Parks response to the storm Public communications plan Challenges and successes? Forest Management Plan Challenges and successes Bill Stephen, Urban Forester, City of Vancouver Dr. Steve Mitchell Thursday August 21st 8:30-9:30 am Biodiversity By way of habitat protection and enhancement Stream and wetland protection Dr. John Richardson, Department Head, Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC 9:30-10:30 am Hydrology Key concepts Management implications Dr. Dan Moore, PGeo, Hydrologist, Forest Resources Management, UBC 10:30-12:00 am Pacific Spirit Park Walkabout 12:00-1:00 pm lunch break to JERICHO BEACH meet at parking lot by 1:00 pm 1:00-2:00 pm Case Study: JERICHO BEACH The Urban Forest City of Vancouver -current direction and vision Urban Forestry Strategy -overview of current work Jericho Park Case Study -vision for Jericho Bill Stephen, Urban Forester, City of Vancouver Bruce Blackwell, RPF, Principal BA Blackwell Frank Heinzelmann, Jericho Stewardship Group 2:00-2:30 pm Exercise: In your groups take 30 mins and explore the surrounding area. Make observations of what is there (stand composition and structure). Consider the following questions to contribute to a discussion: What ecosystem services is this area providing now? Do you see any potential problems? Is it working? What improvements could be made? Student groups
Forms and keys Ecora, Gareth Kernaghan, Ecologist 10:30-12:00 pm 12:00-12:30 pm 12:30-12:50 pm Site Diagnosis exercise (see appendix 1) (4 student crews with one ecologist each) Lunch Why do we do this anyway?- a foresters perspective All Carol Andrews, RPF, Instructor Selkirk College 12:50-2:00pm Group discussion of site diagnosis all 2:00-4:15 pm Operating in Community Watersheds Discussion Top of Redfish (11.5 km) Duhamel Creek Case Study 2:00-2:20 pm FRPA requirements Public (water license holder) issues Political and legal aspects of working in watersheds George Edney, RPF, BC Timber Sales Manager 2:20-2:40 pm Duhamel Creek case study The licensee’s experience with the water users and the media Tyler Hodgkinson,RPF Woodlands Manager, Kalesnikoff 2:40-3:00 pm Original professional assessment and follow-up after the slide Dr. Kim Green, PGeo, Geoscientist Hydrologist, Apex Geoscience Ltd. 3:00-3:20 pm Forest Practises Board Investigation findings- Duhamel Creek Glen Piling, RPF, Manager, Audits and Investigations Forest Practises Board 3:20-4:00 pm Questions and discussion All 5:30 pm Arrive back in Nelson 6:00 pm Dinner After dinner Question of the day. Take care to keep concise notes that will help you to synthesize what you heard today and be able to answer the question of the day and summarize it in your notebook CLEARLY. Notebook exchange Tuesday August 26th 8:00-9:00 am Drive to WADF. Lower Kokanee ICHdw
During the week be sure to take good notes, take photos and ask lots of questions. The methods you use to communicate your ideas are up to you. Be creative. Each crew will have 20 minutes to present their ideas. There will be 10 minutes for questions after each presentation. Each crew member must participate in the presentation and question period. Marking Rubric for Crew Management Challenge Presentations: Criterion Exceptional Very Good Acceptable Unacceptable Content Team provides an accurate and complete explanation. Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation) (10 pt.) For the most part, explanations of concepts and ideas are accurate and complete. Some critical thinking evident (8 pt.) Explanations of concepts and/or ideas are inaccurate or incomplete. Beginnings of critical thinking (6 pt.) Poorly developed (4 pt.) Organization Team presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow. (3 pt.) Team presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. (2 pt.) Audience has difficulty following presentation because it jumps around. (1 pt.) Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no consistent flow of information. (.5 pt.) Creative expression Team’s methods explain and reinforce presentation in an exceptionally creative way. Exceptionally entertaining (3 pt.) Team’s methods relate to presentation. Entertaining (2 pt.) Teams methods rarely support ideas. Mildly entertaining (1 pt.) No relation. Hard to follow. Not entertaining (.5 pt.) Speaking Skills Poised, articulate; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence. (4 pt.) Clear articulation but not as polished. (2 pt.) Some mumbling; little eye contact; uneven rate; little or no expression. (1 pt.) Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; disinterested/monotone (1 pt.) Length of Presentation On time (0 pt) 20 minutes More than 5 minutes over or under time (-2