IAC Meeting/Field Trip Yreka 08172005

Regional Ecosystem Office 333 SW 1st P.O. Box 3623 Portland, Oregon 97208-3623 Website: www.reo.gov E-Mail: REOmail@or.blm.gov Phone: 503-808-2165 FAX: 503-808-2163
	Memorandum
Date:	August 9, 2005
To:	Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (see attached distribution list)
From:	/s/Anne Badgley, Executive Director
Subject:	INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FIELD TRIP, AUGUST 18, 2005

FIRE-PRONE ECOSYSTEMS FIELD TRIP - YREKA, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 17, 2005 AGENDA AND BRIEFING MATERIALS

Enclosed please find a proposed itinerary and pre-work materials for the Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) Fire-Prone Ecosystem Field Trip on the Klamath National Forest, in Yreka, California. The purpose of the field trip is to increase the committee’s understanding and knowledge of issues and challenges related to managing fire-prone systems. In addition, this field trip will:

Demonstrate what local partnerships have done to fund, develop, and monitor these projects.
Provide implementation improvement updates that the three Regional Interagency Executive Committee subcommittees (Fire-Prone Ecosystems, Adaptive Management/ Monitoring, and Communications) have been working on. These subcommittees were formed on April 21, 2005 after the last IAC meeting.
Provide an opportunity for non-Federal and Federal members to communicate on a more informal basis.

The attached pre-work provides additional details related to the field trip itinerary, topics that will be presented during the day, field trip logistics and safety. You will not want to miss the dinner presentation at the Miners inn. The Karuk Tribe will demonstrate basket weaving and discuss "Blending Contemporary Forest Management With Traditional Indigenous Uses." Dinner will include Teriyaki Chicken and Tri-Tip, steamed vegetable, several salads (including fruit), bread, and dessert. Lunch and refreshment include a sandwich and other deli lunch items, plus bottled water. Meals (lunch and dinner) and refreshments during the field trip cost $26.00 which must be pre-paid, in cash, during registration. Exact change appreciated.

Attendees are advised to wear long pants and sturdy foot wear, and to bring a long-sleeve shirt to wear at field stops. Hard hats will be required and will be available at the registration desk. Additional field trip logistics and safety information is attached. Field trip participants will also be required to complete an Emergency Contact Form (which may be completed in advance). This information will be sealed in a blue envelope and revealed only in an emergency.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting or the attached materials, please contact Kath Collier (503-808-2179), or me (503-808-2165). I look forward to seeing you at this meeting.

Enclosures:

1 – August Field Trip Itinerary and Pre-Work Materials (4p)
2 – Map of the Yreka area (1p)
3 – Field Trip Logistics and Safety Information (1p)
4 – Emergency Contact Form (1p)

cc: Presenters, REO Staff

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Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Distribution List

California John Woolley, California State Assn. of Counties Joan Smith (Alt) Crawford Tuttle, Resources Agency, State of California Cathy Bleier (Alt)	Oregon Vacant, Office of the Governor Kevin Birch (Alt) Rocky McVay, Assn. of Oregon & California Counties Gil Riddell (Alt)
Washington Bruce Crawford, Office of the Governor John Mankowski (Alt) Al McKee, Washington State Association of Counties Daniel Cothren (Alt)	Tribes Merv George Jr., California Indian Forest & Fire Mgmt. Council Nolan C. Colegrove (Alt) David Herrera, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Bruce Davies (Alt) George Smith, Intertribal Timber Council Donald Motanic (Alt)

