2017 Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop "Reclaiming Spaces, Restoring Species"

* Schedule subject to change Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 7:30-8:30 Registration on Mezzanine Rooms >> Canadian Ballrooms (South, Central and North) 8:30-9:00 Welcome - Sponsor Introduction 9:00-9:40 Plenary: Challenges of Native Prairie Restoration and Reclamation - What Works

and What Doesn't? Larry Gabruch, Gabruch Land and Reclamation Services Session #1: Range Health and Soil Remediation Rooms >> Canadian South Canadian Central Canadian North 9:45-10:30 Soil Remediation

Bison Reintroduction at Wanuskewin Heritage Park – Restoration from the Soil

Up -Kendra Purton, Canada

North Environmental Services Ltd.

Phytoremediation on

Native Prairie: Strategies and Challenges

-Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster Environmental

Strategies Inc.

Challenges Faced with Restoration and

Reclamation Seeding Native Grasses on Manitoba's Nelson River - Taking Prairie Restoration

North -John Morgan, Prairie

Habitats Inc.

Restoring Grasslands in Prince Albert National

Park -Dustin Guedo, Prince Albert National Park

Range Health Grassland Litter Dynamics –

the Role and Function of Dead Plant Material in Rangeland

Ecosystems. -Dr. Eric Lamb, University of

Saskatchewan

Range Health Monitoring 101

-Kerry LaForge, AAFC

10:30-10:50 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine Rooms >> Canadian South Canadian Central Canadian North 10:50-11:30 Soil Remediation and

Diversity Local Approaches to Remediation of Soils

Impacted by Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals

-Dr. Katherine Stewart, University of Saskatchewan

Diversity of Soils and

Topography on the Prairies -Mike Schellenberg, AAFC

Prescribed Burning Mechanics and Methods

of Prescribed Burning -Robin Hamilton, Ducks

Unlimited Canada

Social Aspects of Prescribed Burning - Addressing Fears and

Creating Success -Renny Grilz, Meewasin

Valley Authority

Grazing and Range Health Using Grazing to Create Habitat for Wildlife and

Species at Risk -Kelly Williamson

Adapting Grass Banking as a

Conservation Tool for Southern Saskatchewan -Cameron Wood, Nature Conservancy of Canada

11:35-12:00 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch - Canadian Ballrooms (South, Central and North)

Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine

Session #2: Restoration of Wildlife and Plant Species at Risk 1:00-1:45 Plenary: Great Basin Native Plan Project – Francis Kilkenny, Great Basin Native

Plant Project Lead Rooms >> Canadian South Canadian Central Canadian North 1:50-2:35

Restoration Efforts for Species at Risk

Re-seeding Projects to Improve Greater Sage-

grouse Habitat in Montana

-Kelsey Molloy, Sage Grouse Initiative

Habitat Restoration for

Bats -Dr. Erin Baerwald,

American Wind Wildlife Institute

Reclaiming for Plant Species at Risk

Restoration of Rare Vascular

Plants in the Parkland and Prairies of Western Canada -Dr. Steven Tannas, Tannas

Conservation Services

Rare Plant Translocation: Don’t Do It!

-Sarah Vinge-Mazer, Saskatchewan Conservation

Data Centre

The Buzz on Bees

Assessing and Establishing Native Bee Habitat in

Agricultural Fringe Areas -Mae Elsinger, AAFC

Native Prairie Pollinators:

Their Diversity, Conservation and

Contributions to Native Plant Pollination

-Dr. Cory Sheffield, Royal Saskatchewan Museum

2:40-3:25 Collaborative Efforts for Species at Risk

The Role of COSEWIC in Assessing Species at Risk in Canada with a Focus

on Prairie Species -Jennifer Heron, B.C.

Ministry of Environment

Partnerships are Key: the Water Security Agency’s Experience with Piping

Plover Conservation -Corie White, Water

Security Agency

Industrial Mitigation

Impacts of Industrial Disturbance on Soil Microbial Communities in Mixed Grass

Prairies of Alberta -Karen Thompson, University

of Alberta

Local Knowledge and Collaboration: Essential

Ingredients in Developing Site-Specific Species at Risk

Decision Support Tools -Erl Svendsen, AAFC

Aquatic and Insect Species at Risk

Closing the Knowledge Gap: Investigating the Decline of

a Fish Species at Risk -Reid Bryshun, University of

Saskatchewan

Fire, Grazing and Restoration as Management Tools to Conserve Monarch

Butterfly and Other Endangered Species in

Tallgrass Prairie -Julie Pelc, Nature

Conservancy of Canada

3:25 – 3:40 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine Rooms >> Canadian Ballrooms (South, Central and North) 3:45-4:30

Plenary: Restoration of Prairie in a Multiple Species At Risk Landscape – Kevin Teneycke, NCC Manitoba Director of Conservation

4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion: Offsets and Conservation Banking - How these Concepts Apply to Stake Holders

5:30-6:30 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine 6:30-7:30 Banquet & Silent Auction - Canadian Ballroom 8:00–8:45 The Human Dimension of Restoring Native Prairie - Branimir Gjetvaj

2017 Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop "Reclaiming Spaces, Restoring Species"

* Schedule subject to change Thursday, February 9th, 2017 Rooms>> Canadian Ballrooms (South, Central and North)

Session #3: Restoration and Reclamation on Native Prairie 8:00-8:45 Plenary: Restoration and Reclamation Projects - A Landowners Perspective –

Bob Brickley Rooms >> Canadian South Canadian Central Canadian North 8:50-9:20

Wascana Creek Bank Restoration -Jim Elliott

Restoration and Reclamation: A Niitsitapi

Perspective -Paulette Fox, Harmony

Walkers Inc.

Urban Planning and Fighting Invasive Species -Renny Grilz, Meewasin

Valley Authority

9:20 – 9:50 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine 9:50-11:30 CASE STUDY

Restoration and Reclamation of Riparian

Areas

CASE STUDY Restoration and

Reclamation with a First Nations Perspective

CASE STUDY Restoration and

Reclamation in an Urban Setting

11:30-12:30 Lunch Session #4: Connecting it All – The Power of Partnerships

12:30-1:15 Plenary: Governance Dimensions of Prairie Restoration - Jeremy Pittman, Liber Ero Fellowship Program

Rooms >> Canadian South Canadian Central Canadian North 1:20-2:05 Landowners and Industry

Working Together

Ranching with Old and New Oil Development

-Ross Macdonald, 98 Ranch Inc.

Our Expectations From Oil & Gas Development on Native

Prairie -Darren Ippolito, Moose

Creek Red Angus

Native Seed Producers to Native Seed Users

A Prairie Collaboration:

Grasslands National Park and Skinner Native Seeds

-John Skinner, Skinner Native Seeds, and Heather Facette,

Grasslands National Park

Habitat Fragmentation

SaskPower Linear Developments:

Environmental Screening and Mitigation

-Dale Lautner, SaskPower

Habitat Connectivity in Prairie Restoration

-Jeremy Pittman, Liber Ero Fellowship Program

2:10-2:55 Mining

Helping to Protect the Land: Mosaic’s Environmental

Partnerships in Saskatchewan

Business and Biodiversity

Business and

Biodiversity: A SaskPower Perspective

Social Media & Communication

InstaPrairie: Leveraging Technology to Connect

People to Prairie

-Jessica Theriault and Celeste Geisbauer, The

Mosaic Company

Collaborative Development of a Grassland

Compensation Plan for a Potash Mine

-Erin Robertson, K+S Potash Canada

-Jaret McDonald, SaskPower

Biodiversity Assessment

of Alberta’s Beef Industry -Tan Bao, University of

Alberta

-Tara Mulhern Davidson, PCAP

Agriculture More Than

Ever: Building and Engaging your Audience

-Melanie Davidson, Agriculture More than Ever

2:55-3:10 Coffee / Poster Session / Trade Show - Mezzanine Rooms >> Canadian Ballrooms (South, Central and North) 3:10-4:00 Expert Panel: Case studies - Lessons Learned in Restoration/Reclamation in the

Past 5 Years 4:00-4:20 Closing Remarks 4:30 pm Hand in Evaluations & Head Home - Safe Travels!