Tribal Fire and Forestry Roundtable

Representatives of five tribes and state and federal agencies met on June 28^th in North Bend at the Mill Casino to learn about new resources for fire management and discuss opportunities related to forest stewardship and biomass utilization. The Coquille Tribe hosted the event and Resource Innovations facilitated the meeting. Objectives of the meeting included presenting the Tribal Wildfire Resource Guide and discussing opportunities and challenges related to: 

- Fire Planning and Fuels Management
- Stewardship Contracting and Forest Restoration
- Cultural Resource Management
- Biomass Utilization
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans and Tribal Wildfire Prevention Plans

Meeting Materials
- Draft Meeting Notes - Submitted 7/12/06
- Meeting Agenda
- Participant List
- Meeting Flyer

Presentations
- Tribal Wildfire Resource Guide (Kathy Lynn)
- Stewardship Contracting (Marcus Kauffman)
- Cultural Resource Management (Charley Martin)
- Biomass Utilization - Warm Springs (Cal Mukumoto)
- Biomass Utilization - Thermal Applications (Bill Almquist)

Resources
- Huckleberry Management Plan (coming soon!)
- Huckleberry - Mt. Hound National Forest (coming soon!)
- Biomass Energy Resource Center - http://www.biomasscenter.org
- Fuels for Schools Program - http://www.fuelsforschools.org