Federal Members

Dave Allen, Fish & Wildlife Service
Terry Rabot (Alt)
Anne Badgley, Regional Ecosystem Office
Elaine M. Brong, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington
Mike Mottice (Alt)
Tom Fontaine, Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta (Alt)
Linda Goodman, Forest Service Region 6
Jim Golden (Alt)
Bob Graham, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Dianne Guidry (Alt)
Col. Thomas E. O’Donovan, US Army Corps of Engineers
Curt Loop (Alt)
Jon Jarvis, National Park Service
Rory Westberg (Alt)
Anne Kinsinger, US Geological Survey, Western Region, Biological Resources Division
Carol Schuler (Alt)
Robert Lohn, National Marine Fisheries Service
Mike Crouse (Alt)
Michael J. Pool, Bureau of Land Management, California
Paul Roush (Alt)
Dave Powers, Environmental Protection Agency, R-10 OR Operations
Socorro Rodriguez (Alt)
Tom Quigley, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Cindi West (Alt)
Jim Sedell, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Garland Mason (Alt)
Stan Speaks, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Alex Whistler (Alt)
Steve Thompson, US Fish & Wildlife Service, California/Nevada Operations Office
Phil Detrich (Alt)
Bernie Weingardt, Forest Service, Region 5
Dave Gibbons (Alt)

Other Attendees:

John Laurence, PNW
Jim Shevock, NPS

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Field Trip Itinerary August 17, 2005 - Klamath National Forest
Time	Topics	Purpose	Presenter
7:30 a.m.	Field Trip Registration (Amerihost Inn Parking Lot) Meal payment, Hard Hat sign out Emergency Contact Information Name Tags and Information Packets	House- keeping	REO and R5 staff
8:00	Welcome Welcome and Introductions Itinerary Review, Announcements, Safety Briefing	House- keeping	Linda Goodman, Co-Chair Bernie Weingardt, FS, R5 Peg Boland, Ray Haupt, Ruben Contreras, and Nancy Gibson, FS
8:30	Depart: Destination is Scott Bar Mountain/Canyon Creek
9:30	Arrive: Indian Scotty Campground	Rest stop
9:45	Depart: Destination is Scott Bar Mountain/Canyon Creek
9:50	Arrive: Scott Bar Mountain/Canyon Creek Landscape Fuels Treatment Welcome and Introductions Overview of Landscape Projects Private/Public Partnerships	Stage setting Overview	Ray Haupt, FS Debi Wright, FS Bruce Cartwright, Fire Safe Council
11:00	Depart: Destination is matrix lands where fire has been reintroduced
11:15	Arrive: Scott Bar Mountain/ Canyon Creek Matrix Land Allocation Activity Site	Results	Ray Haupt, FS
11:50	Depart: Destination is Indian Scotty Campground
12:00	Arrive: Indian Scotty Campground Fisher Update Barred Owl, and Salamanders	Lunch Updates	Phil Detrich, Calif. FWS Sam Cuenca, FS
12:45	Mt. Ashland Late-Successional Reserve Activities and Partnerships Landscape Partnership	Overview	Ray Haupt, FS Sue Stresser, FS
1:15	Depart: Destination is Mt. Ashland Late Successional Researve (Observe Large Landscape Fires along I-5 Corridor during travel)
1:45	Arrive: Klamath Supervisor’s Office Yreka project	Rest stop Overview	Ray Haupt, FS
2:05	Depart: Destination is Mt. Ashland Late Successional Reserve
2:50	Arrive: Mt. Ashland Late Successional Reserve USFWS and USFS Collaborative Efforts Environmental Impact Statement A Biotic Model Fire/Fuels Modeling Silviculture prescriptions/forest densification	Overview & Accomp- lishments	Sue Stresser, FS Cliff Oakley, FWS Debi Wright, FS Carl Varak, FS
3:20	REIC Subcommittee Updates	Updates	Committee Leads
3:50	Closeout Next meeting reminder, comments and evaluation, dinner arrangements	House- keeping	Linda Goodman, Co-Chair Bernie Weingardt, R5, FS
4:00	Depart: Destination isYreka
5:00	Arrive: Amerihost Inn & Car Pool to Miner’s Inn
6:00	No Host Reception/Dinner at Miner’s Inn
6:30	Dinner "Blending Contemporary Forest Management With Traditional Indigenous Uses"		Karuk Basket Weavers Alan Vandiver, FS

Status Reports

Recommendations Status List Update

Some of the people that you will meet during the day:

Peg Boland, Klamath National Forest, Forest Supervisor. Peg provided the local workforce for helping to plan and execute the field trip.

