Rawlins Field Office

2013 Industry/Government Conference

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2013 BLM-Industry 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
8:35-8:55General Wildlife Species Update/Special Status Species Updates 459kb - Mary Read, BLM
8:55-9:35WLCI: 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

10:10-10:30In 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

11:30-11:50Greater 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

1:20-1:40Spill Reporting Requirements 1.06mb - Ken Henke, BLM Wyoming State Office
1:40-2:00From Pre-Disturbance to Final Release: Utilizing GIS for Effective Land Reclamation on Oil and Natural Gas Projects 734kb - Michael Clancy, Conservation, Seeding & Restoration
2:00-2:20Vegetation Establishment and Monitoring for Reclamation Sites 1.64mb - Lindsey Brandt, Habitat Management, Inc.
2:20-2:40

BREAK

2:40-3:00Cultural Processes 2.69mb - Patrick Wallker, BLM
3:00-3:20Visual Resource Management 1.50mb - Chris Jones, BLM

Wrap-up and Q & A's

3:20-4:00Open 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
1:00-3:30Working with WIS - Paul Brown, BLM National Operations Center

2013 Food and beverage sponsors are: 
Anadarko, Samson, BKS Environmental, QEP and Devon and Grasslands Consulting 

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.