Michael Dombeck, who recently resigned as chief of the National Forest Service, will return to his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, to be the keynote speaker at a Forest Service Symposium on Thursday, April 19.

His address will be from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. in the University Center (UC) Laird Room.

Students from Professor Doug Post�s Biology 100 classes planned and will coordinate the 13 symposium sessions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Laird Room. The sessions, including Dombeck�s speech, are open to the public without charge.

Katie Trickey, a sophomore business administration major from Boulder Junction, and Kyle Sargent, a senior psychology major from Washburn, have worked with a team of four group leaders and other students in implementing the event. (Group leaders are: Julie Kopf, sophomore, elementary education, 1312 S. Casaloma Drive, Appleton; Patrick Dailey, sophomore theatre arts, Wabeno; Jacob Knorre, sophomore undecided, W1002 Fish Ave., Montello; Carolyn Stack, freshman political science, 3402 Hwy. 10 E, Eagle River.)

"We are not biology majors," the students say in the conference brochure, "and to make this �outside� commitment shows the interest and passion we feel for the goal Dr. Dombeck would like to achieve. We are striving to make a difference in the current state and future of our national forests."

The symposium schedule of speakers is as follows:

9 a.m. � Welcome by UWSP Chancellor Tom George

9:15 a.m. � Dombeck�s address

9:45 a.m. � Sally Collins, associate deputy chief, National Forest Service

10:05 a.m. � Peter Karp, forest supervisor, Uinta National Forest, Utah

10:25 a.m. � Leslie Weldon, forest supervisor, Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and Crooked River Grassland, Ore.

11 a.m. � Arthur Gaffrey, forest supervisor, Sequoia National Forest, California

11:20 a.m. � Sue Heald, planning staff officer, Bitterroot National Forest, Montana

11:40 a.m. � Lunch and Meine�s address (Alumni Room)

1:25 p.m. � Lynn Roberts, forest supervisor, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

1:45 p.m. � Nadine Bailey, director of Wisconsin Timber Producers Association

2:05 p.m. � Fred Souba, vice president, Forest Resource, Stora Enso North America (formerly Consolidated Papers, Inc.), Wisconsin Rapids.

2:45 p.m. � Jonathon Gilbert, director, Great Lakes Indian Fisheries and Wildlife Commission

3 p.m. � Alan Haney, UWSP professor of forestry and former dean of the College of Natural Resources

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. � Panel discussion including all speakers.

Registration for the symposium and for the lunch is available through the Department of Biology, Room 167, College of Natural Resources, UWSP. Donations to the biology field study program may be directed to the UWSP Foundation-Biology, 212 Old Main, UWSP.

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