[MPWG] Natural Areas Conference

Thu Feb 23 16:09:50 CST 2006

For anyone interested in attending the upcoming NAA conference, 
please  see information below.  Note, Call for Papers is open.

33RD ANNUAL  NATURAL AREAS CONFERENCE

Stewards of the Old and New  West

September 20-23, 2006

Flagstaff, Arizona

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  (http://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
- Expected Field Trips:

Pre  Conference:

- Canyonlands and Arches National Parks - Navajo and Hopi  Country

Post Conference:

- Ecology of the North Rim Region of  Grand Canyon National Park

Mid Conference Friday day trips include:
-  San Francisco Peaks (Merriam Life Zones) - Hart Prairie
- Sedona and Oak  Creek Canyon Ecology - Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
- Volcanology of the  Colorado Plateau - South Rim of the Grand Canyon
- Fossil Creek/Beaver Creek  Restoration - Springs and Riparian Restoration
- Pinyon-Juniper Ecology and  Research
- Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments

Registration  Information:

Registration materials will be sent to the mailing list and  posted on 
the web site in May (http://www.cpcesu.anu.edu/NAC 2006). Secure  
on-line registration and payment by credit card will be available.  
Registration fees will be 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

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.

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:

http://www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006/

Call for  Papers:

Deadline to submit abstract: May 1, 2006

Format of  abstract: to be posted on www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006 by 
late February 2006  (submissions must be electronic)

Appropriate topics: All subjects  pertaining to natural areas and 
preservation of  biodiversity

Presentation formats: oral and poster

Questions:  please send to Program Chair John Vankat at vankatjl at muohio.edu

Natural  Areas Conference
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ  86011
Stewards of the Old and New West
33rd Annual Natural Areas  Conference
September 20-23,  2006
http://www.cpcesu.nau.edu/NAC2006/

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