Thirty-Seventh Annual
National Indian Timber Symposium
"Overcoming Obstacles in Pursuit of Sustainabilty"
June 10 – 1, 2013
Hosted by:
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin & Stockbridge Munsee Community
At the Menominee Casino and Resort (Keshena, WI)
( 2013 ITC Timber Symposium Logo; by Corey Tucker)
Symposium Video Presentation Navigation |
Welcome |
Overview of the goals for the symposium |
Host Tribe |
Host Tribe Regional Presentations: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin & Stockbridge-Munsee Community |
Luncheon |
ITC Leadership Lecture Series Luncheon |
Panel 1 |
Panel 1: Fee to Trust Issues |
Fire Updates |
BIA Wildland Fire Budgets, Succession Planning, OIG BIA Wildland Fire Audit |
Panel 2 |
IFMAT III Update: Indian Forest Management Assessment Teams (IFMAT) |
Info Updates |
ITC President's Report, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Association of State Foresters, Legislative Update, and US Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations. |
Workshop 1 |
The Pummeling Succession of Invasive Species:
Restating the Relationship Between Forest Management and Pest
Management. |
Workshop 2 |
Hazardous Fuels Priority Allocation System (HFPAS) |
Workshop 3 |
Asserting Tribal Influence on the Landscape |
Tribes |
Contributing tribes and organizations |
Video Presentations: Welcome |
Welcome to the 36th Annual National Indian Timber Symposium (3:14)
Craig Corn - Tribal Chairman, Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin |
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ITC President Welcome (6:24)
Phil Rigdon - President, Intertribal Timber Council; Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA |
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Welcome from the Stockbridge-Munsee Community (3:16)
Scott Vele - Council Member, Stockbridge-Munsee Community |
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Keynote (45:21)
Dr. Robin Kimmerer - Professor, Director, Center for Native Peoples,
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and
Forestry; Syracuse, NY |
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ITC Leadership Lecture Series Luncheon (26:02)
Jamie Pinkham - Former ITC president; Vice President, Native Nations,
Bush Foundation;
St. Paul, MN |
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Video Presentations: Host Tribe |
Host Tribe Regional Presentation (47:57)
Marshall Pecore - Forest Manager, Menominee Tribal Enterprises;
Neopit, WI |
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Stockbridge-Munsee Community (15:33)
Scott Vele - Council Member, Stockbridge-Munsee Community |
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Questions and Discussion (21:53) |
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Video Presentation: Fire Update
BIA Wildland Fire Budgets, Succession Planning, OIG BIA Wildland Fire Audit |
BIA Wildfire (34:26)
Lyle Carlile - Director, BIA NIFC |
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BIA Wildland Fire Agreements; OIG Audit (10:07)
Bob Roberts - Assistant Fire Director, BIA NIFC
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Video Presentations: Panel 2
IFMAT III Update: Indian Forest Management Assessment Teams (IFMAT)
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Moderator Introduction to the Panel (53:21)
John Gordon - Pinchot Professor Emeritus, Yale University; Portland, OR
John Sessions - Distinguished Professor of Forestry, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
John Bailey - Associate Professor, Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR
Vincent Corrao - President, Northwest Management, Inc.; Moscow, ID
Andrew Leighton - ITC Research Subcommittee Co-Chair, Salish Kootenai College; Pablo, MT
Laurel James - University of Washington
Breanna Gervais - Portland State University
Serra Hoagland - Northern Arizona University
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Video Presentations: Informational Updates |
ITC President's Report (17:34)
Phil Rigdon - President, Intertribal Timber Council; Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA |
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (26:28)
Bryan Rice - Deputy Bureau Director, Trust Services, BIA; Washington, DC |
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National Association of State Foresters (24:23)
Chris Maisch - State Forester & Director, State of Alaska; Fairbanks, AK |
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Legislative Update (27:28)
Mark Phillips -ITC Information & Research Specialist, Edwards
Associates; Washington, DC
Matt Hill -ITC Lobbyist; Washington, DC |
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US Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations (15:53)
Estelle Bowman - Assistant Director, Office of Tribal Relations, USDA
Forest Service; Washington, DC |
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Video Presentations: Workshop 1
The Pummeling Succession of Invasive Species:
Restating the Relationship Between Forest Management and Pest
Management. |
Workshop Overview and History of Forest Pests on the Menominee Forest (18:33)
Dave Mausel - Forest Health Forester, Menominee Tribal
Enterprises; Neopit ,WI |
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Silvicultural Management Strategies to Minimize the Impacts of
Beech Bark Disease on the Menominee Forest (22:16)
Anthony Waupochick - Silviculturist, Menominee Tribal
Enterprises; Neopit, WI |
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Invasive Earthworms Cause Dramatic Changes in Hardwood Forests
