1. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 1 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N Maryland Forest Resource Assessment & Strategies

2. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 2 A statewide forest assessment and strategies… …in two years. Yea, we can do that!

3. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 3 Forest Assessments … it ’ s a lot like Advanced Physics ALBERT EINSTEIN was teaching at Princeton University and had just administered an exam to an advanced class of physics students. On the way back to his office, the teaching assistant carrying the exams asked him, "Dr. Einstein, wasn't this the same exam that you gave to this same class last year?“ Dr. Einstein responded, "Yes, it was.“ The teaching assistant, in awe of perhaps the greatest physicist of the twentieth century, then asked, "Excuse me for asking, Dr. Einstein. But how could you give the same exam to the same class two years in a row?"

4. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 4 Einstein replied simply, "The answers have changed." Forest Assessments … it ’ s a lot like Advanced Physics

5. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 5 Previous Assessment & Strategy Efforts Issues: Managing The Impacts Of Changes In Land Use And Forest Ownership Enhancing Assistance To Private Forest Landowners Maintaining Forest-based Economy Minimizing The Threats Of Invasive Species, Pests And Pathogens To Maryland’s Forests Enhancing Urban Forests Conserving Biological Diversity Manage Recreational Use Conflicts In Public Forests Clean Air Clean Water Ecosystem Markets & Services/Climate Change Wildfires

6. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 6 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE 1.Be Proactive 2.Begin with the End in Mind 3.Put First Things First 4.Think Win/Win 5.Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood 6.Synergize 7.Sharpen the Saw

7. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 7 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Be Proactive : conscious choices based on values rather than a product of conditions based on feelings. Attitude: be a leader in directing forestry issues/solutions Promote change: funding sources need to align with Assessment & Strategy needs for priority areas Not less “stove pipe” funding but more “leaky stove pipes”

8. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 8 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Begin with the End in Mind : begin with a clear understanding of the desired direction and destination. Be responsible for your direction or others and circumstances will shape your direction by default. What does success look like? Specific Action: consider the expansion of WebDET to monitor other metrics Develop management plans accepted by NRCS, Tree Farm, State programs.

9. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 9 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Put First Things First : organizing and managing resources according to established priorities. MFS 2.0 – realign state program delivery based on National & State themes. Matching resources with priorities with integrated service delivery reference Assessments and Strategies in annual consolidated grants need to get new accomplishment reporting metrics to reflect Assessment & Strategies

10. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 10 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Put First Things First: organizing and managing resources according to established priorities. Some actions we can do now, others will come later Specific Action: refine priority areas to known & meaningful physiographic features

11. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 11 Priority Areas NATIONAL THEME Conserve Working Forests

12. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 12 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Think Win/Win : effectiveness is largely achieved through cooperative efforts. Based on an abundance mentality. continue renewed dialog with partner and stakeholders (new organizations, new leadership) improved collaboration with partners to accomplish parts of the strategy plan that we cannot do or could be done better by others (e.g. Information & Education)

13. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 13 Stakeholder Outreach Department of Natural Resources Department of the Environment Department of Agriculture Department of Planning Maryland Environmental Services University of Maryland Maryland Environmental Trust Maryland Association of Counties Maryland Municipal League Maryland Association of Forest Industries Maryland Forests Association Partnership for Sustainable Forestry Maryland Assoc. of Forest Conservancy District Boards MD/DE Society of American Foresters Maryland State Fireman’s Association Interstate Comm. on the Potomac River Basin US Forest Service US Fish & Wildlife Service Natural Resource Conservation Service EPA – Chesapeake Bay Program The Nature Conservancy The Conservation Fund Forest Resource Association Non-Profit Land Conservation Organizations Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Consulting & Industrial Foresters Forest landowners Forest Product Operators Tree Care Experts

14. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 14 Public Participation Process Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology The Survey –Retention and Management of Private Forests –Retention and Management of Public Forests –Economic Viability of Forestry Industry in Maryland –Maintaining Forest Diversity –Value-Added Alternative Opportunities Within each issue area, the survey identified the top recommended actions. Survey participants were then asked to rank the importance of the recommendations based on the current economic, environmental, and political climate. Respondents were also given the opportunity to add additional recommendations. Listening Sessions –June 08, 2009 – Bel Air, MD –June 10, 2009 – Salisbury, MD –June 15, 2009 – La Plata, MD –June 16, 2009 – Urbana, MD –June 17, 2009 – Frostburg, MD Approximately 45 – 55 people attended each session. The goal of the listening sessions was to more fully identify the problems that currently threaten Maryland forests and the kinds of technical support, educational opportunities, and cost share programs needed to help landowners manage their forest land and market forest products.

15. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 15 Forestry Summit –On October 5, 2009, a state-wide forestry summit was held in Linthicum, Maryland, with approximately 100 participants. Over the course of the day, summit attendees: –reviewed the findings from the listening sessions, –considered the additional input from the issue experts, –discussed the issues in small group roundtable sessions, and –prioritized for their small group the list of actions that they felt would adequately address the identified forestry issues facing Maryland.

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17. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 17 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood : communication is critical to learning other frames of reference and points of view. continued communications with partners and stakeholders

18. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 18 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Synergize : creative cooperation or teamwork. People see the world not as it is, but as they are. continue to coordinate with other resource management plans such as Wildlife Action Plans

19. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 19 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Synergize : creative cooperation or teamwork. People see the world not as it is, but as they are. Specific: cooperative Multi-state projects. Suggest USFS organized effort Not impromptu sign on.

20. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 20 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Synergize : creative cooperation or teamwork. People see the world not as it is, but as they are. Examples: cooperative Multi-state projects. Interstate-95 tangential land conservation coordinated Rural Water Delivery Tree Farm certified wood markets

21. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 21 Stephen Covey ’ s 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Sharpen the Saw : having a balanced, systematic approach to renewal. More and better staff retreats Deep breathing, relaxation techniques. Attending & involvement with FRPC Remember, the answers will change

22. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 22 On your mark…

23. F O R E S T S E R V I C E Conserving Maryland ’ s Working Forests 23 A great big, Thank you. “We must be more than careful stewards of the land; we must be constant catalysts for positive change.” - Gifford Pinchot