Register Now for NatureServe's Biodiversity Without Boundaries Join NatureServe in the charm of downtown Baltimore, April 14-18, 2013, for Biodiversity Without Boundaries 2013! From scientists, natural resource managers, and environmental consultants to planners, environmental advocates, and corporate and public policy-makers, BWB participants come together to present, explore, and address urgent and emerging conservation issues and solutions: * the science behind the pressing problems * the information and expertise needed to direct decisions * the tools and methods for setting priorities, planning and taking action, and monitoring and tracking progress toward goals * the lessons learned from conservation success, collaboration, and network approaches
The agenda features over 100 interactive workshops, panels, and plenaries. Highlights include: * The Landscape Conservation Symposium hosted by USGS and NatureServe featuring representatives from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, USDA NRCS, and the National Park Service * Advances in documenting at-risk status of ecosystems, ecosystem classification and mapping, and a half-day track on ecosystem services * Climate change sessions including tools for coastal climate change vulnerability assessment and planning, and methods for assessing vulnerability to climate change for communities, species, and ecosystems * A regional track focusing on biodiversity science and climate change adaptation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed * A half-day program featuring a roundtable discussion on coastal and marine strategy and a workshop applying the standard for classifying coastal and marine ecosystems. * An outstanding array of field trips-whether you're a bog-turtler or botanizer-to Parkers Creek, Poplar Island, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Soldiers Delight, and the National Aquarium. Take advantage of early bird rates before March 1. Visit www.natureserve.org to register or contact [email protected], 703-908-1803. Biodiversity Without Boundaries would not be possible without the support of our event sponsors: ExxonMobil; Chevron; The Nature Conservancy; Keller Benefit Services; Mullen, Sondberg, Winbash, & Stone; The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; and Rite in the Rain. To learn more about sponsorships, exhibitor packages, and about other support opportunities, contact NatureServe's director of development, Erin Chen, at 703-908-1841, [email protected] Biodiversity Without Boundaries 2013 is co-hosted by the Maryland Natural Heritage Program, a division of the Department of Natural Resources.
