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>On April 7, 2008, Oregon Zoo and ODFW will host a workshop at Oregon
>Zoo (in Portland) to address the growing need for amphibian conservation
>action. Workshop goals include providing a forum for biologists, land
>managers, watershed councils, conservation groups, restorationists,
>private landowners and other stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest to
>share information regarding amphibian distribution, populations and
>status in our region. We will also bring media attention to the
>escalating issue of amphibian decline both in the Northwest and the
>world at large, and highlight opportunities for amphibian conservation.
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>The workshop will include presentations about high priority
>conservation issues impacting amphibians, including expected climate
>change scenarios, invasive species, disease and pollutants. There will
>also be presentations on the Oregon Conservation Strategy, state and
>federal priorities and direction, and a presentation on Pacific
>Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NW PARC).
>Northwest PARC is preparing to publish "Habitat Management Guidelines
>for Amphibians and Reptiles of the Northwestern United States and
>western Canada", a publication for landowners and land managers
>interested in concise, up-to-date recommendations for making management
>decisions to benefit amphibians, reptiles and their habitat. Copies of
>the newly published NW Amphibian and Reptile Habitat Management
>Guidelines will be available for $10 each. In addition to the
>presentations, participants will have an opportunity to choose between
>one of two breakout sessions, depending on their needs: (1) a session
>providing more detailed guidance to land managers, including training in
>how to apply the HMG's; and (2) a session with a panel discussion on
>data collection and data management, targeting researchers and exploring
>potential synergies among efforts.
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>If you are available and would like to attend this event, please save
>the date and respond to this e-mail affirmatively so that we can
>accommodate everyone comfortably. The workshop will be one full day
>(approximately 9 am to 5 pm); there will be a nominal fee for
>participants to cover lunch at the Zoo, coffee breaks provided, and a
>no-host bar at the end of the day. Also, please mention whether you'd
>like to purchase a copy of the new Habitat Management Guidelines so that
>we'll know how many to order.
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>Please feel free to forward this message to any interested parties not
>included on our list. Those of you who express interest in attending
>this workshop will receive a registration form and detailed agenda in
>February. Thanks very much for your time, and we hope to see you at the
>zoo on April 7.
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>Sincerely,
>Audrey Hatch (Audrey.C.Hatch at state.or.us)
>Anne Warner (Anne.Warner at oregonzoo.org)
>Dede Olson (DedeOlson at fs.fed.us)
>Suzanne Rosen (Suzanne.Rosen at oregonzoo.org)
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>Suzanne E Rosen
>Oregon Zoo
>Conservation Workshop Coordinator
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