Public Lands Council Annual Meeting & 50th Anniversary Celebration
September 26-29, 2018
Canyons Village Resort
Park City, Utah
Wednesday, Sept 26
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Endowment Trust Board Meeting Kokopelli Parlor II
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch The Cabin I
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Welcome BBQ Umbrella Bar
Thursday, Sept 27
6:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Registration Ballroom Lobby
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast & Welcome Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Ethan Lane, Public Lands Council Executive Director
Dave Eliason, Public Lands Council President
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Creating a Record: Modern Management & Reporting Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Joe Tague, Bureau of Land Management
Tim Griffith, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Jeff Herrick, Land PKS
Colin Dovichin, BLM
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
The Business of Opposition: Dealing with Anti Multiple-Use Groups Around the West
Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Jaclyn Roberts, Public Lands Council Specialty Communications
Danielle Beck, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
J.J. Goicoechea, Nevada State Veterinarian
Karen Budd-Falen, Falen Law Offices
Redge Johnson, Office of Governor Gary Herbert
10: 45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mid-Morning Break Ballroom Lobby
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Managing Risk in the West: AgRisk & WSR Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Aaron Tattersall, AgRisk Advisors
Jim Vann, WSR Insurance
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. NRCS: Update Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Tim Griffith, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Dave Naugle, University of Montana Wildlife Biologist
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon Kokopelli Parlor I – II
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Washington Behind the Scenes: Fireside Chat Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Ethan Lane, Executive Director Public Lands Council
Deputy Director Brian Steed, Bureau of Land Management
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. A Look at the Past 50 Years Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Jim Magagna, PLC President (1989-1990)
John Falen, PLC President (2010 – 2012)
K.L. Bliss, PLC President (2002 – 2004)
Truman Julian, PLC President (1994-1995)
Dave Eliason, PLC President (2016-2018)
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Let’s Talk Horses with Laura Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Laura Snell, County Director and Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Outcome Based Grazing: Exploring Opportunities & Program Success
Dave Naugle, University of Montana Wildlife Biologist
Tim Griffith, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Barry Perryman, University of Nevada – Reno
Niels Hansen, Secretary/Treasurer Public Lands Council
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Department of Interior: Update Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Aurelia Skipwith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour with AgRisk & WSR Insurance Umbrella Bar
Friday, Sept 28
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Kokopelli Parlor I – II
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Washington Behind the Scenes: Fireside Chat Kokopelli Parlor I – II
Ethan Lane, Executive Director Public Lands Council
Chief Victoria Christiansen, U.S. Forest Service
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Committee Breakouts
BLM Arrowhead
Forest Service Painted Horse
Wildlife & Conservation White Pine: Parlor I
Communications White Pine: Parlor II
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PLC Board Meeting Kokopelli Parlor III
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Kokopelli Parlor I
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Understanding the Political Climate: Western Issues in the District
Ethan Lane, Executive Director Public Lands Council
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PLC Business Meeting Kokopelli Parlor III
4:45 p.m Gather at Gondola for President’s Banquet
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PLC President’s Banquet Reception Upper Lodge Deck
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PLC President’s Banquet & Band Upper Pine Lodge
Saturday, Sept 29
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PLC Ranch Tour
Rowdy Fitzgerald’s Allotment
John Blassard’s Allotment
Steve Osguthorpe’s Allotment
Lunch at Billy Blanco’s
· Please meet in the lobby of the Grand Summit Hotel at 7:45 a.m.
*The Northern Ag Network's Russell Nemetz and Lane Nordlund will both be attending the meeting.
