As a means to help others attend the MN SCB Annual Meeting virtually and create a record of the meeting, we "live-tweeted" much of the event. Live-tweeting entails writing small headline-like posts of 140 characters or less. The "hashtag" #MNSCB2012 is like a keyword that when searched on aggregates all tweets from the meeting. Below is the full-list of the 71 tweets from meeting. They are in reverse chronological order, most recent first, so you probably want to scroll to the bottom to read them in chronological order.
What do you think? Do these tweets help give you a sense of what was presented and discussed at the meeting?
Want to learn more about the value and how of live-tweeting? Check out this excellent blog post by a shark conservation biologist who quite successfully live tweeted from the International Congress of Conservation Biology last year. Also check out a post on the UMN Cons Bio blog.
Tweets from the 2012 MN SCB Annual Meeting:
(Tweets are listed from the end of the meeting to the beginning of the meeting)
Thanks to all who made today's MN Society
for Conservation Biology meeting rich with ideas, challenges, insights,
and inspiration #MNSCB2012
Aud.: what do you think of the potential for underwater cameras to help people appreciate #lakes more. Darby: significant. #MNSCB2012
Good review of Darby Nelson's book, 'For Love of Lakes. #MNSCB2012 #lakes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/136105113.html
"A lake without plankton is like an orchestra without violins" -'For Love of Lakes' by Darby Nelson #Lakes #MNSCB2012
Darby Nelson talks about his new book, For Love of Lakes. #MNSCB2012
By and large, Trap Neuter and Return programs are below the radar of conservation organizations. #MNSCB2012
Cat colonies are associated with wildlife population declines and extirpation (CA). --T. Will #MNSCB2012
How many birds are killed by #cats annually in the U.S.? One billion is a conservative estimate.--T. Will #MNSCB2012
It was a fantastic morning of talks and
discussion. With temps. nearing 60, folks took to the trails of the
Dodge Nature Center. #MNSCB2012
Students: why are you doing what you are doing? Student: "that's a question that scares the crap out of me". #MNSCB2012
If I am not asserting my interest, I am not doing my job. But if I am not feeling cooperative spirit, I can't do my job well. #MNSCB2012
Operating in uncomfortable situations is hard, but is the most satisfying conservation biology work I have done.--R. Baker #MNSCB2012
Aud: in politics it is coming to the table
and listening, and reflecting ideas. This is an important skill we lack
in academia. #MNSCB2012
We are too doom gloom. There are exciting discussions between environmental writers and activists about messaging.--D. Nelson #MNSCB2012
The place that makes conservation biology the best is when you are uncomfortable, straddling values, fields. ~ K. Nelson #MNSCB2012
Kristen Nelson: Do you call yourself a conservation biologist? What is the metaphor that holds you in this room? #MNSCB2012
Cons. Biology community can play important role in informing the best conservation investment of the Outdoor Heritage Fund. #MNSCB2012
Darby Nelson highlights major changes..climate change, science education, declines in hunting and fishing participation, etc. #MNSCB2012
Baker notes how his conservation colleagues
are focused much more on social change and don't turn to CB as an
information source. #MNSCB2012
Baker: the focus on coarse- vs. fine-scale perspectives continues to be a pendulum. We seem focused on the coarse-scale again. #MNSCB2012
Baker: there was lots of talk about developing the conservation tool box and integrating human needs and conservation. #MNSCB2012
Rich Baker, MNDNR Endangered Species
Coordinator, harkens back to his days at Cornell University and the
early discussions of CB. #MNSCB2012
Oberhauser notes an amazing variety of CB graduates working throughout the conservation field. #MNSCB2012
Karen Oberhauser, Director of Graduate Studies #UMN Conservation Biology Graduate Program discusses impact of program. #MNSCB2012
Great exploration of scale and when biodiversity and ecosystem services goals align / don't align #MNSCB2012
Discussion: These are social goods. It is hard for individuals to effectively address social goods. #MNSCB2012
Some things can best be done through regulatory approach. We need to be honest with the public about this. -Panel #MNSCB2012
Aud. member: Minnesota's wetlands replacement ratios are conservative and our performance standards are high. #MNSCB2012
Polasky to Norris: at the end of the day how do you get something that is workable for protecting public value? #MNSCB2012
Audience: how does the term "ecosystem services" resonate with public?
Olmsted County passed ordinance to protect Decorah Edge wetlands and the public benefits they provide. --Lee #MNSCB2012
Decorah edge related costs and benefits: nitrate removal from drinking water supplies: ~$5 milion/yr -- Lee #MNSCB2012
Lee describes aquifers and groundwater flows in the Rochester, MN area. Intensive monitoring showed sensitivity to development #MNSCB2012
"As a compensatory mitigation mechanism, wetlands banking works well. As a conservation tool, it's break even." -- Norris #MNSCB2012
Ultimately the value of wetlands in wetlands banking comes down to supply and demand--Norris #MNSCB2012
Acreage replacement ratios have been developed to handle the large number of wetland applications. --Norris #MNSCB2012
Norris discusses approaches for estimating wetland functions. Hard to use complex methods in practice. #MNSCB2012
Wetland functions for determining public
values: ex: water quality, floodwater retention, rec. & education,
commercial uses, etc #MNSCB2012
Minnesota has one of the most active, robust wetland banking programs in the US. --Norris #MNSCB2012
Polasky presents three situations of how ecosystem services link to conservation. great stuff will post later #MNSCB2012
Partnership of interests: ecosystem service provision and conservation of biodiversity often align. --Polasky #MNSCB2012
Take home: if you ignore these ecosystem service values you can make the wrong decisions for the state of MN - Polasky #MNSCB2012
MN ex: changes in carbon sequestration, phosphorous, and habitat quality for grassland birds under different land-use scenarios #MNSCB2012
The value of the Catskills for New York City's drinking water supply is a classic example of a cost-based approach--Polasky #MNSCB2012
Polasky gives revealed preference example: using property values to estimate environmental values #MNSCB2012
Assuming you want to "value nature", how do you do it? Market valuation, non-market valuation, cost-based approaches.--Polasky
Polasky introduces ecological production functions. Gives carbon sequestration and habitat for biodiversity examples. #MNSCB2012
For the InVest process to work well, it needs to be embedded into a stakeholder process.--Polasky #MNSCB2012
Steve admits his geeky side- digging into the nuts and bolts of InVest - the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services Tool. #MNSCB2012
Ecosystem services is ultimately about decisions people make, not the economic value-- Polasky #MNSCB2012
The Minnesota Chap. of the Society for
Conservation Biology meeting starts. Great mix of students, researchers,
agency/NGO folks #MNSCB2012
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