Global Vision – Local Action

                    Western Stock Growers’ Association

                    Alvin First Rider, Environmental Technician,  Blood Tribe Land Management and

                    Justin Bruised Head, Blood Tribe Land Management

Hi GPCN particpants, Registration is open for the upcoming virtual Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop on October 19 – 21, 2021. The theme this year is Global Vision – Local Action and the sessions run from 9AM -12PM (Mountain Time) each morning. Please see the agenda below for more details and then visit this link to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4921006544523232525 This Transboundary Grasslands Partnership annual workshop focuses on the shared boundary grasslands between Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. You will hear a variety of perspectives about the exciting things happening in the Northern Great Plains! (poster and draft agenda below). All the best, Cliff Wallis P. Biol. Director Alberta Wilderness Association 455-12 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1Y9 <http://www.albertawilderness.ca/> www.AlbertaWilderness.ca phone (403) 271-1408 (direct); cell (403) 607-1970 <mailto:deercroft@shaw.ca> deercroft@shaw.ca Global Vision – Local Action 2021 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Virtual Workshop October 19 -21, 2021 Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 – Global Vision 9:00 AM Welcome, Transboundary Grasslands Partnership (TGP) History and Present Carolyn Gaudet, TGP Chairperson 9:15 AM Central Grasslands Roadmap – A Collaborative Conservation Strategy Tammy VerCauteren, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Christian Artuso, Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada) 10:15 AM The science and technology behind USDA NRCS’s first-ever grassland biome conservation framework - Dirac Twidwell, University of Nebraska 11:15 AM Prairie Partnerships: The Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation – Rachel Turnquist, Conservation Coordinator, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 – Local Action 9:00 AM Welcome 9:10 AM Montana: Ranching, Conservation and Communities – A Winning Team! Martin Townsend, Ranchers’ Stewardship Alliance 10:00 AM Saskatchewan: Conservation Challenges of Native Grasslands in Southwest Saskatchewan – Diego Steinaker, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program 11:00 AM Alberta: Grassland Capital X: A Conservation Market Pilot Western Stock Growers’ Association Thursday, October 21st, 2021 – Indigenous Perspectives 9:00 AM Welcome 9:10 AM Montana: The Path Back: Bison Restoration at Fort Peck Reservation in Montana Dennis Jorgenson, Bison Program Manager, World Wildlife Fund and Northern Great Plains Program and Jonny BearCub Stiffarm, Fort Peck Tribes 10:00 AM Saskatchewan: Witaskîwin (Allyship) Through Conservation Philip Brass, Anishnabek / Nêhiyewak Artist, Hunter and Ceremonial Knowledge Carrier from the Peepeekisis Nêhiyewak Nation and Kristen Martin, Assistant Conservation Science Coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada 11:00 AM Alberta: Iinnii Rematriation Bio Monitoring Alvin First Rider, Environmental Technician, Blood Tribe Land Management and Justin Bruised Head, Blood Tribe Land Management