Shortleaf Pine Initiative
Stakeholder Workshop – Western Region
December 3-5, 2013
Ft. Smith, AR
DRAFT
Tuesday – December 3
8:00-5:00 Field Trip: Shortleaf Pine Restoration – Buffalo Road, USFS
7pm – 8pm Welcome Reception and Social – Holiday Inn
Wednesday – December 4
Day’s objectives:
1) Provide an Overview of Shortleaf Pine Initiative and strategies.
2) Provide Breakout Sessions so partners can discuss specific issues related to shortleaf pine.
3) Discuss future restoration activities and partner involvement working toward desired ecological conditions.
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast (on your own)
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Meeting Logistics – Black, NBCI, Anderson, TNC
8:15 – 8:30 Shortleaf Pine Initiative Overview and Timeline to Plan – Anderson, TNC
8:30 – 9:00 Shortleaf Pine in the Western Range – Chris Oswalt, USFS
9:00 – 9:30 Shortleaf Pine Working Group – Jane Fitzgerald, CHJV
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:30 Shortleaf Pine Habitats
Outcome: A list of the types of habitats we are referring to as Shortleaf Pine habitats. Status and Trends.
11:30 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 Threats to Shortleaf Pine Habitats
Outcome: Prioritized list of threat to shortleaf pine habitats.
2:00 – 3:00 Barriers to Shortleaf Pine Restoration.
Outcome: Prioritized list of barriers to shortleaf pine habitat restoration.
3:00 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 5:00 Restoration Actions Taken To Date
Outcome: A list of the types, size, success, and location of restoration actions undertaken to restore shortleaf pine habitats
Dinner On your Own
Thursday – December 5
Day 2- Objectives:
1) Provide Breakout Sessions so partners can discuss specific issues related to shortleaf pine.
2) Discuss future restoration activities and partner involvement working toward desired ecological conditions.
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast (on your own)
8:00 – 8:15 Re-cap day one
8:15 – 10:00 Strategies Implementation of Shortleaf Pine Habitat Restoration
Outcome: Prioritized list of key strategies that would be most effective in getting to shortleaf pine habitat restoration
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:30 Demonstration Sites in Western Region
Outcome: Mapped locations of current and potential shortleaf pine habitat restoration demonstration sites.
11:30 – 12:00 Road Map for the Future? – Martin Blaney, AGFC
1:00 SAF Meeting or Depart!
