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2006 Agenda
The 11th Annual Exotic Species Workshop for Southwest Florida
Hosted By:
The Florida Panther and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuges
& Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
At Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center, Naples, Florida
Friday, December 1, 2006
7:30 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome by Takako Hashimoto
9:00 - 10:10 SESSION 1
Moderated by Layne Hamilton, US Fish & Wildlife Service
9:00 - 9:20 Invasive Plant Geo-Database [Abstract]
Presented by Chris Lockhart, Florida Natural Areas Inventory [Bio]
9:20 - 9:40 Development of Reproductive Inhibitors of Monk Parakeets in Florida
Presented by Eric Tillman, Wildlife Biologist, National Wildlife Research Center, APHIS, US Department of Agriculture [Bio]
9:40 - 10:00 Cuban Tree Frog Interactions with Native Frogs ** Cancelled **
Presented by Michael Knight, Audubon Corkscrew Sanctuary & Florida Gulf Coast University [Bio]
9:40 - 10:00 Biological Controls of Brazillian Pepper and Hydrilla [Abstract]
Presented by Jim Cuda, University of Florida [Bio]
10:00 - 10:10 Update about Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (also known as CWMA)
Presented by Jon Lane, Invasive Species Management Section, US Army Corps of Engineers
10:10 - 10:35 Break -- Snacks located outside on back patio
10:35 - 11:45 SESSION 2
Concurrent breakout groups will meet in three different rooms. Moderators will only have an hour to help focus the discussion, so please come prepared.
10:35 - 11:45 Forming a Cooperative Weed Management Area [Notes] - Palmetto Room
Moderated by Kathy O'Reilly-Doyle, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
10:35 - 11:45 Exploring Field Needs, Sharing What You Know - Auditorium
Moderated by Laura Brandt, Cooperative Research for U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
10:35 - 11:45 Slowing the Spread of Island Channeled Apple Snails [Notes] - Buttonwood Room
Moderated by Mike Owen, Fakahatchee Strand State Park
11:45 - 12:15 Gather in Auditorium for Breakout Group Presentations
12:15 - 1:10 LUNCH - Live exotic plants and animals on display
1:10 - 1:20 Exotic repitles presentation from the Naples Zoo
1:20 - 3:30 SESSION 3
Moderated by Keith Laakkonen, RBNERR
1:20 - 1:40 Picayune Strand State Forest Invasive Exotic Plant Mapping Project [Abstract]
Presented by Pete Stelzer & Amanda Peck Picayune State Forest [Bio]
1:40 - 2:00 Understanding Invasive Cichlids in Estuarine Habitats [Abstract]
Presented by Aaron Adams, Fisheries Habitat Ecology Program, Mote Marine Laboratory [Bio]
2:00 - 2:20 Plant Response to Hurricanes [Abstract]
Presented by Jim Burch, Supervisory Botanist, Big Cypress National Preserve [Bio]
2:20 - 2:40 Snack Break
2:40 - 3:00 Ecological Impacts of Introduced Lizards such as Spiny Tailed Iguana [Abstract]
Presented by Kenny Krysko, University of Florida [Bio]
3:00 - 3:20 Role of Emergency Response Networks in Thwarting Amphibian & Reptile Introductions in Florida [Abstract]
Presented by Todd Campbell, University of Tampa [Bio]
3:20 - 3:30 WRAP UP by Layne Hamilton - Turn in your Evaluation
WIN A KAYAK!!! Or A CRUISE TO THE KEYS!!
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