Geo Web Networking Concepts & Projects
Gary Grimm
GeoWeb Networking 2 – Clearwater Room – 3:45 pm
Link: Abstract Geo Web 3.0 pdf
An exhibit booth demonstrating both GeoWeb and Networking Concepts and projects will be set up in the Ballroom at the beginning of the Summit and be continuously available for two days. Included will be examples [...]
Continue reading about GeoWeb Networking – Clearwater – 3:45pm
Become an AmeriCorps Partner: Building Capacity with a National Service Program
(3:45 – 3:30pm Delamar Room)
Presenter: Rachael Goetzelman
Does your organization have an environmental or educational project that has been on the backburner? Are you looking to increase your organization’s visibility in and outreach to your communities? Increase your volunteer base? AmeriCorps [...]
Continue reading about Americorps Partners – Delamar – 3:45pm
Sustainable Abundance: Living a Big Life, Leaving a Little Footprint
Speaker: Courtney Rush, PCEI
Wednesday, November 19th- The Emerald Room 3:45-5:00
As a woman of faith, Courtney has been commissioned to care for God’s Creation, and it isn’t hard! It is fun! Please join Courtney for a discussion on God’s original Creation, what Creation has come to be, [...]
The Building Sustainable Communities Initiative: A New University and
Community Partnership
(3:45 to 5:00pm, 1.25 hours)
The Building Sustainable Communities Initiative (BSCI) brings together an interdisciplinary team of faculty from 8 UI colleges and 9 academic departments, and UI Extension to deliver state-of-the art programs in graduate planning education, community outreach, and in-service professional training.
The entire initiative is [...]
Film – “Shadow of the Salmon”
Cultural Traditions and Natural Resource Sustainability
Facilitators:
Helen Rigg, Director Idaho GEMStars
Gwen Carter, Water Resources Division Director, Nez Perce Tribe.
Cultural traditions help sustain our connection to [...]
Funder’s Panel
Traci Bier, US EPA
Lauren Carlson, Idaho Community Foundation
Joan Gagliardi,
Charlotte Martin Foundation
Jeanne Wolverton, Western Director of the Steele-Reese Foundation (invited)
The Funder’s Panel brings together representatives from various organizations that fund environmental programs. Panelists represent state and federal government, private foundations, and a community foundation. Each panelist will provide a introduction to the kinds of funding [...]
Toxin Levels in the Columbia River and Tributaries
Mary Lou Soscia
Ann Williamson
Exhibitors and Posters present their materials in the emerald Room until 3:30
Pocatello’s Environmental Education & Sustainability Project
Hannah Sanger
Continue reading about Environmental Education – Emerald – 2:15
Carbon Credits – New Opportunities for Sustainable Land Management
Moderator: Helen Rigg, Idaho GEMStars
Speakers: Dr. Sian Mooney BSU
Tony Bennett, [...]
Roadless Rule Panel Discussion
(2:15 to 3:30, 1.25 hour session)
Jonathan Oppenheimer
The roadless panel will be providing three agency/organization perspectives on the newly released roadless rule along with comments on how the new rule will affect the management and utilization of roadless areas within the state of Idaho.
NEBC (northwest environmental business council) sponsors and Robert Grott, NEBC Director, speaks and presents awards.
David Moen presents the Luncheon Keynote III
Continue reading about Luncheon & Keynote III – Ballroom – 12:00pm
Connecting Youth and Nature – Sustainability’s Future
Speakers: Ted Howard, Cultural Resources Director Shoshone – Paiute Tribes
Ron Peters, Fisheries Program, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
[...]
Pharmaceuticals In Water
Overall we will be addressing Emerging Contaminants in the Environment with specific emphasis on Pharmaceuticals.
Jeff Fromm will speak first and overview the broader issue. His presentation title is “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment.” His talk will provide an overview on pharmaceuticals in wastewater, with respect to sources, occurrence in water bodies, observed [...]
