National Leadership Overview: Forests as a Strategic National Resource

Robert Bonnie, Special Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 

Tom Tidwell, U.S. Forest Service Chief

Steve Robinson, President, National Association of Conservation Districts

Mike Hubbs, Director of the Ecological Sciences Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Link Between Forest Markets & Forest Health 

Forest Markets, Bioenergy and the Economic Meltdown: What Has (and Has Not) Changed?
Don Roberts, Managing Director, CIBC World Markets Inc.

Developing Markets for Ecosystem Services
Sally Collins, USDA Office of Ecosystem Service and Markets

Maintaining Traditional Markets While Growing New Markets for Biomass
Cassie Phillips, Vice President, Sustainable Forests & Products, Weyerhaeuser

Addressing Forest Health Needs
Borys Tkacz, U.S. Forest Service

State Assessments and Redesign Dialogue

When is Redesign, Redesigned?
Leah W. MacSwords, Kentucky State Forester

State Assessment Case Study - Northeast (PPT)
Lisa Allen, Missouri State Forester

State Assessment Case Study - South
Tom Boggus, Acting Texas State Forester

State Assessment Case Study - West
Bill Crapser, Wyoming State Forester