Brennan Waupoose - Student, College of Menominee Nation; Keshena, WI |
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ForWarn: A Forest Resource Management System Providing the
Capacity to Identify and Track Forest Disturbances Nationally (30:19)
William Hargrove - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
Assessment Center, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Asheville, NC |
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USDA APHIS Emerald Ash Borer Program Update
Joanne Cruse - State Plant Health Director, USDA-Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; Madison, WI |
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Mobilizing Diverse Interests to Address Invasive Species Threats: The
Case of the Emerald Ash Borer in Maine
John J. Daigle - Associate Professor of Forest Recreation
Management, University of Maine; Orono, ME
Butch Jacobs - Master Basketmaker, Maine Indian Baskermakers
Alliance; Waldo, ME |
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European Earthworm Invasion in Forests (31:17)
Lee Frelich - Director, The University of Minnesota Center for
Forest Ecology; St. Paul, MN |
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The risky business of forest management in a changing climate:
Options for adaptation (18:44)
Maria Janowiak - Scientist, Northern Institute of Applied Climate
Science, US Forest Service; Houghton, MI |
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Open Discussion (37:30) |
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Video Presentations: Workshop 2
Hazardous Fuels Priority Allocation System (HFPAS)
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Workshop 2 Overview (3:32)
Vernon Stearns Jr. - ITC Board Vice President, Fuels Manager, Spokane Tribe; Spokane, WA
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Hazard Fuels Reduction Workshop (28:26)
Bryan Rice - Deputy Bureau Director, Trust Services, BIA; Washington, DC
Questions & Discussion with Bryan Rice (21:18) |
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Federal Fire Budgets and the Role of HFPAS (18:05)
Erik Christiansen - Fuels Management and Biomass Coordinator,
DOI OWF; Boise, ID |
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ITC Hazard Fuels in Indian Country (24:15)
Mark Jackson - Associate Director - Fire Use and Fuels, BIA NIFC; Boise, ID |
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True Cost of Fire: What are the real resource impacts and costs of
wildland fire? (29:51)
Larry Mason - Consultant, Alternate Dimensions, Inc.; Seattle, WA |
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Fuel Treatment Effectiveness Monitoring: Are your fuel treatments effective? Do they meet resource management objectives? (25:00)
Kim Kelly - Fuels GIS Specialist, BIA Northwest Regional Office;
Portland, OR |
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Tribe/Agency Round Table Discussion |
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Tribal Data Release Authorization/LANDFIRE Update (22:19)
Joe Kafka - GIS/Fuels, BIA NIFC |
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Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Fuels Program (21:28)
Joe Harris - Fuels Specialist, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; Red
Lake, MN
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Fire & Aviation Management Fuels Program: Crow Tribal Forestry (21:57)
Randy Pretty On Top - Prescribed Fuels Specialist, BIA Crow Agency; MT |
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Open Discussion (34:48) |
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Video Presentations: Workshop 3
Asserting Tribal Influence on the Landscape |
Workshop 3 Overview (7:22)
Gary Morishima - Technical Advisor, Quinault Indian Nation; Mercer
Island, WA
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Thinking Big (19:14)
Phil Rigdon - President, Intertribal Timber Council, Superintendent,
Natural Resources, Yakama Nation; Toppenish, WA |
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Roundtable Dialogue: How Can We Work Together To Make A
Difference? |
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Jim Hubbard (13:12) - Deputy Chief for State & Private Forestry, USDA Forest
Service, Washington, DC |
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Ann Walker (11:08) - Forest Health Program Director, Western Governors
Association; Denver, CO |
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Chris Maisch (12:18) - State Forester & Director, State of Alaska; Fairbanks, AK |
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Faline Haven (16:57) - Chief of Staff, Deputy Assistant Secretary– Management, USDOI Bureau of Indian Affairs,;Washington DC |
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Al Murray (11:24) - Forest Manager Forest County Potawatomi Community; Forest County, WI |
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Vincent Corrao (4:29) - President, Northwest Management, Inc.; Moscow, ID |
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Marc Brinkmeyer (18:49) - Chairman, Idaho Forest Group; Coeur D'Alene, ID |
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Jim Petersen (16:05) Executive Director, Evergreen Foundation; Carlton, OR |
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Open Discussion(1:02:45) |
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Open Discussion Continued... (1:08:31) |
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