26 th ANNUAL SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY July 26, 2011 July 28, 2011 Hilton Buffalo Thunder, Santa Fe, NM

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1 26 th ANNUAL SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY July 26, 2011 July 28, 2011 Hilton Buffalo Thunder, Santa Fe, NM Hosted By: Pueblo of Pojoaque Theme: The Power of Native American Resources, Learning from the Past, Understanding the Present, Building for the Future Monday, July 25, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. + Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort Caldera A Workshop: Pesticide Refresher Course - Rotenone and Antimycin Use in Fish Management U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. + Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort Pueblo Foyer South Registration Coordinator: Priscilla Wade/Sally Williams 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Tewa Foyer East Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Jennifer Smith, Cynthia Dale and Joe Jojola 7:00 p.m. Caldera A Orientation for Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinator: Tuesday, July 26, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tewa Foyer East Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Jennifer Smith, Cynthia Dale and Joe Jojola 7:30 a.m. Pueblo Foyer South Registration All Day Coordinator: Priscilla Wade/Sally Williams 1

2 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: Arthur Butch Blazer, NAFWS Board of Director, SW Region Invocation TBA Welcome Remarks Honorable George Rivera, Governor, Pueblo of Pojoaque Arthur Butch Blazer, President, NAFWS Board of Directors Fred Matt, Executive Director, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Marilyn R. Ethelbah, NAFWS Board of Director, SW Region 9:00a.m. Conference Overview Joe Jojola Regional Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Indian Affairs - SW Regional Office Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa 9:15 a.m. Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa Keynote Address - Diane Humetewa Of Counsel Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP Phoenix, Arizona 10:00 a.m. BREAK - TEWA FOYER EAST 10:15 a.m. Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa Topic: Panel - Feral Horse Management Jon Cooley, Arizona Game and Fish Anthony Madrid, Conjilon District Ranger, Carson National Forest, USFS Bob Alexander, Range Mgmt. Specialist, Nat. Res Program, Laguna Pueblo Panel Moderator: Jon Cooley 11:15 a.m. Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa Topic: Video Presentation - Update on the Eagle Aviaries and the Non-Eagle Feather Distribution Program Presenter: Joe Early, Tribal Liaison 12:00 Noon Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort NAFWS SOUTHWEST REGION BUSINESS MEETING Arthur Butch Blazer SW Region Board of Director Marilyn R. Ethelbah SW Region Board of Director LUNCHEON MEETING (EVERYONE IS INVITED 2

3 1:30 p.m. Topic: Los Alamos National Lab Panel: Environmental Management Plan 50 Year Environmental Plan Panel Moderator: Denny Hjeresen 2:15 p.m. Topic: Climate Change in Indian Country Challenges and Opportunities Presenter: John Antonio Climate Change Coordinator Office of Trust Services, Washington, D.C. 3:00 p.m. BREAK TEWA FOYER EAST 3:15 p.m. Topic: The Hopi Experience in Providing Further Information for the Hopi Tribe on Alternative Energy Projects Presenter: Clayton Honyumptewa, Acting Manager Hopi Department of Natural Resources Gayle Shingoitewa-Honanie, Director Hopi Environmental Protection Office 4:15 p.m. Update on the Alchesay National Fish Hatchery Mike Oetker, Assistant Regional Director-Fisheries Region 2, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4:45 p.m. Hunting The REZ Magazine - #1 Source for Hunting Indian Country Presenter: Jason Belcourt, Managing Editor 5:15 p.m. ADJOURN 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, :00 a.m. Shooting Range Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinator: 3

