past conference presentations.
2026 Summer Conference - Medora, ND
Agenda
Washington D.C. Update - Allen Freemyer, Freemyer and Associates
Capital Efficiency & Drilling Technology - David Rains, General Manager of Asset Development, Chevron Shale and Tight Business
Macroeconomics of Energy & Minerals - Dan Drum, Warwick Investment Group
Collaborative Stewardship - Ryan Taylor, Director of Public Policy, Ducks Unlimited
Growing the Trusts Investments Q&A - Josh Kevan, CEO, RVK (No Slide Deck)
Data Centers Decoded - Nick Phillips, EVP External Affairs, Applied Digital
Keynote - Troy Heithecker, Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service (No Slide Deck)
Timber Topics Panel - Dustin Miller, Idaho Dept. of Trust Lands with Troy Heithecker, USDA Forest Service, Jim Elbin, Idaho Department of Lands,
Tera King, Idaho forest Group, and Joe Holzwarth, Montana DNRC
Critical Minerals and Next Gen Coal - Dave Strayley, VP External Affairs, NACCO Natural Resources
Battery Technology Panel - Sarah Montone, NextEra with Tom Sutton, Sutton Technical Services, and Sandy Raines, City of Columbus, ND
Bakken 2.0 Enhanced Delivery - Lynn Helms, Bakken 2.0 Project Manager, North Dakota Petroleum Council
2025 Summer Conference - Denver, CO
Agenda
Washington D.C. Update - Allen Freemyer, Freemyer and Associates
Geologic Carbon Capture Sequestration: History and Challenges - Ashleigh Ross, Carbon Management Technologies at U.S. Dept. of Energy
The Role of State School Lands in Carbon Sequestration - Stephen Hawthrone, Geologic CCS Contractor
An Overview of US Class II EOR and CCS Wells (Q45) - Jason Eleson, Sproule ERCE
Working Together to Build School Trusts - Marguerite Herman & Brian Farmer, ASTL with Shawn Thomas, Montana DNRC, Aaron Vande Linde, Minnesota
School Trust Lands, & Robyn Sahid, Arizona State Land Department
State Trust Land Stewardship for Current and Future Generations - Lindsey Brandt & Jesse Price, Colorado State Land Board
Geologic Carbon Sequestration Leasing: Public Landowner's Viewpoint - Nick Orman, Texas General Land Office
CCS Design and Long-Term Storage Considerations - Tessa Sorensen, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Western States Water Rights and State Land Boards - Justin Bieri, Colorado State Land Board
Biological Carbon Program: Engaging in the Voluntary Carbon Market - Mindy Gottsegen & Jesse Price, Colorado State Land Board
The View From the Chief Regulator's Seat - Julie Murphy, Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission
Regional Perspectives on Recreation Uses: Challenges and Opportunities - Abe Medina, Colorado State Land Board & Jessica Hoag, Montana DNRC
CODEX: A Collaborative Tool Supporting Decisions on Colorado's Lands - David Anderson, Colorado State University & Mindy Gottsegen, Colorado SLB
Colorado State Land Board's Role in Affordable Housing - Christopher Smith & Julie Majors, Colorado State Land Board
It's a Team Sport: Case Studies on Managing Public Recreation Use on State Trust Land Through Partnerships: Abe Medina, Colorado State Land Board with
Zach Spezze, Zach Taylor, and Ryan Crabb, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Looking Back, Moving Forward ; Stewardship of Cultural Resources on State Trust Lands - Dr. Holly Norton, History Colorado, Stacy Coleman , Colorado Dept
of Natural Resources and Eliot Hoyt, Colorado State Land Board
2024 Virtual Washington D.C. Fly-in
2024 Summer Conference - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Agenda
Speaker Information
Washington DC Update - Allen Freemyer, Freemyer and Associates
Idaho Land Board Perspective - Brandon Woolf, Idaho State Controller
Workforce Challenges and Opportunities
- Dennis Becker and Blake Manley, University of Idaho
- Debbie Critchfield, ID Dept of Public Instruction
Carbon Opportunities - Forests and Beyond - Dawn Buckingham, M.D., Texas General Land Office and Greg Latta, University of Idaho
The Public Trust
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence - Robbie Johnson, Idaho Department of Lands
Renewable Energy Successes and Challenges - John Andrews, Snell & Wilmer; Rick Stover, Idaho Governor's Office of Energy and Mineral Resources
ESA Rules - Mike Edmondson, Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation and Allen Freemyer
