**West Region Technology Workgroup**

**and Technical Discipline Consortia**

**Business Plan**

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.5in" height="1.7875in"}**FY2008 --
FY2009 with Progress as of 10/1/08**

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**West Region Technology Workgroup (WRTWG) Members:**

Russ Hatz, Leader for Technology -- Oregon, Chair

Mark Weatherstone, ASTC (Technical Services) -- Idaho

Rob Sampson, SCE - Idaho

Ron Nadwornick, SRC -- Montana

Chuck Gordon, SSS - Montana

Jerry Jasmer, SRC -- Wyoming

Frank Riggle, SRC -- Colorado

George Chavez, SRC -- New Mexico

Steve Barker, SRC -- Arizona

Ron Davidson, SRC -- Utah

Mike Odegard, SRC -- Nevada

Bill Dollarhide, SSS -- Nevada

Diane Holcomb, SRC - California

Charles Davis, SCE -- California

Paul Scales, SRC -- Washington

Eugene Schock, SRC -- Alaska

Anthony Ingersoll, Assistant Director for Technology - Pacific Islands

**WRTWG Advisor:**

Larry Yamamoto, Director -- PIA

**WRTWG Coordinator:**

John Copeland, NTS, WNTSC - Portland

**West Region Technical Consortia/ Chairperson/Mentor:**

Agronomists -- Rick Fasching -- Steve Barker

Biologists -- Peter Husby -- Jerry Jasmer

Cultural Resource Specialists/Coordinators-- Andy Williamson -- Mike
Odegard

Economists -- Julie Nelson -- Gene Schock

Engineers -- Rob Sampson -- Charles Davis

Foresters -- Frank Gariglio -- Ron Nadwornick

Grazing Lands Specialists -- Brendan Brazee -- George Chavez

Plant Materials Specialists/PMC Managers -- Joe Williams-- Frank Riggle

Soil Scientists -- Dave Hoover -- Chuck Gordon

Water Quality Specialists -- Tom Pick -- Paul Scales

**Past Chairpersons:**

FY2005 -- Ron Nadwornick, SRC, Montana

FY2006 -- Ron Nadwornick, SRC, Montana

FY2007 -- Mark Weatherstone, ASTC (Technical Services), Idaho

Role of the West Region Technology Work Group:

-   Coordinate technology transfer at the state level

-   Coordinate technology needs across state lines

-   Coordinate technical support activities

-   Assist in determining technology transfer and training needs

-   Assure that available and needed technology is delivered to
    specialists and field staffs

-   Coordinate technology needs at the field level

-   Facilitate the development of high priority and mission critical
    technology

Role of the West Region Discipline Consortia:

-   Communicate with other State Technical Specialists and identify
    opportunities for collaboration

-   Work together on projects assigned by the WRTWG to find favorable
    solutions to problems or develop requested products and eliminate
    duplication of efforts

-   Strive for consistent and compatible technical information being
    utilized in the field.

-   Identify research and technology development needs among the states.

-   Work to eliminate inconsistencies in the implementation of
    technology and technical processes across state lines.

-   Forward information and technology needs to the West Region
    Technology Work Group.

-   Forward information and regional technology needs to leadership
    within the consortium.

-   Function as a two-way communications mechanism between the WRTWG and
    the Field, including Technical Discipline Specia1ists.

Relationship to the West National Technology Support Center:

This business plan focuses on coordinating the activities of the Western
States to reduce duplication and improve technology delivery.  The
activities listed in this plan reflect efforts to be carried out by the
States working in partnership with the WNTSC.  The WNTSC is supporting
most of the activities in this plan and, for those items for which the
WNTSC is providing support, the name of the WNTSC specialist is shown
and a reference number to the WNTSC business plan may also be included.

Action items that require a budget have been approved by the WRTWG and
are highlighted in green. Many of the action items will be accomplished
by state staff with no additional expenditure of funds. It is understood
that all consortia would benefit from an annual meeting if budgets
allow.

