Schedule
Monday, January 29, 2007
| 8:30–8:45 a.m. | Introduction (Deans Hall) |
| 8:45–8:55 |
Welcome
Dr. Charles Strauss, Penn State |
| 8:55–10:30 |
Panel: The State of Pennsylvania’s Forests and Challenges for the Future
Pennsylvania's Third Forest and the Critical Role of Private Lands Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., Penn State Economic Factors Influencing the Size and Use of Pennsylvania Forest Land Dr. Charles H. Strauss, Penn State Pennsylvania's Third Forest: Prospects Based on Current Trends from the Forest Inventory Analysis William McWilliams, U.S.F.S. FIA Analysis of Private Forest Landowner Trends Brett J. Butler, U.S.F.S. |
| 10:30–10:50 | Break |
| 10:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m. |
Issues Panel 1: Problems with Private Forest Lands, Forest Land Conversion Due to Real Estate Development and Sprawl, and Resource Use Issues
Problems Facing the Private Forest Jim Finley, Penn State Forest Land Conversion Due to Real Estate Development and Sprawl Dr. Tim Schaeffer, Executive Director, National Audubon Society Resources Use Issues Forest Products: Paul Lyskava Recreation: Bruce E. Lord, Penn State |
| 12:05–1:30 |
Luncheon, Keynote Address (Presidents Hall I)
The Honorable Michael DiBerardinis, Secretary, PADCNR |
| 1:30–2:45 |
Issues Panel 2 (Deans Hall): Challenges Posed by Ecological Issues, Water Resources and Climate Change
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| 2:45–3:15 |
Breakouts to Identify Priorities for the Next Century
Facilitators: Marc McDill, Dr. Charles David Ray, Kim Steiner, William McWilliams, Bruce E. Lord |
| 3:15–3:30 | Break |
| 3:30–4:00 |
Report back from Breakouts
(Each participant will be given three dots to assign to problem after solutions panel). |
| 4:00–5:30 |
Solutions Panel 1: Policies to Address Ecological Issues and Sprawl
James McElfish, Esq. Environmental Law Institute; James M. Thorne, Natural Lands Trust; Nels C. Johnson, The Nature Conservancy; Josh First |
| 6:30–7:30 |
Reception and Networking (FRB Atrium)
Preview of PowerPoint of School of Forest Resources history in FRB Auditorium Tours of New Forest Resources Building |
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
| 8:00–9:30 a.m. |
Solutions Panel 2 (Deans Hall)
Role of Government in Private Forest Lands—Innovative Approaches to Address Issues Regarding Privately Owned Forests Daniel A. Devlin, Assistant State Forester, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry; Roxane Palone, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Game Commission; Mark P. Buccowich, U.S.F.S.; John D. Snook, Brandywine Conservancy; Robert B. Lonsdorf, Brandywine Conservancy; Gene F. Odato, Pennslvania Bureau of Forestry |
| 9:30–10:30 |
Solutions Panel 3: Solutions to Parcelation and Problems of Private Lands: Tax Policy, Forest Practices Acts and Certification
Marc McDill, Penn State; Alan Lucier, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement ("NCASI"); Bob O'Connor, Director of Land and Forest Conservation, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 10:00–10:30 | Break |
| 10:30–11:30 |
Solutions Panel 4: Policies to Address Economic Use Issues
Dr. Chuck David Ray, Penn State; C. Baird Brown, Ballard Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP; Dr. Bruce Lord, Penn State |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
Solutions Panel 5: Policies to Address Climate Change Causes and Impacts
Tom D. Peterson, CSI, Penn State; John Quigley, PADCNR; Alan Lucier, NCASI |
| 12:30–2:00 | Lunch (Presidents Hall I) |
| 2:00–3:00 |
Solutions Panel 6: Policies to Address Water Resources Issues (Deans Hall)
David R. DeWalle, Penn State; James R. Remuzzi, Coordinator, Forestry for the Bay, Chesapeake Bay Program Office, jremuzzi@chesapeakebay.net; Mary Walsh, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |
| 3:00–3:40 |
Breakout Sessions—Prioritizing Policies for the Future
Each breakout group should come up with ten to twenty top policies based on the nature of a problem and the qualities of solution (effectiveness, multiple benefits, implementability) Facilitators: Marc McDill, Dr. Charles David Ray, Judd Michael, Margot Kaye, Eric Zenner |
| 3:40–4:00 | Report back of top ten to twenty choices by each group and posting |
| 4:00–4:30 |
Break
(Each participant will dot vote [five dots apiece] during the first fifteen minutes.) |
| 4:30–5:00 | Report back from breakouts and voting and discussion of results |
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