Preliminary Annotated Agenda

Pallid Sturgeon Research Workshop

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 – Thursday, May 20, 2004

Embassy Suites Hotel

2800 American Boulevard West

Bloomington, MN

 

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

8:00am            Welcome and Introductions—Harold Bergman, Director, UW Ruckelshaus Institute

                       

8:20am            Welcome and Remarks—Charles Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, Region 3, USFWS

 

8:30am            Meeting Organization/Structure/Goals/Objectives —Harold Bergman

8:45am            Panel Review:  Agency Roles in Management/Restoration of the Missouri River’s Pallid Sturgeon—Panelists:  Doug Latka, ACOE; Charlie Scott, USFWS; Mike Mac, USGS; MRNRC Representative (Invited)

 

9:15am            Overview of Pallid Sturgeon Recovery—Steve Krentz, USFWS

9:35am            Connecting “Best Available Science” to Policy Decisions:  Lessons Learned from CALFED—Sam Luoma, USGS

 

10:00am            Charge to Participants—Harold Bergman

10:15am            Questions and Comments from Observers

10:30am            Break

10:45am            Breakout Session I

*Note: Participants will break into assigned discussion groups:  a) Reproduction/Propagation/ Genetics, b) Life History/Population, and c) Habitat/Flow.  Each breakout group will discuss their assigned topic and identify research gaps and needs associated with pallid sturgeon management.

 

12:00pm          Buffet Lunch Served in Main Meeting Room:  Breakout Session I Continues

 

3:00pm            Break

3:15pm            Plenary Session/Group Discussion of Breakout Reports

Group will reconvene.  Breakout groups will report on their discussions.  Participants will comment and ask questions to help refine breakout findings.  Group will begin to create an initial list of management needs and research gaps.           

 

5:00 pm            Questions and Comments from Observers      

5:15pm            Meeting Adjourns for Dinner      

7:00pm            Group reconvenes—Facilitated Open Discussion

Group will reconvene.  Discussion will focus on the following points in both the short-term and longer-term contexts:

·         Identification of major issues/topics for Wednesday Breakout Session

·         Integrating management needs into adaptive management framework

 

9:00pm            Meeting Adjourned for the Evening

 

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

8:00am            Breakout Session II

Participants will be reassigned to new breakout groups based on discussion topics identified in previous plenary session. 

 

10:00am            Break

10:15am            Continue Breakout Session II

12:00pm            Buffet Lunch Served:  Plenary Session

                                Lunch will be served and breakout groups will return to plenary session.  Breakout groups will

report on their discussions and participants will comment and ask questions to help refine breakout findings.

 

1:45                 Questions and Comments from Observers

2:00pm            Break

2:15pm            Plenary Session Continues

3:00 pm            Questions and Comments from Observers

3:15pm            Plenary Discussion and Conclusions:  Draft Research Priority List

 

4:15pm            Closing Remarks—Harold Bergman

4:30pm            Meeting Adjourned

 

Thursday, May 20, 2004

9:00am            Public Stakeholder Information Exchange—Harold Bergman (facilitator)

An open dialogue will take place among the workshop steering committee, participants, and members of the public regarding the initial proceedings of the workshop.

 

12:00pm            Meeting Adjourned

 

 

Pallid Sturgeon Workshop, May 18-20, 2004

Invited Technical Experts:

Allert, Alan

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Auer, Nancy

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Braaten, Pat

 U. S. Geological Survey

Ft. Peck, MT

Carlson, Doug

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Watertown, NY

Collins, Joyce

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Marion, IL

Crawford, Tommy

Missouri Department of Conservation

Warsaw, MO

Dean, Jan

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Natchitoches, LA

Delonay, Aaron

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Drobish, Mark

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Bismarck, ND

Feist, Grant

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Galat, David

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Gardner, Bill

 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Lewistown, MT

Grady, Jo

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Columbia, MO

Guy, Chris

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Heist, Ed

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, IL

Herzog, Dave

Missouri Department of Conservation

Cape Girardeau, MO

Holm, Rob

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Riverdale, ND

Jacobson, Robb

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Killgore, Jack

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Vicksburg, MS

Krentz, Steve

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Bismarck, ND

Kuhajda, Bernie

University of  Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Kynard, Boyd

U. S. Geological Survey

Turner Falls, MA

Luoma, Sam

U.S. Geological Survey

Menlo Park, CA

Lydick, Steve

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Grand Island, NE

Mestl, Gerald

Nebraska  Game & Fish

Lincoln, NE

Michaels, Jim

Florida Mote Marine Laboratory

Sarasota, FL

Papoulias, Diana

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Paragamian, Vaughn

Idaho Fish & Game

Coeur D’Alene, ID

Parham, James

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Parsley, Mike

U. S. Geological Survey

Cook, WA

Peters, Ed

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Reed, Bobby

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Lake Charles, LA

Stancill, Wayne

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Pierre, SD

Wayman, Bill

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Warm Springs Indian Res., OR

Webb, Molly

University of Oregon

Corvallis, OR

Wildhaber, Mark

U. S. Geological Survey

Columbia, MO

Wood, Rob

Saint Louis University

St. Louis, MO