Running-Grass EPA presents the third session in a series on Environmental Justice Training
Title: Advancing Environmental Justice Through Literacy Training
Continue reading about Environmental Justice III – Emerald – 10:45
Greg Servheen hosts a Land Trust meeting
Biofuels in Idaho
(Session 2, Panel Discussion)
This second hour of the biofuels session will be a discussion among panelists and attendees about the information presented in the previous session. It promises to be a lively discussion of how biofuels fit into Idaho’s overall transportation picture and how the industry is addressing such issues as supply of [...]
Where Is Mercury Coming From and What Happens Once It’s Here?
Presented by Carl Brown and Don Essig, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
There are a number of Idaho water bodies that have fish advisories for mercury. While contamination concerns for mercury focus primarily on fish and water, air deposition of mercury is the predominant source [...]
Idaho Children & Nature Network: Statewide Public Awareness
( 1 hour session, Northstar Room)
Presented by Meggan Laxalt Mackey and Vicky Runnoe
Children are spending less time outdoors today. This has profound effects on their physical, mental and emotional health, as well as the health of our lands. The Idaho Children and Nature Network was formed to raise [...]
Biofuels in Idaho (Session 1, Panel Discussion)
John Crockett, Office of Energy Resources
Rhys Roth, Climate Solutions
Russ Hendricks, Idaho Farm Bureau
Tom Ulrich, Idaho National Laboratory
The following hour of the biofuels session will be a discussion among panelists and attendees about the information presented in the previous session. It promises to be a lively discussion of how [...]
Facilitator
Ron Peters Fisheries Program Manager, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
1st Presenter – Angelo Vitale Fisheries Biologist, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
2nd Presenter – Jon Firehammer Research Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Coeur d’Alene Tribe
1st Presentation Angelo Vitale
Title:
Physical Responses to Restoration of an Incised Stream on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation.
Abstract:
Efforts have been undertaken by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to [...]
Advancing Environmental Justice Through Literacy Training
Two of Three
( 9:30 – 10:30 1 hour session, Emerald Room)
Running-Grass EPA
Environmental Justice is the “fair treatment for all people of all races, cultures, and incomes, regarding the development of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”
Executive Order 12898, February 11, 1994
Over the [...]
Continue reading about Environmental Justice – Emerald – 9:30
Endangered Species Recovery – Wolves and Bighorn Sheep
(8:15 – 9:15 1 hour Cinnabar Room)
Keith Lawrence of the Nez Perce Tribe
Keith will speak about endangered species recovery and research efforts, in particular wolves and bighorn sheep in Idaho.
Kate Kelly
A Post Election Environmental Outlook for Idaho:
State Senator Kate Kelly will speak about environmental and energy issues in the Idaho legislature in the past few years and what we might expect in the upcoming legislative session in light of the in-state and national election results and economic trends.
Continue reading about Post Election Outlook – Clearwater – 8:15
BioRegional Planning
Gregg Servheen, Idaho Department of Fish and Game facilitates a discussion about BioRegional Planning.
Advancing Environmental Justice Through Literacy Training
First of three sessions in the Emerald Room.
Running-Grass
EPA
Environmental Justice is the “fair treatment for all people of all races, cultures, and incomes, regarding the development of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”
Executive Order 12898, February 11, 1994
Over the last decade, attention to the impact of environmental pollution on particular segments of [...]
Continue reading about Environmental Justice Training – Emerald – 8:15
Hors D’oeuvres and a Special Showing of the Documentary, Red Gold
http://www.redgoldfilm.com/
Film will be followed by a talk from Ms. Lydia Olympic, featured in the documentary.
Sponsored by Regional Tribal Council
Toni Hardesty discusses Air, Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Master Plan for an Environmental Education Center
for Logan City and Cache County, Utah, or
“Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty!”
by
Professor John C. Ellsworth, FASLA
Issa A. Hamud, P.E.
Kristofor L. Kvarfordt, ASLA
Yi Luo, MLA
presentation to
Idaho Environmental Summit
November 18-19, 2008
Boise, Idaho
The current Logan City/Cache County Landfill closure plan calls for simply re-contouring the landfill to stabilize the slopes, then re-vegetating the [...]
