Best Management Practices in Restoration II, WRRC Workshop

The UW Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center and UW Extension is partnering with the BLM and industry experts to host a second annual Best Management Practices in Reclamation workshop in Pinedale WY, April 30.

Pinedale Reclamation BMP II Workshop

30 April 2015

Sublette County Weed & Pest 12 South Bench Road, Pinedale

8:30 Registration, Meet and Greet

9:00 Welcome and Introduction, Pete Stahl

WRRC, Ecosystem Science & Management, UW

9:15 Brenda Schladweiler, BKS Environmental, Gillette, WY

"Soil Amendment Applications During Drought"

9:45 Jay Norton

Ecosystem Science & Management, Extension, UW

"Recovery of Soil Function After Drastic Disturbance: State of the Art"

10:15 Break

10:30 Pete Stahl

WRRC, Ecosystem Science & Management, UW

"The Importance of Reclamation Planning and Site Assessment"

11:00 Kristina Hufford

Ecosystem Science & Management, Extension, UW

"BMPs to Establish a Diverse Plant Community"

11:30 Joseph Debebe

Pinedale Field District Office, BLM

"Reclamation/Restoration Success Best Management Practices"

12:00 Lunch (Provided)

1:00 Beth Fowers

Plant Sciences, Extension, UW

"Weed Management Principles for Reclamation"

1:30 Calvin Strom

WRRC, Ecosystem Science & Management, UW

"Do Surface Preparation and Planting Methods Matter?"

2:00 Glade Jones

Hindsight, Inc. Big Piney, WY

TBA

2:30 Pete Guernsey

QEP Resources, Pinedale, WY

"Considering Succession and Land Use During Reclamation Planning"

3:00 Josh Sorenson, Jonah Energy, Pinedale, WY

"Restoration of Sage Brush Landscapes Impacted by Energy Development"

3:30 Discussion and Departure