Public Lands Conference
Colorado’s “Putting the Public in Public Lands”Summit
May 1, 2018
An inaugural forum to strengthen engagement in public lands decisions inColorado
Colorado’s “Putting ‘the Public’ in Public Lands Summit”wasa conference and collaborative workshop that took place on Tuesday, May 1,2018at the , hosted by CU Boulder’s Masters of the Environment Program and the Center of the American West. Additional partners include the State of Colorado’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry and Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), andWilmerHale.
The Summit’s agenda and proceedings were guided by the vision that presenters, panelists, and attendees will work together to refine, synthesize, and configure the insights and understandings that emerge from the day’s discussions. The goal will be to harvest the most constructive ideas to underpin a new and vital policy agenda that will support resilience on public lands, as well as build a dynamic consensus around complex public lands issues.
Panel 1: Current Debates on the Antiquities Act and Related Federal Law
- , Director of Development and House Counsel, Native American RightsFund
- Richard Seamon, Professor, University of Idaho School of Law
- , Professor University of Colorado School of Law
- Ѵǻٴǰ:Buie Seawell, Professor, University of Denver, Daniels School of Business
Panel 2:Status of NEPA and Impacts to Stakeholder Involvement
- Rick Cables, Independent Consultant, prev. Vail Resorts and USFS Rocky Mountain Region Office
- , Sr. Counsel and Director, BLM Action Center, The Wilderness Society
- , Attorney, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley Law
- Ѵǻٴǰ:, Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
Panel 3:The Evolving Role of Collaborative Decision Frameworks
- Carla Fredericks, Professor and Director, University of Colorado American Indian Law Program
- Russell George, Chairman, Boettcher Foundation, Chair, Colorado Water Conservation Board
- , Executive Director, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
- Moderator:, Center of the American West
Panel 4:Directions in Colorado State Lands and Natural Resource Policies
- , Public Lands and Wilderness Advocate, Conservation Colorado
- , Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Director, Great Outdoors Colorado
- James Pribyl,Public Policy Consultant;fmr. CPW Commissioner
- , Executive Director, Colorado Water Trust
- Moderator:, Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Lunchtime Speaker
- , Partner,WilmerHale, Former Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of the Interior
Stakeholder Panel A: Balancing Conservation and Recreation in an Age of IncreasedVisitation
- , State Policy Director, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
- , Local Recreation Advocacy Manager, Outdoor Industry Association
- Carlos Fernandez, Colorado State Director, The Nature Conservancy Colorado
- Scott Jones, Vice President, Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition
- , CEO and Founder,NativesOutdoors
- Ѵǻٴǰ:Lydia A. Lawhon, Instructor, University of Colorado, Masters of the Environment Program
Stakeholder Panel B: WorkingInand Across Jurisdictions
- , Retired Director Recreation, Lands Minerals, USFS Rocky Mountain Region
- , Commissioner, Gunnison County
- , Resources Planning Division Manager, Boulder County
- Ernest House, Executive Director, Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs
- Ѵǻٴǰ:, Professor, Colorado State University, Department of History
Stakeholder Panel C: Community and Economic Interests on Public Lands
- Terry Fankhauser, Executive Vice President, Colorado Cattlemen's Association
- Mike Paules, Executive Director, Colorado Petroleum Council/American Petroleum Institution
- Anna Lee Vargas, Director, Conejos Clean Water
- Bob Randall, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
- Gregory Shoop, Acting Director, Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management
- Ѵǻٴǰ:Bruce Goldstein,Professor,