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Global CPR:

conservation, preservation, Restoration

Thursday, March 7 through Sunday, March 10,2002The Public Interest Environmental LawConference is the premier annual gath-ering for environmentalists in the world.Now in its 20th year, the Conferenceunitesactivists, attorneys,students,sci-entists and concerned citizens to sharetheir expertise,experienceand insights.With more than 125panels, keynotead-dresses, workshops,films, and celebra-tions,. the Conference has becomeworld-renowned for its energy, innova-tion and inspiration for all who partici-pate.

Conference Sponsorsland Air Water (l.A.W.) is the world's oldest environmental law stu-dent society. LAW.'s sixty-plus members from the University of Or-egon School of Law organize the conference on a wholly volunteerbasis. LAW. members also conduct legal researchfor environmentallaw cases and publish both the Western Environmental Law Updateand the Directory of Public Interest Environmental Lawyers.

Friends of land Air Water (F.L.A.w.)is a 501(c)(3) non-profitorgani-zation started by LAW. members in 1993. The board of directorsincludesgraduates and students of the Universityof Oregon SchoolofLaw as well as interested citizens and attorneys from the community.Its primary interest is the annual Public Interest Environmental LawConference.

Global CPR: Conservation,Preservation, Restoration"What I'm working the hardest on now,if I can say hardest at my age, is tryingto establisha global CPR service: Cfor conservation, P forpreservation,and R for restoration. Youcan sum itup in a ten-second sound bite: Con-serve the golden eggs carefully.Preserve the goose or there will be nomore golden eggs. And if you'vealready damaged the goose, get goingon restoration."--David Brower

RegistrationRegistration for the Conference will beon the front steps of the Universityof Or-egon Law School at the corner of Agateand 15thStreet. Registrationwill be from2:00 p.m. onThursday,March 7 through11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Todownload registration forms, visit ourwebsite at www.pielc.uoregon.edu

Keynote Address & MealsAll keynote addresseswill be at the Uni-versity of Oregon EMU Ballroom, andmeals will be at Gerlinger Hall, with theexceptionof Fridaydinner,which will beheld in the Ballroom. If attendingmeals,please pre-purchase tickets throughRegistration. Meal tickets are not re-quired to attend the keynotes.

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KeynoterBiograyhiesJohn Bonifaz is founder and Executive Director of the National VotingRights Institute, which works to challenge the country's current campaignfinance system. He is the former Staff Attorney for the Center for Respon-sive Politics and co-author of The Wealth Primary: Campaign Fundraisingand the Constitution. Along with his father, Cristobal, he is litigating a caseagainst Texaco for its widespread destruction of the Amazon rainforest andits indigenous peoples.

John Echohawk, a Pawnee, is the Executive Director of the Native

American Rights Fund and a founding member of the American Indian LawStudents Association. Echohawk is recognized by the National Law Journalas one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America since 1988. He serveson several Boards of Directors, including the American Indian ResourcesInstitute, the Association on American Indian Affairs, and the NaturalResources Defense Council.

Gloria Flora worked with the U.S. Forest Service in the Intermountain West

for over 22 years. Well-known for her leadership in ecosystem managementand public involvement, she made a landmark decision to prohibit oil andgas leasing from the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana. She later resignedto call national attention to persistent anti-government activities in Nevada,including harassment of public land managers and wanton ecologicaldestruction.

Dave Foreman is among the country's most outspoken and tirelessadvocates for wilderness conservation. In the early 1980s, he co-foundedEarth First! and was editor of the Earth First! Journal until 1988. He is

currently publisher of Wild Earth, Chairman of The Wildlands Project, and amember of the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance.

He is author of several books including, most recently, The Lobo OutbackFuneral Home.

Michael Frome is a distinguished conservation writer, journalist, and hasbeen a featured columnist for several nationally prominent publications. Heauthors 16 books, including Battle for the Wilderness, Regreening theNational Parks, Chronicling the West, and his latest, Green Ink: AnIntroduction to Environmental Journalism. In 1994, Outdoor WritersAssociation elected him to its Circle of Chiefs for distinguished conservationwriting.

Lois Gibbs discovered in 1978 that her neighborhood was built on top of a20,000-ton toxic chemical dump. She organized the Love CanalHomeowners Association and, under opposition from government officialsand chemical companies, successfully struggled for mor~ than 2 years forrelocation. Lois sUbsequently founded the Center for Health, Environment,and Justice, and currently serves as its Executive Director. She won theGoldman Environmental Prize in 1990.

Sarah James is a Neets'aii Gwich'in Indian from Arctic Village, Alaska. In1988, the elders and spiritual leaders of the entire nation chose her tobecome the spokesperson for preserving the caribou, the land they travel,and the Gwich'in culture. She is a board member of the International Indian

Treaty Council and a member of the Indigenous People Subcommittee ofthe EPA's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

Linda Krop is the Chief Counsel of the Environmental Defense Center, anon-profit public interest law firm in Santa Barbara, California. Lindaspecializes in cases involving coastal, marine, and oil development issues.In 1998, she successfully convinced the Coastal Commission to reject p'to develop 4 resorts along the San Simeon coastline, and recently won a ,Ifederal case awarding the State the right to review federal offshore oil andgas leases.

Rodolfo Montiel Flores is a campesino (subsistence farmer) from theGuerrero, Mexico. He is founder of Campesinos Ecologistas de la Sierra dePetatlan y Coyuca de Catalan and recipient of the Goldman EnvironmentalPrize. In 1999, after blocking logging trucks, Montiel and fellow campesinoTeodoro Cabrera Garcia were arrested, tortured, and imprisoned on falsecharges for over 2 years. Montiel and Cabrera were finally freed inNovember 2001.

Ralph Nader continues to give ordinary people the tools they need todefend themselves against corporate negligence and government indiffer-ence. He is a consumer advocate, Green Party presidential candidate, andhonored by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential Americans ofthe 20th Century. Nader is the author of several books, helped securepassage of several consumer and environmental laws, and formednumerous citizen groups.

Alexander Nikitin, upon retiring from the Russian Navy, began working atthe Bellona Foundation, a Norwegian environmental NGO. In 1995,following the publication of a Bellona report on the risks of radioactivepollution from the Russian Northern Fleet, Nikitin was arrested and chargedwith high treason, espionage and disclosure of state secrets. After 5 yearsof trial, Nikitin was acquitted of all charges in September 2000. He nowworks as a Bellona Foundation representative in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Jaime Pinkham is Manager of the Nez Perce Tribe's Department ofFisheries Resources in Lapwai, Idaho, where he is responsible foroverseeing production, research, harvest, habitat, and conservationenforcement. He previously served as Manager for the Tribe's Departmerof Natural Resources. He currently serves on various boards, including th'h-lGoverning Council of The Wilderness Society and the Tribal Lands AdvisoryCouncil for the Trust for Public Lands.

Bennett Raley is the Bush administration's Assistant Secretary for Waterand Science in the Department of Interior. He is responsible for settingdepartmental policy and providing oversight to the Bureau of Reclamationand Geological Survey. He formerly practiced law at Hobbs, Trout, & Raleyin Colorado. He also served as chief counsel to the United States JudiciarySubcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights.

Eugene Rutagarama helped revive Rwanda's national parks after thecountry was overrun by Hutu extremists in the early 1990s. Risking his life,he repeatedly traveled to hostile territories to deliver funds and supplies topark rangers to ensure protection of mountain gorilla habitat. Today, heworks for the International Gorilla Conservation Program and was winner ofthe 2001 Goldman Environmental Prize.

syecialEventsMUSIC: ROBERT HOYT W/ DARRYLCHERNEY

Thursday 9:00 p.m. at Sam Bond's Garage

DYNAMIC FACILITATION

Crisis in the Choir:An InnovativeDialogueFriday 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. (EMU - Ben Linder)

RECEPTION FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Friday 5:00 p.m. (Longhouse - behind the law school)Sponsored by members of the Native American Law Students Association.

FRIDAY NIGHT CELEBRATION!Friday 9:00 p.m. Agate Hall (18th and Agate St.)The Garden Weasels and Freak Mountain Ramblers

NATURE WALKSSpencer Butte Quest, Friday 2:30 -5:30 p.m.A 3+ hour round trip to the top of Spencer Butte, a natural highlight of theCity of Eugene. Sturdy shoes suggested, dress warm if it's cold.

Guided by Roy Keene, Public Interest Forestry.Please meet in front of the law school.

Campus Tree Tour, Saturday 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.A walking tour of the University of Oregon's campus and its trees and \. -groves. --


ALUMNI RECEPTIONSaturday 5:30 -7:00 p.m. (LAW - Lewis Lounge)

Thursday,March7REGISTRATION

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Front Steps UO law School

WORKSHOPS

4:00-6:00 p.m.

Grass Roots Campaigning (EMU- Fir)This workshop will teachparticipants how to wage and win original andeffective environmental campaigns.

Charlie Ogle, Sierra ClubJim Britell, Grassroots ActivistRhet Lawrence,OSPIRG

The ESA and Ecosystem Protection (EMU - Walnut)This workshop will provide a primer to activists and lawyers interested inusing the ESA more effectively to protect and restore imperiled species.

Marty Bergoffen, Southern Appalachian Biodiversity ProjectNicole Rosmarino, Forest Guardians

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS4:00 -5:15 p.m.

AlseaValleyAlliancev.Evans: WildTimesfor HatcherySalmon (EMU- Rogue)This panel will discuss the government's classification of the reproductiveactivities of wild and hatchery salmon, a property owner campaign to de-listsalmon, and impacts of the resulting case in the current political climate.

Kaitlin Lovell, Trout UnlimitedGlen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Assoc.John Platt, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission

' t orporate Death Penalty Act for Deadly Dishonest Corpora--rlons (EMU - Umpqua)

Strategies to remove the corporate shield for those corporations that havebetrayed America and committed crimes against nature and humanity.

Lloyd Marbet, Finance Reform, Money is Not DemocracyTim Hermach, President, Native Forest Council

Grizzly Reintroduction & Recovery in the NW (EMU - Walnut)Panelists will discuss recoveryplans and delistingproposals under theBush Administration and will explore what to do to bring back The Griz.

Dr. Charles Jonkel, Great Bear FoundationGreg Price, Alliance for the Wild RockiesLouisa Willcox, Grizzly Recovery Office, Sierra Club

Ocean Ecosystem Overfishing: IndustrializedFishingand theDestruction of Marine Biodiversity (EMU- Alsea)Industrialized fishing has severely depleted marine fish species anddevastated ocean ecosystems. Panelists will discuss the history of thesepractices, their impacts on the ecosystem, and what'sbeing done to stop it.

Whit Sheard, Cons. Prgm Mgr, Ocean ConservancyKen Stump, Alaska Oceans Network/GreenpeaceColby Dolan, Cons. Prgm Counsel, Ocean Conservancy

Old Growth Timber Scam: Forest Service Use of the Replace-ment Volume to log Old Growth in the NW (Columbia - 150)Many of the most controversial old growth timber sales are "replacementvolume" for canceled second growth sales in the Siuslaw National Forest,from the massive ancient cedars in the Winberry timber sale to the PacificFisher habitat in the Rogue River's Peak timber sale. Come learn whatlocal forest activists are doing to protect ancient forests from the scam.

James Johnston, Cascadia Wildlands Project

George Sexton, American Lands Alliance

Jay Lininger, Kalmiopsis Wildlands Project

'-' Francis Etherington, Forest Monitor, Umpqua WatershedsOregon Wild in 2002 (EMU - Metolius)The Oregon Wilderness Coalition will give an update on Oregon Wild, thecitizens' wilderness proposal to add 4.8 million acres of Oregon's publicroadless forests to our state's National Wilderness Preservation System.

Susan Ash, Oregon Natural Resources Council

Joseph Vaile, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildland Center

Sam Mace, Trout UnlimitedNat Parker, OSPIRG

Red Tree Voles: The Original Tree Sitters (EMU - Maple)They'recute, they're furry,and Spotted Owls find them quite tasty.However,most environmental activists know very little about the federalsurvey and manage provisions that apply to them, or their ecological roll inthe forest.

Doug Heiken, Oregon Natural Resources CouncilKelly Townsend, OR Forest Research & Education GroupJoseph Vaile, Klamath Siskyou Wildlands CenterDerrick Anton, OR Forest Research & Education Group

Starting and Running Your Own Public Interest Environmen-tal law Practice: Private and Non-Profit Models (EMU- Oak)Thispanel willexamine both the private law firm model and nonprofitorganizations. How to make and raise enough money to get started, whatelse you need, etc. Bring YourQuestions.

Noah Hall, Minnesota Center for Environmental AdvocacyMelissa Scanlan, Midwest Environmental AdvocatesMatt Kenna, Kenna & HickoxDave Bahr, Bahr & Stotter

KEYNOTES7:00 -9:30 p.m. Welcomeand OpeningAddress(EMU - Ballroom)

Prayer: Corbin HarneyDave ForemanSarah James

Friday,March8REGISTRATION

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Front Steps UO law School

WORKSHOPS9:00 -11:00 a.m.

Issues with Nuclear Power (EMU- Maple)An overview of nuclear issues: Takingaction to protect Russia, the US, andNativeAmerican lands.

Alexander Nikitin, Bellona FoundationBobby Vren Banks, National Field Director, WANDCorbin Harney, Spiritual Leader of the Western Shoshone

Media and Information Systems (LAW 175)The Politics of Information: using media, the internet, & other informationsystems to win the public, politicians and decision makers.

Joe Millon, NetcorpsShane Jimerfield, Center for Biological Diversity

Protecting Public landlWater: Oil & Gas Litigation (EMU - Oak)Thispanel will entail: Understanding and Participating in Oil and GasDecisionsAffecting Public Land and a Primer on Oil and Gas Litigation

Travis Stills, Oil and Gas Accountability ProjectJack Tuholske, Attorney, Missoula, MTMike Reisner, Northern Plains Resource CouncilTom Darin, Wyoming Outdooring Council

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS9:00 -10:15 a.m.

Challenging Patriarchy in the Environmental Movement: ADiscussion(EMU- Umpqua)This facilitated discussion will address the spectra of patriarchy in ourmovement on both a personal and systemic level. It is a chance foractivists to confront a controversial issue, share stories and support, and

brainstorm methods of actively challenging patriarchy on all fronts.

Brenna Bell, Staff Attorney, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center

Kim Marks, Organizer Extraordinaire, Forest Ethics

Friday,March8 continuedCultural Heritage, Historic Preservation,and the Environment:Current Developments Under NHPA (LAW243)Panelists will focus on preserving sacred sites and utilizing cooperative andjurisdictional agreements to supplement the National Historic PreservationAct and state burial sites protection laws.

Carol Brown, Atty, Brown & LaCounteLaura Weeks

Michael Nixon, Atty, Cultural and Natural Heritage PreservationDams Out of the National Parks (EMU - Metolius)National parks must be free of artificial intrusions and encumbrancessuchas dams. Come hear how an alert and motivated public can save andrestore the national parks as the sanctuaries they were meant to be.

Greg Adair, Friends of Yosemite ValleyMichael Frome, Professor Emeritus, Western Washington UnivDavid Orr, Living RiversLisa Ramirez, Friends of the Earth

Environmental Justice: Using Resources in Your Communityto Fight for Environmental Justice (LAW 184)This panel will discuss how your community can come together and fightenvironmental injustice. It will cover initial stages of group development,planning, and how to get the information your community needs.

Bob Collin, Professor, University of OregonJeri Sudvall, Environmental Justice Action GroupTorri Estrada, Latino Issues Forum/Env. Justice Coalition

Environmental Regulation in Paradise: Fishponds, Endan-gered Species, and Solid Waste Issues in Hawaii Nei (LAW 142)Thepanelists will discuss: the legal debate surroundingproperty interests inand the restoration of Hawaiian fish ponds; watershedmanagement usingthe Ahupua'a concept; and environmental justice issues surrounding wastedisposal on the island of O'ahu.

Ian Hlwati, 3rd yr, Williamson S. Richardson School of LawJohn Davis, 3rd yr, Williamson S. Richardson School of LawTrisha Watson, 2nd yr,Wiliiamson S. Richardson School of Law

Places for Wolves: Politics & Recovery Collide (EMU - Fir)Thispanel will discuss the US Fish and WildlifeService'sgray wolfreclassification and delisting proposal. Witha focus on the western andsouthwestern United States, panelists will explore factors which threatensuccessful long-term recovery.

Brett Brownscombe, Hells Canyon Preservation CouncilAaron Miles, Nez Perce TribeNancy Weiss, Defenders of WildlifeMichael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity

Impacts of Mining on Salmon (EMU - Walnut)This panel will discuss the impacts of mining on salmon and what attorneysand activists are doing to help the endangered species survive.

Roger Flynn, Western Mining Action ProjectLiz Mitchell, Western Environmental Law Center

Gary McFarlane, Friends of the ClearwaterLori Cooper, Siskiyou Regional Education Project

Organized Religion and the Environmental Movement: TheTwo Shall Meet (EMU - Ben Linder)This panel will explore how current environmental issues are tied to thepanelist's tradition of faith; stereotypes surrounding organized religion andthe environment; and innovative ways that local faith communities areparticipating in the environmental movement.

John Pitney, Pastor - First United Methodist ChurchRabbi Yitzahk, Temple Beth IsraelFred Kruger, Religious Campaign for Forest ConservationJenny Holmes, Ecumenical Ministries of OR

Past, Present, and Future of Oregon's Rainforest: The Statelands of NW Oregon (LAW 110)The current threat to the native ecosystem of the Tillamookand ClastsopState Forests. An analysis of timber sale plans and the problems ofstructure based management.

Donald Fotenot, Tillamook State Forest Comm., Sierra ClubPhil Ruder, Assoc. Professor of Economics, Pacific University

Bob Van Dyke, Assoc. Prof. of Politics/Gov't, Pacific UniversityStudent Activism: Creating Environmentally Friendly Cam-

puses (EMU - Rogue)

Panelists will explore ways that colleges can work with local to globalorganizations to increase environmental awareness.

Robert Katz, Student Leader, CSU Chico

Julian Dautremont-Smith, Lewis & Clark CollegeEmilia Patrick, CA State Student Ass'n, Humboldt State UnivSarah Wald, Cascadia Forest Alliance

Thinking Big: Using an Ecosystem Approach to ProtectEndangered Species (LAW 241)This panel will analyze diverse, large-scale efforts to protect and restorethreatened and endangeredspecies and will discuss using the ESA inbroad ecological settings, including protecting salmon, spotted owls, shorebirds, snail, kangaroo rats, and bull trout.

Judi Brawer, Atty, Land and Water Fund of the RockiesPatti Goldman, Senior Atty, Earthjustice Legal Defense FundBabak Naficy, Staff Atty, Environmental Defense CenterStephanie Parent, Staff Atty, Pacific Env. Advocacy Center

Using local & State laws to Protect Fed lands (EMU - Alsea)This panel will discuss the different ways activists and advocates can uselocal laws toprotect the federal lands surrounding their communities. It willdiscuss current local laws in the Westand how they are used.

Jeff Parsons, Western Mining Action ProjectTravis Stills, Citizens Oil and Gas Support CenterPeg Reagan, Conservation Leaders Network

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS10:30 - 11 :45 a.m.

BinationalRivers: U.S. Impactson Mexican Rivers (LAW282)This panel will discuss environmental and social justice organizations thatare forcing changes to U.S: water policy towards Mexico. Binational effortsare currently underway to restore water flows to the Colorado River delta,Rio Grande, and San Pedro River.

Lisa Force

John Weisheit, Living RiversLara Martinez, ProEsterosRobin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity

Biopiracy and Bioprospecting: Genetic Engineering in the 21stCentury (EMU - Rogue)This panel will discuss issues surrounding genetic engineering, includingeffects on the environment, threats to Indigenous peoples, & patent law.

Lisa Ramirez, Friends of the EarthKeith Aoki, Professor, University of Oregon School of LawBecky Specker, Campaign Director, Center for Food SafetySimon Harris, West Coast Field Org, Organic Consumers Assn

Building Alliances With labor: Opportunities and Challenges(EMU - Metolius)Labor and environmentalactivists united at the WTOministerial in Seattle,when 'Turtles and Teamsters"became a rallying cry. A discussion aboutwhat's happening on the ground and future prospects.

Karen Pickett, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters, Earth First!Wes Brain, SEIU Local 503, ASJEKim Marks, Forest Ethics, ASJEBryony Schwan, Women's Voices for the Environment, ASJE

CA Desert Conservation Litigation: Delivering Relief for 24+Species on 11.5 Million BlM Acres (EMU -AI sea)Find out how thesegroups successfully forced BLM to ban ORVs from550,000 acres, closed almost 4,500 roads, removed cattle from 500,000acres, and stopped mining on 3.4 million acres of critical habitat.

Daniel Patterson, Center for Biological DiversityJay Tutchton, EarthjusticeBrendan Cummings, Center for Biological DiversityKaren Schambach, Public Employees for Env. Responsibility

Emerging Trends in Corporate Globalization: Planetary LifeSupport at Risk (EMU - Walnut)Speakers will report back from the WTOministerial in Doha, Qatar.discus~the attempt by the WTOto declare itself the arbiter of global environmentalquestions, and explain implications of proposed new trade rules.

Victor Menotti, Attorney, International Forum on GlobalizationDave Batker, Eco!' Economist, Asia Pacific Env. ExchangeElizabeth Barclay, Atty, Alliance for Sustainable Jobs & the Env

Friday,March8Global Climate Change: Science, Outreach, Action (LAW 241)Deforestation and fossil fuel use are contributors to global warming. Even if've ended the burning of fossil fuels, we still have too rnuch carbon in the

\Jtmosphere. Part of the solution is to remove it by storing it in forests.Dan Ihara, Center for Ecological Economic Devel, HumboldtJosh Willis, Scripps Institute, University of CA at San DiegoSteve Grimes, Scripps Institute, University of CA at San Diego

Got Asthma? More Strategies for Preventing Animal FactoryPollution (LAW 243)An Update on CAFO Clean WaterAct enforcement and a discussion ofClean Air Act and solid waste strategies.

Brent Newell, Center on Race, Poverty & the EnvironmentCharlie Tebbutt, Western Environmental Law Center

Impact of International Trade & Finance on Forests (EMU - Fir)This panel will focus on the detrimental effects that international trade andfinancial institutions and agreements have on forests and biodiversity.

Cynthia Josayma, Pacific Rim Prgm Officer, Pacific Environ.Chris Dillard, Conservation Assoc., NW Ecosystem AllianceBill Denison, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State UniversityMiguel Fredes, Southern Environmental Law Center (Chile)

King Coal and Environmental Injustice in Appalachia (EMU-Ben Linder)Thispanel will discuss legal strategies used by Appalachian citizens inresponse to "mountaintopremoval" and other devastating modern coalmining technologies which threaten communitiesand the environment.

Pat McGinley, Prof., West Virginia University School of LawJoe Childers, AttorneySuzanne Weisse, Attorney, McGinley and Weisse

Litigating to Take Out the Damn Dams (LAW141)Panel will explore legal theories and court tactics used in litigation on dams.

Pete Frost, Atty, Western Environmental Law CenterGila Neta, International Rivers Network

'\...! Kristen Boyles, Atty, EarthjusticeSpecies Based Advocacy in the Bush Era (LAW242)This panel willdiscuss the current state and future of species-basedadvocacy, including the key happenings in ESA litigation and policy, theD.C. legislative scene, and National Forest Service species management.

Kieran Suckling, Exec. Director, Center for Biological DiversityBrock Evans, Exec. Director, Endangered Species CoalitionPatti Goldman, Staff Attorney, EarthjusticeJacob Smith, Exec. Director, Center for Native Ecosystems

Taking Back the Community: The Effect of Property RightsLitigationon EnvironmentalRegulation(EMU- Umpqua)This panel will explore recent Supreme Court decisions that further erodecommunity protections, and how to defend such challenges in the future.

Jordan Kahn, Tahoe Regional Planning AgencyBrad Bobertz, Endangered Laws Program, Env. Law Institute

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KEYNOTES12:00 -1:40 p.m. (EMU - Ballroom)

Ralph NaderBennett Raley

SPECIAL EVENTS

Spencer Butte Quest, Friday 2:30 -5:30p.m.A 3+ hour round trip to the top of Spencer Butte, a natural highlight of theCity of Eugene. Sturdy shoes suggested, dress warm if it's cold.


ANELS / PRESENTATIONS~

2:00-3:15 p.m.

Behind Closed Doors or in the News: The Role of WhistleBlowers & the Environment (LAW 141)Will discuss how information revealed by whistle blowers protects the

environmentand your own safety. Learn how to use whistle blowers moreeffectively whileprotecting their identity and explore legal protections.

Charlotte Fox, Government Accountability ProjectJanine Blaylock, Western Land Exchange ProjectJames Keefer, Whistleblower, former Forest Service EmployeeTom Carpenter, Government Accountability Project

Blue-Green Alliance: Building a New Model for Forest Resto-ration (LAW 243)TheAlliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment is embarking onmajor projects bringing togetherpeople from labor organizations andenvironmental advocates to create a new model for restoration work that

would include family-wagejobs, retraining, and other elements.Chris Van Daalen, Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Env

Charles Spenser, Institute for a Sustainable EnvironmentMarnie Criley, Wildlands Center for Preventing RoadsJim Jontz, Former U.S. Congressman/Alliance for Sust. Jobs

Bush/Cheney Drill Everywhere Energy Policy: An Update fromthe Frontlines (LAW 241)Thepresenters will give a general update of the serious impacts beingwrought by the ongoing administrative implementation of the Bush/CheneyEnergy Policy and those that are Peing debated by Congress.

Steve Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceTom Darin, Wyoming Outdooring CouncilJenna App, Staff Attorney, Trustees for AlaskaTravis Stills, Oil and Gas Accountability Project

Daylighting Science in Courts (LAW142)In the aftermathof Daubert,scientificevidence is often kept out of courtsand away fromjuries and the public. This panel describes the problems,and projects to restore science in courts.

Carolyn Raffensperger, Science & Env. Health NetworkCarl Cranor, Philosophy Dept, University of CA RiversideGerson Smoger, Smoger and Associates, P.C.

De-Classifying Wilderness? The Looming Trainwreck (EMU -Metolius)Panelists will discuss whether designated wilderness areas should bemanaged to a standard less than what is consistent with true Wildernesscharacter or removed from the wildernessprotection system.

Scott Silver, Wild WildernessGeorge Nickas, Wilderness WatchTom Suk, High Sierra Hikers Association

Ending the Federal Timber Sale Program: Building Momentum(LAW184)The Campaign to End the Federal TimberSale Program is gaining steam atboth the grassroots level and on Capitol Hill. This panel will review thecampaign'sstatus and course.

Jeff Debonis, Training Resources for the Env. CommunityFred Kruger, Religious Campaign for Forest ConservationJeanette Russel, National Forest Protection AllianceBernie Zaleha, Sierra Club

Environmental Cases: Back to the Future (EMU - Rogue)How common law claims-including public and private nuisance, negli-gence, and strict liability continue to play an important role in protectingnatural places and vindicatingcitizen's rights.

Dave Mann, Partner at Bricklin & Gendler LLPKarl Anuta, Sokol & Anuta

Patrick McGinley, Visiting Professor, UO School of LawDavid Paul, Paul & Sugerman

Hemp Apocalypse Now! (LAW 110)Thepanelists will discuss the current fJhCircuit litigation of HIA et al. v.DEA. Also discussed will be industrial hemp legislation and lobbying, hempand environmental business initiatives, and the Lakota hemp ordinance.

Floyd Prozanski, Former Oregon State LegislatorDavid Frankel, Votehemp, Inc.Caroline Moran, Living Tree PaperTom Ballanco, Attorney, Oglala Sioux Tribe

Kicking Paper Corporations Out of Your Forests (LAW 175)Willdiscuss corporate campaigning to force Boise Cascade & Staples tostop selling endangered forests, highlighting student campaigning strategy.

Kelly Sheenan, National Forest Protection AllianceLiz Butler, Forest EthicsMartin Stephan, Rainforest Action NetworkPat Rasmusen, American Lands Alliance

Friday,March8 continuedRestoring the lynx in the West (EMU- Umpqua)Update on the recent listing under the ESA, state of the science on lynxbiology and habitat needs, effects of human action on lynx survival, legaland other efforts to ensure recovery.

Lea Mitchell, Public Employees for Env. ResponsibilityMark Skatrrud, Northwest Ecosystem AllianceShawn Regnerus, Predator Conservation AllianceRon Constable, Oregon Natural Resource Council

SPECIAL EVENT2:00 -5:00 p.m.

Crisis in the Choir: An Innovative Dialogue to Create Choicesfor a Stronger Environmental Movement (EMU- BenLinder)A three hour, in-depth, dynamically facilitated dialogue about the challengesinherent in the environmental movement itself. The event is limited to

sixteen randomly selected participants, but open to public observation.Dynamic Facilitation is an approach designed to move beyond surfacepositions and encourage clear communication about interests and issues ofconcem to participants. Such communication has the potential for creativebreakthrough thinking about .impossible to solve. problems.

Elliot Shuford, University of Oregon Alumni & Eugene Activist

John Moriarty, Mediator

WORKSHOPS

3:00 -5:00p.m.

Establishing Environmental Protections Through Treaty Rights(LAW242)With Salmon on the very brink of extinction, this workshop will analyze thenature of treaty rights in light of US v. Washington. Panelists will discussthe potential for the .culverts. case cu"ently in the 9th Circuit to finally savethe Northwest's signature species.

Mary Wood, Professor of Indian Law, UO School of LawHoward Arnett, Atty for Warm Springs & Columbia River TribesMason Morisset, Atty, Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak, & McGaw

Grant Writing: Raising Funds From Foundations (EMU - Oak)This workshop will advise participants how best to work with and managerelationships with foundations.

Jim Owens, Brainard FoundationIrene Vlach, Lazaar FoundationRegna Merritt, Oregon Natural Resources Council

Rage Against the Machine: Using Law, Policy & GrassrootsAdvocacy to Rein in ORV Abuse on BlM Lands (EMU - Maple)An interactive workshop designed to give public land advocates tools onhow to integrate law or policy with their place-based campaigns to ensurethat their voices resonate with the federal govemment.

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, The Wilderness Society

Kristen Brengel, Natural Trails & Waters Coalition


Appropriations Riders (LAW243)Industries have used hostile members of Congress to attempt to enactappropriation bill .riders. to dictate the results in lawsuits, change goodlaws, and undermine the political process. This panel will discuss the

creation, effects, and constitutionality of riders.

Mike Axline, Western Environmental Law Center

Ted Zukoski, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies

Roger Flynn, Western Mining Action Project

CECA: Selected Topics (LAW142)A discussion of selected topics related to the California EnvironmentalQuality Act, including an overview of baseline and recent case law,mitigation measures under CEQA and endangered species.

Babik Naficy, Senior Staff Atty, Environmental Defense CenterKassie Siegel, Center for Biological DiversityBrent Newell, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment

Simeon Herskovits,WELC"Critical Habitat" under the ESA: Getting it Designated andMaking it Work (EMU - Walnut)This panel will address petitions and lawsuits to get critical habitat desig-nated, substantive challenges, consultations, and on-the-ground effects.

Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity

Marty Bergoffen, SouthernAppalachian Biodiversity Project ~Larry Sanders, River LawArlene Montgomery, Friends of the Wild Swan

Drilland FiII...or...Wildfor your Child: The Fate of the ArcticNational WildlifeRefuge (EMU- Rogue)Slideshow/discussion about the problems with the cu"ent congressionaland BushAdministration efforts to drill and the conservation community'seffort to have the coastal plain designationas Wilderness.

Dan Ritzman, Outreach Director, Alaska CoalitionPeter Van Tuyn, Litigation Director, Trustees for AlaskaSarah James, Gwich'in Steering Committee

Ecological Impacts of Livestock Grazing (LAW 110)Livestock production has the greatest physical footprint of any other landuse upon the Western Landscape. Due to its nearly ubiquitous presence,livestock production has numerous impacts to wildlife, plant communities,soils, aquatic ecosystems, watershedsand natural processes.

George Wuerthner, Co-Editor, Welfare Ranching: TheSubsidized Destruction of the American West

Dr. John Carter, Western Watersheds ProjectKatie Fite, Committee for Idaho's High DesertDr. Martin Taylor, Center for Biological Diversity

lost At Sea: Mismanagement of Ocean Resources (LAW141)This panel addresses the mismanagement of our living ocean resources bythe National Marine Fisheries Service. Topics covered include the failure ofthe regional fishery management council system, agency reprisals againstenvironmentally conscious employees, and conflicts between theMagnuson-Stevens Act and other environmental laws.

Jack Sterne, Trustees for Alaska

Dan Meyer, Public Employees for Env. Responsibility

Janice Searles, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund

Media and the Environmental Movement (LAW184)Helpingattomeys and grassrootsorganizationswithmedia outreach.

Trevor Fitzgibbon, Dogwood AllianceSusan Palmer, Register Guard

The Fishy Politics of Endangered Fish Recovery (LAW175)Expensive and elaborate band-aid strategies for recovering endangerednative fish in westem rivers are not working. Water and power interestswant recovery measured in number of hatchery-raised fish, but biologistswam this will lead to disaster.

Ann Brower, UC Berkeley, CADavid Orr, Living RiversDeanna Spooner, Pacific Rivers Council

The State of the Wilderness (EMU - Fir)What is Wilderness?Is ita recreationresource,a naturemuseum ora placewhere people can connect with the truly natural world? The speakers willargue the case for wild Wildemess.

Michael Frome, Professor Emeritus, Western Washington U.Scott Silver, Wild Wilderness

George Nickas, Wilderness WatchMichael McCloskey, Former Executive Director of Sierra Club

Using the CWA to Clean Up Dirty Water and Save Species(EMU - Umpqua)Thispanel will discuss the effects of this first wave of TMDL litigation, andlook to development and implementation of TMDLs, state and federalloopholes, and the Bush administration's TMDL regulation rollbacks.

Nina Bell, Northwest Environmental AdvocatesJ.udi Brawer, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies

Jack Tuholske, AttorneyYucca Mountain and Nuclear Storage (EMU- Alsea)Thispanelwilladdressthechoiceof YuccaMountainas thenation's ~permanent nuclear waste storage facility from Native American spiritual andland use perspectives. Panelists will also discuss the scientific suitability ofthe site in addition to ongoing relevant political processes.

Peter Brigell, Center for Energy Research

Corbin Harney, Spiritual Leader of the Western Shoshone

INDIGENOUS RECEPTION5:00 -6:00p.m. (Inthe Longhousebehindthe lawschool)

All Indigenous persons are welcome!

MEALS5:00 -6:30 p.m. (EMU - Ballroom)-.v

KEYNOTES

6:30 -9:00 p.m. (EMU -Ballroom)John BonifazJohn EchohawkLoisGibbs

CELEBRATION

9:00 p.m. (AgateHall:AgateSt.and18thAve East.)The Garden WeaselsFreak Mountain Ramblers

saturday,March9REGISTRATION

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Front Steps UO Law School

WORKSHOPS9:00-11:00a.m.

Ethics in Environmental Litigation (EMU- Walnut)Workshop will discuss ethical issues and practice in environmental litigation.

Michael Nixon, Attorney and ConsultantKarl Anuta, AttorneyBill Carpenter, Attorney

~ntegrating Litigation in a Broader Political Strategy (EMU - Fir)The workshop/work-session will discuss the importance of using all thetools available to activists-lobbying, communications,and organizing, aswell as litigation-in order to win at the political game, and thus achievelasting gains for the environment.

