Technical Resources

Colorado State Technical Committee

9:00 – 9:15 am	Welcome	Allen Green State Conservationist Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
9:15 – 10:00 am	Statewide Strategic Forest Resource Assessment	Paige Lewis The Nature Conservancy
	Recommendations for NRCS Conservation Programs
10:00 – 10:45 am	Colorado Natural Heritage Program Statewide Ecological Assessment	David Anderson Colorado Natural Heritage Program
	Recommendations for Conservation Priorities
10:45 - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 – 12:00 pm	Organic Agriculture in Colorado. Scope, Certification & Related Topics	Mitch Yergert Colorado Department of Agriculture
	Recommendations for NRCS Programs
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Working Lunch – Complimentary Conservation Reserve Program Update	USDA, Farm Service Agency Colorado Staff
	Partner Proposal for Conservation Programs Targeting Expiring CRP Contract Lands	Ken Morgan Colorado Division of Wildlife representing CDOW & other partners
1:00 – 1:15 pm	Break
1:15 – 2:45 pm	2008 Farm Bill – NRCS Conservation Programs: Rules & Key Changes, Energy & Air Quality Emphases, Conservation Activity Plans	Tim Carney Assistant State Conservationist for Programs NRCS
	NRCS Colorado Conservation Innovation Grant Program – Program Purpose, Grant Resource Concern Priorities	Dollie Gonzales EQIP/WHIP Programs Coordinator NRCS
	State Technical Committee & Local Work Groups	Allen Green
	Closing Comments	Allen Green