Meeting and Workshop Summaries

The Roundtable on Sustainable Forest organizes two types of events: meetings and workshops. Roundtable meetings are the less formal of the two. Their primary function is to inform Roundtable participants of the Roundtable's ongoing work and to solicit feedback and input to better inform the Roundtable process. In many cases, meeting participants hear from speakers or panels on topics of interest and learn about the projects and activities of other Roundtable organizations.

Roundtable workshops are more formal, structured events with specific goals and objectives. They are designed to produce a specific output for a specific purpose. Most Roundtable workshops are characterized by facilitated and balanced breakout groups that enhance the quality of dialogue and depth of feedback from workshop participants.

In the following sections, you will find summaries of many Roundtable meetings and workshops. If you need additional information or assistance, please contact Shawn Walker (info@sustainableforests.net).

2008 - 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 - 1998

2008

National Workshop and Meeting

February 25-28, 2008, Knoxville, Tennessee
Following are the meeting materials for this meeting and you may click here to download all documents.

• February 25, 2008 - RSF Orientation Meeting
  • Agenda
• February 26, 2008 - RSF Communications and Outreach Work Group meeting
  • Agenda
• February 26 - 28, 2008 - RSF Technical Workshop on Non-Wood Forest Products and National Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Participant List
  • February 26, 2008
  • Non-Wood Forest Products - Workshop
    • Overview and Background on Non-Wood Forest Products
    • Summary Table of the Revised Indicators Approved by the Montreal Process Working Group at its 17th Meeting - July 29, 2006
    • Side-by-side of Montreal Process Non-Wood Forest Produce Indicators – 2010 and 2003
    • Example – Resources Planning Act assessment of Non-Wood Forest Products - Draft
  • National Roundtable Meeting
    • Visualization and Decision Support Tools to Deliver the Western North Carolina Report Card to Local Communities and Policy Makers
      
    • Land Care: Working Toward Sustainability
      • LandCare, Forest LandCare, and Forest Sustainability
      • Landcare: A Place Place-Based Conservation Partnership for the Future
    • Education of Landowners about Criteria and Indicators - Phase II
      • Educating Landowners about C&I
      • Communicating Stewardship to Alabama Forest Owners
      • Landowner Outreach in Alabama
  • February 27, 2008
    • Draft Sustainable Forests Act of 2008
    • Handout on A Sustainable Forests Act for America
    • Climate Change Panel: What Science Has Told Us and What We Still Need to Know
      • A Snapshot of the Human Dimensions of Climate Change
      • Climate Change: What We Know and What We Still Need To Learn
    • Climate Change Panel: What Your Organization is Doing to Influence Society to Take Action and Bring About Change
      • Climate Change Panel Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
      • Planning for Potential Climate Change Impacts in North Dakota: Attitudes, Policy, and Barriers
      • Audubon and other NGO actions on Climate Chang
  • February 28, 2008
    • Climate Change in the 2010 National Report
      
    • Climate Change and Integration with Other Resource Roundtables
      • The Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable: Perspectives Concerning Its Relevance to Global Change
      • Perspectives on Climate Change From the Sustainable Water Resource Roundtable
      • Toward a System of Indicators on the Nation’s Environment
      • 2006 – 2010 Work Plan: 2006 Annual Plan
      • Work Plan Addendum

2007

National Workshop: Tackling Technical Challenges

December 9-12, 2007, Hunt Valley, Maryland
Following are the meeting materials for this meeting and you may click here to download all documents.

• December 9, 2007 - Orientation Meeting
  • Orientation Meeting Agenda – December 9, 2007
  • Orientation Presentation
• December 10, 2007 – Issues of Scale
  • National Workshop: Tackling Technical Challenges Agenda – December 10 – 12, 2007
  • Overview of Scaling Issues and Challenges Presentation - Rich Guldin
  • Experiences and Challenges with Implementing the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators at the Local Level Presentation - Donald Outen and Maureen Hart
  • Experiences and Challenges with Implementing Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators at the State Level Presentation - Jeff Horan and Christine Conn
  • Wisconsin - Sustainability Framework - An Indicators System Presentation - Rebecca Gass
  • Experiences and Challenges with Implementing Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators in Different Regions
    • Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake: Executive Council - Directive 06-1 Presentation- Sally Claggett
    • Northeastern Area/Northeastern Area Association of State Forester’s Overview and Base Indicators Presentation- Sherri Wormstead
    • Southern Roundtable on Sustainable Forests/Indicator Development, Southern Forest Futures Initiative and Other Activities Presentation - Charles Van Sickle
  • 2003 National Report
  • 2003 National Report Excerpt - Indicator 61 (pages 75-87)
  • 2003 National Report Excerpt - The Transition Towards Sustainability (pages 113-117)
  • Summary of Indicators and Refinements
  • List of Key Questions and Technical Challenges
• December 10, 2007 – Communications and Outreach Work Group Meeting
  • Communications and Outreach Work Group Meeting – December 10, 2007
• December 11, 2007 – Technical Challenges
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 1 Presentation - Stephen Shifley
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 2 Presentation - Brad Smith
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 3 Presentation - Frank Sapio
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 4 Presentation - Mike Amacher
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 5 Presentation - Christopher Woodall
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 6 Presentation - Ken Skog and Evan Mercer
  • Overview of Technical Issues – Criterion 7 Presentation - Fred Cubbage
  • Report on Progress with Indicators 38 and 44 Presentation - Kristen Magis and Maureen McDonough
• December 12, 2007 – National Reporting Process and Reporting Formats
  • Presentation on the Northeastern Area’s Forest Sustainability Web-based Indicator Information System - Sherri Wormstead
  • Increasing Stakeholder Engagement through Innovative Web-based Communication and Conversations Presentation - Eric Norland

