“Conserving Endangered Ecosystems”

Bird Conservation Alliance Meeting

9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and light breakfast

9:30 Introduction: Conserving Endangered Ecosystems - Steve Holmer, Bird Conservation Alliance Director

9:45 Keynote Address: State of the Birds 2010 Report on Global Warming – Paul Schmidt, Director of Migratory Bird Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Oceans: Eliminating threats to seabirds – Dr. Jessica Hardesty, American Bird Conservancy

Islands: Invasive eradication past, present and future – Will Meeks, Chief, Branch of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

11:00 BREAK

11:25 Keynote Address: Hawaiian Bird Conservation – Patti Bright, U.S. Geological Survey

Hawaiian Invasive species & endangered species funding needs – Dr. George Wallace, American Bird Conservancy

Planning for bird conservation in a changing climate: The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative – Loyal Mehrhoff, Field Supervisor, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

12:40 LUNCH: A box lunch will be provided so you will be free to roam the zoo.

2:00 Keynote Address: Conservation Birding – Mike Parr, American Bird Conservancy

Reforestation: The restoration and conservation of South American forests – David Wiedenfeld, American Bird Conservancy

Conservation of Salt Marsh – Russ Greenberg, Smithsonian Institution Director of Migratory Bird Center

3:30 BREAK: Coffee and an afternoon snack will be provided.

3:50 Deepwater Horizon - Michael Fry, American Bird Conservancy

Conservation of an Endangered Ecosystem: Sagebrush

Litigation strategies to conserve sagebrush – Laird Lucas, Advocates for the West
Regional planning and creation of protected core habitat zones – Mark Salvo, WildEarth Guardians

5:15 Closing: Steve Holmer

5:30 Reception at the Bird House which will include drinks and appetizers, a chance to network with colleagues, and special opportunities generously provided by the zoo staff to meet some of the birds.

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