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Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative - Meetings
Key to the success of the Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative is unity of purpose and action among partners. Communication is therefore critical. As this initiative gains momentum it is important for partners to come together periodically to discuss the design and performance of both the initiative's components as well as the whole.
CSI 3rd ANNUAL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 2 - 4, 2008, DENVER, CO
A full meeting of CSI partners took place Tuesday - Thursday, September 2 - 4, 2008 at the Denver Airport Marriott Gateway Park. This meeting focused on three major themes:
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1. The Importance of Local Working Groups
2. The development of regulatory assurances for mixed Federal / Non-federal landscapes
3. The North American Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Act (NASECA)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Interior, James Mosher, provided remarks at lunch on Wednesday, September 3rd. Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Arlen Lancaster, addressed the partners Wednesday morning. Meeting materials and slide presentations are available for download below. Annual Meeting Agenda
Registered ParticipantsPre-meeting information and materials1. Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups Needs Assessment Summary (Lorien Belton & Terry Messmer, Utah State University) 2. CCAA/CCA Working Draft White Paper (CSI Assurances Committee) 3. NSECA Legislative Briefing Paper and Background Information (San Stiver) 4. Full Text of North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Slide Presentations (pdf format)1. Local Working Group Needs Assessment Survey Results (Lorien Belton, Terry Messmer, Douglas Jackson-Smith - Utah State University) 2. Conservation Innovation Grant Project Preview (Tom Esgate - CSSRI) ~ 3 MB file size 3. Sagebrush Conservation Credit Metric Development (Jon Haufler - ERMI) 4. West Central CCAA in Idaho (Joe Hinson - NWNRG) 5. NASECA, An Overview (Rory Reynolds - Utah Department of Natural Resources) 6. NASECA, Roadmap to National Act (San Stiver - WAFWA / Tom Hemker - Idah F&G)
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| Wanda Burget and Governor Bill Ritter at CSI Partners Meeting. |
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| Participants at Tucson Credit Workshop. |
A key incentive for fostering conservation investment in the sagebrush region is a functioning system of conservation credits that can be traded according to a set of common rules. A Foundational aspect of a conservation credit system is a clear and simple methodology for valuing both documented conservation actions as well as projected landscape impacts in a “common currency.” To address this fundamental aspect of CSI, the Partnership hosted a Conservation Credit Forum in Tucson, Arizona on Monday, March 12 through Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Tucson Credit Forum Executive Summary (2 page pdf)
Tucson Credit Forum Meeting Notes (48 page pdf)
Conservation Credit Forum "A Charge to Participants"Conservation Credit Forum Agenda Conservation Credit Forum Presenters and Participants
Pre-meeting ReadingsMARCH 7, 2007, ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMINGWyoming State Grazing Board and Rock Springs Grazing Association Hosts CSI –Ranchers, local and state officials, and other concern citizens hosted a public meeting on March 7 at the Best Western Outlaw Inn to learn more about the opportunities being created by CSI. A Summary of the Rock Springs Meeting (pdf) Participants List (pdf) DECEMBER 6-7, 2006, DENVER, COLORADOThe goals of this meeting of the Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative were:
- Build upon the consensus achieved at the September 6 - 7, 2006 meeting
- Bring in additional stakeholders who can contribute to the success of the CSI
- Integrate the products of the four CSI working groups into a charter document and present it to the group
- Identify obstacles and critical next steps
SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION WORKSHOP
Boise, ID, October 31 - November 1, 2006
Workshop Objective: Identify and prioritize sage-grouse range-wide and management zone conservation strategies/actions, with cost estimates, that could be implemented within 1 - 1.5 years. Priorities would focus on actions that apply directly towards the conservation and recovery of the sagebrush ecosystems, with an emphasis on sage-grouse.
DENVER - SEPTEMBER 6 - 7, 2006
The inaugural meeting of the Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative was well-attended and achieved the following primary goals:
- Establishing a common understanding of proposed initiative and the objectives of each of the participants
- Developing a general consensus about how best to move forward
A summary report of the meeting, agenda, and PowerPoint presentations are included below.
This 24-page report summarizes the presentations, discussion, and conclusions of the meeting participants.
September 7, 2006 Meeting Presentations
A list of downloadable (pdf) presentations can be accessed here.
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