With greater emphasis and funding directed at hazardous fuels and wildlife habitat enhancement projects, agency staff are tasked to prepare more plans for small-scale and landscape level vegetation treatments that involve many resource considerations. When federal funding, land, or authorizations are involved, then the NEPA process is required as well. While federal agencies already manage these types of projects typically in a team environment, this workshop is intended to improve understanding of the resource laws and regulations that must be complied with for both non-federal and federal projects to facilitate efficient collaboration among resource professionals and fuels specialists. Below are compiled materials from this workshop.
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Presentation recordings and slides
Section 1 - Recording
900 - Workshop Introduction and Goals | Casey Burns & Marnie Graham, BLM
915 - Fire and Fuels Research | Eric Miller, BLM Alaska Fire Service
920 - Planning Process & Context | Sue Rodman, ADF&G
925 - Purpose and Need | Casey Boespflug, BLM Alaska Fire Service
945 - Fuels Treatment Methods | Tom St. Clair, BIA
1000 - Questions & Discussion
-Break
Section 2 - Recording
1020 - Cultural Resources | Sarah Meitl, ADNR SHPO (additional resources: 106 Application | Human Remains Handout)
1035 - Air Quality and Smoke | Mark Smith, DEC
1050 - Soil & Erosion | Erica Lamb, BLM
1105 - Wetlands Permitting | Andrew Gray, Army Corps of Engineers
1120 - Fish Habitat and Water Crossings | Todd 'Nik' Nichols, ADF&G
1135 - Wildlife & Sensitive Species | Casey Burns, BLM
1150 - Fire Ecology | Jennifer Barnes, National Park Service
1205 - Questions & Discussion
-Break (Lunch 1215-1300)
Section 3 - Recording
1300 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act | Melissa Burns, USFWS
1315 - Bald & Golden Eagle Protection Act | Jordan Muir, USFWS
1330 - Invasive Species | Ann Erickson, BLM
1345 - Subsistence (ANILCA 810) | Erin Julianus, BLM (additional resources: ANILCA-Determinations, ANILC-2010-Update, Baseline-Subsistence-Characteristics)
1400 - Fostering Partnerships | Jared Hammatt, BLM & Kristi Bulock, AFSC
1415 - Questions & Discussion
-Break
Section 4 - Recording
1430 – Breakout Groups
1500 – Report Out
1525 – Wrap Up and Evaluation
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This workshop was an interagency effort coordinated by the Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska Division of Forestry, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Alaska Fire Science Consortium. Many thanks to all agencies and staff who contributed to planning this event and speaking on the many topics.