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2007 Northern Rockies/Great Basin Fire Prevention & Education Conference

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

May 1 - 3, 2007

This year's conference will focus on education and implementation in a shifting climate (literally and figuratively!) The registration fee will be $100, to include lunch on May 2nd & 3rd and the field trip on May 2nd. Conference registration will be available through April with no late registration fees! Click here to be taken to the conference registration site. Credit cards are accepted. You can also pay by check through that site. The Tax ID is 826000952. If you have any issues with the registration process, please contact vellickson@idl.idaho.gov. Click here for a one-page conference brochure. Click here for a detailed conference agenda.

Tuesday, May 1st

Time	Topic	Speaker
0800	Welcome	Mark Larson - Idaho State Fire Marshal
0830	Conflicting Messages	Panel
1000	Break	Break
1015	Success Stories	Panel
1030	Communicating Your Message to the Hard to Reach	Cynthia Manning - Forest Service Regional Scientist
1130	Lunch	On Your Own
1300	Breakout Sessions	Prevention Co-op Role of Fire in the Environment
1400	Breakout Sessions	GIS for Decision Making Lessons Learned Center
1500	Breakout Sessions	Fire Use & Prescribed Fire Non-Traditional Partners
1600	Breakout Sessions	Northern Rockies Group Discussion Great Basin Group Discussion
1700	No Host Social	No Host Social

Wednesday, May 2nd

Time	Topic	Speaker
0800	Intro & Recap	Pat McKelvey - Prevention & Mitigation Project Mgr for Lewis & Clark County, MT
0815	Climate Change	Dr. Stephen Running - School of Forestry, U of Montana
0915	Break	Break
0930	Success Stories	Courtney Couch - Forest Service Prevention & Education Technician
0945	Forest Health, Wildlife & Fuels Mitigation	Mike McGrath - Montana DNRC Wildlife Biologist
1130	Field Trip - The Fires of 1910	Group

Thursday, May 2rd

Time	Topic	Speaker
0800	Intro & Recap	Dean Burnham - Great Basin Fire Prevention & Education Committee
0830	Fire Education in the Schools	Local School Representative
1000	Break	Break
1015	Success Story	North Idaho Prevention Co-op
1030	Partnership Building	Steve Kratville - USFS Region 1 Partnership & Outreach Coordinator
1130	Capturing and Holding Kids Attention	Lori Iverson - Outdoor Recreational Planner National Elk Refuge
1230	Lunch Awards Wrap-up Speaker	Steve Holden - Fire Program Manager MT DNRC