Sage Grouse Management Impacts - Mike Edmondson, Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation and Allen Freemyer
Efficient Markets/The Evolution of EnergyNet - Gus Rivero, EnergyNet
Optimizing the Whole Trust - Janet Becker-Wold, Callan, LLC and Chris Anton, Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board
Endowment Timber Management/Optimizing the Timber Trust - Jim Elbin, Idaho Department of Lands
Sponsor Presentation - Karlen Beitman, LandGate
Timber Industry Perspective - Tera King, Idaho Forest Group
Oil and Gas Panel
- Hope Dalton, Produced Water Consortium, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
- Rusty Smith, Texas Produced Water Consortium
- Michael Hightower, New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
- Richard Brantley, University Lands
Critical Minerals - Mark Compton, American Exploration and Mining Association
Real Estate Management - Bill Haagenson, Idaho Department of Lands and Jason Crowder, Wyoming State Lands and Investments
Wildfires and Resiliency
- Craig Foss, Idaho Department of Lands
- Shawn Thomas, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Endowment Recreation Management
2023 Summer Conference - Santa Fe, NM
Agenda
Washington DC Update - Allen Freemyer, Freemyer and Associates
Cultural Resources Presentation - Rachael Lorenzo and Ethan Ortega, New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO)
Mega Scale Renewable Generation Leasing -
Jeremy Pattern, Pattern Energy
and
NextEra Energy
That's a Great Idea...Totally Inspirational Communication and Outreach Tactics -- Ali Ryan Hanson, Oregon DSL and Nikki Heck, Arkansas COSL
Priority Landscape Planning - NMSLO Staff Presentation
Tribal Land Exchanges with Cultural Resources Office: Ft. Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma - Rachael Lorenzo, NMSLO
New Mexico State Land Office Accountability and Enforcement Program - NMSLO Staff Presentation
2022 Fall Member Meeting - Virtual - 10-19-22
2022 Summer Conference - Park City, UT
Meeting Agenda
Renewable Hydrogen Energy and Storage - Craig Broussard, Magnum Development and ACES Delta
Trading Up - Federal and Trust Land Exchanges
- Chris Fausett, Utah SITLA
- Dustin Miller, Idaho Dept of Lands
- Mike Johnson, Utah SITLA
- Allen Freemeyer, NASTL
Federal Legislative Update - Allen Freemyer, NASTL
Enabling Local Clean Energy Autonomy Everywhere - Neal Ethier, Eavor Technologies, Inc.
Solar Energy on Trust Lands - Daniel Menahem and Meghan Whitley, DESRI
How the Extended Drought Affects Trust Lands
- Troy Forrest, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
- Tyler Thompson, Utah Department of Natural Resources
- Ethan Hallows, Utah SITLA
- Ron Torgerson, Utah SITLA
Trust Law
Mike Johnson, Utah SITLA
John Andrews, Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Real Estate Development on Trust Lands - Kyle Pasley, Utah SITLA
Orphan Well Cleanup and the Infrastructure Bill
- Dustin Doucet, Utah DNR
- David Andrews, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Patrick Amole, Wyoming Oil and Gas conservation Commission
- Matthew Warren, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
- Greg Nottingham, U.S. Dept of Interior/Environmental Policy and Compliance
- Brett Wiersum, Lear & Lear, PLLC
Helium Exploration
- Donna Bowles, North American Helium
- Jason Demers, Navajo Transitional Energy Company
- Jeremy Jordan, IACX Energy
- Lita Shon-Roy, TECHCET
- Anish Kapadia, The Edelgas Group
- Steven Lund, Utah House of Representatives
LNG Productions Role in Economic Development
- James Diemer, Sempra Infrastructure
- Andrew Browning, Western States and Tribal Nations Natural Gas Initiative
Economic Benefits from Trust Land Activity in Rural Areas - Ben Hart, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
How the Economy and Inflation Affect Trust Lands and Navigating Economic Cycles Through Strategic Asset Allocation
- Peter Madsen, Utah School and Institutional Trust Funds Office
- Ryan Kulig, Utah School and Institutional Trust Funds Office
- Scott Day, Utah School and Institutional Trust Funds Office
Geothermal Energy - Utah FORGE
- Dr. John McLennan, Energy & Geoscience Institute, University of Utah
- Nicholas Goodman, Cyrq Energy
- Robert Winsloe, Eavor Technologies, Inc.
