Environment as a Key to Our Future

Conference Room, U. S. Forest Service Building

Highland Park

October 8, 1997

"It is extremely powerful for people to learn from their own experience of failure"
- Ronald Heifetz

8:30        Coffee and Muffins

8:45        Welcome to the U. S. Forest Service
              Terry Seyden, Public Affairs Officer, National Forest in North Carolina

9:00        How Well Are We Doing: A Panel of Experts Speak on Land Use and
              Planning
              Moderator: Anne Campbell (LAS IX)
              Ron Lambe, WNC Alliance
              Nina East (LA 14), Land Use Planning Task Force Co-Chair, Asheville/Buncombe
                Vision
              Gerald Green and Erin McLaughlin, City Planning Department
              Jim Coman, Buncombe County Planning Director

10:30       Break

10:45       Case Study: Asphalt Plan
               Ron Lambe

11:30       Bus Tour of Rivers and Lunch
               Karen Cragnolin (LA 7), Executive Director, RiverLink

1:40         Quality Community=Quality Forward
               Susan Roderick (LA 3), Executive Director, Quality Forward

2:15         Environmental Volunteerism Showcase
               Moderator: Doug Lowery (LAS IX)
               Judy Garry, MAGIC
               Bill Baun, VWIN
               Frank Martin, Coalition for Scenic Beauty
               Don Hollister, WRATT (Land of Sky Regional Council)

3:15        Wrap-Up

Suggested Activities:

           October 11 French Broad Float Trip
           Quality Forward's Walkabout-1st Monday evening each month
           NC Arboretum
           WNC Nature Center
           Botanical Gardens at UNCA

Special thanks to Anne Campbell, Doug Lowery (LAS IX) and Marylyn Seyler (LAS VIII)