Healthy Public Lands Conference
June 01-03, 2022, Salt Lake City UT
The coalition is thrilled with the turn-out we had at the University of Utah Law School in Salt Lake City from June 01 to 03 this summer. With eight separate sessions and panel discussions over the two days at the Law School, we had many conversations about our collective vision to ensure that public lands are managed to prioritize healthy ecosystems for wildlife and present and future generations.
Together we took a deep dive into a variety of topics in support of this critical and timely effort to bring light to the current state of public lands and chart a path toward meaningful conservation outcomes that enhance biodiversity and contribute to a future supporting healthy lands, wildlife and humans.
Keep an eye on this page for the announcement of the next Healthy Public Lands Conference. They will likely be going on every other year, so we anticipate an announcement in 2023 for the 2024 conference.
June 1 Sessions:
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WED AM: It’s a matter of debate: science and grazing impacts to western ecosystems
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WED PM: The Great Drying: Assessing livestock grazing in the new normal for the American West
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WED PM: Responding to new challenges: Public Lands Management for the 21st Century and beyond
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WED PM: Coexistence: Is there a place for livestock on public lands?
June 2 Sessions:
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Dr. Robert Beschta from Oregon State University, on the June 01 Science panel, talking about "Multiple pressure points: the need to change public land grazing in the American West"
Eager to learn more? We gathered optional background reading for the conference., tiered to the field trip or certain sessions/discussion panels:
Hope to see you at HPLP 2024!
HPLP Conference-goers learn about range soils in Utah's West Desert from Dr. Dave Strickland, former faculty at BYU, Range Scientist and Soils Expert
