North American Test of Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry
Agenda for the Initial Workshop
CIFOR North American Test of Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry
June 9 - opening workshop - Science Building, GIS Lab, Boise State University
i) 8:00 AM - Site orientation - university
ii) 10:00 Team members' presentations - background and biases - 20 minutes each
iii) 12:00 lunch
iv) 13:00 Presentation of CIFOR objectives - Ravi Prabhu, CIFOR
v) 14:00 Description of study area
(1) Social - John Freemuth, Boise State University
(2) Biophysical - Leah Juarros and Lyn Morelan, Boise National Forest
June 10 - opening workshop cont.
i) 8:00 Presentation of land management objectives and data availability by land managers
(1) 8:00 Boise National Forest - Jeff Foss and Lyn Morelan, Boise National Forest
(2) 8:45 Idaho state lands - Stan Hamilton, Director, Idaho State Lands
(3) 9:30 Boise Cascade - Herb Malany, Chief Forester, Boise Cascade
(4) 10:30 BLM - John Fend, Bureau of Land Management
(5) 11:15 Payette National Forest - Faye Krueger, Payette National Forest
ii) Presentation of models
(1) 13:00 Comprehensive model, Thomas Hoekstra, USDA – Forest Service
(2) 13:45 Mill closure model - Charlie Meketta, University of Idaho
Day 3 - June 11 - Tour of area - Depart at 8:00AM --- Travel to Idaho City, Bannock Creek, Pine Creek, Warm Springs Ridge, Centerville, Harris Creek Summit, Ridge Road area, Bogus Basin View rural community dependent on tourism and wood product extraction; visit ponderosa pine sites with forest health concerns and need for sustainable forest treatments; visit prescribed fire sites; visit and discuss land management objectives (state, BCC, and BNF); visit riparian restoration based on Forest Practices Act; visit new harvest technologies; gain understanding of urban/wildland interface; travel through most vegetational zones on the Boise National Forest; visit developed recreation sites.