9:00 AM
Welcome and Overview
Joni Carswell, CEO & President, Texan by Nature
9:15 AM
Rights-of-Way Habitat Restoration Goals
Amy Snelgrove, Data and Project Management, Texan by Nature
Matt Wagner, Project Development, Texan by Nature
Kevin Shomette, Environmental Manager, EOG Resources, Inc.
9:30 AM
Nationwide Monarch CCAA for Energy and Transporation Lands Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group
Iris Caldwell, Program Manager – Sustainable Landscapes, University of Illinois-Chicago
10:00 AM
Best Management Panel
Dennis Markwardt, Director of Vegetation Managment, TxDOT
Chase Currie, General Manager, San Pedro Ranch
Garry Stephens, Program Director, Wildlife Habitat Federation
11:00 AM
Seed Panel
Forrest Smith, Texas Native Seeds Program Director, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Dean Williams, President, Douglass King Seed
Barron Rector, Associate Professor and Extension Range Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
11:30 AM
Land Panel
Trey Dyer, Director of Land and Fixed Assets, East Foundation
Trace Burton, Attorney, Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett, Burton & Wolff, PLLC
12:45 PM
Overview of Working Group Goals and Objectives
1:00 PM
Working Group Break-Out Sessions
2:30 PM