8:00 AM Introduction.

8:05 AM Wear, David^*,1, ¹ USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA The changing face of Southern forest lands: findings from the Southern Resource Assessment.

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8:30 AM Christensen, Norman^*,1, ¹ Duke University, Durham, NC, USA The southeastern landscape: a history of human use and ecological change.

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8:55 AM Waldrop, Thomas^*,1, McIver, James², ¹ USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Clemson, South Carolina² USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Le Grande, Oregon The national fire and fire surrogate study: an interdisciplinary comparison of methods to reduce fuels and fire risk.

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9:20 AM Yoder, Carrie¹, Platt, William ^*,1, Stanton, L.¹, ¹ Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Multiple disturbances and the dynamics of Southeastern coastal ecosystems.

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9:45 AM Break.

10:00 AM Vose, James^*,, Land and Water Interactions in Southeastern Landscapes.

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10:25 AM Carter, Derb¹, ¹ Southern Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill, NC Status and trends for forested wetlands in the Southeast.

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10:50 AM Sutter, Robert¹, Bendick, Robert², ¹ The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Divsion, Durham, NC, US² The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Division, Orlando, NC, US Challenges for Conserving Biodiversity in the Southeast United States.

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11:15 AM Conclusion and Summary.