Wilderness Stewardship in the Rockies: Let’s Talk!
Ecological Restoration in Wilderness
January 19-21, 2005


Attendee List

AGENDA

Wednesday, January 19  
8:30 - Welcome- Lisa Gerloff, Rocky Mountains CESU
 

Ecological Restoration in Wilderness: Historical & Management Context– David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Cole, David 2001. Management dilemmas that will shape wilderness in the 21st century Journal of Forestry 99(1): 4-8

Cole, David N. 2000. Paradox of the primeval: Ecological restoration in wilderness. Ecological Restoration 18(2): 77-86. Leopold Publication Number 374

 

Fire Case Studies
Moderator: Peter Landres, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Parsons, David J., Peter B. Landres and Carol Miller. 2003. The dilemma of managing and restoring natural fire and fuels in United States wilderness. Pages 19-26 in K.E.M. Galley, R.C. Klinger, and N.G. Sugihara (eds.). Proceedings of Fire Conference 2000: The First National Congress of Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management. Miscellaneous Publication No. 13, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.

Parsons, David J. 2000. Restoration of natural fire to United States Wilderness Areas. In: Watson, Alan E.; Aplet, Gregory H.; Hendee, John C., comps. 2000. Personal, societal, and ecological values of wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation, vol. II; 1998 October 24-29; Bangalore, India. Proc. RMRS-P-14. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 42-47. Leopold Publication Number 376

Parsons, David J.; Landres, Peter B. 1998. Restoring natural fire to wilderness: how are we doing? In: Pruden, Teresa L.; Brennan, Leonard A., eds. Proceedings: 20th Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in ecosystem management: shifting the paradigm from suppression to prescription; 1996 May 7-10, Boise, ID. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press: 366-373. Leopold Publication Number 349

8:45 South Fork Sun River Prescribed Fire - Scapegoat Wilderness- Mike Munoz and Brad McBratney, Lewis & Clark National Forest
9:45 Break
10:00 Fire Restoration in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness- Erin Law, Nez Perce National Forest
11:00 Visitor and Community Response to Fire Restoration in Wilderness-
Katie Kneeshaw, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
11:15 Discussion
12:15 Lunch
  Wildlife Case Studies
Moderator: Peter Landres, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
1:30 Westslope Cutthroat Conservation Project- Brian Marotz, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2:30 Break
2:45 Isle Royale National Park- management of wolf/moose populations- Jack Oelfke, North Cascades National Park Complex (formerly at Isle Royale)
3:45 Break
4:00 – 5:00 Discussion
5:00 Adjourn
7:30 Film: Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story
   
Thursday, January 20  
8:25 Announcements
  Restoration in Wilderness: Should We?
8:30

Restoration in the Context of Wilderness: Key concepts, hard questions, and making the right decision- Peter Landres, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Landres, Peter; Brunson, Mark W.; Merigliano, Linda 2001. Naturalness and wildness. the dilemma and irony of ecological restoration in wilderness Wild Earth 10(4): 77-82
Leopold Publication Number 417

Landres, Peter B.; White, Peter S.; Aplet, Greg; Zimmermann, Anne. 1998. Naturalness and natural variability: definitions, concepts, and strategies for wilderness management. In: Kulhavy, David L.; Legg, Michael H., eds. Wilderness & natural areas in eastern North America: research, management and planning. Nacogdoches, TX: Stephen F. Austin State University, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Center for Applied Studies: 41-50.
Leopold Publication Number 345

9:30 Break
9:45

Discussion

10:45 Break
  If Yes, How?
11:00 Is there Guiding Policy? (Panel discussion with reps from each of the Agencies’ managing Wilderness)
USFS- Chris Ryan, USFS, Northern Region
BLM- Chris Barns, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center
NPS- Rick Potts, NPS National Wilderness Program Manager
FWS- Steve Henry, CM Russell National Wildlife Refuge
12:15 Lunch
 

Cultural Resources Case Studies
Moderator: Christine Whitacre, National Park Service

NPS Common Ground, Fall 2004. The Wilderness Act at 40

1:30

Bandelier National Monument: Ecological Restoration and
Preservation of Cultural Resources in Wilderness
- Cynthia Herhahn, Bandelier National Monument

Sydoriak, C. A., Allen, C.D. & Jacobs, B.F. Would Ecological Landscape Restoration Make the Bandelier Wilderenss More or Less Wilderness. In: Cole, David N.; McCool, Stephen F.; Borrie, William T.; O'Loughlin, Jennifer, comps. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference- Volume 4: Wilderness visitors, experiences, and visitor management; 2000 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

2:45

Break

3:00 The Intersection of Ecological Restoration and Historic Preservation/Restoration-
Dave Campbell, Bitterroot National Forest
Mary Williams, Bitterroot National Forest
4:00 Break
4:15

Discussion

5:00 Adjourn
7:30 Film: American Values: American Wilderness
   
Friday, Junuary 21  
8:25 Announcements
8:30 Whitebark pine restoration – Shawn McKinney, University of Montana
9:15

Break

9:30

Soil and native plant restoration– Brian Eckenrod, Montana State University

10:15 Break
10:30

Native plant restoration after weed control– Monica Pokorny, Center for Invasive Plant Management, Montana State University

11:15 Discussion
Noon Adjourn