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*D=Decision *I= Information
Monday, June 22, 2009
Prestige Lakeside Inn Resort
Nelson B.C.
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6:00 pm
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IGBC Icebreaker – All
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Prestige Lakeside Inn Resort Convention Center
Kootenay/Selkirk Banquet Room
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8:00 am to 8:15 am
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Welcome & Introductions – Steve Guertin, IGBC Chairman, Regional Director, Denver Region, USFWS
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8:15 to 8:30
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Welcome to British Columbia – Wayne Stetski, Regional Manager, Environmental Stewardship Division, Kootenay Region, BC Ministry of Environment
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8:30 to 8:50
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An overview of grizzly bear management in British Columbia – Tony Hamilton, Large Carnivore Biologist, BC Ministry of Environment
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8:50 to 9:15
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Grizzly Bear Management in the Kootenay Region in southeast British Columbia - Garth Mowat, Regional Wildlife Biologist, BC Ministry of Environment
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9:15 to 9:45
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The role of Canada in the transboundary US/Canada management and recovery of grizzly populations in the Purcell and Selkirk areas – Michael Proctor, Wildlife Biologist, Transboundary Grizzly Project Team
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9:45 to 10:05
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Grizzly habitat management in Southeast BC – Mike Knapik, Habitat Biologist, BC Ministry of Environment
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10:05 to 10:30
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BREAK
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10:30 to 11:30
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Review & finalize 5-year action plans for IGBC ecosystem subcommittees – Chris Servheen, Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, USFWS (Decision)
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11:30 to 12:00
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Review and discuss updating the IGBC 2005-2010 portion of the 5-year action plan. Recruit a small committee to prepare preliminary work and schedule a ½ day workshop at the next IGBC winter meeting to work through the plan and finalize the document – Chris Servheen, Larry Kruckenberg and Chris Smith (Information & Decision)
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12:00 to 1:00
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LUNCH
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1:00 to 1:30
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Congressional briefings and the grizzly wolf trust fund concept – how we can market and make progress on this issue in 2009 - Steve Guertin, Chris Smith and Larry Kruckenberg (Decision)
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1:30 to 1:50
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The 5 year review process update – Chris Servheen
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1:50 to 2:15
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Development of the NCDE Conservation Strategy – progress report and plan of action for recovery – Chris Servheen
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2:15 to 2:30
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NCDE funding needs for recovery – Thinking ahead to plan for the future – Chris Smith and Chris Servheen (Decision)
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2:30 to 3:00
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Update on the status of the Yellowstone population – Chuck Schwartz, Leader, Grizzly Bear Study Team, USGS
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3:00 to 3:15
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BREAK
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3:15 to 3:45
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Yellowstone ecosystem 2008 mortality report and 2009 agency actions – Chris Servheen and Gregg Losinski, I&E Specialist, Idaho Fish and Game
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3:45 to 4:30
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Trend Monitoring in the NCDE:
Known fate monitoring of trend progress report – (presented by Chris Servheen for) Rick Mace, Wildlife Biologist, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Noninvasive Use of bear rub sampling to monitor bear population trend – Kate Kendall, Research Biologist, USGS
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4:30 to 5:00
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IGBC Business – Ellen Davis
- IGBC 2010 Budget Approval
- Update on CWI Participating Agreement with IGBC (feds & states)
- Schedule winter IGBC meeting dates (Missoula)
- Grouse Mountain Lodge (Whitefish, MT) proposal to host summer 2010 IGBC meeting (Decision)
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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8:00 am to 11:00 am
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Tour of the Wildlife Genetics Lab
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11:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Return to hotel to check-out, eat lunch and travel to Duck Lake. We will take the vehicle ferry across Kootenai Lake. Therefore, we will get all of our vehicles together in the Prestige Inn parking lot at 1:00 PM and then drive together to the ferry dock east of Nelson and then on to Duck Lake. The ferry is free.
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2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
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Tour of Duck Lake and why it is an important linkage area between the Selkirks and Purcell Mountain Ranges.
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5:00 pm
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Drive to Creston, B.C. and check into the Hacienda Inn
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6:00 pm
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Catered dinner hosted by Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA)
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
Creston, B.C.
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8:15 to 9:30
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Review of monitoring efforts in the transboundary area and report on conservation progress to date - Michael Proctor, Wildlife Biologist, Transboundary Grizzly Project Team; Wayne Kasworm, Wildlife Biologist, USFWS
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9:30 to 10:30
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Land conservation efforts for grizzly bears in the transboundary area – Sarah Canapa, Land Conservation Specialist, Vital Ground (also possible TNC Canada or BC Conservation Trust speaker(s)
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10:30 to 10:45
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Meeting wrap up and thank you to our hosts – Steve Guertin, IGBC Chair
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10:45 to noon
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Site visit to a captured bear site if possible
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12:00
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Travel home
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