31 st ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY

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1 31 st ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY May 7, 2013 May 9, 2013 Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Sponsored By: Southwest Region, NAFWS Hosted By: The Hopi Tribe Theme: Weaving the Strands of Cultural Knowledge and Western Science to Maintain Balance and Harmony with Mother Earth Sunday, May 5, 2013 S Monday, May 6, :00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Ash Room NAFWS Board of Directors Meeting 2:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Room Conference Planning Committee Meeting 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Room 101 Conference Volunteers Meeting Coordinator: 3:30 p.m. Until Dusk Site to be Determined ARCHERY FUN SHOOT 3-D Shoot Targets All Bow Categories Welcomed Target Points Only 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Room 103 Sunset Meeting: Mexican Wolf Recovery Tribal Sub-Working Group 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Conference Registration 1

2 - Foyer Coordinator: 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. - Foyer Exhibitors/Vendors Set-up Coordinator: 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Room 104 Sunrise FISHERIES WORHSHOP Smith-Root Electro Fisheries Sean Janson Vancouver, Washington 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Room 105 Central Yavapai Southwest Fisheries Commission Meeting Tuesday, May 7, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. - Foyer Registration All Day Coordinators: 7:30 a.m. - Foyer Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: 8:00 a.m. Rm. 109 Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: Darren Talayumptewa, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region Grand Entry/Parade of Colors/Post Colors Invocation Welcome Remarks Honorable LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman, Hopi Tribe Honorable Dr. Clinton M. Pettea, President, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Elveda Martinez, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region Fred Matt, Executive Director, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society President, NAFWS Board of Directors 9:00 a.m. Rm. 109 Keynote Address (INVITED) Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa 9:45 a.m. Conference Overview Joe Jojola 2

3 Rm. 109 Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa 10:00 a.m. BREAK - WASSAJA CONFERENCE CENTER FOYER SPONSORED BY: 10:15 a.m. Rm. 109 Topic: Tribal Show Case Conservation and Management on the Hopi Reservation Presenter: Darren Talayumptewa, Director Wildlife and Ecosystem Management Program Hopi Tribe Moderator: Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist BIA SW Regional Office 11:15 a.m. Rm. 109 Moderator: Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist BIA SW Regional Office Panel Discussion Topic: Understanding What Tribal Leadership is Looking For Designing Resource Management for the Future Needs of the Tribes Presenter: 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Rm. 114 & 115 LUNCHEON MEETING (EVERYONE IS INVITED) NAFWS BUSINESS LUNCHEON MEETING Fred Matt Executive Director, NAFWS President, NAFWS Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer, NAFWS Board of Directors 2:00 p.m. Rm. 109 Moderator: Cynthia Dale, Endangered Species Biologist White Mountain Apache Tribe Panel Discussion Topic: Wolf Recovery and Management Tribal Perspective Panel Moderator: April Howard, Sr. Biologist 3:15 p.m. BREAK WASSAJA CONFERENCE CENTER FOYER SPONSORED BY: 3

4 3:30 p.m. Rm. 109 Moderator: Cynthia Dale, Endangered Species Biologist White Mountain Apache Tribe Panel Discussion Topic: Black-footed Ferret Recovery Cooperative Conservation Presenters: Michael Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 6, USFWS Mike Claymore, Endangered Species Coordinator, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Bill Van Pelt, Grassland Coordinator, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Panel Moderator: Gloria Tom, Director Navajo Nation Fish and Wildlife Department 4:30 p.m. Rm. 109 Moderator: Cynthia Dale, Endangered Species Biologist White Mountain Apache Tribe 5:00 p.m. Rm.???? Panel Discussion Topic: Co-Management of Migratory Birds in Alaska Panel Moderator: Patty Brown-Schwalenberg STUDENT MEET AND GREET SESSION Hosted By: Serra J. Hoagland PhD Student Northern Arizona University 6:00 p.m. ADJOURN 6:30 p.m. TRADITIONAL FEAST Traditional Food Prepared By: The Hopi Tribe Wednesday, May 8, :00 a.m. 4:00 p.m Foyer Conference Registration Coordinator: 8:00 a.m. Foyer Conservation Officer Shoot Competition S ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ANIMAL AND PLANT 4

