RAWLINS — The Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office will host the 2016 Industry Government Conference on Wednesday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Jeffrey Memorial Community Center, 315 W. Pine Street, Rawlins, Wyoming.
Some of the topics that will be presented include: USFWS Laws, Improving efficiency and decreasing operational footprint, Rights-of-Way bonding, Greater Sage-grouse Implementation and mitigation, and Coal Resources. A complete agenda can be viewed at the web address located below.
The Industry Government Conference agenda and presentations are available online.
In an effort to conserve resources, the BLM presentations will only be provided electronically. Please visit the website to download and print your own reference copies. For specific questions, contact Nancy Baker, 307-328-4245 or email her at Industry_conference_RFO_wy@blm.gov
The BLM’s Rawlins Field Office was designated as a pilot office under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. As part of that designation, the field office holds an annual Industry Conference to facilitate communication and cooperation.
Schedule
7:30-8:30 Meet and Greet – booth set up
8:30-8:50 Opening and Welcome, Major Projects Overview – Dennis Carpenter, BLM Rawlins Field Manager
8:50-9:10 Program updates – Mary Read, BLM Rawlins – wildlife
9:10-9:30 Addressing Golden Eagle Nests on Human Made Structures, Nathan Darnell, USFWS
9:30-9:50 Law Enforcement, Steve Stoinski –USFWS Agent
9:50-10:10 Challenges of Selecting Areas to Determine Reclamation Success, Brenda Schladweiler – BKS Environmental Assoc. Inc.
10:10-10:30 BREAK
10:30-10:50 Improving Efficiency and Decreasing Operational Footprint, Aubrey Collie – BP
10:50-11:10 Pressure Monitoring and Drawdown in CBNG Fields, Kristy Griffis – Warren Resources
11:10-11:30 Coal Resources and Reserves in the Little Snake River Coal Field and Red Desert Assessment Area, David Scott – USGS
11:30-11:50 4 Fundamentals of Successful Reclamation, Adam Bappe– Triton Environmental
11:50-12:00 AFMSS 2 rollout, Kay Nation – Rawlins BLM
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:30 WO/SO updates, Mike Valle – BLM State Office
1:30-1:50 Rights-Of-Way bonding, Janelle Wrigley – BLM State Office
1:50-2:50 Greater Sage Grouse Implementation/Mitigation, Pam Murdock/Jenny Morton – BLM State Office
2:50-3:10 BREAK
3:10-4:10 Surface Disturbance/DDCT, Andrea Withroder (WGFD)/Nicholas Graf (UW)
4:10-4:20 Transportation Planning agenda for 4/28, John Russell – Rawlins BLM
4:20-4:30 Q&A/wrap up
In an effort to conserve resources, the BLM presentations will only be provided electronically. To download and print your own reference copy, please visit them online.
