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Happy New Year my fellow restorationists!
Welcome to the January 2011 SER-NE conference calendar! It’s a New Year, and time for a new suite of exciting conferences and workshops! As always, please let me know if you have any new additions or corrections to the Calendar. Thanks and enjoy!
SER Sponsored Events
17th Annual Ecological Landscaping Association’s Conference and Eco-Marketplace: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Organized by ELA, SER-NE is co-sponsoring this fantastic conference! More details to come. SER-NE Chapter members will receive the same discount as ELA members! Contact Sarah Watts (sarah.watts@tetratech.com) for the members-only password.
Save the Date: March 3, 2011
SER 2011 World Conference on Ecological Restoration
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) will hold its 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, "Re-establishing the Link between Nature and Culture," in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico from August 21-25, 2011. SER2011 will bring together experts from around the world to demonstrate how ecological restoration, when conducted using sound scientific methods and a holistic ecosystem approach, can serve as a tool to re-establish the connections between nature and culture and foster global stability by integrating the social, economic and ecological dimensions of human existence. Delegates will include practitioners, researchers, planners/managers, students and volunteers with backgrounds in earth sciences, landscape architecture, ecological engineering, natural resource management, public policy, economics, indigenous cultures and community-based activities.
- Date: August 21–25, 2011
- Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
- Sponsor(s): Society for Ecological Restoration
- Website:
www.ser2011.org
Conferences (in chronological order)
22nd Annual Ecological Landscape Design Symposium – Uncharted Territory: An Expansive Approach to Environmental Landscape Design
Relying on traditional landscape methods in a new era of ecological design simply won’t cut it. In this two-day program we will look to a variety of disciplines, cultures, and art forms for concrete strategies that respond to the rapidly expanding scope of landscape design.
- Date: January 20 and 21, 2011, 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Location: Oliva Hall, Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College, New London, CT
- Sponsor: Connecticut College Arboretum and New Directions in the American Landscape
- Contact: Connecticut College Arboretum. 860-439-5020
- Website:
http://www.conncoll.edu/green/arbo/9930.htm
Fourth North American Workshop on Rainbow Smelt
This international event will provide a forum for scientists and managers from universities, government, and conservation organizations to exchange information about current research and management efforts of rainbow smelt and to broaden professional networks. Please join us in downtown Portland to present your recent work and enjoy the city’s renowned restaurants, working waterfront, arts district, and shopping. Rainbow smelt support traditional fisheries throughout their range, are important forage for many wildlife species and are symbolic of the plight faced by declining populations of anadromous fish in North America. The workshop is the fourth held since 1997. The previous workshops were graciously held by our colleagues in Canada and were well attended, vibrant forums for exchanging information on smelt.
- 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
14th International Poster Session 'Ecosystems, Organisms, Innovations
This meeting will cover the following topics: Biological Sciences, Ecology, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology, Plant Biology, Animal Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, GeoSciences, Chemical Science, Agricultural Science, Biotechnology, Education, Other. Deadline (registration, sending abstract) is January 15, 2011. Meeting Announcement and Call for Abstracts ( http://www.scribd.com/doc/44668962. We will accept your abstract after the deadline with additional fee of $10 for late registration.
- Date: February 12, 2011, 11 AM
- Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
- Organizers: International organizing committee, including scientists and representatives of some U.S. universities (U.S.A.), Moscow State University (Russian Federation), scientific institutions of Germany, EcoEthics International Union (EEIU), and other national and international scientific organizations; the permanent organizing committee started in 1999, organized over 10 previous conferences of this series.
