Conference Bios

Agenda

Natalie Allard
Casey Baldwin
Danielle Blevins
Shelly Boyd
Lynne Brougher
Wendy Christensen
Rodney Cawston
Mitch Combs
Tim Culbertson
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
Stan Doehle
Chris Donley
Melissa Downes
Carol Evans
Dan Foster
Michael Garrity
Matthew Harris
John Harrison
Jim Heffernan
BJ Kieffer
Ben Kujala
Chuck Lee
Sandra Luke
Peter Mahoney
Peter Marbach
Wes McCart
Stephen McFadden
Holly McLellan
Jason McLellan
DR Michel
Andy Miller
Sid Morrison
Patrick Oshie
Steve Parker
Tyler Parsons
Cindy Pearce
Tim Peone
Jaime Pinkham
Travis Rehm
Sasha Richey
Laura Robinson
John Roland
Benjamin Serr
Justin Siebert
John Sirois
Mindy Smith
Marc Stifelman
Ingrid Strauss
Karen Studarus
Robert Tan
Scott Tarbutton
G. Thomas Tebb
Kim Thorburn
Richard Visser II
Rebecca Wassell
Jeremy Wolf
Shay Wolvert
Rosalie Yazzie
Michael Zimmer

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General Information
The Lake Roosevelt Forum is a small, non-profit organization. We make it a priority, however, to set aside part of our budget to provide and community members assistance to attend conference activities. Your participation is very important to us. We will do our best to meet your needs, but may not be able to meet all requests.

Scholarship Criteria
Scholarships are available to individuals who are NOT attending the conference as part of their employed organizational responsibilities. Commonly, such individuals volunteer their time to watershed committees, non-profit organizations, and other types of community groups.

Amount of Assistance
The form below enables you to request assistance for overnight accommodations (hotel) and/or registration. Hotel costs are $105 plus tax per night single occupancy, and each day of registration is $45. All costs are shown in US dollars. Please request only the assistance you need. This greatly improves the Forum’s ability to meet as many or all requests.

Complete the Registration and Scholarship Application
The scholarship application form must be received at the Forum no later than October 21, 2019. In cases where you will be paying for part of the cost and asking assistance for the remainder, please print your confirmation email and send with a check for your share of the cost to the Forum (address included in email). The Forum will not deposit your payment until we have agreed to provide the financial assistance you are requesting.

Selection & Questions
All applications will be treated confidentially. Selections and notifications will be made as soon after October 21, 2019 as possible. Please call (509) 535-7084 or email info@lrf.org with questions.

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Tuesday, April 24th

9:00 - 10:00 | Morning Refreshments and Welcome

10:00 - 12:00 | Plenary

Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty

• Keynote: The Columbia River Treaty
• United States and Canadian Opinion Leader Panel
  Essential considerations and thoughts for modernizing the treaty.
• Opinion Polling
  Real-time, anonymous polling enables participant feedback on possibilities and opportunities.
• Leader Panel Q&A

12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch

1:00 - 1:30 | Plenary

Keynote: Northern Pike, An Unwelcome Invader

1:30 - 3:00 | Breakout Sessions

Choose one:

• Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement Status Report
• Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Status Report
• Threats from Invasive Northern Pike

3:00 - 3:15 | Break

3:15 - 4:45 | Plenary

Lightning Round Updates
Fast paced updates from agencies, natural resource managers, counties and tribes followed by networking.

5:00 - 6:30 | Reception

Wednesday, April 25th

8:30 - 9:30 | Morning Refreshments and Welcome

9:30 - 12:15 | Plenary Part 1

Examining Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction

9:30 - 10:00 | Keynote: The Possibility

10:00 - 11:30 | Sneak Peak of Phase 1

Report: Upper Columbia Fish Passage and Reintroduction
A series of presentations will highlight what’s being learned from risk and donor stock assessments, habitat asessments, rearing capacity, and life cycle modeling.

Thoughts on Phase II: Uncertainties and future investigations.

