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Agenda: Winter, Wilderness & Climate: Threats & Solutions, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment, The Wilderness Society, Protect Our Winters

Winter, Wilderness, and Climate--Threats and Solutions (October 12)

In partnership with the Getches-Wilkinson Center, join The Wilderness Society and Protect Our Winters for an interactive presentation about energy development and climate impacts on public lands.

This event was held on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in the University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom.

Slides: Winter, Wilderness & Climate: Threats & Solutions, Jim Ramey, Lindsay Bourgoine

Winter, Wilderness, and Climate--Threats and Solutions (October 12)

Presenters:

Jim Ramey, The Wilderness Society

Lindsay Bourgoine, Protect Our Winters

56 slides

Slides: Second Thoughts About The Antiquities Act: Does The Process For Public Land Decisionmaking Have An Ethical Dimension?, James R. Rasband

The Past, Present, and Future of Our Public Lands: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Public Land Law Review Commission’s Report, One Third of the Nation’s Land (Martz Summer Conference, June 2-4)

Presenter: James R. Rasband, Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

32 slides

Reminiscences, John A. Carver Jr.

The Past, Present, and Future of Our Public Lands: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Public Land Law Review Commission’s Report, One Third of the Nation’s Land (Martz Summer Conference, June 2-4)

7 pages.

Slides: The Trust For Public Land: Conserving Land For People, Ernest Cook

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Ernest Cook, Senior Vice President, Conservation Finance Program, The Trust for Public Land, Boston, MA

19 slides

Slides: Changes In Timberland Ownership, Peter R. Stein

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Peter R. Stein, General Partner, The Lyme Timber Company, Hanover, NH

14 slides

Agenda: Water Organizations In A Changing West, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Water Organizations in a Changing West (Summer Conference, June 14-16)

Conference organizers, faculty and/or moderators included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell, David H. Getches and James N. Corbridge, Jr.

Water organizations in the western United States range from small, traditional acequia associations to large metropolitan water suppliers. What do these vastly different kinds of organizations have in common? All are feeling the pressures of change in the region--growing urban populations, environmental concerns, and calls for public participation.

This year's summer program will examine how water organizations are adapting to these pressures for change. Speakers drawn from urban, agricultural, and community organizations will share their experiences …

Instream Flow Water Rights: Arizona’S Approach, Herb Dishlip

Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1)

15 pages.

Keeping The Waters Flowing: Streamflow Protection Programs, Strategies And Issues In The West, Steven J. Shupe

Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1)

44 pages.

Contains 2 pages of footnotes.

Progress And Problems In National Forest Planning, Jeff M. Sirmon

The Public Lands During the Remainder of the 20th Century: Planning, Law, and Policy in the Federal Land Agencies (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

17 pages.

Public Interest Review Of Water Right Allocation And Transfer In The West: Recognition Of Public Values, Douglas L. Grant

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

37 pages.

Contains references.

Instream Flow Protection In The Western States: A Survey And Comparison, Brian E. Gray

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

32 pages.

Contains references.

State Water Planning To Protect Public Needs, David H. Getches

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

44 pages.

Legal Implications Of Instream Flows And Other Nonconsumptive Uses, Steven J. Shupe

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

14 pages.

Agenda: Western Water Law In Transition, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Richard B. Collins, David H. Getches and Charles F. Wilkinson.

The prior appropriation doctrine has governed the allocation and use of water in the western United States since the 1850s. The shifting nature of water demand is bringing about changes in the traditional legal system. This conference will consider the fundamental principles of the prior appropriation doctrine together with the important new developments in the law now underway throughout the West.

Development Of The Appropriation Doctrine: Outline, Charles F. Wilkinson

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

11 pages.

Contains references.

Ground Water Mining, Water Transfers And The Ogallala Aquifer Study, J. David Aiken

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

10 pages.

Contains references.

State Prohibitions On The Interstate Exportation Of Scarce Water Resources, Steven E. Clyde, Edward W. Clyde

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

42 pages.