Welcome
Tom Quigley - US Forest Service, PNW Station

• Preliminary Assessment of the Condition of Watersheds under the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
  Kirsten Gallo - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon/Washington
  
• Northwest Forest Plan: The First Ten Years (1994-2003): Status and Trends of Late-successional and Old-growth Forest (abstract)
  Melinda Moeur - US Forest Service, Region 6
  
• Overview of Findings from Monitoring the Status and Trend of Northern Spotted Owl Populations and Habitat for the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
  Joe Lint - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon
  
• Northwest Forest Plan: The First Ten Years (1994-2003): Status and Trend of Populations and Nesting Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (abstract)
  Mark Huff - Fish & Wildlife Service

Overview of Findings from Status/Trend Reports (Cont.)

• Northwest Forest Plan: The First Ten Years Socioeconomic Monitoring Key Findings (abstract)
  Susan Charnley - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
  
• Effectiveness of the Federal-tribal Relationship: Implications for Adaptive Management (abstract)
  Claudia Stuart - US Forest Service, Region 6
  
• Northwest Forest Plan: The First Ten Years (1994-2003), Implementation Monitoring, Accomplishments and Compliance with Plan Requirements (abstract)
  Craig Palmer - University of Nevada Las Vegas
  
• Questions & Answers for All
  

Watershed Condition - (Washington Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Dave Powers - Environmental Protection Agency

1. Watershed Condition Under the Northwest Forest Plan: Changes by Land-Use Allocation (abstract)
Kirsten Gallo - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon/Washington

2. Decision Support Models Part I: How They Work for Assessing Watershed Condition (abstract)
Sean Gordon - Oregon State University

Spotted Owl - (Clark Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Joseph Lint - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon/Washington

1. Status and Trends in Demography of Northern Spotted Owls, 1985-2003 (abstract)
Robert Anthony - USGS - BRD

2. Modeling Demographic Performance of Northern Spotted Owls Relative to Forest Habitat in Oregon (abstract)
Gail Olson - Oregon State University

Old Growth and Late Successional (LSOG) - (Clackamas Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Melinda Moeur - US Forest Service, Region 6

1. Mapping Vegetation Across the Northwest Forest Plan Area: Integrating Two Remote Sensing Approaches (abstract)
Warren Cohen - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

2. Forest Harvest Trends on Federal Lands Preceding and Following the Start of the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Sean P. Healey - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Marbled Murrelet - (Multnomah Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Mark Huff - US Fish and Wildlife Service

1. Marbled Murrelet Biology: Habitat Relations and Populations (abstract)
S. Kim Nelson - Oregon State University

2. At-sea Monitoring of Marbled Murrelet Population Status and Trend in the Northwest Forest Plan Area (abstract)
Sherri L. Miller - US Forest Service, PSW Station

Socioeconomic Monitoring - (Timberline Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Richard Haynes - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

1. Socioeconomic Change in Northwest Forest Plan Communities (abstract)
Ellen Donoghue - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

2. The Effects of the Northwest Forest Plan on Local Communities (abstract)
Rebecca McLain - Institute for Culture and Ecology

Watershed Condition - (Washington Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Dave Powers - Environmental Protection Agency

3. Decision Support Models Part II: Lessons We Learned While Assessing Watershed Condition (abstract)
Chris Moyer - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon/Washington

4. Reliability of the Data Used for Conducting Watershed Condition Assessments at a Landscape Scale (abstract)
Peter Eldred - US Forest Service, Region 6

5. Balancing Sampling Efforts with the Realities of a Limited Budget and Things that Go Bump in the Night (abstract)
Steve Lanigan - US Forest Service, Region 6

Spotted Owl - (Clark Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Joseph Lint - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon/Washington

3. Status and Trends in Habitat of Northern Spotted Owls on Federal Lands (abstract)
Raymond Davis - US Forest Service, Region 6

4. Barred Owls, Spotted Owls and the NWFP - Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy (abstract)
Eric Forsman - US Forest Service, PNW Station

5. BIOMAPPER: A Tool for Modelling Ecological Niche and Mapping Habitat Suitability (abstract)
Alexandre Hirzel - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Old Growth and Late Successional (LSOG)- (Clackamas Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Melinda Moeur - US Forest Service, Region 6

