[MPWG] CONFERENCE: 33rd Annual Natural Areas Conference (Sept 20-23)

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

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 (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
- Pion-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 (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: 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


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