4th Annual Regional Conference Southwest Region NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY July 7, 009 July 30, 009 Hosted By: PUEBLO OF ISLETA Theme: Managing Tribal Resources In The Face Of Environmental Changes Monday, July 7, 009 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. +Isleta Casino and Resort Rio Grande Room Workshop USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant Training Start to Finish: Grant Writing and Management Coordinator: Joe Early, Tribal Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. +Isleta Casino and Resort 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Isleta Casino and Resort Registration Coordinator: Sally Carufel-Williams, NAFWS National Office Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Joe Jojola and Jennifer Smith Orientation for Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinator: Owen Phone, Sr., Jicarilla G & F Dept. and Norman Jojola 7:00 p.m. SW Fisheries Commission Meeting Chairman Arthur Butch Blazer Tuesday, July 8, 009 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Exhibitors Set-up Coordinators: Joe Jojola and Jennifer Smith Registration All Day Coordinators: Sally Carufel-Williams, NAFWS National Office Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: Arthur Butch Blazer, NAFWS Board of Director, SW Region Presentation of Colors VFW Invocation, Tribal Elder Welcome Remarks Honorable J. Robert Benavides, Governor, Honorable William Walker, Acting Regional Director, BIA Southwest Region Joe J. Pinkham III, President, NAFWS Board of Directors Fred Matt, Executive Director, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Marilyn R. Ethelbah, NAFWS Board of Director, SW Region 1
9:00a.m. 9:15 a.m. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conference Overview Joe Jojola, Endangered Species Biologist, BIA SW Regional Office Keynote Address - Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife Management and Habitat Protection, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. 10:00 a.m. BREAK 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Moderator: Joe Jojola, Endangered Species Biologist, BIA Southwest Region Tribal Showcase Natural Resource Management Program Moderator: Abel Camarena, Director Natural Resources Department Pueblo of Isleta Topic: Climate Change and Resource Management A Global Perspective on Southwest Climate Change Dan Ferguson, Program Manager, Climate Assessment for the Southwest, Institute for Environment and Society, University of Arizona Climate Change Risks for the Southwestern Ecosystems: Fire, Forest die-off, Erosion and Re-shuffled Biodiversity - Craig Allen, USGS, Jemez Mountain Field Station, Los Alamos, New Mexico 1:00 Noon LUNCHEON MEETING (EVERYONE IS INVITED) NAFWS SOUTHWEST REGION BUSINESS MEETING Arthur Butch Blazer SW Region Board of Director Marilyn R. Ethelbah SW Region Board of Director 1:30 p.m. Moderator: Joe Jojola, Endangered Species Biologist, BIA Southwest Region Topic: Climate Change and Resource Management Confronting Climate Change in the Southwest: Understanding, Action and Resilience Dave Gori, Ph.D., Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM Climate Change and Tribes: The Legislative Landscape and Natural Resources Adaptation - Garrett Voggesser, National Wildlife Federation 3:00 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. Moderator: Marilyn R. Ethelbah Board of Director, SW Region NAFWS Topic: State and Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Opportunities Larry Voyles, Director - Arizona Game and Fish Department Tod Stevenson, Director New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
4:15 p.m. Moderator: Luke Montoya, Environmental Protection Specialist BIA SW Regional Office. Topic: Protecting Cultural and Traditional Sites Archeological Resource Protection Garry Cantley, Regional Archeologist, Western Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs 5:15 p.m. ADJOURN 6:00 p.m. Isleta Lakes and Recreation ARCHERY SHOOT COMPETITION Coordinator: Herman Lente, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Isleta Lakes and Recreation MC: Arthur Butch Blazer TRADITIONAL FEAST HOSTED BY: PUEBLO OF ISLETA Jackie Keryte, Manager Isleta Lakes Activities: Archery Shoot, Fishing, Fireworks Along the Bosque Wednesday, July 9, 009 7:00 a.m. Shooting Range Wildlife Conservation Officer Shoot Competition Coordinator: Owen Phone, Sr., Jicarilla Game and Fish Department 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Seminar Room Workshop: USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant Training Start to Finish: Grant Writing and Management (Conclusion) Coordinator: Joe