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1 Leadership Wyoming Class 2011 AGENDA NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT October 21-23, 2010 Gillette/Wright, Wyoming ISSUE AWARENESS SESSION EVENT ADVANCE MAILING/ ASSIGNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT 1) Agenda (sent via ) 2) Read pages in your Integrated Work of Leadership Manual; Respond to questions on pages 267 and ) Read Roger Fisher s Getting to Yes CLASS QUESTIONS 1) Are natural resources and the environment decisions conflict or solution driven? 2) What are the roles and needs of local government, industry/ developers and the environmental community regarding development and Wyoming s quality of life? 3) What are the future plans for, and economic and social impacts of, power plant, natural gas and oil development, uranium, coal and carbon sequestration, and wind development in Wyoming? 4) What steps have the legislature, state, and University of Wyoming taken to enhance Wyoming s energy plain? 5) Who, or what forces, control Wyoming s economy (ie: land ownership, environmental laws, interest group pressure, major industries, state employment and tax needs)? 6) What are Wyoming s outdoor and recreation values and how do they square with energy development? 7) How do the principles of community/ state trusteeship apply to natural resources and the environment, especially with regard to state policy action? DISCUSSION POINTS Overall: Land Use: Ownership: Balancing resource development while protecting the environment in a federal lands state; understanding the economic contributions of energy to Wyoming Wilderness/Recreation/Open Spaces/Clean Air and Water /Extraction/Consumptive Uses/Tax Base and Economy Private, State and Federal Lands 1

2 Federal Lands: Water Quality: Energy Development: Different Uses: Agriculture/ Ranching, Minerals, Recreation (fishing, hiking, hunting, etc.), Timbering and Wildlife Regulatory Processes: Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and BLM and Forest Service Land Plans De Facto Wilderness Wildlife Habitat and Ecology Industry Mitigation Efforts Coal Bed Methane and Fracking Impacts (Quality and Quantity, Discharges, and Depletion) Agriculture/Ranching Interests/Lifestyle Carbon Sequestration Natural Gas and Oil Production Power Plant Construction Coal Gasification/ Liquefaction Future Electric Utility Transmission Lines/Power Plant Construction Wind and Solar Power PROGRAM FOCUS Community Awareness: Independent Class Study Projects: Issue Session Topics: Integrated Work/ Trusteeship: Leadership Skills: Tours: Community Reception/ Dinner at the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Team meetings - Energy: Production Opportunities and Challenges - Value Added Energy - Public Lands/ Natural Resources Landscape Tensions of Opposites? - Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Values - Wyoming s Environmental Legacy - Managing the Gap - BrainMap Applications Guiding Decision-Making with Stakeholders: Leading with Influence Conflict Resolution/ Negotiation Workshop Power Plant/Recreation Center/Coal Mine LEADERSHIP SKILLS Appreciating History (1) Leadership Assessment (17) Balance & Objectivity (2) and Capacity Community Awareness (5) Research & Project Development (23) Conflict Resolution (6) Situation Analysis (25) Diversity Management (9) Understanding Change (29) Fact Finding (12) Valuing Diversity (30) Integrated Work of Leadership (16) 2

3 GILLETTE SESSION SPONSORS Alpha Coal American National Bank Arch Coal Basin Electric/ Dry Fork Power Plant BKS Environmental Associates Cameco Campbell County School District #1 CE & MT Inc. City of Gillette Coalbed Natural Gas Alliance Devil s Tower Forest Products Devon Energy Durham Ranches Inc Dyno Nobel First Interstate Bank-Gillette Gillette College Linda Jennings, Class 2006 M & K Oil Company Marathon Oil Noble Energy Powder River Coal Company Powder River Energy Rio Tinto Security State Bank Wells Fargo Bank Whites Frontier Motors Williams Production Wyoming Land Trust LODGING MAIN MEETING FACILITY Wright Hotel 300 Reata Drive Wright, WY (307) Gillette College Presentation Hall, Room 120 (THURSDAY) 300 W. Sinclair Street Gillette, WY (307) Wright Hotel (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY) 300 Reata Drive Wright, WY (307) MEETING PACKETS DRESS CODE CLASS ABSENCES Coal / Natural Gas and Oil/ Production/ Environment Materials Business Casual; Dress Warmly for Friday Tours: Jeans, Boots, and Coats Kelly Hamilton, Friday Evening and Saturday George McIlvaine, Entire Session THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 st 10:00 a.m. Meet at Gillette College 300 W. Sinclair Street, Gillette, WY (307) Directions to Gillette College: Coming into Gillette via HWY-59: Turn left onto Sioux Ave., turn right onto Wigwam Blvd., turn left onto Sinclair Street, the college will be located on the left. Coming into Gillette via HWY-50/S 4-J Road: Turn left onto Lakeway Road, continue following Lakeway Road until you reach Elder Ave., turn right onto Elder Ave. At Private Road turn left and take another left onto Sinclair Street. The college will be located on the right. 3