+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Organizational |      |            |           |       |         |
| Activities**     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Evaluate         | A    | WRTWG/     | Complete  |       | John    |
| WRTWG/Consortia  | pril | Consortia  |           |       | C       |
| organizational   | 2008 |            |           |       | opeland |
| structure        |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Obtain and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Develop          |      |            |           |       |         |
| Technology**     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Objective:     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Obtain and       |      |            |           |       |         |
| develop          |      |            |           |       |         |
| technology       |      |            |           |       |         |
| needed to        |      |            |           |       |         |
| promote          |      |            |           |       |         |
| productive       |      |            |           |       |         |
| soils, clean air |      |            |           |       |         |
| and water, and   |      |            |           |       |         |
| healthy plant    |      |            |           |       |         |
| and animal       |      |            |           |       |         |
| communities.**   |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Work with the    | June | Frank      | Included  |       | Jim     |
| WNTSC and PMCs   | 2008 | Ri         | in Los    |       | Briggs  |
| to identify      |      | ggle/Plant | Lunas PMC |       |         |
| appropriate      |      | Materials  | business  |       |         |
| biomass and      |      | Sp         | plan.     |       |         |
| biofuel crops    |      | ecialists/ | Carry     |       |         |
| and the          |      |            | over.     |       |         |
| associated       |      | Co         |           |       |         |
| resource impacts |      | ordinators |           |       |         |
| of growing them  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| in the west.     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Assist the WNTSC | Sept | Charles    | Complete  |       | S       |
| Energy Team to   | 2009 | Davis      |           |       | tefanie |
| develop a        |      | /Engineers |           |       | A       |
| process for      |      | Consortium |           |       | schmann |
| conducting an    |      |            |           |       |         |
| on-farm energy   |      |            |           |       |         |
| audit and        |      |            |           |       |         |
| identify the     |      |            |           |       |         |
| role NRCS would  |      |            |           |       |         |
| play in the      |      |            |           |       |         |
| audit.           |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Evaluate         | 2008 | Marsha     | Complete. |       | Meg     |
| technology needs |      | Sim        | C         |       | Bishop  |
| and identify new |      | s/Cultural | onsortium |       |         |
| priorities such  |      | Resource   | d         |       |         |
| as PDAs,         |      | Sp         | etermined |       |         |
| tablets, GIS,    |      | ecialists/ | that      |       |         |
| etc. that could  |      |            | existing  |       |         |
| streamline,      |      | Co         | t         |       |         |
| enhance, or      |      | ordinators | echnology |       |         |
| speed up         |      | Consortium | could be  |       |         |
| cultural         |      |            | expanded  |       |         |
| resources        |      |            | to        |       |         |
| fieldwork and    |      |            | in        |       |         |
| reviews.         |      |            | corporate |       |         |
|                  |      |            | use of    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Trimble   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | GPS       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | te        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | chnology, |       |         |
|                  |      |            | remote    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | sensing   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | into      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | cultural  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | resource  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | inves     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | tigations |       |         |
|                  |      |            | and       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | con       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | servation |       |         |
|                  |      |            | planning. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Explore options  | Mar  | Jerry      | Complete. |       |         |
| for using market | 2008 | Schaefer,  | Jerry     |       |         |
| based approaches |      | Hal        | published |       |         |
| to solve         |      | Gordon/    | an        |       |         |
| resource         |      | Economist  | economics |       |         |
| concerns.        |      | Consortium | tech note |       |         |
|                  |      |            | entitled  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Soil      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Carbon    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Sequ      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | estration |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Oppo      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | rtunities |       |         |
|                  |      |            | for MT    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Producers |       |         |
|                  |      |            | and was   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | posted on |       |         |
|                  |      |            | the       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | economics |       |         |
|                  |      |            | website.  |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | July | Briggs/Pe  | Complete  |       | Jim     |
| proposed NPMM    | 2009 | ndergrass/ |           |       | Briggs  |
| policy regarding |      | Plant      |           |       |         |
| seed/plant       |      | Materials  |           |       |         |
| transfer zones.  |      | Sp         |           |       |         |
|                  |      | ecialists/ |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Co         |           |       |         |
|                  |      | ordinators |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | July | Briggs/    | Complete  |       | Jim     |
| proposed NPMM    | 2009 | Plant      |           |       | Briggs  |
| policy and       |      | Materials  |           |       |         |
| procedures       |      | Sp         |           |       |         |
| relative to      |      | ecialists/ |           |       |         |
| selection of     |      |            |           |       |         |
| wildland         |      | Co         |           |       |         |
| seed/plant       |      | ordinators |           |       |         |
| populations. Use |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| of common garden |      |            |           |       |         |
| studies, genetic |      |            |           |       |         |
| study protocols, |      |            |           |       |         |
| etc.             |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Encourage the    | FY   | Rick       | On-going. | None  | Tom     |
| development of a | 2008 | Fasching,  | States    |       | Gohlke  |
| publication to   |      | A          | have      |       | ,       |
| supplement       |      | gronomists | d         |       |         |
| Tables 11-6,     |      | Consortium | etermined |       | Charles |
| 11-8, and 11-9   |      |            | which     |       | Zuller, |
| in the AWMFH for |      |            | tool they |       |         |
| the Western      |      |            | will use. |       | Dan     |
| Region.          |      |            | This item |       | S       |
| Participation    |      |            | may no    |       | ullivan |
| and coordination |      |            | longer be |       | (OSU),  |
| in an effort to  |      |            | relevant. |       | Robert  |
| summarize and    |      |            |           |       | Flynn   |
| evaluate         |      |            |           |       | (NMSU), |
| available        |      |            |           |       | Jessica |
| mineralization,  |      |            |           |       | Davis   |
| volatilization,  |      |            |           |       | (CSU),  |
| and              |      |            |           |       | Pet     |
| denitrification  |      |            |           |       | tygrove |
| of organic       |      |            |           |       | from CA |
| fertilizer       |      |            |           |       |         |
| materials        |      |            |           |       |         |
| (manure) used in |      |            |           |       |         |
| the West Region. |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide input    | FY08 | A          | On-going. |       | St      |
| and review       |      | gronomists |           |       | ephanie |
| proposals to     |      | Consortium | Concerns  |       | A       |
| facilitate the   |      |            | with      |       | schmann |
| introduction and |      |            | increased |       |         |
| use of           |      |            | soil      |       |         |
| bio-energy crops |      |            | erosion   |       |         |
| in the West      |      |            | p         |       |         |
| Region.          |      |            | otential! |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Carry     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | over to   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 2009-2010 |       |         |
|                  |      |            | plan.     |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Explore the idea | Mar  | Deborah    | Completed |       | Meg     |
| of an IPA with   | 2008 | Virgovic/  | and       |       | Bishop  |
| FWS to help with |      | Biologists | meetings  |       |         |
| programmatic     |      | Consortium | are       |       |         |
| consultations    |      |            | planned.  |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop and      | FY   | All        | Complete  |       | Jim     |
| submit a         | 2008 | States/    |           |       | Briggs  |
| problems/needs   |      | Foresters  |           |       | (coo    |
| report to Bruce  |      | Consortium |           |       | rdinate |
| Wight on the use |      |            |           |       | with    |
| of VEGSPEC       |      |            |           |       | the     |
| forestry         |      |            |           |       | West    |
| practices in the |      |            |           |       | Plant   |
| West.            |      |            |           |       | Ma      |
|                  |      |            |           |       | terials |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Conso   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | rtium), |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Lyn     |
|                  |      |            |           |       | To      |
|                  |      |            |           |       | wnsend, |
|                  |      |            |           |       | James   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Henson, |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Bruce   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Wight   |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Cooperate with   | FY   | All States | Complete  |       | Lyn     |
| the WNTSC and    | 2    | using WEPP |           |       | To      |
| NHQ WEPP-RUSLE2  | 008- | on forest  |           |       | wnsend, |
| Forest Land      | 2009 | land       |           |       | Tom     |
| Erosion Pilot    |      | app        |           |       | Gohlke, |
