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| COS INDEX As of: June 4, 1998 | |
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Meeting 1 Handouts (Chicago, December 19, 1997)
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| Members of the Committee of Scientists | M1 - #1 |
| U.S. Dept of Agriculture, USFS: Charter for Committee of Scientis | M1 - #2 |
| Primer on FACA, USFS, (2 pages) | M1 - #3 |
| University of Colorado, Writing the Regulations: Using Scientists to Link
Law and Policy, Arthur W. Cooper, September 1996 | M1 - #4 |
| Forest & Conservation History, The Committee of Scientists: A forgotten Link
in National Forest Planning History, Steven E. Daniels and Karren Merrill,
July 1992 | M1 - #5 |
| Status of Forest Service Land Management Plans, ( 4 Pages) | M1 - #6 |
| U.S. Congress, National Forest Management Act of 1976, Conference Report, September 1976 | M1 - #7 |
| NFMA Law that Amended RPA., October 1976 | M1 - #8 |
| Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act as amended by NFMA, August 1974 | M1 - #9 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, August 31, 1978, Proposed Rule on Forest Service Planning (includes Preliminary Report of Committee of Scientists, pg 39056) | M1- #10 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, May 4, 1979, Proposed Rule on Forest Service Planning (includes Final Report by Committee of Scientists, pg. 26599 | M1 - #11 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, September 17, 1979, Final Rule on Forest Service Planning (includes the Supplemental Final Report by Committee of Scientists, pg. 53967) | M1 - #12 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, February 22, 1982, Proposed Rule on Forest Service Planning | M1 - #13 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, September 30, 1982, Final Rule on Forest Service Planning ( Forest Service currently using this rule) | M1 - #14 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, February 15, 1991, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Forest Service planning | M1 - #15 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, September 18, 1992, Notice of Adoption of Final Policy (procedures effective September 21, 1992) | M1 - #16 |
| FEDERAL REGISTER, April 13, 1995, Proposed Rule on Forest Service Planning ( Public comment period closed August 17, 1995) | M1 - #17 |
| Council on Environmental Quality Regulations on Implementation of NEPA (includes NEPA statute) 1992 | M1 - #18 |
| Council on Environmental Quality 40 Questions on NEPA , (23 pages) | M1 - #19 |
| Forest Service Policy on NEPA, FEDERAL REGISTER , Sept. 1992 | M1 - #20 |
| Keystone National Policy Dialogue on Ecosystem Management, Final Report, October 1996 | M1 - #21 |
| Land & Resource Management Plan for Tongass National Forest,(CD-ROM), May 1997 | M1 - #22 |
| Remarks on the Initial Meeting of the Committee, James R. Lyons,December 1997 | M1 - #23 |
| Issues in Science and Technology, Reforming National Forest Policy, H. Michael Anderson, December 1993 | M1 - #24 |
| The Wilderness Society, National Forest Planning and Policy,December 1997 | M1 - #25 |
| Review of NFMA Land and Resource Management Planning Regulations, (Proposed Changes February 1982) | M1 - #26 |
| U.S. General Accounting Office, Report to Congressional Requesters, Forest Service Decision Making, A Framework for Improving Performance, April 1997 | M1 - #27 |
| U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Forest Service Planning: Accommodating Uses, Producing Outputs, and Sustaining Ecosystems, February 1992 | M1 - #28 |
| USDA, USFS, Critique of Land Management Planning (vol 1 -11) | M1 - #29 |
