How did the Forest Service develop the current Forest Plan designations?

May 18, 2016

7-9 pm

Bistro 45 in McCall

Our guest speaker is Patti Soucek, Forest Planner for the Payette National Forest

We are hosting a series of listening sessions to hear from various stakeholders on their perspectives on land management designations. The May 18 meeting will focus on where the current Forest Plan designations came from. Patti Soucek, a Forest Planner on the Payette National Forest, will discuss how the Forest Service developed the current boundaries and designations for Recommended Wilderness and Inventoried Roadless Areas. Patti will also review what has and has not changed from previous Forest Plans and how the public can make recommendations for the next Forest Plan revision.

May 18 Agenda

7:00 pm Introductions and welcome to new attendees

7:10 pm Update on PFC activities

7:15 pm Presentation by Patti Soucek, Forest Planner

7:45 pm Q&A, followed by open discussion

8:30 pm Discuss schedule for upcoming presentations and potential field trips
 

The meeting is open to Payette Forest Coalition (PFC) members and members of the public.

Everyone is also encouraged to attend the next full PFC meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 19 from 10-3 at the Forest Supervisor’s office. We will be discussing the Huckleberry restoration project, summer field trips, and monitoring for key wildlife species, among other topics.

Land Allocation Committee meetings are generally held the third Wednesday of every month (the evening before normal PFC meetings) from 7-9 pm in McCall. Committee meeting dates, times, location, agendas and meeting notes will be announced on the PFC forum. The next committee meeting is schedule for Wednesday, June 15.

For more information on the Payette Forest Coalition, go to

http://payetteforestcoalition.org/

For more information on the Land Allocation Committee, contact subcommittee chair, John Robison at (208) 345-6933 x 13 or jrobison@idahoconservation.org