On November 3rd the Coronado Planning Partnership will be hosting a one day symposium, focused on some of the issues we feel are most important for discussion, as the Coronado National Forest moves forward in developing a new land and resource management plan, in collaboration with the public.

We have a great group of speakers with a broad range of experiences and perspectives. We are scheduling the presentations in a way that provides plenty of time for questions after each presentation.

We invite you to participate in this important meeting, which will take place at 3202 E. 1st Street from 8:30am to 4:45pm. This event is Free but we are asking that you please RSVP to David at dhodges@skyislandalliance.org or 520-624-7080 ext.201. We will provide the final agenda, with times for each speaker when you RSVP.

Speakers include:

Rebecca Carter, Project Manager of the SocioEconomics Program at the Sonoran Institute

Mac Donaldson, co-owner of the Empire Ranch at the Las Cienegas national Conservation Area

Perry Grissom, Fire Ecologist at Saguaro National Park

Paul Hirt, Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University

David Hodges, Policy Director at Sky Island Alliance

Chris Kassar, Conservation Biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity

Melanie Lenart, Research Associate with the Climate Assesment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) team at the UofA's Institute for the Study of the Planet Earth

Bill McDonald, Executive Director and a founder of the Malpai Borderlands Group

Rob Marshall, Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy