Opening Plenary Session

 Dr. Fred Bryant (CKWMI-TAMU), Moderator

8:00  

 Welcome

William Marcy, Provost, Texas Tech University                  

8:15

Recent Geologic History of the Southern High Plains

Eileen Johnson

9:00  

The Shrub Ecosystem

Durant McArthur/Stan Kitchen

9:30  

Historical Perspective of Southwestern Shrublands – 1500 to the Present

David Wester       

10:00

Break

10:30

Use of Prescribed Burning to Maintain Grasslands or Restore Shrublands to Grasslands

Carlton Britton

11:00

Role of Prescribed Summer Burning to Manage Shrublands and Shrub-Invaded Grasslands 

Charles Taylor      

11:30

Role of Fire to Maintain Grasslands in the Intermountain Region

Allen Rasmussen      

12:00

Adjourn; Lunch