5 Room Southern Yavapai Rm. 102 Sunset Rm. 103 Sunrise Rm. 104 DISEASES Central Yavapai Rm. 105 Moderator Selso Villegas Sean Hart La Donna Carlisle Dr. Terry Clark 8:00 a.m. Overview of the Kaibab Paiute Tribe Wildlife Program Danny Bullets, Jr., Director Thom Alcoze, PhD, Retired Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Tools and Resources for Tribal Climate Adaptation Planning Sue Wotkyns, Climate Change Program Manager Institute For Tribal Environmental Professionals Northern Arizona University Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever A Tribal Perceptive Gloria Davis, Navajo Nation 8:30 a.m. Eagle Conservation Plan Robert Murphy, USFWS Mountain Lion Populations and Predation on the San Carlos Apache Reservation Daniel Juan, Wildlife Technician Recreation and Wildlife Department Tools Tribes Need To Get Started With Adaption Planning, Including Downscaling Climate Models to Support Local Adaptation Management and Project Planning (CONTINUED) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Planned Management Laura Adams, Center for Disease Control Arizona 9:00 a.m. Biological Impacts From Renewable Energy Ken Lomayestewa, Director Hopi Renewable Energy Office The Hopi Tribe Bridging the Gap: Getting Desert Bighorn Sheep Safely Across U.S. Hwy 93 Scott Sprague, Senior Project Manager Wildlife Contracts Branch Arizona Game and Fish Dept. CSCs and LCCs Steve Jackson (Pending) Alison Meadow (Confirmed) Aimee Roberson LCC Feral Horse Issues A Tribal Perspective Glenda Davis, National Tribal Horse Coalition 9:30 a.m. Hunters as Stewards Program Yurok Tribe Mike Palermo, CSCs and LCCs (Continued) Horse Abandonment from Mexico and other Federal Lands Homer Marks, Sr., Tohono O odham Nation 10:00 a.m. BREAK Foyer 5 ENVIRONMENT 10:15 a.m. USDA Policy and Procedures Review and Recommendations: Indian Sacred Sites Dan Meza, Tribal Relations Hopi Tribe and Arizona Game and Fish Department Cooperative Agreement for Hunting Management for Elk, Pronghorn and Deer Darren Talayumptewa, Panel Discussion: The Life Cycle Of Climate Planning in Indian Country Vulnerability Assessments Feral Swine Problems and Cooperation with Noble Corporation developing of a Capture Fencing Rick Carson, Chickasaw Nation 5

6 USDA Forest Service - Region 3 10:45 a.m. Use of Geospatial Technology to Manage Wildlife on the Hopi Tribal Lands Betty Poley, Asst. Supervisory Geodesist Hopi Tribe-Land Information System Director Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Program Hopi Tribe Impacts of Lead on Wildlife John Schulz, American Bird Conservancy Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Jeff Cole, Navajo Nation Division of Fish and Wildlife Adaptation Plans and Planning Mike Durglow, Salish and Kootenai Project Implementation Tim Smith, Pueblo of Sandia Feral Swine - Proposed Plan for Management Dave Bergman, USDA, APHIS Wildlife Services 11:15 a.m. Feral Horse Management on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Dan Daggett, Supervisor Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Impacts of Lead on Wildlife (Continued) Rabies Update Dave Bergman, USDA, APHIS Wildlife Services. 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch - On Your Own 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Conservation Officers Shoot Competition ENDANGERED SPECIES FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT DIVERSITY IN TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASES (CONTINUED) Room Central Yavapai Rm. 105 Southern Yavapai Rm. 102 Northern Yavapai Rm. 106 Moderator John Nystedt Chris Kitcheyan Jeanne Lubbering Sally William Sunset Rm. 103 La Donna Carlisle Dr. Terry Clark 6