Heather Weinter, OceanaNicole Kordan, Save Our Wild SalmonJack Sterne, Trustees for AlaskaAndy Stahl, Ass'n of Forest Service Employees for Env. Ethics

Wildand Scenic Rivers Act (LAW184)This workshop will focus on the use of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act toprotect the water of the West.

Pete Frost, Western Environmental Law CenterJulia Olson, Attorney


30 years of CWA (LAW 110)A discussion of the progress made under the Clean WaterAct and thestruggles that remain in cleaning up our nation's waters.

Charlie Tebbit, Western Environmental Law CenterSteve Fleischle, Santa Monica Baykeeper

Burning Issues: Fire Suppression, Salvage Logging, TheNational Fire Plan (LAW 282)Thispanel willpresent arguments and critiques of federal suppression andsalvage policies and practices, and critique the National Fire Plan.

Tim Ingalsbee, Western Fire Ecology Center, Ph.D.Matthew Koehler, Native Forest Network

~ Lisa Dix, Hells Canyon Preservation CouncilTodd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity

Environment and Development Issues in South Asia (LAW 141)Representatives of Indian Universities, domestic & international NGOs andpolicy centers discuss the environmental situation in India and South Asia

K. Lenin Babu, Dept of Environmental Sciences, Bangalore U.

Veera Kaul Singh, Director, WWF-India, New DelhiR.N. Mishra, Center for Adv in Env Law, Bhubaneswar

Is Non-Violence Still a Viable Strategy to Achieve the Goals ofthe EnvironmentalMovement?(EMU- BenLinder)An examinationof whether the goals of the environmental movementshould be conversion or confrontation, and whether the motivation behindour strategies should be compassion or hatred.

John Zerzan, Anarchist/AuthorSpruce Houser, Non-Violent Activist

Dr. Michael Nagler, University of California - BerkeleyPeg Morton, Quaker Scholar

The Effect of FWS' Candidate Species Program on ListingSpecies Under the ESA (LAW241)Thispanel will examine the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService's designation ofimperiled species as "candidatespecies." The agency is increasingly usingcandidate designations to avoid the listing requirements under the ESA.

Heather Brinton, WELCMatt Kenna, Kenna & HickoxDan Rohlf, Pacific Environmental Advocacy CenterJohn Buse, Environment~1 Defense Center

Toxics in the Courts: Citizens Litigating To Protect TheirCommunities (LAW175)Panelists will discuss why citizens must so often litigate the public healththreat of toxic exposures. They will identify 3 fundamentalprinciples: ToxicRight-to-Know,Alternatives, and the Precautionary Principle, that togetheroffer a proactive approach for eliminating toxic products and processes.

Bob Amundson, Vice-President, Ph.D., Oregon Toxics AllianceJ.R. Wilkinson, Board Member, Oregon Toxics AllianceDavid Monk, Executive Director, Oregon Toxics Alliance

Trading Away the Public Trust (EMU - Rogue)Panel will cover threatsposed by federal land exchanges and "disposals"ofwesternpublic lands. Panelists will discuss the legal underpinnings ofthese projects, the increasing trend toward fast-track land giveaways inCongress and on-the-ground experiences with public land deals.

Christopher Krupp, Western Land Exchange ProjectJanine Blaeloch, Western Land Exchange ProjectDaniel Patterson, Center for Biological DiversitySandy Lonsdale, Sierra Club Juniper Group

Working Session on Fee Demo (EMU - Walnut)Dscussion regarding protest and litigation over the federal Recreational FeeDemonstration Program. Activists and litigants will discuss the currentframework, and will work to seek a permanent eradication of the programseeking to privatize our public lands.

Lauren Regan, AttorneyScott Silver, Executive Director, Wild Wilderness

Matt Kenna, Attorney, Kenna & Hickcox, P.C.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Nature Walk: Campus Tree Tour 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.A walking tour of the University of Oregon's campus and its trees.

Guided by Roy Keene, Public Interest Forestry.Meet in front of the law school.

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS10:30 -11 :45 a.m.

Commercialization of the Colorado River in Grand CanyonNational Park (Willamette - 100)A growing movement seeks to limit the number of commercial raft tripsthrough Grand Canyon and designate the canyon as wilderness. Commer-cial river guides and others are calling for environmentally sound manage-ment of Grand Canyon and a rethinking of the ethics of the rafting industry.

Skip Edwards, Western Slope No-Fee CoalitionTom Martin, Grand Canyon Private Boaters Ass'nScott Silver, Wild WildernessJohn Weisheit, Colorado Plateau River Guides

Congressional Update (LAW241)What IS going on up there on the Hill? How has 9-11 affected environmen-tal issues in the public policy arena?

Jim Jontz, National Pres., Americans for Democratic Action

Greg Dotson, Env. Counsel to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)

saturday,March9 continuedCrisis in the Klamath Basin: Environmental and Tribal Per-spectives (LAW 175)This panel willreview the underlying causes and events leading up to theirrigation reductions in the Klamath Basin during the Spring and Summer of2001. Panelists willdiscuss the impacts of irrigation on the Basin'secosystem, tribal rights, and downstreamcommercial fishing.

Jan Hasselman, National Wildlife Federation

Carl "Bud" Ullman, Water Adjudication Project, Klamath TribesGlenn Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Ass'nsTroy Fletcher, Executive Director, Yurok Tribe

Ecosystem-Based Carbon Sequestration: Part of the Solutionto GlobalWarming(LAW142)Deforestation and fossil fuel burning are major contributors to globalwarming. Even if we ended the burning of fossil fuels, we still have toomuch carbon in the air. What is the solution?

Dan Ihara, Center for Ecological Economic Devel, HumboldtAndy Kerr, The Larch Company, L.L.C.Darcy Davis, Headwaters

Getting the Shaft: Hard Rock Mining in the West (EMU- Alsea)Thispanelwilldiscuss the environmentalimpacts and legal ramifications ofcurrent issues regarding open pit copper and gold mining in the West,aswell as instream mining in Southern Oregon.

Tom Meyers, Great Basin Mine Watch, Reno, NevadaRoger Flynn, Mining Action Project, Boulder, ColoradoLori Cooper, Siskyou Project, Cave Junction, Oregon

Grassroots Law in Urban and Rural Contexts (LAW 110)Often the environmental movement does not adequately address environ-mental issues that effect our urban and rural communities. Come find outhow the environmentaljustice movement differs from and fits into themainstream environmental movement.

Bob Collin, Assoc. Professor of Environmental Studies, UofOJeri Sundvall, Environmental Justice Action GroupPat McGinley, Visiting Professor, UO School of Law

Green Politics: The Role of Progressive Politics in Environ-mental Protection (EMU - Ben Linder)Panelists will speak about Green Party activities on the local, state andnational level. Discussion will focus on the Party's unique position inAmerican politics and how it can lead the way in environmental protection.

Lloyd Marbet, State Coordinating Comm., Pacific Green PartyDeborah Howes, Bureau of Planning, Portland, ORLisa Melyan, Tualitin Valley Water District

Managing Growth in OR -Smart or Not Smart? (EMU - Walnut)How well has the Oregon Land Use Programmanaged growth in recentyears, particularly in light of the national Smart Growth movement?

Greg Chew, Parsons Brinkerhoff Inc.Eban Souter, Souter and AssociatesRobert Parker, Research Associate/Instructor, UODavid Kelly, Eugene City Councilor

Ocean Wilderness/Marine Protected Areas-At Sea With AldoLeopold(EMU- Rogue)While wilderness designations and area closures are used to protect land-based habitat, ecosystems, and apex predators, less than 0.01% of oceansare similarly protected. Science confirms that marine protected areas aremore viable than current tools that have crashed fisheries and ecosystemsfor centuries. Efforts are underway to institute this new ocean ethic.

Marty Waters, The Ocean Conservancy

Avalyn Taylor, Portland Audubon SocietyKevin Ranker, Surfrider Foundation

Martin Robards, The Ocean Conservancy

Reclaiming the Bureau of Reclamation (EMU- Umpqua)2002 marks the centennial of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation program.Citizens are calling for agency reform to clean up the mess left behind aftera century of building dams and water diversion across the West's rivers.

Rachael Osborn, AttorneyDavid Orr, Living RiversGeorge Wuerthner, AuthorAnders Beck, Energy Policy Analyst

Take Them to Court! Suing Multinational Corporations for

Environmental Harms Committed Abroad (LAW 282)This panel will examine an emerging movement to hold US multinationalcorporations accountable in American courts for environmental harmscommitted abroad.

John Bonifaz, Co-Counsel, Aguinda v. TexacoRichard Herz, Litigation Director, EarthRights International

Wildlands Protection Under Mark Rey (LAW 242)The Bush Administration is attempting to overturn several public lands ~policies and laws through decisions by Assistant Secretary Mark Rey.aformertimber lobbyist. It is important to assess what we are up against andpropose ways to counter threats.

