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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: December 30, 1998
TO: The Committee of Scientists
FROM: K. Norman Johnson, Committee Chair
SUBJECT: Teleconference #8 Committee Meeting Notes
Enclosed are the notes from the eighth public teleconference call of the Committee of Scientists Federal Advisory Committee held December 15, 1998, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.
The purpose of the teleconference was to continue 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 December 15, 1998
Meeting minutes
Thank you for your participation in the meeting. |
ATTENDANCE
December 15, 1998; TELECONFERENCE
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COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS |
ATTENDEES |
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Dr. Norm Johnson, Chair |
Region 1 - |
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Dr. Jim Agee |
Doug Glevanik, Forest Service |
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Dr. Robert Beschta |
Mike Wood, Alliance for the Wild Rockies |
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Dr. Virginia Dale |
Than Hitt, Alliance for the Wild Rockies |
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Dr. Linda Hardesty |
Deb Kmon, Alliance for the Wild Rockies |
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Dr. James Long |
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Dr. Barry Noon |
Region 2 - |
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Dr. Roger Sedjo |
Chris Liggett, Forest Service |
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Dr. Margaret Shannon |
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Dr. Ronald Trosper |
Region 3 - |
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Charles Wilkinson |
Art Briggs, Forest Service |
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Dr. Julia Wondolleck |
Doug Shaw, Forest Service |
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Bob Cunningham, Designated Federal Official |
Region 8 - |
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Committee Staff Support |
Paul Arndt, Forest Service |
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Jonathan Stephens, USFS |
Robert Wilhelm, Forest Service |
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ATTENDEES |
Region 9 - |
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Washington D.C. Office of Forest Service - |
Sam Emmons, Forest Service |
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Kevin Elliott, Forest Service |
Vince Vukelich, Office of General Counsel |
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Susan Yonts-Shepard, Forest Service |
John Vandlik, Office of General Counsel |
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Mark Delfs, Forest Service |
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John Henshaw, USDA, NRE |
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Chester Joy, General Accounting Office |
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Ryan Coles, General Accounting Office |
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Bill Imbergamo, Nat. Assoc. of State Foresters |
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Tom Geary, SPRA |
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Bob Bierer, American Forest & Paper Assoc |
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Mary Coulombe, Amer. Forest & Paper Assoc. |
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Karen Crass, Nat. Cattleman's & Beef Assoc. |
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Mary Munson, Defenders of Wildlife |
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Minutes of December 15th Teleconference Call with Committee of Scientists
General Discussion of Draft Summary
Dr. Johnson led a discussion of the Draft Summary. The committee discussed the structure, format and content of the summary. The committee agreed that the summary should be modified and restructured to reflect the comprehensive nature of the committee's task. Julia Wondolleck and Margaret Shannon agreed to lead the revision of the summary. Dr. Noon and others will work on the ecological sustainability section of the summary document. There was a discussion of the proposed ecological sustainability regulation and whether or not the draft regulation should be adopted by the Forest Service in its entirety, or whether the draft regulation is a prototype for the Forest Service to consider.
Committee Discussion of Sustainability
The committee had an extensive discussion of the definition of sustainability. Committee agreed that sustainability has three elements: ecological, social, and economic. There was a discussion about whether or not certain elements had primacy over another. The committee discussed the international recognition of sustainability. There was a discussion about possible dissenting views of the report by committee members. One approach discussed was for the committee to use professional journals as a forum for expressing dissent.
Schedule of Draft Report
The committee agreed to schedule a conference call on January 7, 1999, from 12 pm to 4pm (eastern standard time) to continue their discussions of the summary document and the final report. |
