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Slides: The Colorado River Basin, Larry Macdonnell

Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)

Presenter: Larry MacDonnell, Senior Fellow, Getches-Wilkinson Center, University of Colorado

17 slides

Slides: Groundwater Law And Administration: From Conflict To Reform, Michael A. Gheleta

Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)

Presenter: Michael A. Gheleta, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Denver, CO

14 slides

Slides: Market-Based Stream Flow Restoration And Mitigation, Amanda Cronin

Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)

Presenter: Amanda Cronin, Washington Water Trust, Seattle, WA

23 slides

The Land Use Planning, Water Resources And Climate Change Adaptation Connection: Challenges And Opportunities, Bobbie Klein, Douglas S. Kenney

Books, Reports, and Studies

[15] p. ; 28 cm

Native Communities And Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources As Part Of National Climate Policy: Executive Summary, Jonathan M. Hanna, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Western Water Assessment (Program)

Books, Reports, and Studies

7 p. : col. ill., maps

Antiquities Act Monuments: The Elgin Marbles Of Our Public Lands?, James R. Rasband

Celebrating the Centennial of the Antiquities Act (October 9)

13 pages.

Includes bibliographical references

Slides: The Monumental Legacy Of The Antiquities Act Of 1906: The Rainbow Bridge National Monument In Context, Mark Squillace

Celebrating the Centennial of the Antiquities Act (October 9)

Presenter: Professor Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law

35 slides

Slides: The Centennial Of The Antiquities Act: A Cause For Celebration?, James R. Rasband

Celebrating the Centennial of the Antiquities Act (October 9)

Presenter: Professor James R. Rasband, Brigham Young University School of Law

20 slides

Slides: Wisconsin County Forests, Neil Paulson

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

Presenter: Neil Paulson, Bayfield County Forest, WI

25 slides

El Malpais Area: National Monument, National Conservation Area And The West Malpais And Cebolla Wilderness Areas, Kathryn M. Mutz, Doug Cannon, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

53 p. : ill., maps

Gila Box Area: Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, And The Fishhooks And Needle's Eye Wilderness Areas, Douglas S. Kenney, Doug Cannon, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

23 p. : ill., map

Agenda: Introduction To The Legal Foundation Of Federal Land Management, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Introduction to the Legal Foundation of Federal Land Management (December 1-3)

Materials prepared for the course held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado on December 1-3, 2004

Course instructors: Charles Wilkinson; Sarah Krakoff; Kathryn Mutz; Ann Morgan; Maggie Fox

Contents:

Introduction -- Agenda -- Summaries of laws -- Case studies. Travel management; Oil and gas development; Timber/fuels reduction -- How to influence agency decision makers -- Natural resource related legal and policy resources for the non-legal professional

Introduction To The Legal Foundation Of Federal Land Management, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Introduction to the Legal Foundation of Federal Land Management (December 1-3)

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps ; 28 cm

Materials prepared for the course held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado on December 1-3, 2004

Course instructors: Charles Wilkinson; Sarah Krakoff; Kathryn Mutz; Ann Morgan; Maggie Fox

Contents:

Introduction -- Agenda -- Summaries of laws -- Case studies. Travel management; Oil and gas development; Timber/fuels reduction -- How to influence agency decision makers -- Natural resource related legal and policy resources for the non-legal professional

Saguaro National Park Case Study, Douglas S. Kenney, Doug Cannon, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

25, A-5 p. : ill., maps

King Range National Conservation Area Case Study, Ann Morgan, Doug Cannon, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

25, A-2, B-4, C-2 p. : ill., map

Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area Case Study, Kathryn M. Mutz, Doug Cannon, Chris Simmons, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

34, A-5, B-2 p. : ill., map

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Case Study, Jim Martin, Doug Cannon, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

30, A-8, B-5 p. : ill., map

Protective Designations On Federal Lands: Case Studies Of National Conservation Areas, National Monuments, National Parks, National Recreation Areas, And Wilderness Areas, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

18, A-4 p.

Slides: A Water Manager's Perspective: A View From The Field, Jeffrey Kightlinger

Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

Presenter: Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Counsel, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD)

21 slides

Water Law In New South Wales, Australia: An Analysis Of The Water Management Act, 2000 [Abstract], Carla Mooney

Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)

2 pages.

Keynote Address, Rebecca Watson

Coalbed Methane Development in the Intermountain West (April 4-5)

6 pages.

Water Allocation Compacts In The West: An Overview, Douglas S. Kenney

Books, Reports, and Studies

14 p. : charts ; 28 cm

Laws Influencing Community-Based Conservation In Colorado And The American West: A Primer, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

vi, 51 p.

Agenda: Biodiversity Protection: Implementation And Reform Of The Endangered Species Act, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Betsy Rieke, David H. Getches, Michael A. Gheleta and Charles F. Wilkinson.

All across the country--in Congress, in state legislatures and in urban and rural communities--people are discussing why we should or should not protect biodiversity and how best to do so. Since the Endangered Species Act is up for reauthorization, a variety of reform proposals are being debated. Speakers--including natural resource scholars, experts from the private and nonprofit sectors, and government officials--will examine the rationale for biodiversity protection, the legal framework of the Endangered Species Act, and …

Restoring The West’S Waters: Opportunities For The Bureau Of Reclamation, Volume Ii: Phase Two Area Studies, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Judith Jacobsen, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 2. PHASE TWO AREA STUDIES: Foreword -- The Yakima River Basin, Washington / Larry MacDonnell -- The Upper Snake River Basin, Idaho / Teresa Rice -- The Truckee-Carson River Basins, California and Nevada / Larry MacDonnell -- The North Platte River Basin, Wyoming / Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Judith Jacobsen -- The Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado / Larry MacDonnell -- The Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico / Teresa Rice

Restoring The West's Waters: Opportunities For The Bureau Of Reclamation, Volume I: Section One: Summary Of Findings, Section Two: Case Studies, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Judith Jacobsen, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 1. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Introduction -- Summary of Phase One findings -- Summary of Phase Two findings -- Selected illustrations from area studies -- Overview of changes under way -- Conclusion -- CASE STUDIES: Rapid Valley Unit, and Project, Rapid Creek, South Dakota / Daniel Reimer -- Nelson Reservoir, Milk River Project, Montana / Roberta Hoy -- Canyon Ferry Dam, Missouri River, Montana / Daniel Reimer -- Hungry Horse Dam, South Fork Flathead River, Montana / Robert Hoy -- Glendo Dam, North Platte River, Wyoming / Beth Doherty -- Seminoe Dam to …

A Sweet Home No More?: The Future For Habitat Protection Under The Endangered Species Act, Federico Cheever, Murray D. Feldman, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

A Sweet Home No More?: The Future for Habitat Protection Under the Endangered Species Act (November 29)

20 pages.

Includes bibliographical references and biographical information for Federico Cheever and Murray D. Feldman.

Contents:

Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Greater Oregon / Federico Cheever -- The Sweet Home decision and private property issues / Murray D. Feldman -- Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Colorado and the Department of the Interior concerning programs to manage Colorado's declining native species

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon,115 S.Ct. 2407 (1995), held that the Department of the Interior reasonably construed Congress' intent when it included …

Whooping Cranes And Piping Plovers: Watershed Problem Solving On The Platte, Elizabeth Rieke, Gordon W. (Jeff) Fassett, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Whooping Cranes and Piping Plovers: Watershed Problem Solving on the Platte (April 27)

21 pages.

Includes illustrations, maps, and biographical information for Gordon W. Fassett and James S. Lochhead.

Habitat for species listed as endangered under federal law along the Platte River in Nebraska has been adversely affected by decreased river flows, resulting in federal legal barriers to further water development throughout the basin in three states. In June 1994 state and federal officials entered an agreement to develop a basin-wide recovery plan. Elizabeth Rieke, Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, Dept. of Interior, will discuss federal perspectives. Gordon (Jeff) Fassett, Wyoming State Engineer, and J. Michael (Mike) Jess, Nebraska …

Conserving Biodiversity On Private Lands, David Farrier, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

19 p. ; 28 cm

Natural Resources Litigation: A Dialogue On Discovery Abuse And The New Federal Rules, George E. Lohr, Nancy Gegenheimer, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

11 p. ; 28 cm