Basecamp Agenda

Outdoor Recreation Track

October 13: Opening Reception

  • An off-site evening reception at one of Moab's premier outdoor recreation destinations.
Outdoor Recreation Track

October 14-15: The Current State of Outdoor Recreation Science and Management

  • An mix of plenaries, panels, and short presentations from academics/scientists and outdoor recreation planners and managers.
  • Guided field trips to observe successes and challenges in managing outdoor recreation around Moab.
Combined Tracks

October 16: Collaboratively Creating a Path Forward for Outdoor Recreation Management and Gateway Community Planning

  • Facilitated workshop sessions on key issues defining outdoor recreation and gateway communities in the American West. The goals of the workshop sessions are to identify ways managers and planners have addressed, or can address, the emerging challenges faced by outdoor recreation managers, gateway community planners, state and local officials, and others who value outdoor recreation in the West. In short — how can research help us address pressing management and planning challenges, and how are these challenges being overcome in the field?
Gateway Community Track

October 17-18: The Current State of Gateway Community Planning

  • An mix of plenaries, panels, and short presentations from academics/scientists and gateway community planners.
  • Guided field trips to observe successes and challenges in addressing housing, transportation, and other critical issues in and around Moab.
Gateway Community Track

October 19: Closing Reception

  • An off-site evening reception in downtown Moab.


Agenda At A Glance (Outdoor Recreation Track)

Time
Sunday, Oct. 13
Monday, Oct. 14
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Early Morning
   Opening plenary Panel discussion Workshops
Mid Morning
   Individual research Presentations Policy, planning, and management sessions Workshops
Lunch
   Box lunches and poster session Lunch on your own in downtown Moab (shuttle provided) Closing plenary
Early Afternoon
 Opening field visit (optional) Individual research presentations Policy, planning, and management sessions Gateway community track workshops
Late Afternoon
 Opening field visit (optional) Outdoor recreation field visits Policy, planning, and management sessions Gateway community track workshops
Evening
 Opening reception (off-site) Outdoor recreation field visits Documentary and dinner on the Colorado River Gateway community track opening reception
 

Agenda At A Glance (Gateway Community Track)

Time
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Thursday, Oct. 17
Friday, Oct. 18
Saturday, Oct. 19
Early Morning
 Outdoor recreation track workshops Opening plenary Panel discussion Closing field visit (optional)
Mid Morning
 Outdoor recreation track workshops Individual research Presentations Policy, planning, and management sessions Closing field visit (optional)
Lunch
  -- Box lunches and poster session Lunch on your own in downtown Moab (shuttle provided)  
Early Afternoon
 Workshops Individual research presentations Policy, planning, and management sessions  
Late Afternoon
 Workshops Community field visits Policy, planning, and management sessions  
Evening
 Opening reception (off-site) Community field visits Closing reception (off-site)  
 

Detailed Agenda to be Released July 2024

 

Have questions or want to be more involved in the conference?

Contact:
Jordan W. Smith, Ph.D.
jordan.smith@usu.edu
Elizabeth Sodja
liz.sodja@usu.edu