4 Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 27, 2011 Morning Session Wednesday July 27, TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANT REPORTS ECO TOURISM EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL RESOURCES Room Caldera A Caldera B Barranca A Moderator Joe Early Priscilla Wade Jeanne Lubbering 8:00 a.m. Decade of Restoration at Ohkay Owingeh Dave Morgan, Consultant John Money, Consultant LaCalandria Associates Puye Cliff Dwellings Lucretia Williams, Operations Mgr. Santa Clara Development Corp. Santa Clara Pueblo Tina Whitegeese, Sales & Marketing Manager Santa Clara Development Corp. Santa Clara Pueblo Tribal Educational Outreach to the Tribes Los Alamos National Laboratory Barbara Tenorio-Grimes 8:30 a.m. Sandia Pueblo Survey of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pueblo of Sandia Bosque Restoration Areas Scott Bulgrin, Water Quality Manager Pueblo of Sandia Environment Dept. Jemez Pueblo Renovation of the Holy Ghost Recreation Area Jan-Jay Moolenijzer, Director Planning and Development Department Pueblo of Jemez TBA 9:00 a.m. Laguna Pueblo Baseline Characterization of Resources and Riparian Habitat Restoration Alisha Antonio, Nat. Res. Specialist Natural Resource s Program Laguna Pueblo Bandelier National Monument Rod Torrez Rod_Torrez@nps.gov SIPI - TBA 9:30 a.m. Golden Eagle Study Chad Smith, Natural Heritage Program Navajo Nation Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Navajo Nation Apache Wilderness Journeys Krista Beazley, Biologist Mexican Wolf Recovery Program White Mountain Apache Tribe Cynthia Dale, Biologist Sensitive Species Coordinator White Mountain Apache Tribe New Mexico Tribal Youth Conservation Corps D. Chris Kitcheyan, Fish Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office 10:00 10:15 am BREAK TEWA FOYER EAST 4

5 4 CULTURAL PRESERVATION 5 HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION 6 ENDANGERED SPECIES Room Caldera A Caldera B Barranca A Moderator Darren Talayumptewa John Nystedt Angela James 10:15 a.m. Wildlife and Wildlife Managers: Considering Traditional Culture and Religion David Siegal, Cultural Resources Mgr. Honey Bee Food and Biota Sampling on and Around Los Alamos National Laboratory Phil Fresquez Mexican Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan, 1 st Revision Bill Block, PhD, Program Manager Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystem Program USFS - Rocky Mountain Research Station Flagstaff, Arizona 10:45 a.m. Santa Clara Pueblo Rights Protection Cultural Preservation Prospective Ben Chavarria Land and Cultural Resources Rights Protection Santa Clara Pueblo Renewable Energy Keeping it Natural Ken Lomayestewa, Director Hopi Renewable Energy Office Status of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Project Sherry Barrett, Biologist 11:15 a.m. USDA/Office of Tribal Relations US Forest Service DRAFT Sacred Sites Policy Report Toni Stanger, Program Specialist USDA Office of Tribal Relations Dan Meza, Tribal Relations Program US Forest Service SW Region USFWS Pollinator Conservation in the Southwest Julie McIntyre, Recovery Biologist- Pollinator Coordinator Endangered Species Management at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Leslie Hansen, 11:45 a.m. Integrated Resource Management Planning Project on the Navajo Partitioned Lands Viola Willeto, Wildlife Manager Navajo Nation Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Navajo Nation Overview of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus, Affects to Native Southwestern Amphibians, and How to Reduce the Risk of Transmission Michele R. Christman, Biologist NM Ecological Services Field Office 12:15 1:30 pm LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 5

