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Managing Biodiversity in Pacific Northwest Forests: Strategies and Opportunities

June 5-7, 2006
Red Lion on the River, Portland, Oregon

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Monday, June 5, 2006

5:00- 7:30 p.m. Registration and Mixer
7:30-7:45 p.m. Welcome, Introduction, Purpose, Directions Randy Molina
(USFS PNW Research Station)
7:45-8:15 p.m. Through the Looking Glass: Biodiversity and the Lexicon Zoo Bruce Marcot
(USFS PNW Research Station)
8:15- 9:00 p.m. A Snapshot of Present-day Pacific Northwest Forest Biodiversity – Where Are We, How Did We Get Here, and So What? Nancy Molina
(Cascadia Ecosystems)


Tuesday, June 6, 2006

7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00-8:10 a.m. Welcome and Logistics Randy Molina
  Session 1: Biodiversity Management:
The Social and Economic Context 
Moderator: Jamie Barbour, USFS PNW Research Station
8:10-8:40 a.m. Why Do We Value Biodiversity? Denise Lach
(Oregon State University)
8:40-9:10 a.m. Biodiversity Policy and the Federal Forests of the Northwest: A Historical Perspective
Presentation not available
 Norm Johnson
(Oregon State University)
9:10-9:40 a.m. Ecosystem Service Markets: Can They Reward Landowners for Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity?
Presentation not available		 Bettina von Hagen
(Ecotrust)
9:40-10:10 a.m. Integrating Traditional and Local Knowledge about Biodiversity in Forest Management:
Examples from the Pacific Northwest?
 Susan Charnley
(USFS PNW Research Station)
 10:10-10:30 BREAK  
10:30-11:00 a.m. Implications of Land Ownership and Ecological Patterns for Regional Conservation Planning Janet Ohmann, Jeff Kline, Ralph Alig (USFS PNW Research Station)
11:00-11:30 a.m. The Green Seattle Partnership: A Public-private Partnership to Restore Seattle’s Forested Parklands Piter Bohen and Ryan Dicks
(Cascade Land Conservancy)
11:30 a.m -12:00 p.m. Strategic Use of Biodiversity Incentives Sara Vickerman
(Defenders of Wildlife)
12:00 -1:00 p.m. LUNCH  
  Session 2: Biodiversity Management:
Ecological Considerations and Approaches at Different Scales
Moderator: John Laurence, USFS PNW Research Station
1:-1:30 p.m Pattern Out of Chaos: The Ecological Context Forming the Range of Natural Variation Tom Demeo
(USFS Region 6)
1:30-2:00 p.m. Historical Range of Variation and Managing for Biodiversity: The Evolution of Thinking and Practice
Fred Swanson
(USFS PNW Research Station)
2:00-2:30 p.m. Assessing Environmental Risks for Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest Becky Kerns and Alan Ager
(USFS PNW Research Station)
2:30-3:00 p.m. Biodiversity Management at Stand Implementation Scales: Principles, Challenges and Applications Joan Hagar
(USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center)
3:00-3:30 p.m. BREAK  
3:30-4:00 p.m. Evaluating and Conserving Biodiversity at Mid-scales Miles Hemstrom
(USFS PNW Research Station)
4:00-4:30 p.m. Biodiversity Management at Ecoregional Scales: Principles, Challenges and Applications Steven Buttrick and Catherine MacDonald
(Nature Conservancy)
4:30-5:00 p.m. The Need for Integrated Approaches to the Conservation of Biological Diversity
Tom Spies
(USFS PNW Research Station)
5:00-5:05 p.m. Closeout, Directions for Tomorrow Randy Molina
5:05-7:00 p.m. Posters and Open Bar Social  