| study by         |      | lications/ |           |       | Bruce   |
| providing site   |      | Foresters  |           |       | Wight   |
| data and WEPP    |      | Consortium |           |       | (       |
| runs to the      |      |            |           |       | CNTSC), |
| WNTSC.           |      |            |           |       | Vacant  |
|                  |      |            |           |       | (       |
|                  |      |            |           |       | ENTSC), |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Andy    |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Mason   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | (NHQ)   |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Determination of | FY   | States?/   | D         |       | Terry   |
| the extent,      | 2009 | Foresters  | etermined |       | Aho,    |
| condition, and   |      | Consortium | to be not |       | Lyn     |
| treatment needs  |      |            | feasible. |       | To      |
| of riparian      |      |            | Cancelled |       | wnsend, |
| areas (having a  |      |            |           |       | Kathryn |
| forest           |      |            |           |       | Boyer,  |
| potential) in    |      |            |           |       | Wendell |
| agricultural     |      |            |           |       | G       |
| areas using      |      |            |           |       | ilgert, |
| GIS/remote       |      |            |           |       | Pat     |
| sensing analysis |      |            |           |       | Shaver, |
| pilot projects   |      |            |           |       | Jamie   |
| (would include   |      |            |           |       | Gillum  |
| existing         |      |            |           |       | (WRSL), |
| statistics from  |      |            |           |       | TBD     |
| CCRP, CREP, and  |      |            |           |       | (FIA),  |
| EQIP             |      |            |           |       | TBD     |
| a                |      |            |           |       | (EPA)   |
| ccomplishments). |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | Dec  | Hudson     | C         |       | Shaun   |
| process that the | 2007 | Minshew/   | ompleted. |       | M       |
| WQ Consortium    |      | Water      | Prepared  |       | cKinney |
| will utilize to  |      | Quality    | request   |       |         |
| provide input on |      | S          | letter    |       |         |
| water quality    |      | pecialists | and       |       |         |
| related tools    |      | Consortium | s         |       |         |
| and materials    |      |            | ubmitted. |       |         |
| submitted for    |      |            | Process   |       |         |
| review by NTSC   |      |            | in place  |       |         |
| or other         |      |            | and       |       |         |
| entities.        |      |            | working   |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Acquire timely   | Aug  | Becky      | Completed |       | Shaun   |
| updates on water | 2009 | C          | Review    |       | M       |
| quality tools    |      | hallender/ | -feedback |       | cKinney |
| and materials    |      | Water      | provided  |       |         |
| under            |      | Quality    | on:       |       |         |
| development:     |      | S          |           |       |         |
|                  |      | pecialists | -   Wq    |       |         |
| -   Water        |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
|     quality      |      |            |  criteria |       |         |
|     criteria     |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            | -   Water |       |         |
| -   Water        |      |            |           |       |         |
|     quality      |      |            |   Quality |       |         |
|     handbook     |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |  Handbook |       |         |
| -   Nitrogen     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     trading tool |      |            | -   SWET  |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Watershed    |      |            | -   WQ    |       |         |
|     health       |      |            |     CSP   |       |         |
|     indices      |      |            |     en    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | hancement |       |         |
| -   ARS/CSU      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Nitrogen     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Index        |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   CSP          |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Eligibility  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Tool         |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Water        |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Quality CSP  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     enhancements |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   MMP          |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   WIN-PST      |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Pathogens    |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -                |      |            |           |       |         |
|  Pharmaceuticals |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   SPAW         |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   SWAT         |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   BASINS       |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Conduct Tall     | On-g | AZ, CA,    | Complete  |       | Jim     |
| wheatgrass       | oing | CO, ID,    |           |       | Briggs  |
| regional scale   |      | NV, OR,    |           |       |         |
| intercenter      |      | MT, WA /   |           |       |         |
| strain trial     |      | Plant      |           |       |         |
| study to         |      | Materials  |           |       |         |
| evaluate biofuel |      | S          |           |       |         |
| potential and    |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| develop first    |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| year regional    |      |            |           |       |         |
| report.          |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Conduct planned  | 2    | AZ, CO,    | Complete. |       | Jim     |
| ICST's and       | 008- | NM, CA, NV | Squirrel  |       | Briggs  |
| develop first    | 2010 | PMC'S/     | tail and  |       |         |
| year region      |      | Plant      | Sandberg  |       |         |
| reports:         |      | Materials  | bluegrass |       |         |
|                  |      | S          | trials    |       |         |
| -   Alkali       |      | pecialists | will be   |       |         |
|     sacaton      |      | Consortium | es        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | tablished |       |         |
| -   AZ Cottontop |      |            | in        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 2         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 008-2010. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Complete         | On-g | Plant      | 50%       |       | Jim     |
| development of a | oing | Materials  | complete. |       | Briggs  |
| region wide      |      | S          | 2 draft   |       |         |
| plant materials  |      | pecialists | study     |       |         |
| study plan to    |      | Consortium | plans     |       |         |
| address sage     |      |            | d         |       |         |
| grouse habitat   |      |            | eveloped. |       |         |
| needs in         |      |            | Coo       |       |         |
| collaboration    |      |            | rdination |       |         |
| with Biology     |      |            | and input |       |         |
| consortia.       |      |            | from PM   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | consortia |       |         |
|                  |      |            | and       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | b         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | iologists |       |         |
|                  |      |            | needed.   |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide peer     | Sept | Plant      | Complete  |       | Jim     |
| review of        | 2009 | Materials  |           |       | Briggs  |
| selected new     |      | S          |           |       |         |
| plant release    |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| packages and     |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| other technical  |      |            |           |       |         |
| documents as     |      |            |           |       |         |
| needed           |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Advance a list   | A    | Herman     | Working   |       | Pat     |
| of research      | pril | Garcia/    | with Ken  |       | Shaver, |
| support needs    | 2009 | Grazing    | Spaeth    |       | Jeff    |
| that will        |      | Lands      | and       |       | Repp    |
| enhance the data |      | S          | Grazing   |       |         |
| gathered for     |      | pecialists | land      |       |         |
| ecological site  |      | Consortium | T         |       |         |
| descriptions     |      |            | echnology |       |         |
| (eg, hydrology   |      |            | team with |       |         |
| section of ESDs  |      |            | de        |       |         |
| can use data     |      |            | velopment |       |         |
| from RHEM        |      |            |           |       |         |
| model).          |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop          |      | Soil       | Delete -- |       | Terry   |
| inventory of     |      | Scientists | add new   |       | Aho     |
| available        |      | Consortium | item in   |       |         |
| benchmark soil   |      |            | next      |       |         |
| characterization |      |            | year's    |       |         |
| data to analyze  |      |            | plan.     |       |         |
| for potential    |      |            |           |       |         |
| enhancements to  |      |            |           |       |         |
| understanding of |      |            |           |       |         |
| soil organic     |      |            |           |       |         |
| matter and       |      |            |           |       |         |
| related soil     |      |            |           |       |         |
| property data as |      |            |           |       |         |
| they related     |      |            |           |       |         |
| carbon budget    |      |            |           |       |         |
| modeling.        |      |            |           |       |         |
| Develop draft    |      |            |           |       |         |
| multi-year state |      |            |           |       |         |
| and transition   |      |            |           |       |         |
| model hypothesis |      |            |           |       |         |
| benchmark soil   |      |            |           |       |         |
| sampling         |      |            |           |       |         |
| strategy for     |      |            |           |       |         |
| gathering        |      |            |           |       |         |
| additional data  |      |            |           |       |         |
| to enhance soil  |      |            |           |       |         |
| survey database. |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Refine and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Deliver          |      |            |           |       |         |
| Technology**     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Objective:     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Ensure that      |      |            |           |       |         |
| field personnel  |      |            |           |       |         |
| have technology  |      |            |           |       |         |
| that is up to    |      |            |           |       |         |
| date, easily     |      |            |           |       |         |
| accessible, and  |      |            |           |       |         |
| designed to meet |      |            |           |       |         |
| user needs.**    |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Assist the WNTSC | June | Charles    | 75%       |       | Greg    |
