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Northwest Environmental Forum

October 29-31, 2008
Semiahmoo Resort │ Blaine, Washington

MAJOR FINDINGS & PROPOSALS FOR 2009 LEGISLATIVE ACTION

Theme: Retaining Working Forest Land and Protecting Biodiversity

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Opening Remarks

 

Welcome and Introductions:
Bruce Bare, Dean, University of Washington College of Forest Resources (3:29)
Colin Moseley, Chairman, Green Diamond Resource Company (5:14)
Roger Hoesterey, Vice President and Northwest & Rocky Mountain Regional Director, The
Trust for Public Land (3:39)
Michelle Connor, Senior Vice President, Policy, Cascade Land Conservancy (1:58)

What this Forum can accomplish with working forest retention and forest
ecosystem market opportunities
:

Brian Boyle, Forum Leader, Northwest Environmental Forum (12:58)

Rules of the Road:
Bob Rose, Forum Consultant (4:28)

Brief Overview of Recent Initiatives in Washington State Addressing Forestry−related Climate Change and Land Use Issues
Craig Partridge
, Policy Director, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (8:14)


SESSION 1
Examining Forest Landscapes: What is at stake and what is at risk

 

Washington State Forestland Database – The Vision, Limitations and Opportunities for Strategic Forest Retention
Gordon Bradley, Professor, University of Washington College of Forest Resources (10:35)
Steve Stinson, Executive Director, Family Forest Foundation (11:09)
Luke Rogers, Research Lead, University of Washington College of Forest Resources (9:25)

Strategic Forest Retention Project and Analysis -

Strategic Forest Retention
Luke Rogers, Research Lead, University of Washington College of Forest Resources (38:34)
Landowner Survey: Preliminary Findings
Sergey Rabotyagov; Assistant Professor,University of Washington College of Forest Resources (8:52)
Incentives
Aicia Robbins; Program Manager, University of Washington College of Forest Resources (12:20)

Technical Review
Kendra Smith; Natural Resource Lands Policy Coordinator, Skagit County Natural Resources (3:28)
Eric White; Research Economist, USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station (2:52)

 

SESSION 2
Current Conditions and Assessment of Region
s

 

Breakout Group Reports:
Region groups present findings after meeting in a GIS-enabled dialogue with a leader and a GIS expert

Eastside:
Craig Partridge; Policy Director,Washington State Department of Natural Resources (9:09)

Puget Sound:
Michelle Connor; Senior Vice President, Policy, Cascade Land Conservancy (8:37)
Chris Davis; Director, Conservation Programs, The Nature Conservancy of Washington (2:15)

Westside:
Norm Schaaf, Merrill & Ring and Steve Stinson, Family Forest Foundation (8:18)

General Discussion (22:50)

SESSION 3
Strategies to Address Retention of Working Forests

 

Breakout groups report strategy recommendations to the General Session

Westside:
Steve Stinson, Family Forest Foundation and Norm Schaaf, Merrill & Ring (7:08)

Puget Sound:
Michelle Connor, Cascade Land Conservancy and Chris Davis, The Nature Conservancy of Washington (9:14)

Eastside:
Craig Partridge; Policy Director,Washington State Department of Natural Resources (11:05)

General Discussion (50:17)

 

 

 

 
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