Water and Environmental Resources Innovation and Management (Live Webcast)

Water and Environmental Resources Innovation and Management

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Water Law Section and the Environment & Natural Resource Law Section

Friday, February 12, 2021

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (MT) 

Live Webcast Only

5.0 CLE Credits (pending)

Pricing:

$85 – Members of Environment & Natural Resource Law Section or Water Law Section

$130 – Non-Members

FREE- Law Students

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AGENDA

9:00 a.m.         Opening Remarks
                           Meghan M. Carter, Idaho Attorney General’s Office

9:05 a.m.         Introduction to Hydrology
                          Michael McVay, Idaho Department of Water Resources

10:00 a.m.       Case Review: Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Glaser
                          Norman M. Semanko, Parsons Behle & Latimer


10:30 a.m.       Case Review: American Rivers et al v. Wheeler et al
                           Brian R. Levey, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

11:00 a.m.       Break

1:00 p.m.         The Future of Natural Resource and Water Law
                          Jeff Raybould, Vice Chair and Member At Large, Idaho Water Resource Board

1:30 p.m.         Dam Removal Panel Discussion
                           Nic Nelson, Idaho Rivers United
                           Kristin Meira, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
                           Moderated By: Jennifer R. Wendel, Idaho Attorney General’s Office

2:30 p.m.         Fire Management on Public Lands
                           W. Alan Schroeder, Schroeder Law
                           Scott Lake, Center for Biological Diversity
                          Moderated By: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project

3:30 p.m.         Reflections and Advice to the Future Leaders of Environmental and Water
                          John Tippets, Retired Director of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

4:00 p.m.         Program Concludes