| Johnson, K.N. & M.A. Shannon, Conference Papers, The National Forest Management Act in a Changing Society 1976-1996, December 10, 1997 | M1 - #30 |
| Wilkinson, C.F., & H.M. Anderson, Island Press, Land and Resource Planning in the National Forests, 1987
| M1 - #31 |
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Meeting 2 Handouts (Denver, January 22-23, 1998)
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| Agenda for COS meeting #2, Denver CO, January 22, 1998 | M2 - #1 |
| Draft Agenda for COS meeting #3, Seattle WA, February 12, 1998 | M2 - #2 |
| USFS, Washington Office RPA, Maloney, K., January 23, 1998 | M2 - #3 |
| USFS, Washington Office, Chief Memo to Employees, January 23, 1998 | M2 - #4 |
Western Governors’ Association
a) Future Management of the National Forest and Public Lands, 6/23/96
b) Pursuing New Tools to Enhance Future Management of BLM USFS Lands,6/9/97
c) Implementation of Priority Issues from the August 22, 1977 WGA Memorandum, 9/12/97
d) Keys Common to Successful Collaboration, Draft, 1/7/98
e) Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission, 7/26/96
Recommendations that affect the Forest Service
Recommendations relating to resource management in forest areas
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COS Key Principals Discussion, January 23, 1998
a) Dale, V. Ecological Society of America’s Land Use Committee
b) Wondolleck, J. Principals of Effective Collaboration in the Public Sector
c) Agee, James K. Issues That Make Planning Difficult
d) Multiple-Use, Sustained-Yield/Ecosystem Management Comparison
e) Johnson, N., Sessions, J., Franklin, J., Gabriel, J., Integrating Wildfire into
Strategic Planning for Sierra Nevada Forests, January 1998
f) Policy Studies Journal, Trosper, R. Multicriterion Decision Making in a
Tribal Context, 1988 | M2 - #6 |
| USFS Region 2 Presentation (several documents) | M2 - #7 |
| Penn State, L. Nielson, Director, School of Forest Resources, Transmittial of notes from Allegheny National Forest meeting, January 27, 1998 | M2 - #8 |
| US Senate, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Jan 7, 1998 | M2 - #9 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Jan 21, 1998 | M2 - #10 |
| Forestry and Wood Products Division, B.Bierer, Director, Jan 27, 1997 | M2 - #11 |
| American Forest and Paper Association, M. Fish, Chairman, National Forest Planning Committee, June 24, 1997 | M2 - #12 |
| American Forest and Paper Association, Forest Resources Group, S. Lovett, Vice President, August 17, 1995 | M2 - #13 |
| University of Colorado, Natural Resources Law Center, S.Quarles, Crowell, Moring LLP, How the Regulated Community Views Regulation to Protect Living Resources, June 1996 | M2 - #14 |
| USFS, R. Ullrich, Forest Service GPRA Strategic Plan, Sept 30, 1997 | M2 - #15 |
| US House of Representatives, Testimony of S.Quarles, The Failure of Federal
Land Planning, March 26, 1996 | M2 - #16 |
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Meeting 3 Handouts (Seattle, February 12-13, 1998)
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| USFS, Mount Baker Snoqualmie NF, J.Henderson, Comments on the Northwest
Forest Plan , Feb 11, 1998 | M3 - #1 |
| USFS, Tongass NF, Tongass Land Management Plan Briefing Kit, 1997 | M3 - #2 |
| USFS, Siuslaw NF, Stepping Stones | M3 - #3 |
| USFS, Deputy Regional Forester, N. Graybeal, Comments to Committee of Scientists, Advising on Revisions to the NFMA Planning Regulations, Feb 12, 1998 | M3 - #4 |
| Et Al Systems, Timber Production, Jan 1, 1998 | M3 - #5 |
State of Oregon, Gov. John Kitzhaber, (Presentation by Peter Green)
a) Federal Forest Roads Policy, Jan 22, 1998
b) Proposed Eastside Forest Health Strategy | M3 - #6 |
| USFS, R. Max Peterson, Land Management Planning on the National Forests, Nov 3, 1988 Starker Lecture | M3 - #7 |
