Dialogue on Innovative Forest Modeling Tools at Lakehead University
(Thunder Bay - May 11, 2004) A workshop focusing on the challenges of adopting new and innovative forest modeling tools into forest management planning and adaptive management frameworks will be taking place at Lakehead University. The Legacy Forest and ULERN (Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network) present "Challenges for Adopting New Knowledge and Models in Forest Management" in the Advanced Technology & Academic Centre (ATAC) on May 12 and 13.
The workshop's objectives include: investigate three classes of forestry models; understand the major uncertainties and assumptions underlying the three classes of models; and publish the outcomes of the workshop in the Forestry Chronicle as a professional paper.
The keynote speaker for the workshop is George Stankey, United States Forest Service, who will be presenting "Innovation, Knowledge Diffusion, and Adaptive Management in Regulated Settings: Pushing String Uphill?" on May 12 at 7 p.m. The complete agenda is attached.
Members of the Media are welcome to attend any sections of the conference. To set up interviews with presenters, please contact Genevieve Wiens, Legacy Forest, Project Officer,
Lakehead University, at 343-8595.
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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, Lakehead University, 807-343-8177
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
8:00 a.m.Welcome and introductions - Reino Pulkki, Lakehead University
8:15 a.m.Workshop Goals, Objectives, and Agenda - Ken Brown, Lakehead University
8:30 a.m.The Legacy Forest - Dave West, Bowater Forest Products Division
9:00 a.m.Innovation in a Regulated Environment - Riet Verheggen, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
9:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:00 a.m.The British Columbia Perspective - Tim Bogle, British Columbia Ministry of Forests
10:30 a.m.Biodiversity Assessment Project: A cornerstone of Millar Western Forest Products' detailed forest management plan - Laird Van Damme and Keith Hautala, KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
11:00 a.m.Panel Discussion - West, Stinson, Verheggen, Bogle, Van Damme and Hautala
12:00 p.m.Lunch
1:00 p.m.From Models to User Tools in Forest Management - Ajith Perera, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
1:30 p.m.Models and Decision-making in Forest Management Planning - Dirk Kloss, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
2:00 p.m.Lessons Learned from New Zealand and the Southern United States - C. T. (Tat) Smith, Texas A&M University
2:30 p.m.New Benchmark Growth and Yield Curves for Ontario - Margaret Penner, Forest Analysis Ltd.
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m.Break-out Session
7:00 p.m.Keynote Speaker - George Stankey, United States Forest Service Innovation, Knowledge Diffusion, and Adaptive Management in Regulated Settings: Pushing String Uphill?
7:30 p.m.Social
Thursday, May 13, 2004
8:00 a.m.Letting Go of Certainties: policy development, ecosystem models and junkyard wars - Michael Gluck, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
8:30 a.m.Forest Management Planning Side Effects - Dave Martell, University of Toronto
9:00 a.m.Spatially Modeling and Forecasting of Songbird Habitat - Rob Rempel, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
9:30 a.m.The Adoption of New Tools and Data - Wayne Bell, Ontario Forest Research Institute
10:00 a.m.Working Coffee Break for Groups
10:45 a.m.Group Presentations
12:00 p.m.Lunch
1:00 p.m.An Overview of Management Planning Models - Glen Armstrong, University of Alberta
1:30 p.m.Woodstock Stanley - Ugo Fuenekes, Remsoft
2:00 p.m.Patchworks - Tom Moore, Spatial Planning Systems
2:30 p.m.Panel Discussion - Armstrong, Fuenekes, Moore and Martell
3:00 p.m.Evaluation and wrap-up - Dave West
3:30 p.m.Adjournment