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The 31st annual

FRANK CHURCH CONFERENCESunday, October 19 and

Monday, October 20, 2014

boise state university

Student Union Simplot Ballroom

Welcome to the 31st annual

Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs

IN 1964, SENATOR FRANK CHURCH sponsored and managed the passage of the Wilderness Act in the U.S. Senate. How did the Wilderness Act of 1964 become public law? What kind of framework did the Wilderness Act establish? How has the Wilderness Act functioned during the past fifty years? What challenges to the Wilderness Act should be considered for the future? These issues will be the focus of the Frank Church Conference, “Wilderness: America’s Heritage.”

As Senator Church stated in a 1977 lecture, “The wilderness movement was not a romantic excursion into the past; rather, it was the start of an exploration of our future…as we rise to the difficult challenge of designating and managing wilderness, we must rise, too, to the challenge of better stewardship of all our natural resources: the land, the water, and the air. As we proceed on this journey together, the real meaning of wilderness will open our eyes like an Idaho sunriseon a summer morning.”

The conference features presentations by historian Douglas Brinkley; U.S. Chief of the Forest Service, Tom Tidwell; U.S. Representative Mike Simpson, and numerous other presenters.

Wilderness: AMERICA’S HERITAGE

AGENDA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2014

7:30pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS:SIMPLOT BALLROOMIntroduction: Dr. Robert Kustra, President, Boise State University“U.S. Presidents and Wilderness” Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America; and the forthcoming Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the American Conservation Movement.

AGENDA MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2014

8:30 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS: SIMPLOT BALLROOM

Garry V. Wenske, Executive Director, the Frank Church Institute Dr. Martin Schimpf, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Boise State University The Hon. David Bieter, Mayor, City of Boise

9:00 am OPENING ADDRESS “America’s Wilderness: A Proud Heritage” Tom Tidwell, U.S. Chief of the Forest Service; served for 37 years as district ranger, forest supervisor, and legislative affairs specialist with the Forest Service.

10:00am PANEL DISCUSSION:“Wilderness: Reflections from the Front Lines” Moderator: Larry LaRocco, former Member of Congress; Memberof the House Interior Committee; author and sponsor of the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Act; the Lower Salmon River Recreation and Scenic Rivers Act; and the Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act.

Craig Gehrke, Idaho Regional Director, The Wilderness Society; wilderness advocate and key player in the designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas.

Rick Johnson, Executive Director, Idaho Conservation League; served on boards of the Campaign for America’s Wilderness; the American Wilderness Coalition; Advocates for the West; and the Wilderness Support Center.

Dr. Ralph Maughan, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Idaho State University; former chair of the Sierra Club Northern Rockies Chapter; founder and former president of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition; former president of the Wolf Recovery Foundation; author of numerous books on hiking.

Doug Scott, wilderness advocate formerly with The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club and the Pew Charitable Trusts; author of The Enduring Wilderness: Protecting Our Natural Heritage through the Wilderness Act; and Wild Thoughts.

11:30 am BREAK12:00 pm LUNCHEON

HATCH BALLROOM

12:45 pm LUNCHEON ADDRESSINTRODUCTION: Dr. Robert Kustra, President, Boise State UniversityRepresentative Mike Simpson, Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; sponsor of the Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CIEDRA) to resolve the issues of the Boulder-White Clouds Mountains.

Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and Senator Frank Church review a map of Idaho wilderness.

Boise State University Special Collections

1:30 pm BREAK1:45 pm PANEL DISCUSSION

SIMPLOT BALLROOM“Wilderness: Searching the Past Moderator: Dr. Lisa Brady, Professor of History and Editor, “Environmental History;” teaches courses in North American and Global Environmental History, Boise State University; author of War Upon the Land.Dennis Baird, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho, former board member of the Idaho Environmental Council; negotiator for the Gospel-Hump Wilderness; author of numerous books on wilderness.Dr. Sara Dant, Professor of History, teaches courses on the American West and environmental history, Weber State University; co-author of the Encyclopedia of American National Parks; and the forthcoming The Environment in the American West: A History.Jerry Jayne, retired scientific computer programmer at the Idaho National Laboratory; former secretary of the Hells Canyon Preservation Council; advocate for the Greater Sawtooth Preservation Council and River-of-No-Return Wilderness.Dr. Mark Madison, historian, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; manages the archives and museum; teaches courses at the National Conservation Training Center.

3:15 pm BREAK3:30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION

SIMPLOT BALLROOM“Wilderness: Seeking the Future Moderator: Dr. John Freemuth, Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration; teaches environmental and public land policy; Natural Resources and Public Land Policy and Administration in the Master of Public Administration Program; Boise State University; author of Islands Under Siege:National Parks and the Politics of External Threats; and co-editor of Environmental Policy and Politics in the West.Sally Ferguson, Executive Director, Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation;Formerly with the Student Conservation Association; founding president of the Idaho Trails Association.John McCarthy, former reporter, Lewiston Morning Tribune; conservation advocate, Idaho Conservation League and The Wilderness Society Craig Gehrke (see above) Rick Johnson (see above)

5:00PM ADJOURNMENT

6:00PM- DINNER 9:00PM STUECKLE SKY CENTER: DOUBLE R RANCH CLUB ROOM

Honoring Governor Cecil D. Andrus with the Frank and Bethine Church Award for Public Service