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FRANK CHURCH CONFERENCE
Sunday, October 19 and
Monday, October 20, 2014
Richard Slaughter
Jerry M. Brady
Foundation
The 31st annual
Barzilla Earl Young
boise state university
Student Union Simplot Ballroom
Welcome to the 31st annual
Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs
Wilderness: AMERICA’S HERITAGE
1:30 pm
BREAK
1:45 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
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 sunrise
on a summer morning.”
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.
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall and
Senator Frank Church
review a map of Idaho
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.
Boise State University
Special Collections
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.
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.
AGENDA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2014
7:30pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Introduction: Dr. Robert Kustra, President, Boise State University
Craig Gehrke, Idaho Regional Director, The Wilderness Society;
wilderness advocate and key player in the designation of the
Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas.
“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.
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.
SIMPLOT BALLROOM
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
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.
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.
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
BREAK
3:30 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.
“America’s Wilderness: A Proud Heritage”
11:30 am BREAK
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.
12:00 pm LUNCHEON
John McCarthy, former reporter, Lewiston Morning Tribune;
conservation advocate, Idaho Conservation League and The
Wilderness Society
12:45 pm LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Craig Gehrke (see above)
10:00am PANEL DISCUSSION:
HATCH BALLROOM
“Wilderness: Reflections from the Front Lines”
INTRODUCTION: Dr. Robert Kustra, President, Boise State
University
Moderator: Larry LaRocco, former Member of Congress; Member
of 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.
Representative 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 BoulderWhite Clouds Mountains.
Rick Johnson (see above)
5:00PMADJOURNMENT
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