| develop planning | 2008 | Davis/John | complete. |       | Johnson |
| guides for use   |      | Beyer      |           |       |         |
| in the field to  |      |            |           |       |         |
| improve air      |      |            |           |       |         |
| quality.         |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Advance a list   | Dec  | Jon        | On-going  |       | Pat     |
| of research      | 2008 | Gustafson, |           |       | Shaver, |
| support needs    |      | Jerry      |           |       | Jeff    |
| that will        |      | Rouse/     |           |       | Repp    |
| enhance the data |      | Grazing    |           |       |         |
| gathered for     |      | Lands      |           |       |         |
| ecological site  |      | S          |           |       |         |
| descriptions     |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| (eg, hydrology   |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| section of ESDs  |      |            |           |       |         |
| can use data     |      |            |           |       |         |
| from RHEM        |      |            |           |       |         |
| model).          |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Determine        | Dec  | Frank      | Meeting   |       | Greg    |
| technology gaps  | 2007 | Riggle     | held in   |       | Johnson |
| in planning      |      |            | CA on     |       |         |
| tools, such as   |      |            | "         |       |         |
| Comet-VR,        |      |            | Comet-VR. |       |         |
| available for    |      |            |           |       |         |
| use by the field |      |            |           |       |         |
| for air quality. |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Coordinate       | Dec  | Karen      | 50%       |       | Wendell |
| development &    | 2007 | Fullen/    | complete. |       | G       |
| refinement of    |      | Biologists |           |       | ilgert/ |
| biology and      |      | Consortium |           |       | Kathryn |
| wetland          |      |            |           |       | Boyer   |
| assessment       |      |            |           |       |         |
| models           |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Field test       | Sept | Terri      | Complete  |       | Meg     |
| Supplements to   | 2008 | Skadeland, | -Training |       | Bishop  |
| the 1987 COE     |      | Bill Wood/ | was held  |       |         |
| Wetlands         |      | Biologists | in CO for |       |         |
| Delineation      |      | Consortium | CO, WY, & |       |         |
| Manual.          |      |            | UT on     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | wetland   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | del       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | ineation, |       |         |
|                  |      |            | inco      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | rporating |       |         |
|                  |      |            | su        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | pplements |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | Dec  | Lori Metz/ |           |       | Jeff    |
| strategy for     | 2008 | Grazing    |           |       | Repp,   |
| what NutBal      |      | Lands      |           |       | Arnold  |
| should be (and   |      | S          |           |       | Norman  |
| be used for) in  |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| the West Region. |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| Training,        |      |            |           |       |         |
| implementation,  |      |            |           |       |         |
| outreach and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Program utility. |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **S**olicit and  | June | Gene       | C         |       | Stacy   |
| share success    | 2008 | Schock/    | ompleted. |       | M       |
| stories from the |      | Economists | Discussed |       | itchell |
| Western States   |      | Consortium | at        |       |         |
| that have used   |      |            | Economist |       |         |
| the Market Based |      |            | C         |       |         |
| Approach in      |      |            | onsortium |       |         |
| solving resource |      |            | teleco    |       |         |
| concerns.        |      |            | nference. |       |         |
|                  |      |            | It was    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | reported  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | that      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | there was |       |         |
|                  |      |            | a lot of  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | d         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | iscussion |       |         |
|                  |      |            | about     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | market    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | based     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | approach  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | theories  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | but very  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | little    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | practical |       |         |
|                  |      |            | ap        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | plication |       |         |
|                  |      |            | at this   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | time.     |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Determine if and | June | Mark       |           |       | John    |
| where Quality    | 2008 | Wea        |           |       | C       |
| Criteria above   |      | therstone/ |           |       | opeland |
| the sustainable  |      | WRTWG      |           |       |         |
| level should go  |      |            |           |       |         |
| in the FOTG      |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Make             | Sept | MO         | Complete  |       | Terry   |
| recommendations  | 2008 | Le         |           |       | Aho     |
| on Dynamic Soil  |      | aders/Soil |           |       |         |
| Properties       |      | Scientist  |           |       |         |
| related to their |      | Consortia  |           |       |         |
| collection,      |      |            |           |       |         |
| storage, and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| retrieval.       |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Evaluate in      | Sept | Plant      |           |       | Jim     |
| collaboration    | 2009 | Materials  |           |       | Briggs  |
| with appropriate |      | Sp         |           |       |         |
| state            |      | ecialists/ |           |       |         |
| specialists      |      |            |           |       |         |
| consistency of   |      | Co         |           |       |         |
| plant materials  |      | ordinators |           |       |         |
| related state    |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| conservation     |      |            |           |       |         |
| practice         |      |            |           |       |         |
| standards and    |      |            |           |       |         |
| specifications   |      |            |           |       |         |
| across state     |      |            |           |       |         |
| boundaries.      |      |            |           |       |         |
| Practices        |      |            |           |       |         |
| undergoing       |      |            |           |       |         |
| National         |      |            |           |       |         |
| revision will be |      |            |           |       |         |
| selected\*.      |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | July | Tim        |           |       | Wendell |
| strategy for     | 2008 | D          |           |       | Gilgert |
| meeting wetland  |      | ring/Terri |           |       |         |
| training needs   |      | Skadeland  |           |       |         |
| until National   |      |            |           |       |         |
| training is      |      | Biology    |           |       |         |
| funded and       |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| developed.       |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Collect photos   | Mar  | Joel       | Carryover |       | Tom     |
| of Western       | 2008 | Poore,     | to        |       | Gohlke  |
| tillage          |      | members/   | 2009-2010 |       |         |
| implements       |      |            | plan      |       |         |
| labeled to       |      | A          |           |       |         |
| correspond with  |      | gronomists |           |       |         |
| the RUSLE2       |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| operations       |      |            |           |       |         |
| database and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| send to Joel     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Poore, WA.       |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide          | 2008 | Rick       | Cancelled |       | Tom     |
| coordination for |      | Fasching/  | for FY    |       | Gohlke, |
| the 2008         |      | A          | 2008.     |       |         |
| National         |      | gronomists |           |       | Norm    |
| Agronomy         |      | Consortium |           |       | Widman, |
| Workshop to be   |      |            |           |       | (N      |
| held in the      |      |            |           |       | ational |
| Palouse region   |      |            |           |       | Agro    |
| of WA.           |      |            |           |       | nomist) |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Encourage work   | FY   | Rick       | On-going. |       | Tom     |
| towards an       | 2008 | Fasching/  |           |       | Gohlke, |
| inclusion of an  |      | A          | Idaho ARS |       | Clare   |
| ir               |      | gronomists | is        |       | Pr      |
| rigation-erosion |      | Consortium | currently |       | estwich |
| model within     |      |            | piloting  |       |         |
| RUSLE2.          |      |            | a         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | program.  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Carryover |       |         |
|                  |      |            | to        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 2009-2010 |       |         |
|                  |      |            | plan      |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Form a committee | FY   | Rick       | On-going. |       | Stef    |
| and review       | 2008 | Fasching/  |           |       | A       |
| common           |      | A          | Sub       |       | schmann |
| conservation     |      | gronomists | committee |       |         |
| practices and    |      | Consortium | has       |       |         |
| proposed         |      |            | reviewed  |       |         |
| revisions to the |      |            | several   |       |         |
| energy resource  |      |            | common    |       |         |
| concerns.        |      |            | con       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | servation |       |         |
|                  |      |            | p         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | ractices. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop an       | Feb  | Pete       | Draft is  |       | Kathryn |
| interim standard | 2008 | Husby/     | complete. |       | Boyer/  |
| -- Fish and      |      | Biologists | Carry     |       | Wendell |
| Wildlife         |      | Consortium | over to   |       | Gilgert |
| Structures       |      |            | 2009.     |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a web    | Sept | Biologists | S         |       | Wendell |
| page that has    | 2008 | Consortium | harepoint |       | Gilgert |
| all habitat      |      |            | was set   |       |         |
| assessment       |      |            | up by     |       |         |
| models used in   |      |            | Wendell.  |       |         |
