MNRG Annual Meeting 2007
Agenda
November 28-29, 2007
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN
Program (PDF, 12pp, 199K)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
- Registration
- Welcome: Robyn Thorson (FWS) MNRG Chair and BG Robert Crear (COE) MNRG Vice Chair
- Changes Ahead: Larry Selzer, President and CEO, The Conservation Fund
- Keynote Address:
Demographic Changes in the Public We Serve: “Gens, Trends and Friends – Change
in Magnitude and Composition of Population” (PDF 157pp, 11MB)
Dr. Emilyn Sheffield, Chair, Department of Recreation Administration, California State University at Chico - Changes in Government:
Public Service
Demographic Change And The Public Service
Workforce (PDF, 14pp, 206K)
Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Department of Administration - Changes in Legacy: Connecting
People with Nature
Connecting Children and Families with Nature (PDF, 22pp, 1.3MB)
Dr. Martha Farrell Erickson, Center for Early Education & Development; Director, Harris Programs, University of Minnesota; Co-Chair, President's Initiative on Children, Youth, & Families - Catered Lunch at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Changes in Natural Resources
- Climate:
Asessing threats to wildlife from global warming: The polar bear test case Eric DeWeaver, Center for Climatic Research, UW Madison (PDF, 40pp, 2.9MB)
Dr. Eric DeWeaver Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin - Water Resources:
Sustainable Water Management: Water for People and Nature (PDF, 33pp, 2.0MB)
Dr. Jonathan Higgins The Nature Conservancy – Great Lakes Office - Ecological:
Changing Midwest Forests (PDF, 36pp, 3.4MB)
Dr. Brian Palik USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
- Climate:
- Healthy Waters – Strong Economy
The Vital Center: Revitalizing the Great Lakes Region, Economic Change and Opportunity in the Midwest (PDF, 32pp, 4.5MB)
John Austin, Brookings Institution
Thursday, November 29, 2007
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Senior Executives breakfast with Sand County Foundation Holiday Inn Select, Harvest Café Restaurant (table reserved)
- Discussion: Sand County Foundation Cooperative Leadership Proposal
- Decision: Terrestrial Invasive Species Committee
- Update: Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
- Announcement: Sustainability Summit
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Planning and Communications Committees Working Breakfast Holiday Inn Select, Harvest Café Restaurant
- Prepare for Setting the Stage for the Future Session
8 :30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Non-Federal Panel: Challenging “The Feds” in the Years Ahead Panel Members:
- Treaty Obligations & Trust Responsibility:
Fulfilling the Promises (PDF, 25pp, 2.2MB)
Jim Zorn, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission - David Ullrich, Great Lakes Cities
- Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever
- Laurie Martinson, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota DNR
- Gretchen Bonfert, McKnight Foundation (PDF, 20pp, 1.0MB)
1 1:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. MNRG: What’s Ahead?
- Major issues or concerns
- Priorities and method to move forward (Including identification of opportunities and barriers)
- Concluding remarks
- Notes from the meeting (PDF, 2pp, 22K)