Meeting Archive: Northwest Forest Plan Area Federal Advisory Committee

The Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee has been established to solicit advice and recommendations on landscape management approaches to consider for National Forest System lands in the Northwest Forest Plan area to promote sustainability, climate change adaptation, and wildfire resilience. 

April 16-18, 2024

• Where: Redding Rancheria Trinity Health Center, 81 Arbuckle Ct, Weaverville, CA 96093. Virtual option was provided. 
• Purpose: 1) Provide the Forest Service with recommended updates for the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment. 2) Schedule next meeting.  
• Information/Documents:
  • Meeting agenda 
  • Draft Federal Advisory Committee Recommendations to the US Forest Service 
  • Meeting Summary 
  • Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
  • News Release
  • Federal Register Notice
• Video Meeting Recordings: 
  • Day 1 morning - April 16, 2024 Meeting Recording
  • Day 1 afternoon - April 16, 2024 Meeting Recording
  • Day 2 morning - April 17, 2024 Meeting Recording
  • Day 2 afternoon - April 17, 2024 Meeting Recording
  • Day 3 morning - April 18, 2024 Meeting Recording
  • Day 3 afternoon - April 18, 2024 Meeting Recording

January 30-February 1, 2024

• Where: Crater Lake Room inside the Erb Memorial Union Building on the University of Oregon Campus,1395 University St., Eugene, Oregon and virtually by YouTube live. 
• Purpose: Review subcommittee perspectives on recommendations for Northwest Forest Plan updates, work to refine recommendations, and identify next steps to develop components of the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment.
• Information/Documents:
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Subcommittee Ideas Document
  • Meeting Summary
  • News Release 
  • Federal Register Notice​
• ​Video Meeting Recordings:
  • Jan. 30: https://usda-fs.wistia.com/medias/fmqifvfbhd
  • Jan. 31: https://usda-fs.wistia.com/medias/lu140atgya 
  • Feb. 1 part 1: https://usda-fs.wistia.com/medias/v7atzxu19v
  • Feb. I part 2: https://usda-fs.wistia.com/medias/n09xpubjn6​​

November 14-16, 2023

• Where: Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121; and virtually by Zoom. 
• Purpose: Discuss how experience with forest management can inform the agency in considering updates to the Northwest Forest Plan; Expand on the committee’s previously agreed upon priorities.
• Information/Documents: 
  • Meeting agenda 
  • Meeting Summary 
  • News Release
  • Federal Register Notice 
• Meeting Video Recordings:
  • Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee Meeting Video Recordings Nov 14-16, 2023. 

September 6 - 8, 2023

• Where: Edith Green-Wendell Williams Federal Building, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
• Purpose:
  • Select Co-Chairs;
  • Initiate work as specified in the Committee Charter; and
  • Schedule the next meeting.
• Information/Documents: 
  • Meeting Agenda (.pdf)
  • Meeting Summary (.pdf)
  • News Release
  • Federal Register Notice