FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- The Wildlife Society California North Coast Chapter presents Biology & Management of Amphibians of Northern California April 25 - 27, 2000 Korbel Calif. The California North Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host a two and one-half day workshop on the Biology and Management of Amphibians of Northern California. The workshop is designed to familiarize wildlife biologists with the identification, natural history, survey techniques, and management of headwater, stream, pond, and terrestrial amphibian species occurring in Northern California. Species to be addressed include the southern torrent salamander, tailed frog, mountain and foothill yellow-legged frogs, northern and California red-legged frogs, Cascade frog, Siskiyou salamander, Shasta salamander, and the Del Norte salamander. The workshop will include one and one-half days of lecture and one day in the field. During the field component participants will be able to observe local herptofauna and habitat, as well as demonstrations of various survey techniques. Presenters currently confirmed include Dr. Mark Jennings, California Academy of Sciences; Dave Clayton, USFS; Dr. Lowell Diller, Simpson Timber Co; Gary Fellers, USGS Biological Resource Division; Peter Lewendal, Mason, Bruce, & Girard; Dee Dee Olson, USFS, PNW, Forestry Science Laboratory; Lisa Ollivier, USFS, PSW, Redwood Science Laboratory; and Dr. Hartwell Welsh, USFS, PSW, Redwood Science Laboratory. The workshop is limited to 60 participants and will be offered/filled on a first come first served basis. Registration material will be available soon. For more information visit the California North Coast Chapter's web page at <http://redwood.northcoast.com/~cnctws> or contact them via E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call Jay Harris at (707) 726-1256. Jay Harris Senior Biologist California Dept. Forestry Humboldt-Del Norte Ranger Unit 118 Fortuna Blvd Fortuna CA 95504 Phone: 707/726-1256 Fax: 707/725-9827 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
