Thursday, June 5th, 2014 - 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: Migration Brewery, 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon 97232
Join us for Happy Hour at Migration Brewery with KEEN's Kirk Richardson. Mingle with other Wilderness Supporters and sample some of Oregon's finest beer.
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Location: The Eliot Center, 1226 SW Salmon St, Portland, Oregon 97205
Morning speakers and lunch, followed by our highlight panel and a break for afternoon activities. We will reconvene in the evening for dinner with our keynote speaker, Michael Lanza.
8:00am - Registration
8:30am - Welcome with Oregon Wild
9:00am - Break Out Panel I
Wilderness For All
- Peter Illyn - Pastor, Founder and Executive Director of Restoring Eden
- Ruby McConnell - Writer and author of Girl Gone Wild, State of Oregon Registered Geologist
Wilderness in the Age of Climate Change
- Michael Lanza - Photographer and author, including Before They're Gone
- Dr. Dominick DellaSala - President and Chief Scientist of the Geos Institute
- Brian Ettling - Climate Change Communicator, Crater Lake park ranger
10:10am - Break Out Panel II
Wilderness For the Soul
- Presented by Author and Poet John Daniel
Wilderness Economics: Recreational Tourism and the Modern Economy
- Ernie Niemi - Economist at Natural Resource Economics
- John Sterling - Executive Director of Conservation Alliance
- Dr. Lauren Beitelspacher - Assistant Professor, Director of Athletic and Outdoor Industry Program, Portland State University
11:20am - Breakout Panel III
Connecting the Next Generation To Wilderness
- Rex Burkholder - Social Entrepreneur, Founder of gettingto2100.org
- Bobbie Snead - Teacher, Education Consultant at Straub Environmental Center
- April Gutierrez - Project Wild Thing
Wilderness in the Time of the Tea Party
- Andy Kerr - Founder of the Larch Company
- Josh Kardon - General Counsel for Capitol Counsel LLC
- Dr. Bill Lunch - Political Analyst, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University
12:20pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Highlight Panel
We are the 4% - Wilderness in Oregon
- Chris Hansen - Owyhee Coordinator, Oregon Natural Desert Association
- Michael Dotson - Development Director, KS Wild
- Erik Fernandez - Wilderness Coordinator, Oregon Wild
2:00pm - Break for Afternoon Activities
5:30pm - Reception and Dinner with Keynote Speaker, Michael Lanza