| University of Denver, College of Law, F. Cheever Assistant Professor of Law,
Four Failed Forest Standards, 1997 | M3 - #8 |
| USFS, R. Max Peterson, What Can We Learn From Past Reform Efforts,
September 16, 1996 | M3 - #9 |
| 2nd World Fisheries, L. Nielson et al. The Stakeholder Satisfaction Triangle:A Model For Successful Management
| M3 - #10 |
| OSU, D. Bella, Ethics and the Credibility of Applied Science | M3 - #11 |
| National Audubon Society, Alaska State Office, Testimony of Dr. J.Schoen
Feb 12, 1998 | M3 - #12 |
| High Country News, J. Long, Why One Advocacy Group Steers Clear of Consensus Efforts, May 30, 1994 | M3 - #13 |
| Defenders of Wildlife, (5 pages) | M3 - #14 |
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Meeting 4 Handouts (Atlanta, February 24 - 25, 1998)
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| USFS, Washington Office, 1996 Draft Final NFMA Regulations, Part 219,
and Comparison of Key Provisions, NFMA Planning Rule, July 1996 | M4 - #1 |
| | Southern Appalachian Assessment, Summary Report, July 1996 | M4 - #2 |
| | Organizing for Innovation, M. Shannon et al. , Oct, 1995 | M4 - #3 |
| | Typology of Deliberation Within Agency Policy and Decision Processes,
M.Shannon, C. Chess, T. Dietz, E. Schlager, 1997 | M4 - #4 |
| | University of Colorado, Memorandum to COS, C. Wilkinson, Feb 23, 1998 | M4 - #5 |
| | Perspective, Building Knowledge Pools and Relationships,
S. Yaffee, J. Wondelleck | M4 - #6 |
| | Ecological Principals Relevant to Population Viability, B. Noon, Feb 24, 1998 | M4 - #7 |
| | CIFOR, Criteria and Indicators for Assessing the Sustainability of Forest
Management, N.E Stark et al. Aug 1997 | M4 - #8 |
| | The Wilderness Society, Statement of Peter Kirby, Feb 24, 1998 | M4 - #9 |
| | Statement of Monte Seehorn, Feb 24 (1 page) | M4 - #10 |
| | USFS, Chief Mike Dombeck's Remarks to Forest Service Employees
and Retirees, Feb 20, 1998 | M4 - #11 |
| | USFS, COS Briefing, Assessment and Planning for Terrestrial and Aquatic
Species and Their Habitats on National Forests in the Southern Appalachians,
G. Gaines, Feb 24, 1998 | M4 - #12 |
| | Northern District of Georgia, Altanta Division, Sierra Club v. G. Martin,
Civil Action No. 1:96-CV-926-TWT | M4 - #13 |
| | Defenders of Wildlife, Southern Lesson, Feb 1998 | M4 - #14 |
| | USFS, Siuslaw NF, Map of Oregon Coast Range Province, Feb 18, 1998 | M4 - #15 |
| | The Wilderness Society, The Southern Appalachian Assessment:
Highlights and Perspectives, 47 pages | M4 - #16 |
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Meeting 5 Handouts (Sacramento, March 3-5, 1998)
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| NAEP News, Volume 23, Number 2, March/April 1998 | M5 - #1 |
| | California Tahoe Conservancy, Progress Report | M5 - #2 |
| | University of California, Wildland Resources Center Report No. 39
Summary of the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project Report, June 1996 | M5 - #3 |
| | USFS, Pacific Southwest Region, R5 Forest Plan Revision Strategy, Oct 1997 | M5 - #4 |
| | California Native Plant Society, Statement to Cos, March 4 1998 | M5 - #5 |
| | USFS, North Central Forest Experiment Station, Chequamegon and Nicolet
National Forests, Report on the Scientific Roundtable on Biological Diversity,
T.Crow, A. Haney, D. Waller | M5 - #6 |
| | National Association of Environmental Professionals, NEPA and USFS Planning,
J.Roberts, March 4 , 1998 | M5 - #7 |
| | Quincy Library Group and Applegate Partnership, March 3-5, 1998 | M5 - #8 |
| | Political Science Quarterly, Winter 1979-80, Backward Mapping: Implementation
Research and Policy Decisions, R.Elmore | M5 - #9 |
| | Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Govt., Social Capital: A Key
Enabler of Innovation in Science and Technology, J. Fountain, Sept 1997 | M5 - #10 |
| | Presentation by R.Cunningham at Sacramento Meeting, NEPA A Role in
Strategic Planning, March 4, 1998 | M5 - #11 |
| | United States Senate, Energy and Natural Resources, Feb 20, 1998 | M5 - #12 |
| | Ecology Law Quarterly, Community Participation in Ecosystem Management,
T. Duane | M5 - #13 |
| | The Atlantic Monthly, The Lessions of Valujet 592, W. Langewiesche | M5 - #14 |
| | California Forestry Association, March 4, 1998 | M5 - #15 |
| | AF & PA, Forestry and Wood Products Division, March 3, 1998 | M5 - #16 |
| | Final Report of the California Spotted Owl Federal Advisory Committee,
C. Philpot et al., Dec. 1, 1997 | M5 - #17 |
| | Chautauqua Chronicle of Community, Why The Wilderness Society Opposed
the Quincy Library Group Legislation, L. Blumberg and D. Knuffke | M5 - #18 |
| | (See M4 - #1) | M5 - #19 |
| | USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, Restoring Our Forests Investment in the Future, May 1997
| M5 - #20 |
| Applegate Partnership Newspaper, March-April 1998 | M5 - #21 |
| Agenda for Sacramento Meeting, March 3, 1998 | M5 - #22 |
| New York Times, Courts Expanding Effort to Battle Water PollutionJ. Cushman, March 1. 1998 | M5 - #23 |
| Oregonian, Custodial Forests?, author unknown | M5 - #24 |
| USFS, National Forest Adventure Pass Fact Sheet, July 1997 | M5 - #25 |
| USFS, Speech given by Chief Dombeck, A Gradual Unfolding of a National Purpose: A Natural Resouce Agenda for the 21st Century, March 1998 | M5 - #26 |
| COS, Scientific Principals Draft Documents, K. Johnson, March 1998 (Revised and changed by M. Shannon) | M5 - #27 |
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Meeting 6 Handouts (Boston, March31 April 1, 1998)
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| USFS, Discussion Draft (National Forest Mission Shift) D.MacCleery, March 24, 1998 | M6 - #1 |
| COS, Management Implementation, J. Agee, March 12, 1998 | M6 - #2 |
| COS, First Working Draft of Sub Commitee Report, Wondolleck, Shannon, Johnson, March 30, 1998 | M6 - #3 |
| COS, Proposed Outline for COS Report, March 31, 1998 | M6 - #4 |
| COS, Ecological Sustainability, N. Johnson, March 24, 1998 | M6 - #5 |
| USFS, Washington Office, Forest Planning in the Future, Oct 1990 | M6 - #6 |
| USFS, Eastern Region, Approach to Revising Forest Plans, Jan 1998 | M6 - #7 |
| USFS, Eastern Region, Forest Plan Revision Schedule, Feb 1997 | M6 - #8 |
| USFS, Status of Land and Resource Management Planning, March 1998 | M6 - #9 |
| Role of the Green Mountain National Forest, author unknown | M6 - #10 |
| Pinchot Institute, Statement on principles for managing the National Forests (Letter in response to Murchoshy et. al. , March 1998 | M6 - #11 |
| USFS, Crescent RD, Map of Seven Buttes Project, June 1996 | M6 - #12 |
| Sierra Club, Mackinac Chapter, Letter to Wendy Sanders of Great Lakes Forest Alliance, Feb 4, 1998
| M6 - #13 |
| COS, Plan Subgroup Draft, J.Long, March 1998 | M6 - #14 |
| COS, Range Outline, L.Hardesty, April 1, 1998 | M6 - #15 |
| Iverson, George C., G. Hayward, K. Titus, et al. 1996. Conservation assessment
for the northern goshawk in Southeast Alaska, Gen. Tech. Rpt.
PNW-GTR-387, Portland, OR, USDA Forest Service | M6 - #16 |
| Everest, Fred H., D. Swanston, C. Shaw, et al. 1997. Evaluation of the use
of scientific information in developing the 1997 Forest Plan for the
Tongass National Forest, Gen. Tech. Rpt. PNW-GTR-415, Portland, OR,
USDA Forest Service | M6 - #17 |
| Swanston, Douglas N., C.G.Shaw III, W. Smith, et al. 1996. Scientific
information and the Tongass Land Management Plan, Gen. Tech. Rpt.
