Meetings

A Day in the Field with the University of California Owl Science Team on July 29th, 2008. [this is a separate event from the July 25th integration team meeting in Auburn]. Desired outcomes of this field trip are to provide on the ground involvement with the Owl Science Team and an opportunity for the public to participate in data collection.

• Workshop: 4pm - 5:30 pm, Blodgett Research Forest, Georgetown, CA.
  
• Data collection: 6 pm - 9 pm, Tahoe National Forest, Last Chance Research site
  

The meeting will include presentations on the current spotted owl research on the Tahoe National Forest and an opportunity to interact with the University of California/University of Minnesota Owl Science Team. Desired outcomes of the meeting are to increase knowledge about methods of spotted owl research and how this research will inform future management decisions. Members of the public are encouraged to attend. Meeting location and logistics information to follow. For more information, please contact: Susie Kocher, Natural Resources Advisor University of California Cooperative Extension 1061 3rd Street, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (530) 542-2571, E-mail: skocher@nature.berkeley.edu

The field trip will be in Oakhurst, June 21, 2008. 10am to 1pm. Here’s a chance to join some of the UC science team members that have been collecting local forest inventory data for the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP).

Bring your lunch and experience some hands on science with us. RSVP: amlombardo@ucdavis.edu by June 10.

Our Integration Team meeting (with members from the public, UCST and MOU Partners) was held in Davis on May 27 from 10am - 1pm. The goal of the meeting is to further define the adaptive management loop, in this case focusing on the fire and forest health team data collection and analysis process.

Our Q3 Meeting will be held on Feb 26 2008 at the Tri-College Center in Merced. The following PIs (or their representatives) will be there: Roger Bales, Reg Barrett, John Battles, Brandon Collins, Qinghua Guo, Lynn Huntsinger, Kim Rodrigues, Scott Stephens and Doug Temple.

Now that the UC Science Team has begun to implement the SNAMP workplan, an important next step is the exploration of HOW to collaboratively design and implement Adaptive Management practices. Since the T/T Team is critical to this effort, we are inviting you to a one day training to introduce the Structural Facilitation processes we used in the workplan development and to use these processes to plan for the next T/T meeting. It is scheduled for February 20th, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the DANR building in Davis and requires the full day commitment of all participants. Space is limited to 12 attendees, so get your registration in quickly! The attached agenda outlines some of the topics that will be covered as well as the desired outcomes from the day. The overall goals of the day are 1) to raise awareness regarding successful methods and processes that are needed to support Adaptive Management in SNAMP, 2) to practice using the methods to design the next T/T meeting, and 3) get feedback on what elements seem most important to the participants.

• Invitation and Agenda

The q2 public meeting was Nov 29 2007 in Auburn CA. The success of this project requires public input throughout the development and implementation of the work plan. We will create continued opportunities for your input at this meeting and future events. We also held a celebration in recognition of this unique collaborative effort. The following lead scientists attended the public meeting: John Battles, Scott Stephens, Roger Bales, Martha Conklin, Rocky Gutierrez, Reg Barrett, Lynn Huntsinger, Kim Rodrigues, and Maggi Kelly.

Another meeting of our Triggers and Thresholds group. Our meeting notes are posted here:

• Meeting Notes, 10-29-07 T&T Meeting

Our first Public Meeting as an operational SNAMP Project. Meeting Invitation, a discussion about changes to the southern site, and our presentation are posted here.

June 14 2007 Triggers and Thresholds meeting.

This public meeting in Auburn CA.

We presented an overview of the project, and produced a series of 1-page handouts from each of the science teams. They are all posted here at right.

We discussed the SNAMP project and the development of the SNAMP workplan. Our invitation and meeting notes are posted here.

This was our first Public Meeting, and it was held in Davis, Ca. We post here our Invitation, Public Comment, Notes, and five presentations shown at the meeting.