| the West Region  |      |            | \~50% of  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | states    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | have      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | entered   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | models.   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Continue  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | into 2009 |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Maintain updated | On-g | John       | On-going  |       | Kip     |
| point of contact | oing | H          |           |       | Yasum   |
| (POC) by         |      | arrington/ |           |       | iiishi, |
| discipline:      |      | discipline |           |       | Charles |
|                  |      | point of   |           |       | Zuller, |
| Soil Mechanics   |      | contacts/  |           |       | Peter   |
| -- B Ward        |      | Engineers  |           |       | R       |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       | obinson |
| Co               |      |            |           |       |         |
| nstruction/ASTMs |      |            |           |       |         |
| -- M Milani      |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Irrigation -- C  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Prestwich        |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Hyd              |      |            |           |       |         |
| rology/Hydraulic |      |            |           |       |         |
| -- D Moore, Q    |      |            |           |       |         |
| Quan             |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| D                |      |            |           |       |         |
| esign/Structures |      |            |           |       |         |
| --S Durgin       |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Fluvial          |      |            |           |       |         |
| Geomorphology -  |      |            |           |       |         |
| R Sampson        |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Engineering      |      |            |           |       |         |
| Geology - P      |      |            |           |       |         |
| Pedone           |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| CAD - K Dastrup, |      |            |           |       |         |
| K Yasumiishi     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop wild     | May  | Andrews,   | Complete  |       | Kip     |
| land fire        | 2008 | Chavez,    |           |       | Yas     |
| recovery measure |      | Davis/     |           |       | umiishi |
| BMP guide for    |      | Engineers  |           |       |         |
| use with EWP/ECP |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| applications.    |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Combine          | May  | Andrews,   | 25 %      |       | Kip     |
| available CAD    | 2009 | Y          | complete  |       | Yasu    |
| details/drawings |      | asumiishi/ |           |       | miiishi |
| into one on-line |      | Engineers  |           |       |         |
| catalog. (Or     |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| listing of       |      |            |           |       |         |
| drawings and     |      |            |           |       |         |
| location)        |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Update six (6)   | Sept | TBD/       | Complete  |       | Kip     |
| national         | 2006 | Engineers  |           |       | Yasum   |
| conservation     |      | Consortium |           |       | iiishi, |
| practice         |      |            |           |       | Charles |
| standards        |      |            |           |       | Zuller, |
| annually.        |      |            |           |       | Peter   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | R       |
|                  |      |            |           |       | obinson |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Support the      | On-g | Charles    | On-going  |       | Kip     |
| multi-state      | oing | Davis      |           |       | Yasum   |
| design teams.    |      | (Regional  |           |       | iiishi, |
|                  |      | Tech Work  |           |       | Charles |
|                  |      | Grp        |           |       | Zuller, |
|                  |      | member)/   |           |       | Peter   |
|                  |      | Engineers  |           |       | R       |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       | obinson |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Distribute       | FY   | Marsha     | 75%       |       | Meg     |
| electronically   | 2009 | Sim        | completed |       | Bishop  |
| examples of      |      | s/Cultural | at end of |       |         |
| agreements that  |      | Resource   | FY 2008.  |       |         |
| include          |      | Sp         | Cultural  |       |         |
| streamlining     |      | ecialists/ | Resources |       |         |
| activities       |      | Co         | C         |       |         |
| regarding        |      | ordinators | onsortium |       |         |
| specific         |      | Consortium | d         |       |         |
| structures such  |      |            | etermined |       |         |
| as canals for    |      |            | greater   |       |         |
| Cultural         |      |            | need for  |       |         |
| Resources        |      |            | existing  |       |         |
| Management (CRM) |      |            | example   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | documents |       |         |
|                  |      |            | to be     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | compiled  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | into an   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | e         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | lectronic |       |         |
|                  |      |            | r         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | epository |       |         |
|                  |      |            | for use.  |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Distribute       | FY   | Marsha     | Complete. |       | Meg     |
| electronically a | 2009 | Sim        | Cultural  |       | Bishop  |
| summary of       |      | s/Cultural | Resource  |       |         |
| technology       |      | Resource   | C         |       |         |
| helpful in       |      | Sp         | onsortium |       |         |
| recognizance     |      | ecialists/ | included  |       |         |
| level for        |      | Co         | di        |       |         |
| completing       |      | ordinators | scussion, |       |         |
| survey/inventory |      | Consortium | demo      |       |         |
| of CRM           |      |            | nstration |       |         |
|                  |      |            | of GPS    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | and       |       |         |
|                  |      |            | remote    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | sensing   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | software  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | for use   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | in        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | cultural  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | resource  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | invest    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | igations. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Prepare and      | FY   | WA, CA,    | Complete  | \     | Lyn     |
| submit: 1) a     | 2008 | OR/        |           | $1000 | To      |
| national         |      | Foresters  |           | (to   | wnsend, |
| practice         |      | Consortium |           | su    | TBD     |
| standard draft   |      |            |           | pport | (USF    |
| for Road and     |      |            |           | t     | S/State |
| Landing          |      |            |           | ravel | A       |
| Closure/Removal; |      |            |           | exp   | gency), |
| and 2) a revised |      |            |           | enses | TBD     |
| national         |      |            |           | for   | (WNTSC  |
| practice         |      |            |           | state | Env.    |
| standard draft   |      |            |           | a     | En      |
| for Forest       |      |            |           | gency | gineer) |
| Trails and       |      |            |           | perso |         |
| Landings (655)   |      |            |           | nnel) |         |
| standard.        |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | FY   | All        | Complete  |       | Lyn     |
| West-wide        | 2008 | States/    |           |       | To      |
| template for     |      | Foresters  |           |       | wnsend, |
| thinning/spacing |      | Consortium |           |       | Hal     |
| and slash        |      |            |           |       | Gordon  |
| treatment        |      |            |           |       |         |
| guidelines for   |      |            |           |       |         |
| western species  |      |            |           |       |         |
| including        |      |            |           |       |         |
| site-level       |      |            |           |       |         |
| criteria (slope, |      |            |           |       |         |
| remoteness,      |      |            |           |       |         |
| etc.) to         |      |            |           |       |         |
| determine        |      |            |           |       |         |
| \"effort\"       |      |            |           |       |         |
| intensities and  |      |            |           |       |         |
| associated costs |      |            |           |       |         |
| for use with     |      |            |           |       |         |
| EQIP and other   |      |            |           |       |         |
| programs.        |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop a        | FY   | All        | Complete  |       | Lyn     |
| coordination     | 2008 | States/    |           |       | To      |
| plan to          |      | Foresters  |           |       | wnsend, |
| accomplish       |      | Consortium |           |       | Wendell |
| completion of    |      |            |           |       | G       |
| high priority    |      |            |           |       | ilgert, |
| forest           |      |            |           |       | Pat     |
| ecological sites |      |            |           |       | Shaver, |
| in West states   |      |            |           |       | George  |
| including: 1)    |      |            |           |       | P       |
| specifications   |      |            |           |       | eacock, |
| for using TSPs,  |      |            |           |       | Curtis  |
| universities,    |      |            |           |       | Talbot, |
| and other        |      |            |           |       | Bruce   |
| experts; 2)      |      |            |           |       | Wight   |
| coordination     |      |            |           |       |         |
| with biology and |      |            |           |       |         |
| range            |      |            |           |       |         |
| disciplines; 3)  |      |            |           |       |         |
| a consensus on   |      |            |           |       |         |
| minimum          |      |            |           |       |         |
| requirements to  |      |            |           |       |         |
| formulate and    |      |            |           |       |         |
| publish          |      |            |           |       |         |
| ecological site  |      |            |           |       |         |
| description.     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop          | FY   | CA, OR     | Medium    | 1\)   | 1\)     |
| agroforestry     | 2    | (other     | p         | \     | Greg    |
| case studies: 1) | 008- | states?) / | riority - | $5000 | Zwicke  |
| effects of       | 2009 | Foresters  | 10%       |       | (N      |
| existing         |      | Consortium | complete  | 2\)   | ational |
| windbreaks for   |      |            | --        | \     | Air     |
| air quality      |      |            | On-going  | $2500 | Quality |
