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Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner/ WMNF Forest Plan
Thurs, Jan 14 Noon to 1 PM
TMCC Nature Learning Center
At Tin Mountain Conservation Center’s next Eco-Forum, Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest Tom Wagner will outline work accomplished on goals put forward in the 2005 Forest Plan as well as opportunities that remain. Hear first-hand how recreation, timber, aesthetic, wilderness, and wildlife resources are being managed on one of the mostly heavily visited public ownerships in the nation.
To manage such a diversity of uses and services and ensure that the needs of the whole WMNF ecosystem are met, the Forest Service develops a Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) that is revised every 15 years. Foresters, wildlife and fisheries biologists, landscape architects, archaeologists and historians, botanists, soil and water scientists, hikers, rock climbers, skiers, engineers, and many others are invited to participate in drafting the Plan, determining the areas of the Forest that are suitable for the many uses sought by the public.
A variety of projects are undertaken to satisfy the goals spelled out in the Plan that include timber harvests, wilderness designations, road building, trail work, wildlife habitat manipulation, and much more. It has been over four years since the Plan was revised. How well is it working to safe guard this valuable public resource? What have you seen that you like or do not like that have occurred on the WMNF? This is a chance to talk to the Supervisor.
Tom Wagner has served as the Forest Supervisor on the 800,000 acre White Mountain National Forest since 2002. Prior to this assignment he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Superior National Forest in Minnesota and also served as a District Ranger on the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. He has also worked in field assignments in Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management. He has broad experience in managing public lands to sustain their ecological, social and economic values and in that capacity has work closely with stakeholders in both rural and urban environments.
Tom has served on National Incident Management Teams for fire, hurricanes and the World Trade Center Attack. He is also called onto to be a Team Leader on National Accident Investigation Teams. He serves on the New Hampshire Legacy Advisory Board, Coos County Economic Development Steering Team and recently served on the Maine Governors Task Force for Keeping Maine’s Forest.
The Eco-Forum lunchtime lecture series is free and is presented at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Albany. The public is urged to attend to learn more about salient issues facing our natural environment and to hear the views of thought-provoking speakers. Sponsored by The Flatbread Company of North Conway as well as the Rock House Baker, pizza and desert are provided our you can bring your own lunch. Tin Mountain Conservation Center is an environmental education 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization serving the greater Mount Washington area for over thirty years. For more information on upcoming programs visit our website at www.tinmountain.org or call 603-447-6991.
Donna Marie Dolan
Public Relations/Communications
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
1245 Bald Hill Road
Albany, NH 03818
Tel#. 603-447-6991 ext.12
Email: [email protected]
New website: www.tinmountain.org
Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner/ WMNF Forest Plan
Thurs, Jan 14 Noon to 1 PM
TMCC Nature Learning Center
At Tin Mountain Conservation Center’s next Eco-Forum, Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest Tom Wagner will outline work accomplished on goals put forward in the 2005 Forest Plan as well as opportunities that remain. Hear first-hand how recreation, timber, aesthetic, wilderness, and wildlife resources are being managed on one of the mostly heavily visited public ownerships in the nation.
To manage such a diversity of uses and services and ensure that the needs of the whole WMNF ecosystem are met, the Forest Service develops a Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) that is revised every 15 years. Foresters, wildlife and fisheries biologists, landscape architects, archaeologists and historians, botanists, soil and water scientists, hikers, rock climbers, skiers, engineers, and many others are invited to participate in drafting the Plan, determining the areas of the Forest that are suitable for the many uses sought by the public.
A variety of projects are undertaken to satisfy the goals spelled out in the Plan that include timber harvests, wilderness designations, road building, trail work, wildlife habitat manipulation, and much more. It has been over four years since the Plan was revised. How well is it working to safe guard this valuable public resource? What have you seen that you like or do not like that have occurred on the WMNF? This is a chance to talk to the Supervisor.
Tom Wagner has served as the Forest Supervisor on the 800,000 acre White Mountain National Forest since 2002. Prior to this assignment he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Superior National Forest in Minnesota and also served as a District Ranger on the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. He has also worked in field assignments in Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management. He has broad experience in managing public lands to sustain their ecological, social and economic values and in that capacity has work closely with stakeholders in both rural and urban environments.
Tom has served on National Incident Management Teams for fire, hurricanes and the World Trade Center Attack. He is also called onto to be a Team Leader on National Accident Investigation Teams. He serves on the New Hampshire Legacy Advisory Board, Coos County Economic Development Steering Team and recently served on the Maine Governors Task Force for Keeping Maine’s Forest.
The Eco-Forum lunchtime lecture series is free and is presented at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center in Albany. The public is urged to attend to learn more about salient issues facing our natural environment and to hear the views of thought-provoking speakers. Sponsored by The Flatbread Company of North Conway as well as the Rock House Baker, pizza and desert are provided our you can bring your own lunch. Tin Mountain Conservation Center is an environmental education 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization serving the greater Mount Washington area for over thirty years. For more information on upcoming programs visit our website at www.tinmountain.org or call 603-447-6991.
Donna Marie Dolan
Public Relations/Communications
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
1245 Bald Hill Road
Albany, NH 03818
Tel#. 603-447-6991 ext.12
Email: [email protected]
New website: www.tinmountain.org
