On June 24, 2006, we invite you to join us as the USDA Forest Service and the University of California dedicate the Sagehen Experimental Forest. The dedication will be hosted by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Tahoe National Forest, and the University of California, Berkeley. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am at the Sagehen Creek Field Station near Truckee, CA. This dedication ceremony will provide an opportunity to meet the research staff involved in the operation of the Experimental Forest and to learn about Sagehen basin’s past successes, current research, and future plans. Tours of the research area and watershed will be available.

With a legacy of discovery spanning more than 50 years, Sagehen basin has established itself as an indispensable location for forest research in the Sierra Nevada and the west. The Sagehen Experimental Forest is located approximately 10 miles north of Truckee, California, and includes the Sagehen Creek Field Station that has been operated by the University of California, Berkeley under special use permit from the Tahoe National Forest since 1951. Sagehen Field Station’s fifty years of research and monitoring draws researchers from universities across the country, as well as government agencies, non-profit institutions, K-12 schools and the general public. PSW brings 75 years of research and long-term data, and one of the goals of this collaboration is to make each institutions’ data more accessible to all who are interested. The designation of the Sagehen Experimental Forest creates California’s 11thexperimental forest, and is the first to be created in California since 1962.

In order to plan for seating, refreshments, and other facilities, please RSVP by May 19th by contacting Mary Orr at (530) 478-6202 or morr@fs.fed.us. Please let Ms. Orr know of any particular accommodations on site that would facilitate your attendance. Lunch will be catered at a cost of $10 to be collected on site during registration.

A map and directions to the facility are available online at: http://sagehen.berkeley.edu/location.htm.

We sincerely hope that you will find time in your busy schedule to attend and look forward to seeing you there.

Dr. James Sedell
Director
Pacific Southwest Research Station
USDA Forest Service

Steven Eubanks
Forest Supervisor
Tahoe National Forest
USDA Forest Service

Dr. Beth Burnside
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Berkeley

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Schedule of Events...

Saturday, August 24, 2006...(dedication in Upper Camp area; lunch & tours in Lower Camp

09:30-10:30 ...Registration: arrive, sign in, get settled
11:00-12:00 ...Dedication Ceremony - Welcome - Introductions: Emcees Joanne Roubique and Jeff Brown.

Short speeches by:

• Dr. Ann Bartuska -Deputy Chief for Research and Development, Forest Service
• Bernie Weingardt - Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, Forest Service
• Dr. Jim Sedell - Director, Pacific South West Research Station, Forest Service
• Dr. Jim Kirchner - Professor, UC Berkeley, Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
• Steve Eubanks - Forest Supervisor, TNF
  

12:00-12:30 ...Box lunch
12:45-13:45 ...Tour of Sagehen facilities for those who are interested

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Travel & Lodging Logistics...

Flights & rental cars... Reno, Nevada has a regional airport with regular service from many points. All the major car rental agencies are represented. Reno is a 45 minute drive from the Station on good highways. The station gate will be open from 8:30 am. Hotels... Most major chain hotels and many casinos can be found in Reno. Limited lodging is available in Truckee, about 10 miles away from Sagehen on good roads. Here are a few options: Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn (800-824-6385) Holiday Inn Express (530-582-9999) River Street Inn (530-550-9290) The Truckee Hotel (530-587-4444) The communities on the shore of Lake Tahoe also have many, many private & chain hotels but travel time will be longer over smaller, often congested roads. The closest lake communities are Tahoe City & King's Beach. Lodging at Sagehen is not available since it is filled by researchers, students & educators at this time of year. Arriving at Sagehen... Sagehen Creek Field Station is located 8.4 miles north of Truckee, via Highway 89, Nevada County, California.

Map and directions (286K). 11-30-02   Information Sheet (323K). 5-20-03 View an interactive map of the station facilities. View topographic maps of the basin & surrounding area. Parking... Space for cars at Sagehen is tight--please carpool if possible. We will be coordinating parking at the field station. Follow the signs & watch for the parking assistants who will advise you. Once you are parked, please proceed to the registration area in the Upper Camp.

Lunch will be available at Sagehen for your convenience. RSVP by May 19th by contacting Mary Orr at (530) 478-6202 or morr@fs.fed.us. You will pay for your meal at the on-site event registration.