Northwest Environmental Forum

Welcome and Introduction
Brian Boyle - Forum Leader, Northwest Environmental Forum (9:12)

Comments about the work ahead
Bob Rose - Forum Consultant (4:02)

Imperatives Panel - Why are we here?

Moderator: setting the stage
Tom Hinckley - Interim Director, School of Forest Resources (14:32)

Panel Members

Mary Wagner - Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service (4:37)
Peter Goldmark - Commissioner of Public Lands, WADNR (18:24)
Billy Frank, Jr. - Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (12:42)

Technical Issues Panel -
What do we know, what needs to be done and how?

Panel Members

Managing resilience of forests to effects of fire and climate change: the state of science
David Peterson - USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station, UW (18:01)

Creating fire resilient stands and landscapes within Eastside forests
Richy Harrod - USDA Forest Service Wenatchee Laboratory (12:35)

Applying what we know about dry forest ecosystems to a large-scale species management strategy: the Northern spotted owl recovery plan
Sue Livingston - US Dept. of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (11:34)

Integrating science and management: the Okanogan-Wenatchee dry forest restoration strategy
Bill Gaines - USDA Forest Service Wenatchee Laboratory (18:25)

Technical Issues Panel Discussion -
This discussion session is available in audio only (30:22)

Collaborative Cases -
What lessons were learned?
What can be done to improve the effectiveness of future cooperative efforts?

Panel Members

Collaborative Cases - TAPASH Sustainable Forests
Betsy Bloomfield - The Nature Conservancy (12:27)
Phil Rigdon - Yakama Nation (9:59)

Collaborative Cases - Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition
Lloyd McGee - Vaagen Brothers (17:23)
Mike Petersen - The Lands Council (12:36)

Participant Perspectives & Considerations

Pre-Conference Survey Results
Sergey Rabotyagov - Assistant Professor, UW School of Forest Resources (24:00)

Questions and Discussion in response to the Pre-conference survey results - audio only (5:23)

Washington State Forestland Database
Luke Rogers - Research Scientist, UW School of Forest Resources (12:38)

Anchor Forests: Foundation for a Strategy to Restore Forest Health on the Eastside of Washington State?
Gary Morishima - Quinault Management Center (28:06)

Questions and Discussion in response to the Anchor Forest concept (11:29)

Crafting a Strategy - breakout group summaries

South Central Region Summary
Tom Hinckley - Interim Director, UW School of Forest Resources (9:36)

North Central Region Summary
Gary Morishima - Quinault Management Center

Northeast Region Summary
Brian Boyle - Forum Leader, NW Environmental Forum

Final Comments and Recommendations
Brian Boyle - Forum Leader, NW Environmental Forum