? by Kristin Nesbit, Staff Researcher, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley.
Commentary: Sierra forest resilience and aspen restoration by Anne Marie Holt, Forest Conservation Project Manager South Yuba River Citizens League, Nevada City, California
What drives oystershell scale invasions? by Connor Crouch, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University and Kristen Waring, Professor of Silviculture and Applied Forest Health, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona Universit...
The WAA: Fifteen year Status by Paul C. Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance, Department of Environment & Society, Ecology Center Associate, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
It’s cold out there! Frost: An overlooked aspen disturbance by Joseph D. Birch, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Facing forest change with humility by Jess Kirby, GISP, Summit County Public Lands Manager, Coalville, Utah
Aspen seedlings for boreal mine reclamation by Bradley Pinno, PhD, RPF, Associate Professor of Silviculture, University of Alberta
Wolf-elk-aspen interactions: Trophic cascade or trickle? by Elaine Brice, Post-doctoral researcher, Cornell University and Dan MacNulty, Associate Professor, Utah State University
Aspen: A Reason for Hope by Robert A. Andrus, School of Environment, Washington State University
Lindroth + Aspen: A Legacy of Good Chemistry Ken Keefover-Ring, Assistant Professor, Departments of Botany and Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Knowing the WAA Through Connection by Paul C. Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance, Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. Environment & Society, Ecology Center Associate, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
District-wide Aspen Habitat Restoration by Don DeLong, Wildlife and Habitat Program Mgr., West Zone of Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), Afton, Wyoming and Ashley Egan, Wildlife Biologist, BTNF, Jackson, Wyoming
Aspen Forests, More Than Just Trees by Marc Coles-Ritchie, Utah Public Lands Manager, Grand Canyon Trust, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mapping aspen genetics and mortality risk: the view from above by Benjamin Blonder, Assist. Prof., Dept. Env. Sci., Policy, and Mgt., Univ. California, Berkeley and Phil Brodrick, Res. Tech., Jet Propulsion Lab., Cal. Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA
Photographing Populus tremuloides: A Visual Xylotheuque by Lance Oditt, WAA Photographer At-Large, Studio 47.60° North, Seattle, Washington
Looking ahead at Hart Prairie Preserve by Steve Kinback, Hart Prairie Preserve Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Flagstaff, Arizona
Walt Mueggler: Aspen Scientist Extraordinaire by Dale L. Bartos, Aspen Ecologist (retired), US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Aspen Success Hinges on Innovative Technique by Shelly Deisch and David Mallett - Wildlife Habitat Biologists, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Rapid City
Climate’s Cascading Effects In Aspen Systems by Thomas E. Martin, Professor and Senior Scientist, U.S.G.S., University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
Minnesota Aspen Through A Westerner’s Eyes by Lars C. Snyder, Instructor Naturalist, Camp Widjiwagan, Ely, Minnesota
Staying Alive: Community and Quakies in Idaho by Jenny Gonyer, Natural Resources Program Coordinator, Salmon Valley Stewardship (SVS), Salmon, Idaho and Toni Ruth, Executive Director, SVS, Salmon, Idaho
Aspen seedlings follow Brian Head Fire by Karen Mock, Professor, Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah and Larissa Yocom, Assistant Professor, Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Beaver are coming for your aspen – are you ready? by Stephen Bennett, Researcher Lead, Fluvial Habitats Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Wyoming’s High Desert: Aspen habitat presents challenges by Kevin Spence, Habitat Biologist, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Green River, Wyoming
Ten Years of Aspen Science Outreach by Paul C. Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Aspen Regeneration for Wildlife in Alaska by Tom Paragi, Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Dept. Fish & Game, Fairbanks, Fairbanks and Sue Rodman, Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Dept. Fish & Game, Fairbanks, Anchorage
Uphill Battle to Restore Aspen in the Sierra by John-Pascal Berrill, PhD - Forestry Faculty, Humboldt State University, California
Restoring Aspen with Citizens and Science by Jim Shuler, MD - Wolf Creek Ranch Homeowner
