Cool. Nice to be there remotely. Marc can I access this after the fact?
Hope you are well. Pete Sar On 9/29/2016 3:18 PM, Marc Devokaitis wrote: > > Hello all, > > The Fall 2016 series of Monday Night Seminars at the Cornell Lab of > Ornithology kicks off this coming Monday, October 3, at 7:30 pm, and > features the Cornell Lab’s Director of Conservation Science, Dr. > Amanda Rodewald <https://dnr.cals.cornell.edu/people/amanda-rodewald>. > As always, the seminars are held in the auditorium, and free and open > to the public. The doors open at 7:00. > > We will be streaming this seminar live. Bookmark > http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars for quick > access on Monday evening.Thanks for helping spread the word! > > */Monday, October 3^rd , 7:30pm/* > > *Coffee, Communities, and Conservation: How your cup can make a > difference* > > Amanda Rodewald, Garvin Professor of Ornithology and Director of > Conservation Science > > Accelerating rates of land conversion for agriculture, development, > and resource extraction in much of Latin America have challenged us to > identify creative ways to sustain biodiversity, protect critical > ecosystem services, and support human health and well-being within > “working landscapes.” Shade-grown coffee farms are especially > well-suited to simultaneously meet a variety of economic, social, and > ecological needs. When coffee is grown under trees, the system can > provide a variety of products (e.g., coffee, fruits, firewood, lumber, > and medicines), while at the same time maintain forest cover, support > biodiversity, and reduce erosion and chemical use compared to other > intensive agricultural systems. Perhaps no other group better > highlights the positive role that shade-coffee can play in > conservation than Neotropical Migratory birds, which heavily use > shade-coffee farms. Unfortunately, traditional shade management has > given way to more intensive uses like “sun coffee” monocultures that > promise higher productivity but at greater environmental cost and > potentially more economic risk. This shift in practice has prompted > conservation organizations to develop incentives for sound > environmental stewardship that also support livelihoods. In this > talk, I will discuss how shade-coffee and other agroforestry practices > can support bird conservation, healthy ecosystems, and ultimately > human communities in Latin America. > > _Upcoming MNS:_ > > // > > /November 7 / > > *Screening: Sonic Sea, featuring a Q&A with Dr. Christopher Clark* > > *(@Cornell Cinema)* > > Come to the Cornell Cinema to watch “Sonic Sea” in this special free > screening hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Oceans are a sonic > symphony. Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine > life, but man-made ocean noise is threatening this fragile world. > Sonic Sea is about protecting life in our waters from the destructive > effects of oceanic noise pollution. After the screening, join a Q&A > discussion with Dr. Christopher Clark who is featured in the film. > > // > > /December 5 / > > *Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer* > > Peter Marra, Head, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center > > > In 1894, lighthouse keepers arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand > with a cat, supposedly named Tibbles. In just over a year, the > Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered > extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many > conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United > States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by > the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially > devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic > /Toxoplasma/ passing from cats to humans at rising rates. /Cat > Wars/ tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to > biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new > light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion > of these cat populations. > > Marra will trace the historical and cultural ties between humans and > cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, > along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, > population modeling, and feline diseases. He will chart the > developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple’s > breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication > programs underway in Australia today. Marra will also describe how a > small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully > for no action in much the same way that special interest groups have > stymied attempts to curtail smoking and climate change. The outdoor > cat issue/ is a /complex global problem—*Cat Wars* proposes solutions > that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable > to the impacts of free-ranging cats. > > Marc Devokaitis > > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2016.0.7797 / Virus Database: 4656/13110 - Release Date: 09/29/16 > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
