7:30 a.m. Coffee, Registration, Networking
8 a.m. Introduction and Welcome – Scott Green, President, University of Idaho
8:15 a.m. Keynote – The Honorable Brad Little, Governor of Idaho
8:35 a.m. Keynote – Lisa Grow, President and CEO, Idaho Power
9:15 a.m. Climate Change and Water Resources in Idaho – Charles Luce, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Forest Service
9:45 a.m. Break
10 a.m. The State of Water Resources in Idaho – Panel Discussion moderated by Alex Maas, Professor, University of Idaho
Confirmed Panelists:
- Brian Patton, Executive Officer, Idaho Water Resources Board
- Dylan Hedden-Nicely, Professor, University of Idaho
- Erin Whorton, Water Supply Specialist, NRCS
- Mark Limbaugh, President, The Ferguson Group
11 a.m. Keynote – John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund
11:30 a.m. Idaho Mining, Critical Minerals, and Water Resources – Panel Discussion moderated by Claudio Berti, Director of the Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho
Confirmed Panelists:
- Alan Prouty, VP Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, Simplot
- Mckinsey Lyon, VP External Affairs, Perpetua Resources
- Laird Lucas, Executive Director, Advocates for the West
- John Swallow, CEO, Idaho Strategic Resources
- Rob Morgan, VP Exploration, Idaho Strategic Resources
- Nic Nelson, Executive Director, Idaho Rivers United
12:30 p.m. Lunch and Keynote – Speaker Scott Bedke, Idaho House of Representatives
1:45 p.m. Idaho’s Watersheds – moderated by Tim Link, Professor and Chris Caudill, Professor, University of Idaho
Confirmed Panelists:
- Dustin Miller, Director, Idaho Department of Lands
- Michael Edmondson, Administrator, Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation
- Lance Hebdon, Bureau Chief of Fisheries, Idaho Fish and Game
- Charles Luce, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Forest Service
- John Robison, Public Lands Director, Idaho Conservation League
- Emmit Taylor, Fisheries Watershed Deputy Director, Nez Perce Tribe
- Caroline Nash, Principal, CK Blueshift, LLC
3 p.m. Intergovernmental Cooperation in Water Resource Management – Panel Discussion moderated by Katherine Himes, Director of McClure Center, University of Idaho
Confirmed Panelists:
- Caj Matheson, Natural Resources Director, Coeur d’Alene Tribes
- Duane Mecham, Senior Attorney, US Dept. of the Interior
- Barbara Cosens, Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of Idaho
- Neil Crescenti, Agriculture Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
4 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. Agricultural Sustainability and Water – Panel Discussion moderated by Jodi Johnson-Maynard, Professor, University of Idaho
Confirmed Panelists:
- Richard Allen, Professor, University of Idaho
- Jesse Trushenski, Chief Science Officer, Riverence
- David Bjorneberg, Research Leader, USDA-ARS
5:15 p.m. Closing discussion – moderated by Tim Link, Professor, University of Idaho
5:45 p.m. Wine and cheese networking hour

Optional Pre-Meeting Tour – Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5 p.m. at Idaho Water Center

The U of I Center for Ecohydraulics Research invites attendees for a tour of its facilities in the Idaho Water Center (322 E. Front St., Boise – meeting in Suite 340). The Center is dedicated to studying links between physical processes and aquatic ecosystems, and houses state-of-the art research facilities including large-scale sediment flume and Aquatic Imaging Flume.