Biology Professor Gives Keynote address at Wisconsin Wetlands Association Conference – Isthmus Daily Page
Publication: Isthmus Daily Page
Date: Wednesday February 16th, 2011
Source: http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=254138
Summary
2011 CONFERENCE PURPOSE & THEME
Wetlands are an integral part of Wisconsin’s landscape. Whether in rural, urban, or suburban landscapes, wetlands clean our water, absorb stormwater, protect shorelines, recharge groundwater, provide habitat for fish and wildlife, and offer recreational and educational opportunities. As our landscapes change — with increased development, changes in agricultural or forestry practices, climate change, and many other alterations — so do the interactions between wetlands and the landscapes in which they occur.
Our society is challenged to protect and manage wetlands and the species that call them home in the context of landscape changes past, present, and future. Wetland scientists are challenged to identify and explain critical landscape interactions; develop and test restoration and management techniques; and help wetland landowners and managers as well as decision makers adapt management strategies and policies through sharing the results of their investigations.
Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s Wetland Conference provides an annual opportunity for sharing results. The Conference brings together Wisconsin’s wetland and water resource community to share the latest in wetland science, management, restoration and protection issues. This year’s conference centers around the theme Wetlands in the Landscape and features a plenary session, concurrent sessions on a variety of wetland-related topics, poster session, exhibit hall, conference banquet and presentation, silent auction, field trips to local wetlands, and more!
We are pleased to announce that the 2011 conference will also feature a national Symposium, Wetland Buffers: Theory, Science, Policy and Implementation. The Symposium will present the state of knowledge on the design, function, and effectiveness of buffers, how their use can be integrated into policy, and how implementation can be effectively accomplished. The Symposium is being organized in collaboration with Wisconsin Wetlands Association by Dr. Raymond Semlitsch, Curators’ Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri, a noted scientist whose research focuses on understanding the persistence of amphibian populations in altered landscapes. Dr. Lenore Fahrig of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, will open the Symposium as keynote speaker. Other invited presentations will address buffer-relate dissues from water quality and wildlife habitat to policy and implementation.