Center for Plant Conservation International Symposium "Evaluating Plant Reintroductions as a Plant Conservation Strategy: Two Decades of Evidence" October 21-22, 2009, Sheraton Clayton Plaza, 7730 Bonhomme Avenue, Saint Louis, MO.
The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce its fourth symposium entitled, “Evaluating Plant Reintroductions as a Plant Conservation Strategy: Two Decades of Evidence.” In commemoration of 25 years of plant conservation experience, The Center for Plant Conservation is hosting its fourth symposium on plant conservation science on October 21-22, 2009. We will comprehensively review the past and current state of knowledge about plant reintroductions and their role in improving endangered species conservation and these proceedings will be published as an edited volume. Reintroductions are not only helping the practice of plant conservation, but are also contributing to restoration ecology theory. Understanding the planning and ground work required for successful reintroductions is becoming critical in the face of climate change. Taking stock of our progress with reintroduction is essential if we are going to make wise decisions for preserving biodiversity in the future. Because we are particularly interested in assessing progress and prospects of reintroduction as a viable conservation strategy in the face of climate change, symposium participants will be invited to participate in break out sessions to review "Reintroduction Guidelines" and “Prospects and Cautions for Appropriate Use of Assisted Migration”. The symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Peter Raven. Invited oral presentations will be given by plant conservation professionals: Dr. Matthew Albrecht, Missouri Botanic Garden, St. Louis, MO; Dr. Tim Bell, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Dr. Marlin Bowles, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL; Dr. Sarah Dalrymple, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; Dr. Irene Avila Diaz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Morelia, Michoacán, México; *Dr. Kingsley Dixon, Kings Park Botanic Garden, Perth, WA Australia; Dr. Don Falk, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Mima Falk, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tucson, AZ; Dr. Edward O. Guerrant, Jr., Berry Botanic Garden, Portland, OR; Dr. Kristin E. Haskins, The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ; Dr. Kayri Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL; Kapua Kawelo, Environmental Division, U.S. Army, Oahu, HI; Brian Keel, USFS; Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Center for Plant Conservation, St. Louis, MO; Dr. Tiffany Knight, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Crystal Krause, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; Dr. Joyce Maschinski, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL; Dr. Leonie Monks, Western Australia Dept Environment and Conservation, Australia; Dr. Jenny Neale, Denver Botanic Garden, Denver, CO; Dr. Valerie Pence, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW); Dr. Sarah Reichard, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Dr. Wei-Bang Sun, Kunming Botanic Gardens of KIB, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China; Dr. Raymond Tremblay, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, Puerto Rico; Dr. Pati Vitt, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL ; Samuel J. Wright, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL For a detailed meeting agenda and registration form see the posting at www.centerforplantconservation.org or contact Maureen Fischer at [email protected] The nonprofit Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) was founded in 1984 as a national, nonprofit network of community-based institutions (botanic gardens, arboreta, museums) providing professional, hands-on assistance to prevent extinction and achieve recovery for imperiled plants native to the United States. The 33 participating institutions secure seed and living collections off site for conservation, conduct scientific research, work with land managers to restore rare species populations in the wild and engender public support for conservation through educational outreach. Please forward this announcement to any interested colleagues.
