Climate Change in the Northwest
“Tribal Perspectives”
Date and Location:
May 29-30, 2008 (Thursday and Friday)
Public Library Downtown
Microsoft Conference Room
Call the directly to confirm your lodging no later than April 24, 2008, at 1-800-945-2240, and mention the Tribal Climate Change Conference.
For more information, please contact Pat Gonzales-Rogers at (503) 231-6123 or Pat_Gonzales-Rogers@fws.gov. (Pat is the Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1).
Goals and Objectives:
To inform regional Tribal leaders on the most current climate change science, and to provide an overview the potential affects to Tribal Natural Resources. To provide a public policy overview of pending federal legislation in both the natural resource and energy sectors that may have implications for Tribes. To develop Tribal positions and/or action items.
Key Audience:
Regional Tribal Leaders and Directors of Tribal Natural Resources or Fish and Wildlife Departments.
**Please note that not all listed speakers have confirmed, and are proposed.
First Day
8:15 Moderator Greeting (Roy Sampsel-Executive Director of The Tribal Leadership Institute at Portland State Univeristy) and Introduction for Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
8:30 Climate Change and Implications for Conservation and Natural Resource Management
Jeff Burgett, Ph.D., US Fish and Wildlife Service
9:15 Understanding the Climate Drivers of the Pacific Northwest
Philip Mote, Ph.D, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Washington State Climatologist, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
10:00 Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Water resources
Alan Hamlet, Ph.D, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group
10:45 Break
11:00 The Pacific Northwest’s Changing Forests and Needed Actions
David Peterson, Ph.D, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
11:45 Q and A
12:15 Lunch Break
1:15 Climate Change Effects to Fisheries and Needed Actions
Jim Martin, Masters of Fisheries; Conservation Director, Berkley Conservation Institute at Pure Fishing: Board Member, National Wildlife Federation; Retired Chief, Fisheries, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Salmon Advisor, Governor of Oregon
2:00 Regional Panel on Tribal Implications for Climate Change
William Rodgers, J.D. (University of Washington Law School), Alan Parker (Evergreen StateUniversity), and Kyle Dittmer (Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission)
3:00 Q and A
3:30 Break
3:45 National Tribal Panel on Climate Change Implications in Indian Country
Roger Pulwarty, Ph.D (National Drought Information System), Terry Williams-Natural Resources Director Tulalip, and Zoltan Grossman, Ph.D (Evergreen State)
5:00 Q and A
5:45 Reception at KLGates Law Firm
Second Day
8:00 Opening
Stan Speaks, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or
Beth Stevens, Assistant Director – External Affairs, US Fish and Wildlife Service
8:15 Tentative: Presentation from IHS on Tribal Environmental Health Concerns related to Climate Change
8:45 Federal Legislation Overview with Potential Tribal Implications. Tim Peckinpaugh and Amy Flachbart, KLGates Firm.
9:30 Q and A
10:00 Break
10:15 Congressional Perspectives: Senator Cantwell (tentatively confirmed); Rep. Norm Dicks (invited)
10:30 Climate Change Mitigation: Congressional and State Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions– The Western Climate Initiative
–Tony Usibelli, M.S., Director of the Energy Policy Division of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED); Washington State coordinator for the West Coast Governors Global Warming Initiative.
–Senate Staffer from US Senator Maria Cantwell, WA, TBA, Senate Committee Member to the Indian Affairs Committee and Energy Committees, Sarah Bittleman, Congressional Staffer to US Representative Darlene Hooley, Oregon
11:45 Q and A
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Tribal Breakout Sessions on Regional Issues; Presentation and Moderation of Tribal Perspectives from Western Cascade Tribes (Mel Moon-Quileute Tribe,) and Eastern Cascade Tribes (Philip Rigdon-Yakama).
2:30 Break
2:45 Facilitate position papers and/or proposed action items for Regional Tribal consensus.
4:00 Q and A
4:30 Proposed follow-up actions and meetings.
5:00 Close
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