| improvement      |      |            |           |       | Team),  |
| around animal    |      |            |           |       | Bruce   |
| feeding          |      |            |           |       | Wight   |
| operations; 2)   |      |            |           |       | (N      |
| evaluation of    |      |            |           |       | ational |
| existing         |      |            |           |       | Agrof   |
| multi-story      |      |            |           |       | orestry |
| cropping         |      |            |           |       | C       |
| applications to  |      |            |           |       | enter); |
| evaluate the     |      |            |           |       | TBD     |
| practice under   |      |            |           |       | (Univ   |
| western          |      |            |           |       | ersity) |
| conditions.      |      |            |           |       | 2)      |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Bruce   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | Wight,  |
|                  |      |            |           |       | TBD     |
|                  |      |            |           |       | (Univ   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | ersity) |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Formulate a      | FY   | OR, WA,    | Complete  |       | Lyn     |
| report to the    | 2008 | MT, PIA/   |           |       | T       |
| National         |      | Foresters  |           |       | ownsend |
| Forester         |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| consisting of    |      |            |           |       |         |
| needed changes   |      |            |           |       |         |
| (from a West     |      |            |           |       |         |
| perspective) to  |      |            |           |       |         |
| the National     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Forestry Manual  |      |            |           |       |         |
| and Handbook.    |      |            |           |       |         |
| Note: The        |      |            |           |       |         |
| NFM-NFH are      |      |            |           |       |         |
| being revised by |      |            |           |       |         |
| a national team  |      |            |           |       |         |
| in FY 2008-2009. |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Evaluate water   | Dec  | Dee        | Complete  |       | Shaun   |
| quality modeling | 2007 | Carlson/   |           |       | M       |
| tools:           |      | Water      | -   First |       | cKinney |
|                  |      | Quality    |     draft |       |         |
| -   Compare west |      | S          |     of    |       |         |
|     region       |      | pecialists |     C     |       |         |
|     states' use  |      | Consortium | omparison |       |         |
|     of water     |      |            |     Tools |       |         |
|     quality      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     related      |      |            |  document |       |         |
|     tools and    |      |            |           |       |         |
|     models and   |      |            | completed |       |         |
|     identify     |      |            |     1/08. |       |         |
|     gaps/needs   |      |            |     Add   |       |         |
|     for          |      |            |           |       |         |
|     quantifying  |      |            |    column |       |         |
|     conservation |      |            |     to    |       |         |
|     effects.     |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |    tables |       |         |
| -   Invite       |      |            |     for   |       |         |
|     specialists  |      |            |     docu  |       |         |
|     to present   |      |            | mentation |       |         |
|     emerging     |      |            |     req.  |       |         |
|     technologies |      |            |           |       |         |
|     through      |      |            | -   Pres  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | entations |       |         |
|  teleconferences |      |            |     made  |       |         |
|     and workshop |      |            |     on:   |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     WQ    |       |         |
| -   Request      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Water and    |      |            |   trading |       |         |
|     Climate      |      |            |     at    |       |         |
|     Center       |      |            |     Oct.  |       |         |
|     update the   |      |            |     07    |       |         |
|     list of      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     water        |      |            |    teleco |       |         |
|     quality      |      |            | nference; |       |         |
|     models       |      |            |           |       |         |
|     available,   |      |            |    pharma |       |         |
|     with         |      |            | ceuticals |       |         |
|     specific     |      |            |     at    |       |         |
|     information  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     on use       |      |            |  proposed |       |         |
|     (platform,   |      |            |     WQ    |       |         |
|     application, |      |            |           |       |         |
|     how data     |      |            |  meeting. |       |         |
|     intensive,   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     etc.)        |      |            | -   WQ    |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     model |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |  document |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     sent  |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     out;  |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     query |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |   current |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |     model |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     use   |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |   results |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            | -         |       |         |
|                  |      |            |    Report |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     at 08 |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     co    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | nference. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Explore water    | Sept | Tom        | Will      |       | Carl    |
| quality trading: | 2008 | Pick/Water | replace   |       | Lucero  |
|                  |      | Quality    | with new  |       |         |
| -   Obtain       |      | S          | item for  |       |         |
|     relevant     |      | pecialists | '09-'10   |       |         |
|     information  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
|     on WQ        |      |            | -   Pre   |       |         |
|     trading      |      |            | sentation |       |         |
|     (talking     |      |            |     at    |       |         |
|     points,      |      |            |     Oct.  |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     08    |       |         |
|    training/info |      |            |     telec |       |         |
|     materials,   |      |            | onference |       |         |
|     powerpoints) |      |            |     on    |       |         |
|     for use in   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     the western  |      |            |   Idaho's |       |         |
|     states.      |      |            |     Lower |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     Boise |       |         |
| -   Develop a    |      |            |     River |       |         |
|     document     |      |            |     WQ    |       |         |
|     highlighting |      |            |           |       |         |
|     the various  |      |            |   Trading |       |         |
|     approaches   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     used in      |      |            |  Project; |       |         |
|     western      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     states       |      |            | -   Fact  |       |         |
|     concerning   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     WQ trading,  |      |            |    sheets |       |         |
|     including    |      |            |     sent  |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     out   |       |         |
|   state-specific |      |            |     and   |       |         |
|     examples and |      |            |     links |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     to    |       |         |
|    opportunities |      |            |           |       |         |
|     and          |      |            |   trading |       |         |
|     limitations. |      |            |     to    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | pics/env. |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |    Credit |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     ne    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | wsletters |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |    online |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     (Carl |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |   Lucero) |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |   Trading |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     topic |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |    agenda |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     for   |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     Sept. |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     conf. |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     in    |       |         |
|                  |      |            |     Al    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | buquerque |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Prepare a brief  | Feb  | Water      | Complete. |       | Shaun   |
| summary of west  | 2009 | Quality    | Begun     |       | M       |
| region CIG and   |      | S          | January   |       | cKinney |
| CEAP projects    |      | pecialists | 2008.     |       |         |
| related to water |      | Consortium | D         |       |         |
| quality with     |      |            | iscussion |       |         |
| obj              |      |            | of        |       |         |
| ectives/outcomes |      |            | summation |       |         |
| concerning       |      |            | at WQ     |       |         |
| effectiveness of |      |            | c         |       |         |
| conservation     |      |            | onference |       |         |
| practices in     |      |            | and       |       |         |
| improving water  |      |            | decide on |       |         |
| quality          |      |            | best way  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | to        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | d         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | istribute |       |         |
|                  |      |            | in        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | formation |       |         |
|                  |      |            | gathered. |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Work with        | Sept | Lori Metz/ | Coo       |       | Pat     |
| biology and      | 2008 | Grazing    | rdinating |       | Shaver, |
| forestry         |      | Lands      | list for  |       | Jeff    |
| consortium on    |      | S          | purchase  |       | Repp,   |
| evaluation of    |      | pecialists | and       |       | Gene    |
| new tools and    |      | Consortium | de        |       | Fults   |
| technology       |      |            | velopment |       |         |
| available to     |      |            | of tools  |       |         |
| streamline field |      |            | for data  |       |         |
| data collection. |      |            | co        |       |         |
| Tools,           |      |            | llection. |       |         |
| technology etc.  |      |            |           |       |         |
| to develop       |      |            |           |       |         |
