Come join us in Hot Springs, March 5-7, for the 63rd Natural Resources Institute Annual Conference in conjunction with 28th Environmental Law Annual Conference 2025. Natural Resources will have their section specific track on Friday morning.
The conference will be held at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort located at 2705 Central Avenue Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901. The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment will be presenting a joint session for both Natural Resources and Environmental Law on Thursday, March 6, 2025. There will also be a joint reception for both sections on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
You register with Environmental Law with a bundle price for a discount at this link.
Agenda:
Planners:
- Patrick Hickey, Joseph Hickey, P.A.
- Forrest Stobaugh, PPGMR Law, PLLC
- Joel Hutcheson, Hutcheson Law Firm, PLLC
Wednesday, March 5
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Commissioners Meetings
5:00 – 5:30 PM
Section Meeting, DeGray Meeting Room
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Joint Reception with Environmental Law (Pop's Lounge)
Thursday, March 6
7:30 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Lithium and USGS
Scott Ausbrooks, Director of the Office of the State Geologist, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
9:00 –10:00 AM
An Overview of the Arkansas Agricultural Law, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, and Current and Emerging Issues
Wes Ward, Cabinet Secretary, Arkansas Department of Agriculture
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Energy and Environment Update Panel
Secretary Shane Khoury, Cabinet Secretary, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
Kesia Morrison, Chief Legal Counsel, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
Bailey Taylor, Division of Environmental Quality Director and Chief Administrator of Environment, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
Lauren Ballard, Chief of Staff, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
11:15 – 12:15 PM
Quad O
Jeffery Seal, Air & Regulatory Team Lead, Flywheel Energy, LLC,
Friday, March 7
7:30 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Recent Updates
Mike Daily, Daily & Woods, PLLC
9:00 –10:00 AM
What’s Going on Down There? – Updates on Pore Space for 2025
Forrest Stobaugh, PPGMR Law, PLLC
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Easements
Joel Hutcheson, Hutcheson Law Firm, PLLC
11:15 – 12:15 PM
Ethics
Stark Ligon