2020 Summit - Connecting the Dots
Presentations from the 2020 Free Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability Summit are below in order of program appearance. To view the presentation, click on the video icon.
October 6, 2020 – Day 1 – Morning
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| Opening Remarks for the Summit from John Derek Scasta |
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| Welcome to the FREES Summit from Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon |
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| Comments from BLM Deputy Director of Policy and Programs William Perry Pendley |
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| Summit and Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability Network Overview/rules of conduct – Elizabeth Spaulding, The Langdon Group |
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| Connecting the Dots: FREES Actions and Accomplishments - What we hope and need to accomplish - Barry Perryman and Celeste Carlisle |
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| Telling the Wyoming Story – Richard Loper |
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| Wyoming House District 28 – John Winter |
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| Game and Fish and AFWA Overview – John Kennedy |
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| Wyoming Department of Agriculture - Horse Research Program – Doug Miyamoto |
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| Wyoming Stock Growers Association – Jim Magagana |
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Private sanctuaries/horse ranches in Wyoming:
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| Friends of a Legacy (F.O.A.L.) Advocacy Group for McCullough Peaks horses Marion Morrison and Michaele Dimock |
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| Wild Horse Preservation Society - Wild Horse Ranch Alexander Sas-Jaworsky II, PE |
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| Wind River Wild Horse Sanctuary, established 2016 Dwayne Oldham |
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| Questions and Answers |
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October 6, 2020 – Day 1 – Afternoon
Updates from Federal, State, and Local Agencies
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| Bureau of Land Management – David Jenkins |
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| Forest Service – Terry Padilla |
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| Montana - Science and Conservation Center (darting and tracking) Kimberley Frank and Kayla Grams |
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| California - Devil's Garden Wild Horses, Modoc National Forest Laura Snell |
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| Utah - Public/Private Partnerships Redge Johnson |
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| Ute Tribe – Jaime Arrive |
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Communication and Outreach Working Group
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| Land Grant University and Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Task Force - Terry Messmer |
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| Healthy Horses on Healthy Rangelands Business Plan – Redge Johnson (pdf of draft Business Plan) |
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| NEW SCIENCE: Report on the National Survey - Public Attitudes Regarding Free Roaming Equids – Nicki Frey (pdf file of handout for breakout session) |
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| Reconvene into large group, meeting evaluation – Elizabeth Spaulding |
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October 7, 2020 – Day 2 – Morning
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| Welcome to Second Day: Announcements, Meeting Survey Results, and Reminders – The Langdon Group |
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Population Management New Science – Redge Johnson and Eric Thacker
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| NEW SCIENCE: Horse mortality and capture techniques - Derek Scasta |
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| NEW SCIENCE: Gelding - Sarah King |
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| NEW SCIENCE: IUD Research - Candace Lyman |
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| Questions and Answers |
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Population Management Working Group Update - Redge Johnson and Eric Thacker
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| Fertility Control Toolbox (overview of immunocontraceptive, IUD, and surgical options) – Ursula Bechert (pdf file of handout for breakout session) |
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| Constraints of Implementing Fertility Control and Removals – Mark Fraker (pdf file of handout for breakout session) |
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| Population Modeling – Celeste Carlisle, Katie Kraska, Kate Schoenecker, Stephanie Boyles-Griffin |
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| Questions and Answers to working group panel |
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| Overview of Breakout Sessions Management Scenarios - Redge Johnson and Eric Thacker (pdf file of handouts for breakout session, Hope Valley and Model Mountain examples) |
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| Reconvene Breakout Reports on Management Scenarios |
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October 7, 2020 – Day 2 – Afternoon
Rangeland Condition and Health New Science - Tracey Wolfe, Gary McCuin, and Barry Perryman
(pdf file of breakout session topics)
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| NEW SCIENCE: Sage-grouse leks and horses – Peter Coates |
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| NEW SCIENCE: Sage-grouse nesting and horses – Jeffrey Beck |
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| NEW SCIENCE: Horse, sage-grouse, and pronghorn resource selection – Jacob Hennig |
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| Relating Range and Body Condition – David Stoner |
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| Holding and Public-Private Partnerships – Gary McCuin and Barry Perryman |
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| Questions and Answers |
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| Reconvene whole group for breakout reports and meeting evaluation |
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October 8, 2020 – Day 3 – Morning
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| Welcome to Day 3 – Connecting the Dots Announcements, Evaluation Results, and Moving Forward – The Langdon Group |
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| Panel on Understanding Legal Precedence and Implications Constance E. Brooks, Redge Johnson, and John Ruhs |
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Reports from Breakout Sessions
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| Identification of Action Items – Elizabeth Spaulding, The Langdon Group |
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| Perspectives on the Future - Engaging the Youth of America Hollee Wood and Jacob Hennig |
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| Concluding Comments – Terry Messmer |
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