SAF 2005 Tri-Society Annual Meeting
Inland Empire, Oregon and Washington, April 13-15, Lewiston, ID
Corps of Discovery: Foresters Walking in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
Wednesday, April 13
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Concurrent SAF State Executive Committee meetings
10:00
Registration opens
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Plenary Session
- Introduction - Terry Shaw, General Chair
- Welcome - Lewiston Mayor Jeff Nesset and Nez Perce Tribal Member
Moderator: Bob Deal, Program Chair - Pacific Northwest forests at time of Lewis and Clark's arrival - Gail Wells, Natural Resources Writer, Monmouth, OR
- Healthy forest management, perspectives from the PNW - Jeff Blackwood, Forest Supervisor, Umatilla National Forest, Pendleton, OR
- Fire history, fire ecology and landscape change - Penny Morgan, Professor of Forest Resources, UI, Moscow, ID
- Use of fire as management tool - Speaker TBA
- Potlatch's multiple certifications and their link to healthy forests and other forest management issues - John Olson, Vice President, Resource Management Division, Potlatch Corporation
6:30 p.m.
Icebreaker with hors d'oeuvres, poster session, vendor exhibits and Foresters' Fund Raffle
8:00pm
Across the Snowy Range slideshow by Jim Fazio, Professor and Author, University of Idaho, Moscow
Thursday, April 14
6:45-7:45 a.m.
Alumni breakfast (ticketed event)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Full-day of multiple field trip options
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Poster Session with presenters available, exhibits open
7:00pm
Banquet and Society awards
8:30pm
Keynote Speaker Jamie Pinkham, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission and Nez Perce Tribal member
Friday, April 15
6:30-7:30 a.m.
State Society breakfasts
7:45-8:15am
SAF National Update, Michael Goergen, Executive Vice-President and CEO, SAF, Bethesda, MD
8:15-11:45am
Concurrent breakout sessions on three themes
- Forest History: Lewis and Clark to Present Conditions
- Robbin Johnston, Archaeologist, USFS Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, ID
- George Hatley, Executive Director, Appaloosa Horse Club (retired)
- Catherine Parks, Research Plant Pathologist, PNW Research Station, LaGrande, OR
- Jim Bergeron, Oregon State University Extension (retired)
- Applying Fire Ecology to Northwest Forests History of fire in region
- Paul Hessburg, Research Ecologist, PNW Research Station, Wenatchee, WA
- Russ Graham, Research Forester, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, ID
- Steve Arno, Rocky Mountain Research Station (retired), and Carl Fiedler, Research Professor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
- Phillip Cook, Research Associate, University of Idaho, Moscow
- Jay O'Laughlin, Director, Policy Analysis, University of Idaho, Moscow
- Managing for Healthy Forests
- Greg Filip, Regional Forest Pathologist, Forest Health Protection, Portland, OR
- Larry Dawson, Forest Supervisor, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, ID
- Jose Negron, Research Entomologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO
- Leslie Weldon, Forest Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, OR
12:00-12:45 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Address: A new vision for sustainable forest management, Former Governor John Kitzhaber, Portland, OR
1:00-2:45 p.m.
Panel session: An interview-style discussion with landowners, managers and researchers on issues facing the private forestry sector. Interviewer: Peter Heide, Program Committee
- Mike Gaudern, Executive Director, Oregon Small Woodlands Association, Salem, OR
- Steve Hollenhorst, Department Head, Conservation Social Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow
- Janean Creighton, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman
- Phillip Cook, Research Associate, University of Idaho, Moscow
- Steve Smith, Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID
2:45-3:00 pm
Concluding remarks and closeout
Continuing Forestry Education Credits
This conference qualifies participants for 11.5 CFE contact hours in Category 1 (includes three credits for Thursday field tours).
Spouse and Guest Activities
A range of spouse and guest activities will be available during the meeting. For updated information, check the January/February Western Forester, or contact Michael Rath (mr@mm.com) at 509.780.3107.