Forest Ecosystem Restoration, Recreation and Tourism Workshop

June 30, 1997

11:30 Introduction and Opening Statements

Traditional Washoe Prayer:

Adele James, Washoe Tribe Representative

Opening Statements:


Secretary Dan Glickman, US Department of Agriculture
Secretary Bruce Babbitt, US Department of Interior

Explanation of Workshop Format:


Kerry Miller, City of South Lake Tahoe, City Manager and Workshop Facilitator

11:45 Lake Tahoe Basin: An Ecosystem Approach

Dr. Don Erman, University of California - Davis

Roundtable 1: Recreation and Tourism

11:55 Overview Presentation

Lucy Blake - Sierra Business Council, President

Panelist Presentations

Successes:


Vickie McGowen - Incline Village Visitor and Convention Bureau, Executive Director

Challenges:


Dennis Harmon - Heavenly Ski Resort, President

Opportunities:


Andrew Strain - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Senior Planner Long-Rang Planning Division

Additional Panelists Include:

Mike Weber - US Forest Service, Camp Richardson Concessionaire
Kay Bennett - Carson City, Supervisor/TEAM Tahoe, Chairperson
Tom Davis - City of South Lake Tahoe, Mayor
Bob Hight - State Lands Commission, Executive Director
Ken Jones - California State Parks and Recreation, Deputy Director
Tom Tait - Nevada Commission on Tourism, Executive Director

Roundtable Discussion

Roundtable 2: Forest Ecosystem Restoration

1:05 Overview Presentation

John Christopherson - Nevada Division of Forestry, Forest Health Specialist

Panelist Presentations

Successes:


Pam Wilcox - Nevada Division of State Lands, Administrator

Challenges:


Steve Chilton - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Chief, Environmental Compliance

Opportunities:


Rochelle Nason - League to Save Lake Tahoe, Executive Director

Additional Panelists Include:

Al Aramburu - California Conservation Corps, Director
Pat Manley - US Forest Service, Regional Wildlife Ecologist
Barbara Boyle - Sierra Club, Regional Director (California, Nevada, Hawaii)
Andrea Meade-Lawrence - Mono County, Supervisor
Dan Tomascheski - Sierra Pacific Industries, Vice-President, Resources
Joe Thompson - Natural Resources Conservation Service, District Conservationist

Roundtable Discussion

2:10 - 2:25 15 minute Break

Roundtable 3: Fire Hazard Reduction in and around the Lake Tahoe community

2:25 Overview Presentation

Sue Husari - US Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, Assistant Director


Panelist Presentations

Successes:


Gerald Adams - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Fire Marshall

Challenges:


Jim Plake - South Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Fire Chief

Opportunities:


Linda Blum - Forest Health Consensus Group

Additional Panelists Include:

Ryan Henson - California Wilderness Coalition, Executive Director
Ed Smith - University of Nevada, Natural Resource Management Specialist
Roy Trenoweth - Nevada Division of Forestry, State Forester
Richard Wilson - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Director
Mike Solt - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Senior Environmental Specialist
Gary Midkiff - Midkiff & Associates, Incorporated, President

Roundtable Discussion

Conclusion

3:30 - 4:00 Summary and Closing

Secretaries Dan Glickman and Bruce Babbitt