Final Conference Program

Best Management Practices (BMP’s) – What Works? What Doesn't Work? What is Needed for the Future?

• Session Chair - Shane Walker, Bureau of Land Management
• History of ADNR Management of Ice Road Construction and Impacts of Different Methods of Ice Road Construction - Gary Schultz, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• ADNR Observations of Winter Off-road Travel Impacts and Management Considerations - Melissa Head, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• NSB Observations of Off-Road Travel Impacts and Management Considerations, Gordon Brower, North Slope Borough
• No visual presentation, check back for audio presentation
• BLM Management of Off-Road Travel in NPRA - Shane Walker, Bureau of Land Management
• Ice/Snow Road Stream Crossings - Fish Habitat and Passage Concerns - Matthew Whitman, Bureau of Land Management
• Ice Roads and Pads and Vegetation Impacts – Lessons Learned from Case Studies - Janet Kidd, ABR

Current Winter Transportation Research Projects

• Session Chair - Brent Sheets, US Department of Energy
• Impacts from NPRA Seismic Surveys - David Yokel, Bureau of Land Management
• North Slope Decision Support System – Stephen Bourne, PBS&J, Water Resources Technology
• Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas Transportation Support System - Michael R. Lilly, GW Scientific

Ice-Road Safety – What Works? What Doesn't Work? What is Needed for the Future?

• Session Chair - Sally Rothwell, ConocoPhillips Alaska
• Planning for a Safe Ice Road Season - Jeff Osborne, ConocoPhillips Alaska

Ice-Road Construction – What Works? What Doesn't Work? What is Needed for the Future?

• Session Chair - Sally Rothwell, ConocoPhillips Alaska
• Ice-Road Construction - Jeff Miller, Cruz Construction

Ending Panel Session: Facing Future Arctic Transportation Issues

• Session Chair - Michael Lilly, GW Scientific
• Gary Schultz, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• Shane Walker, Bureau of Land Management
• Susan Atos, North Slope Borough
• Jeff Osborne, ConocoPhillips Alaska
• Jeff Miller, Cruz Construction
• Check back soon for post-conference report!

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