| list/costs.      |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| MLRA 35 S&T      | Sept | John       | Complete  |       |         |
| model            | 2008 | Tunberg/   |           |       |         |
| development      |      | Grazing    |           |       |         |
| workshop.        |      | Lands      |           |       |         |
| Tentative        |      | S          |           |       |         |
| location in      |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| Farmington, NM   |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| area.            |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| MLRA 28A S&T     | Sept | Shane      | Complete  |       |         |
| model            | 2008 | Green/     |           |       |         |
| development      |      | Grazing    |           |       |         |
| workshop.        |      | Lands      |           |       |         |
| Toolle, Utah     |      | S          |           |       |         |
|                  |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Continue to act  |      | Soil       | Complete  |       | Terry   |
| on National      |      | Scientists |           |       | Aho     |
| Bulletins        |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| dealing with     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Soil Survey or   |      |            |           |       |         |
| Technical Soil   |      |            |           |       |         |
| Services. This   |      |            |           |       |         |
| includes testing |      |            |           |       |         |
| of new models    |      |            |           |       |         |
| and/or           |      |            |           |       |         |
| interpretations  |      |            |           |       |         |
| and sharing of   |      |            |           |       |         |
| the results.     |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Be proactive in  |      | Soil       | Complete  |       | Terry   |
| promoting        |      | Scientists |           |       | Aho     |
| education and    |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| outreach         |      |            |           |       |         |
| activities       |      |            |           |       |         |
| related to soils |      |            |           |       |         |
| to our           |      |            |           |       |         |
| non-traditional  |      |            |           |       |         |
| and Tribal       |      |            |           |       |         |
| customers.       |      |            |           |       |         |
| Examples of      |      |            |           |       |         |
| non-traditional  |      |            |           |       |         |
| customers might  |      |            |           |       |         |
| include          |      |            |           |       |         |
| landscape        |      |            |           |       |         |
| architects,      |      |            |           |       |         |
| members of the   |      |            |           |       |         |
| American         |      |            |           |       |         |
| Planning         |      |            |           |       |         |
| Association,     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Realtor          |      |            |           |       |         |
| Consortia, etc.  |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop Forage   | Sept | John       | started   |       | Jeff    |
| Preference       |      | T          |           |       | Repp,   |
| tables by        | 2009 | unberg/Bob |           |       | Gene    |
| MLRA/LRU to      |      | Gallaspy/  |           |       | Fults   |
| replace          |      | Grazing    |           |       |         |
| individual state |      | Land       |           |       |         |
| lists.           |      | S          |           |       |         |
|                  |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Incorporation of | FY   | AK         | 10%       |       | Mitch   |
| Forest           | 2008 | /Foresters | complete  |       | Michaud |
| Visualization    |      | Consortium | On-going  |       |         |
| Simulator models |      |            |           |       |         |
| for stand        |      |            |           |       |         |
| inventory,       |      |            |           |       |         |
| assessment, and  |      |            |           |       |         |
| planning future  |      |            |           |       |         |
| desired stand    |      |            |           |       |         |
| conditions.      |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| NEW FROM 11/07   |      |            |           |       |         |
| WFC              |      |            |           |       |         |
| TELECONFERENCE   |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Train and      |      |            |           |       |         |
| Support the      |      |            |           |       |         |
| Field**          |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| **Objective:     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Ensure that our  |      |            |           |       |         |
| employees        |      |            |           |       |         |
| acquire and      |      |            |           |       |         |
| maintain the     |      |            |           |       |         |
| knowledge and    |      |            |           |       |         |
| skills needed to |      |            |           |       |         |
| be successful.** |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Distribute       | Sept | S          | 66%       | \$3   | Jim     |
| electronically   | 2009 | tannard-WA | complete. | 000 - | Briggs  |
| the revised 2008 |      |            |           | for   |         |
| edition of Ag.   |      | Ogle --ID/ |           | hard  |         |
| Handbook 339     |      | Plant      |           | copy  |         |
| "Grasses and     |      | Materials  |           | p     |         |
| Legumes for Soil |      | S          |           | ublic |         |
| Conservation in  |      | pecialists |           | ation |         |
| the Pacific      |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| Northwest and    |      |            |           |       |         |
| Great Basin      |      |            |           |       |         |
| States"          |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Train the WR on  | Sept | Terri      | C         | Need  | Wendell |
| Supplements to   | 2008 | Skadeland, | ompleted. | me    | G       |
| the 1987         |      | Bill Wood/ | The COE   | eting | ilgert, |
| Wetlands         |      | Biologists | provided  | re    | Meg     |
| Delineation      |      | Consortium | training  | quest | Bishop, |
| Manual.          |      |            | that was  |       | Terry   |
|                  |      |            | open to   |       | Aho     |
|                  |      |            | NRCS      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | people.   |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide one ESD  | 2008 | Patti      | Scheduled |       | Jeff    |
| Conceptual       |      | Novak-     | for Nov   |       | Repp    |
| Workshop for     |      | Echenique, | 18-20,    |       |         |
| Great Basin.     |      | Shane      | 2008      |       |         |
|                  |      | Gre        |           |       |         |
|                  |      | en/Grazing |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Lands      |           |       |         |
|                  |      | S          |           |       |         |
|                  |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop and      | Nov  | Biologists |           |       | Kathryn |
| implement an     | 2007 | Consortium |           |       | Boyer/  |
| agreed-to        |      |            |           |       | Wendell |
| process for      |      |            |           |       | Gilgert |
| coordinating     |      |            |           |       |         |
| biology practice |      |            |           |       |         |
| standards        |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide regional | 2008 | Marsha     | Canceled  | Need  | Meg     |
| Section 106      |      | Sim        | due to    | me    | Bishop  |
| orientation and  |      | s/Cultural | budget    | eting |         |
| introductory     |      | Resource   | concerns. | re    |         |
| training to NRCS |      | Sp         |           | quest |         |
| staff, focusing  |      | ecialists/ |           |       |         |
| on Agency        |      | Co         |           |       |         |
| responsibilities |      | ordinators |           |       |         |
| and actions      |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Hold a WRAC      | Mar  | Rick       | Complete  |       | Mike    |
| workshop in      |      | Fasching/  |           |       | S       |
| conjunction with | 2008 | A          |           |       | porcic, |
| a WEPS Train-the |      | gronomists |           |       |         |
| Trainer workshop |      | Consortium |           |       | (       |
| to receive       |      |            |           |       | CNTSC); |
| training on      |      |            |           |       |         |
| new/updated      |      |            |           |       | Tom     |
| models,          |      |            |           |       | Golhke, |
| develop/share    |      |            |           |       |         |
| tools, to        |      |            |           |       |         |
| articulate       |      |            |           |       |         |
| new/emerging     |      |            |           |       |         |
| issues from a    |      |            |           |       |         |
| West Region      |      |            |           |       |         |
| perspective, and |      |            |           |       |         |
| to gauge         |      |            |           |       |         |
| progress with    |      |            |           |       |         |
| current WRAC     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Work Items.      |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Hold state       | Sept | Karen      | C         |       | Wendell |
| sponsored        | 2008 | Fu         | ompleted. |       | Gilgert |
| pollinator       |      | llen/Terri | CO, WA,   |       |         |
| workshops (how   |      | Skade      | OR, & CA  |       |         |
| many?)           |      | land/Frank | have      |       |         |
|                  |      | Fink/Tim   | scheduled |       |         |
|                  |      | Dring/     | for 2008. |       |         |
|                  |      | Biologists | CO has    |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium | one and   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | maybe     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | more for  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 2009.     |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Keep in   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | plan for  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | 2009      |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Continue to      | Ong  | Terri      | Sp        |       | Wendell |
| track biology    | oing | Skadeland/ | readsheet |       | Gilgert |
| training needs   |      | Biologists | was       |       |         |
| and courses      |      | Consortium | started,  |       |         |
| being offered    |      |            | but not   |       |         |
| through the      |      |            | much      |       |         |
| training         |      |            | input or  |       |         |
| spreadsheet      |      |            | interest. |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Delete    |       |         |
|                  |      |            | for 2009  |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide listing  | Nov  | Sampson    | On-going  |       | Kip     |
| (by state) of    | 2007 | Harrington |           |       | Yasum   |
| technical        |      | & all      |           |       | iiishi, |
| training planned |      | SCEs/      |           |       | Charles |
| throughout the   |      | Engineers  |           |       | Zuller, |
| fiscal year.     |      | Consortium |           |       | Peter   |
