2013 Industry/Government Conference
The Bureau of Land Management's Rawlins Field Office was designated as a pilot office under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. As part of that designation, the office hosts an annual Industry Conference. When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | Where: | Jeffrey Memorial Community Center
315 W. Pine Street
Rawlins, WY 82301 |
Facilitator: Nancy Baker, BLM Rawlins Assistant Field Manager, Minerals & Lands Division In an effort to conserve resources, the BLM presentations will only be provided electronically.
Please download and print your own reference copy here. |
Agenda: Click on a link to view a presentation.
| Introduction | | 8:00-8:15 | Opening welcome - Dennis Carpenter, BLM Rawlins Field Manager | Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) | | 8:15-8:35 | Rangeland Health Standards and their Relationship to Industrial Development in the Rawlins Field Office 3.29mb - Andy Warren, BLM | | 8:35-8:55 | General Wildlife Species Update/Special Status Species Updates 459kb - Mary Read, BLM | | 8:55-9:35 | WLCI: From the Ground-Up: Using Science to Address Resource Needs through Partnerships and Local-Level Participation 837kb - Michele Windsor, BLM | | 9:35-10:10 | BREAK | | 10:10-10:30 | In Situ Uranium Recovery Technology Overview 1.53mb - John Cash, Ur Energy | | 10:30-10:50 | What it Means to You - National Cooperative Soil Survey 2.72mb - Jason Martin, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Handout: NRCS Using Web Soil Survey 289kb | | 10:50-11:10 | Update on Muddy Creek Monitoring 645kb - Jennifer Fleuret, BLM | | 11:10-11:30 | Oil & Gas Production Inspection Compliance 1.19mb - Mark Lyon, BLM
A Photographic Tour of Compliance Issues 1.56mb - Ray Ogle, BLM | | 11:30-11:50 | Greater Sage-Grouse Policy and Amendment Update 1.26mb - Jennifer Morton, BLM Wyoming State Office | | 11:50-1:00 | LUNCH/Presentation: BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Overview - Mary Jo Rugwell, BLM Wyoming Deputy State Director
Handout: Oil & Gas Leasing Process 131kb | | 1:00-1:20 | Wyoming Wind Energy Development Study 588kb - Michael Valle, BLM Wyoming State Office | | 1:20-1:40 | Spill Reporting Requirements 1.06mb - Ken Henke, BLM Wyoming State Office | | 1:40-2:00 | From Pre-Disturbance to Final Release: Utilizing GIS for Effective Land Reclamation on Oil and Natural Gas Projects 734kb - Michael Clancy, Conservation, Seeding & Restoration | | 2:00-2:20 | Vegetation Establishment and Monitoring for Reclamation Sites 1.64mb - Lindsey Brandt, Habitat Management, Inc. | | 2:20-2:40 | BREAK | | 2:40-3:00 | Cultural Processes 2.69mb - Patrick Wallker, BLM | | 3:00-3:20 | Visual Resource Management 1.50mb - Chris Jones, BLM | Wrap-up and Q & A's | | 3:20-4:00 | Open discussion - Transportation Planning - future of annual meetings | | 4:00-4:30 | Follow-up questions for the presenters and "You tell us" what you do/do not want to see in 2014? | | Interactive Break-Out Session - BLM Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third Street, Rawlins, WY | | 1:00-3:30 | Working with WIS - Paul Brown, BLM National Operations Center | 2013 Food and beverage sponsors are:
Anadarko, Samson, BKS Environmental, QEP and Devon and Grasslands Consulting |
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To RSVP, please email: Industry_Conference_RFO_WY@blm.gov For questions, please contact: | Kay Nation
307-328-4212 | OR | Nancy Baker
307-328-4245 |
Lodging Information: Rawlins-Carbon County Chamber of Commerce Associated Meetings | Tuesday, March 12; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Monitoring without Borders; BLM Rawlins Field Office Note: This year, the Transportation Planning discussion will be incorporated into the Industry Conference, rather than as a separate meeting. |
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