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A partnership between the National Wildlife Federation and the USFWS.
The USFWS and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) have developed a series of web conferences to increase communication and transfer of technical information between conservation professionals regarding the increasing challenges from climate change. This program is being facilitated by the USFWS's National Conservation Training Center (NCTC). A key to the success of the web series will be improved collaboration and shared learning of rapidly developing tools and processes for evaluating future effects to fish and wildlife species and ecosystems.
Web conferencing is a way to hold group meetings or live presentations over the Internet. It minimizes travel, reduces costs, facilitates collaboration, and is real time. At a web conference, participants sit at their personal computer and share information with each other through the Internet. Visual communication on the computer is usually accompanied by voice communication through a telephone conference call. Typical features of web conferences include a slide presentation, application sharing such as spreadsheet manipulation, whiteboards, Internet co-browsing, chat, file sharing, and polls.
The web conferences are similar to a graduate seminar, last about 1 hour, and feature an interactive question-and-answer session. Topics are related to the expertise of invited speaker and will include scientists from academia, government, and private conservation organizations. The conferences are targeted at a technical level equivalent to that of a graduate seminar and assume that the participants already have some knowledge of and background with the topic. Pre-conference materials are made available by NCTC as appropriate to the topics.
The web conferences use the Microsoft Live Meeting software program. Conference advertisement and registration is through DOI LEARN. Each conference. All conferences, including questions and answers, are recorded and available in NCTC’s web library.
Who should attend: Any conservation professional or scientist who desires to keep up-to-date with current developments to help safeguard fish and wildlife resources at both national and international scales.
Non-Department of Interior Applicants: There is not a tuition charge for these Webinars. To register, please follow these instructions:
1. Use the “Public Catalog Login” in DOI Learn to register for the Webinars
2. Once in the Catalog, search on “Safeguarding Wildlife from Climate Change" or "CSP3902"
3. Click on title of topic
4. Scroll down the course description until you find the webinar session you are interested in
5. Select “Apply”
6. Fill out the registration form; where it asks for Payment Type, select “none required”; Click “Go”; then click on “Submit Order”
7. You will receive an email confirming your participation with instructions about how to log on.
Scheduled Sessions:
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Instructor |
| 08/25/2009 |
2:30 - 4:00pm ET |
"Global Warming Communications Overview" - Jennifer will provide an overview of the latest public polling information and the resulting messaging to key audiences. Her presentation will provides insight into the best way to communicate about global warming and it's impact on wildlife to the "public" and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Whether you are a refuge manager, state wildlife action plan coordinator, or conservation group staff, she will explain how to communicate this difficult issue in language that is common and effective.
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Jennifer Jones, VP Strategic Communications, National Wildlife Federation |
| 09/23/2009 |
2:30-4:00pm ET |
"The National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center: A Partnership to Sustain Fish and Wildlife Communities" - The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (http://nccw.usgs.gov/) was established by Congress to provide the science and technical support needed to help fish and wildlife resource managers anticipate climate change impacts and evaluate options that will facilitate adaptation to changing landscapes. The Center is based on an organizational model that includes working in close partnership with the science and resource management communities, within an adaptive management framework. Mark Sogge, Interim Director, will describe the Center's history, organization and partnership strategy, science focus, recent accomplishments, and near-term future plans. |
Mark Sogge,
Interim Director,
USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, Reston, VA |
| 10/29/2009 |
2:30-4:00pm ET |
"Place-based Climate Change Adaptation: Overcoming the Paralysis of Uncertainty" - Climate change poses many challenges to the conservation
of fish, wildlife and their habitats. As temperatures warm and precipitation
patterns change, species and ecosystems will need to either adapt in place,
move across the landscape to track optimal conditions, or face an increased
risk of going locally or even globally extinct. While there is a growing
acknowledgement of the threat of climate change to fish and wildlife
conservation, managers continue to struggle with how to translate the
science on climate change into site- and target-specific strategies for
action. The uncertainties and complexities involved in predicting future
conditions can often be paralyzing to those trying to make decisions about
fish and wildlife conservation. I will discuss these challenges, and present
an iterative framework for adaptation planning and action that helps users
overcome the paralysis of uncertainty and start addressing the question of
what we should be doing differently to manage and conserve wildlife as
climate changes. The framework draws on
approaches to making decisions under uncertainty, such as scenario-based
planning and adaptive management. I will present several pilot applications
of the framework to address fish and wildlife conservation issues in western
U.S. |
Molly S. Cross, Ph.D., Climate Change Ecologist, North America Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bozeman, MT |
| 12/02/2009 |
2:30-4:00pm ET |
"Adapting Conservation and Management to Climate Change: An
Overview" -
This presentation sets the stage for the USFS/NWF webinar series on climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for resource managers that is set to begin in January. Calling on almost a decade of national and international experience with climate change, Jennie will use real-world examples to illustrate how traditional approaches to conservation and management may be vulnerable to climate change as well as a variety of approaches to vulnerability assessment and adaptation. These include top-down and bottom-up approaches, and efforts geared towards adapting projects, processes, and programs to climate change. |
Jennifer Hoffman, PhD
Senior Scientist, Climate Adaptation,
EcoAdapt, Seattle, WA |
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