CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
WORKSHOP
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS
FOCUS ON THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS & FOUR CORNERS WITH
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER REGIONS
Thursday, June 12, 12:30-5 pm
Town Hall, Silverton, Colorado
Brought to You by
The Consortium of Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains
(CIRMOUNT) and the Mountain Studies Institute, as part of the Mountain
Climate 2008 Conference in Silverton (www.fs.fed.us/psw/mtnclim/)
Cost & Registration
Workshop is free but registration by May 23 is requested.
A registration form is attached below or found at www.mountainstudies.org.
Who Should Attend
Federal, state and local land managers; elected officials; planners; climaterelated business people; conservation groups, etc.
Agenda
Includes a regional climate outlook, managers’ perspectives discussion,
overview of climate adaptation options, examples from Olympic National Park
and Tahoe National Forest, and discussion of how to implement locally.
Speakers & Facilitators
David Peterson, Connie Millar, and Linda Joyce (US Forest Service);
Koren Nydick (Mountain Studies Institute); and others TBD
Questions? Koren Nydick, koren@mountainstudies.org, 970-247-7071
REGISTRATION FORM
Workshop:
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION WORKSHOP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS:
FOCUS ON THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND FOUR CORNERS
WHERE:
2nd Floor of Town Hall, 1360 Greene Street, Silverton, Colorado
WHEN:
June 12, 2008, 12:30-5 pm
COST:
FREE, but RSVP requested by MAY 23
Please fill out the form below and return to:
Ali Morse, Mountain Studies Institute
P.O. Box 426, Silverton, CO 81433
FAX: (970) 387-5226
Email: mtnclim2008@yahoo.com
Name:_______________________________________________________
Organization:__________________________________________________
Email Address:_________________________________________________
Postal Address:_________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________
Phone Number: ______________________________________________
How did you hear about the workshop?
AGENDA
12:30-1:00
Sign in
1:00-1:20
1:20-1:50
Welcome and introductions (Koren Nydick, Mountain Studies Institute)
Regional climate outlook presentation (Koren Nydick)
1:50-2:10
Managers’ perspectives discussion (Matt Janowiak, San Juan Public
Lands -USFS/BLM and Koren Nydick facilitate)
2:10-2:20
Break
2:20-3:00
Overview of climate adaptation options (Jill Baron, USGS, Ft Collins,
CO)
3:00-3:30
Olympic National Park case study (Dave Peterson, USFS, Seattle, WA)
3:30-3:40
Break
3:40-4:10
Tahoe National Forest case study (Connie Millar, USFS, Albany, CA)
4:10-4:50
Discussion of how to implement locally (Connie Millar and Dave
Peterson, USFS, Albany, CA facilitate)
4:50-5:00
Wrap up, where to go from here (Koren Nydick and Matt Janowiak)
Sponsored by CIRMOUNT and the Mountain Studies Institute