It has been a full first two days of the Inaurgural North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Oakland, California. Kate Knuth, Jim Manolis, and me (Andy Holdsworth) are the lucky Minnesota Chapter members to be attending this meeting.
The meeting kicked off with a welcoming ceremony Sunday night that featured a great tribute to the conservation history and legacy of the San Francisco Bay Area. Great imagery and good messaging around both the sobering challenges and the hope for the future. Then there was an interview with Michael Soule, the founder of the Society for Conservation Biology. Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, kicked off the meeting by noting some positive trends in private lands conservation and public support of conservation. "At it's root, science is social", he said and sent all off to begin socializing in the mixer.
There have been many excellent symposia on pressing conservation challenges. Symposia topics include new approaches to conservation, conservation planning and climate change adaptation, resilience, and novel systems. The session on Conservation in the Anthropocene probably stirred the most discussion and debate, as it has in many discussion arenas over the last 6-9 months.
Chapters have been highlighted throughout this meeting! More on that later. In the mean time, below is the Twitter feed from Sunday and Monday. There have been an increasing number of meeting participants (and some outside the meeting) contributing to the Twitter feed. Remember it reads from most recent to earliest.
Andy Holdsworth @Phrius
#NACCB2012
Barnosky:Damsel fish learning disabilities when reared in h2o chem.
expected 100yrs. don't avoid predators.Bad adaptive strategy
#NACCB2012
Barnosky:Range temp fluct. 10deg in 600mil yrs. By2100 best case 2deg
warmer; worst: 3/4 of total var of temp change & in 200yrs
#naccb2012 - it is not "biodiversity vs ecosystem services". Biodiversity IS an ecosystem service.
#naccb2012
session on the "anthropocene" Erika Zaveleta observation "expanding not
abandoning" ideas of conservation. By far the highlight.
#NACCB2012
Zevaleta:work in both pristine and highly human engineered
systems.focus efforts in self-organized systems (nature & ppl
coadapt)
#NACCB2012 Climate Change models show salmonid species in WA State could become uncoupled from annual natural cycles they evolved with.
#NACCB2012
Marvier:Shift2msg nature benefiting ppl.doesn't mean no intrinsic
value,but that msg resonates only w ppl who already think same
#NACCB2012 anthro sesh, Marvier:People don't want to make choice btw economy and environment
The meeting kicked off with a welcoming ceremony Sunday night that featured a great tribute to the conservation history and legacy of the San Francisco Bay Area. Great imagery and good messaging around both the sobering challenges and the hope for the future. Then there was an interview with Michael Soule, the founder of the Society for Conservation Biology. Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, kicked off the meeting by noting some positive trends in private lands conservation and public support of conservation. "At it's root, science is social", he said and sent all off to begin socializing in the mixer.
There have been many excellent symposia on pressing conservation challenges. Symposia topics include new approaches to conservation, conservation planning and climate change adaptation, resilience, and novel systems. The session on Conservation in the Anthropocene probably stirred the most discussion and debate, as it has in many discussion arenas over the last 6-9 months.
Chapters have been highlighted throughout this meeting! More on that later. In the mean time, below is the Twitter feed from Sunday and Monday. There have been an increasing number of meeting participants (and some outside the meeting) contributing to the Twitter feed. Remember it reads from most recent to earliest.
Barnosky Task 4: Educate. Step out of the classroom, engage the public and policy makers. #NACCB2012 http://img.ly/kSPc
Barnosky Task 3: Keep what we have..to avoid this... http://img.ly/kSOI #NACCB2012
Barnosky Task 2: Accept energy. Evaluate 'clean energy' solutions in terms of biodiversity and ecological impact. #NACCB2012
poster session successful. and now to bed. another fun day at #NACCB2012 tomorrow!