6 Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 27, 2011 Afternoon Session Wednesday July 27, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT Room Caldera A Caldera B Barranca A Moderator Chris Kitcheyan Lawrence Abeita Kevin Gleason 1:30 p.m. Largemouth Bass Virus and Cutthroat Trout Virus: Recent Detections in the Southwest Dr. Teresa Lewis, Supervisory Fish Biologist Dexter Fish Health Center Impacts of Highway Crossings on the Mule Deer Migration (?) Aran Johnson, Wildlife Biologist Wildlife Resource Management Southern Ute Indian Tribe TBA 2:00 p.m. National Fish Passage Program in the Southwest: Opportunities and Challenges Stephen Davenport, Supervisory Fish Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office Mule Deer Management on the Navajo Nation Jeff Cole, Wildlife Manager Navajo Nation Div. of Fish and Wildlife Sam Diswood, Consultant High Desert Adventures Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement w/ the Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Kevin Gleason Wildlife Law Enforcement Manager Navajo Nation Div. of Fish and Wildlife 2:30 p.m. Conservation Planning for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: Tools, Strategies, and Partners Susan Oetker, Endangered Species Biologist NM Ecological Services Field Office 3:00 p.m. Overview and Application of Electrofishing W. Jason Remshardt, Sup, Fish Bio. Dustin J. Myers, Fish Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office Inexpensive Techniques for Creating or Restoring Wetlands, Springs, and Stock Ponds for Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife Dominic Barrett, Biologist Partners Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dan Taylor Water for Wildlife Program Coord. Bat Conservation International USFWS White Nose Bat Syndrome Paul Barrett Case Study - Eagle Feather Violations Doug McKenna Special Agent Region 2 Case Study Eagle Feather Violations (CONTINUED) 3:30-3:45 BREAK TEWA FOYER EAST 6

7 Wednesday July 27, (continued) 8 (Continued) 10 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE Room Caldera A Caldera B Barranca A Moderator Chris Kitcheyan Jennifer Smith Melissa Mata 3:45 p.m. Laguna Pueblo Bear Canyon Fish Passage Project Frank A. Ortiz Cerno, Nat. Res. Spec. Department of Natural Resources Pueblo of Laguna Feral Pigs Alan May, State Director U. S. Department of Agriculture APHIS/Wildlife Services USFWS Landscape Conservation Cooperative Dana Roth, Coordinator 4:15 p.m. Fish Sampling in the Rio Grande Phil Freaquez Case Specific Mortality of Neonatal Elk on the Valles Caldera National Preserve Lance Bernal, Student Texas Tech. University USGS Craig Allen TBA 4:45 p.m. Native Fish Projects on the Navajo Nation James Morel, Fish Biologist Navajo Nation Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Navajo Nation Water for Wildlife Dan Ambercrombie, Water Res. Spec. Division of Res. Mgmt. and Protection Mescalero Apache Tribe Southwest Tribal Climate Change Network Workshop Carol Raish, Research Social Scientist US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station 5:15 p.m. Brown Trout Removal for Apache Trout Recovery in Three Streams on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation Travis Taylor, Biological Technician Arizona Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service CWD - Findings in the Southwest Region Cory Lucero, CWD Coordinator Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Southwest Region Hopi Tribe Climate Change Collaboration with CLIMAS & the University of Arizona Clayton Honyumtewa, Acting Manager Hopi Department of Natural Resources Dan Ferguson, CLIMAS Coordinator University of Arizona 5:45 p.m. ADJOURN 6:30 p.m. Pueblo 3 BANQUET / RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION MC: Marilyn R. Ethelbah, Board of Director, SW Region, NAFWS Banquet Speaker: 7

8 Thursday, July 28, :00 a.m. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky Management on the Valles Caldera National Preserve Dennis Trujillo, Preserve Manager Valles Caldera National Preserve Jemez Springs, New Mexico 9:00 a.m. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky Topic: Natural Resource Management - Student Presentations Panel Moderator: Jeanne Lubbering 10:00 a.m. BREAK 10:15 A.M. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky Navajo Nation - Special Wildlife Policy Development and Implementation David Mikesic, Zoologist Navajo Nation Zoo Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife 11:15 A.M. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky Topic: Tribal Input in Partnering for Conservation and Professional Development: New Opportunities for Collaboration with Colleges and Universities Dr. Tad Theimer, Associate Professor Department. of Biology, Northern Arizona University 12:15 P.M. ADJOURN Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Southwest Regional Conference Board of Directors - Arthur Butch Blazer and Marilyn R. Ethelbah Closing Prayer Lunch On Your Own July 22,