PNW-GTR-386, Portland, OR, USDA Forest Service | M6 - #18 |
| Julin, Kent R., comp. 1997. Assessments of wildlife viability, old-growth timber
volume estimates, forested wetlands, and slope stability,
Gen. Tech. Rpt. PNW-GTR-392, Portland, OR, USDA Forest Service | M6 - #19 |
| Baichtal, James F. and D. Swanston. 1996. Karst landscapes and associated
resourses: A resource assessment, Gen. Tech. Rpt. PNW-GTR-383,
Portland, OR, USDA Forest Service | M6 - #20 |
| Person, David K., M. Kirchhoff, V. VanBallenberghe, et al. 1996. The Alexander
Archipelago wolf: A conservation assessment, PNW-GTR-384,
USDA Forest Service | M6 - #21 |
| DeGange, Anthony R.. 1996. A conservation assessment for the marbled
murrelet in Southeast Alaska,Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-388. Portland,
OR, USDA Forest Service | M6 - #22 |
WSU, Natural Resource Sciences, L.Hardesty, April 1998
a) Seven Popular Myths about Livestock Grazing on Public Lands,J. Mosley, et. al.
b) Grazing on Public Lands, Task Force Report, December 1996
c) Communication from J. Mclain to L. Hardesty
- Capability and Sustainability Directives
- Correspondence related to Capability and Sustainability
- Sampson Keynote on Target, Watershed News, 6,7,8/1997
- The Myth of the Omnipotent Forester, R.W. Behan, 1996
d) Map and Table of ownership and range, Hawchek, et. al., 1989
e) Coyote Cowboy Poetry, B. Black, 1986
f) CRM - It’s Nature and History, C. Cleary
g) USFS, Brochure on Coordinated Resouce Management Planning | M6 - #23 |
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Meeting 7 Handouts (Albuquerque, April 14-15, 1998)
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| COS, Albuquerque Agenda, April 14, 1998 | M7 - #1 |
| COS, Working papers from Albuquerque, April, 1998 | M7 - #2 |
| BLM, A Guide to Resource Management Planning on the Public Lands | M7 - #3 |
| USFS, 1995 Draft RPA Program | M7 - #4 |
| USFS, Washington Office, FS Action Strategy for State and Private Forestry Services, March 30, 1998 | M7 - #5 |
| University of California, ESPM-Conservation and Management, Range to Real Estate, L. Huntsinger, August 1994 | M7 - #6 |
| CIFOR, Working Paper No. 7, Criteria and Indicators for Assessing the Sustainability of Forest Management, N. Stork, Aug 1997 | M7 - #7 |
| New Mexico State Forestry, Gallinas River Watershed Project (Brochure) | M7 - #8 |
| USFS, Southwestern Region, State of the Region Report, October 1997 | M7 - #9 |
| USFS, Region 3 Policy on Managing National Forest Land in Northern New Mexico, March 6, 1972 | M7 - #10 |
| New Mexico State Records and Archives, Statement made to US House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, The Enduring Legacy of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico, R. Torrez (State Historian), March 26, 1998 | M7 - #11 |
| Mayor of Eagar, AZ., Statement made at Albuquerque Public Hearing, April 14, 1998 | M7 - #12 |
| Santa Maria Mountain Group, Dennis Moroney - Grazing Panel, Albuquerque, April 14, 1998 | M7 - #13 |
| Forest Guardians, Testimony of Bryan Bird at Albuquerque meeting, April 14, 1998 | M7 - #14 |
| Forest Guardians, Testimony of John Talberth at Albuquerque, April 14, 1998 | M7 - #15 |
| Tonantzin Land Institute, Natural Resource Needs Assessment, Final Report D. Lujan, Executive Director | M7 - #16 |
| Tonantzin Land Institute, Strategic Options Toward Sustainable Development, D. Lujan, November 15, 1996 | M7 - #17 |
| Wilkinson, Charles, The Eagle Bird, Chapter 2, Pantheon Books, NY, 1992 | M7 - #18 |
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Meeting 8 Handouts (Missoula, April 22-23, 1998)
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition
a) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, An Analysis of Data Subitted by Federal and State Agencies, Congressional Research Service Library of Congress, December 1986
b) Sustaining Greater Yellowstone: a Blueprint For The Future,
A. Harting and D. Glick, 1994
c) An Environmental Profile of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,
D. Glick, M. Carr, B. Harting, 1991
d) Caribou National Forest, Review of the Soda/Montpelier Front
Vegetation Management Area Assessment, J. Wright, April 1998
e) The TNF Failed to Conduct a Reasonable Analysis and to Insure the
Scientific Integrity of its Analysis with Respect to Ecosystem Management,
unknown author
f) PERC Reports, Yellowstone Ecological Malpractice, C. Kay,
Volume 15, Number 2, June 1997, | M8 - #1 |
| COS, Draft II COS Report - Missoula | M8 - #2 |
| US General Accounting Office, Statement of Barry Hill at Missoula, Lack of Financial and Performance Accountability Has Resulted in Inefficiency and Waste, March 26, 1998 | M8 - #3 |
Region 1 Presentation
a) 10 to 20 Ways to Simplify NFMA Requirements, T. Rhodes
b) Available Decision Space
c) Geographic Extent of Assessment and Decisionmaking
d) Forest Plan Prototype
e) CFR Regulations pertaining to Forest Planning | M8 - #4 |
Region 4 Presentation
a) Southwest Idaho Ecogroup, Forest Plan Revision and Amendment
b) Presentation to the Committee of Scientists, April 23, 1998 | M8 - #5 |
| Summary of survey of Multi-Project NEPA Documents, 4/13/98 | M8 - #6 |
| Public Involvement and FACA | M8 - #7 |
Comments from Public
a) Montana House of Representatives, Marian Hanson
b) Letter from JB Stone
c) Letter from Marlen Tweten
d) Letter from Don Serba, PulpPaperworker’s Resource Councils | M8 - #8 |
| Testimony by Sheila Keller | M8 - #9 |
Madison Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, examples of citizen
involvement in landscape planning
a) Proposed Vision Statement and Management issues for the Pioneer Mountains Region
b) Questions and Answers to the Report by the Beaverhead County Community Forum
c) Proposed Improvements for Land and Resource Management and Planning in the Pioneer Mountains Region by Management Area
d) Proposed Goals and Overall Strategies for the Gravelly Landscape | M8 - #10 |
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Meeting 9 Handouts (Boulder, May 27-29, 1998)
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| COS draft working paper, "Watersheds and NFMA Planning", Beschta, May 22, 1998 | M9 - #1 |
| COS draft working paper, "Consideration of the silvicultural aspects of NFMA, Long, May 27, 1998 | M9 - #2 |
| COS draft working paper, "The Forest Service Science Advisory Board, Dale, May 27, 1998 | M9 - #3 |
| COS draft working paper, "Preface", Johnson, | M9 - #4 |
| COS draft working paper, "The Social and Organizational Context of Planning", Wondolleck, May 23, 1998 | M9 - #5 |
| COS draft working paper, "Economic and social sustainability", COS subgroup | M9 - #6 |
| COS draft working paper, "Purpose, Goals and Principles", Wilkinson May 18, 1998 | M9 - #7 |
| COS draft working paper, "Biological Sustainability", Noon, May 24, 1998 | M9 - #8 |
| COS draft working paper, "Fundamental Concepts of Land and Resource Planning and Stewardship, COS subgroup, May 1, 1998 | M9 - #9 |
| COS draft working paper, "The Appeals Process", COS subgroup | M9 - #10 |
| COS "Proposed Case Studies to Include as Sidebars in Report" | M9 - #11 |
| COS draft working paper, "The Forest Service Science and Technology Advisory Board, (revised version of M9 - #3 above) | M9 - #12 |
| Wondolleck and Yaffee, "Elkhorn Mountains Cooperative Management Agreement", from Collaborative Resource Management: A Compendium of Case Studies, 1998 and "Elkhorn Mountains Interagency Coordination" | M9 - #13 |
