Managing the
Mosaic: Connecting People and Natural Diversity in the 21st Century.
Tentative Session Topics for the Natural Areas Conference,
October 16-20, 2000
| Title |
Session
Chairs |
| Partnerships:
The Public/Private Key to Natural Areas Protection |
Carl Becker, Illinois Department
of Natural Resources. |
| Land
Trusts and Their Role in Land Conservation |
Annie Hoagland, Great Rivers
Land Trust |
| Communicating
the Importance of Natural Diversity |
Carol Davit, MDC |
| Techniques
and Results of Natural Area Restoration |
Ken McCarty, Missouri DNR |
| Impact
and Control of Exotic Species in Natural Areas |
Tim Smith, MDC, and Mary
Yurlina, Center for Plant Conservation |
| Public
Natural Areas Programs |
Kim Herman, Michigan DNR,
and Rook Cleary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Management
Effects on Natural Diversity and System Dynamics - Missouri Ozark
Forest Ecosystem Examples |
Tom Treiman, MDC |
| Stream
Ecology and Conservation |
Chris Barnhart, Southwest
Missouri State University, and Janet Sternburg, MDC |
| Endangered
Species Research and Management |
Alan Leary, Missouri National
Guard |
| Landscape
Effects on Animal Populations |
Alan Templeton, Washington
University |
| Conserving
Caves and Karst Communities |
David Ashley, Missouri Western
State College, and Bill Elliott, MDC |
| Ecoregional
Planning and Sustainable Landscapes |
Tim Nigh, MDC |
| Monitoring
- Procedures, Objectives, and Techniques |
Blane Heumann, Missouri TNC,
and Karen Kramer, MDC |
| Conservation
Lands in an Urban Setting |
Charlie Nilon, University
of Missouri - Columbia |
| Insects
in Natural Communities |
Mike Arduser, MDC |