Watch the Plenary Session recordings from the Future of Conservation Kickoff Forum in January 2022.

​Opening Plenary Session: Visions for the Future of Conservation and Restoration of North America’s Landscapes​
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Speakers from different perspectives present their visions/objectives followed by Q and A from the audience. There will not be an attempt to reconcile these visions; rather they will launch further discussions in the working groups that followed. 

• Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Deb Rocque, Assistant Director for Science Applications, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Ernest Cook, Executive Director, Network for Landscape Conservation
• Moderator: Lynn Scarlett, former deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior and Policy manager for The Nature Conservancy
• Panelists: Margaret O’Gorman, President of the Wildlife Habitat Council; Julie Thorstenson, Executive Director of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society; Tony Wasley, Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife and President of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director acting in the capacity of Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Lesli Allison, Executive Director, Western Landowners Alliance

Final Plenary Session 
Thursday, January 27, 2022

A discussion of cross-cutting themes and observations and explanation of next steps.  Shannon Estenoz, Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks closes out the forum by reflecting on highlights.

• Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Deb Rocque, Assistant Director for Science Applications, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Report Outs from Breakouts: Anne Kinsinger, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert Bendick, The Nature Conservancy; Ernest Cook, Network for Landscape Conservation; Danielle Ross-Winslow, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mark Humpert, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies; Dr. Deb Rocque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Julie Thorstenson, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
• Presenter: Shannon Estenoz, Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks