Thanks for a GREAT Meeting!
October 17 - 19, 2008
Marble Canyon Lodge in Northern Arizona
near Lee's Ferry
Dear CPCSCB members,
The 2008 CPCSCB meeting/retreat at Marble Canyon two weekends ago was a real success! Most people that I’ve talked to agree that we had one of our best meetings yet, so I want to send out a very special thanks to all of you for making it happen: the organizing committee, presenters, field trip leaders, members, member’s significant others/children, and of course the band...the Foot Souljahs. Some folks got to see their very first California Condor. Others visited the Kaibab Plateau for the first time or saw their first Tamarisk beetle. Best of all, we had quality time together sharing our love and knowledge for our bioregion. Hopefully you were all having so much fun, that is was only later, in reflecting on the weekend that you realized how much you learned, how many great new contacts you made, or how much the star-blanket over Marble Canyon helped rejuvenate you. I know it was that way for me.
Eli Bernstein - Chapter President
Meeting Themes
1. Populations and Landscapes in Transition ~ Examines environmental transitions (such as climate change, energy development, or restoration) with a focus on new scientific research that brings these transitions into focus on the Colorado Plateau. We encourage perspectives that address these transitions at various scales (from populations to landscapes) and/or that draw connections between transitions at multiple scales.
2. Integrating science, management, and policy ~ Today new models for private-public collaboration on conservation science issues are rapidly emerging. Where and how is the science of conservation biology being effectively integrated into conservation-based management, decision-making, and policy-making across the Colorado Plateau? In what ways can conservation biology be most useful to these collaborative efforts in the coming years?
3. SCB Chapter policy recommendations for a new Administration ~ The U.S. presidential election will only be 2 weeks away at this point! A new administration will most likely be more supportive of the conservation agenda and we hope to capitalize on that window of opportunity within the organizational structure of SCB. Building on our successful 2007 Biennial session on Conservation Biology and the Colorado Plateau we will take further steps to articulate policy priorities which address our regional conservation challenges. Our goal is to communicate key regional policy recommendations to the North American Section of SCB, which has established a formal procedure to advocate for Chapter-based policy positions at a national level.
Check out photos from the meeting! http://picasaweb.google.com/SCBColoPlateauChapter/MarbleCanyonMeeting
Click here for PDFs of the presentations.
Feedback for Dave's video? Check out it out!
You can download the video here.
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