Appendix B
Open Session Meeting Agendas
FIRST MEETING AGENDA
July 1-2, 2015
Montana State University
Strand Union Building
Ballroom A
WEDNESDAY, July 1 | |
1:00–1:15 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
1:15–1:30 p.m. | National Academy of Sciences Study Process and Committee’s Statement of Task Peggy Yih, Study Director (15-minute presentation) |
1:30–2:15 p.m. | Charge to the Committee from the Sponsor; Regulatory Oversight of Brucellosis Under USDA Jurisdiction P. Ryan Clarke, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) (10-minute to discuss Statement of Task + 5-min Q&A, 15-min presentation on USDA mandate + 15-min Q&A) |
2:15–3:15 p.m. | Overview of Previous Work Conducted by the National Park Service on Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area; Status of Ongoing and Future Activities Superintendent Dan Wenk and P.J. White, National Park Service (40-minute presentation, 20-min Q&A with committee) |
3:15–3:30 p.m. | Break |
3:30–5:00 p.m. | Montana’s State and Regional Efforts on Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area Perspective from the Department of Livestock Christian MacKay and Eric Liska, Montana Department of Livestock (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) |
Perspective from the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Quentin Kujala, Kelly Proffitt, and Jennifer Ramsey, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) |
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5:00–5:25 p.m. | Public Comments Please register ahead of time |
5:25–5:30 p.m. | Chair’s Closing Remarks for Day 1 Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
5:30 p.m. | Adjourn Meeting for Day 1 |
THURSDAY, July 2 | |
8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
8:45–9:15 a.m. | A Genomic Assessment of Brucellosis Transmission Dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Pauline Kamath, U.S. Geological Survey |
9:15–9:45 a.m. | Environmental Persistence of Brucella abortus in the Greater Yellowstone Area, and Wildlife Management and Conservation Practices Keith Aune, Wildlife Conservation Society |
9:45–10:15 a.m. | Elk Ecology and Elk-Wolf Dynamics in Northern Yellowstone Dan MacNulty, Utah State University |
10:15–10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:30–11:00 a.m. | Native American Bison Management and Practices Jim Stone, Inter Tribal Buffalo Council |
11:00–11:30 a.m. | Impact of Brucellosis on Montana Livestock Production Errol Rice, Montana Stockgrowers Association |
11:30–11:55 a.m. | Public Comments Please register ahead of time |
11:55 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Chair’s Closing Remarks Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
12:00 p.m. | Adjourn Open Session |
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK FIELD TRIP
September 14, 2015
8:30 a.m. | Meet at the Carbella Boat Launch NAS staff to check photo IDs of confirmed participants |
8:45 a.m. | Depart via bus |
8:45–9:00 a.m. | Carbella Scale of management issue; Elk populations and migration patterns; Risk of elk comingling with livestock; Northern management area for bison |
9:30–10:00 a.m. | Stephens Creek Bison migration to northern boundary; Culling, testing, and vaccination |
10:30–10:45 a.m. | Mammoth Bathroom Break at Yellowstone Center for Resources |
11:00–11:15 a.m. | Blacktail Deer Plateau Bison seasonal use patterns |
12:00–1:15 p.m. | Buffalo Ranch Lunch/Bathroom History of bison management; Importance of Yellowstone bison; Importance of wildlife viewing and tourism to area |
2:45–3:15 p.m. | Corwin Springs USDA-APHIS bison pens and fertility control study |
3:30 p.m. | Return to Carbella Conclude tour |
SECOND MEETING AGENDA
September 15-16, 2015
Jackson Lake Lodge
Moran, WY
Grizzly Room
TUESDAY, September 15 | |
9:15–9:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions, Summary of Yellowstone Field Trip Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
9:30–9:45 a.m. | National Academy of Sciences Study Process and Committee’s Statement of Task Peggy Yih, Study Director |
9:45–10:15 a.m. | A Century of Supplemental Feeding on the National Elk Refuge, Implications for Brucellosis Management in Elk and Bison Eric Cole, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
10:15–10:45 a.m. | Resource Management and Brucellosis in Grand Teton National Park Sue Consolo-Murphy, National Park Service (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00–11:30 a.m. | USDA-APHIS Brucellosis Research Efforts Jack Rhyan, USDA-APHIS (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | B. abortus Vaccination and Diagnostics in Cattle, Bison, and Elk Steven Olsen, USDA Agricultural Research Service (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
