TNC's Neal Feeken to Speak at MN SCB Anthropocene Symposium

Presentation Title:
Implementing the MN Prairie Conservation Plan -- The Nature Conservancy's Prairie Recovery Project 

Neal Feeken is the Prairie Recovery Project Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Since joining the Conservancy in 2008 he has been working to develop market based drivers for grassland conservation by forging partnerships between industry, government and the conservation community to test and  demonstrate mechanisms for utilizing native and restored grasslands for forage and bioenergy. His previous experiences include serving as Assistant Regional Director for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and as the Manager of a local Soil and Water Conservation District in south-central Minnesota. Neal has a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Science from South Dakota State University and a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management from Hamline University.

The other two Anthropocene symposium speakers are: 

Erle Ellis, Associate Professor of Geography & Environmental Systems, University of Maryland (via webcast)
             Conserving Human Nature: the Anthropocene Biosphere

Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Associate Professor, UMN Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology                               Resident Fellow, UMN Institute on the Environment
          Urbanization and Plant Diversity
  
Learn more and register for the Minnesota Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology 2013 Annual Meeting here.