SDARL Class IV Seminar 6

Rapid City/Spearfish

June 5-7, 2007

Natural Resources/The Environment/Cultural Relations

Book Reports by Selected Class IV Members

China, Inc.

Monday Morning Leadership

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

                *Tour Attire – Blue Jeans Permitted

6:30 a.m.         Motor Coach departs Sioux Falls  

·         Departs from lot of School Bus, Inc. Charters

5100 W 8^th Street, Sioux Falls

                                    (same departure location as DC seminar)

7:30 a.m.         Motor Coach departs Brookings

·         Departs from parking lot west of SDSU Football Stadium

Morning           Various pickup locations along US Highway 14

11:45 a.m.       Arrive Pierre

·         Pierre Class IV members join group

Optional pickup point for West River Class IV members

12:00-1:00 p.m.  Lunch in Pierre            - LCR 1 & 2 (3^rd Floor, Capitol Building)

·         Meet the new SD Secretary of Ag;

      Bill Even, SD Secretary of Agriculture

·         Meet the new Executive Director of SD Education Association

Bryce Healy, Executive Director, SDEA

2:00 p.m. Mountain Time

                        Arrive Slovek Ranch, Phillip

                        West River Class IV members will meet at Slovek Ranch

·         Ranch tour with emphasis on Resource Management

4:30 p.m.         Depart for Scott Phillips, New Underwood

                        Option:  Travel through Badlands to view prairie dog towns (if time permits)

6:00 p.m.         Range Management discussion

·         Roger Gates, Extension Range Specialist

South Dakota State University

7:30 p.m.         Dinner at River View Lodge (with Alumni and guests)

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

                *Tour Attire – blue jeans permitted

                *Breakfast at Blue Belle Lodge

6:30 a.m.         Load Motor Coach/Depart for Custer State Park

8:00 a.m.         Breakfast Buffet in White Buffalo Room at Blue Belle Lodge

8:30 a.m.         Book Reports

                        Reflections on Washington, DC and Rapid City Seminars

·         SDARL Class IV

9:30 a.m.         Custer State Park System

·         Richard Miller, Superintendent

Custer State Park

Department of Game, Fish and Parks

Division of Parks and Recreation

11:00 a.m.       1998 Galena Forest Fire; Observation and Burn Area Discussion

·         Bill Hill, Forester at Custer State Park

·         Travis Smith, Forester at Custer State Park

12:30 p.m.       Lunch (Custer)

1:30 p.m.         Grazing Permits and Current National Forest Issues

·         Travis Bies

SDARL Class III

3:00 p.m.         Logging Operation Tour and Discussion

·         Mark Stiller, Forester at Pope and Talbot

·         Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association

6:15 p.m.         Dinner at Alpine Inn, Hill City

9:00 p.m.         Lighting Ceremony at Mount Rushmore

9:45 p.m.         Motor Coach returns to Rapid City

Thursday, June 7, 2007

                *Tour Attire – blue jeans permitted

                *Breakfast at Howard Johnson’s

                *Check out motel

7:00 a.m.         Motor Coach departs for tour

8:00 a.m.         Rushmore Forest Products, Inc., Hill City

·         Matt Swanson, Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.

·         Option:  Stop at Visitor’s Center, Lake Pactola

11:00 a.m.       Motor Coach departs for Union Center

12:30 p.m.       Arrive Union Center

·         Gary Cammack, Owner

Cammack Ranch Supply

SDARL Class I

·         Tour Ranch Supply and other Union Center

·         Discuss Range Resource Management

4:30 p.m.         Motor Coach departs for Pierre, Brookings, Sioux Falls