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Dr. K. Norman Johnson, Chair
Oregon State University
Dr. James Agee
University of Washington
Dr. Robert Beschta
Oregon State University
Dr. Virginia Dale
Oak Ridge National Lab.
Oak Ridge, TN
Dr. Linda Hardesty
Washington State Univ.
Dr. James Long
Utah State University
Dr. Larry Nielsen
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Dr. Barry Noon
Colorado State University
Dr. Roger Sedjo
Resources for the Future
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Margaret Shannon
Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Syracuse, NY
Dr. Ronald Trosper
Northern Arizona Univ.
Charles Wilkinson
University of Colorado
Dr. Julia Wondolleck
University of Michigan |
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 12, 1998
TO: The Committee of Scientists
FROM: K. Norman Johnson, Committee Chair
SUBJECT: Teleconference #1 Committee Meeting Notes
Enclosed are the notes from the first public teleconference call of the Committee of Scientists Federal Advisory Committee held June 17, 1998, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The purpose of the teleconference was to discuss the committee's draft report to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest Service. The public could participate on the telephone call at the Washington D.C. Office of the Forest Service and all regional offices of the Forest Service.
Enclosed you will find:
Attendance on June 17, 1998
Meeting minutes
Thank you for your participation in the meeting. |
ATTENDANCE
June 17, 1998; TELECONFERENCE
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COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS |
ATTENDEES continued |
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Dr. Norm Johnson, Chair |
Region 4 - |
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Dr. Jim Agee |
Dave Iverson, Forest Service |
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Dr. Linda Hardesty |
Kathy Hauser, Forest Service |
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Dr. Jim Long |
Region 5 - |
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Dr. Barry Noon |
Sue Danner, Forest Service |
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Dr. Roger Sedjo |
Region 6 - |
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Dr. Margaret Shannon |
William Connelly, Forest Service |
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Dr. Ron Trosper |
Mauragrace Healy, Forest Service |
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Charles Wilkinson, Prof. of Law |
Jerry Williams, Forest Service |
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Dr. Julia Wondolleck |
Shandra Smith, Forest Service |
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Region 8 - |
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Bob Cunningham, Designated Federal Official |
Gary Pierson, Forest Service |
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Robert Wilhelm, Forest Service |
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Committee Staff Support |
Glenn Gaines, Forest Service |
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Jonathan Stephens, USFS |
David Meriwether, Forest Service |
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Marc Bosch, Forest Service |
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ATTENDEES |
Tom Tibbs, Forest Service |
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Washington, D.C., Office of Forest Service - |
Region 9 - |
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Julia Riber, Forest Service |
Linda Lou Stockinger, Forest Service |
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Mark Delfs, Forest Service |
Region 10 - |
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Tom Troxel, American Forest and Paper Assoc. |
Jim Caplan, Forest Service |
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David Zaber, Defenders of Wildlife |
Fred Norbury, Forest Service |
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Cherie Shelley, Forest Service |
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Region 1 - |
Geneen Granger, Forest Service |
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Doug Glevanik, Forest Service |
Macky McClung, Forest Service |
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Skip Kowalski, Forest Service |
Niel Lawrence, Nat. Res. Defense Council |
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Dale Dufour, Forest Service |
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Ihor Mereszczak, Nez Perce NF |
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Greg Schildwachter, Intermountain Forest
Industry Assoc. |
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Katherine Deuel, Alliance for Wild Rockies |
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Deb Kmon, Alliance for Wild Rockies |
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Marlen Tweten |
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Region 3 - |
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Art Briggs, Forest Service |
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Doug Shaw, Forest Service |
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Vickie Estrada, Cibola NF |
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Minutes of June 17th Teleconference Call with Committee of Scientists
General Discussion of June 12 Draft Report
Dr. Johnson led the discussion of the overall report. The committee conducted a chapter by chapter review of the draft report. The committee reviewed the following sections of the draft report: Title; Introduction- The Context for Land Stewardship in the Next Generation; Chapter One- Sustaining the Lands, Economies, and Human Communities; Chapter Two- Implementing Sustainability; Chapter Three-Interpreting the National Forest Management Act in the Context of Sustainability; and Chapter Four- Planning to Achieve Sustainability and Deepen Public Engagement. After discussion of the draft report, Dr. Johnson discussed committee assignments to revise, restructure and edit certain sections of the draft report. Dr. Johnson informed the committee that he had employed an editor to help with the report.
Draft Report Available on the Committee of Scientists WEB Page
The Committee agreed that the next draft of the committee's report should be made available to the public on the committee' s WEB page. The Committee also discussed when the public should be provided an opportunity to comment on the draft report.
Discussion of Review of Draft Forest Service Planning Regulations
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Sedjo discussed whether or not the committee was conducting a critique of the April 1995 draft planning regulations. The Committee agreed that it was developing a framework for planning and not a section-by-section critique of the draft planning regulations. The Committee noted that it was developing specific regulation language for ecological sustainability.
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