2006 Senior Executives Meeting Agenda
2006 Meeting Notes (PDF) (10pp, 95K)
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
- 12:30 – 12:45 PM
Welcome and Introductory Comments
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair; Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 12:45 – 2:00
- Presentation of MNRG’s “Terrestrial Invasive Species Action & Implementation Plan for the Great Lakes Region”
Action Plan for Addressing Terrestrial Invasive Species Within the Great Lakes Basin (PDF) (70pp, 3.1MB), June 2006
Carmen Chapin, NPS - Presentation of “The Emerald Ash Borer: A New Threat”
Craig Kellogg, APHIS - Discussion of Plan, Approval, Next Steps
- Presentation of MNRG’s “Terrestrial Invasive Species Action & Implementation Plan for the Great Lakes Region”
- 2:00 – 2:30 Break
- 2:30 – 2:45
Update on the “Great Lakes Listening Session”
Robyn Thorson, USFWS - 2:45 – 3:05
Update on the 2nd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
David Vigh, USACE - 3:05 – 3:10
Identify Next MNRG Vice-Chair
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair - 3:10 – 3:20
Identify November MNRG Annual Meeting Dates/Location
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair - 3:20 – 3:30
MNRG Communications Committee Report
John Perrecone, Chair, Communications Committee - 3:30 – 4:45
Agency Updates
MNRG Senior Executives - 4:45 – 5:00
Closing Remarks for Today’s Business & Adjournment
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair; Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 6:00
MNRG Dinner Omaha Press Club
Wednesday, July 19, 2005
- 8:00 – 8:15 AM
Reconvene MNRG Meeting
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair; Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 8:15 – 10:00
Federal Agency Coordination on Tribal Lands
Bharat Mathur, MNRG Vice-Chair Herb Nelson, BIA - 10:00 – 10:15 Break
- 10:15 – 10:30
Update on the Missouri River Basin Interagency Roundtable
Robyn Thorson - 10:30 – 10:40
Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership Proposal
Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 10:40 – 10:45
Transition to EPA Leadership
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair; Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 10:45 – 11:00
Closing Remarks
Ernie Quintana, MNRG Chair; Bharat Mathur, Vice-Chair - 11:00
Adjourn, Informal Lunch Together or Depart