27 th ANNUAL - NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE

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1 27 th ANNUAL - NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE July 24, 2012 July 26, 2012 Sky Ute Casino & Resort, Ignacio, Colorado Hosted By: Theme: Honoring Mother Earth, Preserving our Native Teachings, Adapting for the Future Monday, July 23, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. + 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. + Sky Ute Casino & Resort Workshop: Registration Coordinator: Priscilla Wade/Sally Williams 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Jennifer Smith, Cynthia Dale and Joe Jojola 7:00 p.m. Orientation for Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinators: Corporal Andrew Beck and Officer Wes Hanna, Southern Ute Tribal Rangers 7:00 p.m. Bonny Kent Conference Room Southwest Tribal Fisheries Commission Quarterly Meeting Coordinator: Alfred LaPaz, President,, Southwest Tribal Fisheries Commission Tuesday, July 24, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Jennifer Smith, Cynthia Dale and Joe Jojola 7:30 a.m. Foyer Registration All Day Coordinator: Priscilla Wade/Sally Williams 1

2 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: Darren Talayumptewa, NAFWS Board of Director, SW Region Parade Song Drum Group Catching Eagle, Color Guard Southern Ute Veterans, Invocation Alden Naranjo, Jr., Flag Song Drum Group Catching Eagle, Posting of the Colors Southern Ute Veterans National Anthem Marlena Begay, Welcome Remarks Honorable Jimmy R. Newton, Jr., Chairman, John Waconda, Jr., Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Agency 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. Keynote Address Regis Pecos Cochiti Pueblo Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa 10:00 a.m. BREAK - TEWA FOYER EAST 10:15 a.m. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky Topic: Division of Wildlife Management Tribal Show Case Moderator: Steve Whiteman, Division Head Wildlife Resource Management 11:15 a.m. Topic: Traditional Knowledge and Values Presenter: Alden Naranjo, Jr. Moderator: Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky 12:00 Noon Sky Ute Casino & Resort LUNCHEON MEETING (EVERYONE IS INVITED) NAFWS SOUTHWEST REGION BUSINESS LUNCHEON MEETING Darren Talayumptewa SW Region Board of Director Marilyn R. Ethelbah SW Region Board of Director 1:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Youth Education Fish in the Classroom - So. Ute Indian Tribe Academy Students Jon Broholm, Division of Wildlife Res. Management, SUIT Shaleen Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo Panel Moderator: Jeanne Lubbering 2

3 2:15 p.m. Panel Discussion Topic: Drought Current Conditions and Projections Presenters: Dan Ferguson, Program Director Climate Assessment for the Southwest University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Tim Overdier, Soil Conservationist Bureau of Indian Affairs Jicarilla Agency, Dulce, New Mexico Panel Moderator: Clayton Honyumptewa 3:00 p.m. BREAK FOYER EAST 3:15 p.m. Panel Discussion Topic: Impacts of Wildland Fire on the Natural Resources in Arizona and New Mexico from the 2011 Wildland Fires Panelist: Wallow Fire - Kelly Myer, Fish Specialist, Arizona Game and Fish Department Las Conchas Fire - Dennis Trujillo, Executive Director, Valles Caldera Trust and Preserve, Jemez Springs, New Mexico D. Jason Lott, Superintendent, Bandelier National Monument Los Alamos, New Mexico Pueblo of Santa Clara (Invited) Panel Moderator: Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist, BIA-Southwest Regional Office 5:15 p.m. ADJOURN 6:00 p.m. Traditional Feast Hosted by: Location: Ute Park Wednesday, July 25, :00 a.m. Shooting Range Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinators: Corporal Andrew Beck and Officer Wes Hanna, Southern Ute Tribal Rangers 3