Continue reading about Environmental Education – Clearwater – 4:15pm
Beyond the Curly Lights: Simple (and Not-So-Simple) Ways to Cut Those Kilowatt Hours
Energy efficient lighting in the form of compact fluorescent bulbs remains one of the easiest and cheapest ways to slice your electric bills at home and work, but many more energy-saving options exist to cut into your energy consumption. In some cases, utilities [...]
Film: Are We Safe From Fire? Protecting Idaho Communities
presented by:
Ivy Dickinson, Nez Perce Tribe Fire Prevention and Mitigation Specialist and
Susan Bliss Jenkins, Nez Perce National Forest Fire Prevention Specialist
Resource Protection through Planning & Zoning
(1.25 hour panel; 4:15-5:30)
A New PUD Ordinance for Teton County.
Jeff Klausmann, Intermountain Aquatics, Driggs, Idaho
Implementing Comp Plan 2025: Using Mountain Overlay Districts, Transfer Development Rights, and other Tools.
Jeff Adams, Blaine County
Daylighting Indian Creek: Reversing Bad Past Decisions.
Dennis Cannon, City of Caldwell.
Jeff Klausmann volunteered to assist [...]
Preserving Open Space and Natural Resources in Perpetuity
(1.25 hour panel; 2:45-4:00)
A Strategy that Works, Mike Whitfield, Heart of the Rockies
Partnering with Municipalities and Creative Funding for Land Acquisition, Kathryn Goldman, Wood River Land Trust
Setting up Open Space to Work for You, Frank Martin, Martin Community Development and Hidden Springs
Exploring the tool box for conservation strategies: [...]
Why be Firewise? A discussion of individual responsibility and community planning –
Cris Bent, Secesh Meadows Fire Chief
and
Angela Grant-Kettleband, Blaine County Firewise Coordinator
Danny Mann Wildland Fire Education Coordinator, Three Rivers RC&D in Bingham, Bannock, and Power Counties.
Sarah Heide BLM Fuels Specialist, Boise District
Brad GilbertUS Forest Service team leader for Idaho Roadless Rule EIS.
NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (2008 MSGP)
Presenters:
Misha Vakoc,
Storm Water Permit Coordinator, NPDES Permits Unit,
Office of Water and Watersheds, US EPA Region 10
Julie Congdon,
Storm Water compliance assistant, NPDES Permits Unit,
Office of Water and Watersheds, US EPA Region 10
The 2008 MSGP regulates discharges of stormwater from industrial activities. The MSGP includes [...]
Air Quality and Vegetation
Speakers:
Leonard Herr, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and
Brian Jorgenson, Boise City Forestry Unit
As parts of Idaho struggle with increasing levels of ground-level ozone, the relationship between air quality, and ozone in particular, and Idaho’s vegetation is receiving increased scrutiny. The relationship is two fold: vegetation impacts air quality and air quality impacts [...]
Reducing Idaho’s Carbon Footprint: Two Paradigms
Part Two
Arjun Makhijani
Rhys Roth
Idaho has committed to reducing the state’s share of climate-changing greenhouse emissions, and there’s no shortage of ways to reduce our carbon emissions. In back-to-back sessions, we’ll explore two provocative and promising proposals to cut the carbon while still generating ample energy needed to sustain Idaho’s growth. [...]
Reducing Idaho’s Carbon Footprint: Two Paradigms
Part one of three
Arjun Makhijani
Rhys Roth
Idaho has committed to reducing the state’s share of climate-changing greenhouse emissions, and there’s no shortage of ways to reduce our carbon emissions. In back-to-back sessions, we’ll explore two provocative and promising proposals to cut the carbon while still generating ample energy needed to sustain [...]
Reconciling Homeowner Values and the Principles of Defensible Space
Panel Discussion with Firewise Homeowners, 1 hour
Facilitated by Ivy Dickinson, Nez Perce Tribe.
Ivy Dickinson will lead an informal panel of homeowners discussing why they chose to implement Firewise principles on their property and how they came to the decision.