|                  |      |            |           |       | R       |
|                  |      |            |           |       | obinson |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Promote          | On-g | John       | On-going  |       | Kip     |
| engineering      | oing | Harrington |           |       | Yasum   |
| staff interstate |      | & all      |           |       | iiishi, |
| experiences, by  |      | SCEs/      |           |       | Charles |
| promoting        |      | Engineers  |           |       | Zuller, |
| det              |      | Consortium |           |       | Peter   |
| ailing/temporary |      |            |           |       | R       |
| assignment to    |      |            |           |       | obinson |
| other states.    |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Hold a           | FY   | Cultural   | C         |       | Meg     |
| Consortium       | 2008 | Resource   | ompleted. |       | Bishop  |
| meeting for      |      | Sp         | Meeting   |       |         |
| training         |      | ecialists/ | held in   |       |         |
| purposes         |      | Co         | Colorado, |       |         |
|                  |      | ordinators | June      |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium | 2008.     |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| State sponsored  | FY   | States:    | High      | \     | Lyn     |
| Training:        | 2008 |            | p         | $1000 | To      |
|                  |      | 1)  NM,    | riority - | per   | wnsend, |
| 1)  Windbreak    |      |     MT,    | 10%       | se    | Bruce   |
|     technology   |      |     CA, OR | complete  | ssion | Wight,  |
|                  |      |            |           | for   | Pat     |
| 2)  Prescribed   |      | 2)  ID, OR | 20%       | me    | Shaver, |
|     burning and  |      |            |           | eting | Homer   |
|     fuels        |      | 3)  OR     | 40%       | rooms | Sanchez |
|     management   |      |            |           | and   |         |
|     on forest    |      | 4)  ID     | 100%      | incid |         |
|     land         |      |            |           | ental |         |
|                  |      | 5)  OR, WA | Those not | exp   |         |
| 3)  Silvopasture |      |            | complete  | enses |         |
|     and          |      | 6)  AZ     | are       |       |         |
|     multi-story  |      |            | on-going. |       |         |
|     cropping     |      | 7)  All    |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| 4)  Forest       |      |    States/ |           |       |         |
|     vegetation   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     simulator    |      |  Foresters |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| 5)  Forest       |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
|     erosion      |      |            |           |       |         |
|     control and  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     forest water |      |            |           |       |         |
|     quality      |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| 6)  Forest       |      |            |           |       |         |
|     ecological   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     site         |      |            |           |       |         |
|     inventory    |      |            |           |       |         |
|     and          |      |            |           |       |         |
|     description  |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| 7)  Introduction |      |            |           |       |         |
|     to           |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Conservation |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Forestry     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Planning     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     (web-based)  |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Plan for a       | May  | Linda      | Cancelled |       | Carl    |
| National Water   | 2008 | Scheffe,   | 2008      |       | Lucero, |
| Quality Workshop |      | Hud        | after     |       | Bruce   |
| to coordinate    |      | Minshew/   | being     |       | Newton  |
| technical        |      | Water      | postponed |       |         |
| assistance and   |      | Quality    | in May    |       |         |
| conservation     |      | S          | due to    |       |         |
| planning across  |      | pecialists | budget    |       |         |
| states/regions   |      | Consortium | lim       |       |         |
| for water        |      |            | itations. |       |         |
| quality resource |      |            | Will try  |       |         |
| concerns, budget |      |            | for       |       |         |
| permitting       |      |            | national  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | meeting   |       |         |
|                  |      |            | in 2009.  |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide input    | Dec  | Norm       | Complete. |       | Shaun   |
| for training     | 2008 | Evenstad,  | D         |       | M       |
| module(s) for    |      | Water      | iscussion |       | cKinney |
| watershed        |      | Quality    | of needs  |       |         |
| planning         |      | S          | in        |       |         |
| (models,         |      | pecialists | watershed |       |         |
| inventory        |      | Consortium | planning  |       |         |
| techniques,      |      |            | at WQ     |       |         |
| etc.)            |      |            | c         |       |         |
|                  |      |            | onference |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Sept. in  |       |         |
|                  |      |            | Al        |       |         |
|                  |      |            | buquerque |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Coordinate water | May  | Water      | Completed |       | Shaun   |
| quality          | 2008 | Quality    |           |       | M       |
| technology       |      | S          | Completed |       | cKinney |
| training among   | Oct  | pecialists |           |       |         |
| states:          | 2007 | Consortium | Completed |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Determine    | July |            | C         |       |         |
|     needed WQ    | 2009 |            | OMPLETED. |       |         |
|     training     |      |            | Site      |       |         |
|     modules or   |      |            | created - |       |         |
|     aids for use |      |            | currently |       |         |
|     by           |      |            | in use to |       |         |
|     specialists  |      |            | share     |       |         |
|     or others    |      |            | prese     |       |         |
|     that could   |      |            | ntations, |       |         |
|     be shared    |      |            | joint     |       |         |
|     among states |      |            | work      |       |         |
|                  |      |            | products, |       |         |
| -   Request      |      |            | and       |       |         |
|     space on the |      |            | document  |       |         |
|     WNTSC        |      |            | review.   |       |         |
|     website for  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     WQ           |      |            |           |       |         |
|     Consortium   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     use to post  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     the above    |      |            |           |       |         |
|     information  |      |            |           |       |         |
|     for use by   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     members      |      |            |           |       |         |
|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Notify       |      |            |           |       |         |
|     national     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     water        |      |            |           |       |         |
|     quality list |      |            |           |       |         |
|     serv when we |      |            |           |       |         |
|     post new     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     items to     |      |            |           |       |         |
|     WNTSC        |      |            |           |       |         |
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|                  |      |            |           |       |         |
| -   Create and   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     use          |      |            |           |       |         |
|     SharePoint   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     site for use |      |            |           |       |         |
|     by members   |      |            |           |       |         |
|     and advisors |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Prepare          | July | Ogle,      |           |       | Jim     |
| justification    | 2009 | H          |           |       | Briggs  |
| and seek         |      | ersdorfer, |           |       |         |
| approval to have |      | Davey/     |           |       |         |
| regional plant   |      | Plant      |           |       |         |
| materials        |      | Materials  |           |       |         |
| workshop early   |      | S          |           |       |         |
| FY 09.           |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Participate in   | Nov  | PM staff/  | cancelled |       | Jim     |
| National joint   | 2007 | Plant      |           |       | Briggs  |
| Plant Materials, |      | Materials  |           |       |         |
| Biology, State   |      | S          |           |       |         |
| Resource         |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
| Conservationist  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| meeting in Texas |      |            |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Consortium       | Jan  | Herman     | Complete  |       | Pat     |
| meeting --       | 2008 | Garcia/    |           |       | Shaver, |
| Lexington, KY    |      | Grazing    |           |       | Gene    |
|                  |      | Lands      |           |       | Fults   |
|                  |      | S          |           |       |         |
|                  |      | pecialists |           |       |         |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Provide Range    | Feb  | Patti      |           |       | Pat     |
| Ecology II       | 2008 | Novak/     |           |       | Shaver, |
| workshop for     |      | Grazing    |           |       | Jeff    |
| Great Basin(NEDS |      | Lands      |           |       | Repp,   |
| Range Ecology    |      | S          |           |       | Gene    |
| II)              |      | pecialists |           |       | Fults   |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Mojave Desert    | Oct  | Patti      | Complete  | Need  | Pat     |
| S&T Workshop Las | 2007 | Novak/     |           | me    | Shaver, |
| Vegas, NV.       |      | Grazing    |           | eting | Jeff    |
| 10/22-26/07      |      | Lands      |           | re    | Repp,   |
|                  |      | S          |           | quest | Gene    |
|                  |      | pecialists |           |       | Fults   |
|                  |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
+------------------+------+------------+-----------+-------+---------+
| Develop,         |      | Soil       | Complete  |       | Terry   |
| compile, and     |      | Scientists |           |       | Aho     |
| share training   |      | Consortium |           |       |         |
| materials        |      |            |           |       |         |
| (lesson plans,   |      |            |           |       |         |
| syllabuses,      |      |            |           |       |         |
| templates, etc.) |      |            |           |       |         |
| used in \"Soils  |      |            |           |       |         |
| Training for     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Conservation     |      |            |           |       |         |
| Planners\"       |      |            |           |       |         |
| workshops.       |      |            |           |       |         |
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