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 WORKSHOP 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 Regis Pecos Chief of Staff New Mexico Legislature Former Governor - Cochiti Pueblo Former Chief Executive Director New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs Moderator: Darren Talayumptewa 9:45 a.m. Conference Overview Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist 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 11:15 a.m. Rm. 109 Moderator: Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist Panel Discussion Topic: Understanding What Tribal Leadership is Looking For Designing Resource Management for the Future Needs of the Tribes Presenters: Regis Pecos, Chief of Staff, Office of the Speaker of the House, New Mexico State Legislature, Santa Fe, New Mexico Harry Antonio, Jr., 1 st Lt. Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, Laguna, New Mexico Panel Moderator: John E. Antonio 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: Joe Jojola, Wildlife Biologist Panel Discussion Topic: Wolf Recovery and Management Tribal Perspective Panelist: Cynthia Dale, Endangered Species Biologist White Mountain Apache Tribe April Howard, Sr. Biologist, San Carlos Apache Tribe Gloria Tom, Director Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department Panel Moderator: April Howard, Sr. Biologist, San Carlos Apache Tribe 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 Panel Discussion Topic: Migratory Bird Co-Management A Review of the Tribal-Federal Regulatory Process and Strategies for Improvement Panelist: Jay Stevens, Migratory Bird Specialist Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council Jason Stark, Attorney/Policy Analyst, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Mike Penderson, Subsistence Director, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska Panel Moderator: Patty Brown-Schwalenberg, Executive Director Chugach Regional Resources Commission 5:00 p.m. Rm.???? 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 4

5 S ENERGY AND ENVIRONMET WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASES Room Southern Yavapai Rm. 102 Sunset Rm. 103 Sunrise Rm. 104 Central Yavapai Rm. 105 Moderator Serra Hoagland Selso Villegas Amy Heuslein La Donna Carlisle Dr. Terry Clark 8:00 a.m. Wind Development and Pronghorn Movement Dry Lake Project Martin D. Piorkowski, Wildlife Biologist Arizona Game and Fish Dept. 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 Glenda Davis, Veterinarian Navajo Nation 8:30 a.m. Biological Impacts From Renewable Energy Ken Lomayestewa, Director Hopi Renewable Energy Office The Hopi Tribe 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. Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration: An Introduction Carrie Marr, Environ. Contaminant Spec. AZ Eco. Services Office US Fish and Wildlife Service 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, Veterinarian Navajo Nation Bret Haskett, Vice-President National Tribal Horse Coalition 9:30 a.m. Eagle Conservation Plan Robert Murphy, Non-Game Migratory Bird Biologist US Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 Bighorn Sheep Management on the Navajo Nation Jeff Cole, Wildlife Manager Navajo Fish and Wildlife CSCs and LCCs (Continued) Horse Abandonment from Mexico and other Federal Lands Homer Marks, Sr., Tohono O odham Nation 5

6 10:00 a.m. BREAK Foyer 10:15 a.m. USDA Policy and Procedures Review and Recommendations: Indian Sacred Sites Dan Meza, Tribal Relations USDA Forest Service - Region 3 Hopi Tribe and Arizona Game and Fish Department Cooperative Agreement for Hunting Management for Elk, Pronghorn and Deer Darren Talayumptewa, Director Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Program Hopi Tribe Panel Discussion: The Life Cycle Of Climate Planning in Indian Country Vulnerability Assessments TBA Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Jeff Cole, Navajo Nation Division of Fish and Wildlife 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 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 Impacts of Lead on Wildlife John Schulz, American Bird Conservancy Adaptation Plans and Planning Mike Durglow, Salish and Kootenai Project Implementation Tim Smith, Pueblo of Sandia Feral Swine Problems and Cooperation with Noble Corporation developing of a Capture Fencing Rick Carson, Chickasaw Nation 11:15 a.m. Adaption of Climate Change on the Mescalero Apache Reservation Tori Marden, Kaileigh Calhoun, Elizabeth Veltre, Lara Thomas, Sarah Wartman, Mescalero Fish Hatchery Impacts of Lead on Wildlife (Continued) Feral Swine - Proposed Plan for Management 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 6

7 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 Tim Smith Jeanne Lubbering Sally William Sunset Rm. 103 La Donna Carlisle Dr. Terry Clark 1:30 p.m. Forest Treatment Effects on Mexican Spotted Owl Occupancy Serra J. Hoagland, Biological Scientist, US Forest Service Monitoring Fish Populations and Habitat After a Catastrophic Fire Kelly Meyer, Fisheries Biologist Arizona Game and Fish Dept. 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, Biologist Yurok Tribe Klamath, California River Enhancement Work on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Kyle Tator, Jicarilla Apache Game and Fish Department A Journey in Tribal Education Shelley Belen, Technician Mescalero Hatchery Mescalero Apache Tribe Chronic Wasting Disease Update Bryan Richards, Wildlife Biologist USGS- Midwest Area Madison, Wisconsin 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 Recreational Fisheries on the Navajo Nation Glen Selby, Fisheries Biologist Navajo Fish and Wildlife Dept. Native Science Emerson Bullchief, PhD Candidate Montana State University Oral Plaque Vaccine Development 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 Brian McIlraith, Pacific Lamprey Project Leader Columbia River Inter-Tribal Native American Environmental Youth Camp Diné College Patrick Blackwater, Coordinator Native American Environmental Youth Camp Diné College Aquaculture Program Update Janet Whaley, USDA, APHIS VS, MD 7

8 Fish Commission 3:45 p.m. Plants and Enforcement on the Navajo Nation Eddie Benally,Wildlife Conservation Officer Navajo Game and Fish Department Fishery Management and Challenges on the Animas River, Southern Ute Indian Reservation Ben Zimmerman, Fisheries Biologist Southern Ute Indian Tribe Wildlife Research on the Graduate Level Chase Robert Voirin, Master s Degree Candidate Wildlife and Fisheries Science Arizona State University Rabies Update Dave Bergman, USDA, APHIS Wildlife Services 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 Wildlife Monitoring and Management Planning for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Pamela Nankervis, Wildlife Biologist KBIC Natural Resource Dept. L Anse, Michigan ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION White Nose Syndrome Brian Richards, Wildlife Biologist USGS Midwest Area Madison, Wisconsin 4:45 p.m. Listing Work Plan - Endangered Species Program Hunters as Stewards Program Yurok Tribe Mike Martinez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mike Palermo, 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 8

9 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: 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 9:00 a.m. General Session Moderator: Topic: Golden Eagle Nest Survey Effort in Arizona Kenneth Jacobson, Raptor Management Coordinator Martin Piorkowski, Sr., Research Biologist Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Topic: Bald Eagle Conservation on Tribal Lands Kenneth Tuk Jacobson 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 p.m. General Session Conference Closing and Closing Prayer Retiring of the Colors 9

10 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 31 st Annual Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Conference AGENDA Banquet and Auction Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Wednesday May 8, 2013 MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Elveda Martinez, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region INVOCATION Hopi Tribe WELCOME REMARKS Darren Talayumptewa, NAFWS Board of Director, Southwest Region Fred Matt, Executive Director, NAFWS President, Board of Directors, NAFWS KEYNOTE BANQUET SPEAKER Dan Ashe Director U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 10

11 NAFWS ANNUAL RAFFLE and AUCTION Auctioneer: 11