Travel Management Workshop Agenda

USGS Fort Collins Science Center
2150 Centre Avenue Building C
Fort Collins, CO 80521

DAY 1: Tuesday - February 21, 2006

7:30 am- 8:30 am

Registration and morning Coffee - USGS Lobby

8:30 - 8:45 am

Welcome and Instructions (Main Conference Room)

Berton Lee Lamb, Chief
The Policy Analysis & Science Assistance Branch
US Geological Survey
Fort Collins Science Center

8:45 - 9:30 am

Keynote Presentation

Dale Blahna - Utah State University

• “Roads, Recreation, and Resource Protection: A Reconciliation Ecology Approach”

9:30 - 9:45 am

Coffee Break

9:45 am - noon

Fransico Valenzuela - U.S. Forest Service

• “Forest Service Travel Management Rule Implementation”

Jeff Brooks & Patty Champ - U.S. Forest Service

• “Understanding the Wicked Nature of ‘Unmanaged Recreation’ in Colorado’s Front Range"

Kreg Lindberg - Oregon State University, Cascades

• “Snowmobilers and Cross-Country Skiers: The Nature and Extent of Conflict and the Costs and Benefits of its Reduction”

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm - 3 pm

Noelle Meier - U .S. Forest Service

• “Ecological Appreciation: Concepts for Motorized Travel Planning"

Bill Gibson - Bureau of Land Management

• “Arizona Multi - Agency Route Inventory”

Jim Westkott & Mike Retzlaff

• “Using Economic and Population Forecasts to Address Travel and Tourism Issues in Western Colorado”

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Break (with refreshments)

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Jeff Hallo - University of Vermont

• “Over-Sand Driving at Cape Cod: Research to Begin Managing the OHV Experience

Doug Ouren & Ray Watts – U.S. Geological Survey

• “The Ecology of Roads and Their use in the Gunnison Basin”

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Panel

• “Addressing the diverse concerns of the public in travel management planning: what should be considered?”

Panel Members:

Jerry Abboud - Colorado Off-Highway Conservation organization

Vera Smith - Colorado Mountain Club

Randy Rasmussen - National Trails & Waters Coalition

Greg Mumm - BlueRibbon Coalition

Janice Thopkins - The Wilderness Society

Mark Habbshaw - Commissioner, Kane County, UT

John Bongiovanni

Wrap up and Adjourn for the day

6:00 pm - 8 pm

Social – CSU Lory Center : Longs Peak Room

DAY 2: Wednesday – February 22, 2006

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Registration and morning coffee - USGS Lobby

8:30 - 9:30 am

Les Weeks – Advanced Resources Solutions, Inc.

• Route Evaluation Overview

9:30 am - 9:45 am

Coffee break

9:45 am - 12:00 pm

Describe Route Evaluation Process and Software

Describe Planning Area Example

Describe different alternatives and their criteria

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Break into different groups by alternative (3 rooms)

Alternative groups game plan strategies and refine alternative criteria

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Break (with refreshments)

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Evaluate and Designate Routes for 3 different alternatives

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Questions and Group Discussion

6:00 - until

Social and Dinner - Canino’s Restaurant - Downtown Fort Collins

DAY 3: Thursday - February 23, 2006

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Morning Coffee - USGS Lobby

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Panel Session

• "Agency Travel Planning: Tools and Applications "

Marissa Monger – BLM Arizona Strip

Noelle Meier – F.S. Dixie National Forest

Sandee McCullum – BLM - RAC – Middle Gila Conservation Partnership

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 am - 11:45 am

Panel Session:

• "Making collaboration work: The fundamentals of social management"

Jeff Brooks

• “Local Jeep Club Experience and Culture"

Marianne Thomas

• “The Role of ‘Authentic’ Public Participation on Federal Lands"

Dana Bell

• “Communication, Communication, Communication”

11:45 am - noon

Dale Blahna
Wrap up

Noon - 1:30pm

Optional : Round Table Discussion

Concerns and future research needs

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