4 Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 25, 2012 Morning Session Wednesday July 25, TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANT REPORTS REGION 6 ENVIRONMENT EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL RESOURCES Room A B - C Moderator Kim Greenwood Tribal Liaison USFWS Region 6 Priscilla Wade Environmental Protection Specialist BIA SW Regional Office Jeanne Lubbering Adjunct Professor SW Indian Polytechnic Institute 8:00 a.m. Roundtail Chub Conservation Management Ben Zimmermen, Fish Biologist Division of Wildlife Res. Management Nutrient Monitoring on the Pine River, Reservation Kirk Lashmett, Environmental Programs Division Fort Lewis College James Engle Native American Center Fort Lewis College 8:30 a.m. Navajo SW Indian Polytechnic Institute Ed Naranjo, Chairman Goshute Tribe 9:00 a.m. Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sarah E. Rinkevich, Ph. D. Candidate, School of Nat. Res. and the Environment, University of Arizona USFWS Tribal Youth Conservation Corp Program Chris Kitcheyan, Fish Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Resources Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 9:30 a.m. Tribal Wildlife Grant Process in Region 6 Kim Greenwood, Tribal Liaison U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 Denver, Colorado 10:00 10:15 am BREAK FOYER 4 CULTURAL PRESERVATION 5 HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION 6 MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY OUTREACH Room A B - C Moderator Darren Talayumptewa Coordinator Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Mgmt. Program Aran Johnson Wildlife Biologist Cynthia Dale Endangered Species Biologist White Mountain Apache Tribe 4

5 10:15 a.m. Cultural Significance of Ba cho (the Gray Wolf) to the Western Apache in Arizona Sarah E. Rinkevich, Ph. D. Candidate, School of Nat. Res. and the Environment, University of Arizona The Birds and the Beetles: What s Up Around the Bend?? Season Martin, Restoration Coordinator Tamarisk Coalition Grand Junction, Colorado Mexican Wolf Recovery Outreach Tracy Melbihess, Recovery Team Coordinator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 10:45 a.m. Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration Project (Tentative) Mexican Wolf Recovery Outreach (Continued) 11:15 a.m. Pueblo of Isleta Riparian Management Rio Grande Bosque Corridor (Invited) Mexican Wolf Recovery Outreach (Continued) 11:45 a.m. Acoma Elk Fencing Project Mexican Wolf Recovery Outreach (Continued) Acoma Pueblo 12:15 1:30 pm LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 25, 2012 Afternoon Session Wednesday July 25, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT Room A B - C Moderator Chris Kitcheyan Fish Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Res. Office USFWS Alisha Antonio Natural Resource Specialist Pueblo of Laguna Joe Early Tribal Liaison USFWS Region 2 1:30 p.m. La Plata River Fish Habitat Improvement Project Ben Zimmerman, Fishery Biologist Division of Wildlife Res. Management Mule Deer Foundation Marty Holmes, Director of Field Ops. Mule Deer Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah Poaching Enforcement on the Navajo Nation Eddie Benally, Conservation Officer Department of Fish and Wildlife Navajo Nation 2:00 p.m. Monitoring Stream Habitat and Fish Populations after a Fire Kelly Myer, Fish Specialist Arizona Game and Fish Department Mule Deer Migration Study Aran Johnson, Wildlife Biologist Division of Wildlife Res. Management Wildlife Law Enforcement Issues Brunot Treaty Area Amara Roberts, Ranger Natural Resources Enforcement Division 2:30 p.m. Desert Fish Habitat Partnership Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky, Wildlife Biologist Pueblo of Tesuque Environment Dept. Pueblo of Tesuque Wildlife Habitat Monitoring on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation Tom Watts, Wildlife Biologist (Retired) Jicarilla Game and Fish Jicarilla Apache Nation Department of Justice Eagle Feather Policy Training Stacy Stoller, Attorney Environment and Natural Resources Div. Law and Policy Section Department of Justice 5