Final Report on the Consultation to Guide the Preparation of the 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests

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• Consultation Final Report
• Appendix 1: Invitation Letter
• Appendix 2: Consultation Instrument
• Appendix 3: Consultation Thank You Letter
• Appendix 4: Presentation of Consultation Results to RSF Core Group
• Appendix 5: What Was Most Useful to You in the 2003 Report
• Appendix 6: What Would Have Made the 2003 Report More Useful
• Appendix 7: The Importance of Forests to People - Full Table
• Appendix 8: Top 20 Values of Forests to People

National Roundtable Workshop and Meeting

September 5-7, 2007, Madison, WI
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• Participant List
• September 4, 2007 - Roundtable Orientation Meeting
  • All Documents
  • Agenda
  • RSF Orientation Presentation
• September 5, 2007 - Workshop on Indicator 44 - "The importance of forests to people"
  • All Documents
  • Agenda
  • Hendricks - Historical Context for New Indicator Workshop Presentation
  • McDonough - Overview Presentation
  • China TAC Rationals
  • Summary
  • Literature Review
• September 6, 2007 - Workshop on Indicator 38 - "The resiliency of forest-dependent communities"
  • All Documents
  • Final Report: Special Session on Indicator 38 — Resilience of Forest-Dependent Communities
  • Agenda
  • Magis - History and Definitions Presentation
  • Magis - Research and Practice Presentation
  • Magis - Framework Presentation
  • Flora - Resilience of Forest Communities and Community Capitals Presentation
  • China TAC Rationals
  • Executive Summary
  • Literature Review
  • Attachment A
  • Attachment B
  • Workgroup Contact List
• September 6, 2007 - Roundtable Communications and Outreach Work Group (COWG) Meeting
  • All Documents
  • Agenda
  • Improving C&I Reporting Presentation
• September 7, 2007 - Roundtable on Sustainable Forests Meeting
  • All Documents
  • Agenda
  • Morgan - Translating Values and Concepts into a Decision Making Framework
  • Bridge - Reporting on the Resilience of Forest Dependent Communities in Canada
  • Guldin - Progress on Preparation of the 2010 National Report
  • Carpenter - Tropical and Subtropical Forests of US Islands and Related Island Republics
  • Schoonhoven - Customizing the National Association of State Foresters Stewardship Handbook
  • Outen - Update on Baltimore County C&I Project
  • RSF Bioenergy Safeguards Summary
  • Consultation to Report Pre-publication Final Draft

2006

Roundtable Meeting

September 7-8, 2006, Washington, DC
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• Agenda
• Participant List
• Bartuska and Barnabo: Outlook Project
• Block and Guldin: Montreal Working Group Meeting Outcomes
• Guldin and McWilliams: Draft Plan for the 2010 National Report
• Carpenter and Horan: Northeastern Area Indicator Data System
• Sales and McDonough: Native American Perceptions of Sustainable Forestry
• Cabe: Eastern Band of Cherokee Sustainable Forestry
• Beavert: Indicators for Sustainable Management of Cultural Resources
• Fledderman: Southern Roundtable Update
• Outen: Project Progress Report
• Schoonhoven: SFP Progress Report
• Dewhurst: Project Progress Report

Core Group Meeting

May 18, 2006
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• Agenda
• Participant List
• Hendricks: Update on the Montreal C&I Refinement Process
• Heintz: Update on National Indicator Efforts
• Guldin: Plans for 2010 Resource Assessment and Sustainability Reports
• 2003 National Report: Transition Toward Sustainability