Tuesday, May 18, 2026

7:45a              Doors open

8:00a              Morning Coffee & Tea

8:30a              Welcome & Introductions

9:00a              Summit Keynote

9:30a              Prologue: 1800s Destruction of Wildlife Across the Continent

10:00a            What is Collaborating with Wildlife?

10:30a            Break

10:50a            Why Park Gateways?

11:20a             Investing in North America’s Wildlife

11:50a             Summit Program Overview & Workgroups Process

Noon              Lunch Break

1:30p              Workgroup Set 1

3:00p             Break

3:30p             Workgroup Set 2

5:00p-7:00p  Welcome Reception 

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Wednesday, May 19, 2026

7:45a              Doors open

8:00a              Morning Coffee & Tea

8:30a              Workgroup Set 3

10:00a             Break

10:30a             Workgroup Set 4

12:00p             Lunch Break 

1:30p               Panel Dialogues on Workgroups 1-4

3:00p              Break

3:30p              Workgroup Set 5

5:00p-7:00p   Reception: Visions & Cultural Expressions of North America’s Wildlife Return

 

Thursday, May 20, 2026

7:45a               Doors open

8:00a               Morning Coffee & Tea

8:30a               Workgroup Set 6

10:00a             Break

10:30a             Workgroup Set 7

12:00p             Lunch Break 

1:30p               Workgroup Set 8

3:00p               Break

3:30p               Panel Dialogues on Workgroups 5-8

5:00p-6:00p   Closing & Tribal & First Nations Ceremony

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Friday, May 21, 2026

8:30a-Noon    Port of Corpus Christi Wildlife Rescue Operations Center & Texas State Aquarium Tour: Field Trip for Participants (Additional Registration Required)

 

​(Preliminary Draft – Subject to Change)