Schedule at a Glance: NAEP 2023
Session Topics
*This schedule is subject to change at any time. Keep checking back regularly for any changes. Last updated March 27, 2023.
Day 1 | Sunday, May 7
Time (MT) |
Event |
8:30 – 6:30 PM |
Registration
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9:00 – 5:00 PM |
NEPA Essentials Workshop
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9:00 AM
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Field Trip: Park of the Four Waters Tour - Transportation is walking and light rail |
12:00 – 1:00 PM |
NEPA Workshop Lunch |
7:00 – 9:00 PM |
Opening Reception |
Day 2 | Monday, May 8
Time (MT) |
Event |
8:00 – 6:30 PM |
Registration Desk Open |
8:00 – 9:15 AM |
Opening Keynote |
9:15 – 9:30 AM |
Networking Break |
9:30 – 11:00 AM | Concurrent Breakout Session I
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Breakout 1 |
DOD NEPA Panel (9:30 – 11:00 AM)
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Breakout 2


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Be the Tortoise, Not the Hare: Gopher Tortoises and Solar (9:30 – 10:00 AM)
Wildlife Fencing Guide - Developing a Handbook to Improve Wildlife Fencing (10:00 – 10:30 AM)
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Breakout 3
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Using Envision to Advance Sustainable Transportation (9:30 – 11:00 AM)
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Breakout 4


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Evaluation of Embedded Benefits for NC Biochar Amended Soil Applications (9:30 – 10:00 AM)
Opportunities of the NRCS Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program (10:00 – 10:30 AM)
Leveraging Low-Cost Remote Environmental Monitors to Measure Stream Health in the Arid Southwest (10:30 – 11:00 AM)
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Breakout 5

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Tribal Consultation Within and Outside the Context of Section 106: Establishing the Baseline for Successful Collaboration (9:30 – 11:00 AM)
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11:00 – 11:15 AM |
Networking Break
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11:15 – 12:45 PM | Concurrent Breakout Session II |
Breakout 1



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Conditions-Based Management and NEPA for Ecological Restoration Projects (11:15 – 11:45 AM)
Expanding Parks & Trails Using the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (11:45 – 12:15 PM)
How NEPA and Federal Watershed Planning Intersect (12:15 – 12:45 PM)
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Breakout 2 |
Biological Working Group's Regulatory Update- MBTA, ESA, BGEPA, and More (11:15 – 12:45 PM)
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Breakout 3

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The Geographic Approach: Revolutionizing Transportation Planning (11:15 – 12:45 PM)
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Breakout 4


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Waters of the United States: Meandering Regulatory Riffles, Pools, and Runs (11:15 – 12:15 PM)
Arizona's Water Quality Assessment Dashboard (12:15 – 12:45 PM)
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Breakout 5


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Diverse Continuity: Evolution of an Arizona Architecture (11:15 – 12:15 PM)
Historic Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant Rehabilitation Project (12:15 – 12:45 PM)
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12:45 – 2:00 PM |
Plenary Lunch Session
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2:00 – 2:15 PM |
Networking Break
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2:15 – 3:45 PM | Concurrent Breakout Session III |
Breakout 1


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Rulemaking and NEPA: The Risks and Rewards of Reversing Course (2:45 – 3:15 PM)
The Inanity of Purpose and Need (3:15 – 3:45 PM)
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Breakout 2

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Section 4(f): New Approaches to Address Old Challenges (3:15 – 3:45 PM)
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Breakout 3


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The New Best Management Practices: Resilient Water Resources (2:15 – 3:15 PM)
Paint-by-Numbers Approach to Source Water Protection: City of Houston Example (3:15 – 3:45 PM)
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Breakout 4

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AEP Climate Change Committee: Climate Action Plans--GHG Reduction Goals and Challenges for the Future (2:15 – 3:45 PM)
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Breakout 5

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Who Lives in the Airlie House Today? Panel Discussions on Inclusivity, Collaborations with Descendant Communities, and Modern Cultural Resource Management (2:15 – 3:45 PM)
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Breakout 6

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Dawn of the Dead - Reviving DOT NEPA Documents with Re-Evaluations (2:15 – 3:45 PM)
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3:45 – 4:00 PM |
Networking Break |
4:00 – 5:30 PM | Concurrent Breakout Session IV |
Breakout 1

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NEPA Caselaw Update (4:00 – 5:30 PM)
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Breakout 2


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Addressing Climate Resiliency with Transportation Agencies (4:00 – 5:00 PM)
Determining Climate and Sustainability Benefits of Rail Projects Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (5:00 – 5:30 PM)
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Breakout 3



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Water Loss Impacts on Utilities and Watersheds (4:00 – 4:30 PM)
Advancing Water Resource Planning through a More Integrated Environmental Approach (4:30 – 5:00 PM)
PFAS in Arizona Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent and Biosolids (5:00 – 5:30 PM)
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Breakout 4


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Fiction or Feasible? Balancing Changing Policy Goals with Regulatory Procedure (4:00 – 5:00 PM)
Climate Change Program Evaluation Policy, Practice, and the Use of Results in the U.S. (5:00 – 5:30 PM)
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Breakout 5


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Historic and Aging Water and Wastewater Systems: Case Studies (4:00 – 5:00 PM)
Lessons from the Daylight Factory (5:00 – 5:30 PM)
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6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Presidents Reception
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Day 3 | Tuesday, May 9
Day 4 | Wednesday, May 10
Day 5 | Thursday, May 11
Time (MT) |
Event |
8:30 – 6:30 PM |
Registration |
9:00 – 5:00 PM |
Advanced NEPA Workshop |
12:00 – 1:00 PM |
NEPA Workshop Lunch |
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