Randi Spivak, American Lands AllianceAndy Stahl, Forest Service Employees for Env EthicsBrock Evans, Endangered Species Coalition

MEALS

11:45a.m. -12:40 p.m. (Gerlinger)

KEYNOTES

1 :00 -2:15 p.m. (EMU - Ballroom)Linda KropAlexander Nikitin

WORKSHOPS

3:00 -5:00 p.m.

CivilDisobedience and the War on Activism (LAW184)A creative and honest discussion about current issues in civil disobedience,from local direct action to mass mobilizations, and repercussions of the "waron terrorism. "

Lauren Regan, Activist/AttorneyDarryl Cherney, Earth First! Redwood Action TeamBen Rosenfield, Activist/AttorneyKim Marks, Forest EthicsSpindle, Cascadia Forest DefendersRandy Shadowalker, Cascadia Media Collective

Freedom of Information Act and Public Records (EMU - Fir)This Workshop will discuss how citizens can use the Freedom of Informa-tionAct to access government information.

Dave Bahr, Bahr & StotterDan Stotter, Bahr & Stotter

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

3/5ths of a Species?: Declining Ecosystems, Distinct Popula-tion Segments, & Race to Enfranchise KillerWhales (LAW241)Killer whalesare being extirpated from several coastal areas. This panelwill discuss the decline of several killer whalepopulations, the government'smuted response, and the ensuing fight to save the whales.

Brent Plater, Center for Biological DiversityKieran Suckling, Center for Biological DiversityValerie Brown, Trustees for AlaskaDune Lankard, Eyak Preservation Council

Coal Bed MethanelTight Gas Madness (LAW243)Panel Presentation/Slide Show: A slide presentation shows the impactsand threats that are converting tens of millions of acres in the West fromopen, rural and wild areas into industrialized gas fields.

Tom Darin, Wyoming Outdooring CouncilTravis Stills, Oil and Gas Accountability ProjectJack Tuholske, AttorneyMike Reisner, Northern Plains Resource Council

Environmental Litigation in India (LAW 110)Judges and attorneys fromIndiadiscuss issues/problems in theirregion.

Justice P.K. Mishra, Justice, Madras High CourtG.P. Aravindan, Public Interest Advocate, Chennai

H.C. Ravindranath, Environmental Support Group, Bangalore

saturday,March9 continuedKailash Chandra Swain, Civil Judge, Balangir, Orissa

". Ambuja Mohan Das, Civil Judge, Rayagada,Orissa

V=ree Trade and Ecological Activism in Mexico (LAW 175)The Puebla Panama is a planned development corridor around the Pan-American highway that will involve the creation of maquiladoras, harvestingof natural resources, and commercial development. Thispanel will exploreopposition to this plan, and discuss views of the indigenous communities.

Lynn Stephen, Professor of Anthropology, UODaniel Goldrich, Professor of Political Science, UOGaspar Rivera Salgado, Professor of Sociology, USCAlejandro Querel, Border Representative, Sierra Club

Protection of Human Rights & Environment: Link BetweenHuman Rights Abuse & Environmental Degradation (LAW 141)Panelists will discuss the link between human rights abuses and environ-mental degradationand identify ways to improve environmentalprotectionby insuring that human rights are protected. Panelists will specificallyaddress current situations in Burma and Afghanistan.

Edith Mirante, Burma human rights activist and authorRyan Vancil, Special Projects Fellow, EarthRights International

Sagebrush Sea: The Most Neglected Ecosystem in theAmerican West (LAW 142)Domestic livestock grazing, mining, geothermal, gas and oil development,urbanization and suburbanization, off-road vehiclesand other destructiveactivities are threatening the Sagebrush Sea, an arid ecosystem of 150million acres covering parts of nine western states.

Mark Salvo, American LandsPam Marcum, Committee for Idaho's High DesertAndy Kerr, National Public Grazing Lands Campaign

SLAPPed Silly-Protecting Your Non-Profit's 501(c)(3) Status(EMU - Walnut)Right-wing organizations are increasingly mounting attacks on nonprofit9nvironmental organizations by attacking their tax status and funders.

\.v,fhree panelists with experience in fighting back (and winning!) tell you whatto look for, how to protect your nonprofit status, and beat back that SLAPP.

Jim Wheaton, First Amendment ProjectLiz Towne, Alliance for JusticeJennifer Krill, Rainforest Action Network

The Clean Air Act: A 1-2-3 Control Strategy for Power Plant,Sprawl and Automobile Pollution (EMU - Umpqua)Thispanel will discuss the basics of using the CM to address air pollutionfrom stationary sources, such as power plants, as wellas for mobilesources. Thepanel will cover the permitting, planning, and enforcement.

Robert Ukeiley, Staff Attorney, Georgia Center for LawJohn Barts, Private Public Interest AttorneyWes Wolf, Director of Deep South Office, SELC

The Future of Revised Forest Planning (LAW 282)Panelists willprovide an update on the revision of the NFMAplanningregulations, the Forest Service's effort to gut NFMA's 15year Forest Planexpiration clause, the Bush Administration's dangerous decisions on recentForest Plan appeals, and Citizen ManagementAlternatives.

Mary O'Brien, Science and Environmental Health NetworkTed Zukoski, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies

Marnie Criley, Wildlands CPRMike Anderson, The Wilderness Society

The Great Schism: Widening gap between mainstream conser-vation groups & grassroots environmentalists (LAW 242)The Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, NRDC, and others continue to cutdeals with DCAdministrations that thwart permanent solutions for environ-mental protection. National groups continue to assault grassroots activistsworking for real change by marginalizing them as "radicals."

Scott Silver, Wild WildernessJeffrey SI. Clair, Counter Punch-The Nation

~ Tim Hermach, Native Forest CouncilDenise Boggs, Utah Environmental Congress

Using ALL our tools for forest protection (EMU- Rogue)How legal, scientific, and economic expertise can interact to fight logging onpublic and private lands: emphasis on the Southeast, our nation's

biodiversity hotspot at risk.

Tracy Davids, Southern Appalachian Biodiversity ProjectKelly Sheehan, Dogwood AllianceKaryn Moskowitz, Economic AnalystRay Vaughn, Wildlaw

Water Marketing (EMU - Oak)This panel will discuss the public nature of water and the role watermarketing is or should be playing in western water law.

Karen Russell, WaterWatch of OregonAndrew Perkie, Oregon Water TrustGail Achterman, Deschutes Resources ConservancyClay Landry, PERC


A Rising Tide: The Case for a National Ocean Policy (EMU -

Ben Linder)Increased non-extractive uses and understandings of the adverse impactsof human activities has encourageda new approach to ocean management.

Peter Van Tuyn, Litigation Director, Trustees of AlaskaJanice Searles, Staff Attorney, EarthjusticeBrad Sewell, Staff Attorney, Natural Resource Defense Council

African Environmental Law (LAW 110)This panel will look at environmental issues from the perspective of a lawyerfrom Nigeria, a member of a public interest environmental law association inZimbabwe, and a Goldman Prize winner working in Kenya.

Eugene Rutagarama, International Gorilla Conservation PrgmMargaret Fubara, Visiting Professor, UO School of LawMutuso Dhliwayo, Zi!Tlbabwe Env. Law Association

Cumulative Take and the ESA (LAW 141)This ESApanel will discuss Cumulative Take,Programmatic Consultations,and Habitat ConservationPlans.

Susan Jane Brown, Gifford Pinchot Task ForceDaniel Hall, American Lands

James Johnston, Cascadia Wildlands ProjectDevelopments in Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Environmen-tal Laws (LAW 175)Panelists will discuss recent developments with environmental statutes andattorneys fees.

William Carpenter, Attorney at LawMatt Kenna, Kenna & HiccoxLiam Sherlock, Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, & DuPriestJulia Olson, Attorney, Wild Earth Advocates

Ecofeminism: Theory, Practice and Action (LAW241)This panel will present philosophical, literary, and activist approaches andperspectives on the conceptual and material links between gender, race,class-based, and environmental oppressions.

Edrie Sobstyl, Visiting Professor, University of TexasChaone Mallory, Discursive Activist, Ph.D. Candidate, UO

Free To Be: Keeping Our Wild and Scenic Places Wild andScenic (LAW 242)This panel will discuss the policy of wild and scenic designated places andhow the new administration is trying to change these laws to lessen thestrength of the designation.

Matt Bishop, Western Environmental Law CenterBrent Plater, Center for Biological DiversityScott Cameron, Forest GuardiansKristen McDonald, American Rivers

Global Diversity & Corp. Threat of G.E. Trees (EMU - Walnut)This presentation explores the ecological impacts genetically engineeredtrees pose to global biodiversity and discusses the threat of geneticallytrees in treeplantations replacing native forests. We will also cover the roleof international corporate pressure opposing genetically engineered trees.

Brad Hash, Global Alliance Against G.E. TreesMark Des Merets, Northwest Resistance Against G.E.Martin Stephan, Rainforest Action Network

Hooved Locusts and Bovine Bulldozers: Ending LivestockGrazing on Public Lands (EMU - Rogue)Livestock grazing and constitutes a dire threat to the western landscapeand its biodiversity. In our strategies to overcome this institution, we must

saturday,March9 continueduse a multi-pronged approach to hold the industry accountable for violationsof the ESA, CWA, National Forest ManagementAct, and other laws.

