Background

• How did we get here?
• Overview
• Target Audience

The Summit

• Agenda
• Participant List
• Opportunities Identified
• Steering Committee

Next Steps

• Developing an Action Plan
• Action Plans Completed
• Report to Council
• Going Forward

Contacts

• Steering Committee

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Private Forestry Summit

Agenda

April 9 and 10, 2008 - The Pyle Center, Gale VandeBerg Auditorium

Wednesday April 9

9:30 Welcome and Summit Overview
Moderator (and overview): Paul DeLong, Chief State Forester

• Representative Friske, Assembly Chair Committee on Forestry
• Mary Vollbrecht, Executive Assistant, Department of Natural Resources
• Merlin Becker, President, Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association

10:45 Benefits from Management of Non-Industrial Private Forest Lands
Moderator: Merlin Becker

• Eco System Services – Dr. Ray Guries, Professor UW-Madison
• Forest Based Recreation – Dr. Dave Marcouiller, Professor UW - Madison
• Employment and Markets –Terry Mace, Forest Resource analyst, WDNR

Lunch

1:00 Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management
Moderator: Loren Hanson, President Elect, Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association

• Intergenerational transfer – Catherin Mater, President, Mater Engineering, Ltd.
• Markets – Steve Hubbard, Ph. D. Candidate, UW-Madison
• Keeping Forests in Forests – Dan McFarlane – UW Stevens Point, Center for Land Use Education, Keeping Forests in Forests - David Wernecke, Executive Director, Baraboo Range Preservation Association
• Forest Change – John Duplissis, Outreach Specialist, UW Stevens Point Outreach Specialist
• Landowner Experiences - Jim Zdanovec, Glenn Charlson, Landowner Experiences - Nancy Livingston

4:45 Wednesday Wrap-up – Paul DeLong

Thursday April 10 Agenda

8:15 What’s happening today? Introduction of an Action Plan – Jim Warren and Carol Nielsen, Division of Forestry

8:45 Small Group Discussions: Solutions/Opportunities to meet the Challenges for Sustainable Management of Non-Industrial Private Forestlands
Small group discussions will be used to generate ideas (solutions) to address the challenges described on Wednesday afternoon, prioritize the ideas and identify groups or individuals that would be interested in developing an action plan for the ideas.

Small Group Topics

• Intergenerational Transfer
• Markets
• Keeping Forests in Forests
• Forest Change
• Landowner Knowledge

11:00 Small Group Report Outs and Action Plan Directions

12:15 Next Steps and Summit Closing – Frederic Souba, Jr., Vice President of Wood Supply and Sustainability, NewPage and Chair, Council on Forestry