FYI, just received this….
Good afternoon!
On June 26, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations will be hosting a science forum to share key findings of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) science synthesis. The synthesis will inform the revision of land management plans for 17 national forests in western Washington, western Oregon, and northern California within the NWFP area. The Plan amended land management plans in 1994 to protect threatened and endangered species associated with late successional and old-growth forest habitats while still contributing to social and economic sustainability.
The synthesis is posted to https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/research/science-synthesis/index.shtml.
Northwest Forest Plan Science Synthesis – Science Forum
The forum will include a series of short presentations on the report’s key findings, followed by a question-and-answer session. This is not a public listening session about forest plan revisions; rather, it is an opportunity to learn about recent findings from the science synthesis.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Multnomah/Holladay Rooms
1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, Oregon 97232
If you’re unable to attend in person, there will be an option for remote participation via Webcast. To register to attend either in person or remotely, visit https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/research/science-synthesis/index.shtml.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Becky Gravenmier at [email protected] or (503) 808-2851. We hope you’ll join us either in person or virtually on June 26!
I think I’ll join in to get this introduction to a debate that will no doubt go on for years. But I guess former blog contributor Bob Zybach has already read the report and can get us started (see his comments on this article: http://ijpr.org/post/new-science-report-will-help-re-shape-northwest-forest-plan#stream/0).
I miss Bob..”Science is a game of challenges, not consensus. That’s what politics strive for, and religion, not science.” so true….