43rd Natural Areas Conference

PLENARY SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED   View this email in your browser

The annual Natural Areas Conference is one of the nation’s premier gatherings of conservation and resource management professionals, educators and scientists, and the annual gathering of Natural Area Association members. Climate change is the greatest challenge facing conservation professionals. This event will feature strategies and tactics that resource and natural areas managers can employ to prepare for and respond to climate change on the ground. Find out more about our session topics. Click to add to calendar Plenary Session Speakers We’ve secured some of the world’s top applied ecologists and environmental researchers to speak during our two-day plenary session. Tuesday, October 18 Chris Swanston, research ecologist, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, director of Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, and editor of Forest adaptation resources, speaking on “Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers.” Healy Hamilton, chief scientist, NatureServe, ex-director California Academy of Sciences Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics              California case studies: Southern California Coast/Small Scale: Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. Highly urban area threatened by sea-level rise and human impacts. North Bay Area and North Coast Ranges/Medium Scale: Pepperwood Preserve and partners. Working across jurisdictional boundaries to manage for climate change in a patchy landscape. Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion/Large Scale: Western Klamath Restoration Partnership (WKRP). Large-scale restoration to enhance resilience of forest and human communities. Sierra Nevada/Very Large Scale: Sierra Cascades All-Lands Enhancement (SCALE), Sierra Nevada Conservancy Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) and partners. Stitching together multiple large-landscape efforts to make meaningful progress toward ecosystem resilience and provision of ecosystem services. Wednesday, October 19 Symposium: Reconciling Restoration with Environmental Change   Greg Aplet, The Wilderness Society James Aronson, Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CNRS) Valerie Eviner, University of California, Davis Don Falk, University of Arizona Richard Hobbs, University of Western Australia John Wiens, Oregon State University and University of Western Australia, ex-chief scientist The Nature Conservancy

Call for Papers & Posters We are inviting submission of oral presentations (20 minutes max, PowerPoint only), poster presentations (poster session will be Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.  w/ posters no larger than 4 × 4 ft.), and student presentations (enroll during the abstract submission process) on these topics related to the overall conference theme, Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Areas Management: Turning Words To Action. All presenters must register for the Conference. Abstracts are due by May 2. Attention Students: we offer special registration rates and the opportunity to room share at the conference. You can also enter the presentation competition for cash prizes, and contact Jodi Vandermyde about applying for John W. Humke Student Scholarship. Photo Bev Sykes Flickr Farmer's Market Day Davis, California This year's conference will be in Davis, California at the University of California, Davis campus conference center. UC Davis is the nation's top agricultural university, one of the finest ecological research institutions in the world, and features a 100-acre on-campus Arboretum. The City of Davis is a leader in urban sustainability, and calls itself the most bicycle-friendly town in the world. It is only an hour from San Francisco, Napa Valley and the Sierra Nevada. Find out more about how much there is to do in Davis. Bike rentals will be available for attendees!

Be a Sponsor for the Natural Areas Conference The Natural Areas Conference is the most significant annual gathering of natural resource practitioners in the U.S., with a regular attendance of 350-400. By taking advantage of our sponsorship opportunities, you can demonstrate your commitment to natural areas professionals as well as showcase your activities, services and products to your target audience, all while building relationships and supporting our critical mission. Find out more about our sponsorship opportunities or contact lsmith@naturalareas.org. And thanks to sponsors of our conference Bureau of Land Management · California Landscape Conservation Cooperative · CalFire · The Nature Conservancy, California · Sierra Pacific Industries · Southwest Climate Science Center · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center · U.S.D.A. Climate Hub · Sierra Nevada Conservancy · Conservation Biology Institute · Wilburforce Foundation Copyright © 2016 Natural Areas Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the Natural Areas Conference. Our mailing address is: Natural Areas Association PO Box 1504 Bend, OR 97709 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list