Please join us for the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts, Wyoming Weed & Pest Council and Society for Range Management Wyoming Section Annual Convention Partners in Resource Excellence November 3-5, 2015 Hilton Garden Inn Laramie, Wyoming
PRELIMINARY AGENDA please visit www.conservewy.com for updates to the agenda PARTNERS IN RESOURCE EXCELLENCE Monday, November 2 1-5 p.m. WY Assoc. of Conservation Districts Board of Directors Meeting Garden Room 1-5 p.m. Weed & Pest Bio-Control Steering Committee Meeting Garden Room II 3-5 p.m. Weed & Pest Executive Council Meeting - Hilton Boardroom 1-5 p.m. Weed & Pest Committee Meetings (TBD by Chairperson) Tuesday, November 3 7 a.m. Registration Opens Coat Room (In convention center lobby area) 8 a.m. University of Wyoming, Poster Presentations to be set-up 20 relevant research posters will be on display beginning Tuesday until 1 p.m. on Thursday. 8 a.m. -12 p.m. WY Assoc. Conservation Districts Board of Directors Meeting - Salon A 7-9 a.m. Weed & Pest Committee Meetings (TBD by Chairperson) 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Weed & Pest Council Business Meeting #1 Salon C 8-9:30 a.m. WY Conservation District Employees Assoc. Executive Committee Meeting Salon D&E 8:30-10:30 a.m. SRM Council Meeting Salon B 10:45 a.m. 12 p.m. SRM Committee Meetings Salon B 9:30-11:30 a.m. Conservation District Employees Association Meeting Salon D & E 12 p.m. Trade Show set up Lobby 12-1 p.m. Box Lunch for all attendees Salon D&E 12-1 p.m. SRM Business meeting Salon B 1:00-3:00 p.m. Tours Transportation will be provided to the UW/WDA tours Wyoming Department of Agriculture Lab: Tour the Wyoming Department of Agriculture Services Laboratory (ASL) to see how environmental samples are prepared and tested. ASL performs a variety of analysis on water, meat, milk, animal feed, fertilizer, fuel, pesticide and forage. ASL recently obtained new state-of-the-art equipment for some of our high volume tests. Meet ASL staff performing the analysis, learn how we prioritize samples, and get questions answered regarding testing that you may be performing or may impact your district. UW School of Energy, Energy Innovation Center: The tour will take guests throughout the building to learn more about the advanced laboratory spaces within the EIC and the current energy research being conducted by SER faculty and research scientists. The EIC s Shell 3-D Visualization Center (Viz Center) proudly houses the only four-walled, 3-D CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) in Wyoming. The Viz Center s mission is To create and maintain a community of empowered users who will drive the enhancement of teaching and research at UW, by utilizing visualization technology and embracing collaborative multidisciplinary opportunities. The Viz Center beautifully complements the primary function of the EIC-- to enable scientists and engineers to visualize and interact with highly complex and data sets. UW Geological Museum: The tour of the University of Wyoming Geological Museum will highlight some of Wyoming s most famous and important fossils. We will begin with Wyoming s earliest fossil, a 2 billion year old stromatolite collected from the Medicine Bow Mountains, followed by a discussion on the discovery of fossils in Wyoming under our fully mounted Apatosaurus ajax (Brontosaurus) skeleton found at the original site of dinosaur discovery. Lastly, we ll take a look at Big Al, our incredibly complete Allosaurus whose bones tell a tragic story of pain, survival, and death. The tour will take approximately 45 minutes, then guests will have time to look around the museum on their own. 1 5 p.m. X Bar Ranch Tour hosted by Wyoming SRM
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Tours Repeated Wyoming Department of Agriculture Lab UW School of Energy, Energy Innovation Center UW Geological Museum 5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Society for Range Management Student/Professional Mixer Hosted by Laramie Rivers CD, Albany County Weed and Pest and the UW College of Agriculture & Natural Resources - UW American Heritage Center Welcome from Laramie Rivers Conservation District, Chairman & Albany County Weed & Pest, Director Sponsor & Vendor Spotlight: Introduction of Convention Sponsors and Exhibitors Wednesday, November 4 7 a.m. Registration Opens Coat Room in Convention Center Lobby 7 8 a.m. SRM Plant ID Competition Salon F 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies Ballroom Master of Ceremonies, Doug Miyamoto, Director, Wyoming Department of Agriculture Posting of the Colors: Air Force ROTC Invocation: Reverend Gary Wilken, First United Methodist Church in Medicine Bow and North Park Community Church, Walden Welcome from John Watson, WY Weed & Pest Council, President; Shaun Sims, WACD President, Windy Kelley, President; Wyoming Section, Society for Range Management Welcome from Dr. Frank Galey, Dean, College of Ag & Natural Resources (invited) Welcome from Tim Sullivan, Chairman, Albany County Commission and 9 a.m. Keynote Address: The Ecology