Early, Tribal Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 9, 009 Morning Session Wednesday July 9, 009 1 3 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ENDANGERED SPECIES Moderator Lawrence Abeita Chris Kitcheyan Ramona Montoya 8:00 Monitoring at the Pueblo of Santa Ana Bosque Restoration Project Nathan Schroder Restoration Division Manager Pueblo of Santa Ana Brian Wimberly Restoration Project Manager Pueblo of Santa Ana Movement of the Roundtail Chub Gila robusta in the Upper San Juan River Basin Telemetry Study on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Kevin Terry Jicarilla Apache Game and Fish Dept. Nesting and Habitat Requirements for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher at the Kris Johnson Zoologist Natural Heritage New Mexico Biology Department- Univ. of New Mexico 3
8:30 Revisiting the Southern Ute Tribe s Off-Reservation Hunting Rights Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration on the Pueblo of Santa Clara Reservation Recovery Update for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Steve Whiteman Director - Division of Wildlife Resource Management Southern Ute Tribe Gilbert Gutierrez Pueblo of Santa Clara Greg Beatty Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Phoenix, Arizona 9:00 9:30 Turkey Transplant at the Pueblo of Sandia Tim Smith Wildlife Technician Pueblo of Sandia Hopi Tribe and the Arizona Game and Fish Department Case Study Managing Checker Boarded Land Tribal vs. State Trust Land Arnold Taylor - Director Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystem Management Program Fish Monitoring Along the Pueblo of Sandia s Stretch of the Middle Rio Grande with Emphasis on the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow 000-008 Scott Bulgrin Water Quality Manger Pueblo of Sandia - Environment Dept. Rearing Wild Fish in a Naturalized Rearing System Angela James NM Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Endangered Species Conservation Sarah Rinkevich Wildlife Biologist Tucson, Arizona Hydrology, Geomorphology and Life History Management Concepts of Endangered Fish Michael D. Porter U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Jon Cooley - Regional Supervisor Arizona Game and Fish Department 10:00 10:15 Break 1 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 3 ENDANGERED SPECIES Moderator Jennifer Smith Chris Kitcheyan Cynthia Dale 10:15 Research Initiatives for Mule Deer and Non-game Species of Wildlife: A Cooperative Project between the Kaibab Paiute Tribe and Northern Arizona University Danny Bulletts, Jr., Director Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Dept. Kaibab Paiute Tribe of Arizona Native Fish Management on the San Juan River Viola Willeto Navajo Nation Dept. Fish and Wildlife Two New Navajo Nation Eagle & Raptor Protection Regulations Dave Mekesic, Zoologist Navajo Natural Heritage Program Navajo Nation Dept. Fish & Wildlife Thom Alcoze, Phd School of Forestry Northern Arizona University 10:45 Predatory Behaviors of Mountain Lions on the Southern Colorado Plateau David Mattson Station Leader/Research Biologist SW Biological Science Center - USGS Apache Trout Restoration on the White Mountain Apache Reservation Tim Gatewood,, White Mountain Apache Tribe, White River, AZ Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Update Susan Dicks, Biologist Melissa Kreutziann, Biologist Mexican Wolf Recovery Program New Mexico Ecological Services Office 4
Colorado Plateau Research Station Flagstaff, Arizona U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 11:15 Golden Eagle Management on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation Water Recovery System at the Numana Fish Hatchery - Pyramid Lake White Mountain Apache Tribe Mexican Wolf Management Program Tom Watts, Wildlife Biologist, Jicarilla Game and Fish Department, Dulce, NM Albert John, Production Manager Denise Shaw, Hatchery Supervisor Numana Hatchery Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Krista Beazley, Biologist Mexican Wolf Management Program White Mountain Apache Tribe 11:45 Arizona Game and Fish Department non-lead Ammo Program Jon Cooley Regional Supervisor Arizona Game and Fish Department Pisicicde: A Valuable Fishery Management Tool Jim Brooks Project Leader NM Fish and Wildlife Cons. Office TBA 1:15- LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Schedule of Concurrent Sessions Wednesday July 9, 009 Afternoon Session Wednesday July 9, 009 4 5 6 WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANT REPORTS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL RESOURCES Moderator John Nysteadt Joe Early Jeannie Lubbering 1:30 Federal Wildlife Regulations - Justin Tade, FWS (Tentative) Movements, Home Range, and Habitat Selection of the Rocky Mountain Elk Pueblo of Acoma Kyle V. Tator, M.S. New Mexico State University NAFWS Southwest Region - Natural Resources Youth Practicum - Jeannie Lubbering :00 U.S. Forest Service Regulations Dan Meza Tribal Relations Program Manager U.S. Forest Service Southwest Region Pronghorn Introduction at the Pueblo of Santa Ana Glen Harper Program Manager Range / Wildlife Program Santa Ana Dept. of Natural Resources New Mexico Envirothon Sue Hansen Envirothon Coordinator - Albuquerque Program Coordinator Ciudad Soil Water Conservation Dist. :30 Biological Resource Land Use Clearance Policies and Procedures (RCP) Jeff Cole, Wildlife Manager Navajo Nation Dept. Fish & Wildlife Eagle Aviary and Rehabilitation Program Victor Roubidoux, Wildlife Manager Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma *Eight Northern Pueblos Youth Conservation Camp Boyd Nystead 5
3:00 Encountering Cultural Hunting & Gathering of Ceremonial Items- A Hopi Perspective Darren Talayumptewa Wildlife Technician Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystem Management Program Navajo - Hopi Prairie Dog Digital Aerial Photo Inventory Kris Johnson & Teri Neville Natural Heritage New Mexico Biology Dept. Univ. of New Mexico Educational Projects of the Southern Ute Wildlife Division Jon Broholm Wildlife Technician Southern Ute Wildlife Division 3:30-3:45 BREAK Wednesday July 9, 009 4 (continued) 7 8 WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT HABITAT MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL Moderator Amy Heuslein Darren Talayumptewa Priscilla Wade 3:45 4:15 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Cooperative Efforts in Working with Tribes on recent Eagle Feather Issues Doug McKenna Resident Agent in Charge Region Historic and Cultural Preservation for Wildlife Managers and Enforcement David Siegel, Cultural Resource Manager, US Fish and Wildlife Service Region Native Vegetation Restoration in the Riparian Zones on the San Carlos Apache Reservation Sonny Duncan, Soil Conservation Technician, San Carlos Apache Tribe Best Management Practices for Controlling and Preventing Noxious Weeds Chad McKenna, Ecologist / GIS Analyst Parametrix Unexploded Ordnance Removal Pueblo of Isleta Steve Abeita Environmental Response Manager Dept. of Natural Resources Aquatic Invasive Species Brian Lang NM Aquatic Advisory Council NM Dept. of Game and Fish 4:45 NAGPRA / ARPA VIOLATIONS Robin L. Poague, JD Assistant Special Agent In Charge Law Enforcement and Investigations USDA Forest Service Ecological Restoration: Past and Present Challenges and Successes at the Pueblo of Santo Domingo Ann Watson Director, Natural Resources Program Pueblo of Santo Domingo Development of Mercury Criteria for the Navajo Nation Water Quality Standards Joel Lusk, Environmental Contaminants Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5:15 NAGPRA / ARPA VIOLATIONS Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Mustangs Emergency Forest Protection Plan Joe Ben Cricket Herrera Environmental Technician Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Comm. Frank Jiron Forestry Coordinator Department of Forestry 5:45 p.m. ADJOURN 6:30 p.m. BANQUET / AUCTION 6
MC: Marilyn R. Ethelbah, Board of Director, SW Region, NAFWS Banquet Speaker: TBA Special Presentation: Video Navajo Nation Youth Deer Hunt Navajo Nation Fish and Wildlife Department AUCTION Auctioneer: David Martinez, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, AZ Thursday, July 30, 009 8:00 a.m. Moderator: Paula Shattuck, Forester BIA Southern Pueblos Agency 9:00 a.m. Natural Resource Management Insight into the Overall Management Objectives of the Valles Caldera National Preserve Dennis Trujillo, Manager, Valles Caldera National Preserve Cultural and Environmental Concerns Cultural Perspective on Environmental Changes Moderator: Luke Montoya, Environmental Protection Specialist BIA SW Regional Office 10:00 a.m. BREAK 10:15 A.M. Moderator: Joe Early, Tribal Liaison USFWS Region, Albuquerque, NM Cultural and Traditional Concerns Panel Discussion - Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Take Permits Brian Millsap Deputy Regional Director, USFWS Region, Albuquerque, NM Diana Whittington USFWS Migratory Bird Permit Office, Washington D.C. Nelson Luna, Director, Zuni Game and Fish Department, Zuni, NM Victor Roubidoux, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, OK Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Hopi Tribe, AZ 1:00 Noon ADJOURN SW NAFWS CONFERENCE Board of Directors - Arthur Butch Blazer and Marilyn R. Ethelbah Retiring of Colors Closing Prayer Lunch On Your Own June 9, 009 7