History of the North American Forest Biology Workshop The North American Forest Biology Workshop is a biennial conference conducted to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, discussion of current research findings and informal communication about the biology of forests and forest trees. Sponsored by the Tree Physiology and Forest Genetics & Tree Improvement working groups of the Society of American Foresters, this meeting has been held every other year in locations around Canada, Mexico and the US since its inception in 1970 at Michigan State University. The conference was originally conceived as a forum for scientists concerned principally with tree physiology and genetics. It has since evolved into a conference for exchange of technical information and ideas amongst scientists working in many areas of basic forest biology, ecology, silviculture, genetics and conservation throughout North America. It has proven a popular and outstanding venue for reporting innovative research for scientists and graduate students from universities, government, and industry. The meeting location rotates each biennium with various institutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico hosting the conference. Working Groups on Tree Physiology, Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
Previous Themes for the North American Forest Biology Workshop
No. Year Location Theme 1st 1970 Michigan State University Physiological Amplitude Within Species; Asexual Growth Stimulation; Physiology of Flowering 2nd 1972 Oregon State University   3rd 1974 Colorado State University Basic physiology 4th 1976 SUNY * 5th 1978 University of Florida Physiological and Genetical Implications of Forestry on Difficult Sites 6th 1980 University of Alberta Directions in Forest Biology Research in the 1980s 7th 1982 University of Kentucky Physiology and Genetics of Intensive Culture 8th 1984 Utah Sate University The Tree as a Responding Organism; Historical and Genetic Components of Geographical Variation Patterns 9th 1986 Oklahoma State University The Physiological and Genetic Base of Forest Decline 10th 1988 University of British Columbia, Vancouver Physiology and Genetics of Reforestation 11th 1990 University of Georgia Genetic and Environmental Control of Tree Growth and Forest Productivity 12th 1992 Sault Ste. Marie The Role of Physiology and Genetics in Forest Ecosystem Research and Monitoring 13th 1994 Louisiana State University Forest Biodiversity in a Changing Environment 14th 1996 Laval University Forest Management Impacts on Ecosystem Processes 15th 1998 University of Victoria Frontiers of Forest Biology 16th 2000 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias (INIFAP) and the University of Yucatan The Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forests, and the Impact of Forests on Global Environmental Change 17th 2002 Washington State University Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: Diversity, Complexity and Interactions 18th 2004 Michigan Technological University Managing forest resources in the 21st century: An integrated approach  19th 2006 Bloomington, Indiana (hosted by Purdue University) Future Forests: Emerging Physiological and Genetic Technologies

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