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TIME
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SESSION TITLE
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PRESENTERS
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Monday – March 19
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12:00- 4:00
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Special field trips – registration required (see Field Trips)
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5:30- 7:30
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Welcome -- early registration with appetizers and cash bar at 100 Estrella Restaurant in Ajo, AZ
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Tuesday – March 20
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8:00- 9:00
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:15
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Plenary Session:Tohono O’odham Color Guard, Panel Discussion with Regional Directors
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10:15-10:45
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Break
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10:45-12:00
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Breakout Sessions:
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A1
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Prehistoric site stewardship at OPCNM
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Gibson
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Father Kino’s wanderings in the region of El Pinacate*
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Godinez Leal
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A2
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Assessing soil and plant vulnerability to border related activities*
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Esque and Howard
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The effects of off-road vehicle use on Sonoran Desert soils*
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Webb
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A3
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Climate monitoring on the BMGR-East…and beyond
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Black
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Ecological Monitoring Program at OPCNM*
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Holm, et al.
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A4
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The establishment of Sonoran Desert National Monument
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Pease
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12:00- 1:30
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Lunch in the Curley School Indoor/Outdoor Auditorium
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1:30- 2:45
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Breakout Sessions:
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B1
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History and culture of the Tohono O’odham
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Siquieros
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B2
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Measuring the effectiveness of OHV Mgmt in CA's Sonoran Desert
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Custer
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Judging the condition of our Sonoran Desert national parks*
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Hubbard
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B3
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Sonoran Pronghorn recovery triumphs and challenges
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Atkinson
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Sonoran Pronghorn population trends in Arizona and Sonora
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Hervert and Bright
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B4
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Wildlands on the edge: impacts of US border policies*
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Millis
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Wilderness management in today’s Sonoran Desert*
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Sturm
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2:45- 3:15
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Break
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3:15- 4:30
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Breakout Sessions:
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C1
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Modeling soil erosion potential on the BMGR-West
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Psillas and Villareal
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Surficial geology and geologic hazards of OPCNM, Southern AZ
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Pearthree, et al.
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C2
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The Death of Las Playas?
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Martynec
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Darby Arroyo as a Native American cultural landscape
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Hooper
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C3
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Assessing vehicle routes in Sonoran Pronghorn habitat
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Rutman, et al.
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Restoration of disturbed lands
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Connor
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C4
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Power-lines drift and drift-sands: the US/MX desert frontier*
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Morganti
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Optimism in times of uncertainty, voices from the Sonoran Desert*
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Laird Benner
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5:30- 7:30
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Dinner in the Cafeteria Gallery on the Curley School Campus. Visit and dine in the midst of a special Art Exhibit: Celebrating the Sonoran Desert
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Wednesday – March 21
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8:00- 9:00
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:15
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Plenary Session:Keynote Speaker: Ned Norris, Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation
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10:15-10:45
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Break
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10:45-12:00
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Breakout Sessions:
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D1
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Ecological Monitoring Program at ORCNM*
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Holm, et al.
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Judging the condition of our Sonoran Desert national parks*
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Hubbard
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D2
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Conservation of historic era structures in OPCNM
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Kennedy and Gibson
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Where are they now? WWII auxiliary airfields today
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Heathington
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TIME
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SESSION TITLE
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PRESENTERS
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10:45-12:00
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D3
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History and patterns of human settlement of the Western Papagueria*
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Doyel
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The first inhabitants of El Pinacate*
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Tapia Landeros
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D4
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Assessing soil and plant vulnerability to border related activities*
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Esque and Howard
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The effects of off-road vehicle use on Sonoran Desert soils*
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Webb
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12:00-12:30
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Break
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12:30- 4:30
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Field Trips to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Wildflowers should be in bloom! Driving, walking or hiking tours offered. Box lunches provided. All tours will end at Pinkley Peak where Chuck’s BBQ will provide dinner.
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4:30- 7:00
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Evening in the Sonoran Desert Enjoy a great barbecue dinner, sunset, and the night skies at Pinkley Peak!
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Thursday – March 22
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8:00- 9:00
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:15
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Breakout Sessions:
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E1
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Ritual landscapes of the Sonoran Desert
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Vanderpot
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Turtle Valley – a tour through time in the western Papagueria
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Davis
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E2
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Power-lines drift and drift-sands: the US/MX desert frontier*
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Morganti
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Optimism in times of uncertainty, voices from the Sonoran Desert*
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Laird Benner
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E3
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Monitoring groundwater at OPCNM
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Filippone, and Conner
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Inventory of springs and tinajas of OPCNM - data at fifty-five sites
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Gwilliam, and Raymond
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E4
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History and patterns of human settlement of the Western Papagueria*
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Doyel
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The first inhabitants of El Pinacate*
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Tapia Landeros
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10:15-10:45
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Break
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10:45-12:00
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Breakout Sessions:
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F1
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Wildlands on the edge: impacts of US Border Policies*
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Millis
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Environmental justice and food justice across borders
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Nabhan
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F2
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Gauging climate change by tracking the northern limits of plants
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Anderson
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Using LiDAR to characterize vegetation in Saguaro Nat’l Park
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Stauning
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F3
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Spatial and temporal distribution of wildlife in the US and MX
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Izaguirre Pompa, et al.
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Volcanoes and craters of El Pinacate
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Ortega Morales
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F4
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Father Kino’s wanderings in the region of El Pinacate*
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Godinez Leal
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Prehistoric fishing in the Sea of Cortez
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Mitchell
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12:00- 1:30
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Lunch in the Curley School Indoor/Outdoor Auditorium
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1:30- 2:45
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Breakout Sessions:
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G1
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The history of Ajo, AZ
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Rutman
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G2
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Conservation of native species of the Rio Sonoyta, Sonora Mexico
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Lopez-Mendez
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Oasis restored: the effort to save Quitobaquito 2006-2011
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Tibbitts
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G3
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Sonoran Pronghorn distribution: anthropogenic & environmental factors
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Holte
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Desert bighorn sheep, legends and truths
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Tapia Landeros
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G4
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The Shell and Obsidian Trails at Las Playas
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Martynec
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Investigating chipped stone tools; modeling western Papagueria
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Davis
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2:45- 3:15
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Break
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3:15- 4:30
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Plenary Session:Panel Discussion with local leaders on Border Issues, Tohono O’odham Color Guard
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5:30- 7:30
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Dinner & Entertainment at the Curley School Outdoor Auditorium (weather permitting). Experience cultural food specialties of the Sonoran Desert region and colorful dance troupes including Ajo’s Ballet Folklorico
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Friday – March 23
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7:30- 8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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8:30
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Depart for Field Trips
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