Thursday, August 16th
South Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Ski Resort
Program 1:30-4:30
Press Event and Reception 4:30-6:00
Ecosystem Services: Tools for a New Economy
Join the Sierra Business Council, Bernie Weingardt (Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region), and Jay Vestal (National Forest Foundation) in an afternoon discussing exciting new partnership opportunities and proactive solutions to the challenges facing the region’s forest ecosystems and communities.
Celebrate the launch of the new $1 for the Sierra program, a partnership between the Sierra Business Council and the National Forest Foundation to capture payments for ecosystem services provided by forests in the Sierra Nevada. We will also announce and describe a new one-of-a-kind partnership between the Sierra Business Council and the US Forest Service to share data and information on ecosystem services in the Sierra Nevada.
Events are free and open to the public. Spaces are limited. Registration is required. Register now by calling (530)-582-4800.
