Adell Amos: Public Presentations

"The Legal and Ethical Implications of Water and Energy Policy" University of Oregon, School of Law, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Symposium, Keynote Address (upcoming September 2009).

Energy Law Colloquium, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont (upcoming July 17, 2009) (invited participant).

"Public Roles in Eastern and Western Water Law," sponsored by Vermont Law School and On the Commons (June 10-12, 2009) (invited participant).

"The Energy Footprint of Water Use," Natural Resource Law Professors Conference, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Chico Hot Springs, Montana (May 26, 2009).

"Advancing Freshwater Conservation in the Context of Energy and Climate Policy," Keynote Address, Water Law Review 2009 Symposium: Practical Approaches in Fast-Moving Streams, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado (March 4, 2009).

"Can State Water Law Work to Accomplish Federal Purposes?: The Devil in the Details" Presentation, U.S. Forest Service Resource Management Conference, Sedona, Arizona (February 25, 2009).

"The Klamath Basin - A True Story of Law, Science, Politics and Conflict Resolution", Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon (February 5, 2009).

"The Role of the Public in Water Resource Decision-making: Opportunities and Impediments for Non-Water Rights Holders", Northwest Water Law Symposium sponsored by the American Bar Association, Portland, Oregon (January 30-31, 2009).

"Water for People and the Environment: Conflict, Compromise, and New Directions," Address for Seeking Sustainable Solutions--A Series of Fireside Conversations on Global Warming, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon (January 29, 2009).

"Western Water Law--The Federal Perspective," Northwest Natural Resources Forum for Federal Executives, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers and Natural Resource Conservation Service, Astoria, Oregon (November 12-13, 2008).

"Energy, Water, and Climate Policy: Comparing Resources in Western and Eastern Water Law," Faculty Workshop, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland (October 6, 2008).

"Water Policy In Light of Climate Change," University of Oregon Geography Department Seminar Series, Eugene, Oregon (October 2, 2008).

Institute for Natural Resources: Science-Policy Seminar Series, Invited Dialogue Participant for Session with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (May 21, 2008).

"Connecting Western Water Law to Energy and Climate Policy," Water in the West: Spring Hydrology Lecture Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (April 23, 2008).

"Protecting Federal Purposes Under State Water Law--Does It Work?," Journal Club, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (April 23, 2008).

"Water Rights as Public Rights: Prior Appropriation as if the Public Interest Mattered," Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon (March 8, 2008).

"Water, Energy, and Climate: Making the Connection," Thinking Out Loud Series, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon (February 29, 2008).

"Water Law and Climate Change," Focus the Nation Conference Event, Willamette University School of Law, Salem, Oregon (January 31, 2008).

"Can Western Water Law Be a Tool for Adapting to Climate Change?" American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, New York, New York (January 2-6, 2008).

"Integrating Science and Policy to Protect and Restore Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems," Washington State University Conference on Water in the Pacific Northwest: Moving Science Into Policy and Action (November 7-9, 2007).

"Water Distribution Rights and Profit," HOPES 13: Confluence, Eco-Design Conference, University of Oregon School of Architecture, Eugene, Oregon (April 19-22, 2007).

"Preparing Green Lawyers for Practice in a Changing Environment," Dialogue and Workshop, ABA 36th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, Keystone, Colorado (March 8-11, 2007).

"Protecting Instream Flow and Aquatic Habitat," 25th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon (March 1-4, 2007).

"Legal Implications of Exempt Wells in Oregon and Washington," 25th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon (March 1-4, 2007).

"At the Crossroads: Sustainable Solutions in the Klamath Basin," Opening Remarks for the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Symposium (January 26, 2007).

"Water Conflicts in the West," Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program Fireside Conversations Series (January 17, 2007).

"Protecting Federal Purposes Under State Water Law - Does it Work?" Keynote Address, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Assembly of Service Hydrologists, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 10, 2006).

Interview with UO Today on Environmental and Natural Resources Law (September 27, 2006).

"Hydropower Reform & Tribes: The Energy Bill of 2005," 19th Annual Indian Law Symposium, University of Washington College of Law, Seattle, Washington (September 14-15, 2006).

"State Law and Federal Administrative Mechanisms for Protecting Instream Flow: Key Issues in the East," American Bar Association's Eastern Water Law Conference, Miami, Florida (May 11, 2006).

"The Need for Federal Reserved Water Rights and the Role of Enforcement: Could Cappaert Happen Again?" at the 2006 Devil's Hole Workshop at Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California (April 26-28, 2006).

"Tribal and Federal Instream Flow Protection" 3rd Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Environmental Law Conference--Western Instream Flows: 50 Years of Progress and Setbacks (April 20-21, 2006).

Participant at first meeting of national environmental law programs hosted by UCLA law school in conjunction with the 2006 Frankel Symposium, "Preventing and Responding to Catastrophe: The Role of Environmental Law and Policy," Los Angeles, California (April 6-7, 2006).

"Protecting Instream Flow in Oregon" Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon Law School, Eugene, Oregon (March 2006).

"The Interim Strategy for Protective Instream Flows in the Walla Walla Basin," 2nd Annual Northwest Tribal Water Rights Conference, Eugene, Oregon (October 2005).

"Government Careers in Environmental and Natural Resources Law" at Working Against the Grain Symposium, University of Oregon Law School, Eugene, Oregon (September 2005).

"Water Rights for the National Wildlife Refuge System," U.S. Department of Justice, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina (annually Fall 2003-Fall 2005).

"National Wildlife Refuge System and U.S. Water Law," Environmental Law Institute, Enforcement, Capacity-Building Study Tour for Chilean Environmental Officials and Judges, Washington, DC (April 2005).

"Water For the National Wildlife Refuge System--A Comprehensive Strategy," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Academy, National Conservation Training Center, Shepardstown, West Virginia (3-4 sessions/year, 2001-2005).

"The Interface of the Endangered Species Act and Water Law," National Assembly of Service Hydrologists, National Conservation Training Center, Shepardstown, West Virginia (Spring 2004).

"Water Law for the National Parks and Monuments," National Park Service, Natural Resource Law and Policy Course for Superintendents, Denver, Colorado (Fall 2004).

"Water Law and Land Acquisition," National Realty Academy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Shepardstown, West Virginia (November 2004).

"Public Land and the Role of Water Resources," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Realty Conference, Sunriver, Oregon (Spring 2001).

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