7 1:30 p.m. Forest Treatment Effects on Mexican Spotted Owl Occupancy Serra J. Hoagland, Biological Scientist, US Forest Service Kelly Meyer, Arizona Game and Fish Department Incorporating Your Ideas into your Tribal Natural Resource Education Ida Hildebrand GonaCon Contraceptive Usage in Deer, Horse & Dogs Dave Bergman, USDA, NWRS, CO 2:00 p.m. Condor Reintroduction Program and Environmental Contaminants Chris West, [Title], Yurok Tribe River Enhancement Work on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Kyle Tator, Jicarilla Apache Game and Fish Department Mescalero Climate Change and Youth Development Mike Montoya, Mescalero Hatchery Manager Mescalero Apache Tribe Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer and Bison A Tribal Perspective Diane Mann-Klager, Natural Resources Officer BIA Great Plains Regional Office 2:30 p.m. Conserving Endangered and Threatened Species through the Management of Salt Cedar at Pyramid Lake Beverly J. Harry, Environmental Manger Pyramid Lake Piute Tribe Albert John, Pyramid Lake Piute Tribe Emerson Bullchief, Chronic Wasting Disease Update Bryan Richards, Wildlife Biologist USGS- Midwest Area Madison, Wisconsin 3:00 p.m. BREAK Foyer Sponsored By: 3:15 p.m. Endangered Species Update Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services, USFWS The Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan: Collaborative Efforts to Restore a Culturally and Ecologically Important Fish Species Patrick Blackwater, Oral Plaque Vaccine Development Bryan Richards, Wildlife Biologist USGS Midwest Area Madison, Wisconsin Brian McIlraith, Pacific Lamprey Project Leader Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 3:45 p.m. Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Tribal Wildlife Management Aquaculture Program Update Speaker TBD Pamela Nankervis, Wildlife Biologist KBIC Natural Resource Dept. Chucky Green, Janet Whaley, USDA, APHIS VS, MD 4:15 p.m. U.S./Russia Bi-Lateral Commission on Conservation of Chukchi Polar Bears: Applied Co-Management Jack Omelak, Executive Director, Alaska Nanuuq Commission Eagles Woodrow Crumbo, Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Chase??, White Nose Syndrome Brian Richards, Wildlife Biologist USGS Midwest Area Madison, Wisconsin 7

8 4:45 p.m. Listing Work Plan - Endangered Species Program Mike Martinez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 5:15 p.m. S ADJOURN 6:00 p.m. BANQUET Banquet and Auction SEE BANQUET AGENDA (page #) THURSDAY, May 9, :00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Foyer Conference Registration Coordinator: 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (Off-site) Conservation Law Enforcement Officers Training Topic: Managing Crime Scenes in Remote Locations (POTENTIAL TOPIC) Instructor: Dusty Whiting 8:00 a.m. General Session Moderator: Topic: First Foods-The Cultural Recognition as Demonstrated in the Serving Ritual of Native Foods in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Longhouse Presenter: Teara Farrow Ferman, Program Manager, Cultural Resources Protection Program, Department of Natural Resources Confederate Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 9:00 a.m. General Session Moderator: Topic: The Use of Applied Research in Tribal Buffalo Programs Presenters: Jim Stone, Executive Director, InterTribal Buffalo Council Heather Hatfield, Technical Service Director, InterTribal Buffalo Council Trudy Ecoffey, Biologist, Oglala Sioux Tribe Panel Moderator: Ervin Carson, President InterTribal Buffalo Council 8

9 10:00 a.m. BREAK Foyer Sponsored By: 10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. General Session Moderator: Topic: Eagle Aviary Discussion DOJ National Policy on Eagle Feathers National Eagle Repository Presenter: Joe Early, Tribal Liaison U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2 11:00 a.m. General Session Topic: Eagle Aviary Discussion DOJ National Policy on Eagle Feathers National Eagle Repository (CONTINUED) Moderator: 12:30 a.m. General Session Conference Closing and Closing Prayer Retiring of the Colors Moderator: 12:30 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Radisson Fort McDowell Res TOUR OF THE LOCAL AREA Tour 9

10 31 st Annual Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Conference AGENDA Banquet and Auction Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Wednesday May 8, 2013 MASTER OF CEREMONIES Elveda Martinez, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region INVOCATION WELCOME REMARKS Darren Talayumptewa, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region Fred Matt, Executive Director, NAFWS President, Board of Directors, NAFWS KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Conservation Officer Shoot Team Awards Conservation Officer of the Year Award Biologist of the Year Award President, NAFWS Frances Bushman Volunteer of the Year Award National Office Staff Chief Sealth Award President, NAFWS Regional Awards Regional BOD s 2014 National Conference Announcement NAFWS ANNUAL RAFFLE and AUCTION Auctioneer: 10