General Technical Report - 237

The Pacific Southwest Research Station has released a new publication: GTR-237.

This new publication addresses "widespread interest in applying new forest practices based on concepts presented in U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-220, "An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests".

GTR-220 provides much of the foundation of the Sagehen Forest Project.

NFF Meeting

Jeff and I, along with numerous Tahoe National Forest staff, attended a meeting held in Truckee by the National Forest Foundation in early February.

The NFF "Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences" campaign is "working to restore our damaged forests and restore Americans connection to these public lands."

Conservation campaign work will take place on keystone sites, which NFF has carefully selected based on conservation need and values. A section of the Truckee River watershed beginning at Lake Tahoe has just been added to the list of keystone sites.

The Foundation formed a Local Coordinating Council to advise them on how to proceed with the conservation work.

Local Coordinating Council Members 

• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit – Jeff Marsolais 
• Sagehen / UC Berkeley – Jeff Brown
• Science community – Malcom North
• Sierra Business Council – TBD
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy – TBD, Kim Carr or Bob Kingman
• Tahoe RCD – Kim Gorman
• Tahoe Conservancy – Patrick Wright
• Tahoe National Forest – Joanne Roubique and Eli Ilano
• Trout Unlimited, Feather River Chapter – Bill Copren / Cindy Noble (alternate)
• Truckee Donner Land Trust – Perry Norris
• Truckee River Watershed Council – Lisa Wallace

It appears that the Sagehen Forest Project will feature prominently, with the Sagehen basin treatment model to be replicated at a number of additional locations within the keystone site, including parcels of both public and private land.

Download meeting notes (PDF-225K).

Happy Holidays!

Public scoping for the Sagehen Forest Project begins

This from Kris Boatner:

Please see the enclosed cover letter, Proposed Action and Purpose of and Need for Action document, and map.

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Kris Boatner
District Wildlife Biologist/Natural Resources Officer
District NEPA Coordinator
Truckee Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest
10811 Stockrest Springs Road
Truckee, California 96161
(530) 587-3558, ex. 255, (530) 587-6914 FAX
kboatner@fs.fed.us
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The "Proposed Action..." document is an excellent read and tells the complete story of this project and the history of the Sagehen forest.

Demo plot PhotoPoints

We set up a number of designated PhotoPoints within the two demonstration plots to capture starting conditions, as well as changes over time moving forward.

I've uploaded a zip file (88M) with all the demo plot PhotoPoint pre- and post-treatment photos, as well as GIS layers showing locations and plot outlines. Here is a sample pre- and post-treatment photo pair for 10 Point 1b:

August 9, 2011 Meeting Handouts

Here are some documents from the 8-9-11 meeting:

• Meeting Handout (.XLSX - 15K)
• Units Map (PDF - 276K)

Tour of treatment areas

We hope you can join us for the next stakeholder meeting:

Tuesday
August 9, 2011
9:00am – 4:00 pm
We will start and end promptly!

Goal:
Kris Boatner and Scott Conway will lead a tour of several areas marked for treatment according to the Proposed Action and associated prescriptions. Stakeholders will be able to see how the prescriptions have been applied by the marking crews and provide feedback to Kris and Scott.

This is an unusual opportunity and we strongly encourage you to attend to experience the on-the-ground application of the prescriptions defined in the Sagehen Collaborative Process.

Location:
We will meet at the Sagehen Turnoff at Highway 89North (if you need detailed directions, please reply and I will send them). Please park on the Sagehen Road. We will gather here and arrange carpooling.

Logistics:
The meeting will take place no matter the weather. Sun or rain (or snow) – the meeting will not be cancelled.

Please be sure to bring:

• Your own lunch. We’re not providing lunch and there is not anywhere to buy lunch
• Water
• Layered clothing for cool to warm weather
• Clothing that can get dirty – we’ll be walking in and amongst the marked areas
• Very sturdy footwear – we will be walking on uneven ground
• Hats, sunblock and whatever else you need to be comfortable to be outside in fairly rough conditions all day

Thanks!
/lisa wallace (facilitator)
*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

August 9, 2011 Meeting Announcement

We hope you can join us for the next stakeholder meeting:

Tuesday
August 9, 2011
9:00am – 4:00 pm
We will start and end promptly!
RSVP to: Lisa Wallace at lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

Goal:
Kris Boatner and Scott Conway will lead a tour of several areas marked for treatment according to the Proposed Action and associated perscriptions. Stakeholders will be able to see how the prescriptions have been applied by the marking crews and provide feedback to Kris and Scott.

