June 8-11, 2025

Join us this summer at Paul Smith’s College for the Inaugural Sugarbush Silviculture Research Symposium! This event will bring together the growing community of scientists, foresters, and sugarbush managers working to develop or refine silvicultural strategies for increasing the productivity, profitability, and resilience of sugaring operations.

The symposium will also include field visits to research and commercial sugarbushes in the Adirondacks and a maple-rich reception dinner prepared by students and chefs from the Paul Smith’s culinary program.

Registration is now open. Click HERE to register.

Full registration includes on-campus lodging and all food from a reception dinner Sunday evening through lunch on Wednesday afternoon.
Registration is available for local attendees for the entire conference or by the day, as well. This includes the on-site program, field tours, lunch, and dinner.

Registration deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025

  • Full registration and lodging – $650
  • Full registration (no lodging) – $400
  • Student registration and lodging – $400
  • One-day registration – $190

Program

The preliminary program is available here: SSRS 2025 Preliminary Program [PDF]
2025 SSRS Planning Committee:

John Foppert, Paul Smith’s College, jfoppert@paulsmiths.edu
David Moore, University of New Hampshire, david.b.moore@unh.edu
Tim Rademacher, University of Vermont, Tim.Rademacher@uvm.edu
Jessica Wikle, University of Vermont, Jessica.Wikle@uvm.edu
Neal Maker, Forest Biometrics Research Institute, neal@forestbiometrics.org

 

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