27Jun 2013 by Angie Eldred
USFS Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary & Notes Available

USFS Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary & Notes Available

Resources
  The Meeting Summary for the June 2013 Conservation Strategy Summits in Juneau and Ketchikan is now available. In addition, the PowerPoint Presentations given at the events are also available to download. To review any of these documents, click the links below (or go to the  US Forest Service's Five-Year Review Documents page.) [styledbox type="general" ] Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary    •2008 Old Growth Conservation Strategy - USFS  •Socioeconomics Triple Bottom Line Approach - The Forest Working Group  •Conservation Assessment -  The Nature Conservancy •Background - Preventing Endangered Species Listings through the Tongass Conservation Strategy - USFWS  •Background - Agency Mission and Habitat Management - USFS  •Alternative Conservation Strategy  - Southeast Conference   [/styledbox]   Finally, remember that the Public Comment Period on the 5-year Tongass Forest Plan review closes…
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22Feb 2013 by Angie Eldred
Beyond Monitoring: Adaptive Management Practitioner’s Workshop

Beyond Monitoring: Adaptive Management Practitioner’s Workshop

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Resources
Your participation in the following workshop will help communities, natural resource management agencies, and partners further our mutual priorities of adaptive management and ecological monitoring:   Beyond Monitoring: Adaptive Management Practitioner’s Workshop Sitka, AK April 28-30, 2013     Background The Sitka Conservation Society and more recently the Sitka Sound Science Center have been working with the USFS Sitka Ranger District on augmenting monitoring needs by conducting ecological monitoring projects. The goal of these efforts is to contribute to the science and techniques of watershed restoration and ecosystem (terrestrial, freshwater, and marine) management by incorporating multi-party monitoring information and community volunteers in a meaningful way. This workshop will help guide these efforts to maximize their pertinence and contribution to existing resource management needs, and serve as a case study for…
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