Andy Holdsworth
Task 1: explicitly recognize 3 different things to conserve: ecosystem services, biodiversity, wild places. -Barnosky #NACCB2012
Sneak peek on auction items for Wed
nigh: Af ungulate man bag &1978 CB meeting t shirts worn &signed
by Soule - piece of history #NACCB2012
Andy Holdsworth
@Phrius
A tipping point that requires a new conservation biology. - Barnosky http://img.ly/kSNU #NACCB2012 #climatechange
Fine plenary tonight by Tony Barnosky: Changing climate, changing conservation biology: where to from here? #NACCB2012 http://img.ly/kSNb
Cent. AZ, CA Coast & Montana SCB chapters showcased their work at this evening's plenary. Go chapters! #NACCB2012 http://img.ly/kSLh
Important opportunities for scientists
to contribute to ESA listings, recovery plans & critical habitat
designation.-S. Wolf #NACCB2012
Adaptive leadership plays important role in climate change adaptation- J. Manolis. Learn more: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19183215/ #NACCB2012
Finally making my way up to #NACCB2012 tomorrow! Not going to lie, really excited to get an American Pika plushie.
Posters! Learned about multivariate climate change velocity, a national climate adaptation strategy, and so on. Success! #NACCB2012
No such thing as sustainable city/suburb/small town/farm/ranch/protected area in a larger area that's unsustainable. Curt Meine #NACCB2012
"Fortress conservation" won't help migrants, says David Wilcove. Seabirds use diff stopovers, despite same wintering grounds #naccb2012
Gr8 info on #conservation value of #microbiotic crusts in desert ecosystems by Jeffrey Johansen #NACCB2012 (couldn't live tweet; no wifi)
Zavaleta deftly moves beyond
unproductive Conservation in Anthropocene debate, calling for diversity
of approaches & partners #NACCB2012
Agree MT @pjdgreatlakes #naccb2012 "anthropocene" sess Erika Zaveleta "expanding not abandoning" ideas of conservation. Highlight by far
Keynote speaker barnosky states unequivocally 2040 will be the hottest year since humans have been a species. #naccb2012
A World Without Coral Reefs http://nyti.ms/P5jJtb. Received multiple mentions at #naccb2012.
At #naccb2012 giving talk on our climate survey. See short write-up in our latest newsletter at:
http://www.nature.org/michigan/
Conservation in the Anthropocene session at #NACCB2012 was packed. Lots of tough questions in a world of 7 bil. people moving to 9 or 10
poster session from 7-9pm at #naccb2012. Poster is up! I shoulda brought some candy to entice, or maybe pygmy hippos are enticement enough!
.@BikeAlbanyNY Thanks for reminding me! That sounds like something I don't want to miss! #naccb2012
Climate change combined with fragmentation may trigger widespread declines in temperate rainforests of Pacific NW- D. DellaSala #NACCB2012
Pikas, Ponds and Plague: @USGS presentations at @SCB_NA_Congress this week in Oakland, CA: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3271 #NACCB2012 #SFBay #Nature
Sharon Baruch-Mordo
@SBaruchMordo
#NACCB2012
Shellenberger:Most connected civilization.Opportunity 2
collaborate.Can't kill nature but change it.Nature embedded in
humanSystm
#NACCB2012
Shellenberger: Transformation by humans not new! No way for humans not
to interact w wildlands. Question is how best to interact
#naccb2012
- check out the human dimension of conservation Tues AM - speed
sessions & extended discussion after. San Diego Zoo has 3 talks!
