2010 Biological Control for Nature Conference

Biological control of pests in forests and associated habitats.

This meeting will explore the benefits of classical biological control for the control of invasive insects and plants in natural forests, and associated habitats such as wetlands, grasslands, and deserts. Applications to islands and other natural systems will also be included. The meeting will not address other forms of biological control (e.g., augmentation, conservation, biopesticides), nor will it address use of biological control in plantation forestry. The meeting will appeal to biological control scientists, conservationists, invasion biologists, and land managers. The meeting is supported by the USDA Forest Service (Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team,), USDA, ARS, the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the mid Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Challenges and Successes: Working Cooperatively to Manage Invasive Plants

This conference will address the importance of native habitats, how invasive species harm these habitats, and why cooperative efforts are vital to understanding and managing our natural landscapes.  All interested people, including municipal staff (parks and recreation, public works, inland wetlands/conservation commissions), nursery, tree and landscape professionals, educators, students, landscape architects, gardening enthusiasts, state and federal employees, and members of conservation organizations are encouraged to attend.

Season’s-End Summit: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

The day will feature morning and afternoon panel discussions featuring leading experts in the field and will also include a luncheon keynote speaker, Laura Solano, principal at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Laura’s topic is: "Designing for Environmental & Economic Sustainability." Join us to wrap up the landscaping season and network with your peers as we share our successes, learn from our challenges, and plan for next season. The Summit is $55.00 for ELA Members and $75 for Non-Members.

2010 AMWS Annual Meeting

Focus on emerging wildlife issues.

RAE's national conference brings together the best and the brightest in the coastal habitat restoration community—diverse stakeholders from across the country, including top representatives from federal, state, and local governments; corporations and businesses; non-profits; grassroots organizations; tribal associations; and education—all united in the search for solutions to the needs of our coastal ecosystems. Our 2010 conference focus, Preparing for Climate Change, while a concern for all coastal regions, has particular resonance for coastal Texas and Galveston, still recovering from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ike in 2008.

• Date: January 24–25, 2011
• Location: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, ME
• Sponsor: States of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and supported by a grant from the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources
• Contact: Claire Enterline at (207) 633-9566 or Claire.Enterline@maine.gov
• Website: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/news/smelt.htm

The purpose of NCER is to provide an interactive forum for physical, biological and social scientists, engineers, resource managers, planners and policy makers to share their experiences and research results concerning large-scale ecosystem restoration on both national and international levels.

The conference is designed to bring together scientists and engineers, policy makers, planners and partners who are actively involved in or affected by all aspects of ecosystem restoration regardless of project or program size. Participants will interact in an interdisciplinary setting to summarize and review cutting edge science, to create and maintain effective partnerships, and to leverage resources.  Individuals interested in planning and management activities such as setting goals, objectives and performance measures by which to measure success should be sure to attend. Participation by federal, state and local agencies, tribal governments, NGO's, private companies, water resource engineers and managers, environmental consultants, policy makers, scientists, researchers, modelers, environmental interest groups and students has been the hallmark of past NCERs and will continue in NCER 2011.