Wild and Scenic Rivers Management
for the Green River in Utah
Implementing the Dingell Act
April 21-23, 2020
Location: Price, Utah (specific location to be posted soon)
Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management
COVID 19 Coronavirus Update [March 17, 2020]: We have postponed this workshop to heed COVID-19 pandemic public safety precautions and will post the new dates soon
Instructors
Bill Hansen, Gary Weiner
Training Objectives
- This course will increase participants’ knowledge of
- Management and protection requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Methods to determine/refine outstandingly remarkable values - Development of a Comprehensive River Management Plan
Who would benefit from participating in this training?
- Bureau of Land Management staff and leadership responsible for implementing the Wild and Scenic River Act
- Partners including tribes, federal and state agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.
April 21 - 23 sessions will take place in the classroom.
Registration
There is no charge to attend this training.
We look forward to your participation to enhance the course. To help us customize the workshop to best meet your needs, we ask you to briefly share the following in spaces provided on the registration form
- Why you are attending this course, and
- Any WSR-specific questions you wish to have addressed
Lodging
Travel costs are the responsibility of the participants.
The Holiday Inn Express in Price is offering rooms at the government rate of $94 per night. Please call to make reservations as a participant in the "BLM River Training" to receive this rate (435) 637-7700.
For additional information, please contact
- Ray Kelsey, NLCS Program Lead, BLM Utah, Interior Region 7, [email protected], (801) 539-4053 or
- Risa Shimoda, River Management Society, [email protected], (301) 585-4677.
Pre-Work
Technical reports prepared by the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council (IWSRCC) may be informative and helpful.. If you are not already familiar with the IWSRCC, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with their website, www. rivers.gov.
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