Public Lands Conference

Colorado鈥檚 鈥淧utting the Public in Public Lands鈥澨齋ummit听

May 1, 2018听

An inaugural forum to strengthen engagement in public lands decisions in听Colorado听

Colorado鈥檚 鈥淧utting 鈥榯he Public鈥 in Public Lands Summit鈥澨齱as听a conference and collaborative workshop that took place on Tuesday, May 1,听2018听at the 澳门六合彩历史记录, hosted by 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Masters of the Environment Program and the Center of the American West. Additional partners include the State of Colorado鈥檚 Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry and Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and听WilmerHale.听

The Summit鈥檚 agenda and proceedings were guided by the vision that presenters, panelists, and attendees will work together to refine, synthesize, and configure the insights and understandings that emerge from the day鈥檚 discussions. The goal will be to harvest the most constructive ideas to underpin a new and vital policy agenda that will support resilience on public lands, as well as build a dynamic consensus around complex public lands issues.听听

Panel 1: Current Debates on the Antiquities Act and Related Federal Law听

  • , Director of Development and House Counsel, Native American Rights听Fund听
  • Richard Seamon, Professor, University of Idaho School of Law听
  • , Professor University of Colorado School of Law听
  • 惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听Buie Seawell, Professor, University of Denver, Daniels School of Business听

Panel 2:听Status of NEPA and Impacts to Stakeholder Involvement听

  • Rick Cables, Independent Consultant, prev. Vail Resorts and USFS Rocky Mountain Region Office听
  • , Sr. Counsel and Director, BLM Action Center, The Wilderness Society听
  • , Attorney, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley Law听
  • 惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听, Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law听

Panel 3:听The Evolving Role of Collaborative Decision Frameworks听

  • Carla Fredericks, Professor and Director, University of Colorado American Indian Law Program听
  • Russell George, Chairman, Boettcher Foundation, Chair, Colorado Water Conservation Board听
  • , Executive Director, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust听
  • Moderator:, Center of the American West听

Panel 4:听Directions in Colorado State Lands and Natural Resource Policies听

  • , Public Lands and Wilderness Advocate, Conservation Colorado听
  • , Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Director, Great Outdoors Colorado听
  • James Pribyl,听Public Policy Consultant;听fmr. CPW Commissioner听
  • , Executive Director, Colorado Water Trust听听
  • Moderator:, Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs听

Lunchtime Speaker听

  • , Partner,听WilmerHale, Former Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of the Interior听

Stakeholder Panel A: Balancing Conservation and Recreation in an Age of Increased听Visitation听

  • , State Policy Director, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers听
  • , Local Recreation Advocacy Manager, Outdoor Industry Association听
  • Carlos Fernandez, Colorado State Director, The Nature Conservancy Colorado听
  • Scott Jones, Vice President, Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition听
  • , CEO and Founder,听NativesOutdoors听
  • 惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听Lydia A. Lawhon, Instructor, University of Colorado, Masters of the Environment Program听

Stakeholder Panel B: Working听In听and Across Jurisdictions听

  • , Retired Director Recreation, Lands Minerals, USFS Rocky Mountain Region听
  • , Commissioner, Gunnison County听
  • , Resources Planning Division Manager, Boulder County听
  • Ernest House, Executive Director, Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs听
  • 惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听, Professor, Colorado State University, Department of History听

Stakeholder Panel C: Community and Economic Interests on Public Lands听

  • Terry Fankhauser, Executive Vice President, Colorado Cattlemen's Association听
  • Mike Paules, Executive Director, Colorado Petroleum Council/American Petroleum Institution听
  • Anna Lee Vargas, Director, Conejos Clean Water听
  • Bob Randall, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources听
  • Gregory Shoop, Acting Director, Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management听
  • 惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听Bruce Goldstein,听Professor, 澳门六合彩历史记录听听