2017 Grassroots Advocacy Conference Agenda*
November 9-12, 2017
Clair Tappaan Lodge, Donner Summit, CA
Thursday, November 9
4:30 PM – Shuttle departs RNO for Clair Tappaan
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM — Participant check-in
6:00 PM (Dining Room) — Informal dinner, meet and greet
7:00 PM (Living Room) — Keynote speech: Jeremy Jones, sponsored in part by Alibi Ale Works
Friday, November 10
7:30 AM (Living Room) — Sack lunch making
8:00 AM (Dining Room) — Breakfast
8:20 AM – 8:30 AM – Welcoming Remarks (at Breakfast), Mark Menlove
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY IN THE TRUMP ERA
- Louis Geltman, Outdoor Alliance
- Adam Baylor, The Mazamas
- Zack Porter, Montana Wilderness Association
- Moderator: David Page
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND FOREST PLANNING
- Alison Flint, The Wilderness Society
- Jim Bacon, USFS R5 Public Services
- Erik Murdock, Outdoor Alliance, Access Fund
- Moderator: David Page
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Field Workshop: CITIZEN SCIENCE (includes outside demonstration)
- Merrill Warren, Adventure Scientists
- Ben Hatchett, Desert Research Institute
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Presentation: ORGANIZING FOR LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION
- Lindsay Bourgoine, Protect Our Winters
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Workshop: STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP
- Danna Stroud, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- Michael Ward, HighBar Consulting
- Joe Flower, USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
- Devin Middlebrook, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
4:00 PM — Bike, Nordic ski, walk, get outdoors in the woods!
4:45 PM – 5:45 — HARNESS YOUR POWER YOGA with Brittany Jones (All Levels)
6:00 PM (Dining Room) — Dinner
8:00 PM (Living Room) — Fireside acoustic jam with the Backcountry Buskers
Saturday, November 11
7:30 AM (Living Room) — Sack lunch making
8:00 AM (Dining Room) — Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: PARTNERSHIPS FOR PUBLIC LANDS STEWARDSHIP
- Julie Mach, Colorado Mountain Club
- Ben Wickham, Friends of the Inyo
- Greg Williams, Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship
- Moderator: David Page
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: ATHLETES, ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
- Brody Leven
- Caroline Gleich
- Forrest Shearer
- Clare Gallagher
- Moderator: David Page
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Presentation: WINTER TRAVEL PLANNING UPDATES
- Hilary Eisen, Winter Wildlands Alliance
- Marla Fox, Wild Earth Guardians
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEWARDS AND ADVOCATES
- Kathy Mick, USFS Community Engagement and Conservation Education
- Ashley Phillips, Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP)
- Rena Payan, Youth Outside
- Kerry McClay, SnowSchool
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM (Hutchinson Lodge) — Panel Discussion: LEVERAGING OUTDOOR BRANDS FOR LOCAL ACTION
- Dave Polivy, Tahoe Mountain Sports
- Caroleigh Van Pierce – Klean Kanteen
- Tara DelloIacono – Clif Bar
- Josie Norris – Conservation Alliance
- Eric Wallis – Patagonia
- Moderator: David Page/Keili Bell
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Hutchinson Lodge) — OUTDOOR SNOWSCHOOL DEMO: THE 3 ESSENTIALS (Kerry McClay)
4:45 PM – 5:30 — HARNESS YOUR POWER YOGA with Brittany Jones (All Levels)
6:00 PM (Dining Room) — Dinner
7:30 PM (Living Room) — Closing night party with local band
Sunday, November 12
7:30 AM (Living Room) — Sack lunch making
8:00 AM (Dining Room) — Breakfast
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Outdoors) — SNOWSCHOOL WORKSHOP
- Guest SnowSchool Sessions
- Snowpack Prediction Contest Demo
11:00 AM — Checkout
12:30 PM — Shuttle return to RNO
* Details subject to change.