2022 Spring Member Meeting - Online
2021 Fall Conference - Portland, OR
Meeting Agenda
Conference Speaker Bios
Renewable Energy and Trust Lands, Shawn Thomas, MT DNR
Advocates for School Trust Lands - Matt Comisky
Managing a Mix of Assets to Benefit Students Forever
- Intergenerational Equity Concepts and Challenges, Mark Higgins, RVK, Inc.
- Guggenheim Macroeconomic and Credit Market Outlook, Bill Costigan, Guggenheim Investments
- Energy in Transition - Mark Buntz, BOK Financial
Washington Update - Allen Freemyer, Freemyer and Associates
Carbon Sequestration on School Trust Lands, Aaron Vande Linde, MN Office of School Trust Lands
Perspectives on State-Tribal Relations
- OR DSL Director Vicki Walker Interview with Bud Lane, Vice-Chairman of Siletz Tribal Council, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Legislative Commission on Indian Services, Patrick, Flanagan, LCIS
- Oregon SHPO - Tribal Interaction, Dennis Griffin
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Carolyn Holthoff
Environmental Justice in Natural Resources: A State Priority, Jason Miner, Office of Governor Kate Brown
Additional Reading: The State of Oregon and Nine Federally-Recognized Tribes Forge a Path Forward - Dennis Griffin
Challenges with Increased Use of School Trust and other State Lands
- Challenges & Lessons Learned While Managing State-Owned Navigable Waterways, Jacob Taylor, OR DSL
- Challenges with Increased Use of School Trust and other State Lands, Chris Parkins, OR DSL
- Protecting Archaeological Sites on Trust Lands, Dave Ure, UT SITLA
Elliott State Forest: Managing Lands Through a Social and Political Lens
- Multiple Panelists Identified in Presentation
2021 Summer Business Meeting (Online)
2021 Midwinter Membership Meeting (Online)
2020 Summer Conference (Online)
2020 Winter Conference (Austin, TX)
- Agenda
- Conference Sponsor Information - Deanna Duell, BKD CPAs and Advisors
- Tankless Batteries Oil and Gas Production: High Vapor Pressure - Trevor Morrison, Occidental Petroleum
- Tankless Batteries Oil and Gas Production: High Vapor Pressure - Dave Curtis, SPL, Inc.
- Frac Sand/ESA Kermit Sand Plant - Hunter Wallace, Atlas Sand
- What is the Future Role of Oil and Natural Gas - Todd Staples, Texas Oil and Gas Association
- What is University Lands and Why Is It Important - Richard Brantley, University Lands
- Growth of Water Midstream Companies and Their Role in Managing Water Resources and Produced Water Recycling - Michael Anderson, Layne Water Midstream
- Rare Earth - Round Top Rare Earth Project, Hudspeth County, TX - Dan Gorski, Texas Mineral Resources Corporation
- Global Trends Including Oil and Gas Sustainability - Thomas Tunstall, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Litigation Update - Jodi Smith, North Dakota Department of Trust Lands
2019 Summer Conference (Whitefish, MT)
- Agenda
- 2019 Summer Conference Roll Call Summary
- Washington DC Update - Allen Freemyer, WSLCA Education and Outreach
- Innovating the Forest Products Industry in the Inland Northwest - Marc Brinkmeyer, Idaho Forest Group
- Industry Trends in Oil and Gas Lease Terms - Brett Kvasnicka, Crowley Fleck Law
- Cultural and Paleontologic Resources on Montana School Trust Lands - Patrick Rennie, Montana DNRC
- Industry Trends Impacting Alternative Energy Leases - Dr. Shannon Ferrell
- Land Use Planning, Reclamation and Productive Post-Mining Land Use - Eric Mears, Haley & Aldrich
- Shared Stewardship and Good Neighbor Authority - Tom Schultz, Idaho Forest Group
- Raiders of the Lost Trust Panel - Clive Strong, Conference of Western Attorneys General
- Raiders of the Lost Trust Panel - Kim Christy, Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands
- Raiders of the Lost Trust Panel - Harry Birdwell, WSLCA President
- Montana's Trust Lands Management System - John Burns/Emma Dixon, Sitka Technology Group & Dan Rogers, Montana DNRC
