NCSU Wildlife lecture series

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I told ya'll earlier that whenever I got notices to these I'd post them. Here's one I just got today. They're all held in the NCWRC education center on NCSU's Centennial Campus, and are all open to the public.


Centennial Campus Program on American Oystercatcher Research



RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 28) – The 2010 Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar series at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education begins Feb. 24 with a program on the American Oystercatcher, a shorebird that nests in coastal North Carolina.



The open-to-the-public seminars are a partnership between faculty and students in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program at N.C. State University and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists, managers and educators.



Dr. Ted Simons, a biology and forestry professor at NCSU, will present “Fifteen Years of American Oystercatcher Research on the Outer Banks of North Carolina - Focal Species Management in a Dynamic Environment.” He will discuss recent evidence of declines in American Oystercatcher populations in several states, which is raising concern over its status. In North Carolina, the bird is listed as a Special Concern Species.



The free program starts at 4 p.m. A networking session with free refreshments precedes the event at 3:30 p.m.



The Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education is a free visitor and learning facility of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Located at 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, on the Centennial Campus of N.C. State University, interactive exhibits highlight Piedmont wildlife species and habitats. A limited amount of free visitor parking is available at the Center, with a $2 daily pass for nearby campus parking available at the Centennial Campus visitor booth.



For more information on the 2010 Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar series at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education, call [phone] or go to

www.ncwildlife.org/Education_Workshops/Centennial_Campus_Center.htm

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Just did some looking on the NCWRC website, there's one more scheduled on March 10. The the topic is the North America Model (of wildlife management).

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Good gracious, seconds after I got all that posted I got this email. Enjoy.

Fish and Wildlife Seminars Spring 2010

The seminars are a partnership between faculty in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program at N.C. State University and Wildlife Commission biologists and managers. Learn about the latest happenings in fisheries and wildlife management in language you can understand. Seminars will be held at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education at 1751 Varsity Drive in Raleigh from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

February 24, 2010 – Fifteen Years of American Oystercatcher Research on the Outer Banks of North Carolina - Focal Species Management in a Dynamic Environment

Dr. Ted Simons, Professor at NCSU, will discuss 15 years of research on American Oystercatchers on the Outer Banks. Natural communities in coastal regions are under increasing pressure from humans, introduced predators, and habitat change. The American Oystercatcher has been identified by many conservation organizations as a focal species for understanding the effects of rapid anthropogenic change on coastal ecosystems. American Oystercatchers are long-lived shorebirds that breed from Maine to Florida and they are closely tied to intertidal ecosystems throughout the year. Recent evidence of population declines in several states is raising concern over the status of their populations. Dr. Simons and his collaborators have focused on understanding the factors affecting American Oystercatcher breeding success, developing population models that incorporate human and natural influences on population trajectories, and understanding migration and dispersal using mark-recapture methods.

March 10, 2010 – The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Dr. David Cobb, Chief of the NCWRC Division of Wildlife Management, will discuss individual elements of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Unique to North America, this model has driven the development of wildlife conservation over the past 200 years. Individual elements of the model reflect the current philosophies and approaches to wildlife conservation; however, new concerns have caused conservationists to question whether the model will have to evolve to continue serving as a basis for conservation through the 21st century.

April 14, 2010 – The Influences of Physical Habitat and Water Quality on the Protection and Conservation of Native Freshwater Mussels

Dr. Ryan Heise, Research Coordinator of the NCWRC Central Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Program and Dr. Greg Cope, Professor of Environmental Toxicology at NCSU, will discuss the conservation status and trends of native freshwater mussels in North America. The presentation will focus on the imperilment of mussels in North Carolina, research and management efforts being undertaken to address the issues of pollution and water-quality degradation, and habitat destruction and alteration adversely impacting this faunal group.

For more information, contact Marti Kane, Center Director, at [phone] or [e-mail]