Nancy Gibson, Klamath National Forest, Administrative Officer. Nancy was instrumental in helping to plan and execute the field trip.

Ruben Contreras, Klamath National Forest, Safety Officer. Ruben will provide a safety briefing before the tour begins.

Alan Vandiver, Klamath National Forest, Happy Camp District Ranger. Alan will help wrap up the field trip during the evening meal and provide an overview of the Karuk Tribe, Forest Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs partnership.

Ray Haupt, Salmon/Scott District Ranger. Ray is your trip coordinator and was instrumental in helping to plan and execute the field trip. He will be introducing several staff specialists including:

Debi Wright, Salmon/Scott District Fuels Officer
Bruce Cartwright, Fire Safe Council for the Lower Scott Valley
San Cuenca, Salmon/Scott District Biologist
Sue Stresser, Salmon/Scott District LSR Team Lead and Level 1 Wildlife ESA Coordinator
Cliff Oakley, US Fish and Wildlife, ID Team Co-Lead
Carl Varak, Salmon/Scott District Silviculturist

Other invited partners: California Department of Forestry, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Council, Wild Turkey Federation, and Resource Management, Inc., Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, Representative from Congressman Herger’s Office

AGENDA TOPIC OVERVIEWS

Topic: FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION – 7:30 a.m.

Background: Several registration tables will be set up at the Amerihost Inn parking lot. During registration you will need to:

Complete an emergency contact form (attachment 4), which will be sealed in a blue envelope and opened only in the case of an emergency. These envelopes will either be returned to you at the end of the trip or shredded.

Sign out for a hard hat which is required.

Sign the roster and pick up an information packet (which will include a name tag and other information).

Pay for your meals and refreshments (Full day $26.00 – please bring exact change).

The Registration tables will be open at 7:30 a.m. (and perhaps a few minutes before).

Topic: SCOTT BAR MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE FUELS MANAGEMENT

Sponsor: Bernie Weingardt, Forest Service, Region 5

Background: This portion of the field trip will expose participants to a number of landscape activities involving the National Fire Plan, Communities at Risk, and the Northwest Forest Plan. The focus will be on fuels treatments using a variety of methods (thinning, prescription fire, machine piling, etc.). This project includes five partnering organizations who have been invited to participate in the discussion.

Topic: MT. ASHLAND LATE-SUCCESSIONAL RESERVE

Sponsor/Presenter: Phil Detrich, US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Background: Participants will have an opportunity to review this interagency project (USFWS and FS) which uses some very innovative "fire-shed" and biological prediction models to manage Northern Spotted Owl populations. These models were specifically developed for the fire-prone landscapes of Northern California which involve landscape treatments designed to meet late-successional reserve desired conditions for fire-prone landscapes. The funds for this project come from a variety of sources.

Other potential presentations:

Update on Barred Owl in Northern California
Salamander Update

Potential status report

Survey and Manage back in the picture

STATUS REPORT

These Status Reports are for your information only, and will not be discussed in the IAC meeting. Committee members are welcome to bring up questions or comments during the closing session.

Topic: IAC RECOMMENDATION PROCESS FOLLOW UP

REO Contact: Kath Collier (REO)

Background: This status report has been included as part of agreements reached at previous IAC meetings with respect to tracking IAC recommendations. Items that were completed have been dropped from the list, and updates to ongoing topics included for your information.

