Tongass Futures Roundtable

Juneau 2010 Roundtable Meeting set for February 25-26

Norm — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:49:20 +0000

The February 2010 Tongass Futures Roundtable meeting will be held in Juneau, at Temple Sukkat Shalom (211 Cordova Street, West Juneau) beginning at 8:30 am on February 25th. The meeting will conclude at 4:30 pm on the 26th. A draft agenda can be found by clicking here. A Roundtable reception will be held at the Hanger Ballroom in Merchants Wharf on Thursday evening.

December Roundtable Meeting Held in Sitka

Norm — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:47:01 +0000

The Roundtable held its quarterly meeting in Sitka on December 3-4, 2009. A decision log from the meeting is posted on the meetings tab – click HERE. On the first day of the meeting, a panel on biomass energy discussed issues surrounding use of wood for space heating and other applications in Southeast Alaska. Included on the panel were Larry Mason of the University of Washington, David Saah of the University of San Francisco, Bob Deering of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Larry Edwards of Greenpeace. These presentations and a Raven Radio report on the session can be found by clicking HERE.

Sitka Roundtable Meeting Agenda Posted REVISED

Norm — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:06:57 +0000

The next meeting of the Tongass Futures Roundtable meeting will take place at the Westmark Hotel on December 3-4, 2009. A revised draft agenda for the meeting can be accessed by clicking on the link below. In addition, the Administrative Committee will be recommending new work groups at the meeting. Draft charters for two of these work groups are linked below.

Sitka Draft Agenda Revised

Draft Charter Alternative Energy Cluster

Draft Charter Mariculture

The Administrative Committee also has drafted a document regarding Roundtable Rejuvenation that is linked here for your review prior to the Sitka meeting.

TFR Rejuvenation Recommendations

Roundtable Feedback Survey Results Posted

Norm — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:22 +0000

The Administrative Committee is pleased to post the results of the Roundtable Feedback Survey. The survey was conducted to help the Committee in its planning for the December Roundtable meeting scheduled for December 3-4 in Sitka. Seventy individuals responded to the survey. The results come in two files. One file contains the results of the multiple choice questions and is reported by category of respondents (e.g., members, alternates, interested parties). The second file contains the narrative replies, also reported by category of respondents. If you would like to leave a comment about the survey results, please use the space below.

Roundtable Feedback Survey Narrative Replies

Roundtable Feedback Survey Results Narrative

Anchorage Roundtable Meeting

Norm — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:50:18 +0000

The Tongass Futures Roundtable will be meeting at the Anchorage Hilton (500 West 3rd Avenue) on October 1-2. This will be the first time that the Roundtable has met in Anchorage. A reception will be hosted by the Roundtable on the evening of September 30th, also at the Hilton. A draft agenda for the meeting can be found by going to the Meetings tab.

Coffman Cove Meeting Actions Now Posted

Norm — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:09:58 +0000

The Tongass Futures Roundtable met in Coffman Cove on May 20-22, 2009. Several actions were taken at the meeting including an update of the Roundtable Charter and actions on four items: 1) A motion concerning moving forward with a Young Growth Inventory for the Tongass National Forest; 2) Support for Stimulus Funding; 3) Support for Stewardship Contract Funding; and 4) Support for Retooling Legislation. Each of these actions can be reviewed by going to the Meeting tab or clicking here.

Agenda for Coffman Cove Meeting Posted

Norm — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:43:25 +0000

A tentative agenda for the Coffman Cove Roundtable meeting to be held on May 20-22, 2009, has now been posted to the Meetings webpage. The Roundtable meeting will begin on Wednesday, the 20th at noon, and continue until lunch on the 22nd. For more information, please click on this link. In addition to the tentative agenda, changes to the Roundtable Charter, as proposed by the Administrative Committee, are posted on the Meetings web page. The proposed changes are shown in TRAK format.

Revised Biomass Energy Statement

Norm — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:21:11 +0000

The Roundtable amended its statement on Biomass Energy at its February 2009 meeting. The revised statement can be viewed on the Biomass Energy Issues page.

Tongasspedia – The Glossary for the TFR

Norm — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:35:29 +0000

Tongasspedia – The Glossary for the TFR – is now posted.

Young Growth Committee Meeting Summaries Available

Norm — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:34:17 +0000

Young Growth Committee meeting summaries regarding the Young Growth Inventory project are not available on the Young Growth Committee page.