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From: Julye Evans
Sent: May 26, 2006 12:33 PM
To: events.cse at NAU.EDU
Subject: Natural Areas Conference in September, 2006


33rd ANNUAL NATURAL AREAS CONFERENCE
Stewards of the Old and New West
September 20-23, 2006
Flagstaff, Arizona

The registration for the 2006 Natural Areas Meeting is now available!

Please visit www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006 to register.

If you are interested in attending the pre or post conference field trips,
please be sure to register early as space is very limited.

When you register, please be sure to sign up for the Friday field trips, as
well.  We anticipate the trips will fill up fast, so be sure to register
for your first, second and third choices early!

Early registration ends August 4, so register today for the best rates!

The Natural Areas Association and the National Park Service will co-host
the 33rd Annual Natural Areas Conference which will be held on the mountain
campus of Northern Arizona University (www.nau.edu) in beautiful Flagstaff,
Arizona ( www.flagstaffarizona.org). The program will include keynote
speakers, symposia, contributed papers, and posters covering a broad range
of natural area and biodiversity preservation issues.  Pre, post and mid
conference field trips will expose participants to the beauty, traditions,
and conservation issues of the spectacular Colorado Plateau.

The conference will address the possible conflicts between the Old West
traditions of Native Americans and ranchers and the New West views of new
full-and part-time residents.  Can traditional use and ranching activities
be sustained while preserving natural areas and native biodiversity in the
face of population growth and development?

Keynote speakers:
Thomas Sisk, Professor of Ecology at Northern Arizona University and
authority on conservation biology issues facing the American West

Ed Marston, Publisher Emeritus of High Country News, the American West’s
foremost newspaper on natural resources, public lands, and changing
communities

Charles Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of
Colorado and author of several books on history and society in the American
West

Expected Symposia:
New Genetic Tools for Conservation Biology, organized by Paul Keim,
Northern Arizona University
Ecological Monitoring and Assessment, organized by Lisa Thomas and Chris
Lauver, National Park Service
Corporate Contributions to Natural Areas Protection, organized by Steve
Carothers, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Invasive Species Management in Parks and Reserves, organized by Linda
Drees, National Park Service
Climate Change and Natural Areas Management, organized by Kenneth Cole,
U.S. Geological Survey
Natural Areas on Federal Lands, organized by Steve Shelly, U.S. Forest
Service
Cultural Landscapes, Traditional Use and Biodiversity Conservation,
organized by Gary Paul Nabhan, Northern Arizona University and A. Trinkle
Jones, National Park Service

Examples of Possible Contributed Paper Sessions:
- Cultural Resources                                     - Ecological
Monitoring
- Ecological Restoration                               - Education and
Outreach
- Fire Ecology                                               - Geology
- Invasive Species                                        - Land Ethics
- Natural Areas Planning and Management  - Wildlife
- Riparian Ecology and Preservation            - Traditional Use of Natural
Areas

Special Events:
Conference opening reception
National Park Service Director’s Awards Presentations
Banquet with silent and live auction and presentation by photographer, Tom
Brownold

Field Trips:
Pre Conference:
- Feasts, Legends, History and Traditional Foodways of the Hopi and Navajo
Cultures
- Canyonlands of the Southwest; the Sculpted Heart of the Colorado Plateau

Post Conference:
- Special Forests, Special Place: Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim

Mid Conference Friday day trips include:
- Colorado River Float Trip to Lee's Ferry                        - Ecology
of Oak Creek and Sedona
- Fossil Creek Stream Restoration Project                         - Hike to
Dripping Springs, Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim
- Discussions Along the South Rim of Grand Canyon NP  - Hoxworth Springs
and Hart Prairie Ecological Restoration
- San Francisco Peaks                           - Ponderosa Pine Forest
Wildlife Research
- Hart Prairie Preserve/Hochderffer Fire                                -
Volcanology of Colorado Plateau
- Piñyon-Juniper Woodlands; Impacts of Climate Change - Ponderosa Pine
Forest Ecology and Restoration

Registration Information:
Registration materials have been sent to the mailing list and are now
posted on the web site (www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006). Secure on-line
registration and payment by credit card is now available! Registration
covers the opening reception, refreshments at breaks and poster night, box
lunches on most Friday field trips and the banquet.  No other lunches or
meals will be provided. Registration fees are as follows:

                                          NAA Member  NEW Member  Student
 Before August 4                      $220            $250        $125
 August 5–September 1               $260        $290        $150
 After September 1                  $310        $340        $150
 Daily Rate             $100        $125        $ 50

Conference Contacts:
If you wish to support the conference through financial or in-kind services
please contact Conference Chair Ron Hiebert at ron.hiebert at nau.edu.

If you have suggestions for symposia or other program matters, please
contact Program Chair John Vankat at vankatjl at muohio.edu.

To contribute silent or live auction items, please contact Angie Evenden at
Angela_Evenden at nps.gov.

The best way to keep abreast of conference details is by visiting the web
site.  When registering, please provide us with your e-mail address.   The
conference web site is: www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006/


Stewards of the Old and New West
33rd Annual Natural Areas Conference
September 20-23, 2006
www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006/

Please note - multiple organizations are sending out information about this
conference.  You may receive this announcement several times.

Julye Evans
Events Coordinator
Northern Arizona University
Center for Sustainable Environments
PO Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5765
(928) 523-0602
(928) 523-8223 (fax)