Information about conference presentations
Most presentations will be in a classroom with approximately 50 seats. There will be an overhead projector, a computer (with PowerPoint) and projector system, and either a whiteboard or a chalkboard available. If you would like to use other equipment (a second projector or a slide projector, for instance), please let the organizers know by dropping a note to Stephanie Fitchett (sfitchet@fau.edu) or calling (561) 799-8613.
Conference Schedule
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration (MAC Atrium) |
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9:00-10:00 |
Welcome by Bill Mech, Dean of the Honors College Introduction by Ed Maietta, Abacoa Partnership for Community Invited Address by Patrick Painter, Greenways: Phenom or Process? |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break (MAC 104) |
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10:30-10:50 |
Introduction to the Honors College Program (MAC 104) |
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MAC 104 |
MAC 102 |
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11:00-11:15 |
James R. Schuette Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission The J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area--Hydrologic Restoration Does Not Always Mean "Just Add Water" |
Terry Wolf Lion Country Safari Best Management Practice: Water Quality at Lion Country Safari |
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11:20-11:35 |
Robb Startzman South Florida Water Management District Overview of Environmental Studies at the South Florida Water Management District |
Leonard Berry Florida Center for Environmental Studies The Role of CES in South Florida |
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11:40-11:55 |
Laura Brandt USFWS A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Inventory, Research, and Monitoring at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge |
Bob Deacy Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management Title TBA |
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12:00-12:15 |
Ernie Cowan and Peter Scalco Florida Atlantic University Biology Department and Florida Park Service "Parknerships"... Opportunities for students in conservation biology and management with the Florida Park Service in southeast Florida |
Pat Welch Pine Jog Environmental Education Center Building a Biological Inventory of Pine Jog |
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12:15-1:15 |
Lunch in the Dining Hall |
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MAC 104 |
MAC 102 |
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1:20-1:35 |
David A. Harris J.D. And C.T. MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Foundation's Regional Policy Program |
Daniel J. Willis University of Florida, Dept. of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, LAKEWATCH/project COAST LAKEWATCH / project Coast |
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1:40-1:55 |
Mary Ridler Loxahatchee River District An Overview of the Loxahatchee River District |
Laurence Wood MarineLife Center of Juno Beach Sea Turtle Conservation at the MarineLife Center of Juno Beach |
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2:00-2:15 |
Cheryl McKee Florida Department of Environmental Protection Research Needs within the Loxahatchee River Watershed |
Meg Smith Palm Beach County Planning Division |
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2:20-2:35 |
Samuel Payson Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District Land Management: Integrating Values of Flood Control, Aesthetics and Wildlife Management |
Jacqueline C. Smith DEP - Invasive Plant Management Invasive Plant Management - What we know & what we don't |
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2:40-2:55 |
Tom Poulson Honors College Dual Enrollment Program Interactive learning of ecology in the field |
Carolyn Williams SFWMD, Environmental Studies and Community Outreach, Department of Public Information Environmental Studies and Community Outreach |
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2:55-3:15 |
Break |
Break |
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3:20-3:35 |
Michael Renda Blowing Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conservancy Coastal restoration, monitoring and management at Blowing Rocks Preserve |
John Marr Perry Institute for Marine Science Ocean Resources in the Caribbean |
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3:40-3:55 |
Bob Barry Palm Beach Community College |
Stefan Harzen and Barbara BrunnickThe Taras Oceanographic Foundation Interdisciplinary and International Research and Education involving the Science and Business Communities |
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4:00-4:15 |
Brad Melko and/or Sam WileyCZR Incorporated Wetland ecology applications in environmental modeling |
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4:15 |
All conferees meet in MAC 104 to organize breakout sessions |
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4:50 - 5:00 |
Closing remarks in MAC 104 |
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This conference is organized by the Honors College, with the generous support of the Abacoa Project of the FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, the Abacoa Partnership for Community, and the Florida Center for Environmental Studies. The conference is part of a larger Honors College project supported by the National Science Foundation (Discovery-Based Science and Mathematics in an Environmental Context, NSF Award DUE-0088211).