Intertribal Timber Council

Thirty-Eighth Annual National Indian Timber Symposium:
"Managing Trust Land Amongst Non-Trust Neighbors:
Working Together for the Greater Good"
June 23-26, 2014

Hosted by:
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
At the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort and Hotel; Worley, Idaho

2014 ITC Timber Symposium Logo; by Torpey
( 2014 ITC Timber Symposium Logo; by Torpey)

Symposium Video Presentation Navigation
Welcome Overview of the goals for the symposium
Host Tribe Host Tribe Regional Presentations: Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Luncheon ITC Leadership Lecture Series Luncheon
Panel 1 IFMAT-III – Responding to Recommendations
Panel 2 Cobell Settlement, Land Buy-Back, and Involvement of Forestry Programs
Panel 3 Student Research
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 Challenges of Managing on a Checkerboarded Reservation
Workshop 2 Restoring Fire on the Landscape in Indian Country
Workshop 3 Forest Economics & Managing Resources in a Rising Market
Sponsors Contributing Tribes and Organizations

 

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Video Presentations: Welcome

Welcome to the 38th Annual National Indian Timber Symposium (1:30)
Kurt Mettler - Forest Manager, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID

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Welcome from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (2:12)
Chief Allan - Chairman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID
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ITC President Welcome (4:12)
Phil Rigdon - President, Intertribal Timber Council; Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA
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Welcome from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (4:34)
Stanley Speaks - NW Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Keynote (34:40)
Ernie Stensgar - Vice Chairman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID
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Video Presentations: Host Tribe
Coeur d'Alene Lake Presentation (23:35)
Phillip Cernera - Lake Management Director, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID
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Host Tribe Presentation (21:37)
Alfred Nomee - Natural Resources Director, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID
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Video Presentations: Panel 1
IFMAT-III - Responding to Recommendations

Introduction to Panel 1 (6:27)
Don Motanic - Technical Specialist, Intertribal Timber Council, Portland, OR

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Climate Change – On the Ground Impacts and Opportunities (26:08)
John Mankowski - Coordinator, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Lacey, WA
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"Aren't You Supposed to be Retired?" Providing Mentoring for the
New Workforce (21:36)

Ted Hensold - Retired, Silviculturist, Spokane Tribal Forestry

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Education for the Future – Engaging Youth with Traditional Knowledge and Game Development (27:21)
Elizabeth LaPensée - Ph.D., Portland State University, Portland, OR
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ITC Leadership Lecture Series Luncheon
Student Research - Poster Presentations

Moderated by Laurel James
Shawn DeFrance (Poster)
Hannah Funke (Poster)
Serra Hoagland (Poster)
Joe James (Poster)
Cody Sifford (Poster)
Clarence Smith (Poster)
Spus Wilder (Poster)
Jaime Yazzie (Poster)
(combined total time - 18:31)

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Video Presentations: Panel 2
Cobell Settlement, Land Buy-Back, and Involvement of Forestry Programs

Introduction to Panel 2 (7:42)
John DeGroot, Forestry & Fire Management Director, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID
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Overview of the Land Buy-Back Program (20:12)
Andrea Kadish - Policy Analyst, Indian Health Service Office of Tribal Self-Governance, US DOI

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The Role of BIA BOFRP in Providing Timber Inventory Data Needed for Timber Valuations (9:08)
Mike Benedict - Branch Chief, BIA Bureau of Forest Resource Planning (BOFRP), Lakewood, CO
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The Role of BIA BOFRP in Providing Timber Inventory Data Needed for Timber Valuations ()
Bill Yemma - Senior Forester, BIA, Branch of Forest Resource Planning (BOFRP), Lakewood, CO
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Timber Inventory Methodology used in Mass Appraisals for Tribes in the Rocky Mountain Region (17:01)
Caleb Cain, Regional Forester, BIA Rocky Mountain Region, Billings, MT
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Strategies and Systems for Managing Timber Inventory and Land Resource Data Needed for Streamlining Forest Land Appraisals (13:02)
David New, President, Growing Excellence Inc., Boise, ID
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Video Presentations: Panel 3
Student Research


Moderator
Adrian Leighton - Chair, Natural Resources Dept., Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT
 
A Regional Assessment: Tribal Biomass Operations Leveraging Sovereignty to Meet Tribal Needs
Breanna Gervais - NARA Tribal Partnerships Projects/Undergraduate Student, Portland State University, Portland, OR
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Estimating Tribal Biomass Availability Using FVS
Burdette Birdinground - MS Student, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
 
