Restoring the West: Balancing Energy Development and Biodiversity

October 30-31, 2012, Utah State University, Logan, Utah | www.restoringthewest.org

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Tuesday Session - October 30, 2012

Terry Messmer

There are No Civilians: Species-at-Risk and Energy Development Terry Messmer, Utah State University Extension

Cody Stewart

Utah’s Leadership in Balancing Energy Development and Conservation Cody Stewart, Energy Advisor to Utah Governor Gary Hebert

Chris Robinson

Wearing Four Hats – Finding Balance while being a Rancher, Mineral/Energy Developer, County Councilman, and Conservationist Chris Robinson, Summit County Council Member

Jonathan Haufler

Strategies and Metrics for Mitigating Impacts of Energy Development on Biodiversity Jonathan Haufler, Executive Director, Ecosystem Management Research Institute

Scot Donato

Energy and Wildlife – Investments in Conservation Scot Donato, Manager of Governmental Affairs, Bill Barrett Corporation

Roger Rosentreter

Speak to me Lichen, How Stable is the Soil? Tell me its Disturbance History Roger Rosentreter, State Botanist

James Gazewood

Overview of Best Management Practices used to Mitigate Environmental Impacts from Large-Scale Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy Development Projects on Public Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management James Gazewood, Renewable Energy Program Coordinator

Jeffrey L. Beck

Research Provides Answers to Mitigate Impacts of Energy Development to Wildlife Jeffrey L. Beck, University of Wyoming, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

Pete Morton

Phased Energy Development and the Precautionary Principle: Good for Critters and Communities Pete Morton, Former Director of Economic Research, The Wilderness Society

Jon P. Beckmann

Changes in Pronghorn Use of a Natural Gas Field in Greater Yellowstone Jon P. Beckmann, Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society

Steve Bloch

Energy Development and Wilderness Preservation as Compatible Goals Steve Bloch, Energy Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Janice Thomson

Projecting Wildlife Impacts Before Oil and Gas Development Janice Thomson, Assistant Vice President for Landscape Analysis, The Wilderness Society

Wednesday Session - October 31, 2012

Bob Budd

Sage-Grouse and Energy Development Bob Budd, Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust

Paul R. Vahldiek Jr.

High Lonesome Ranch – a Compatible Use Private Landscape with Conservation and Biodiversity Based Goals and its Interactions with Public Lands Paul R. Vahldiek Jr., Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of The High Lonesome Ranch

Jayne Belnap

The Energy Footprint on the Landscape and What this Means for Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems Jayne Belnap, Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Service

Bill James

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Approach to Impact Analysis and Mitigation Bill James, Energy Development / NEPA Coordinator, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Gregg Servheen

Towards a West Wide Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT) Gregg Servheen, Wildlife Program Coordinator, Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Sarah L. Clark

The Effect of Energy Development on Rare Plant Fecundity in the Piceance Basin, Colorado Sarah L. Clark, Utah State University Department of Biology
James P. Pitts, Utah State University Department of Biology

A. Cheyenne Burnett

Unique Habitat Use in a Fringe Greater Sage-Grouse Population A. Cheyenne Burnett, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources
S. Nicole Frey, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources

Matthew B. Lewis

Dust Deposition from Unpaved Roads is Correlated with Decreased Reproduction of an Endangered Utah Endemic Shrub Matthew B. Lewis, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources
Eugene W. Schupp, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources
Thomas A. Monaco, Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources

Brooke Bell

Greater Natural Buttes: One Model for Stakeholder Cooperation Brooke Bell, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Anadarko Petroleum

Mark Raymond

Responsible Use of Public Lands Mark Raymond, Uintah County Commissioner

Temis Taylor

Mixing Oil Shale and Water Rights: A Case Study in Western Colorado Temis Taylor, PhD Candidate, Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University

Allison Jones

Best Management Practices for Solar and Wind Energy Development: A Conservationist’s Guide Allison Jones, Wild Utah Project
Emanuel Vasquez, Wild Utah Project
Amy O'Connor, Wild Utah Project

Conference Sponsors

USU Cooperative Extension
USU Department of Wildland Resources
USU Quinney College of Natural Resources
USU Ecology Center
USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry
Western Aspen Alliance
Juniper Systems
DRiWATER