4 Coming into Gillette via East I-90: Merge onto I-90 West toward Gillette. Take HWY-59 exit (EXIT 126) toward Douglas. Turn left onto Hwy-59 South. Make a right turn onto Sinclair Street, the college will be on the left. Coming into Gillette via West I-90: Take Hwy-59 exit (EXIT 126) toward Douglas. Turn right onto Hwy-59 South. Make a right turn onto Sinclair Street, the college will be on the left. 10:15 a.m. Depart by bus from Gillette College to Dry Fork Power Plant 10:45 a.m. - Dry Fork Power Plant Tour 12:00 p.m. Contacts: Curt Pearson, PR Manager Basin Electric/Dry Fork 1717 East Interstate Avenue Bismark, ND (701) cpearson@bepc.com Dave Sutter, Vice President-System Operations, Class 2011 Powder River Energy Corporation PO Box 937 (307) daves@precorp.coop 12:00 p.m. Depart by bus from Dry Fork Power Plant returning to Gillette College (Sack lunches will be provided on the bus ride back to the college, Courtesy of Powder River Energy Company) 12:30 p.m. Arrive back at Gillette College 12:30 p.m. - BREAK 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Wyoming s Energy Plain (12,25) 2:45 p.m. (Gillette College Presentation Hall, Room 120) Moderator: Dave Searle, Manager- Government Affairs, Class 2008 Marathon Oil Company 1949 Sugarland Drive, Suite 192 Sheridan, WY (307) fdsearle@marathonoil.com 4

5 2:45 p.m. BREAK 3:00 p.m. Panelists: Tom Lubnau, State Representative and Attorney Lubnau Law Office, P.C. PO Box South Gillette Street, Suite (307) Mark Northam, Director, School of Energy Resources University of Wyoming 1000 E. University Ave., Dept Laramie, WY (307) Jeff Schwarz, Business Unit Manager Noble Energy 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO (303) Ken Vaughn, Corporate and Government Relations Officer Cameco Resources 2020 Carey Ave. Cheyenne, WY (307) :00 p.m. - Federal Land Dynamics (2,12,25) 4:30 p.m. (Gillette College Presentation Hall, Room #120) Moderator: Wanda Burget, Director of Sustainability, Class 2005 Powder River Coal Company Caller Box 3034 (307) wburget@peabodyenergy.com 5

6 Panelists: Sarah Bucklin, Environmental Specialist, Class 2010 Bureau of Land Management 2987 Prospector Drive Casper, WY (307) Bill Crapser, State Forester Wyoming State Forestry 1100 W. 22 nd Street Cheyenne, WY (307) Richard Garrett, Legislative and Outreach Advocate Wyoming Outdoor Council 262 Lincoln Street Lander, WY (307) Margaret Spearman, President/Owner The Spearman Company 1191 Granite Springs Road #15 Cheyenne, WY (307) :45 p.m. - Campbell County Recreation Center Tour (5) 5:30 p.m. Rick Mansur, Facility Manager Campbell County Recreation Center 250 W. Shoshone Avenue, Gillette, WY (307) Driving directions from Gillette College: From college parking lot travel west on Sinclair Street toward Private Road. Turn left onto Sinclair Drive. Sinclair Drive becomes Tanner Drive. Turn left onto Shoshone Avenue. The Recreation Center will be located on the right. This is a very short drive, a little over ½ mile. 5:45 p.m. Community Reception (CASH BAR) 6:30 p.m. Wyoming Center, Frontier Hall CAM-PLEX Wyoming Center, Frontier Hall 1635 Reata Drive Gillette, WY (307)

7 Driving Directions from Recreation Center: Begin traveling east on Shoshone Avenue toward Bertha Avenue. Continue on Shoshone Avenue, turn right onto Hwy- 59 South and travel approximately one mile to Garner Lake Road. Turn left onto Garner Lake Road and travel approximately 3 miles to Boxelder Road. At Boxelder Road turn right and when you reach Broken Spur Road turn left. Turn left onto Reata Drive, the Cam-Plex is on the right. 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Welcome Duane Evenson, Mayor of Gillette PO Box 3003 (307) admn@ci.gillette.wy.us Ranching Before Minerals (1,5) Moderator: Jan White, Community Banking President, Class 2003 Wells Fargo Bank PO Box 3012 (307) Janice.L.White@wellsfargo.com Panelists: John Hines, State Legislator and Rancher State of Wyoming 714 W. Echeta Road Gillette, WY (307) jhines@wyoming.com Hazel Vassar, Chief Deputy Campbell County Assessor s Office PO Box 877 (307) hhv04@ccgov.net Dick Wallis, Former State Legislator 1050 Butter Creek Road Recluse, WY (307) wyowallis@yahoo.com 7