#NACCB2012 antro. sesh: Shellenberger: If u want to predict future of our planet u have to predict what we [humans] will do
#NACCB2012 anthropocene sesh, Nordhaus: shouldn't focus excluding development; engage ourselves in where and how development should happen
#NACCB2012 symposiums are posted here: http://www.scbnacongress.org/program/scientific-program.html Which are you Attending? #SYM
Ethnography as geographic information - historic tribal knowledge for ecology at SFEI #NACCB2012 #SYM14
Despite efforts, Pajaro lake won't just disappear - C Striplen, SFEI #NACCB2012'
Anthropocene session way over attended - 15 people in hallway, many standing in back, few seats available
#naccb2012
C Striplen from SFEI - historical ecology to understand contemporary landscapes #NACCB2012
Agricultural conservation may not be a traditional cons bio value, but prevents conversion to concrete - Sasha Genet #NACCB2012
TNC organized #SYM14 #NACCB2012 taking the conference title seriously, with floodplain conservation - Sasha Genet
Partnerships are imp. in conservation work. Just found out about TNC's online tool to help do them well. http://www.conservationpartnerships.org #NACCB2012
Without twitter I would not have known... Ice creams at 2:30pm in the east hall/exhibit hall everyday at #NACCB2012
The Society for Conservation Biology's North American Congress is underway in NorCal; spotlight on climate change. follow here: #NACCB2012
whew, presentation over (I hate shaky beginnings!) and next up, poster session!!! #NACCB2012
Fun talk by @redmaypril this morning where I learned that many people find hippos tasty (among other things) #NACCB2012
Don't forget to walk with Michael Soule if you are signed up. Instructions in program #NACCB2012
See vernal pools in Baja before they are all gone. Matt Gulliam's photos tell of amazing story of endemic communities #NACCB2012
Abraham Borker -- great acoustic monitoring talk with cool bird song. Fun talk ! #NACCB2012
Today, Dr. Jon Epstein is speaking at the Society for Conservation Biology Congress in Oakland, CA #NACCB2012 http://www.scbnacongress.org/
Good reminder that nat'l gas GHG
emissions can be as high as coal if extraction is not done right &
there is methane leakage. #NACCB2012
RT @kateknuth Just ran into another biologist/state rep. at #NACCB2012. We first met in DC a few years ago working on clean energy. Cool!!!
Steven Yafee, U of M: "Be the grout in social and landscape mosaics. Occupy the strategic middle.Foster strategic thinking." #NACCB2012
"Be the grout. Replenish the grout." Foster connections that lead to conservation. -Yaffee #NACCB2012
USA has not yet ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity. One of very few countries in the world to not do so. #NACCB2012
Just ran into another biologist/state rep. at #NACCB2012. We first met in DC a few years ago working on clean energy. Cool!
Challenges in PA and MPA similar. -Yaffee Interesting discussions for a terrestrial guy like me. #NACCB2012
Enjoying the great talks at #NACCB2012. Lots of folks from TNC discussing new resilience-oriented cons planning.
At 3pm, A. Smith and E. Beever will be giving a talk on Pikas. #NACCB2012 #sym8
Thank you @kateknuth for sharing conservation biology and public policy questions and issues from #NACCB2012 Please keep up your tweets!
Here's a link to the SCB's policy priorities page for more information http://conbio.org/science-policy/policy/policy-priorities #NACCB2012
SCB policy priority areas: climate change, scientific integrity, treaties, bio-security, investment in procurement #NACCB2012
RT @bonebraking: Urban bears, woodpeckers, climate change adaptation and more. Good start to #NACCB2012 this morning.
Bakersfield kit foxes are genetically unique - time to prioritize #NACCB2012
Room is packed for symp: Identifying and Protecting Resilient Systems. Wish I could have cloned myself to be here earlier! #NACCB2012
Kit fox boxed out by people and ag, became urban, and survive by being cute. #NACCB2012
Beyond allometry - relative encephalization may buffer extinction? If you are small bodied, perhaps. E. Abelson #NACCB2012
SCB policy impact RT @denisejoines D. Baer: CEQ is following SCB's recommendation to reexamine Categorical Exclusions in NEPA. #NACCB2012
Brainsize and conservation status - Eric Abelson gives us a new angle on the problem #NACCB2012
Conservation practitioners have a significant misunderstanding of CC adaptation. We need good examples! - P. Doran #NACCB2012
Dinah Baer: CEQ is following SCB's recommendation to reexamine Categorical Exclusions in NEPA (thanks to BP Oil disaster." #NACCB2012
14h Timothy Bonebrake @bonebraking
14h Timothy Bonebrake
Urban bears, woodpeckers, climate change adaptation and more. Good start to #NACCB2012 this morning.
Jeremy R. Roberts
@naturefilmmaker
#NACCB2012 is today! Tweet at us and let us know which talks you're excited to attend! #consbio #environment
@MarineMap: a cool approach to stakeholder-centered spatial conservation planning. #NACCB2012 http://marinemap.org/
Conservation Media is taking in a new day of amazing people, science, and conservation ideas! #NACCB2012
Listening to Barry Noon talking about how scientists can substantively influence implementation of the new NFMA regs. #NACCB2012
Adaptation portfolio approach to managing climate risk - P. McKinley. Conservation building blocks-categories & gradients. #NACCB2012
Wishing I could be with my friends at #NACCB2012 instead of cleaning out a storage locker in Barstow. Have fun, everyone!