Dr. John Carter, UT Office Director, Western Watersheds Proj.Andy Kerr, Director, National Public Lands Grazing CampaignMac Lacy, Staff Attorney, Oregon Natural Desert AssociationKirsten Stade, Conservation Biologist, Forest Guardians

How Much Water Is Enough? Protecting T & E Species byRestoring Flows (EMU - Umpqua)Western water is over-appropriatedleaving little, or none, for aquaticspecies. Recent efforts to keep water in streams for fish and other specieshas caused significant outcry,but has also resulted in increased flows.Come hear about cases, battles and successes in the war for water.

Jan Hasselman, National Wildlife FederationJudi Brawer, Land and Water Fund of the RockiesDan Rohlf, Assoc Prof, NW School of Law at Lewis & Clark

New Enforcement Tools to Protect Water Quality (LAW 282)Environmentalists are developing new tools to protect water quality.Familiar tools like citizen suits for CWApermit violations and permitchallenges are being supplemented with enforcement of "anti-degradation"policies under the CWA, forcing TMDLlimits, and using new doctrines likeUnfair Business Practices acts and common law torts.

Jim Wheaton, Environmental Law FoundationLeo O'Brien, WaterKeepers Northern CaliforniaSteve Mashuda, EarthjusticeLarry Sanders, South Yuba River Citizens League RiverLaw

Off-Road Vehicle Litigation: An Update (LAW 142)The number of legal actions by conservation groups and by recreationinterests about motorized use of public lands has grown dramatically and noend is in sight. Panelists willprovide an update on major litigation develop-ments in the past year regarding motorized recreation activism.

Jack Tuholske, Private Practice AttorneySteve Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceDoug Honnold, Managing Attorney, EarthjusticeBrendan Daniel Patterson, Center for Biological Diversity

Sustainable Living at the Personal level (EMU - Oak)This panel will offer excellent reasons to believe that what you choose to doon a personal level matters. Numerouspractical principles and suggestionsfor ways to live more lightly on theplanet will be offered.

Dale Lugenbahl, Philosophy Instructor, LCCSandy Aldridge, Sociology Instructor, LCCJane Steckbeck, Asst. Dir. Career Services, UO School of Law

Turning local Politicians into Allies (LAW243)Did you know that, until recently,counties were the strongest force forlobbying for logging forest federal lands? Did you know that counties pushfor drilling in ANWR? Learn why environmental advocates need to payattention to their local elected officials and how to influence their decisions.

Peg Reagan, Conservation Leaders NetworkPeter Sorenson, Lane County CommissionerJudie Hammerstead, Mayor and Former Clackamus County

Commissioner, Lake Oswego

ALUMNI RECEPTION5:30 -7:00 p.m. (EMU - Maple)

All UofO alumni are welcome to attend!

MEALS

5:30 - 6:45 p.m. (Gerlinger Lounge)

KEYNOTES7:30 -9:00 p.m. (EMU - Ballroom)Gloria FloraMichael FromeJaime Pinkham

sunday,March10REGISTRATION

8:30 -11:00 a.m. Front Steps UO law School

WORKSHOPS9:00 -11:00a.m.

Coastal Zone Management Act (Gerlinger - 302)Learn about the CZMA, a federal law that provides protection of coastalresources through establishment and implementation of state coastalmanagement programs. Discuss current litigation, issues, and strategies toincrease use of this valuable environmental protection tool.

Linda Krop, Chief Counsel, Environmental Defense Center, CA

labor 101 for Environmental Activists (Lawrence - 115)Making the Seattle WTO coalition live in every environmental struggle. Thisworkshop will provide the practical tools and knowledge to build thealliances with unions in the work-that you do to protect the planet.

Alan Moore, OR Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals

Paul Bigman, WA Jobs With Justice


AttorneyFees AfterBuckhannon(LAW282)In Buckhannon, the Supreme Court struck down the use of the "catalyst"test to determine eligibility for attorneys' fees under "prevailing party" feeshifting statutes. This panel will also discuss how the case has influencedplaintiffs' ability to collect fees under the ESA, CWA, FOIA, and EAJA.

Babak Naficy, Senior Staff Atty, Environmental Defense Center

Geoff Hickcox, Attorney, Kenna & HickcoxDavid Bahr, Partner, Bahr & Stotter Law Offices, P.C.

James Wheaton, President, Environmental Law Foundation '-"Ecologically Sound Forest Restoration: Principles, Practitio-ners, and Politics(LAW184)Thispanel will explore the recently drafted Citizen's Call for EcologicalForest Restoration:a national policy statement on forest restoration as wellas workforce implications,ecological needs, and politics.

Ann Martin, American Lands AllianceTodd Schulke, Center for Biological DiversityJake Kreilick, National Forest Protection AllianceCharles Spenser, Ecosystem Workforce Program, UO

Got Cotton? (LAW 241)If you drink milk or eat processed foodsyou probably do. Grown for bothfood and fiber in more than 80 countries, cotton is the 'fabric of our lives,'and the most chemically dependent crop on the planet.

Katherine Polan, Sustainable Cotton ProjectLynda Grose, Sustainable Cotton ProjectSimon Harris, Organic Consumer's AssociationRebecca Spector, Center for Food Safety

Light Trespass and Sky Glow: An Environmental Concern forthe 21st Century(LAW175)Panelists will discuss the growing movement to defend the dark sky fromobtrusive lighting. Discussion topics will address the importance of dark sky,light design, obtrusive light identification, dark sky defender organizationsand how you can work to draft smart lighting ordinances.

Bill Hughes, Illuminating Engineering Society of North AmericaRich Kang, AstronomerWhitey LuicJames Benya, Benya Lighting Design

Protect the Earth: Protect our Soils! (Lawrence - 177)

This panel will present information regarding basic soil components and ttL-..,environmental implications of soil damage caused by human activites, suc"""as logging and livestock grazing, and wildland fires. Panelists will alsodiscuss litigation approaches for protection soil resources.

Liz Mitchell, Western Environmental Law Center

George Badura, Consultant for Soil Management Services

Jon Rhodes, Center for Biological Diversity

l

sunday,March 10 continuedRefuge Compatibility: Is it Working to Prevent Damaging Usesof National Wildlife Refuge (LAW243)°anelists will explore the compatibility requirement from different perspec-

,,-"ives and have followed the evolution of the compatibility requirementthrough recent statutory and regulatory amendments in 1997and 2001.

Rebecca Bernard, Trustees for AlaskaRichard Fink, Professor of Law, CA Western School of Law,Noah Matson, Defenders of Wildlife

The Legalized Perversities in the International Wood and OilMarkets (LAW 142)The international wood market legally perverts economic and environmentalvalues to serve a global addiction cultivated by U.S. corporations. Thispanel will describe these "legalizedperversities" and raise the question ofhow they can be rectified.

Aaron Sanger, Wood Campaign, Forest EthicsMiguel Fredes, Southern Environmental Law Center (Chile)Candice Batycki, BC Interior, Forest Ethics

The Timber Industry's Green Marketing Campaign-NewClothes on the Same OldEmperor(EMU- Fir)Forest management certification and "green"labeling is fast becoming acritical issue, both domestically and internationally. Will the industryprogram gain consumers' confidence affecting forestmanagement, or willalternate, environmentally-oriented certification systems prevail?

Danna Smith, Dogwood AllianceRandi Spivak, American LandsJen Krill, Rainforest Action NetworkMichael Rossotto, Washington Environmental Council

Toxic Right to Know Acts: Methods to Find Out What ProductsYou Use and What's Going on in Your Community (Will - 100)This panel will discuss what methods you as a citizen or community groupcan use to find out the chemical ingredients in products and also theemissions and chemicals used in facilities in your community.I Caroline Cox, Northwest Coalition for Alternativesto Pesticides

'-" Steve Johnson, Eugene Toxic Right to Know Board Member

.

PANELS / PRESENTATIONS1 0:30 - 11 :45 a.m.

Addressing Lax Enforcement of State Environmental Laws(LAW242)Examining Oregon and Washington's enforcement of their environmentallaws, impediments to enforcement and ways to encouragestates to enforcetheir environmental laws.

Sarah Doll, Oregon Environmental CouncilMichael Rossotto, Washington Environmental CouncilLea Mitchell, Public Employees for Env Responsibility

Building a Winning Movement (LAW 243)Learn the tricks that every professional sports team knows, that mostpeople in the corporate world know, that the military trains by, primarilyknowing whatyou stand for, standing for it, always in regardless with 110%commitment with no compromise and never ever giving up.

Scott Silver, Executive Director, Wild WildernessLloyd Marbet, Finance Reform, Money is Not DemocracyKaryn StricklerMichael Frome, Professor Emeritus, Western Washington Univ

Cell Tower Proliferation: The Ecological Impacts and LegalFramework for Challenge (LAW 184)The panel will examine the environmental impacts of cell tower proliferationand present legal avenues for challenging new towers as well as efforts tocompel the FCC to address environmental impacts of its licensing program.

