Klamath River
Institute
Itinerary
Saturday, September 16
6 p.m. - Opening Night Dinner: Welcome, Orientation + Overview
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Miacel Spotted Elk
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Newsgathering in New Places: A Primer for Reporting in Rural and Indigenous Communities
Ashley Ahearn
Ahearn Productions; Freelance Radio Producer/Reporter
Deb Krol
Environmental Reporter, The Arizona Republic
Overnight in Medford, Ore.
Sunday, September 17
8 a.m.-noon - Opening Iron Gate: Tour of the Nation's Largest Dam Removal Project
Mark Bransom
CEO, Klamath River Renewal Corporation
David Meurer
Director of Community Affairs - West Region, Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Representatives of the Yurok Tribe
1-5 p.m. - Bringing Back More Than a River: An Afternoon in the Shasta Indian Nation
Sami Jo Difuntorum
Cultural Preservation Officer, Shasta Indian Nation
Michael Olson
Tribal Council Member at Large, Shasta Indian Nation
James Sarmento
Executive Director of Cultural Resources, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Brian Daniels
Director of Research and Programs, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum
Overnight in Klamath Falls, Ore.
Monday, September 18
Healing in the Headwaters: Collaborative Efforts to Protect and Reconnect Upper Klamath Lake's Watershed
Don Gentry
Natural Resource Specialist/Former Chairman, Klamath Tribes
Mark Buettner
Environmental Scientist, Klamath Tribes
Nell Scott
Klamath Restoration Director, Trout Unlimited
Mark Hereford
Klamath Fisheries Reintroduction Coordinator, Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Noon-1:30 p.m. - Water Power: The Klamath Tribes' Plan for a Changing Landscape and Uncertain Future
Clayton Dumont
Chairman, Klamath Tribes
Alta Harris
Environmental Coordinator, Klamath Tribes
2-3:30 p.m. - Dismantling a System: A Big Ag Collaborative's Big Plan to Restore the Sprague
Becky Hatfield-Hyde
Owner, Yamsi Ranch
Leigh Ann Vradenberg
Project Manager, Klamath Watershed Partnership
3:30 - 5 p.m. - Farming for Fish: Will Agriculture Play a Role in Endangered Sucker Conservation?
Karl Wenner
Owner/Farmer, Lakeside Farms
Scott White
General Manager, Klamath Drainage District
Adam Johnson
Assistant Regional Director - Science Applications U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8 (California, Nevada, Klamath Basin)
Tuesday, September 19
8 a.m. - Where The Water Was: Can An Irreplaceable Ecosystem Keep from Going Dry?
Jeff McCreary
Western Region Director, Ducks Unlimited
Susan Sawyer
Public Affairs Officer, US Fish & Wildlife Service/Klamath Basin
John Vradenburg
Supervisory Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Lower Klamath NWR, USFWS
Martha Maciel
Klamath Public Affairs Officer, Region 8 USFWS
Greg Austin
Project Leader, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, USFWS
Ryan Sabalow
Communications Coordinator, Ducks Unlimited
Amelia Raquel
Biologist, Ducks Unlimited
Elizabeth Peace
Office of Communications, U.S. Department of the Interior
1-4 p.m. - Sinking Feeling: Farmers Fight to Keep Water - And Their Families - On the Land
Scott Seus
Owner/Operator, Seus Family Farms; Boardmember, Tulelake Irrigation District
Brian Gailey
Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Klamath Water Users Association
Moss Driscoll
Director of Water Policy, Klamath Water Users Association
John Crawford
Owner, Crawford Farms; President, Tulelake Irrigation District Board of Directors; Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy - Oregon
Marc Staunton
Owner, Staunton Farms and Cal-Ore Produce; Board Member, Klamath Water Users Association; Board of Directors, Klamath County School District
Overnight in Yreka, Calif.
Wednesday, September 20
8 a.m. - Woods and Water: The Karuk Tribe Prepares Streams for the Return of Salmon
Charles Wickman
Fisheries Co-Director, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Mitzi Wickman
Fisheries Senior Project Coordinator, Fisheries and GIS Specialist, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Xa'-tle T'sing "Star" Lincoln
Fisheries technician, Mid Klamath Wathershed Council; member of Hoopa Tribe
Blythe Reis
Board Member, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Afternoon session TBD
Overnight in Happy Camp, Calif.
Thursday, September 21
8-10 a.m. - Made to Burn: The Return of Intentional Fire to Karuk Territory
Bill Tripp
Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Karuk Tribe
Silas Yamamoto
Cultural specialist & fuels technician, Karuk Tribe; Fire and forestry field tech, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Clifton Whitehouse
Crew Boss Mid Klamath Watershed Council Fire and Forestry HC Crew
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Bus heads to the mouth of the Klamath River
2 p.m. - Where the River Meets the Sea: The Yurok Tribe Preserves Their Ancient Connection To the Mouth of the Klamath
Barry McCovey Jr.
Director, Yurok Fisheries Department
Amy Bowers Cordalis
Co-principal, Ridges to Riffles; member, Yurok Tribe
Overnight in Klamath, Calif.
Friday, September 22
9 a.m. - Rezoning Prairie Creek: Can a Former Industrial Site Be a Welcoming Residential Area for Salmon?
Matt Williams
Project Lead, Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation
Mary Burke
North Coast Regional Manager, California Trout
Sam Hodder
President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League
Megan Proctor
Field Technician, Yurok Tribe
2 p.m. - Telling Environment Stories Better: A Conversation with the Fellows of the Klamath River Institute
7 p.m. - Closing Night Dinner
Final Overnight in Medford, Ore.