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RangeNet 2003

Agenda of Events

 

Wednesday November 5, 2003

 

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

Henderson Building on the Univ of Colorado campus between 15th and 16th streets, just east of Broadway. Visitor parking is located in the Euclid parking structure just east of the University Memorial Center (UMC).

 

6:00 p.m. – 8:30            Conference reception.  No-host bar.  Welcome by Jon Marvel

Michael Robinson Mexican Wolf Recovery Politics Slideshow

 

Thursday November 6, 2003

Fleming Law Building Courtroom (401 UCB Kittredge Loop Drive)

 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00            Conference registration and networking

 

9:00 – 9:15            Welcome by Jon Marvel

 

9:15 – 10         Welfare Ranching:  The Subsidized Destruction of the American West, George Wuerthner, National Public Lands Grazing Campaign

 

10:00 – 11:45            Knowledge as a Basis for Action (Panel)

(Moderator Irene Vlach)

• Critique of Holistic Rangeland Management: Dr. John Carter
• Legal Strategies to Address the Problems Associated with Public Lands Ranching: Tom Lustig
• Economics of Public Lands Ranching: George Wuerthner
• Ranch Ecology: A Six Point Critique – Dr. Jerry Freilich (Speaker), Jeff Duda, John Emlen, Carl Freeman, and Phil Cafaro. Major conservation organizations support the ranching industry arguing that sensitively ranched lands are compatible with long term maintenance of biodiversity and are certainly preferable to subdivisions. Jerry Freilich, The Nature Conservancy's former science director for Wyoming, will discuss six problems with this contention.

 

11:45 – 12:00 Knowledge Q & A

 

12:00 -1:15pm – lunch on your own

 

1:15 – 2:45            Endangered Species: Spotlight on Grouse (Moderator Mark Salvo)

• Dr. Bruce Welch, USDA-Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Expert on sagebrush ecosystems. 
• Dr. Steve Herman, Evergreen State College. Author, “Wildlife Biology and Natural History:  Time for a Reunion.”
• Allison Jones, Wild Utah Project. Principal, Heart of the West Conservation Design and Implementation Project, including millions of acres of sage grouse habitat in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Colorado.
• Dr. Clait Braun, Grouse, Inc. Formerly with Colorado Division of Wildlife, premier expert on Gunnison and greater sage grouse.

 

2:45 – 3:15            Sage Grouse Q & A

 

3:15 – 3:30 Break

 

3:30 – 4:20            Dollars and Sense:  The National Public Lands Grazing Campaign (Pat Wolff)

 

§         Andy Kerr, director, National Public Lands Grazing Campaign

§         Mark Salvo, counselor, NPLGC

§         Additional speaker TBA

 

4:20 – 4:45             Dollars & Sense Q & A

 

4:45 -7:00pm – Dinner on your own

 

7:00 – 7:15      Edward Abbey Memorial Hooved Locust Award  (Recipient to be announced) Presented by Jon Marvel

 

7:15 – 8:30      Keynote Address:  Jim Baca

 

Friday November 7, 2003

8:15 a.m. – 9:00            Conference registration and networking

 

9:00 – 10:00            Carnivores, not Cows (Panel) (Moderator Rob Edward)

• Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, discusses ranching as impediment to Mexican wolf recovery
• Wendy Keefover-Ring, Sinapu, slideshow on carnivore protection and anti-aerial gunning initiatives
• Todd Tucci, Advocates for the West, discusses successful litigation to stop ADC predator killing in name of endangered species protection
• Dr. Nicole Rosmarino, Forest Guardians, discusses ADC’s growing involvement in endangered and threatened species conservation.

 

10:00 – 10:25             Carnivore Q & A

 

10:25 – 10:35 Break

 

10:35 – 11:35            Re-Wildling the West (Panel) (Moderator Nicole Rosmarino)

• Jarid Manos, Great Plains Restoration Council: Discussion of Buffalo Commons, Million Acre Vision
• Tara Rae Gunter, Oregon Natural Desert Association: Obtaining Wilderness Without Cows.
• Lauren McCain, Southern Plains Land Trust: Private Land Acquisition, Conservation Easements, Tax Lien Sales. Using the gravy train to achieve conservation.

 

11:35 – 12:00             Re-Wildling Q & A

 

12:00noon -1:15pm – lunch on your own

 

1:15 – 2:15  Beyond Federal Lands (Moderator Greg Schneider)

• Greg Schneider, East Bay Grazing in urban open space
• Elaine Kingston, Public Safety and Free Roaming Cattle
• Kent Knudson, Open Range Laws -- Obsolete?
• BB Hahn, Developer-Controlled Grazing Rights

 

2:15 – 2:30  Beyond Federal Lands Q & A

 

2:30 – 3:30            How the West Will Be Won (Moderator Larry Walker)

• Andy Kerr, director, National Public Lands Grazing Campaign

NPLGC Steering Committee representatives:

• American Lands Alliance (Mark Salvo)
• Center for Biological Diversity (AJ Schneller)
• Forest Guardians (John Horning)
• Oregon Natural Desert Association (Tara Rae Gunter)
• Western Watersheds Project (Jon Marvel)

 

3:30 – 4:00  How the West Will Be Won Q & A

 

4:00 p.m. – END OF CONFERENCE!