General Information
The meeting will be held in Cody, Wyoming, Jun 7-9, 2007 at the Riley Arena Center, located next to the City Recreation Center on Heart Mountain Street [See Google Map]. Two hour workshops will be held Friday afternoon, June 8; longer 5 hour field trips take place in and around Yellowstone National Park on Saturday afternoon, June 9. Refreshments are provided during the morning sessions, but a personal water bottle is encouraged. Families are welcome!

Agenda
Workshops and Field Trips
Lodging in & around Cody
Meals
Speakers
Montana Outdoor Science School
Register Online- coming soon!

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Agenda

Friday, June 8

7:30 Registration Desk Opens

8:15 Opening Remarks
Nic Patrick, GYC Board Member, Cody resident
Michael Scott, GYC Executive Director

8:30 Finding Inspiration in Greater Yellowstone
Mark Spragg, Award-winning author and Cody resident

9:00 Being Responsible: Oil and Gas Development in Wyoming
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal (invited)
        Film: Neighbors on the Mountain-Citizens Protecting the Wyoming Range
        Mike Burd, Miner from Green River, WY
        Gary Amerine, Outfitter from Daniel, WY
        Gene Bryan, Wyoming Tourism Council

10:30 BREAK

10:45 Demystifying the Region's Economies: What's at stake for Greater Yellowstone's Communities?
Michele Archie, Principal of The Harbinger Institute

11:30 Restoration: Recycling Despair Into Hope
Jeff Gersh, Award-winning filmmaker and producer

12:00 pm Lunch

12:15 Lunch Keynote Address
Voyage of Rediscovery: The Republican Conservation Tradition
Martha Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection

1:45 BREAK
Move to designated workshop locations
2:00- 4:00 Afternoon Workshops (details)

6:00 Reception & Cash Bar - Riley Arena

7:00 Buffet Dinner (details)

8:00- 10:00 Music and Dancing with the Craig Olsen Orchestra

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Saturday, June 9

8:30 Encountering the Earth on its Terms...Thoughts of a Mad Hiker
Rev. Warren Murphey

9:00 Wyoming's Rich Wildlife and Wildlands Legacy
State Senator Cale Case, (R) Lander, WY
U.S. Senator Craig Thomas, (R) Wyoming (invited)

9:45 Sustaining Yellowstone: Operating Green
Suzanne Lewis, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park

10:15 Children of the Landscape: Yellowstone and the American Identity
Gary Ferguson, Award-winning science and nature writer

10:45 BREAK
Prepare for fieldtrips

11:00-4:00 Fieldtrips (see details)
Meet fieldtrip leaders, pickup sack lunches in the Riley Arena parking lot

6:00 Reception & Cash Bar
Riley Arena

7:00 Banquet Dinner,

8:15 Keynote Address
Peter Metcalf, CEO/President, Black Diamond Equipment

Emcee: Liz Williams, GYC Development & Operations Director

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Speakers:

Peter Metcalf is the founder and CEO/President of Black Diamond Equipment, the global leader of innovative equipment for climbers, mountaineers, peak baggers, and backcountry skiers. Peter has earned a place in climbing history as one of the pioneer alpinists of Alaska. He was also instrumental in leading the Outdoor Industry to challenge Utah Gov. Leavitt and Interior Sec. Norton to protect millions of acres of backcountry. .

Gary Amerine, operates an outfitting business, Greys River Trophies, in the Wyoming Range, lives in Daniel, WY, and is founder and acting Chair of Citizens Protecting the Wyoming Range.

Michele Archie is a principal of The Harbinger Institute, a consulting firm that specializes in communications, community transformation, and organizational development.

Gene Bryan retired as executive director of the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce in November 2006. A Wyoming native, Bryan worked for the State of Wyoming, plus spent ten years in rodeo marketing with Cheyenne Frontier Days and the National Finals Rodeo, and currently represents the Wyoming Tourism Council.

Mike Burd is the V.P. of the United Steelworkers Union Local 13214. Mike, a life-long Wyoming resident, has hunted, fished, and recreated in the Wyoming Range for 40 some years. He is active with Citizens Protecting the Wyoming Range, representing both USW and the AFL-CIO.

State Senator Cale Case (R, Lander) first elected to the Wyoming House in 1992, is now in his third term as a State Senator. He focuses on conservation issues important to the future of Wyoming including in-stream flows, outdoor lighting, wildlife protection, and sustainable taxation.

Gary Ferguson, is the author of 16 books on nature, science, and history. His recent work, Hawks Rest, became the first book in history to win nonfiction Book of The Year from both the Pacific Northwest and Mountains & Plains booksellers associations.

Governor Dave Freudenthal (D), 31st governor of the State of Wyoming, grew up on his family farm north of Thermopolis, WY.

Jeff Gersh is the founder of NarrativeLab, Inc., a marketing communications and production company specializing in strategic storytelling, largely in the areas of conservation.

Suzanne Lewis began her career as a seasonal park ranger before becoming the first female superintendent of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.

Martha Marks began her political career in 1992 in Illinois. In 1995, Martha set out to restore the GOP’s conservation ethic by creating Republicans for Environmental Protection.

Mark Spragg is author of the memoir, Where Rivers Change Direction, which won the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award, and two novels, The Fruit of Stone and An Unfinished Life. All were top-ten BookSense selections and have been translated into fifteen languages. Mark and his wife, Virginia, residents of Cody, wrote the screenplay for An Unfinished Life, which was released by Miramax Films in 2005.

U.S. Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY), Wyoming’s senior senator, was raised on a ranch near Cody and has served in Congress since 1994.

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Field Trips

An exciting array of fieldtrips lead into the Shoshone National Forest on the Eastern edge of Yellowstone National Park. We will again have pre-registration for all participants. With your paid registration, you will be sent field trip registration information as soon as all field trips are confirmed. Please plan on two to three hour trips, gathering after lunch.

Field trips take place regardless of weather conditions. Please some prepared for Wyoming's unpredictable late-spring weather! Field trip signup information is available here as it becomes available, or call 800-775-1834 for additional information.

Name:	Location:	Phone #:
Buffalo Bill’s Antler’s Inn View on Google Maps	1213 17th Street	800-388-2084 or 307-587-3031, Reservatioins by June 1, 2007
Green Gables Inn View on Google Maps	1636 Central Avenue	Phone: 307-587-6886 Email for reservations: klcody2227@wmconnect.com
Beartooth Inn of Cody View on Google Maps	1513 Greybull Highway	800-807-8522 or 307-527-5505 Reservation must be made by May 7, 2007
Cody Legacy Inn View on Google Maps	1801 Mountain View Dr.	307-587-6067 www.codylegacyinn.com Rooms must be reserved by May 24, 2007
Carter Mountain Inn View on Google Maps	1701 Central Avenue	307-587-5123 Reservations made by May 24, 2007 receive 10% discount
Sunrise Motel View on Google Maps	1407 8th Street	877-587-5566 or 307-587-5566 Reservations must be made by May 24, 2007