From: Smith, David To: Parkin, Mary Cc: Zelenak, Jim; Cummings, Jonathan; Heather Bell; Jennifer Szymanski Subject: Re: draft guidance on organizing an EE workshop for SSA Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 1:22:14 PM Yes, that works for me. There is a piece that I would like to add to these draft guidelines in the long run, but not before distributing to the Core team. I would like to add a template for a post-workshop report with some technical guidelines on summarizing expert judgment. Again, not for right now cause I don't have the time immediately, but as a placeholder for the future. Cheers, Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Parkin, Mary <[email protected]> wrote: Good point, Dave. Perhaps we can just say something like, "Number of participants, which may include some observers, will necessarily be limited. Experts and observers will have distinct and mutually exclusive roles at the meeting." Does this work? On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: Mary, I like your suggested path forward. Your comments look good. The only one that I question is at the bottom of page 1 where you strike mention of 'experts and observers'. I think it is important to distinguish between the types of participants and prepare folks for the possibility that the number of observers will be limited. Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Parkin, Mary <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, After a belated look at this advice, here's my two-cents' -- Great document overall! This will be extremely helpful for us. Dave, your pain (with the GSG) is our gain. I've made some edits and comments; see attached. Generally, I'd suggest: (1) providing the overall document, with its templates, to the lynx core team and FWS managers; (2) customizing the selection criteria and ground rules for the lynx and sending these to the states and other partners (and core team, of course); and (3) when experts are selected, sending them the meeting agenda and ground rules and asking them to confirm their willingness to participate given these sideboards. I know we need to get this out to the core team and states ASAP, preferably before the calls next week. I'm sorry to have been late to the table, but if you could take a look at my comments, Dave and Jim, and accept as you see fit, we could get it out to the core team this week. Then it shouldn't take much to make sure the selection criteria and ground rules are specific to the lynx and provide to the core team and state folks for next week's calls. Thanks, Mary On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Zelenak, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: ooops - here's the attachment. On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Zelenak, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: I've accepted all changes to this point, then found a few other things (still visible in track changes) and attempted to align all the formatting. Why does that always take longer than you think it ought to? Let me know when it is OK to share this with lynx SSA Core Team and perhaps other FWS folks. Also - what are your thoughts on sharing with folks external to USFWS? We got word today that Wyoming and Montana have already requested (of R6RD) that we consider "involving" their state furbearer/carnivore biologists in the SSA process. On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: Jonathan, Good point about the ground rules. I added the previously written ground rules as an appendix. Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Cummings, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: Just added a small edit about uncertainty and a comment about whether to expand the discussion of ground rules. On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: Jim, I added text to address your comments. Did it work? Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Zelenak, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: Dave, I accepted all changes in TC, then had these few additional thoughts/questions. On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 6:54 AM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: Jim, Good edits. I added a bit to the 'agenda template'. Ok with me to circulate to the core team, but would feel better if others chime in first. Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Zelenak, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: One more edit: change "is be best format" to "is the best format" in first sentence, p. 1. On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Zelenak, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: Attached are my thoughts on the draft guidance (in TRACK CHANGES). On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: What do you all think about distributing the draft EE guidelines to the Lynx Core Team? It is draft and comments are welcome from all (of course). However, is there anything in the current draft that should be revised, edited, deleted before distribution? Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Parkin, Mary <[email protected]> wrote: Great stuff -- thanks, Dave! BTW, I'm still going through the UTRB ms but am close. Just having to look at it "on the side" as I try to get a final rule off my desk. Cheers, Mary On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Smith, David <[email protected]> wrote: Here are draft guidelines (including some generic criteria for selecting experts and a workshop agenda template) The source for much of this is documentation we put together for a GRSG workshop. I revised the guidance to be generic. Pls comment and make suggestions. Seems like something along these lines will be helpful for the lynx workshop and other future workshops. Dave David R. Smith USGS - Leetown Science Center 11649 Leetown Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 [email protected] 304-724-4467 https://profile.usgs.gov/drsmith ResearchGate profile -- Mary Parkin Endangered Species Recovery Coordinator, Northeast Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA Remotely located in Escalante, Utah: Mailing address PO Box 637, Escalante, UT 84726 Street address 145 North Center St, Escalante, UT 84726 Phone 617-417-3331 Email [email protected] -- Jim Zelenak, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana Ecological Services Office 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1 Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5225 ext. 220 [email protected] -- Jim Zelenak, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana Ecological Services Office 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1 Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5225 ext. 220 [email protected] -- Jim Zelenak, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana Ecological Services Office 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1 Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5225 ext. 220 [email protected] -- Jonathan W. Cummings, PhD Research Ecologist USGS - Leetown Science Center (remotely located) [email protected] Remote Contact Info: 802-999-8684 - cell 243 Locust St Dover, NH 03820 -- Jim Zelenak, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana Ecological Services Office 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1 Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5225 ext. 220 [email protected] -- Jim Zelenak, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana Ecological Services Office 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1 Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5225 ext. 220 [email protected] -- Mary Parkin Endangered Species Recovery Coordinator, Northeast Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA Remotely located in Escalante, Utah: Mailing address PO Box 637, Escalante, UT 84726 Street address 145 North Center St, Escalante, UT 84726 Phone 617-417-3331 Email [email protected] -- Mary Parkin Endangered Species Recovery Coordinator, Northeast Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA Remotely located in Escalante, Utah: Mailing address PO Box 637, Escalante, UT 84726 Street address 145 North Center St, Escalante, UT 84726 Phone 617-417-3331 Email [email protected] From: McCollough, Mark To: Jim Zelenak Subject: Fwd: Lynx expert meeting Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 1:48:35 PM One more positive response for mid-Oct...I still have yet to hear from Jen. Mark ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erin Simons-Legaard <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Lynx expert meeting To: "McCollough, Mark" <[email protected]> Hi Mark, Oct 13-16 would be fine with me. I currently have little on my schedule mid-Oct to mid-Nov. Thanks, Erin Erin Simons-Legaard Research Assistant Professor School of Forest Resources 5755 Nutting Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5755 [email protected] On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 1:17 PM, McCollough, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: Jen and Erin: I have not heard back from either of your concerning your availability in mid- Oct to mid-Nov to participate in the Service's lynx expert meeting in Minnesota.