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35th annual Natural Areas Conference
Natural Areas Revival In Music City: Tuning into a changing climate and biological invasion
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A Joint Conference of the Natural Areas Association (NAA) and
the National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils (NAEPPC)
Hosted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
What's New
The Natural Areas Association has partnered with The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program to zero out the carbon dioxide emissions that will result from the energy use at the 35th Natural Areas Conference in Nashville, TN beginning October 14, 2008. To help address two of the nation's greatest environmental challenges -- habitat loss and climate change -- the Fund will plant 70 native trees in Louisiana's Red River National Wildlife Refuge. Over their lifetime, the new trees will trap an estimated 83.7 tons of carbon dioxide, provide critical habitat for wildlife and enhance public recreation areas we can all enjoy.
Join us for the 35th annual Natural Areas Conference and the NAEPPC inaugural national conference. The conference will focus on ecological management themes with an emphasis on invasive exotic species issues and the effects of climate change. The NAEPPC will bring its invasive species expertise to the conference and the two organizations will provide synergy in organizing what is expected to be an outstanding event. The plenary and concurrent sessions will address the conference theme tuning into a changing climate and biological invasion. Stay tuned to the NAA website www.naturalarea.org for details, and join us in Nashville for an informative and rewarding experience.
Themes:
- Global Conservation Issues
- Early Detection and Rapid Response of Invasives
- Impacts of Invasives
- Management and Control of Invasives: Partnerships, Volunteer programs, On-The-Ground Initiatives, Tools and Techniques (Workshop)
- Biocontrol of Invasives
- Prevention of Invasives
- Invasive Species Policy
- Forest Health Issues
- Cooperative Weed Management Areas (Workshop)
- St. Louis Declaration - Voluntary Codes of Conduct (Workshop)
- Weed Risk Assessment (Workshop)
- Karst Ecosystem Management
- Grassland Ecosystem Management
- Urban Natural Areas
- Natural Areas Conservation by Land Trusts
- Freshwater Ecosystem Management
- Rare Element Conservation
- Ecological Restoration
- Natureserve's Landscope (Workshop)
- National Association of EPPC Forum
- State and Federal Natural Areas Roundtables
- Protected Natural Areas Databases