| 9:30-9:40 AM | Welcome by Matt Leivas (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe) |
| 9:40-9:50 AM | Phil Klasky and Pat Flanagan- introductions and logistics |
| 9:50-10:00 AM | Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers |
| 10:05-10:45 AM |
Activists Panel — Local Solutions by ARR members |
| -Tom Eagan (Rangers for Responsible Recreation) -Dave Van Voorhis (Friends of Juniper Flats) -Douglas Parham (Western SB County Homeowners Assn.) -Phil Klasky (Community ORV Watch) -Terry Weiner (Desert Protective Council) |
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| 10:45–11:00 AM | Ileene Anderson (Center for Biological Diversity) — Impacts on Native Vegetation |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | D’Anne Albers (Defenders of Wildlife) – Impacts on Desert Wildlife |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | Pat Flanagan (Morongo Basin Conservation Association) – ATVs and Children’s Safety |
| 11:30–11:45 AM | Karen Schambach (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) – Education and Law Enforcement |
| 11:45-12:00 Noon | Audience Q and A with presenters |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | LUNCH (provided – donations accepted) |
| 12:30-12:40 PM | Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers |
| 12:40-1:00 PM | Matthew Leivas and Cara McCoy, Chemehuevi Indian Cultural Center – Impacts on Native American Lands |
| 1:05-1:20 PM |
Meg Grossglass (Off-Road Business Assn) – Rider and Vendor Responsibility |
| 1:20-1:50 PM | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Howard Wilshire (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) – ORVs, Nature and Time |
| 1:50-2:00 PM | Victoria Fuller (COW Steering Committee) – Report from Washington, DC |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Panel of local officials: |
| – Sgt. Rick Collins – SB County Sheriff’s Department – Hugh Oram – SB County Code Enforcement – Alex Meyerhoff – City of 29 Palms – Ranger Mark Harris – Bureau of Land Management – Daphne Greene – Deputy Director, State OHMVR Division – Mary Ashley – SB County District Attorney |
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| 3:00-3:30 PM | Audience Q and A with panel |
| 3:55-4:10 PM | Brent Schoradt (California Wilderness Coalition) – OHV Grants Program |
| 4:15-4:45 PM | Open mic |
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