Carrol Henderson, founder and program supervisor of MN DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program, will close the presentation portion of the MN Society for Conservation Biology's 2013 Annual Meeting with a "conservation connections double header". He will discuss his current project that is investigating the impacts of the Deep Horizon oil spill on loons and pelicans and then he will discuss the the "Digital Bridge to Nature Project" he has been leading for the last few years.
More about Carrol:
Carrol Henderson has been supervisor of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Nongame Wildlife Program since 1977. He has a B.S. in zoology from Iowa State University and a Master of Forest Resources degree in ecology from the University of Georgia. At Georgia he studied ecology under Dr. Eugene Odum. In 1977 he was hired to create Minnesota’s Nongame Wildlife Program and has played an instrumental role in the reintroduction of trumpeter swans, peregrine falcons, and river otters and in recovery of bald eagles and eastern bluebirds. He continues in that role to the present with projects for the management and protection of Minnesota’s nongame and endangered wildlife. Two major projects at present include the Digital Photography Bridge to Nature program for school teachers and an assessment of the impact of the Deep Horizon oil spill on Minnesota’s loons and white pelicans. He is chairman of the board for Watchable Wildlife Inc. and has promoted wildlife tourism in Texas, Mexico, Costa Rica, Manitoba, China, and eastern Russia. Carrol has led 50 birding tours to Latin America, Kenya, Tanzania, and New Zealand since 1987. He is the author of Woodworking for Wildlife, Landscaping for Wildlife, Wild About Birds: the DNR Bird Feeding Guide, Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica, Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs, and Birds in Flight: The Art and Science of How Birds Fly. He is co-author of The Traveler’s Guide to Wildlife in Minnesota and Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality. Recent books include three new field guides on the wildlife of Costa Rica.
Learn more and register for the Minnesota Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology 2013 Annual Meeting here.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
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.
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