The goals of this event are... 

To share current and relevant research that facilitates knowledge sharing;

Gather Wind River leader perspectives and expertise on water and ag issues in the region;

Create a space to engage community members, students, researchers, and local agencies in conversation and learning centered around the Wind River Water Code

Check-in & Opening Address 8:00AM – 9:00 AM 

8:00 AM – Check-in, coffee and breakfast available 

8:30 AM – Opening address and blessing: Speaker Harvey Spoonhunter 

Research Presentations 9:00AM - 11:10 AM

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM – Callie Surber: Ranchers’ Social and Ecological Perceptions of Change in the Wind River Basin

9:20 AM – 10:00 AM – Jerel Kohler & Albert Mason Jr.: Living Landscapes: The Interplay of Buffalo, Livestock, Soil, and Water

10:00AM – 10:10AM – Bathroom/refreshment break 

10:10AM – 10:30AM – Peyton Loss: Range and Hay Production Given Future Climate Projections: How Could Ranchers Be Affected?

10:30AM – 11:00AM – Travis Shakespeare Sr. & Ginger Paige: Addressing the Ag Resource Management Plan: Where it’s at and where we go from here 

11:00 AM – 11:10AM – Thank presenters transition to lunch and guest speakers 

Lunch and Guest Speakers 11:10AM – 1:00 PM 

11:10 AM – 11:45 AM – Break for Refreshments and Lunch  

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Guest Speakers: Wes Martel and Orville St. Clair 

Topic: Wind River Water Code 

12:45 PM – 1:00PM – 15-minute break

Afternoon Community Workshop 1:00PM – 3:30PM 

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM – Words before everything else and introductions with water

2:40 PM – 2:30 PM – The hydrologic cycle and the past/present/future of the Wind River Water Code 

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Spark Sessions: Quick conversations with presenters and leaders

Closing Address & Social Hour 3:30PM – 5:00PM 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Next steps, acknowledgements, gratitude, and blessing: Speaker Wes Martel 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Social hour and appetizers