Tribal Water and Habitat Restoration Forum 

This event, co-hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and Audubon Arizona, will take a deep dive into water and habitat restoration on tribal lands. Download the agenda here

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Agenda:

• 8 - 9am:    Registration; continental breakfast
• 9:00am:    Opening prayer (Barnaby Lewis, Gila River Indian Community) and welcoming remarks (Ann Marie Chischilly, Executive Director, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University; Sonia Perillo, Executive Director, Audubon Arizona)
• 9:30am: Tribal leaders roundtable (The Honorable Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community; The Honorable Delbert Ray, President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; other confirmations pending)
• 10:45am: Break
• 11:00am: Tribal Water and Habitat Restoration – Legal Perspective (Margaret J. Vick, owner, Margaret J. Vick PLC; Rodney B. Lewis,  consultant, Akin Gump)
• Noon: Lunch
• 12:45pm: Cultural Significance of Water and Natural Habitats (Shane Anton, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Darren Talayumptewa, Hopi Tribe; representative from Gila River Indian Community; other confirmations pending)
• 1:45pm: Break
• 2:15pm: Tribal Habitat Restoration Project Highlights and Best Practices Panel (Gina Leverette, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; David Lewis, Yavapai-Apache Nation; Charles Enos, Gila River Indian Community; Kyle Trujillo, Local Program Coordinator, White Mountains, Arizona Conservation Corps)
• 3:15 pm:  Break
• 3:30 pm:  Partnerships and Resources Panel (Kris Randall, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Melissa McMaster, RiversEdge West; Russell Benford, Gila River Indian Community DEQ; Russ Dickerson, Operations Director, Arizona Conservation Corps and Conservation Corps New Mexico)
• 4:30 pm: Adjourn