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Private Lands Day

August 2, 2005

Bill Sprawl, speaker at Private Lands Day (with the Tallgrass Legacy Alliance) The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) program hosted the 1st Annual Private Lands Day in the Mountain-Prairie Region August 2, 2005. It was an excellent day, with presentations given by PFW program staff and their partners. The day was kicked off by Regional Director, Ralph Morgenweck. The keynote speaker was Kit Kimball, the Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Interior. This was followed by an inspirational presentation by Dr. Mamie Parker, the Assistant Director of Fisheries and Habitat Conservation. The remainder of the day was devoted to presentations from around the region highlighting a variety of successful PFW program projects and community-based initiatives.

Presenters included private landowners and representatives from states, tribes and nongovernmental organizations. Over 100 people attended the event, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) staff from the Regional Office and nearby field stations; state and federal agencies representatives; Congressional staffers from Colorado and Wyoming; and representatives from a variety of nongovernmental organizations. The Private Lands Day ended with a social, hosted by the Blackfoot Challenge. The following day Russell Davis, a Service partner and speaker at the Private Lands Day, hosted a ranch tour to his families’ ranch to visit some of the projects he has done in partnership with the PFW program and Colorado Division of Wildlife. Both events were very successful ─ evaluations by attendees were very positive.

Keynote Speaker, Kit Kimball, from the Department of the Interior

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Kit Kimball, the Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Interior, gave the keynote address at the Private Lands Day.

Davis Ranch tour

Photo by Ken Morgan, Colorado Division of Wildlife

Russell Davis, right, hosts a Ranch Tour as part of the Private Lands Day events. Eighteen people participated in the tour.

Landowner, Lyle Davis, Nephew Michael, and private lands biologist Katy Fitzgerald

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Michael Davis, Lyle Davis and Katy Fitzgerald (Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Biologist) discuss the riparian fencing project during the Davis Ranch Tour.