Communication and
 Decision Making

In order to communicate the essence of the plan in a manner that can be quickly understood by our faculty, students, neighbors and visitors, a brochure will be developed from this plan for distribution. This brochure will summarize the key elements of the plan in a concise, understandable manner and will also be highlighted on the Blodgett Forest Web site. In addition, a field guide will be written for the forest staff.

As a part of our annual meeting with the faculty and students in the College of Forestry, we will include our summary of past and future operations on the Blodgett Tract as they relate to goal achievement.

Interpreting and Revising the Forest Plan

The Forest Advisory Committee that is currently in place for McDonald/Dunn Forest will provide oversight for interpreting and revising the Blodgett Tract plan. This group may at times wish to seek involvement from a representative of the Clatsop State Forest and any interested neighboring private landowners.

The Forest Advisory Committee should meet periodically to review the activities that have taken place, the monitoring data that has been collected, and the achievements that show progress towards the goals in the plan. This review will help the staff understand if their interpretation of the plan is consistent with the Advisory Committee’s interpretation and will determine if the experience and data presented warrant any changes to the plan.

It is at this meeting that:

1. Members of the forest staff can bring forward topics for clarification and information that supports changes to the plan. The committee then will decide if more information or a broader range of expertise should be brought in to evaluate these ideas and concerns.

2. Staff will show how harvest volumes realized compare to inventory, how the revenue generated compares to revenue predicted, and how they have decided to approach harvest schedule implementation for the period.

3. The results of any monitoring data that has been collected that either supports or raises questions about our management methods will be presented. A part of this presentation will naturally focus on how forest structures are evolving compared to those that we seek to achieve through this forest plan.

4. Staff will present a summary that shows how the work that has been completed in the past and activities that are proposed for the future relate to goal achievement.

This committee will then draft proposed changes to the plan for the Dean’s review. The original text of the plan, the changes that have been approved and the most current version of the plan will reside on the Web (to ensure that there is no confusion over versions).

If assistance is needed before the annual meeting to implement the plan, staff members will seek the advice of those members of the faculty that are the most interested and knowledgeable about the outcome of the question that is being raised.

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