Not even 9am and the first Bayesian hierarchical model has shown up #hipsterscience #NACCB2012
Fire, woodpeckers and logging issues in CA - Smith Fellow M. Tingley JBR 3 #NACCB2012
Aspen urban bears can be mitigated by reducing garbage @SBaruchMordo #NACCB2012
Human-wildlife conflict: a foraging framework for management @SBaruchMordo #NACCB2012
herons, terns, western bluebird, scrub
jay, gulls, oyster catcher, & more. 6 am bird watching a success!
Now into conf rooms. #NACCB2012
I'm starting my week with #NACCB2012. Heading 1st to hear about utility-scale renewable energy and the CA desert. Too much to choose from...
Tweet a picture of yourself @ our booth (20-21) #NACCB2012 & win a free eBook! Be sure to tag #NACCB2012 & #islandpress
giving a talk on my human-hippo interaction stuff today at 11:15 JBR3&4 at #NACCB2012 then poster on hippo capture stuff at 7-9! Come on by!
Check out the Society for Conservation Biology's new website. Looking good! #NACCB2012 http://conbio.org/
Hanging out with Eric Abelson at #NACCB2012 - Check out his talk today on brains and conservation @ JBR 3/4 9:45
Attending the North American Congress for Conservation Biology? Keep the tweets coming for those of us not there! #NACCB2012
Presenting PhD research @ #NACCB2012 animal conservation sesh Mon 08:30. Use of patch selection models in human-wildlife conflict mitigation
The public is with us. We don't have to change their minds, we have to learn to talk with them. P. Kareiva #NACCB2012
In the last decade, private land conservation has outpaced commercial development. P. Karieva #NACCB2012
Private sector may have a larger stake and role in conservation than the public sector. -M. Soule #NACCB2012
Michael Soule gives a shout out to the conservation outreach work of @Trek East #NACCB2012 http://www.twp.org/trekeast
The chapters serve an essential role for conservation action and success. -M. Soule #NACCB2012
Thinking big is not big enough. We need to think mega. -M. Soule #NACCB2012
We've gone past the time when we can do conservation just for the sake of nature. It must be for people too. -M. Soule #NACCB2012
Inaugural N.A. Congress for Conservation Biology kicks off with a beautiful tribute to the Bay Area's conservation legacy #NACCB2012
Good start to the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Oakland. Few tweets from the welcome ceremony coming. #NACCB2012
Gotta love a conference offering 6 am bird watching/nature excursions each morning. I'm excited abt seeing tidepools tomorrow. #NACCB2012
In Oakland for the North American Congress of Conservation Biology. Expect tweets with #NACCB2012 over the next few days.
SCB store had a great opening day - check out Stony the Pika, pints, Chico bags, and awesome T-shirts #NACCB2012 http://pic.twitter.com/0x7t3KzQ
Soule #NACCB2012 Nothing can happen on public lands b/c they're too public. It is going to b the private sector, lands, where cons. happen
Soule #NACCB2012 We haven't been doing conservation at scale it needs to be done! Grand scale.
Soule #NACCB2012 Past time to do conservation for sake of nature; doesn't get money we need for conservation
Soule #NACCB2012
No conservation unless protection on ground & in law -> that is
only thing that wld last; doesn't matter what's published
We need to figure out how to mainstream climate change adaptation into our work and organizations- P. Christ #NACCB2012
Excellent shawarmah & dark-chocolate(!) baklava @Adam's Mediterranean Grill & Cafe #NACCB2012 #food http://www.adamsmgc.com
I flew over the South Bay Salt ponds on my flight to #NACCB2012 and was fascinated. http://www.southbayrestoration.org/index.html
Decision-support tooled out? See Ecosystem-Based Mgmt Tools Network's online Tools DB. #NACCB2012 http://ebmtoolsdatabase.org/
At Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment/Adaptation Planning workshop #NACCB2012