| Office of Federal Activities, US EPA, "Consideration of Cumulative Impacts in EPA Review of NEPA Documents", March 1998 | M9 - #14 |
| Forest Stewardship Council, "Principles and Criteria for Forest Management", February 1996 | M9 - #15 |
| COS draft working paper, "Sustaining the Land, Economies and Human Communities", COS subgroup, May 28, 1998 (revised version of M9 - #9) | M9 - #16 |
| COS draft working paper, "Watersheds and NFMA Planning", Beschta, May 27, 1998 (revised version of M9 - #1) | M9 - #17 |
| COS draft working paper, "Planning to Achieve Sustainability", Shannon | M9 - #18 |
| COS draft working paper, "Economic and Cultural Sustainability", COS subgroup, May 28, 1998 (revised version of M9 - #6) | M9 - #19 |
| Lawrence, Niel. Comments on Species Diversity Reg, draft of 5/24, May 28, 1998 | M9 - #20 |
| Meffe, Gary, P.D.Boersma, D. Murphy, B. Noon, H.R. Pulliam, M. Soule and D. Waller. 1998. Independent scientific review of natural resource management, Conservation Biology, 12(2), April 1998 | M9 - #21 |
| USDA Forest Service. Draft preamble for Draft Final Rule of National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning, 1997 | M9 - #22 |
| Peters, Jim and Connie Wiegers, Cultural Resources, Treaty Rights, and Tribal Co-Management Authority: Changes to NFMA Regulations Supporting Cultural Resources and Indian Participation in Ecosystem Restoration, Forest Policy 515, March 19, 1993 | M9 - #23 |
| COS draft working paper, "Sustaining the Land, Economies and Human Communities", COS subgroup, May 28, 1998 (revised version of M9 - #16) | M9 - #24 |
| Cunningham, Bob, working draft, "Management Implementation", April 2, 1998 | M9 - #25 |
| Letter to COS members from 11 environmental interest groups, May 22, 1998, submitted by David Zaber, Defenders of Wildlife | M9 - #26 |
| COS draft working paper, "Purpose, Goals, and Principles", Wilkinson, May 30, 1998 .(revised version of M9 - #7) | M9 - #27 |
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| E-mail memos to date | .A |
| Public memos to COS: | .B |
Individual Letters
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| 0) Forestry and Wood Products Division, December 17, 1997 | |
| 1) Okanogan County Commissioners' Office, February 12, 1998 | |
| 2) Marilyn Dinger, Kaysville, UT, February 10, 1998 | |
| 3) Jim Rathbun, Libby, MT, February 10, 1998 | |
| 4) Lee Ehmer, Chamblee, GA, February 1998 | |
| 5) Northern Forestry Association, Olympia, WA, February 24, 1998 | |
| 6) State of Alabama, Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources, February 6 1998 | |
| 7) Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center, Twain Harte, CA, March 6, 1998 | |
| 8) Keslick & Son Modern Arboriculture Products, West Chester, PA, November 15, 1997 | |
| 9) Mason, Bruce and Girard, Consulting Foresters, Portland, OR, February 13, 1998 | |
| 10) Wildlife Management Institute, North Stratford, NH, January 7, 1998 | |
| 10a) Larry Nielsen, Director, School of Forest Resources, Penn State, Transmittal of notes from Jefferson/Washington National Forest meeting, February 9, 1998 | |
| 11) Washington State, Society of American Foresters, March 10, 1998 | |
| 12) Oregon Independent Miners, March 9, 1998 | |
| 13) USFS, Northern Region, Regional Wildlife Ecologist, F. Samson, April 1998 | |
| 14) The Wilderness Society, Pacific Northwest Region, April 24, 1998
(FAX of #17) | |
| 15) Harvey Fredericksen, Libby, MT, April 11, 1998 | |
| 16) J.B.Stone, Whitefish, MT, April 23, 1998 | |
| 17) The Wilderness Society, Pacific Northwest Region, April 24, 1998 | |
| 18) Intertribal Timber Council, Portland, OR, April 27, 1998 | |
