Welcome and General Session 1: 

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. 

Duke Theater

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome Address; Keynote; Tribal Welcome

• • Speakers: Jenny Hatch, Sierra Nevada Alliance
  • Madeline Drake, California Natural Resources Agency
  • Herman Fillmore, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Building a Resilient Future: The Intersection of Conservation, Wildfire Mitigation, Water Management, and Justice in the 30×30 Initiative

• • Speakers: Madeline Drake, California Natural Resources Agency
  • Cody Reed, PhD, Point Blue Conservation Science
  • Craig Thomas, The Fire Restoration Group
  • Beth Middleton, PhD, UC Davis

Breakout Session Block 1: 

10:30 - 11:20 a.m. 

Choose a session from 3 options

Forest Health: Increasing Capacity through Collaboration (Duke Theater)

• Speakers: Sierra Riker, CARCD
• Victoria Ortiz, TRPA

Supporting Ecological Preservation through Community Participation (LMUC 1)

• Speakers: Adi Sadeh, Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS)
• Dean Lyons, FUNDIS
• Hailey Hawkins, League To Save Lake Tahoe

Conservation Biology: Reconnecting Critical Landscapes (LMUC 2)

• Speakers: Mari Galloway, Wildlands Network
• Tanya Diamond, Pathways for Wildlife

General Session 2: 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

Duke Theater

Building Equity in Conservation and Outdoor Access

• Speakers: Luis Cruz, Hispanic Access Foundation
• Darryl Lucien, 40 Acre Conservation League
• Paula Smith, Washoe Tribe
• Dirk Charley, Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and North Fork Mono Tribe

Breakout Session Block 2:

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

Choose a session from 3 options

Sugar Pine Planting with the Sugar Pine Foundation 
Please remain in the Student Center after lunch to meet the group.

• Lead by: Avery Sigarroa and Maria Mercheva, Sugar Pine Foundation

Toolkits and Timelines for Grassroots Advocacy (Duke Theater)

• Speakers: Wendy Schneider, Friends of the Inyo
• Allison Silverstein, Sierra Watch

Case studies in Innovation for Combating Catastrophic Wildfire (LMUC 1)

• Speakers: Lakpa Sherpa, Ecofirebuster
• Greg Stangl, Phoenix Energy

General Session 3:

2:40 - 3:40 p.m. 

Duke Theater

Strengthening Conservation Impact through Partnership

During this session we will begin with Alliance Board elections. Then we will transition into an interactive discussion about how to maximize conservation efforts throughout the Sierra Nevada. 

(Formerly Member Group Meeting time slot)

General Session 3

3:50 - 4:50 p.m. 

Duke Theater

Sustainable Recreation Panel: Successful Project Examples to Learn From and Grow

• Speakers: Megan Fiske, Winter Wildlands Network
• John Wentworth, Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access Foundation
• Nettie Pardue, Tahoe Destination Stewardship Council
• Ryn Muat, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority
• Jeff Gabriel, Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association
• Anthony Cupaiuolo, Tahoe Backcountry Alliance