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Diablo Trust 2004 Meeting with the Garden Club of America
The 60 members of the Garden Club of North America's Conservation and National Affairs & Legislation Committees traveled to Northern Arizona September 11-17 for their 2004 Research Trip to Northern Arizona. Each fall these two committees visit a different part of the country to examine environmental issues on site.
On September 13, 2004 the Diablo Trust met with the Garden Club for a day-long discussion on the challenges and opportunites of managing ranch land sustainability in the American Southwest. The meeting agenda was as follows:
Introductions and Overview of the Diablo Trust and the Land
1:45 Welcome – Mandy Metzger, Diablo Trust
2:20 Gary Nabhan, Center for Sustainable Environments
2:25 Kit Metzger, Flying M Ranch and Judy Prosser, Bar T Bar Ranch - Short history of Bar T Bar and Flying M ranches
2:30 Ron Sieg, Arizona Game and Fish Department - Overview of existing species on Diablo Trust lands
Current Land Management
2:35 Jack Metzger, Flying M Ranch
2:45 Stephen Williams, AZ State Land Department, Cathy Taylor, USFS, Ron Sieg, AZ Game & Fish, and Brenda Smith, US Fish & Wildlife
2:55 Kit Metzger, Flying M Ranch and Judy Prosser, Bar T Bar Ranch - Current ranch management practices
Future Land Use Planning
3:05 Mandy Metzger, Diablo Trust - Introduction of the Rural Planning Area
3:10 Deb Hill, Coconino County Board of Supervisors and Bill Towler, Coconino County Department of Community Planning
Research and Restoration
3:30 Norman Honanie, Hopi Three Canyon Ranch – Emergence of Hopi Corn
3:35 Jack Metzger, Flying M Ranch - Big picture of Research and Restoration
3:40 Tom Sisk, Center for Environmental Sciences and Education at Northern Arizona University
3:45 Jack Metzger, Flying M Ranch, Bob Prosser, Bar T Bar Ranch, Stephen Williams, Arizona State Land Department, Rick Miller, Arizona Game and Fish and Cathy Taylor, USFS
Challenges and Opportunities of Open Space Management
3:55 A Roundtable Discussion with Ranchers, Agencies and Environmentalists
Carl Taylor - Moderator
Bob Prosser – The Rancher’s Perspective
Norm Wallen – The Environmentalist’s Perspective
Ron Sieg – The Arizona Game & Fish Perspective
Brenda Smith – The US Fish and Wildlife Perspective
Carol Boyd – The US Forest Service Perspective
Stephen Williams – The Arizona State Land Department Perspective5:00 Norm Lowe, Diablo Trust - Closing remarks
Learning from the land and sharing our knowledge...
So there will always be a West.