The Wildlife & Reclamation Conference provides a great opportunity to hear from industry leaders about the latest research and techniques in wildlife management and reclamation, as well as network with other wildlife and reclamation specialists from Wyoming and beyond.
6:30 AM
Vendor Setup Opens
7:30 AM
Registration Opens & Light Breakfast
8:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Pete Obermueller, President, Petroleum Association of Wyoming
8:30 AM
Vendor Spotlight
8:40 AM
2025 Wyoming Seed Strategy
Maggie Eshleman, The Nature Conservancy
9:05 AM
On the Path to Saving the Sagebrush Sea: Advancing Seeding Success through Novel Seed Coating Innovations and Modifications to Rangeland Seed Drills
Dr. Matthew D. Madsen, Brigham Young University
9:30 AM
Productivity of Reclaimed Lands in the Powder River Basin
9:55 AM
Vendor Spotlight
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Updates and Threatened and Endangered species in Wyoming & using insect surveys and LiDAR imagery to study reclamation effectiveness
Gary P. Beauvais, WY Natural Diversity Database
10:45 AM
Water Recycling and Sharing – Best Practices and Regulatory Approaches
11:45 AM
Lunch
1:00 PM
TBD
1:25 PM
Evolving Best Practices to Allow Protective Operations Inside Stipulation Windows: A Deep Dive into Noise
Heidi Gill, Urban Solution Group
2:15 PM
Vendor Spotlight
2:20 PM
Networking Break
Visit Vendors
2:40 PM
Sage Grouse Implementation Team Update
Bob Budd, Executive Director, Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust
3:05 PM
Sublette Antelope Migration Corridor Update
Angi Bruce, Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
3:50 PM
Closing Remarks
Lily Simon, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Petroleum Association of Wyoming
Registration for the 2025 Wildlife and Reclamation Conference is now open.
Ramkota Hotel
Host Hotel
800 North Poplar, Casper, WY 82601
307.266.6000
Hampton Inn
0.2 miles to conference
1100 North Poplar, Casper, WY 82601
307.235.6668
Best Western Downtown Casper
0.6 miles to Conference
123 West E Street, Casper, WY 82601
307.439.2074