11:30 - 11:45 | Break

11:45 - 12:15 | Related Canadian Studies

12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch

1:15 - 4:00 | Plenary Part 2

Examining Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction

1:15 - 1:45 | Keynote: The Orca Whale Connection

1:45 - 2:15 | Public Engagement

At the intersection of culture, economy and ecology are the cross currents of citizen questions. Preview a public engagement approach by the Upper Columbia United Tribes.

2:15 - 2:30 | Break

2:30 - 3:30 | Policy Roundtable

Engage with policy makers and opinion leaders from both sides of the border in a reintroduction roundtable discussion.

November 19th & 20th, 2019
The Historic Davenport Hotel
Spokane, Washington

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Sponsors

This conference is partially funded through a grant from Washington State Department of Ecology. While these materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not constitute endorsement by the Department.

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The Upper Columbia United Tribes & Lake Roosevelt Forum Present

Columbia Basin Non-native Invasive
Fish Species Symposium
April 20-22, 2015 at The Davenport Hotel

Click here to download the 2015 Symposium Agenda

Day 1 - Monday, April 20

Regional and local experts will present on ecological, biological, economic, legal and social impacts affecting policy and management decisions.

Day 2 - Tuesday, April 21

Case studies of innovative BMPs (Best management Practices) and strategies making a difference on the ground. Also includes LRF Conference plenary session and lunch keynote on climate change and Columbia River Treaty.

Day 3 - Wednesday, April 22

LRF Conference fishery sessions include fish consumption rates, current and future direction of Lake Roosevelt filsheries and Upper Columbia White Sturgeon recovery.

Registration Required.

No cost for Day 1. Conference registration cost for Day 2 is $75 for individual. Group discount is available. UCUT members please register through your fisheries department. Select an option:

• Register Online for Day 1 (no cost)
• Register Online for Day 1, 2 and/or 3

Click here to view full LRF Conference Agenda

November 19 & 20, 2019
The Historic Davenport Hotel
Spokane, Washington

For more information about Spokane's 4-star historic hotel, visit https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/gegak-the-historic-davenport-autograph-collection/.

To make room reservations call The Historic Davenport Hotel directly at 1-800-228-9290. Identify yourself as attending the Lake Roosevelt Forum Conference.

Conference overnight room rates: Single $108 • Double $118 • Triple $128 • Quad $138. Reserve your room(s) early to assure availability.

Thank you for your generous contributions!

Fish, Wildlife and Water Quality
Managers and Specialists

Local, State, Tribal and Federal Agencies

Irrigation Districts and Producers

Canadian Interests

Elected Officials

Educators and Students

Conservation Districts and Groups

Recreational Groups

Property Owners

Local Businesses

Operators of Dams

Farming, Ranching, Chambers of Commerce
and Other Associations

Interested Citizens

Fisheries:

Health & Productivity of Kokanee, Trout, White Sturgeon & Other Fisheries; Salmon Reintroduction; Net Pens; Hatcheries

Water Quality:

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study, including Human Health and Ecological Risks; Aquatic Invasives

Planning:

Climate Change; Columbia River EIS; Water Demand, Flows & Forecasting; Shoreline Management; Recreation; Economic Development; Midnite Mine Cleanup

Operations:

Columbia River Treaty; Columbia River Water Management Plan; Lake Elevations; Flood Control; Power Generation; Fishery Needs

Registration includes admittance to all sessions, lunch and refreshments, breaks, Tuesday reception, and all conference materials.

2-Day Registration

(Early registration must be in by October 25, 2019)
Organization: Early $150, Late $175
Community/Student: Early $75, Late $110

1-Day Registration

(Early registration must be in by October 25, 2019)
Organization: Early $95, Late $110
Community/Student: Early $45, Late $55

For Group Pass pricing or Scholarship information please call 509-535-7084.

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Click here to download the 2016 LRF Conference Agenda. 2016 Conference Agenda