Wild Idaho North! 2008
Keeping North Idaho Natural
Annual Conference

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Come join experts in conservation, planning and natural resources to discuss how we can protect our natural areas as North Idaho Grows.

Location: Sandpoint Business and Events Center, Pine and Euclid, Sandpoint, Idaho

Sponsored by the Idaho Conservation League.

Additional sponsors: Boden Mountain Architecture, Pend d'Oreille Winery

Schedule:

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Check in, coffee
9:30     Keynote: "Growing Smarter in the Northern Rockies" - Dennis Glick, Northern Rockies regional director of the Sonoran Institute
10:30   Panel - Livable Communities: Strategies for protecting natural areas
            Wendy Francis, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
            Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho Urban Research and Design Center
            Sara Cohn, Idaho Conservation League
12:00   Lunch by Pend Oreille Pasta, announcements and awards!
1:00     Panel - Working and Healthy Lands: How conservation easements help Idahoans
            Bas Hargrove, The Nature Conservancy
            Jim Watkins, Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's Realty
2:30     Panel - Wild Connections: Protecting corridors for people and wildlife
            Gregg Servheen, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
            Brad Smith, Idaho Conservation League
            Josh Lawler, University of Washington College of Forest Resources
4:00     Social hour with music by Acoustic Wave Machine, libations by Pend d'Oreille Winery and Laughing Dog Brewery, and a Wild Idaho silent auction!

Sunday, October 5 Field Trips
Pend d'Oreille Bay Trail walk
Tour wildlife conservation projects with The Nature Conservancy

Conference information:
Susan Drumheller, 208.265.9565 or sdrumheller@wildidaho.org

Register online here

Print out our brochure here

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