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Biodiversity workshops from Land Trust Alliance's Rally 2008: September 18-21, 2008
Defenders teamed up with NatureServe to sponsor a track of workshops focused exclusively on biodiversity at the 2008 Land Trust Alliance Rally.
The workshops brought in experts from other NGOs, land trusts, foundations and government agencies to cover a variety of topics including biodiversity basics, state wildlife action plans, technical tools for conserving biodiversity, using the Farm Bill, and ecosystem services.
View the powerpoint slides or watch the full presentations with audio:
- Biodiversity for Dummies: Why the Diversity of Life Matters and How to Communicate it to the Public, presented by Rob Riordan, Jennifer Browning, Bruce Stein
- Implementing State Wildlife Action Plans, presented by Katie Theoharides, Peter Howell, Jeff Lerner
- Biodiversity Data: Where to Get It and How to Use It, presented by Jill Maxwell, Conrad Reining, Eve Endicott, Jeffrey Wagner
- Building Capacity Through Biodiversity Monitoring, presented by Rob Cavallero, Paul Gallay, Aimee Weldon
- Engaging your Community in Mapping Nature, presented by Karen Dvornich, Heather Rorer
- Saving Place through Science and Heart, presented by Nancy Ailes, Wink Hastings, Bill Jenkins, Katie Theoharides
- Using Ecosystem Service Projects to Inspire Land Conservation, presented by Frank Biasi, Frank Casey, Timm Kroeger, Rusty Painter
- Putting the Farm Bill to Work for Wildlife, presented by Nate Fuller, Chris Pupke, Aimee Weldon
Presentation Archive
View presentations given at past Land Trust Alliance conferences.
Rally 2007: National Land Conservation Conference, Oct. 3-6, Living Lands Biodiversity Track
- User-Friendly Tools for Strategic Biodiversity Planning
Rob Riordan, NatureServe; Pat Comer, NatureServe; Gina LaRocco, Defenders of Wildlife; Larry Orman, GreenInfo Network. (A01) - State Wildlife Action Plans: Case Studies in Strategic Conservation
Jeff Lerner, Defenders of Wildlife; Joe McGovern, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation; Mark Shaffer, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Mike Whitfield, Teton Regional Land Trust (B01) - Habitat Restoration: Site Planning and Implementation
Hugh Brown, Ball State University; Nate Fuller, Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (C01) - Down on the Farm: Native Bees Help Ecology and Economy
Mace Vaughan, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (D01) - Federal Funding Programs for Habitat Purchase and Restoration
Derek Johnson, The Nature Conservancy; Dr. Frank Casey, Defenders of Wildlife; Bruce Taylor, Defenders of Wildlife (E01) - Pilot Projects for Biodiversity Conservation
Heather Rorer, Defenders of Wildlife; Ernie Atencio, Taos Land Trust; Karen Ferrell-Ingram, Eastern Sierra Land Trust; Joe Kane, Nisqually Land Trust; Karlene McCabe, Greenbelt Land Trust; Mark Patrick, Washtenaw Land Trust; Tamara Sperber, Teton Regional Land Trust (F01)
2007 Regional Conferences:
- California Council of Land Trusts, March 2007
Northeast Regional LTA April 21, 2007:
- Planning Tools for Biodiversity Conservation (1)
- Seminar 15: Planning Tools for Biodiversity Conservation (2)
- An Introduction to NatureServe (3)
- Planning for Biodiversity Conservation in the Sudbury River Valley (4)
- Northeast LTA April 2007Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Western Penobscot Bay, Maine (5)
Midwest Regional LTA April 28, 2007:
- Creating an Ecologically Functional Landscape in the Upper Mississippi River Valley (1)
- Creating an Ecologically Functional Landscape in the Midwest (2)
- Blufflands Alliance: A Common Vision (3)
Northwest Regional LTA, May 18, 2007
- Protecting and Restoring High Priority Habitats (1)
- McKenzie River Trust: Protecting Special Lands (2)
- Columbia Land Trust (3)
- Teton Regional Land Trust: Protecting and Restoring High Priority Habitats in the Upper Snake River Valley (4)
2006 Regional Conferences: "Using Easements to Conserve Biodiversity"
- Midwest LTA, March 2006
- Northwest LTA, April 2006
- Southwest LTA, May 2006
- Northeast LTA, June 2006
2006 Rally: Living Lands Biodiversity Track Presentations
- Conservation Planning for Biodiversity: Landscape Context and Site Design
Bruce Taylor, Defenders of Wildlife; Catherine Macdonald, The Nature Conservancy; Hugh Brown, Ball State University. (A01)
Handouts for this session: Conservation Planning for Biodiversity, Habitat Restoration.
- State Wildlife Action Plans: A Resource for Land Trusts
Jeff Lerner, Defenders of Wildlife and Sarah Gannon Nagle, National Wildlife Federation (B01)
Handouts for this session: Conservation Planning for Biodiversity, Conservation Across the Landscape: A Review of the State Wildlife Action Plans.
- State Wildlife Action Plans: A Resource for Conservationists
Andrew J. Bowman, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (B02)
- Farming with the Wild Forever: Using Ag Easements to Support Biodiversity
Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance (C01)
Handouts for this session: Case Study #1: Elkhorn Slough, WFA Briefing Paper: Farming with the Wild Forever.
- Funding Opportunities for Biodiversity Projects
Dr. Frank Casey, Defenders of Wildlife; Randall Gray, National Resources Conservation Service; Richard Pritzlaff, Biophilia Foundation; Bruce Taylor, Defenders of Wildlife (D01)
Handouts for this session: Case Study #6: Legacy Land Trust, Case Study #9: Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, Federal Habitat Incentive Programs for Private Lands, NRCS Contributions on Privately Owned Lands.
- USDA NRCS: The Farm Bill and Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Randall Gray, USDA NRCS (D02) - Habitat Restoration and Management on Easements: Case Studies
Handouts for this session: Case Study #2: Teton Regional Land Trust, Case Study #3: Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, Case Study #4:Desert Foothills Land Trust, Case Study #7: Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Habitat Restoration. (E01)
- Habitat Restoration and Management on Easements: Round Table --Read discussion notes. (F01)
Handouts for this session: Notes from Round Table Discussion, Habitat Restoration.
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