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

2012 SYMPOSIUM

June 12, 13, 14, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn
on the waterfront in
Suffolk, VA

On-Line Proceedings Table of Contents

Presentation Files
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Final Papers
A limited number of reviewed and edited papers were submitted, and are included as pdf files beneath the appropriate titles in the On-line Proceedings Table of Contents. Final Papers were reviewed and edited by R.T. Belcher and H.W. Hudson, III.

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Program Book

Attendee List

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Day 1 Morning Plenary Session

• Welcome and Introductions

• Holistic ecosystem restoration: Presentation of a working model for advancing Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) swamp restoration in Massachusetts and beyond.

• Eel River headwaters restoration project - 17,000 Atlantic white cedar trees 2 years after.

• The effect by hydrologic regimes and shade on Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) growth in the Cavalier Wildlife Management Area in Chesapeake, Virginia.

• Herbivory, tissue nutrient concentrations, and morphometric comparisons of two types of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) nursery stocks planted in Chesapeake, VA.

• Post-fire survival and growth of containerized seedlings, rooted cuttings, and naturally regenerated seedlings of Atlantic white cedar in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

• Effect of hydrology on post-fire survival and growth of containerized seedlings, rooted cuttings, and naturally regenerated Atlantic white cedar in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

• Management of Atlantic white cedar habitat within a changing landscape.

Day 1 Afternoon Plenary Session

• Ecological management of Atlantic white cedar.

• Thousands of cedars (Chamaecyparis thyoides) dead: An Investigation in Sharon, Massachusetts. 

• Comparison of harvesting and fire on Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) restoration through floristic composition in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDSNWR).

• Post-fire regeneration and growth of Atlantic white cedar after the 2008 South One Fire in the Great Dismal Swamp.

• Status and trends of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

• Restoring Atlantic white cedar in the landscape: Lessons learned from the Longleaf Alliance.

Poster and Exhibits Session

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - Day 2 Field Tour

• Field Trip handout document

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Day 3 Morning Plenary Session

• Soil Properties in burned and unburned Atlantic white cedar stands as a means to quantify impacts from recent fires in the Great Dismal Swamp.

• Mercury in Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) tree rings from Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: Analysis of concentrations accumulated across time.

• Mercury in Buried Logs of an Historic Cedar Stand from the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

• Radial growth of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and its association with Lake Drummond Water Levels.

• Comparisons of ground plot and LiDAR data to evaluate the impacts of deer browse and silvicultural treatments on the vertical forest structure of Atlantic white cedar.

• Comparison of terpene profiles of Chamaecyparis thyoides foliage at various levels of deer browse from long term study sites.

• Atlantic white cedar Site comparisons and implications for sustainability.

Day 3 Afternoon Plenary Session - Where do we go from here?

• Discussion on moving toward the "AWC Initiative"
• AWC symposium in the year 2015