[APWG] WORKSHOP: Managing for Diversity Across Florida's Unique Landscapes (Nov 17-19)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Sep 16 10:49:11 CDT 2009
See the website for more information: http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/diverse.htm
Managing for Diversity Across Florida's Unique Landscapes
This workshop is part of the series that leads to the Certificate in
Natural Areas Management.
Date: November 17-19, 2009 (Early registration deadline is October 16,
2009)
Location: Disney Wilderness Preserve
This course is designed to introduce students to the rich biological
diversity of Florida and to ensure that students have an understanding of
the strategies used to protect biodiversity in Florida
Course Coordinators: Daniel Husband and Chris Matson, The Nature
Conservancy
Biodiversity:
* Participants will be introduced to Florida's ecological regions,
regions of endemism, and information on endemic plants and animals.
* Participants will be introduced to sources of information on
Florida's biodiversity. Including but not limited to the Florida Natural
Areas Inventory, Florida's Greenways and Trails project, Closing the Gaps
Project, etc.
* Participants will be introduced to the types of threats to diversity
that result from resource management activities, historic and current.
They will also be exposed to the impacts of lack of management and human
uses.
* Emphasis will be placed on the importance of protecting native
ground cover, reducing soil disturbance, and restoring natural hydroperiod
and fire regimes. Restoration:
* Participants will be introduced to the role of restoration in
protecting and maintaining diversity in Florida. Why is restoration
occurring in Florida?
* Participants will be exposed to different examples of current
restoration projects-large and small scale, upland and wetland.
* Participants will be provided information on how to determine when
restoration is essential to protect a given natural area and its function.
Information sources for planning and executing restoration projects will
also be provided.
Exotic species:
* Participants will become familiar with the most invasive exotic
species in Florida. They will be able to identify at least one of the most
threatening known to occur in each of the major habitat types.
* Participants will be introduced to current control practices used to
address a cross section of the most invasive plants.
* Participants will be introduced to the Exotic Pest Plant Council and
other information on exotic pest species.
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