2015_Tribal_Habitat_Conference_Agenda
Proposed Agenda – April 23, 2015
TREATY RIGHTS AT RISK: DEFINING OUR FUTURE
Wednesday, April 29
8:30 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM Host Tribe Welcome and Blessing
Lul-hal-mun (Timothy Ballew II), Lummi Nation Chairman
10:00 – 10:10 Conference Overview
Fran Wilshusen and Darrell Phare, NWIFC
10:10 – 10:30 Keynote: Treaty Rights at Risk: Call to Action – Defining Our Future
Elden Hillaire, Lummi Nation
10:30 – 12:15 Understanding the Challenges of Today / Moderator: Jeremy Freimund, Lummi Nation
Environmental Baselines
- Salmon and Shellfish Habitat
- Contaminated Site Clean-up in Bellingham Bay
Ecosystem Function and Connectivity
- Predicting Dike Breaches for Tidal Marsh Restoration
W. Gregory Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative - Dungeness River Floodplain Restoration and Levee Setback
Randy Johnson, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Climate Change
- Experiences with Addressing Climate Change Impacts on the Nooksack River
Oliver Grah, Nooksack Indian Tribe - Detecting Ocean Acidification in Neah Bay
Yongwen Gao, Makah Tribe
- Air Quality and Climate Change
Tony Basabe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
12:15 – 1:45 Lunch Buffet
- Blessing: Lummi Nation School’s Blackhawk Singers
- Presentation: Acknowledging the Past – Tribal Resources, Places, and Connections
Ed Johnstone, Quinault Indian Nation - Opportunity to view posters
- Farewell: Lummi Nation School’s Blackhawk Singers
1:45 – 3:00 Working to Meet Challenges / Moderator: Jim Weber, NWIFC
- Protecting Tribal Water Rights
Jeremy Freimund, Lummi Nation - Using the FEMA Biological Opinion for Floodplain Protection
Tim Hyatt, Skagit River System Cooperative - Peak Flows and Floodplain Protection in the Stillaguamish Watershed
Jason Griffith, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
3:00 – 3:30 Break and Poster Session
3:30 – 4:30 Engaging Partnerships for Change / Moderator: Jim Peters, NWIFC
- Puget Sound Leadership Council Participation
Russ Hepfer, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe - Implementation of the Culvert Case
Ned Currence, Nooksack Tribe - Collaborative Low Flow Study
Tyson Waldo, NWIFC
4:30 – 5:00 Wrap Up: Synthesis of Themes and Directions
Mike Grayum, NWIFC
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner (Event Center South)
- Blessing
- Buffet
- Opportunity to network
7:00 – 8:15 Screening of Back to the River (Event Center South)
Thursday, April 30
9:00 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:10 Xwe’ chi’ eXen (Cherry Point): Protecting Lummi Natural and Cultural Heritage
Lul-hal-mun (Timothy Ballew II), Lummi Nation Tribal Chairman and Sle-lh’x elten (Jeremiah Jay Julius), Lummi Nation Secretary
10:10 – 10:30 Overview of Vessel Traffic Risk Assessment Study for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal Project
Scott Davis, Lummi Nation
10:30 – 11:00 Break and Poster Session
11:00 – 3:00 Field Trip: Standing Together for Cherry Point
Rain or shine–dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes
Transportation provided (parking is limited)
Activities
- Traditional lunch on the beach hosted by Lummi Nation
- Sharing Ancestral History and Knowledge of Xwe’ chi’eXen (Cherry Point)
Chief Tsi’li’xw (Bill James), Lummi Nation Hereditary Chief - Reef Net Presentation with a scale model of traditional reef net gear
Matt Warbus - Direct Action/Press Event
Lummi will be available for Q&A with attending press representatives
Approximate end time is 3:00. If you need to leave by a specific time, please plan on driving separately.