1. Future Field Trips: With respect to future field trips, such as the one held in July, IAC members recommended the following: proceed with plans for California field trip in 2005; spend less time in transit when on field trips, and concentrate on a smaller geographic area and incorporate more stops. Status: COMPLETE. Logistical recommendations were incorporated into this 2005 field trip. Status: PENDING. Two items (plan future discussion of NRCS Conservation Security Program and potential cumulative impacts of restoration activities) were shifted to our topic tracking system.

2. Updates on BLM Resource Management Plan and FS Land Management Plan revisions. Status: COMPLETE (as of April 20, 2005). Additional updates are planned as needed.

3. Implementation improvements identified in 2003. Status: ONGOING. Discussions are being blended with new science findings reports and in this and future meetings. The remaining 2003 suggestions have been blended with the 2005 recommendations and prioritized through discussions held on April 20-21, 2005. Three RIEC subcommittees have been formed (Adaptive Management/Monitoring, Fire-Prone Ecosystems, and Communications) and additional reports, updates, and discussions are planned. The 2005 field trip focuses on fire-prone ecosystems issues and sets the stage to collect advice regarding potential policy and procedures in the future.

4. 10-Year Monitoring Report: IAC members expressed an interest in providing input to this process prior to finalization. Status: ONGOING. Members were provided an opportunity for commenting at the Nov. 3, 2004 IAC meeting, and the non-Federal committee members attendance was sponsored by the RIEC for the Northwest Forest Plan Science conference. Additional discussions occurred on April 21, 2005. A RIEC subcommittee is currently working on creating a proposal for the 2006 and future monitoring program focus.

5. Revisit creative funding solutions (similar to the USFWS agreement using National Fire Plan dollars). Status: PENDING. The field trip on August 17 will include sites that have incorporated several multi-agency funding sources.

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee – August 2005 – Attachment 2

[Click the image to get a full page map of Yreka]

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee – August 2005 – Attachment 3

Field Trip Logistics and Safety

During the tour, if an emergency arises, participants may be reached through an emergency contact number: 530-841-4600. Cell phones may not work in all locations. Satellite phones and radio dispatch communication will be available on the tour in case of emergency.

Suggestions for minimizing your risk and maximizing your enjoyment during the field trip:

What will be provided:

Bottled water, lunch, and dinner (the cost, $26.00, must be pre-paid in cash during registration)

Transportation to the field sites

An information packet at registration with a name tag, maps, and other information

Hard hats

Clothing (it could be very hot!)

Wear comfortable hiking boots and long pants (required)

Bring a long sleeve shirt to wear at field stops

Hard hats are required; bring your own if you have them; some will be available

Creature Comforts

If you need them, bring emergency bee sting kit, bug repellent, sunscreen, etc.

Camera, binoculars, sunglasses

Pen and paper

Gloves (optional)

If you are sensitive to Poison Oak, you might want to bring your favorite over the counter remedy (for more information about Poison Oak, Ivy, and Sumac see http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_ivy.html)

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee – August 2005 – Attachment 4

NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN REGIONAL INTERAGENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERSONAL EMERGENCY INFORMATION CARD		Date of the card
Participant Name (last, first)	Agency	Email:

NOTIFY IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Name	Relation	Address	Phone

FAMILY DOCTOR(S)

Name	Address (include zip code)	Office Phone*

Are you covered under a health benefit plan? [__] Yes [__] No

If yes, name of the plan:

Enrollment code:	Hospital preference:
Blood type:	Allergies:
Handicap(s):
Medication(s) you are required to take daily:
Medical Alert Conditions which should be known in an emergency:
Special Instructions:

NOTICE

This information is being collected pursuant to Title 4 U.S.C. Section 7901, which provides for the establishment of procedures to deal with emergency situations. The information in this record card will be used only in an emergency to speed the provision of medical care and/or to notify a relative(s) or other person(s) specified of an accident or injury. This record card will not be issued for any other purposes. The disclosure of this information is strictly voluntary and there will not be any adverse effects on your employment status if you do not complete this record card. This form was modeled after BLM Form 1400-71(296) (August 2006)