8 Sue Wallis, State Legislator and Rancher State of Wyoming PO Box 71 Recluse, WY (307) sue.wallis5 8:00 p.m. ADJOURN (Drive to Wright for hotel check-in at the Wright Hotel) Driving Directions to Wright: From Cam-Plex parking lot turn right onto Reata Drive then left onto Broken Spur Road when you reach Boxelder Road turn right. You will then come to a four-way stop, turn left onto Garner Lake Road. Continue traveling on Garner Lake Road until you reach the stop light at the intersection of Garner Lake Road and Hwy-59. Turn left onto Hwy-59. You will continue traveling south on Hwy-59 for approximately 38 miles. At Reno Junction turn right onto Hwy-387. Traveling a short distance you will locate the Wright Hotel on your left. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 nd 7:00 a.m. Breakfast, Wright Hotel, Downstairs Meeting Room 7:15 a.m. - Federal Land Challenges (12,23) 8:00 a.m. Ryan Lance, Deputy Chief of Staff Governor Freudenthal s Office State Capitol, 124 Capitol Building Cheyenne, WY (307) rlance@state.wy.us 8:00 a.m. Landscape Pressures: (5,23,25,29,30) 9:30 a.m. Response and Change through the Gap Moderator: Jordan Vana, Land Program Director, Class 2006 Green River Valley Land Trust PO Box 1580 Pinedale, WY (307) jordan@wyominglandtrust.org 8

9 9:30 a.m. BREAK 10:00 a.m. Panelists: John Corra, Director, Class 2001 Department of Environmental Quality 122 West 25 th Street, Herschler Building Cheyenne, WY (307) Laura Gianakos, Regulatory Affairs, Public/Private Sectors, Class Quay Street Wheat Ridge, CO (307) Deb Thomas, Organizer Powder River Basin Resource Council 920 Road 1AB Powell, WY (307) :00 a.m. Lead Change/ Manage the Gap (16) 11:30 a.m. Margaret Benson, Leadership Wyoming - Ki ThoughtBridge Associate 11:45 a.m. Depart by bus from Wright Hotel to Black Thunder Coal Mine 12:00 p.m. LUNCH (Courtesy of Arch Coal Mine) Wyoming Coal: Natural (and International) Landscape Greg Schaefer, Vice President-External Affairs Arch Coal Mine PO Box 406 Wright, WY (307) gschaefer@archcoal.com 1:00 p.m. Black Thunder Coal Mine Tour (19,23) 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Arrive back at Wright Hotel 4:15 p.m. BREAK 4:45 p.m. 9

10 4:45 p.m. - Conflict Resolution/Conflict Negotiation (6,17,25) 5:45 p.m. Gale Alexander, Consultant 4000 Arroyo Drive Casper, WY (307) gale.alexander@gmail.com 5:45 p.m. The History of Wright (1,9) 6:00 p.m. Presented by Dale Wright, a local ranch owner and the father of Nolene Wright, Class 2007 alumni and Advisory Board member Wright Ranch PO Box 1 Wright, WY (307) :30 p.m. Dinner at the Open Range Steakhouse (Located in the Wright Hotel) 7:30 p.m. ADJOURN 6:45 a.m. Hotel Checkout SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 rd 7:00 a.m. Breakfast (On your own) -Complimentary breakfast available in hotel breakfast room, (Located next to hotel lobby and front desk) 7:30 a.m. Joanne Tweedy, Ranch Owner and Ambassador Coalbed Natural Gas Alliance PO Box 713 (307) jtweedy@wbaccess.net Monica Deromedi, Executive Director Coalbed Natural Gas Alliance PO Box 148 Thermopolis, WY (307) monica@cbnga.com 10

11 8:00 a.m. BREAK (Hotel Checkout if not done earlier) 8:15 a.m. - Conflict Resolution/ Conflict Negotiation (cont.) 12:15 p.m. Gale Alexander, Consultant Margaret Benson, Leadership Wyoming- Ki ThoughtBridge Associate Bill Schilling, Leadership Wyoming- Ki ThoughtBridge Associate 12:15 p.m. Wrap- Up & Evaluations 12:30 p.m. ADJOURN ATTENDING PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD, ALUMNI AND STAFF ADVISORY BOARD LEADERSHIP WYOMING ALUMNI Bill Schilling, Casper Sarah Bucklin ( 10) Nolene Wright ( 07) Wanda Burget ( 05) John Corra ( 01) Laura Gianakos ( 10) Dave Searle ( 08) Jordan Vana ( 06) Jan White ( 03) LEADERSHIP WYOMING STAFF Margaret Benson, Ki ThoughtBridge Associate Bill Schilling Executive Director/ Ki ThoughtBridge Associate Linda Walsh Event Assistant, Leadership Wyoming CONSULTANT Gale Alexander, Consultant Emergency Phone Numbers Cellular Phones Leadership Wyoming (Casper) Bill Schilling Wright Hotel Linda Walsh

Leadership Wyoming Class 2012 AGENDA NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT October 20-22, 2011 Gillette/Wright, Wyoming

Leadership Wyoming Class 2012 AGENDA NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT October 20-22, 2011 Gillette/Wright, Wyoming ISSUE AWARENESS SESSION EVENT ADVANCE MAILING/ ASSIGNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES AND