Two years ago at the Mid-Atlantic ESA meeting in Blacksburg, several of us discussed putting together a workshop or symposium on the research, teaching, and outreach value of campus natural areas, and successful strategies for preserving campus natural areas, at a national meeting. Would anyone on the list be interested in working on such a program for the 100th anniversary meeting in Baltimore? We have a short time available before deadlines, so please respond to me this week (off list; my direct email is [email protected]) if you are interested. I’d also like to start gathering information, so if you have been involved in efforts to preserve natural areas used for research and teaching on a college campus, (or are aware of any) could you please let me know just so we can start a tally of these natural areas? And please forward this message to colleagues who may be interested.
If anyone is interested in the current situation regarding the old-growth white oak stand on Virginia Tech’s campus, check out http://www.savestadiumwoods.com/ Thanks in advance for your assistance! Carola A. Haas Professor, Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation 112 Cheatham Hall (MC 0321) 310 West Campus Drive, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 [email protected] 540-231-9269 http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm
