Sublette County Public Library

Pinedale, Wyoming

May 17 - 19, 2012

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Sommers Homestead Photos courtesy PinedaleOnline.com

Preserving Our Landscapes

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Preserving Our Landscapes Pinedale May 17 -19

Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

Conference Partners

Circle Photo: Herding Cattle on Sommers Road, photo courtesy Jonita Sommers 1

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Honor the PastEnrich the Future Sublette County Historical Society

Conference InformationConference Location: Sublette County Library, 155 South Tyler Avenue, Pinedale, WY and Pinedale Community Church, 113 S. Maybell Ave.

Special Hotel Room Rates Available from: Hampton Inn – (307-367-6700) a block of 30 rooms reserved, release date May 1 - $89.00/nightBest Western, Pinedale Inn – (307-367-6869) a block of 25 rooms reserved, release date April 17 - $79.00/nightChambers House Bed and Breakfast – (800-567-2168) $79.00 and $89.00 The Log Cabin Motel, 49 East Magnolia Street, Pinedale (307) 367-4579; special rate $69-$79

Members of Certified Local Governments (CLGs) will have their motel and registration costs covered by a CLG grant. Registration is still required (you do not need to send money). Please contact Nancy Weidel, nancy.weidel@wyo.gov, 307-777-3418, or Ashley Rooney, ashley.rooney@wyo.gov, 307-777-7566 for more information. The following two hotels have been reserved for CLG members. Please book your room at one of these hotels and tell them you are part of both the Preserve Wyoming Conference and are a CLG member.

Baymont Inn – (307-367-8300) a block of 25 rooms reserved - $75.00/nightThe Lodge at Pinedale – (307-367-8800) a block of 25 rooms reserved, release date May 10 - $69.95/night The Log Cabin Motel, 49 East Magnolia Street, Pinedale (307) 367-4579; special rate $69-$79

Preconference Activities

Pinedale Living History Days, May 15 - 17Museum of the Mountain Man Free, Best time to attend – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Hundreds of school kids from southwest Wyoming come for demonstrations and hands-on living history presentations. The general public is welcome to attend these 15 minute presentations given by members of the American Mountain Men including sign language, beaver trapping, blacksmiths, teepees and shelters, story-telling, guns, trade goods, clothing, tomahawk throw, and more.

Cultural Landscape Preservation Workshop, May 17 – 18Sublette County Library, Lovatt Room

Thursday, May 1712:30 p.m. Registration

1:00 p.m. Welcome Mary Hopkins, State Historic Preservation Officer

Cultural Landscape OverviewBarbara Wyatt, National Park Service, National Register of Historic PlacesThis session will include a presentation of National Register landscape types; explanations of terminology and concepts; survey programs and methods; and frequently asked questions regarding National Register listing of landscapes.

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Landscape Identification and Evaluation and Section 106 Nancy Brown, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 3:30 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. A Tribal Perspective on Cultural Landscapes Conrad Fisher, Northern Cheyenne THPO

5:00 p.m. The Trials of Protecting Trails Lesley Wischmann, Alliance for Historic WyomingAHW Board Member Lesley Wischmann will discuss the challenges and difficulties of protecting linear resources in relation to past work done with SHPO and OCTA on the Greater South Pass Historic Landscape and the Overland Trail in southern Wyoming.

5:30 p.m. End of First Day

2 Circle Photo: View of the Wind River Mountains from the Green River Drift

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Cultural Landscape Preservation Workshop, May 17 – 18 continuedFriday, May 188:00 a.m. Landscape Survey and Evaluation

Craig Bromley and Gina Clingerman, Bureau of Land ManagementBarbara Wyatt and Nancy BrownUsing a Wyoming example, session leaders will guide participants through the information needed to identify, survey, and evaluate a landscape.

9:15 a.m. Landscape Survey, Evaluation, and Preservation Issues Facilitators: Mary Hopkins, Barbara Wyatt, Conrad Fisher, Nancy BrownThis will be a forum for workshop participants to discuss the process for and value of identifying, evaluating, and recording landscapes for National Register and Section 106 programs and the tools used to do this. It will also be an opportunity to ask questions and bring to the forefront the issues facing Wyoming Landscapes.

10:00 a.m. End of Workshop

Circle Photo: Sommers Ranch Barn and Corral 3

Conference Locations

4 Circle Photo: Downtown Pinedale

Preserving Our Landscapes Conference Schedule

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Friday, May 18

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration, Sublette County Library, Lovatt Room

10:00 a.m. Certified Local Government Meeting, Sublette County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Meeting Room 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Welcome, Lovatt Room

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Mitchell Silver, Planning: The Big Picture, Lovatt Room

Veteran comprehensive planner, and American Planning Association President, Mitchell Silver discusses the big picture perspective and long-term impacts of local government planning.

1:00 p.m.– 2:15 p.m. Track A: The Rural Landscape, Lovatt Room Conservation Easements as a Landscape Preservation Tool

The Wyoming Game and Fish will explain the basics of conservation easements and how they might be utilized as a landscape preservation tool. The Wyoming Land Trust and the Wyoming Stockgrowers Agricultural Land Trust will present examples of conservation easements that are helping to preserve the cultural landscape across the state.

Speakers: Butch Parks, Lands Administration Supervisor, Wyoming Game and Fish Lara Ryan, Executive Director, Wyoming Land Trust Pamela Dewell, Executive Director, Wyoming Stockgrowers Agricultural Land Trust

Moderator: Bob Budd, Executive Director, Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust

Track B: The Urban Landscape, Pinedale Community Church Downtown Economic Restructuring 101

A basic introduction to the components of downtown economics, and a look at the priorities and responsibilities of a Main Street program’s Economic Restructuring Committee.

Speaker: Todd Barman, National Trust Main Street Center

2:15 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. Break with snacks sponsored by the Sublette County Historical Society

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2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Track A: The Rural Landscape, Lovatt RoomLandscape Preservation At Work: Case Studies of the New Fork River Crossing Historical Park and the Sommers - Grindstone Ranch and Sommers Homestead Conservation Easements

Panelists will discuss these three case studies, including the history of these projects, the people involved, how the projects came together, and what is happening with the properties now.

Moderator:Bob Budd, Executive Director, Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust

New Fork River Historical Park:Speakers:Dave Crowley, Cultural Resource Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale Field OfficeClint Gilchrist, President, Sublette County Historical SocietyRocky Mountain Power, Shell Petroleum and Ultra Resources, Inc. will be available to answer questions during the question and answer session

Sommers-Grindstone Ranch and Sommers Homestead Conservation Easements: Speakers:Butch Parks, Lands Administration Supervisor, Wyoming Game and Fish John C. McKinley, Attorney, Davis and Cannon, LLPJonita Sommers, Sommers RanchClint Gilchrist, President, Sublette County Historical Society

Track B: The Urban Landscape, Pinedale Community ChurchDowntown Market Analysis

Follow the ER101 session with a closer look at downtown market analysis including evaluation of existing market conditions and identifying new market opportunities.

Speaker: Todd Barman, National Trust Main Street Center

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Break with snacks sponsored by Main Street Pinedale

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6 Circle Photo: Bridger Teton National Forest

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4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Track A: The Rural Landscape, Lovatt RoomFinding a Voice: How to Advocate for Cultural Landscapes

Join us to discuss the ins and outs of the public processes that allow you to make your voice heard about the future of these important resources. We will discuss how to navigate the government-speak of documents like Environmental Impact Statements, Programmatic Agreements and Resource Management Plans, as well as explain the numerous stages of these processes. Additionally, we’ll help you identify when to get involved and how best to make your comments count.

Speakers:Lesley Wischmann, Board Member, Alliance for Historic Wyoming Craig Bromley, Cultural Resources Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, Lander Field Office

Moderator:Hilery Lindmier, Executive Director, Alliance for Historic Wyoming

Track B: The Urban Landscape, Pindale Community ChurchDowntown Design 101

A basic introduction to the components of downtown design, and a look at the priorities and responsibilities of a Main Street program’s Design Committee

Speaker: Todd Barman, National Trust Main Street Center

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Tour downtown Pinedale on your own

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Social Hour with Cocktails and Silent Auction,* Lovatt Room

7:00 p.m. Dinner and Presentation of the Preserve Wyoming and Wyoming Main Street Awards, Lovatt Room

Catering by Moose Creek Catering Cash Bar provided by Wind River Brewing Company.

