FYI...Stefanie
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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:44:50 -0500
From: BILL HOWARD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You are invited to attend the first ever NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS -- May 17 and 18, 1997
at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC
* Find out what is being done across the nation
* Learn what has been effective and what needs fixing
* Let your voice be heard
* Learn how developing policies may affect you
* Participate
Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation
Conference information below:
About the Conference
Registration Information
Program Agenda
Fees
Location
Accomodations
*** ABOUT THE CONFERENCE ***
The Clinton Administration is rapidly negotiating hundreds of
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) with landowners across the
country to resolve endangered species conflicts. The National
HCP Conference will provide an exciting opportunity to meet the
experts and begin answering the most pressing questions about
these emerging HCPs.
The National Wildlife Federation has invited on-the-ground
experts on HCP implementation from environmental groups,
government, and regulated interests to offer views on what works
and what needs to be fixed. The Federation has also invited
nationally-respected academic experts to share the results of their
research along with their own HCP experiences.
The conference is open to all interested individuals, including
environmentalists, landowners, policymakers, and concerned
citizens. Information-sharing and debate will be strongly
encouraged.
If you are concerned about emerging endangered species policies
and want to make an impact on the future of the Endangered
Species Act, you cannot afford to miss the National HCP
Conference.
*** REGISTRATION INFORMATION ***
To register, request that a National HCP Conference Registration
Form and Brochure be mailed to you by sending an e-mail with
your name and street address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; or by writing
to: National HCP Conference, Meetings and Conferences
Division, National Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike,
Vienna, VA 22184. Or, for immediate delivery if you are able to
receive faxes, use our Fax-On-Demand system by dialing (202)
797-6644 and requesting document number 111.
Keep reading for a program agenda and then information about
fees, the conference site, and accommodations.
*** PROGRAM AGENDA ***
(subject to change)
Saturday, May 17, 1997
(8 a.m.) Registration and Continental Breakfast
(8:45 a.m.) Welcoming Remarks:
Mark Van Putten, President, National Wildlife Federation
(9:00 a.m.) Panel Discussion: An Historical Overview of HCPs:
Zygmunt Plater, Boston College Law School
Don Barry, U.S. Department of Interior
Dr. Lynn Corn, Congressional Research Service
(10:45 a.m.) Panel Discussion: Measuring HCPs Against the
Purposes and Goals of the ESA:
Oliver Houck, Tulane University Law School
Dennis Murphy, Stanford University
Michael Bean, Environmental Defense Fund
Vic Sher, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
(12:30 p.m.) LUNCH
(1:30 p.m.) Case Study No. 1: HCPs in the Old-Growth Forests of
the Pacific Northwest:
Tim Cullinan, National Audubon Society
Joseph Buchanan, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lorin Hicks, Plum Creek Timber Company
Mary Wood, University of Oregon Law School
Respondent: Michael O'Connell, The Nature Conservancy
(3:15 p.m.) Breakout Sessions:
HCPs and the recovery goal
Citizen participation
Independent science
Ecosystem-oriented planning
Regulatory assurances
Small landowners
Safe harbor agreements
Funding
(4:30 p.m.) Case Study No. 2: The Long-Leaf Pine Ecosystem of
the Southeastern U.S.:
Derb Carter, Southern Environmental Law Center
Christopher Hart, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Ralph Costa, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jerry Jackson, Mississippi State University
Respondent: Glen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's
Association
(6:00 p.m.) Adjourn
SUNDAY, May 18, 1997
(7:30 a.m.) Continental breakfast
(8:30 a.m.) Panel Discussion: Independent Scientists and
Interested Citizens: Designing a Planning Process That Benefits
from Their Input:
Dennis Hoseck, Defenders of Wildlife
Caffie Phillips, Weyerhaueser Corporation
John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation
(9:45 a.m.) Case Study No. 3: Southern California's Coastal Sage
Scrub Ecosystem:
Dan Silver, Endangered Habitats League
Rob Thornton, Law Firm of Nossaman, Guttner, Knox & Elliott
Craig Manson, California Department of Fish and Game
Tara Meuller, Environmental Law Foundation
Respondent: John Gaffin, Environmental Protection Information
Center
(11:30 a.m.) Panel Discussion: Can We Maintain a "Safety Net" for
Species While Giving "No Surprises" Assurances to
Landowners?:
Dan Rohlf, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark
University
Don Baur, Law Firm of Perkins Coie
Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School
(12:30 p.m.) LUNCH
(1:30 p.m.) Breakout Sessions:
Topics repeated from Saturday afternoon
(2:45 p.m.) Reports from the Breakout Groups
(3:15 p.m.) Concluding Remarks
(3:30 p.m.) Adjourn
*** REGISTRATION FEE ***
The registration fee for the conference is $79 and includes a
continental breakfast and lunch on both Saturday and Sunday, as
well as conference materials and handouts. A $45 rate is available
for students. All registration forms must be received by May 9,
1997 (hotel reservations by April 21, 1997). All registration fees
must be paid in advance or when you sign in on Saturday
morning, May 17, 1997. Please makes checks payable to: The
National Wildlife Federation -- HCP conference.
CANCELLATION POLICY: NWF will refund all registration fees if
you contact us by Friday, May 9, 1997.
*** LOCATION ***
The National HCP Conference will take place in the facilities of
Georgetown University Law Center, located at 600 New Jersey
Avenue, Northwest, at the base of Capitol Hill in downtown
Washington, DC. The Law Center is three blocks from Union
Station, four blocks from The Mall and the Smithsonian Museums,
and within walking distance to the U.S. Capitol Building. Parking
is available at nearby public lots.
*** ACCOMODATIONS ***
The National Wildlife Federation has reserved a number of rooms
at the Phoenix Park Hotel, located at 520 North Capitol Street, just
one block from the Georgetown University Law Center where the
Conference will take place. The hotel is a 15 minute cab ride from
DC-National Airport and is one block from Amtrack and the Metro
subway at Union Station. The Phoenix Park is within walking
distance of the U.S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian
Institution museums on the Mall. Rooms are $99 plus tax for a
single or double room per night. The National Wildlife Federation
is willing to help you find a roommate to split the cost of a
double room if you indicate so on your registration form, but we
cannot guarantee a double room rate in the event a roommate is
not found. IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Hotel accommodation
reservations must be made by April 21, 1997, to guarantee your
accommodations. Room payment is due to the hotel upon arrival.
For more information:
For registration or hotel information, call Jeffrey Hunter at (703)
790-4093; for information about the program or HCP issues, call
Bill Howard at (202) 797-5485. A brochure including a Registration
Form is available and will be mailed to you on request.
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Stefanie S. Rixecker
Department of Resource Management
Lincoln University, Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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