- Contact: Dr. S. Ostroumov, ar55@yandex.ru; Prof. Baoshan Xing, bx@pssci.umass.edu; Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, Stockbridge Hall, University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA 01003-0910
- Website: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6258_PosterSession2011_February12
Natural Landscape Design: Meadows & Woods
Demand for high-performing, ecologically beneficial landscapes is increasing, and yet many design and management professionals are uncertain how to incorporate ecological patterns and processes into their work. This three-day course, sponsored by New Directions in the American Landscape and Tower Hill Botanic Garden, explores how the functions, processes, and aesthetics of meadows and woodlands can be applied in diverse design situations. Presenters highly versed in ecology and design guide participants through the relevant concepts and practical steps necessary for creating beautiful, resilient landscapes. Registration brochure and syllabus available for download at www.ndal.org
- Date: February 16-18, 2011
- Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (detailed schedule sent upon course registration)
- Location: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA, www.towerhillbg.org
- Sponsors: New Directions in the American Landscape and Tower Hill Botanic Garden
- Contact: Jenna Webster, 203-834-0174, jwebster@lweanerdesign.com
- Website: www.ndal.org
Cape Cod Natural History Conference
The 16th Annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Cape Cod Community College. The conference is organized by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Presentation Topics: Abstracts of oral presentation and poster presentations describing research projects and methods/results focusing on the ecology, behavior, status, or distribution of local plants, animals, or natural communities on Cape Cod are welcome. Those not wishing to make oral presentations are encouraged to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. Please submit in abstract form.
- Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 9 AM – 3 PM
- Location: Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, MA
- Sponsor: Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
- Contact: Melissa Lowe, 508-349-2615 x107
- Website: http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Wellfleet/news.php?id=1550&event=no
Northeast Natural History Conference
Join us for the 11th Northeast Natural History Conference (NENHC) and the historic first meeting of the Association of Northeastern Biologists (ANB). This conference promises to be the largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology (freshwater, marine, and terrestrial) and natural history for the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It will serve as a premier venue to identify research and management needs, foster friendships and collegial relationships, and encourage a greater region-wide interest in natural history by bringing people with diverse backgrounds together.
- Date: April 6–9, 2011
- Location: Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY
- Sponsor: Humboldt Field Research Institute and Eagle Hill Foundation
- Contact: (207) 546-2821
- Website: http://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2011/NENHC2011
4th National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
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.
- Date: August 1–5, 2011
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Contact: Beth Miller-Tipton, 352-392-5930
- Website: www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/NCER2011
News & Information
Check out SERI’s Global Restoration Network for a searchable database of environmental restoration projects and a listings of restoration-related conferences: http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/The GRN website (http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/) is an excellent resource for information on all aspects of environmental restoration, from historic ecosystems and causes of degradation to in-depth case studies and proven restoration methods and techniques. One of the features of the website is a searchable database for environmental restoration projects located all over the world (http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/database/). The purpose of this e-mail is to encourage anyone involved in restoration to post their projects on the GRN database to help showcase the spectrum of restoration projects here in New England to the international restoration community in order to foster an innovative exchange of experience, vision, and expertise.
Submitting your project is easy:
1) Click on the following link: http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/database/submit-a-case-study/
2) Fill out the fields in the online submission form that relate to your project. The form allows you to be as brief or detailed as you'd like.
3) Click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form.
You don't have to be a SERI-New England Chapter member to participate, but being a member is a great way to get connected to other restorationists in our region as well as throughout the global SERI community. Please feel free to contact Levi Wickwire (levi@ser.org), Case Studies Coordinator for GRN, if you have any additional questions or need any assistance regarding restoration project submissions or modifications to your submissions.
Becoming a SER – New England Chapter member: Please visit the SERI website at: http://www.ser.org/join.asp to become a member! We have a rolling membership, and have a variety of membership levels that you can choose between. To sign up for the New England Chapter, select New England/US in the SER Chapter Affiliation section. It’s that easy!
Attention all New England employers: The Society for Ecological Restoration International - New England Chapter (SER- NE) has created the Job Listing Marketplace. Job postings and requests to be on this e-mail announcement list should be sent to april.moulaert@gmail.com. Note that this is a free service of SER-NE. SER-NE assumes no responsibility for accuracy of listings.Submit future CALENDAR items to SER-NE Secretary, Sarah Watts Sarah.Watts@tetratech.com at least one month prior to the event. The preferred format for Calendar submissions includes the following items:
Conference Title; Brief description; Date; Time; Location; Sponsor(s); Contact: name & phone number; Website: if available
If you would like to be removed from the Conference Calendar mailing list, please email Sarah.Watts@tetratech.com
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