Otakians Attend DOI Conference
Last month professionals gathered in Portland, Oregon for the 2010 DOI Conference on the Environment. Several Otak staff members were there to meet other professionals and exchange information on a wide variety of environmental and natural resource topics and issues, such as climate change and greenhouse gases; sustainable practices at DOI facilities; and resource conservation and management.
Kate Schwarzler, landscape architect in Otak’s Carbondale office, presented a poster paper targeted at DOI staff involved in energy and land management activities. The poster described the principles and concepts of the BLM Visual Resource Management program; its importance to land use and activity planning and user sensitivity; and current pressures facing scenic values on public lands.
Kate’s poster for the DOI Conference