12:00–12:30 p.m. | Brucellosis Surveillance Don Herriott for Brian McCluskey, USDA-APHIS (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
12:30–1:45 p.m. | Lunch on your own (Committee working lunch in closed session) Doors will close at 12:45 p.m. for committee’s closed session. Doors will reopen at 1:30 p.m. for the public. |
1:45–2:15 p.m. | Cattle Grazing Allotments and Potential Impact of Intervention Strategies in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Tricia O’Connor, U.S. Forest Service (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
2:15–3:45 p.m. | Wyoming’s State and Regional Efforts on Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area Perspective from the Wyoming Livestock Board Jim Logan, Wyoming Livestock Board (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) Perspective from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department Hank Edwards and Brandon Scurlock, Wyoming Game & Fish Department (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) |
3:45–4:00 p.m. | Break |
4:00–5:30 p.m. | Idaho’s State and Regional Efforts on Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area Perspective from the Department of Agriculture Debra Lawrence for Bill Barton, Idaho Department of Agriculture (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) Perspective from the Department of Fish and Game Duston Cureton for Mark Drew, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (30-minute presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) |
5:30–5:55 p.m. | Public Comments Please register ahead of time |
5:55–6:00 p.m. | Chair’s Closing Remarks for Day 1 Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
6:00 p.m. | Adjourn Meeting for Day 1 |
WEDNESDAY, September 16 | |
8:15–8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
8:30–9:00 a.m. | Efforts by the Wyoming Brucellosis Coordination Team and the Consortium for the Advancement of Brucellosis Science Frank Galey, University of Wyoming (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
9:00–9:30 a.m. | Brucellosis Diagnostics and Risk Assessment for Wildlife and Livestock Brant Schumaker, University of Wyoming (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
9:30–10:00 a.m. | Economic Costs of Brucellosis Prevention and Management in the Greater Yellowstone Area Dannele Peck, University of Wyoming (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
10:00–10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:15–10:45 a.m. | Applicability of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s AHEAD Program Approach for the Greater Yellowstone Area Mark Atkinson, Wildlife Conservation Society (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
10:45–11:15 a.m. | Challenges of Brucellosis Management for Wyoming Cattle Producers James Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
11:15–11:40 a.m. | Public Comments Please register ahead of time |
11:40–11:45 a.m. | Chair’s Closing Remarks Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
11:45 a.m. | Adjourn Open Session |
THIRD MEETING AGENDA
November 10, 2015
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Room 120
8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions, and Goals for the Meeting Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
8:45–9:00 a.m. | National Academy of Sciences Study Process and Committee’s Statement of Task Peggy Yih, Study Director |
9:00–10:00 a.m. | Brucellosis Disease Modeling for Management of Bison and Elk N. Thompson Hobbs, Colorado State University (40-min presentation, 20-min Q&A with committee) |
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Bison Conservation Genetics and Genomics James Derr, Texas A&M University (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
10:30–10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45–11:30 a.m. | Valuation of Elk Hunting and Viewing |
John Duffield, University of Montana (30-min presentation, 15-min Q&A with committee) |
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11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | History and Current Status of RB51 Gerhardt Schurig, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (20-min presentation, 10-min Q&A with committee) |
12:00–12:15 p.m. | Public Comments Please register ahead of time |
12:15–12:30 p.m. | Chair’s Closing Remarks Terry McElwain, Committee Chair |
12:30 p.m. | Adjourn Open Session |