Overview of the Future Forest Webinar Series [Chapter 1]

The Future Forest Webinar Series was created to facilitate dialogue between scientists and managers about the challenges and opportunities created by the mountain pine beetle1 (MPB) epidemic. A core team of scientists and managers from the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station and the Northern and Rocky Mountain Regions worked together to develop the format and content of the series and written proceedings. The core team facilitated six webinars (from October 2011 to December 2012) covering the ecological and social dimensions of the MPB epidemic. Webinar recordings are available online through the Rocky Mountain Research Station (http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/ presentations/).