Joint Alaska SAF and Alaska Northern Forest Cooperative Annual Meeting
April 12-14, 2018
Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, 1850 Hoselton Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska
Day 1 – Thursday, April 12
Breakfast on your own
9:00 – Noon AK SAF Executive Committee Meeting (Alyeska Board Room)
Noon – 1:00 Lunch on your own; Registration / Raffle Tickets on Sale (hotel lobby)
1:00 – 4:00 AK SAF General Membership Business Meeting (Binkley Room)
1:00-2:00 Report on Alaska SAF Executive Committee – Jeremy Douse
2:00- 2:30 SAF Board of Directors report – Tom Hanson, SAF district 1 representative
2:30-3:00 Alaska Aspen Workshop update: Tom Paragi, ADF&G
3:00-3:15 Alaskan Aspen topics: Keith Moser, USFS research forester
3:15–4:00 ANFC report: Jim Schwarber
6:30 – 7:30 Banquet (Binkley Room) and Keynote Speaker:
Teresa Hollingsworth, Research Ecologist, US Forest Service UAF/BECRU – A historic perspective and the future of the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest
Awards and drawings for raffle prizes
Day 2 – Friday, April 13 (All presentations will be in the Binkley Room at Pike’s)
Breakfast on your own
8:00-8:15am Welcome & Introductions—Adam Davis, Yukon River Chapter Chair
Morning Session
8:15-12:00 Carbon Market and Opportunities Overview
Moderator – Dan Rees, US Army Alaska
8:15 – 9:00 Overview – Nathan Lojewski, Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
9:00 – 9:45 Working with Landowners: What are the Risks and Rewards – Clare Doig, Owner, Forest and Land Management, Inc.
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:45 Establishing the Baseline: How FIA Data Fits in. – Glen Christensen, Forest Inventory Analyst, USFS
10:45 – 11:30 Developing a California Forest Offsets Project – Steve Ruddell, President, Carbon Verde and Erika Anderson, Owner, Anderson Law Firm
11:30 – 12:00 The Verification Process – Zane Haxtema, Senior Forester, SCS Global Services
Noon-1:00 Lunch provided – Presenter Otho Kerr, Encourage Capitol – “Lessons learned and problems to avoid in developing a carbon credit project.“
Afternoon Session 1
1:00 – 2:30 Carbon Project Economics and Development
Moderator Lori Winton
1:00 – 1:45 Carbon Project Investment – Julius Pasay, Forestry Project Analyst, the Climate Trust
1:45 – 2:30 Policy Development in Alaksa – Dylan Jenkins, Vice President of Portfolio Development, Finite Carbon
2:30 – 2:45 Break
Afternoon Session 2
2:45 – 3:45 Investment Protection from a Land Management Perspective. A Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges when Entering into Carbon Markets.
Moderator Tom St. Clair, Bureau of Land Management
Panel Attendees:
Chris Maisch (Tom Kirth) – Alaska State Forester, Alaska Division of Forestry
Nathan Lojewski – Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
Peter Butteri – Fire Planning Specialist, USFWS
Afternoon Session 3
3:45 – 5:00 A Panel Discussion on Building Capacity to Develop and Maintain Carbon Projects Into the Future. (coastal and interior forest types)
Moderator Jeremy Douse, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Panel Attendees:
Doug Hanson – Statewide Inventory Forester, AKDOF
Meg Burgett – Apprenticeship Program Director, Alaska Forum
Nathan Lojewski – Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
John Yarie – Professor of Silviculture, Emeritus, UAF
Day 3 – Saturday, April 14
All-Day Field Trip to Nenana Ridge including Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Portions of the Tanana Valley State Forest and other spots of interest.
Breakfast on your own
8:30am Depart Pike’s Waterfront Lodge Lobby to Bonanza Creek, Bring warm clothes and footgear for walking in snow
9:30 – 2:30 Site visit to various silvicultural demonstration sites, current logging units and research sites.
3:30pm Approximate return time to hotel
Registration
- Early-bird registration by March 16: $175 (includes Thursday lunch and banquet)
- Regular registration starting March 17: $200 (includes Thursday lunch and banquet)
- Field Trip registration (including bag lunch): $25
- Extra Banquet Ticket for guest: $50/ticket
Lodging
The 2018 Alaska Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting on April 12-14 will be held at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, 1850 Hoselton Drive, in Fairbanks. The hotel is located between the airport and town. Reduced rate lodging of $69 per night (plus tax) is available at Pike’s by calling 907-456-4500 or 877-774-2400 (toll free) or email gm@pikeslodge.com. Reservations need to be made by April 1 to secure this rate. If you are making reservations online, use code “ASAF” to receive the reduced room rate. The hotel offers complimentary wireless internet access and provides free shuttle transportation to and from the nearby Fairbanks International Airport.
Raffle
To donate to the raffle, please bring contributions/items to the SAF registration desk or you may send items ahead to: Les Fortune, 1109 Coppet Street, Fairbanks, AK 99709.
SAF CFE Credits
SAF CFE credits will be available; be sure to sign the CFE sheet to receive credit.