3. Planning and Monitoring Applications from Vegetation Survey Program (abstract)
Jim Alegria - Bureau of Land Management - Oregon

4. Fire Ecology of the Northwest Forest Plan Area: Implications for Species Management (abstract)
Tom Demeo - US Forest Service, Region 6

5. The Bumpy Road to Monitoring Late-successional Forests under the NWFP (abstract)
Miles Hemstrom - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Marbled Murrelet - (Multnomah Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Mark Huff - US Fish and Wildlife Service

3. Spatially-Explicit Estimates of Potential Nesting Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (abstract)
Martin G. Raphael - US Forest Service, PNW Station

4. Monitoring Marbled Murrelet Nesting Habitat on Federal Lands Using a Systematic Grid Sampling (abstract)
Mark H. Huff - Fish & Wildlife Service

5. (Joint presentation on Biomapper model with Spotted Owls in the Clark Room - See owl program.)
BIOMAPPER: A Tool for Modelling Ecological Niche and Mapping Habitat Suitability (abstract)
Alexandre Hirzel - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Socioeconomic Monitoring - (Timberline Room, Lower Level)
Moderator: Richard Haynes - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

3. Socioeconomic Mitigation Measures: Were They Effective and What Have We Learned? (abstract)
Cassandra Moseley - University of Oregon

4. Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities: Linking the Biophysical and Socioeconomic Goals of the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Susan Charnley - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

5. Socioeconomic Monitoring, Adaptive Management, and the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Claudia Stuart - US Forest Service, Region 6

Panelists:

Richard Haynes, Panel Lead - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station (abstract)
Jamie Barbour - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Thomas Spies - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Martin Raphael - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Randy Molina - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Gordon Reeves - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Bernard Bormann - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Danny Lee - US Forest Service, PSW Research Station (Presentation)

Conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet under the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Martin G. Raphael - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Implications and Challenges in Conserving Biological Diversity Under the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Bruce G. Marcot - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Sustainability Assessments in Forest Plan Revisions: Building a Framework for Assessing Ecological Conditions to Support Species Diversity (abstract)
Kim Mellen - US Forest Service, Region 6

Population Genetic Structure in Spotted Owls Across Their Range (abstract)
Sue Haig - USGS- BRD

Dynamic Ecosystems

Silviculture for Ecological Goals (abstract)
John Tappeiner - Oregon State University

What Can History Tell Us About Forest Landscape Dynamics? (abstract)
Fred Swanson - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Watershed and Stream Dynamics: Implications for Aquatic Conservation (abstract)
Gordon Reeves - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

The Non-Federal Lands: Policy Frameworks and Human Behavior (abstract)
K. Norman Johnson - Oregon State University

Conservation of Old Forests in a Dynamic Landscape (abstract)
Thomas Spies - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Adaptive Management and Monitoring:

Adaptive Management in the Northwest Forest Plan From a Researcher's Perspective (abstract)
Bernard Bormann - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

A Local View of Adaptive Management (abstract)
Margaret Boland - US Forest Service, Klamath National Forest Supervisor

Adaptive Monitoring: The Northwest Forest Plan Experience (abstract)
David Busch - USGS - BRD

Conceptual and Practical Considerations for Monitoring Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest (abstract)
Daniel Sarr - National Park Service

Social, Economic, & Human Dimensions:

Building Trust in a Distrustful World: Social Acceptability and the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
George Stankey - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Changing Definitions of Communities (abstract)
Ellen Donoghue - US Forest Service, PNW Research Station

Adaptation of Rural Communities to a Postmodern Context and the Role of the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Robert Lee - University of Washington

Economic Reflections on the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Ernie Niemi - ECONorthwest

Tribal Views of the Northwest Forest Plan (abstract)
Merv George, Jr. - CA Indian Forest & Fire Management Council

Broad Spectrum Discussion Panel on Implications of Monitoring Results and New Science
Moderator: Al Matecko - US Forest Service

Panelists:

Rick Brown - Defenders of Wildlife
John Gordon - Interforest LLC
Roger Hoesterey - The Trust for Public Lands
Scott Kaden - Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association
Ross Mickey - American Forest Resources Council
Bettina von Hagen - Ecotrust

Overview & Summary of Conference Highlights
Tom Quigley - US Forest Service, PNW Station
Overview & Summary