Date: January 24th 2012

Just thought I should share this with all of you, in case someone was considering driving out there!!
Tammy


-----Original Message-----
From: caretaker-list-bounces@longtrails.com on behalf of Dana Hendricks
Sent: Tue 1/24/2012 10:54 AM
To: caretaker-list@longtrails.com
Subject: FW: MEETING CANCELED - Gifford Pinchot National Forest(GPNF)Wilderness Stewardship Working Group



Dana Hendricks
Regional Representative, Columbia Cascades
Pacific Crest Trail Association
PO Box 359, Cascade Locks, OR 97014
dhendricks@pcta.org
541 844 9133




-----Original Message-----
From: Jessica Walz [mailto:jessica@gptaskforce.org]
Sent: Tue 1/24/2012 9:24 AM
To: jessica@gptaskforce.org
Cc: Snider, Gabe -FS; brendanmnorman@gmail.com; Ruchty, Andrea -FS; bob@gptaskforce.org
Subject: MEETING CANCELED - Gifford Pinchot National Forest(GPNF) Wilderness Stewardship Working Group

All,



After receiving several weather advisory notifications for the Gorge and
Hood River we have made the decision to *CANCEL* today's meeting  1 p.m.
meeting in Hood River for the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Wilderness
Stewardship Group. We apologize about the inconvenience of the last minute
notification.



Gabe, Brendan and I will work on organizing another meeting for a later
date. I will notify you all with the new meeting date, time and location
when we have that information. If any of you would like to contact me in
the meantime please feel free to call me at 503-221-2102 ext. 101 or e-mail
me at jessica@gptaskforce.org.



I hope you all stay safe in this weather and I look forward to meeting
everyone at the rescheduled meeting.



Thank you,



Jessica Walz Schafer

Conservation Director

Gifford Pinchot Task Force

917 SW Oak Street Ste. 410

Portland OR 97205

jessica@gptaskforce.org

503-221-2102 ext. 101



*From:* Jessica Walz [mailto:jessica@gptaskforce.org]
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:42 PM
*To:* jessica@gptaskforce.org
*Cc:* 'Snider, Gabe -FS'; brendanmnorman@gmail.com; 'Ruchty, Andrea -FS';
bob@gptaskforce.org
*Subject:* RE: Gifford Pinchot National Forest(GPNF) Wilderness Stewardship
Working Group



Good Evening,



Thank you for completing the doodle pool for the first meeting of the
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Wilderness Stewardship Group.



Along with Gabe Snider, Wilderness Program Manager for the Mount Adams
District of the GPNF Forest Service, and Brendan Norman of the Mount Adams
Institute, I invite you to attend the first meeting of the GPNF Wilderness
Stewardship Group. The first meeting will take place *Tuesday, January
24th* from
*1- 4p.m. *in the board room at the *Port of Hood River*.



Gabe, Jessica, and Brendan will co-lead the first meeting. The meeting is
designed to introduce you all to the idea of the Wilderness Stewardship
Group and discuss concepts for our first on the ground project- Invasive
Weed Treatment Program. There will be time during the meeting to discuss
ideas for other projects and Wilderness needs. Please review the attached
agenda. If there is something you would like me to add to the agenda please
let me know as soon as possible.



We hope to see you all at the meeting and look forward to establishing the
GPNF Wilderness Stewardship Group focused on valuable on the ground
projects in the GPNF wilderness areas. If you have any questions regarding
the first meeting please call Jessica Walz Schafer at 503-221-2102 ext. 101
or e-mail jessica@gptaskforce.org.



Thank you,



Jessica Walz Schafer

Conservation Director, GPTF

503-221-2102 ext. 101

jessica@gptaskforce.org

www.gptaskforce.org











*From:* Jessica Walz [mailto:jessica@gptaskforce.org]
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:11 AM
*To:* jessica@gptaskforce.org
*Cc:* 'Snider, Gabe -FS'; brendanmnorman@gmail.com; 'Ruchty, Andrea -FS'
*Subject:* Gifford Pinchot National Forest(GPNF) Wilderness Stewardship
Working Group



Good Morning,



My name is Jessica Walz Schafer and I am writing this morning because you
or your group has been identified as an organization that may want to learn
more about an exciting new wilderness stewardship group on the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest(GPNF).



Congressionally designated wilderness areas are special places set aside to
provide an alternative to an increasingly developed and populated society.
And while wilderness provides a plethora of ecological and social benefits,
we need your help to steward these valuable resources.



Along with Gabe Snider, Wilderness Program Manager for the Mount Adams
District of the GPNF Forest Service, and Brendan Norman of the Mount Adams
Institute, I invite you to attend the first meeting of the GPNF Wilderness
Stewardship Working Group in January or early February 2012.



If you are interested in joining us in January or early Feb. please fill
out the doodle pool (link below) by January 11th as to the date/dates you
are available for a half-day meeting in late January or early February.



http://www.doodle.com/7896mvnerpagcew6



Details for the first meeting will be sent out in the third week of January.



The first meeting will take place in Trout Lake, Washington and will cover
the basics of the group including why the group is being established and
what the first project will be focused on for the year. Gabe, Jessica, and
Brendan will co-lead the first meeting. We hope to see you at the meeting
and look forward to establishing the GPNF Wilderness Stewardship Working
Group focused on valuable on the ground projects in the GPNF wilderness
areas.



If you have any questions regarding this new group or the first meeting
please call Jessica Walz Schafer at 503-221-2102 ext. 101 or e-mail
jessica@gptaskforce.org. I hope to see you all at our first meeting.





Jessica Walz Schafer

Conservation Director

Gifford Pinchot Task Force