of Wyoming: Twenty Years of Change - Dennis Knight, Author, Ecology of Wyoming 10:00 a.m. Break Lobby 10:15-11:30 a.m. General Session - Ballroom The Honorable Matt Mead, Governor State of Wyoming (invited) 12 p.m. Joint Awards Luncheon - Ballroom Master of Ceremonies: Glen Whipple, Associate Dean/Director of Extension and Professor 2 2:45 p.m. Weed & Pest Employees Association Meeting - Garden I 2-2:45 p.m. Conservation District Committee Meetings Business portion Conservation Forestry Salon A Private, State & Federal Lands Salon F Water Resources Salon G Wildlife - Garden III 2:15-2:45 p.m. District Operations & Education Garden II 2-3 p.m. Rangeland Cup Competition Salon D & E 2:45 p.m. Break Lobby 3-5 p.m. WNRF Board of Trustees meeting UW Board Room 3 5 p.m. SRM High School Youth Forum followed by Student Extemporaneous Speaking Garden I 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Committee Sessions These committee meetings are open to any convention attendees Forestry Salon A (Please note Forestry Committee will adjourn by 4:30 p.m. to allow for room setup) Operations & Education Garden II Private, State & Federal Salon F Water Resources Salon G Wildlife Garden III
5:00 6 p.m. University of Wyoming, Student Poster Presentations Students will be on hand during the Social Hour to answer questions 6:00 p.m. Social Hour and Live Auction - Ballroom Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation drawing for the Gator and Tool Chest Thursday, November 5-7 8 a.m. Undergraduate Range Management Exam Gardens 8 9:30 a.m. Renewable Energy/Energy Water Related Re- Chuck Carrig NRCS SRM Session TBD Social Media & Conservasearch UW State Archeologist, BY SRM Marketing tion Archeology Reviews SHPO and NRCS 9:30 a.m. Break Lobby 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Session 10-11 a.m. 11:15 a.m - 12:15 p.m. Tongue River Geomorphic Chuck Carrig NRCS TO BE Assessment State Archeologist, DETER- & Improvement - Archeology Reviews MINED BY Ronald Koth, Senior SHPO and SRM Fisheries Ecologist, NRCS BARR (invited) Sheila Bird Farm Community Supported Agriculture - Lisa Cox Prairie Monarch Bison Ranch Holistic Ranching Dylan Handrich; Community/School Gardens, Tony Hoch, Laramie Rivers CD Q&A with panelists Social Media & Marketing Dr. Gary Beauvais, Herbicide Resistance TO BE Small Acreage sur- Director, Wyoming Andrew DETER- vey results Jennifer Natural Diversity Kniss, Associate MINED Thompson, Small Data Base Species on Professor of Weed BY SRM Acreage Outreach the Radar Ecology & Management. Cheatgrass and encroaching conifer control through the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) - USDA - NRCS Ben Bonella Coordinator Play Clean Go Erika Edmiston, Teton County Weed & Pest and Julie Kraft, Sublette County Weed & Pest 12:30 p.m. Luncheon - Ballroom Moderator: Jessica Crowder, President-Elect SRM; Shaun Sims, President, WACD and John Watson, President, Weed & Pest Weed & Pest Service Awards; WACD Certifications and SRM Student Awards 1:30-2:30 p.m. SRM Council meeting 1:30-4 p.m. Microbial Source Tracking State of the Science - The Gardens Melissa Partyka, University of California Davis Lucy Parham, SWCA Wanda Manley, Wyoming Public Health Lab 2-5 p.m. WACD Business Meeting Salons ABC 3:30 p.m. Break - Lobby 2-5 p.m. Weed & Pest Business Meeting #2 Salons DE Immediately following Weed & Pest Business Meeting: W&P Executive Committee Meeting
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts Wyoming Weed & Pest Council Society for Range Management Wyoming Section 2015 Convention Partners in Resource Excellence Pre-Registration Form PLEASE USE A FORM FOR EACH REGISTRANT Name Title: Agency/Organization Address City State Zip Phone No. E-mail Address: Representing WACD Weed & Pest SRM Student PRE-REGISTRATION MUST INCLUDE PAYMENT and BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 28, 2015 NO REFUNDS AFTER OCTOBER 28, 2015 Pre-Registration Fee (REQUIRED) $75 $ Before October 28, 2015 OR On-site Registration Fee (REQUIRED) $85 $ After October 28, 2015 OR Student Registration Fee $35 $ Student Registration includes 1 ticket to the Tuesday Opening Reception and Thursday Awards Luncheon. Please indicate below, and include payment, if you would like to purchase meal tickets for other functions. MEAL/FUNCTION TICKETS Tuesday Luncheon $12 $ Tuesday Opening Reception $20 $ Wednesday Awards Luncheon $19 $ Wednesday Social Hour and Auction $27 $ Thursday Luncheon $20 $ Conservation District Voting Delegate One per district $10 $ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED = $ Check Visa Master Card Name on card: Card Number Exp Date Billing address if different than above Make Checks payable to WYOMING ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS and send to: 517 E. 19th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001 For registration questions, please call 307-632-5716. If paying by credit card you may fax your registration to 307-638-4099 or email kelly.brown@conservewy.com Visit www.conservewy.com for more information and updated convention program.