Public Lands Conference

ֱ’s “Putting the Public in Public Lands”Summit

May 1, 2018

An inaugural forum to strengthen engagement in public lands decisions inֱ

ֱ’s “Putting ‘the Public’ in Public Lands Summit”wasa conference and collaborative workshop that took place on Tuesday, May 1,2018at the University of ֱ Boulder, hosted by ֱ Boulder’s Masters of the Environment Program and the Center of the American West. Additional partners include the State of ֱ’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry and ֱ Commission of Indian Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), andWilmerHale.

The Summit’s 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’s 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.

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

  • , Director of Development and House Counsel, Native American RightsFund
  • Richard Seamon, Professor, University of Idaho School of Law
  • , Professor University of ֱ School of Law
  • Ѵǻٴǰ:Buie Seawell, Professor, University of Denver, Daniels School of Business

Panel 2:Status of NEPA and Impacts to Stakeholder Involvement

  • Rick Cables, Independent Consultant, prev. Vail Resorts and USFS Rocky Mountain Region Office
  • , Sr. Counsel and Director, BLM Action Center, The Wilderness Society
  • , Attorney, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley Law
  • Ѵǻٴǰ:, Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

Panel 3:The Evolving Role of Collaborative Decision Frameworks

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

Panel 4:Directions in ֱ State Lands and Natural Resource Policies

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

Lunchtime Speaker

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

Stakeholder Panel A: Balancing Conservation and Recreation in an Age of IncreasedVisitation

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

Stakeholder Panel B: WorkingInand Across Jurisdictions

  • , Retired Director Recreation, Lands Minerals, USFS Rocky Mountain Region
  • , Commissioner, Gunnison County
  • , Resources Planning Division Manager, Boulder County
  • Ernest House, Executive Director, ֱ Commission on Indian Affairs
  • Ѵǻٴǰ:, Professor, ֱ State University, Department of History

Stakeholder Panel C: Community and Economic Interests on Public Lands

  • Terry Fankhauser, Executive Vice President, ֱ Cattlemen's Association
  • Mike Paules, Executive Director, ֱ Petroleum Council/American Petroleum Institution
  • Anna Lee Vargas, Director, Conejos Clean Water
  • Bob Randall, Executive Director, ֱ Department of Natural Resources
  • Gregory Shoop, Acting Director, ֱ State Office, Bureau of Land Management
  • Ѵǻٴǰ:Bruce Goldstein,Professor, University of ֱ Boulder