Let’s Talk Climate Resilience and Mature and Old-Growth Management
People, Policy, Popcorn: Let’s Talk Climate Resilience and Mature and Old-Growth Management
Saturday, October 28, 2023
9:30am - 11:00am PST
Location: Meeting Room 1
CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
Hear directly from USDA Forest Service staff leading major efforts across the agency and beyond to better understand forest resources and adapt current policies to promote ecological integrity and support social and economic sustainability now and in the future.
Part 1: Progress on Executive Order 14072 “Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies”
Part 2: Update on the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding climate-adapted approaches to conserving the nation’s forests and grasslands.
Learning Objectives:
Outline progress to-date and next steps on Executive Order (EO) 14072 and the recent advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding climate resilience.
Understand diverse stakeholder perspectives related to managing for climate resilience and mature and old-growth forest conservation.
Identify ways forestry and natural resources professionals can engage and help inform decisions moving forward.
