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2009 SUMMER MEETING
Friday, July 10 - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach |
Wildlife, Water and Energy: Balancing Our Future
As natural resource agencies across the west we find ourselves at a critical junction in history. Traditional sources of revenue are dwindling while fish and wildlife conservation challenges are increasing. Climate change and the push for alternative energy will bring a whole new set of opportunities as well as potential conflicts to our responsibilities to protect resources for the public trust. Even though each state, federal, and provincial agency has specific mandates, authorities, and missions, we will all be faced with similar challenges in managing natural resources for uncertain future conditions. In light of this, collaborative efforts across state lines will be imperative to managing natural resources across the west. Now more than ever Natural Resource Agencies need to be seen as major player in helping species survive not only climate change but a new landscape of energy development. The 2009 plenary session of the WAFWA Annual meeting will highlight the issues that are driving the energy-water-wildlife conflict across the west while also focusing on what we can do as Western states to address these challenges collaboratively. |
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