TIME |
PRESENTATION |
ROOM |
VIDEO |
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome - Greg Sheehan, Director, Utah
Division of Wildlife Resources |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
8:10 a.m. |
Forum Purpose - Defining Your Place in the
Conservation of Sage-grouse and the History
and Evolution of Sagebrush Landscape and
Sage-grouse Conservation- Terry Messmer, USU |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
8:30 a.m. |
The Role and Status of USFS Plan Revisions in Sagebrush Country - Tom Tidwell, Chief US Forest Service |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
9:00 a.m. |
The Role and Status of BLM Plan Revisions in Sagebrush Country - Edwin L. Roberson, Assistant Director Bureau of Land Management |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
9:30 a.m. |
Seeking Collective Solutions: Empowering States through the Conservation Objectives Team (COT) Report - Noreen Walsh, Regional Director US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
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Questions & Answer Session - view more info |
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watch |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
State of the States and Provinces: Sage-grouse
Population and Conservation Efforts- San Stiver,
Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
11:30 a.m. |
Perspectives of the Western Governors' Association - The Honorable Gary R. Herbert, Governor, State of Utah |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
11:45 a.m. |
Break to re-set room for lunch and visit Sponsor Displays |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops (Choose one, some sessions repeated) |
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(A) Basic Sage-grouse Biology and Management – view more info |
Red Butte |
watch |
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(B) Sagebrush and Sage-grouse Landscape Management - Minimums and Maximums - view more info |
Mill Creek |
watch |
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(C) SGI Science to Solutions: Sage-grouse Conservation Through Sustainable Ranching. – view more info |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
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(D) Approaches to Mitigation - view more info |
Parleys |
watch |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops (Choose one, some sessions repeated) |
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(E) Predation and Hunting: Lightning Rods and Silver Bullets - view more info |
Mill Creek |
watch |
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(F) Strategic Conservation Planning for Private Lands - (NRCS priority zones in Eastern Washington) view more info |
Parleys |
watch |
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(G) New Breakthroughs in Fire and Invasive Weed Management - view more info |
Red Butte |
watch |
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(I-1) State and Province Plans Digested: In-depth Discussion (Nevada, Utah, Idaho, California, Washington, Oregon) - view more info |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
6:00 p.m. |
LWG Facilitator Coordination Event (LWG facilitators by invitation) - view more info |
Red Butte |
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TIME |
PRESENTATION |
ROOM |
VIDEO |
7:00 - 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
The Sage Grouse Initiative: Partnerships in Action - Jason Weller, Chief Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
8:30 a.m. |
Success in the Bi-State - Combining Biology, Policy and Win-win Solutions to Proactively Conserve the Bi-State Population - Steve Abele, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno, NV |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
9:00 a.m. |
The Rancher's Perspective: My view from the Saddle - Lee Cornwell, President- Cornwell/Langen Ranches |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
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Questions & Answer Session |
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watch |
9:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:00 a.m. |
Concurrent Workshops |
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(B) Sagebrush and Sage-grouse Landscape Management - Minimums and Maximum (Repeat) - view more info |
Red Butte |
watch |
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(C) SGI Science to Solutions: Sage-grouse Conservation Through Sustainable Ranching (Repeat) - view more info |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
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(D) Approaches to Mitigation - view more info |
Mill Creek |
watch |
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(H) Defining Development, Disturbance, Fragmentation, and Habitat Loss: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects of the Anthropogenic Activities on Sage-grouse - view more info |
Parleys |
watch |
12:00 p.m. |
Break to re-set room for lunch and visit Sponsor Displays |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops |
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(E) Predation and Hunting: Lightning Rods and Silver Bullets (Repeat) |
Red Butte |
watch |
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(F) Strategic Conservation Planning for Private Lands (Repeat) - (NRCS priority zones in Eastern Washington) view more info |
Parleys |
watch |
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(G) New Breakthroughs in Fire and Invasive Weed Management (Repeat) - view more info |
Mill Creek |
watch |
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(I-2) State and Province Plans Digested: In-depth Discussion (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alberta, Saskatchewan) - view more info |
Wasatch Room |
watch |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
4:00 p.m. |
Sage-grouse Conservation: Setting the Tone for the Future - Virgil Moore, Director, Idaho Department of Fish and Game |
Wasatch Room |
watch |