Municipal Storm Water Phase II
Presenters:
Misha Vakoc,
Storm Water Permit Coordinator, NPDES Permits Unit,
Office of Water and Watersheds, US EPA Region 10
John Seigler,
Public Works Department, City of Pocatello
NPDES Permits for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
The Stormwater Phase II Final Rule (December 8, 1999) requires operators of regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) to obtain [...]
How Smart Can Your Growth Be?
(1 hour; 1:30-2:30 Nov 18)
1. Practicing Smart Growth in Idaho: Who is doing it; How is it working?
Elaine Clegg, Idaho Smart Growth (www.idahosmartgrowth.org).
2. Getting Smart Growth Assistance from EPA – The Victor/Driggs and McCall Projects –Matt Dalbey, US EPA, DC office
(see final report at: http://www.tetonvalleyadvocates.org/uploads/EPA_Report.PDF)
Idaho Smart Growth [...]
Crop Residue Burning
Presenters: Mary Andersen and Melissa Gibbs, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Over the past year the State of Idaho has made huge strides in the area of smoke management. A new statewide crop residue burning program approved by the 2008 legislature began in Idaho on September 2, 2008. The new program, a culmination [...]
The Luncheon will include Keynote II
Continue reading about Luncheon Keynote II – Ballroom – 11:45
Facilitator
Ron Peters Fisheries Program Manager, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Status of the Resource Report an interactive information tool.
Neil Ward – Resident Fish Coordinator, Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority.
In 2006, an Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) identified the need for readily accessible data relative to the status of fish populations in the 62 subbasins that comprise [...]
Agrimet: Reclamation’s Northwest Evapotranspiration Network
Peter Palmer, US Bureau of Reclamation, shares advantages of using AgriMet
Competition for limited water resources in the western United States continues to increase. In most western states, irrigated agriculture is the largest single consumer of water. To help improve irrigation efficiency, the Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration [...]
Solar for the Home or Business
As solar energy becomes increasingly affordable for homes and businesses, more consumers are giving this energy-saving technology a hard look. This session will explore what’s involved in selecting a solar system, how much it costs, what kinds of incentives exist to reduce the cost, and how your new solar system [...]
Air, Nonattainment & Air quality
Tuesday 10:30am Cinnabar Room
Melissa Gibbs,
and Martin Bauer, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Matt Stoll, COMPASS
The panel will discuss the basics of nonattainment from the National Ambient Air Quality Standards to the financial impact companies and federal grant dollar recipients may face; the city-level regulatory approach and timeline for going from nonattainment status [...]
Gary Grimm Presents GeoWeb Networking 1
Link: Geo Web 3.0 pdf Document
An exhibit booth demonstrating both GeoWeb and Networking Concepts and projects will be set up in the Ballroom at the beginning of the Summit and be continuously available for two days. Included will be examples of Geospatial Web (GeoWeb), Image Web, Semantic Web (DataWeb), [...]
Why Smart Growth Makes Economic Sense
(1 hour panel; 10:30-11:30)
Tuesday Nov 18th, Northstar Room (1 hour panel, 10:30-11:30)
Understanding the Costs of Development
Matt Dalbey, US EPA, Washington DC Office
Reducing development costs by using smart growth principles,
Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho, Dept of Architecture.
Developers and production builders across the country are recognizing a business opportunity in the smart [...]
Jim Evanoff: Sustainability Manager/Environmental Protection Specialist for Yellowstone National Park
Jim Evanoff will explain the very unique challenges of “going green” in the world’s first national park. Yellowstone NP has successfully implemented a myriad of sustainability initiatives that have been a model for the surrounding region.
Jim will describe how the park effectively instituted sound environmental [...]
Welcome Address: Mayor of Boise, Dave Bieter
Tribal Drum & Honor song
Posting of the Color
Invocation
Registration: DoubleTree Ballroom Lobby
Vendor exhibits will be displayed along the walls of the Ballroom and also outside Ballroom in the lobby. Refreshments (complementary beverages) will be served throughout the day in ballroom near the exhibitors.
Poster Displays: Will be displayed inside the Fireplace Foyer throughout the conference.
Continue reading about Registration – Ballroom Foyer – 7:00am
