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ANNOUNCING A CONFERENCE:

"The Future Of California Forests ��
Perceptions, Expectations,  and Realities"


Sponsors: 
Forest Products Laboratory, University of California 
College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley 
   

For further information about the conference and posters, please contact:
Janice Montano at UC FPL; phone: (510) 215-4222; E-mail:
montano@nature.Berkeley.edu   

October 15 � 17, 1995 
Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento 


Conference Objectives
   



Already in excess of 30 million people, California's population will
continue to undergo rapid growth in the coming decades. Rates of
population increase in the urban-rural interface, a region in close
proximity to major forest areas, are likely to exceed statewide rates.
Higher population levels, increases in incomes and leisure time, and
changing social preferences and values, will lead to ever-increasing
demands on our forests in terms of recreational benefits, environmental
benefits, and commodity benefits such as timber production. These
collective demands and expectations of our forests portend unprecedented
pressures and dilemmas. Development of viable strategies for accommodating
multi-faceted human demands requires early and insightful recognition of
emerging trends and conditions.  

The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation
and exchange of different and potentially conflicting perspectives on key
demographic, economic, ecological, and managerial trends and issues, and
their implications for the future of California's forests.  

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

   7:30 PM     Registration and Informal Reception

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

   7:00 � 8:00    Registration
   8:00 � 8:30    Welcome; Announcements; Conference Objectives

THEME:
"FORCES AND TRENDS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA FORESTS"
   


8:30 � 8:55 Speaker 1:  Forces Influencing the California Forest Situation
_
    Jeff Romm, University of California
      
What factors presently influence forest policy formation, what new forces
are likely to shape policy in the future (e.g.: sustainability, "new
forestry", ...what�s next ...)?

What participants and institutions presently influence the condition of
our forests and the formation of forest policy?

What forces and participants have been overlooked to date or will appear
in the future?

9:00 � 12:00   Stakeholders of Today  and Some Emerging Players  in
California�s       
           Forests


9:00 � 10:15    Current Stakeholders    
_ Moderator:  Richard Harris, University of California

_ Panelists:   
   Kathy Bailey, Sierra Club 
   Dan Tomascheski, Sierra Pacific Industries, Anderson
   Cecilia Lanman, Environmental Protection and Information Center (EPIC)
   Robert Meacher, Plumas County Board of Supervisors
   

Reaction and questions; short written comments from the audience.


10:15 � 10:45  Coffee Break

10:45 � 12:00  

Panel 2:  Emerging Players
   Moderator:    Robert Hrubes, Robert Hrubes and Assoc., Pt. Richmond

   Panelists:
    Casualty  (fire) Insurance industry representative (invited)
    Lucy Blake, Sierra Business Council
   Robert Nuzum, East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
   Brooktrails Homeowners Association representative  (invited)



12:00 � 1:30   Lunch:    What Megatrends Will Influence California's Future ?

 
   Jeremy Rifkin, Foundation for Economic Trends, Washington, D. C.


Part 1:  Key Dynamics of California's Forests in the Future
   

Presentations are to be technically based, but speakers should be
iconoclastic and willing to lay bare various official positions and
received wisdom about these issues.

1:30 � 1:55 Speaker 1:  Biology/Ecology

    Barry Noon, USFS PSW, Redwood Sciences Lab, Arcata 

Ecological issues and studies, their implications for public and private
forest lands. 

    1:55 � 2:20   Speaker 2:  Social  Setting 
   
Tim Duane, University of California       

Population growth; continuing ex�urban population expansion, human values, . . .


2:20 � 3:05 Speakers 3 and 4:  Two Perspectives On Economics

     William McKillop, University of California

     William Stewart, Pacific Institute For Studies In Development,
Environment, and Security, Oakland

3:05� 3:35  Coffee Break
   
3:35 � 4:00 Speaker 4:  Politics
   
    Sally Fairfax, University of California
   
Local, state, national and global issues, . . .

Budget priorities, public trust doctrine, property rights, home rule, . . .


Part 2:       Stakeholders Reactions to Dynamics Affecting Forests
   



4:00 � 5:00 Panel Discussion of Megatrends and Key Elements Affecting Forests
      Moderator: Fritts Golden,  CH2M Hill, Inc., Oakland


6:00 � 7:00 No Host Mixer

7:00 � 8:30 Dinner � Invited Speakers:

      The Changing Climate for Forest Policy Decisions.

speakers to be confirmed

Two views of the political landscape.
















TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17



THEME:
"ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO LAND�USE  DECISION�MAKING"
   


7:00 � 8:00 Continental Breakfast


8:00 � 9:15  Federal Lands

Moderator: Mark Nechodem, University of California

    Panel:
    1) Louis Blumberg, The Wilderness Society
    2)  Harley Greiman, US Forest Service
    3)  Mark Killian, Chairman, Western States Coalition, and Speaker of
the House            of Representatives, Arizona
 
An exploration of issues pertaining to national vs. local control of
public forest lands


9:15 � 10:30    Private Lands
      
Moderator: Bob Heald, Blodgett Forest, University of California, and State
Board of    Forestry

_ Panel:  
1) Neal Ewald, Simpson Timber Co. 
2) Laurie Wayburn, Pacific Forest Trust
3) Craig Blencowe, Forest Land Owners of California
4) Representative of the Wildlife Science Committee, State Board of
Forestry (pending )

An exploration of market and regulatory approaches.

10:30 �11:00   Coffee Break

11:00 � 11:30  Integrative Planning
         
     Cathy Bleier, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,
Strategic    Planning Program

11:30 � 12:00  Our Future Forests:    A Discussion of Issues Pertaining to
Forests Planning, and Management 

*The preceding speaker and participants of the earlier two preceding
panels will convene for a general discussion, with an opportunity for
participation by the audience. *


12:00 � 1:15   Lunch

Report from the recent meeting of the Lead Partnership Group On
Communities Of Place, Partnerships, And Forest Health 

Mary Schroeder, Co-Chair of the Shasta-Tehama Bioregional Council, and
Wheelabrator-Shasta Energy Group; plus possible special guests

1:15 � 3:00 Panel of Moderators

Moderator : Don Erman, University of California

Moderators from previous panels will reflect on critical issues for the
future, as they have emerged during conference presentations and
discussions.

3:00 � 3:30 Audience Response


3:30 � 4:00 What We Have Learned and Where We Go  From Here?

Robert Ewing, Weyerhaeuser Co. 


 Synthesis and conclusion, including a summary of points of consensus or
conflict.

Conclusion of Conference
Conference Registration Information:

THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA'S FORESTS: Perceptions, Expectations, and
Realities

October 15-17, 1995, Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento, California

Registration fee:  $195/ Late registration (after 10/9):  $235

Make checks payable to Regents, University of California and send to: 
Attn.: Dolores Triplett
UCFPL
1301 So. 46th St.,
Richmond, CA  94804 
510/215-4200; fax 510/215-4299

(A limited number of reduced registrations are available to students and
those from private not-for-profit organizations.) 

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Please make room reservations directly with the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza:
Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza/ 300  J  Street/ Sacramento
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A block of rooms ("CA Future Forests") have been set aside until  10/1/95. 
($78 single/double.)