6 3:00 p.m. Zuni Bullhead Sucker: Status and Conservation Efforts of Zuni Pueblo and New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish Nelson Luna, Director Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department Eliza Gilbert, Native Fish Biologist / Aquatic Recovery Coordinator, New Mexico Game and Fish Dept. Mountain Lion Populations and Predation on the San Carlos Apache Reservation Daniel Juan, Wildlife Technician Recreation and Wildlife Department San Carlos Apache Tribe 3:30-3:45 BREAK TEWA FOYER EAST Wednesday July 25, (continued) FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 8 (Continued) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 10 TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANT REPORT REGION 2 Room A B - C Moderator Ben Zimmerman Fishery Biologist Jennifer Smith Wildlife Biologist BIA Mescalero Agency Joe Early Tribal Liaison USFWS Region 2 3:45 p.m. Thermal Limits of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout and Currents Conditions Within the Subspecies Occupied Habitat Matt Zeigler, Aquatic Research Specialist, NM State University Hopi and Arizona Game and Fish Department Cooperative Hunting Agreement Darren Talayumptewa, Coordinator Wildlife & Ecosystems Mgmt. Program Hopi Tribe Tesuque Pueblo Tribal Wildlife Grant Wildlife Management Program and Habitat Restoration Kai-t L. V. Blue-Sky, Wildlife Biologist Pueblo of Tesuque Environment Dept. Pueblo of Tesuque 4:15 p.m. Assessing the Movement of Colorado River Native Fishes in Two Tributaries of the San Juan River Using Stationary PIT Tags Antennas Jim White, Fish Biologist Colorado Division of Wildlife Research in Southwest Colorado Black Bear Human Conflicts Heather Johnson, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Navajo Eagle TWG (Invited) Viola Willeto, NNDFW 4:45 p.m. Endangered Fish Monitoring and Nonnative Fish Control in the Upper/Middle San Juan River Bobby Duran, Fishery Biologist NM Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, USFWS - Region 2 Black Footed Ferret Landowner Incentive Program Pete Gober, Director Nat. Black Footed Ferret Cons. Center Hopi ORA and Prey Population Assessment on the Hopi Reservation Dan Driscoll, Biologist/Consultant American Eagle Institute Apache Junction, Arizona 5:15 p.m. Glen Canyon Dam Mgmt Plan Randy VanHaverbeke,Fishery Biologist, Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, USFWS - Flagstaff Field Office 5:45 p.m. ADJOURN 6

7 6:30 p.m. BANQUET MC: Marilyn R. Ethelbah, Board of Director, SW Region, NAFWS Banquet Speaker: James Mike Olguin, Vice-Chairman, RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION Thursday, July 26, :00 a.m. Panel Discussion Topic: Climate Change Presenters: Margaret H. Redsteer, Research Scientist USGS Flagstaff Science Center Jeff Cole, Wildlife Manager Navajo Nation Division of Fish and Wildlife Panel Moderator: Lawrence Abeita, Wildlife Biologist, BIA Southern Pueblos Agency 9:30 p.m. Topic: Department Of Justice - Eagle Feather Policy Stacy Stoller, Attorney Environment and Natural Resources Division Law and Policy Section Department of Justice 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:30 A.M. Panel Discussion Topic: Energy Development Impacts on the Resources Presenters: Protecting Wildlife Corridors in Energy Development Zones Dr. Paul Beier, Professor, Conservation Biology, Northern Arizona Univ. Panel Moderator: Impacts of Wind Turbines on Pronghorn Movement Kelly Myer, Fish Specialist, Arizona Game and Fish Department 11:45 P.M. Topic: Overview Tribal Perspective Where Do We Go From Here? Presenter: Salso Villegas, Tohono O odham Nation Sells, Arizona 12:30 P.M. ADJOURN Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Southwest Regional Conference Board of Directors Darren Talayumptewa and Marilyn R. Ethelbah Closing Prayer Alden Naranjo, Jr., Retiring of the Colors Southern Ute Veterans, Closing Song Drum Group Catching Eagle, Lunch On Your Own 7

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