Landscape-Level Reference Conditions for Ponderosa Pine and Mixed Conifer Forests of Eastern Oregon
Keala Hagmann, Ph.D. Student., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Video Presentations: Informational Updates
ITC President's Report (16:54)
Phil Rigdon - President, Intertribal Timber Council; Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (19:58)
Faline Haven - Acting Deputy Director, Office of Trust Services, BIA Washington, DC
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National Association of State Foresters (16:53)
David Groeschel - State Forester, State of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Legislative Update (14:29)
Mark Phillips -ITC Information & Research Specialist, Edwards Associates; Portland, OR
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Legislative Update (6:30)
Matt Hill -ITC Lobbyist; Washington, DC
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US Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations (16:35)
Estelle Bowman - Assistant Director, Office of Tribal Relations, USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC
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Video Presentations: Workshop 1
Challenges of Managing on a Checkerboarded Reservation
Tribal Forestry Operations in a Patchwork World (52:21)
Barbara Scaroni - Timber Sales Forester, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID
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Managing an Allotted Landscape (42:36)
Dave Bingaman - Natural Resources Director, Quinault Indian Nation, Taholah, WA

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Midwest Checkerboard Challenges (44:54)
Steve Olson - Forest Manager, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Cloquet, MN
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Managing Fire Across Multi-Jurisdictional Boundaries (41:09)
Ron Swaney - Fire Management Officer, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Ronan, MT
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National Enforcement and Prosecution of Laws and Regulations (27:57)
D. Fred Matt - Executive Director, Native American Fish & Wildlife Society, Denver, CO
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Open Discussion (15:26) click to view presentation
Video Presentations: Workshop 2
Restoring Fire on the Landscape in Indian Country
Workshop 2 Overview (6:39)
Jim Erickson - Fire Technical Specialist, Erickson & Associates, Coulee Dam, WA
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Historic Fire Perspective (19:34))
Tony Harwood - Division Manager, Forest Inventory and Planning, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
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"A Return to Tradition"(9:56)
Sheldon Sankey - Fuels Specialist, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, Muskogee, OK

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“Return to Tradition" (13:36)

“Traditional Uses of Fire” (3:29)


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Tribal Perspectives on Restoring Fire to the Landscape: Southwest (30:26)
Dee Randall - Forest Manager, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos, AZ
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Tribal Perspectives on Restoring Fire to the Landscape: Midwest; Ponemah Pines Restoration Project (17:22)
Greg Peterson - Fire Management Officer, BIA Minnesota Agency, Bemidji, MN
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Tribal Perspectives on Restoring Fire to the Landscape: Northwest (25:39)
Vernon Stearns, Jr. - Fuels Manager, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Wellpinit, WA
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Let’s Talk:  Challenges & Solutions to Managing Fire and Fuels on Trust and Non-Trust Lands (23:23)
Vita Wright - Northern Rockies Fire Science Network, USFS / NPS

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Cost Effective Burning; New Technology & Strategic Thinking (24:38)
John Erixson - Northwest Management Inc.
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Cooperative Burning: Restoring Fire to People and Places (25:47)
Jeremy Bailey - Fire Learning Network, The Nature Conservancy
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Open Discussion (6:38) click to view presentation
Video Presentations: Workshop 3
Forest Economics & Managing Resources in a Rising Market
Workshop 3 Overview (6:07)
Ken Borchert, Regional Timber Sales Forester/Forest Development Officer, BIA Northwest Regional Office, Division of Forestry and Fire Management, Portland, OR
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Changing Markets, Timber Economics, and Indian Forestry: What Have We Learned (34:51)
Larry Mason, Forestry Consultant, Alternate Dimensions Inc., Seattle, WA
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Anchor Forest Concept and Tribal Choices (49:00)
Vincent P. Corrao, President, Northwest Management, Inc. Moscow, ID
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National Forest Health Restoration: An Economic Assessment of Forest Restoration on Oregon's Eastside National Forest (44:50)
Charles McKetta, Consultant, Forest Econ Inc., Moscow, ID
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Tribal Forest Enterprise Case Study, Emerging Markets in the West and Impacts to Domestic Markets When Exports are at an All-Time High (29:56)
Craig Rawlings, Forestry Consultant, Forest Business Network, Missoula, MT
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Open Discussion (1hr 5 mins) click to view presentation
 
Contributing Tribes and Organizations
Coeur d'Alene Tribe Coeur d'Alene Tribe
The Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management logo The Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management; United Stated Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs
Seal of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation

Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation

Coquille Indian Tribe Coquille Indian Tribe
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, OR

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon

Grand Portage Chippewa The Grand Portage Chippewa
The Hoopa Valley Tribe

The Hoopa Valley Tribe

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Spokane Tribe of Indians

Spokane Tribe of Indians

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation