The 16th Annual PAW Wildlife & Reclamation Conference will be held

December 4, 2024 | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Ramkota Hotel | Casper

The Wildlife & Reclamation Conference provides a great opportunity to hear from industry leaders about the latest research and techniques in wildlife management and reclamation, as well as network with other wildlife and reclamation specialists from Wyoming and beyond.

The theme of this year’s Wildlife & Reclamation Conference is ‘Wyoming Leading the Way’ thanks to the continued successes of Wyoming reclamation scientists and companies in the advancement of reclamation.

Agenda

6:30 AM

Vendor Setup Opens

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Registration Opens & Light Breakfast

Sponsored by

Enbridge logo

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

Opening Remarks

Pete Obermueller, President, Petroleum Association of Wyoming

8:40 AM – 9:05 AM

Coal Char as Soil Amendment

Trina Pfeiffer, Director, Center for Carbon Capture & Conversion, UWYO

9:05 AM – 9:30 AM

Sagebrush Transplant Activities and Results

LB Myers, Environmental Advisor, EOG

9:35 AM – 10:00 AM

Evolving Project Considerations Related to Migratory Birds

Kevin Salgado, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

Networking Break – Visit Exhibitors

Sponsored by

10:20 AM – 10:45 AM

Leveraging GIS and mobile technology to advance decision making

Jasmine Allison, PureWest

Bobby Saleh, PureWest

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

American Society of Reclamation Sciences Panel

  • Brenda Schladweiler, ASRS President
  • Jonah Energy, Distinction in Reclamation Award Winner
  • Michael Curran, Early Career Award Winner

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by

1:00 PM – 1:25 PM

Restoration, Invasive Grasses and NE WY Post-fire Updates

Dr. Brian Mealor, Professor and Director, UWYO Sheridan Research and Extension Center

1:25 PM – 1:50 PM

Artificial Intelligence – A Primer and Potential Applications to Land Reclamation

Yvette Kanouff, Partner, JC2 Ventures

1:50 PM – 2:15 PM

Mitigation and Data Provisions in BLM’s Conservation Rule

Gordon Toevs, Senior Advisor Public Lands Rule, Bureau of Land Management

2:20 PM – 2:40 PM

Networking Break – Visit Exhibitors

Sponsored by

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Research on Oil and Gas Lessening Fragmentation and Increased Productivity

Dave Applegate, Oxy

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM

Registration, Vendors and Sponsors

Hotels

Ramkota Hotel
Host Hotel
800 North Poplar, Casper, WY 82601
307.266.6000

Hampton Inn
0.2 miles to conference
1100 North Poplar, Casper, WY 82601
307.235.6668

Best Western Downtown Casper
0.6 miles to Conference
123 West E Street, Casper, WY 82601
307.439.2074