Agenda

Monday, April 28, 4:00-9:00pm (Doubletree Hotel)

Registration and Social - 4:00-9:00pm

Keynote - 7:00-8:00pm
Craig Manson, U.S. Department of Interior, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks


Tuesday, April 29, 8:00am-10:00pm (Oregon Convention Center)

Introduction and Welcome - 8:00-8:15am
Nancy Diaz, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington State Office

Laying the Groundwork
Session moderator: Nancy Diaz, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington State Office

Overview - 8:15-8:30am
James Stone, Science Advisor Staff, U.S. Department of the Interior

· Conserving the rarest of the rare: categorization, management challenges, and tools - 8:30-9:10am
Dennis Murphy, University of Nevada
Eric Fleishman, Standford University

· Forestering public understanding and support for the conservation of rare and at-risk species: what to do when the poster child's a slug? - 9:10-9:50am
George Stankey, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Bruce Shindler, Oregon State University

Break - 9:50-10:10am

· Statutory, regulatory, and policy framework for managing/conserving rare species and species at risk - 10:10-10:50am
John C. Nagle, University of Notre Dame

· Approaches to assessing and managing uncertainty and risk - 10:50-11:30am
Lynn Maguire, Duke University

Lunch - 11:30am-12:30pm

Approaches to Conserving Rare and Little-Known Species

Session moderator: Richard Holthausen, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Introduction - 12:30-12:35pm

Description and discussion of a variety of species-, habitat- and ecosystem-oriented approaches to conservation of species (especially rare and little known species) and biodiversity
Richard Holthausen, Moderator, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

· Implications of Species and System Approaches to Assessment and Management of Rare and Little-known Species - 1:15-1:45pm
Bruce Marcot, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

· An optimal mix of coarse and fine-filter elements to conserve biological diversity - 12:45-1:15pm
Barry Noon, Colorado State University
Curt Flather, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Break - 1:45-2:05pm

Panel Discussions

· How does society perceive, support, challenge or interact with various conservation approaches? - 2:05-3:05pm
George Stankey, Moderator, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Sara Vickerman, Defenders of Wildlife
Tom Story, San Diego Mayor's Office
Gail Achterman, Deschutes Resources Conservancy

Break - 3:05-3:15pm

· What are the legal, policy, and regulatory implications of different conservation approaches?
- 3:15-4:15pm
Moderator: Steve Odell, US Attorney's Office
Tom Blickensderfer, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Kelly Johnson, US Department of Justice
John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation
Steve Quarles, Crowell & Moring LLP

Break - 4:15-4:25pm

· How well do different approaches address rare species, biologically and ecologically? What are the primary areas of biological risk and uncertainty and how can these be addressed?
- 4:25-5:25pm
Moderator: Sandy Andelman, University of California Santa Barbara
Andrew Carey, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
David Mattson, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside

Wrap-up and Announcements - 5:25-5:30pm

Evening Poster Session and Social - 5:30-7:30pm


Wednesday, April 30, 8am-5pm

Case studies
Steve Morey, Moderator, U.S. Fish and wildlife service
· Survey & Manage Component of the Northwest Forest Plan - 8:40-9:25am
Randy Molina, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Robin Lesher, USDA Forest Service, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest

· Southern Florida Multispecies Recovery Plan - 9:25-10:10am
Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida

Break - 10:10-10:30am

· Northern Appalachians Ecoregional Planning Process - 10:30-11:15am
Mark Anderson, The Nature Conservancy

· Southern California Natural Communities Conservation Program - 11:15am-12:00pm
Ronald Rempel, California Department of Fish and Game

Lunch - 12:00-1:00pm

· Australian Conservation Experiment Using a Disease Agent - 1:00-1:45pm
Bruce Leaver, Australian Commonwealth's Department of the Environment and Heritage

Break - 1:45-2:00pm

Panel discussions

· Reflections on case studies and questions from the audience and steering committee
- 2:00-3:00pm
Moderator: James Huffman, Lewis and Clark Law School
James Furnish, Consultant and formerly Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service
Alan Holt, The Nature Conservancy
Bea van Horne, USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
Brian Nyberg, British Columbia Ministry of Forestry
Andrew Hartzell, Hewitt and O'Neil LLP
Lorin Hicks, Plum Creek Timber Company

Break - 3:00-3:15pm

· Resume Panel - 3:15-4:15pm

· Synthesis - 4:15-4:45pm
Elaine Marquis-Brong, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington State Office

Wrap-up - 4:45-4:50pm
Nancy Diaz, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington State Office

[Updated April 23, 2003]

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