The Ecology and Management
of Atlantic White-Cedar
(Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Ecosystems

A Symposium to be held on June 9, 10, and 11, 2009 at the City Hotel and Bistro in Greenville, North Carolina

BELOW IS THE TENTATIVE AGENDA
FOR THIS CONFERENCE.

Please note that speakers' times and slots are still being verified.
Primary presenter is listed after abstract title.
Click presentation title to see the full list of abstracts and complete citations.

Monday, June 8, 2009
	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM		Registration desk open in lobby of City Hotel
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
	7:00 AM to 10:00 AM		Registration Desk Opens with Morning Refreshments (Posters and Exhibitor setup time)
	8:00 AM to 8:30 AM		Welcome, introductions, and announcements
	9:00 AM to 6:00 PM		Exhibits and open all day
			Morning Plenary Session - RESTORATION
	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM		Morning Keynote Speaker I Pre-European Extent and Fire Ecology of Atlantic White-Cedar in the South. Cecil Frost, Coordinator, NC Plant Conservation Program
	9:30 AM to 10:00 AM		Implications of the data from long-term research on Atlantic white-cedar restoration sites in New Jersey. George Zimmermann, Richard Stockton College.
	10:00 AM to 10:20 AM		Refreshment Break in the Poster and Exhibitor Room Click here to see list of poster presentations
	10:20 AM to Noon		Morning Plenary Session - RESTORATION continued
	10:20 AM to 10:45 AM		How Management Strategies Have Affected Atlantic White-Cedar Forest Recovery After Massive Wind Damage in the Great Dismal Swamp. Joelle Laing, North Carolina Sate University.
	10:45 AM to 11:10 AM		Compensation for an Endangered Ecosystem: Restoring and Monitoring Structural Replacement of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps. Robert B. Atkinson, Christopher Newport University, Center for Wetland Conservation.
	11:10 AM to 11:35 AM		Challenges and Success of Atlantic White Cedar Restoration at the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Chris Lowie, US Fish and Wildlife Service - Great Dismal Swamp Nation Wildlife Refuge.
	11:35 AM to 12:00 AM		Planning for large scale Atlantic White Cedar Restoration - The Eel River case study. Marty Melchior, Inter-Fluve, Inc.
	Noon to 1:30 PM		Luncheon with extended time for Exhibits and Posters
	1:30 PM to 4:00 PM		Afternoon plenary session - ECOLOGY
	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM		Tales from the Crypt: The Public Health Significance of the Subterranean Reservoir Beneath the Roots. Richard Pollack, Laboratory of Public Health Entomology, Harvard School of Public Health.
	2:30 PM to 2:55 PM		Forest Metrics of Four Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Sites Managed in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Jeffrey DeBerry, Geo-Marine, Inc.
	2:55 PM to 3:15 PM		Afternoon Refreshment Break in the Poster and Exhibitor Room
	3:15 PM to 3:40 PM		Relationships of Atlantic White Cedar with precipitation, temperature, and drought intensity assessed through tree ring analysis. Catey Lavagnino, Christopher Newport University.
	3:40 PM to 4:05 PM		Sea Level Rise Risk Assessment for the Dare County Peninsula. Robert Mickler, Alion Science and Technology.
	4:05 PM to 4:15 PM		Final comments for day 1. Announcements for field tour logistics.
	4:30 PM to 7:00 PM		Poster Session II, Exhibits, and Happy Hour Click here to see list of poster presentations (Exhibits and Posters take down at 6:30 PM)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
	7:30 AM		Load into vans for field trip.
	9:00 AM to Noon		Stop 1. The NC Division of Forest Resources, Forest Nursery plans to propagate from seed over 500,000 Atlantic White –Cedar seedlings. We will tour this facility to see their production line, discuss cultural practices, seed cleaning techniques, and visit a seed production orchard. Stop 2. Johnsontown Mill Pond and the adjacent Pappy Tatum Mill pond are example of Carolina Bays with natural regenerated Atlantic White-Cedar stands. This unique landform is found only in southeastern North Carolina. We will be able to walk into both mature and young stands of Atlantic White-Cedar and discuss the origins and ecosystem of a Carolina bay.
	Noon - 1:00 PM		Picnic lunch at Bayfield house on Broadwell property, White Oak, NC.
	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM		Stop 3. The Broadwell Tract is the largest reforestation effort in North Carolina. Since 2000 Dohn Broadwell and his land manager have artificially regenerated over 700 acres to Atlantic White-Cedar. He will share his recipe for success as we visit several stands on his property. Stops will include a site preparation demonstration, a 3-year old plantation in a Carolina bay, and a 9-year old planting in a sand hill seep. This beautiful property has a large duck pond, longleaf pine forests, and lots of wildlife to see.
	4:00 PM to 5:00 PM		Return trip to Greenville, NC
	Thursday, June 11, 2009
	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM		Registration Desk Open and Morning Refreshments
	8:00 AM to Noon		Plenary session speakers and morning break
	8:00 AM to 8:15 AM		Greeting, Review from Days 1 and 2, Announcements
	8:15 AM to 9:15 AM		Morning Session Keynote Speaker Carbon Sequestration in Pocosins. Curt Richardson, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University.
	9:15 AM to 9:40 AM		Carbon Sequestration Benefits of Peatland Restoration: Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Cooperative Restoration Project. Sara Ward and Tom Augspurger, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
	9:40 AM to 9:55 AM		Morning Refreshment Break
	9:55 AM to Noon		Morning Plenary Session - REGENERATION AND MANAGEMENT
	9:55 AM to 10:15 AM		Pelletizing seed of Atlantic white-cedar. Eric Hinesley, North Carolina State University.
	10:15 AM to 10:40 AM		Performance of Atlantic white cedar seedlings and rooted cuttings after 20 years in the field. Bill Pickens, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources.
	10:40 AM to 11:05 AM		Preliminary evaluation of Atlantic White Cedar in a Wastewater Land Treatment System in Onslow County, North Carolina. Robert T. Belcher, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
	11:05 AM to 11:30 AM		Compatible Taper and Volume Models for Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides L.) in Eastern North Carolina. Matthew Cuneo, North Carolina State University.
	11:30 AM to 11:55 AM		Browsing trends of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and effectiveness of exclusion fencing in Atlantic White Cedar restoration. Jacqueline Roquemore, Christopher Newport University.
	12:00 PM to 1:15 PM		Lunch (on your own)
	1:15 PM to 4:00 PM		Final Plenary Session - Where do we go from here?
	1:15 PM to 2:00 PM		Discussion on AWC symposium 2012 Disseminating AWC symposium proceedings
	2:00 PM to 2:10 PM		Refreshment Break
	2:10 PM to 2:40 PM		AWC Emerging Issues Forum
	2:40 PM to 3:00 PM		Final comments and wrap up of the 2009 AWC symposium host