Established in 1969, the S. J. Hall Lecture brings leading observers of the forestry sector to speak to the campus community and the public on topics concerned with industrial forestry and related matters.
Sierra Pacific Industries: Past, Present and Future
November 21, 2025
CEO Mark Emmerson is this year’s speaker for the SJ Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry, offering a rare inside perspective on Sierra Pacific Industries—the largest private landowner and lumber producer in California.Read more about Sierra Pacific Industries: Past, Present and Future
The Future of California’s Forests - A Conversation with State Forestry Leadership
November 22, 2024
Join state and federal leaders for a moderated discussion about the progress California has made towards treating our forested ecosystems to create healthier, more fire resilient forests.Read more about The Future of California’s Forests - A Conversation with State Forestry Leadership
Electrifying Forestry and Automating Forest Regeneration: Innovations in electric forest technologies, from hauling logs to planting seedlings
November 17, 2023
The 2023 SJ Hall Lecture will focus on innovations in forest technologies, ranging from electric log trucks to autonomous planting machines, being researched by Skogforsk, the central research body for the Swedish forestry sector.Read more about Electrifying Forestry and Automating Forest Regeneration: Innovations in electric forest technologies, from hauling logs to planting seedlings
How We Can Live with Fire: Lessons Learned from California’s Investments in Wildfire Resilience
November 4, 2022
Deputy Secretary Morse will discuss the current State of California’s wildfire crisis and how this novel investment in wildfire resilience is helping both communities and ecosystems better withstand fire and lay the ground work to restore natural fire regimes throughout the State.Read more about How We Can Live with Fire: Lessons Learned from California’s Investments in Wildfire Resilience
Carbon Market Contributions to Timberland Returns
October 1, 2021
The 2021 SJ Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will bring together a panel of carbon emission buyers, sellers and intermediaries for a moderated discussion about the ways in which carbon markets can contribute to timberland returns.Read more about Carbon Market Contributions to Timberland Returns
The Intersection of Industrial and Indigenous Forest Management
October 16, 2020
Peter Wakeland will moderate, and Tim Hayden, Dawn Blake, and Mike Dockery will discuss the aspects of successful and profitable forest management on Tribal lands.Read more about The Intersection of Industrial and Indigenous Forest Management
Building a Forest Positive Future
October 18, 2019
This year's annual S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will discuss how healthy forests are critical to addressing the climate crisis, ensuring human well-being and providing wildlife with what they need to survive.Read more about Building a Forest Positive Future
Urbanization and Urban Forest Impacts on the American People and Forest Industry
October 12, 2018
This year's annual SJ Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will address how urbanization and urban forests across the nation affect the health and well-being of the American population.Read more about Urbanization and Urban Forest Impacts on the American People and Forest Industry
Why Timber is the Construction Material of the 21st Century
October 20, 2017
The College of Natural Resources welcomed Ryan E. Smith, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Utah, to deliver the 2017 S.J. Hall Lecture.Read more about Why Timber is the Construction Material of the 21st Century
Rethinking the Value of Forests: From Timber to Water, Education and Health
September 30, 2016
The College of Natural Resources welcomed Dr. Heather Tallis, Acting Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, to deliver the 2016 S.J. Hall.Read more about Rethinking the Value of Forests: From Timber to Water, Education and Health
Forest Sector and Climate Change in British Columbia: From Impacts to Innovation
April 27, 2015
Susanna Laaksonen-Craig, PhD '98Read more about Forest Sector and Climate Change in British Columbia: From Impacts to Innovation
The Importance of Sustainable Forest Management in California
October 1, 2013
On October 4, 2013, Sandy Dean described the history of his involvement with Mendocino Redwood Company and Humboldt Redwood Company in California.Read more about The Importance of Sustainable Forest Management in California
Multipurpose Forestry: An Option for the Future?
April 27, 2012
Heinrich SpieckerRead more about Multipurpose Forestry: An Option for the Future?
Facing Change in the Redwoods
November 13, 2009