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).

2010 - 2008 | 2007 - 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 - 1998

2011

Roundtable on Sustainable Forests - Core Group Meeting - Refreshing, Reloading and Retooling
June 30, 2011 – Washington, DC

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Tactical Questions
• Themes - June 29 RSF National Meeting
• Refreshing, Reloading and Retooling
• Meeting Summary

Roundtable on Sustainable Forests - National Meeting - Are America's Forests Sustainable? Status, Challenges and Our Next Steps
June 29, 2011 – Washington, DC

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Meeting Summary

Setting the Stage: the 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests and the Stakeholder Sustainable Forests Action Strategy

• Richard Guldin, US Forest Service
• National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2010

Panel II - Forest Stakeholders: Perspectives on the State of the Nation's Forests

• Robert Fledderman, MeadWestvaco
• Robin O'Malley for Mangold, USDA Forest Service
• Scott Jones, The Forest Landowners Association

2010

Roundtable on Sustainable Forests – Core Group Meeting – Transitioning to the Future: Reflection and Direction
November 5, 2010 – Washington, DC

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Summary
• History of US / US government dialogue related to sustainable forest/resource management
• NASF-stakeholder letter
• RSF chronology
• RSF Work Plan for 2006 – 10
• RSF Work Plan 2008-2011 Addendum
• RSF 2011 Work Plan Responses – Executive Summary
• RSF 2011 Work Plan Responses – Full Summary
• Roundtable Niches and Unrealized Opportunities Presentation

2009

Roundtable on Sustainable Forests – Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable – Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable
Sustainable Roundtables “All Steering Committee” Meeting
December 3, 2009 – Arlington, VA

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• Participant list
• Agenda
• Summary
• Meeting preparation documents
  The files directly below under the Sustainable Rangelands, Sustainable Water, and Roundtable on Sustainable forests are all within this file.

  From Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable

  • Strategic Plan:  2009-2013
  • Activity Report:  Federal Fiscal Year 2009
  • Mission and Vision Overview
  • Government Accountability Office Environmental Indicators Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-05-52)
  • Selected Milestones from Environmental Sustainability Indicators
  • The Seven Characteristics of Successful Indicator Projects/Programs
  • Crosswalk of Roundtables:  2002 Indicators

  From Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable

  • Indicator Framework Summary
  • Overview
  • Report

  From RSF

  • Mission and FY 10 Work Plan actions
  • Roundtables Combined C&I – Indicator Correlation
  • Stakeholder Sustainable Forests Action Strategy, Draft II, with Annex

PowerPoint Presentations

National Meeting – Action Strategy for the Future
October 14 and 15, 2009 – Washington, DC

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Summary
• Summary Appendix A
• Summary Appendix B
• Summary Appendix C

October 14, 2009

• Key Note Speech by Jay Jensen, Under Secretary USDA
• Overview of the Approach Taken to Draft the Stakeholder Sustainable Forest Action Strategy
• Overview and Discussion of Recommendations in the SFAS

October 15, 2009

• Overview and Discussion of RSF Activities in FY2010 and Beyond
• Forest Stakeholder Updates

Review Workshops for the Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2010

March 23, 2009 - Washington, DC

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• Participant list
• Agenda
• Summary
• Presentation
  

February 24 & 25, 2009 - Athens, GA

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Summary
  

February 24, 2009

• Process and Approach to Producing the National Report and Overview of the Content
• Overview of Criterion - Chapter 2
  • Criterion 1: Conservation of Biological Diversity (2.08–2.27)
  • Criterion 2: Maintenance of Productive Capacity of Forest Ecosystems (2.27-2.39)
  • Criterion 3: Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality (2.40-2.45)
  • Criterion 4: Conservation and Maintenance of Soil and Water Resources (2.46-2.57)
  • Criterion 5: Maintenance of Forest Contribution of Global Carbon Cycles (2.58-2.65)
  • Criterion 6: Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-term Multiple Socioeconomic Benefits to Meet the Needs of Societies (2.66-2.109)
  • Criterion 7: Legal, Institutional and Economic Framework for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management (2.110-2.154)
• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 3 - Summary of Significant Conditions and Trends

February 25, 2009

• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 4 - Broadening and Deepening Commitments to Sustainability
• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 5 - Call to Action
  

February 4 & 5, 2009 - Denver, CO

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• Participant List
• Agenda
• Summary

February 4, 2009

• Process and Approach to Producing the National Report and Overview of the Content
• Overview of Criterion - Chapter 2
  • Criterion 1: Conservation of Biological Diversity (2.08–2.27)
  • Criterion 2: Maintenance of Productive Capacity of Forest Ecosystems (2.27-2.39)
  • Criterion 3: Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality (2.40-2.45)
  • Criterion 4: Conservation and Maintenance of Soil and Water Resources (2.46-2.57)
  • Criterion 5: Maintenance of Forest Contribution of Global Carbon Cycles (2.58-2.65)
  • Criterion 6: Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-term Multiple Socioeconomic Benefits to Meet the Needs of Societies (2.66-2.109)
  • Criterion 7: Legal, Institutional and Economic Framework for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management (2.110-2.154)
• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 3 - Summary of Significant Conditions and Trends

February 5, 2009

• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 4 - Broadening and Deepening Commitments to Sustainability
• Plenary Presentation on Highlights of Chapter 5 - Call to Action

2008

National Meeting and Workshop
May 12 - 14, 2008
Manhattan, Kansas

The Roundtable on Sustainable Forests (Roundtable) held a combined meeting and technical workshop on May 12 – 14, 2008, in Manhattan, Kansas and the meeting materials are below. Click here to download all documents.

• Participant List
• Agenda

May 12, 2008

Landscape Scale Resource Monitoring and Implementation Landscape Scale Resource Monitoring and Implementation Workshop

• Overview of the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
• Overview of the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests
• Vision for Meeting Landscape Challenges in the United States
• Panel I: Opportunities for Collaboration on Landscape Level Challenges in the West: How to Optimize Mutual Gains

May 13, 2008

Landscape Scale Resource Monitoring and Implementation Landscape Scale Resource Monitoring and Implementation Workshop

• Panel II: Perspectives of Western Landscape Resource Monitoring and Implementation
  • Presentation 1
  • Presentation 2
• Yakama Nation Forest Cultural Resource Management Utilizing Criteria and Indicators
• Addressing Landscape Challenges in an Urban Setting

• Panel III: Expanding the Use of Web-Based Tools to Increase Access to and Use of Data Supporting Sustainable Forest Management
  • Web-based Tools for Large – Scale Collaborative Assessments
  • Web-based Tools to Support the Use of Criteria and Indicators in the United States
• Status of Work on New Indicator 38 – The Community Resilience Protocol
• Status of Work on New Indicator 44 – The Importance of Forests to People
• Status of Preparation for the 2010 National Report
• Proposal for Funding to Facilitate Stakeholder Analysis and Dissemination of the Results of the 2010 National Report
• Shaping Roundtable Efforts Following the May Meeting
• Finalizing the Draft 2008 - 2010 RSF Work Plan Addendum
• Communication and Outreach Work Group Meeting

May 14, 2008

Revenue from Forest Based Environmental Services Workshop

• Overview and Background on Revenues from Forest Based Environmental Services

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