| 1:45pm | Council Subcommittee report-outs - Wildlife Health: Land Tawney, Chair (20 minutes)
- Discussion of Subcommittee work regarding possible best practices for considering the future use of lead-based
ammunition on lands of the National Wildlife Refuge System - Public Lands: Joel Webster, Chair (15 minutes)
- Discussion of possible recommendations related to the federal land appraisal process, water issues on Klamath Refuge, and deferred maintenance projects on Refuge lands. - Hunting & Recreational Shooting: Jeff Crane, Chair (10 minutes)
- Discussion of proposed recommendations to federal hunting programs. - Conservation Funding: Joel Pedersen, Chair (5 minutes)
- Private Lands: Michael Crowder, Chair (5 minutes)
- Public Engagement/R3: Keith Tidball, Chair (5 minutes)
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| 3:00pm | Federal agency briefings IRA/BIL funding spend down update (30 minutes)
HWCC has requested an update on the spend down of IRA and BIL funding from the USFS and NRCS. Council would also like to hear what, if any, spending bottlenecks the agencies are experiencing.
- Greg Smith, Associate Deputy Chief – U.S. Forest Service
- Astrid Martinez, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Gayle Barry, Natural Resources Conservation Service Related to the Refuge System Biological Integrity, Diversity and Ecological Health analysis and update on National Wildlife Refuge Hunt/Fish Rule: (15 minutes)
HWCC has requested a briefing on the Biological Integrity, Diversity and Ecological Health (BIDEH) process that is currently underway. Members have asked that the briefing focus on the status of the process and how it will impact Refuge managers ability to utilize linkages to agricultural production on Refuges, prohibition on GMO seeds and pesticides, grazing, silviculture and trapping and predator management.
- Mark Chase, Chief – Natural Resource Program Center, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Kate Harrigan, Senior Policy Advisor, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Related to MAPLand implementation: (40 minutes)
HWCC has requested an update briefing from the Service, BLM, and Forest Service on implementation of MAPLand Act, Dingell Act Sec. 4105 access priority lists, and how the agencies are leveraging the 3% of LWCF dollars directed toward recreation access to open public access in a way that is distinct from LWCF core.
Section 4103 presentation
- Kelsey David, Geospatial Data Standards Specialist, Geospatial Management Office,
U.S. Forest Service (on behalf of interagency team) Presentation Section 4105/LWCF presentation
- Eric Alvarez, Deputy Chief – National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Shayna Carney, Realty Specialist – National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Jeff Cartwright, Public Land Access Program Manager and Land and Water Conservation Fund Program Lead,
Bureau of Land Management USDA nutrition database (15 minutes)
HWCC has requested a briefing to learn more about issues associated with the USDA nutrition database; specifically, the process for & challenges associated with adding wild game data to the nutrition database maintained by USDA.
- Pamela R. Pehrsson, PhD, Scientific Lead, Food and Nutrition Research Methods and Application of Food Composition Lab,
Agriculture Research Service – U.S. Department of Agriculture
PResentation
Wild Game Studies BLM use of Mule deer / Sage grouse categorical exclusion (10 minutes)
HWCC has requested a briefing on the extent of use of the sage-grouse and mule deer CAT X passed through the Farm Bill. A Council member passed along that you all have recently rescinded the administrative categorical exclusion that BLM had, and are relying on the Farm Bill CE.
- Renee Chi - Wildlife Biologist (Sagebrush Conservation & Migratory Birds), Division of Wildlife Conservation, Aquatics, & Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Land Management Presentation |
