Wilderness Stewardship in the Rockies: Let’s Talk!
Glacier National Park, Montana
March 10-12, 2004
AGENDA
Wednesday, March 10  
9:00 – 9:15 Welcoming remarks from Glacier National Park-- Mick Holmes, Superintendent
  Welcoming remarks from the RM-CESU-- Kathy Tonnessen, National Park Service
  Fires of 2003: How decisions were made? What were the difficult decisions? What were the outcomes? What might the future hold?
9:15 – 10:00 Wildland Fire Use: Decision, Outcomes, and the Future-- Rich Lasko, USFS Region 1
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:00 Fires of 2003, Glacier National Park-- Fred Vanhorn
11:00 – 11:45 Wildland Fires of 2003: Lesson Learned, Bob Mutch, USFS (retired)
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
  Fire in Wilderness: Policy, Planning, and Management - and how science contributes to them
1:00 – 1:30 Addressing wilderness fire management challenges through research-- Carol Miller, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
1:30 – 2:00 Wildland Fuels Management: Evaluating and planning risks and benefits-- Anne Black, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
2:00 –3:00 Managers’ Response and Open Discussion
US Forest Service-- Chris Ryan
National Park Service-- Jack Potter
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15- 4:00 Social Science of Fire-- Katie Kneeshaw, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
4:00 – 5:00 Managers’ Response and Open Discussion
US Forest Service-- Chris Ryan
National Park Service-- Jack Potter
5:00 Adjourn for Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 Challenges Facing Protected Area Management in South Africa—Nicholus Funda, University of Montana
   
Thursday, March 11  
8:30 - 8:40 Announcements
  Management Strategies: Thinking and Acting Regionally
8:40 – 9:10 The Need for a Regional Approach to Wilderness Management--Stephen McCool, University of Montana
9:10 - 9:20 Break
9:20 - 11:00

Visitor Education (panel discussion)

Using signs to communicate with wilderness visitors-- Troy Hall, University of Idaho
Onsite Communication-- David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Effective Recreation Visitor Communication Strategies -- Bill Borrie, University of Montana
Manager Perspective-- Gordon Ash, USFS Forest Service


11:00 – 11:10 Integration-- Stephen McCool, University of Montana
Noon – 1:15 Lunch
  Examples of thinking and acting regionally
1:15 – 2:15

Management of Rivers: Missouri River Breaks-- Neil Moisey,
University of Montana
2:15 – 3:15

Displacement of Wilderness Visitors: A Regional View-- Troy Hall, University of Idaho & David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Research on Visitor Experiences and Appropriate Management in Heavily-Used Wilderness in the Pacific Northwest-- David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute & Troy Hall, University of Idaho
3:15 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 5:00 Mission Mountain Wilderness: Cooperation across multi-boundaries in wilderness management A look at the Mission Mountain Wilderness, where the Forest Service, tribal government, nonprofit group, and independent contractor each play a role in management.
 

Timeline of Mission Mountain Wilderness Management-- Kari Gunderson, Wilderness Ranger
Role of Swan Ecosystem Center-- Ann Dahl, Director
Flathead National Forest -- Bruce Johnson, Recreation Planner
Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness-- Les Big Crane
5:00 Adjourn for Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 What’s New in Wilderness Science?
  Simulation Modeling-- David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Project-- Jeff Stetz, USGS, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Monitoring Wilderness Character-- Peter Landres, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Friday, March 12  
8:30 – 8:40 Announcements
  Research in Wilderness: How to facilitate and control research in Wilderness?
8:40 – 9:00

Overview/ Misc. Thoughts-- David Parsons, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Parsons, David J. 2003. A decade of coordinated wilderness research. International Journal of Wilderness. 9(3):34, 23.

9:00 – 10:30

 

Panel Discussion: experiences, impressions, anecdotes, issues & concerns

Dan Fagre, USGS, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Troy Hall, University of Idaho
Dan Reinhart, National Park Service (The Role of Science in Yellowstone National Park)
Deb Mucklow, USFS Forest Service
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00

A Framework for Evaluating Proposals for Scientific Activities in Wilderness-- Peter Landres, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Landres, P., J. Alderson, and D.J. Parsons. 2003. The challenge of doing science in wilderness: historical, legal, and policy context. George Wright Forum 20(3):42-49

Noon Adjourn