The 30th Annual North American Dendroecological Fieldweek (NADEF) will be held at the A.L. Mickelson Field Station near Cody, WY. The fieldweek will run 19–28 July 2020 and registration fees will be $1200 for Student TRS Members ($1300 for Students) and $1400 for Professional TRS Members ($1500 for Professionals). Students should send a photocopy of their student ID with their registration. Your registration fee includes room and board for the entire week. Registration fees are due by May 30, 2020.

If you have any questions about #NADEF2020, please contact Dr. Jim Speer, Professor of Geography at Indiana State University (Jim.Speer@indstate.edu)

To register for #NADEF2020, please visit the Register to Attend page.

NADEF organizers are still in the process of planning #NADEF2020, but here are some of the potential groups:

Introductory Group: April Kaiser (University of Idaho), Matt Bekker (Brigham Young University), and Justin DeRose (Utah State University)

Blue Intensity/Dendroclimatology: Grant Harley (University of Idaho), Stockton Maxwell (Radford University), Karen Heeter (University of Idaho)

Ecotone Shifts from Climate Change: Paul Krusic (University of Cambridge) and Maegen Rochner (University of Louisville)

Fire History: Peter Brown (Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research) and Christopher Gentry (Austin Peay State University)

Advanced Climate/Teleconnections: Bryan Black (University of Arizona) and Isabel Dorado Liñan (Technical University of Madrid)

Bayesian Ecological Modelling: Andria Dawson (Mount Royal University) and Jim Speer (Indiana State University)

Timing

The first event on July 19th is dinner around 6pm, followed by introductions by all of the participants, and an introductory lecture. Please arrange to arrive at the Cody Airport by 4pm on July 19th so that we can get you out to the field station in time for the first events. Also, please arrange to fly out from Cody after 10am on July 28th so that we have time to get you down to the airport without having to leave the field station before 7am.

Deliverables

Each group will develop and present a PowerPoint presentation to all of the fieldweek participants, starting at 1pm on July 28th. These presentations will subsequently be posted on the NADEF website. Each group will also produce a 5-page written report that will be compiled into the final report for the funding agencies, the field station, and the participants.

Websites

North American Dendroecological Fieldweek: https://sites.google.com/view/nadef

A.L. Mickelson Field Station: http://www.northwestcollege.edu/fieldstation/

Register to attend: https://sites.google.com/view/nadef/register-to-attend

Accommodations

The lodge is a two-story building with two large meeting rooms on the upper floor. Both have natural light, and a brick fireplace is at the end of the south room on the lower floor. Picnic tables are arranged on an open, roofed deck, accessible to both meeting rooms on the upper floor. Generally, meals are served cafeteria style in the dining room, located on the lower floor of the lodge. Dormitory-style, warm showers are also available on the lower floor of the lodge. Both men's and women's facilities have three shower stalls and three countertop sinks each. Individuals are responsible for their own towels and personal toiletry items. There are three cabin buildings, each a quadplex, providing 12 dwelling units with accommodation for 72 people. Units are heated by electric baseboard and sleep six. Sleeping arrangements consist of three bunk beds. Other furnishings include a table and four chairs, a dresser and a lamp. Guests are encouraged to bring sleeping bags. Cooking is not permitted in cabins, nor are pets.

Driving: Northwest College's A.L. Mickelson Field Station is located on Dead Indian Hill in the Absaroka Mountains, just off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. It is only a few miles from the spectacular Sunlight Basin, 55 miles from the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park, 50 miles from the Northwest College campus, and 30 miles from Cody, WY.

Flying: Participant should fly Delta or United into the Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD, http://flyyra.com/) which is a 40 mile drive to the station. We will have shuttle buses to bring you from the airport on July 19th and for the return trip on July 28th. Please make flight plans to arrive before 4pm on July 19th and to leave after 10am on July 28th from the Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody Wyoming.