2019 Winter Conference (Washington, DC Fly-in)
2018 Summer Conference (Duluth, MN)
- Agenda
- Strategies to Diversify Natural Resource Assets/Alternative Investments - Anthony Davidow, Schwab Center for Financial Research
- Fixed Income Strategies for Permanent Funds - Kathy Jones, Schwab Center for Financial Research
- The Intersection Between Conservation and Land Transactions - Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund
- Mitigation Revenue from State Lands - Gray Stevens, Sandy Creek Partners LLC
- All Things Copper - Francis McAllister, Freeport- McMoRan
- State of the Iron Mining Industry - Kelsey Johnson, Iron Mining Association
- Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management - Greg Kantor, RVK Investments
- Comparative Study of State Submerged Land Usage and Fees Panel - State of Idaho
- Comparative Study of State Submerged Land Usage and Fees Panel - State of Alaska
- Comparative Study of State Submerged Land Usage and Fees Panel - State of Minnesota
- Comparative Study of State Submerged Land Usage and Fees Panel - State of Louisiana
- Water Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry - New Mexico State Land Office
- Data, Analytics, and Decision-Making IT Panel - Brandon Savage, EnergyNet
2018 Winter Conference (Denver, CO)
2017 Summer Conference (Anchorage, AK)
- Agenda
- Climate Change: Is it Real? What Does It Mean In Alaska? - Heidi Strader, State of Alaska
- Tour of Alaska's Coast and Shoreline Change - Jacquelyn "Jaci" Overbeck, State of Alaska
- Direct Point Positioning System: BLM's New and Improved Method for State Land Conveyance - Gwen Gervalis, State of Alaska
- State Navigability Determinations - Jim Walker, State of Alaska
- Climate Change: Wildland Fire and Forest Management in Alaska - John "Chris" Maisch, Alaska State Forester
- The Confounding Mysteries of the ANWR Boundary - Mike Schechter - Alaska Attorneys General Office
- Navigability-In-Fact: Questions of Ownership and Access - Jessie Alloway, Alaska Dept of Law
- Sturgeon vs. Frost (US Supreme Court Case) - John Sturgeon, Citizen
- Washington DC Update - Allen Freemyer, WSLCA Education and Outreach
- WSLCA 2017 Strategic Plan Overview
2017 Fall Conference (Washington, D.C. Fly-in)
2017 Winter Conference (Bentonville, AR)
- PCC
- ATLAS Presentation - State of Colorado
- The Geographic Approach: Thinking Different with GIS - Brent Jones, ESRI
- Information Technology Division - State of Oklahoma Land Office
- WSLCA Portal Presentation - Opportune
- Asset Management Committee - State Trust Business Systems
- Asset Management Sessions - IT Lessons Learned/Best Management Practices and Principles
- Workflow and Contract Management Solutions Using Salesforce1 - Steven Young and Nancy Marvin, WA Department of Natural Resources
- Sources & Uses of Gas on the Lease and Gas Plant Deductions - Salomon Tristan
- Standardized Royalty Data Set- Taylor Lee, WSLCA Royalty Working Group
- Federal Land Disposition to States – Opportunities and Issues - John Andrews, State of Utah
- Establishing Environmental Strategy - ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
- Conservation Bank for Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse - State of Colorado
- Term Sheet - Commercial Lease
- Montana DNRC Forested State Trust Lands Habitat Conservation Plan
- Species Conservation Agreements
- Trust Land Commercial Real Estate Leases - Vanessa Hickman, Arizona State University
2016 Summer Conference (Sandpoint, ID)
- Agenda
- WSLCA Strategic Planning Session Update/Review
- BLM - Proposed Land Use Planning Rule 2.0 Impact on Subsurface Mineral Rights - Carolyn Loder, Freeport McMoRan
- Investment Management Concepts/Intergenerational Equity - Mark Higgins, RVK
- WSLCA Principles of Trust Portfolio Management
- O&G Market Trends: Who is Buying and What is Selling - Bill Britain and John Munroe, EnergyNet