This is an unusual opportunity and we strongly encourage you to attend to experience the on-the-ground application of the prescriptions defined in the Sagehen Collaborative Process.

Location:
We will meet at the Sagehen Turnoff at Highway 89North (if you need detailed directions, please reply and I will send them). Please park on the Sagehen Road. We will gather here and arrange carpooling.

Logistics:
The meeting will take place no matter the weather. Sun or rain (or snow) – the meeting will not be cancelled.

Please be sure to bring:

Your own lunch. We’re not providing lunch and there is not anywhere to buy lunch
Water
Layered clothing for cool to warm weather
Clothing that can get dirty – we’ll be walking in and amongst the marked areas
Very sturdy footwear – we will be walking on uneven ground
Hats, sunblock and whatever else you need to be comfortable to be outside in fairly rough conditions all day

RSVP:
Please RSVP so we can plan the route based on the estimated number of vehicles and people.

Thanks!
/lisa wallace (facilitator)
*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

July 12, 2011-Updated documents

Hello all,

Here are the July 12, 2011 versions of the:

• DRAFT Purpose & Need Statement (PDF-1.7M)
• Proposed Action (PDF-757K)

We welcome your comments, feedback and ideas and asked for them to be submitted by July 22, 2011.

We have had only a few responses so this is one last reminder to get comments to me or directly to Kris Boatner (kboatner@fs.fed.us; 530-587-3558).

Thank-you!
/lisa wallace (facilitator)

*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

July 12 meeting documents.

Hello all,

Here are the documents for our Stakeholder Meeting next week:

• Final draft Proposed Action and Purpose and Need Statement (PDF-1.67M).
• Final draft Proposed Action map (PDF-757K).

Tuesday
July 12, 2011
10:00am – 12:30pm
Truckee Ranger District
No conference calling available
We will not break for lunch, but will end promptly at 12:30pm

The agenda will be a detailed review of the final draft Proposed Action and Purpose and Need Statement.

Comments, feedback and ideas will be welcome at the meeting and after until July 22, 2011.

**Please RSVP so we can plan for seating and copies.**

Thank-you!
/lisa wallace (facilitator)

*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

July 12 meeting announcement.

Hello all,

A quick reminder that the next Stakeholder Meeting is:

Tuesday
July 12, 2011
10:00am – 12:30pm
Truckee Ranger District
No conference calling available
We will not break for lunch, but will end promptly at 12:30pm

The agenda will be a detailed review of the final draft Proposed Action and Purpose and Need Statement.

We will send the documents via email on July 12; they will also be posted on the Sagehen Forest Blog (http://sagehenforest.blogspot.com/). Copies will be available at the meeting.

Comments, feedback and ideas will be welcome at the meeting and after until July 22, 2011.

**Please RSVP so we can plan for seating and copies.**

Thank-you!
/lisa wallace (facilitator)

*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

Useful tool

Here's a useful tool for all these meeting documents: an online file converter.

You upload files that you can't open because of incompatible software versions. The website converts them as you desire, then e-mails them back to you so that you can then open them.

You can also install a Compatibility Pack from Microsoft that will allow you to open new files with older software versions: For PC | For Mac

**Please send feedback by June 8, 2011**

**Please send feedback by June 8, 2011**

Hello All,

Thank you to the many folks who were able to attend yesterdays Stakeholder Meeting.

For you as well as for those who could not attend, attached are some notes from the group discussion and the documents we reviewed.

All three, plus a good map, are also posted on the Sagehen Forest Blog

Please review the documents and send feedback on:

• the sections and/or points that need to be kept in the documents
• points needing revision and suggestions for the revision
• points to be deleted and why
• points needing to be added with suggestions for the addition

You can send the feedback to me or directly to Kris Boatner. Please try to get comments in by June 8, 2011.

The next meeting is July 12, 2011 to review the Proposed Action and Purpose and Need that go to publication.

Thank you,
/lisa (facilitator)

*************
Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8568
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 550-8760 (Phone)
(530) 725-4407 (fax)
www.truckeeriverwc.org
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org