Bryan Bird, Forest Conservation Council

Michael Nixon, Attorney

"-eollateral Damage: The Economic and Ecological Costs ofFirefighting (LAW141)Wild land fire suppression costs hundreds of millions of tax dollars, andaffects millions of acres of public land each year. This panel will describethe economic costs and environmental impacts of firefighting, and offer

legal and political strategies to rein in the federal firefighting bureaucracy.

Timothy Ingalsbee, Western Fire Ecology CenterMark Fink, Western Environmental Law CenterChristine Ambrose, Environmental Protection Center

Corporate Personhood VERSUS Campaign Finance Reform(EMU - Rogue)A discussion of the 1886 U.S. Supreme Court decision granting tocorporations (artificial entities) the same rights and privileges as real humanbeings and the impact of this decision on the historical accumulation ofpower by corporations in the U.S.

Dan Meek, Attorney

Lloyd Marbet, Finance Reform, Money is Not Democracy

Jim Weaver, former U.S. Congressman

Environmental Justice: A Tribal Perspective (EMU- Fir)Panel willinclude a broad discussionon achieving environmentaljustice fortribes, including alternative legal options for achieving suchjustice.

Tom Miller, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Robert Bostick, Press Secretary for the Coeur d'Alene TribeRob Roy Smith, Attorney for Nez Perce Tribe

Environmental Protection in the Constitution (Lawrence - 177)This panel analyzes the language and history of the Constitution and how itimpacts the conservation of natural areas.

John Davidson, Sr. Fellow of the Constitutional Law Found.Charlie Ogle, Const Law Foundation and Sierra Club VPBernie Zaleha, Wildlands Interstate Legal DefenseBradley Brobertz, Senior Atty for Environmental Law Institute

Forest Bananas: CPR for America's Favorite Fruit (LAW 142)The presentation willhighlight the Talmanca Region of SE Costa Ricawhere tropical rain forests are the natural vegetation. The presentation willfocus on the effect that banana production has on this environment andpossible solutions to harmful cultivationpractices.

Jeffrey Lockwood, Rainforest Relief, West Coast Chapter Dir.Jeremy Buck, Rainforest Relief, Volunteer

Jurisdictional Challenges to Citizen Suits (LAW 110)Melissa Powers, Western Environmental Law CenterRobert Smith, Smith & Lowney, PLLCJohn Barth, Private Public Interest Attorney

New Net Loss: Changes in Wetlands Regulation and Litigation(LAW 282)Panel will discuss developmentsat the federal and state level likely toaccelerate wetlands losses. Corps policies on wetlands mitigation arebeing tailored to developers' interests, and will only continue as economicslow down is used as a pretext for gutting of wetlandsprotections.

Lynn Mattei, Oregon Wetlands Chair, Sierra ClubDan Meyer, Public Employees for Environ. ResponsibilityNancy Stoner, Clean Water Project, NRDC

Reinventing Transportation (LAW 175)This panel will discuss transportationchallenges and make the case for aparadigm shift-from ease of access to places we want to go, from quantityto quality, from a transportationmonoculture to a diversified transportationsystem. Thepanel will also discuss how we get there.

Chris Hagerbaumer, Oregon Environmental CouncilJacob Brostoff, 1000 Friends of OregonRob Zako, Friends of EugeneJeri Sundvall, Environmental Justice Action Group

Suburban Sustainability Projects (Will- 100)Innovative and resourceful examples of remaking the suburban landscape.Focus will be on food production, on-site resources, low cost conversion,and restoration.

Jan Spencer, Owner of suburban property under constructionHeather Coburn, Food Not Lawns

Jenya Lemeshow

MEALS11 :45 a.m. -12:40 p.m. (Gerlinger Lounge)

KEYNOTERS

1:00 -2:20 p.m. Closing Address (EMU - Ballroom)Rodolfo Montiel Flores

Eugene Rutagarama

syecialThanksto Lmld,Air, WaterDirectorsfor 0rgmlizingthisYear'Sconference:Alison Bond Jen Dues Kelly Moser

Brad Schaeppi Jodee Scott Mike MeleadyEmily Shack Jonathan Manton Rachel WarnerJeff Kuyper Justin Massey Sara Pirk

LandAir Waterwouldliketo thankthefollowingorganizationsandindividua&for theirgeneroussuyyortandassistance~All ConferenceAttendees! KBOO Radio Peter Watts

Ashlee Harrison Law School Career Services Rick GrossASUO Law School Faculty Student Senate

Dean Strickland Law School Computer Services Tiffany DicksonE-LAW Merv Loya and Joanne Snyder University Catering

Friends of Land Air Water MikeAxline University SchedulingGarden Weasels NALSA UO Student Volunteers

Jeremy Zane Pearl and Shirley UO Technical Services StaffKathy Cooks Pete Frost Western Environmental Law Center

LandAir Waterwouldliketo thankthefollowingbusinessesfor theirgenerosity:Ambassador Travel McKenzie Printers'Guild Rennies Landing

Greentree Hotel Patagonia Wolaver'sOrganic AleLiving Tree Paper Co. Peace Rose Graphics

Special thanks to Living Tree Paper Company for providing us a discount on this 100% Vanguard hemp & recycled paper. Printed with soy inks.

Court Cafe (Located off lobby on ground floor and Operated by non-profit UO Bookstore)Hours: Thursday / Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:00 a.m. - Noon

RESPECT & PROTOCOLFor Speaking and Interacting with Indigenous People

Providedby members of the Native American Student UnionThere will be a large number of Indigenous people from communities around the world at this conference. For some this will be the first time they will interactwith people from "First Nations." This section has been created to make this interaction as smooth and rewarding as possible. Non-native people have a poorrecord for developing relations with First Nation Communites. There may be many specific reasons for this, but one of the most common and easiest toovercome is a lack of understanding. If you want to work with Indigenous People, you should make an honest effort to observe and understand their protocol.As we learn to respect others' ways, it helps teach us to respect our own ways more. Native protocol is not difficult or complicated, it requires only common,,-- ~sense and respect. Knowing that it exists is the way to begin the process. However, there are not just "Indian" people in this world; there are many Indigenous --Nations. Each has a different language, different environment and a different culture. As such they all have different protocol, but there are commonalitieswhich exist in all.

The following is a list of basic protocol.. Do NOT touch an Indigenous person's clothing, possessions or hair with-out their permission.. In order to speak to an Indigenous person, whether elder or not, approachthem & wait. They will acknowledge you as long as they know you arewaiting. Respect is gained by not just rushing up and ''thrusting yourselfupon them.". Prayer is very important, and there are many ways people pray. If some-one seems to be deeply focused, it would be best to wait for them to give

you their attention.. Many Indigenous people do not do the "firm business handshake." Try agentle but firm handshake.. Speak softly, clearly and slowly. English is not everyone's first language.

. Avoid stereotypes.

. Some Indigenous people feel it is impolite to stare someone in the eyes. Ifthey do not look at you when you or they are speaking, take it as a signthat perhaps you should do the same.. Indigenous people have titles and national identities. Ask the proper wayto address them and their people.. Do not eat, talk or walk around when a First Nations person is talking. If

you must, try to do it between speakers or as discreetly as possible.. Most indigenous names are considered sacred and are not to be jokedabout or made fun of.. Show respect for the beliefs and traditions of those to and about whomyou are speaking.

. Be truthful at all times and avoid figures of speech. Indigenous people takewhat you say literally.. Many Indigenous people open a talk with a prayer or song. It is a sign ofrespect to stand at these times and not take pictures.. Among Indigenous people, women generally keep a distance from menand sacred objects during ''their moon" each month, when their feminineenergy is at its most intense. If you want to speak to a male elder, ask awoman in the party first and do not shake his hand.. Do not allow alcohol or mind-altering substances, or yourself if under theinfluence, around sacred objects or elders.. Do not take photographs without permission.. Avoid whistling at night. Many Indigenous people from North America andother areas believe this draws spirits, including bad ones.

. Never walk between two people who are speaking or interrupt them, un-less the building is on fire-then do it respectfully.. In general, try to show respect at all times in front of Indigenous people,especially elders. Act as you would in front of your own leaders, spiritualpeople and role models.

This is not a complete list, just guidelines, for Indigenous people are all differ-ent. As Indigenous people, they have already had to learn to work throughthese differences. Do not let this list intimidate you. Take this opportunity to

talk to them respectfully, find similarities & learn from the differences.

DISCLAIMER

LAW. strives to provide a broad spectrum of opinions in a respectful atmosphere. The statements and opinions expressed at the Conference belongsolely to the individual speakers. Please respect the various viewpoints encountered at the event. Statements made at the Conference do not ~necessarily represent the position of the University of Oregon, Land Air Water or Friends of Land Air Water. The members of Land Air Water request thatall conference participants respect both the facilities and the volunteers that make the Conference possible.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

LAW. is an equal opportunity group committed to cultural diversity & compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be madeavailable in accessible formats upon request. For disabilities accomodations, please contact the LAW. office at 346-3828. Sign language interpreterswill be present at all keynote speaches.

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