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2014 Southeast Environmental Conference September 8-12, 2014 Vocational Training & Resource Center (VTRC) • 3239 Hospital Drive - Juneau, Alaska 99801 FORUM AGENDA MONDAY, September 8, 2014 8:00AM – 8:15AM - Registration 8:15AM-9:00AM - Welcome & Introduction: President Richard Peterson, Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska 9:00AM-10:15AM - Ocean Acidification and the Impacts to Southeast Alaska: Jeremy Mathis, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 10:15AM – 10:30AM - BREAK 10:30AM-12:00PM - Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and the Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) Network: Chris Whitehead, Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Liz Tobin, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) 12:00PM – 1:30PM - LUNCH BREAK 1:30PM – 2:30PM - 2:30PM-3:00PM - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Stephanie Thomas-Fox, Craig Tribal Association Conducting a Needs Assessment: Jason Wilson, Petersburg Indian Association 3:00PM – 3:15PM - BREAK 3:15PM – 4:30PM - Creating the EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP): Jason Wilson, Petersburg Indian Association and Chris Whitehead, Sitka Tribe of Alaska 4:30PM - ADJOURN TUESDAY, September 9, 2014 9:00AM – 10:15AM - Herring – an Overview of Fisheries Management and Studies: Jeff Feldpausch, Sitka Tribe of Alaska; and Michelle Ridgway, Oceanus Alaska 10:15AM – 10:30AM - BREAK 10:30AM-12:00PM - Mining in British Columbia and the Effects to Southeast Alaska – an Overview: Guy Archibald, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) 12:00PM – 1:30PM - LUNCH BREAK FORUM AGENDA TUESDAY, September 9, 2014 (Continued) 1:30PM – 2:45PM - Mining in British Columbia – The Legal System and How to Become Involved: Chris Zimmer, Rivers Without Borders 2:45PM – 3:00PM - BREAK 3:00PM – 4:00PM - “Save Bristol Bay” Campaign Strategies and Lessons Learned: Melanie Brown, Trout Unlimited 4:00PM - 4:30PM - Composing a Public Comment Letter: Jennifer Hanlon, Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska 4:30PM - ADJOURN WEDNESDAY, September 10, 2014 9:00AM-10:15AM - Prince of Wales Sea Otter Commission: Dennis Nickerson, Organized Village of Kasaan 10:15AM – 10:30AM - BREAK 10:30AM-12:00PM - Tribal Conservation Districts: Kristine Harper, United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service 12:00PM – 1:30PM - Lunch 1:30PM – 3:15PM - Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Working Group 3:15PM – 3:30PM - BREAK 3:30PM – 4:30PM - HABs Group continued 4:30PM - ADJOURN FORUM AGENDA THURSDAY, September 11, 2014 Working Group 9:00AM-10:15AM - Transboundary Mining Working Group 10:15AM – 10:30AM - BREAK 10:30AM-12:00PM - Transboundary Mining Working Group continued 12:00PM – 1:30PM - LUNCH BREAK - 1:30PM – 3:00PM - Climate Change Working Group 3:00PM – 3:15PM - BREAK 3:15PM – 4:30PM - Climate Change Working Group 4:30PM-5:00PM - Close Out Session FRIDAY, September 12, 2014 9:00AM-9:45AM - State & Tribal Response Program (STRP) “What are brownfields?”: Melinda Brunner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 9:45AM-10:30AM - STRP Standard Operations Procedures Manual: Stephanie Thomas-Fox, Craig Tribal Association 10:30AM – 10:45AM - BREAK 10:45AM-12:00PM - STRP Working Group 12:00PM-1:30PM 1:30PM - 3:00PM - LUNCH STRP Working Group continued