Wednesday, June 7, 2006

  Concurrent Session 3: Invasive Species Effects on Biodiversity Management
Moderator: Catherine Parks, USFS PNW Research Station
8:00-8:30 a.m. Managing Invasive Species to Benefit Biodiversity
(Overview)		 Mandy Tu
(The Nature Conservancy)
8:30-9:00 a.m. Importance of Invasive Plant Management for Natural Resource Protection Tim Butler
(Oregon Dept. of Agriculture)
9:00-9:30 a.m. Small but Deadly: Nonnative Insects and Pathogens
and their Impacts in Pacific Northwest Forests 		Ellen Goheen
(USFS R6)
9:30-10:00 a.m. Boaring Biodiversity in Oregon:
Implications of Invasive Vertebrates 		Bruce Coblentz
(Oregon State University)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Biodiversity, Invasive Species, and Herbivory: The Good, the Bad and the Ungulate Marty Vavra
(USFS PNW Research Station)
10:30-11:00 a.m. BREAK 
  Concurrent Session 4: Special Habitats and Topics for Biodiversity Management
Moderator: Dede Olson, USFS PNW Research Station
8:00-8:30 a.m. Transitioning from Survey and Manage to Agency Sensitive and Special Status Species Programs
Kelli Van Norman and Rob Huff
(USDI BLM)
8:30-9:00 a.m. Nontimber Forest Products and Biodiversity Conservation
Presentation not available
Eric Jones
(Institute for Culture & Ecology)
9:00-9:30 a.m. A Framework for Alternative Futures Restoration Analysis of Historic Oak Savanna: Integrating Habitat, Fuels Reduction and Cost-effectiveness
Bart Johnson
(University of Oregon)
9:30-10:00 a.m. Biodiversity Management of Wetland Riparian Areas
Klaus Richter
(King County WA Natural Resources Division)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Biodiversity Management of Stream Riparian Areas
Dede Olson
(USFS PNW Research Station)
10:30-11:00 a.m. BREAK 
  Concurrent Session 5: Fire, Fuels, and Biodiversity Management
Moderator: Becky Kern, USFS PNW Research Station  
11:00-11:30 a.m. Fire History and Regional Differences in the PNW James Agee
(University of Washington)
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Reintroducing Fire in Fire-prone Landscapes: Some Potential Effects on Biodiversity Paul Hessburg
(USFS PNW Research Station)
12:00 -1:00 p.m. LUNCH  
1:00-1:30 p.m.

Connecting Fire and Fuel Management to Conserving Above-ground Biological Diversity
Presentation not available

Mark Huff
(USF&WS)
1:30-2:00 p.m. Effects of Fuel Reduction Treatments on Forest Floor and Belowground Diversity and Function Jane Smith, Chris Niwa, Matt Busse
(USFS PNW & PSW Research Stations)
2:00-2:30 p.m. Biodiversity and Other Ecological Considerations in Post-fire Forest Rehabilitation and Restoration Dave Peterson
(USFS PNW Research Station)
2:30-3:00 p.m. Integrating Ecological Values with Fuels and Fire Management: Optimizing Fire/Fuel Treatments and Spotted Owl Habitat, an Example
 John Lehmkuhl
(USFS PNW Research Station)
3:00-3:30 p.m. BREAK 
  Concurrent Session 6: Stand Management Strategies and Opportunities
Moderator: John Cissel, USDI BLM 
11:00-11:30 a.m.

Managing the Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity

Andy Carey
(USFS PNW Research Station)
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Biodiversity Implications of Variable Retention Harvest Systems: Early Lessons from DEMO Keith Aubry
(USFS PNW Research Station)
12:00 -1:00 p.m. LUNCH  
1:00 -1:30 p.m. Managing Young Stands for Biodiversity: What Have We Learned from Young Stand Studies in Western Oregon? Klaus Puettmann and John Cissel
(Oregon State University, USDI BLM)
2:00-2:30 p.m. Managing Small Woodlots for Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing Marketplace Rick Fletcher
(Oregon State University)
2:30-3:00 p.m. Eastside Pine Forest Management and Maximizing Wildlife Diversity: Here's The Rub . . . Steve Zack
(Wildlife Conservation Society)
3:00-3:30 p.m. BREAK  
  Session 7: Measuring Success – Monitoring  
Moderator: Daniel Sarr, USDI National Park Service
3:30-4:55 p.m. Panel Discussion: Developing a Biodiversity Monitoring Framework for Oregon and Washington

 Audrey Hatch
(OR Dept. Fish & Wildlife)
John Pierce
(WA Dept. Fish & Wildlife)
Bobby Cochran
(Clean Water Services)
Randy Molina
(USFS PNW Research Station)
4:55-5:00 p.m. Wrapup/Close Out   Randy Molina

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