| 19) American Wildlands, Bozeman, MT, April 27, 1998 | |
| 20) Larry Evans, Missoula, MT, April 30, 1998 | |
| 21) Marilyn Dinger, Kaysville, UT, April 28, 1998 | |
| 22) Kettle Range Conservation Group, Republic, WA, April 30, 1998 | |
| 23) Randall White, Atlanta, GA, May 13, 1998 | |
| 24) Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads. Missoula, MT, April 30, 1998 | |
| 25) Dick Artley, Nez Perce National Forest, May 5, 1998 | |
| 26) Oregon Natural Resources Council, SW Oregon Field Office, May 6, 1998 | |
| 27) Southwest Forest Alliance, Flagstaff, AZ, May 6, 1998 | |
| 28) Native Forest Network, Missoula, MT, May 7, 1998 | |
| 29) Bighorn Forest Users Coalition, Story, WY, May 8, 1998 | |
| 30) Safe Alternatives for out forest Environment, Hayfork, CA, May 11, 1998 | |
| 31) Appalachian Restoration Campaign, Athens, OH, May 1998 | |
| 32) David Robinson, Curlew, WA, May 7, 1998 | |
| 33) Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter, Houston, TX, May 12, 1998 | |
| 34) Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Missoula, MT, May 14, 1998 | |
| 35) Joanne Vinton, Eugene, OR, May 15, 1998 | |
| 36) Texas Committee on Natural Resources, Dallas, TX, May 4, 1998 | |
| 37) Nathaniel Axtell, Rosman, NC, May 1998 | |
| 38) USFS, Southwestern Region, Deputy Regional Forester, to Forest Supervisor, Carson NF, Letter of Appreciation, April 23, 1998 | |
| 39) M.Ruth Niswander, Davis, CA, May 15, 1998 | |
| 40) Kay Yeuell, Winter Park, FL, May 21, 1998 | |
| 41) Society for Range Management, Denver, CO, May 21, 1998 | |
| 42) Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, Sam Houston State University, May 22, 1998 | |
| 43) Sierra Club, Cascade Chapter, Seattle, WA, May 26, 1998 | |
| 44) Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Fairbanks, May 26, 1998 | |
| 45) David Potter, Portland, OR, May 27, 1998 | |
| 46) United Four Wheel Drive Associations of US and Canada, Chesapeake, VA, May 27, 1998 | |
| 47) Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD, May 28, 1998 | |
| 48) Carveth Kramer, Carson National Forest, NM, May 1998 | |
| 49) Karin Engstrom James, Seattle, WA, May 31, 1998 | |
| 50) Swan View Coalition, Kalispell, MT, June 1, 1998 | |
| 51) Charlottesville Wellness Center, Family Practice, Charlottesville, VA, June 5, 1998 | |
| 52) Maureen, Craig & Kyle Combes, North Bay, CA, June 10, 1998 | |
| 53) Resource Organization on Timber Supply, Nezperce, ID, June 9, 1998 | |
| 54) Donald Fontenot, Portland, OR, June 10, 1998 | |
| 55) Bonnie Blau, Santa Barbara, CA, June 10, 1998 | |
| 56) Thomas Maddux, Houston, TX, June 10, 1998 | |
| 57) Sylvia L. Short, Anchorage, AK, June 1998 | |
| 58) Suzanne Buckley, College Station, TX, June 9, 1998 | |
| 59) David Todd, Austin, TX, June 9, 1998 | |
| 60) Allen Kreger, Norfolk, VA, June 10, 1998 | |
| 61) Joseph A. Whitlow, Mercer Island, WA, June 11, 1998 | |
| 62) Carson Forest Watch, Llano, NM, June 11, 1998 | |
| 63) Keith A. Wright, Poteau, OK, June 12, 1998 | |
| 64) Kevin Marek, Fairhope, AL, June 12, 1998 | |
| 65) Robertson Gannaway, Brevard, NC, June 13, 1998 | |
| 66) Robert M. Hughes, Dynamac Corp., Rockville, MD, June 15, 1998 | |
Form Letters:
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A. Postmarked San Bernardino, CA - May/June 1998
(55 received as of June 11) | |
B. Population viability standard
(4 received as of June 17) | |
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USDA Press Releases
August 18, 1997
December 12, 1997
January 7, 1998
| C |
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Federal Register Notices
August 15, 1997
December 4, 1997
January 7, 1998
March 18, 1998 | D |
| COS Meeting Minutes | E |
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