*Silent Auction items must be paid by cash or check only. Proceeds will go to the Preserve Wyoming Conference Wyoming State Historical Society (WSHS) Travel Stipend Fund.*

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Saturday, May 19

Breakfast on your own

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Perils and Pitfalls of Downtown Redevelopment: Zoning, Building, and Fire Codes and Historic Buildings, Lovatt Room

Cheyenne city planners seek to inform your adapted-reuse strategy by presenting the top 10 building codes that influence the success of renovation projects.

Speakers: Matt Ashby, Planning Services Director, City of CheyenneJim Flesher, Planner, City of Cheyenne

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break sponsored by the Alliance for Historic Wyoming

10:45 a.m.– 11:45 a.m. Downtown Design Guidelines

An outline of the major elements that should be included in downtown design guidelines, and a discussion of potential implementation methods.

Speaker: Mary Randolph, Wyoming Main Street

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Closing, Museum of the Mountain Man

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tours: Sommers Ranch Homestead and Conservation Easement New Fork River Crossing Historical Park Boulder Schoolhouse Daniel Schoolhouse Museum of the Mountain Main Green River Valley Museum

Tours will be at conference participants’ leisure. Transportation is not provided. All tour locations will be open for visitation until 5:00 pm.

Please see the Tour Map for locations.

Additional option:Historic Trails enthusiasts are invited to join members of the Wyoming Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association on OCTA’s annual spring trek on Saturday, May 19. The trek will leave the city of Green River, travel north via the Lombard Crossing of the Green River and the Seedskadee Visitors Center and through Farson to various historic sites in the South Pass area. Conference participants are welcome to link up with OCTA members in Farson about noon of that day. People who plan to do so should call or email Tom Rea at 307-277-3275, trea@tribcsp.com by 5 p.m. Friday, May 18.

8 Circle Photo: Downtown Pinedale, photo courtesy Main Street Pinedale

Mitchell J. Silver, AICP

Mitchell Silver is president of the American Planning Association (APA). As APA president, he is leading the effort to make planning one of the most relevant professions in the 21st Century. Mr. Silver is also the Chief Planning & Development Officer and Planning Director for Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Silver is an award-winning planner with over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is nationally recognized for his leadership in the planning profession and his contributions to contemporary planning issues.

Known by his colleagues as a creative thinker, problem-solver and visionary leader, Mr. Silver has been at the center of many cutting edge trends, innovative solutions and visionary plans. As planning director in Raleigh, he has led the comprehensive plan update process to create a vibrant 21st century city with a modern transit system, great streets, great places and great neighborhoods. He is now overseeing a rewrite of the City’s Development Code.

Mr. Silver is a contributing editor and author of ICMA’s “Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice,” which was released in February 2009. Mr. Silver’s work and commentary has been featured in Time.com, the New York Times, Planning Magazine, the Triangle Business Journal, Crain’s Business Journal and National Public Radio (NPR).

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New Fork River Crossing Historical Park1371 Paradise Rd.This 100-acre park opened to the public in 2012. Experience the Lander Road and visit the park to learn more about this emigrant crossing and campsite.

Sommers Ranch HomesteadThe Sommers family gave the Sublette County Historical Society the original Sommers homestead house, where the Historical Society is now creating a living history demonstration project exploring early 1900s-era homestead life in Sublette County. The Sommers family also placed their entire ranch under a conservation easement in 2010. The Sommers Ranch Headquarters was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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Museum of the Mountain Man700 E. Hennick, Pinedale, Open 9:00 - 5:00 daily.Experience the romantic era of the mountain man and discover the importance of the Western Fur Trade in American history.

Green River Valley Museum206 N. Front St, Big Piney, Open for conference tours.From Stetsons to hard hats, and prehistory to military veterans, enjoy a fascinating range of Green River Valley history here.

Boulder Schoolhouse304 Adams St, BoulderChildren attended school in Boulder from 1905-1966. Three structures served as schools in Boulder, and two of them remain today. The Schoolhouse is in the National Register of Historic Places and will be remodeled in 2012.

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Daniel Schoolhouse18 School House LaneThe Daniel School was constructed in 1920 by A.F. Atwood, General Contractor and Builder from Big Piney, Wyoming. Although a modest facility, it represented a substantial physical improvement over the one-room log school that it replaced. The Schoolhouse is in the National Register of Historic Places and underwent a remodel in 2011.

Trappers’ PointEast Green River Road, 1st RightThis point looks over the Green River Rendezvous, the Green River Drift, and an important wildlife migration corridor.

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All locations will be open until 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 19.

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