How to maintain extensive stands of aspen in managed boreal forests by Victor Lieffers – Professor, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
A search for browse-resistant aspen by Ralph Baierlein, Friends of Northern Arizona Forests, Flagstaff, Arizona
Can aspen persist in conifer dominated forests? by Douglas H. Page, retired federal forester/silviculturists, Cedar City, Utah and John D. Shaw, Analysis Team Leader, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, Utah
“Aspen is not a tree, it’s a root system” (Anonymous) by Annie DesRochers, Professor, Forest Research Institute, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Canada
Growing Aspen in Cultivated Landscapes by Michael R. Kuhns, Department Head and Professor, Wildland Resources Dept., Extension Forester, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Fontenelle Wildfire: Partnership Success Story by Jill Randall, Terrestrial Habitat Biologist, Wyoming Game and Fish Dept., Pinedale, WY
Aspen and climate change: Recent mortality portends bad news by William R. L. Anderegg, NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow Princeton Environmental Institute Princeton University
Remembering the Genet of Aspen Researchers by Dan Kashian, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
An Interagency Approach to Aspen Management - Soda Hills Case Study by Shelli Mavor, Fire Ecologist/Fuels Specialist/Noxious & Invasive Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello Field Office, Pocatello, Idaho and Channing Swan, Forester, BLM, Poca...
Aspen soil - The dynamic world below the surface by Helga Van Miegroet, Professor, Wildland Soils and Biogeochemistry, Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University
Rethinking aspen regeneration: the case for a bright future by Simon M. Landhäusser, Professor, Alberta School of Forest Science and Management, Dept. Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
Restoring Aspen in Rocky Mountain National Park by Therese Johnson, Biologist, Rocky Mountain National Park, Fort Collins, Colorado
Did aspen decline go away? by John Guyon, Forest Pathologist, US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Ogden Field Office, Ogden, Utah
Does Aspen Need Fire? by Douglas Shinneman, Research Fire Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, Idaho
Thoughts on 41.5 years of Forest Service Aspen Research by Dale L. Bartos, Aspen Ecologist (retired), US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Aspen management in Sweden – from pest to keystone species by Lars Edenius, Professor in Wildlife Ecology, Senior Lecturer and Extension Specialist, Department of Wildlife, Fish & Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, S...
Thank Goodness for 'Rocks and Ice' by Gregory H. Aplet, Senior Forest Scientist, The Wilderness Society, Denver, Colorado
Manager's View: Sheep Creek Aspen Restoration by Tim Benedict, Forester, U.S. Forest Service, Helena National Forest, Helena, Montana
No simple answer to “What killed the Aspen?” by Mary Lou Fairweather, Plant Pathologist, Arizona Zone Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona
Thinking like a clone: a case for biodiversity by Paul C. Rogers, Director, Western Aspen Alliance & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan,, Utah
Facilitation in aspen-conifer forests by Samuel St. Clair, Assistant Professor of Plant Physiological Ecology, Brigham Young University, Utah
Importance of Aspen Stand Structure to Avian Abundance and Diversity by Dr. Susan Earnst, Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Snake River Field Station, Boise, Idaho
Prescribed fire for aspen and wildlife near Jackson, Wyoming, USA by Steve Kilpatrick, Contracts Director, Teton Science Schools, Jackson
Landscape genetic studies raise new questions about old paradigms by Karen E. Mock, Associate Professor, Dept. of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah and James N. Long, Professor, Dept. of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Loga...
Climate change and sudden aspen decline by Nicholas L. Crookston, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho
Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and biodiversity by Robert L. Beschta is an Emeritus Professor, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Tracking contemporary aspen sciences: a critical endeavor for land managers by Ron Ryel is an Associate Professor of Plant Ecology in the Wildland Resources Department at Utah State University, Logan, Utah
A West-wide Consortium to Promote Aspen Landscapes and Healthy Watersheds by Dale Bartos is a Research Ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Logan, Utah. The views expressed here are the author’s and not necessarily thos