Forest Plan Summit - Working Agenda - Your Thoughts?
Here is the first draft of an agenda for the Summit. We’d love your thoughts?
DIXIE AND FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST
Plan Summit to Discuss Perspectives on the Proposed Forest Plans
Date: June 28-29, 2006
Location: At Southern Utah University, Haze Hunter Conference Center
Plan Summit Objectives
• Demonstrate how input is used in product development.
• Establish relationships between District personnel and stakeholders as a foundation for forest plan implementation.
• Provide opportunities for objective discussions on science topics (water, forest health/fuels, species protection, and social/economics).
• Enable a collective conversation between the Forest Service, key interests, and cooperating agencies for critical plan components
June 28, 2006
8:00-9:00 am Open House
• Forest Service displays about Proposed Plan.
• Other Forest Service displays.
• Displays from other groups (Three Forest Coalition, Cooperators).
• Displays from Sponsors.
9:00-9:15 Welcome to Summit
9:15-10:30 Keynote Speaker
10:30-11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:00 Forest Service Presentation about Proposed Plan and CER
12:00-1:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH
1:00-2:00 Panel Discussion about Proposed Plan and CER
• Forest Service Planning Team
• Past Planning Participants
• ???
2:00-2:45 Small Group Discussion about Proposed Plan and CER
• What did you learn that you didn’t know already?
• What questions do you have about Proposed Plan?
• Other questions.
• Facilitation???
2:45-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4:00 Discussion of National Policy on Planning
• New Planning Rule
• EMS 101
4:00-4:45 Panel Discussion or Small Group Discussion
4:45-5:00 Wrap Up – What did we hear today?
Day 2
8:00-9:00 Panel: Ecological Sustainability: Science Used in Plan
• Short Introduction from FS
• Panel of FS and outside scientists, TFC, Academia (USU)
• Roundtable, facilitated discussion???
• Share questions beforehand
9:00-9:15 BREAK
9:15-10:15 Panel: Social and Economic Sustainability
• Short Introduction from FS
• Panel of FS, outside experts, cooperating agencies, others, academia
• Roundtable, facilitated discussion???
• Share questions beforehand.
10:15-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:30 Small Group Discussion about Ecological Sustainability and Social
and Economic Sustainability
11:30-12:00 Open House
12:00-1:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH
1:00-2:00 Group Presentation and Discussion with Three Forest Coalition
2:00-2:30 BREAK
2:30-3:30 Group Presentation and Discussion with Cooperating Agencies
3:30-4:15 Small Group Discussion about “natural heritage” and “human and
cultural heritage”
4:15-4:45 Forest Supervisor Wrap-Up Plan Summit and ID “Next Steps”
• What they heard?
• How to stay involved?
During our second planning conference call on April 25 suggestions were made to cut back the time alloted for a keynote speaker. Also, a suggestion was made to move the national policy discussion from the end of the first day to a shorter time slot directly following the keynote speaker. Concern was also expressed that we may not be pacing the topics accurately. Some are worried that participants may lose interest by the afternoon of the second day if we don’t have something to keep them around til the afternoon of the second day. Finally, it was suggested that the first day end with a panel of past planning participants (likely TWiG members). The panel would explore different perspectives on the Forest Service Proposed Plan.
I will make some of those changes to a new draft agenda and post them here. Do you have any additional thoughts?
Comment by Kenton Call — April 25, 2006 @ 9:11 amHere is the revised agenda based on suggestions from the Summit Planning Committee (not places where CHANGE has been included):
DIXIE AND FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST
Plan Summit to Discuss Perspectives on the Proposed Forest Plans
Date: June 28-29, 2006
Location: At Southern Utah University, Haze Hunter Conference Center
Plan Summit Objectives
• Demonstrate how input is used in product development.
• Reinforce and encourage relationships between District personnel and forest plan participants as a foundation for forest plan implementation. (CHANGED)
• Provide opportunities for meaningful, respectful discussions on choices in Proposed Plan related to (but not limited to): water, forest health/fuels, species protection, and social/economics. (CHANGED)
• Enable a collective conversation between the Forest Service, key interests, and cooperating agencies for critical plan components
June 28, 2006
7:00-9:00 am Registration and Breakfast (Sponsored by ____________)
8:00-9:00 am Open House (Displays remain up both days)
• Forest Service displays about Proposed Plan.
• Other Forest Service displays.
• Displays from other groups (Three Forest Coalition, Cooperators).
• Displays from Sponsors.
9:00-9:15 Welcome to Plan Summit
9:15-10:00 Keynote Speaker (CHANGE)
10:00-10:30 National Policy Presentation (CHANGE)
• New Planning Rule and Directives
• EMS 101
• Questions and Answers (15 minutes)
• National or Regional Presenter
10:30-11:00 BREAK (Sponsored by ________________)
11:00-12:00 Forest Service Presentation about Proposed Plan and CER
12:00-1:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH (on your own – need list of nearby places)
1:00-2:00 Panel Discussion about Proposed Plan and CER
• Forest Service Planning Team (CHANGE)
• Questions and Answers
2:00-2:45 Small Group Discussion about Proposed Plan and CER
• What did you learn that you didn’t know already?
• What questions do you have about Proposed Plan?
• Other questions.
• Facilitation???
2:45-3:15 BREAK (Sponsored by ______________)
3:15-4:30 Panel Discussion
• TWiG Participant Panel (CHANGE)
• How many? Who? Topics? Should we do two separate panels?
• What questions do you (TWiG member) still have about the Proposed Plan?
• Facilitation?
• Questions and Answers
• Should we keep the Planning Team on a Panel Opposite
4:30-4:45 Wrap Up – What did we hear today?
5:00-6:30 Hamburgers on the Lawn (Participants must pay for Selves) (CHANGE)
June 29, 2006
7:00-8:00 Breakfast (Sponsored by _____________)
8:00-9:00 Panel: Ecological Sustainability: Science Used in Plan
• Short Introduction from FS
• Panel of FS and outside scientists, TFC, Academia (USU)
o Who is this? What experts? (CHANGE)
• Roundtable, facilitated discussion???
• Share questions beforehand
9:00-9:30 BREAK (Sponsored by _______________)
9:15-10:15 Panel: Social and Economic Sustainability
• Short Introduction from FS
• Panel of FS, outside experts, cooperating agencies, others, academia
o Utah State Economics Report, GOPB, Sonorran Institute (CHANGE)
• Roundtable, facilitated discussion???
• Share questions beforehand.
10:15-10:45 BREAK (Sponsored by _________________)
10:45-11:30 Small Group Discussion about Ecological Sustainability and Social
and Economic Sustainability
11:30-12:45 BREAK FOR LUNCH (Participants on own)
12:45-1:30 Group Presentation and Discussion with Three Forest Coalition
1:30-2:15 Group Presentation and Discussion with Cooperating Agencies
2:15-2:45 BREAK (Sponsored by _______________)
2:45-3:30 Small Group Discussion about “natural heritage” and “human and
cultural heritage”
3:30-4:00 Forest Supervisor Wrap-Up Plan Summit and ID “Next Steps”
• What they heard?
• How to stay involved?
End
Comment by Kenton Call — April 25, 2006 @ 11:35 am