Living, Giving Grasslands
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Day 1 - Houston Zoo - Brown Education Center Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM + Social Mixer Presentation titles subject to change 9:00 AM - 11 AM
Free Option Tour: Urban Prairies by Light Rail MAIN AUDITORIUM AT HOUSTON ZOO
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Registration Registration and Light Refreshments
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Opening Remarks Introductory remarks by Pat Merkord, Executive Director, Native Prairies Association of Texas
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Keynote Address Speaker: John Davis - Wildlife Diversity Program Director - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Why Prairies Matter AFTERNOON CONCURRENT TRACKS
Main Auditorium
Classroom A
Classroom B
PRARIE RESTORATION
TALKING PRAIRIES
CREATING LANDSCAPES FOR BIRDS, POLLINATORS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
J. Frank Rudolph, Conservation of Birds of Native Grassland in Forest Contexts
Jon Hayes, Strategies for Talking to Private Landowners about Prairie Conservation
Creating Connected Landscapes for Monarchs and Pollinators (Pending)
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
John Weir, Prescribed Burn Programs and Conservation
Jaime González, Collaborative Prairie Conservation Planning: A Model.
Larry Allain, Conservation of Pollinator Diversity on Prairies
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Dave Redden, Working with Other Landowners for Prescribed Burning
Teaching about Prairies (Pending)
Jim Giocomo, Connecting Landscapes for Quail and other Upland Grassland Birds
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SOCIAL MIXER at HOUSTON ZOO {Included in Day Pass or Two-day Pass}
Day 2 - Houston Zoo - Brown Education Center Thursday, November 13, 2015 from 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM + Awards Dinner Presentation titles subject to change
MAIN AUDITORIUM
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Light Breakfast Available
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks Jaime González, President, Coastal Prairie Partnership - Introductory Remarks
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM
Keynote Address Speaker: Reed Noss, University of Central Florida Title TBD
Main Auditorium
Classroom A
Classroom B
PRARIE RESTORATION
PRAIRIE ECONOMICS
CREATING LANDSCAPES FOR BIRDS, POLLINATORS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Rob Denkhaus, Ecological Effects of Bison on a Prairie Preserve
Brian Trusty, Creating a Grassland-friendly Beef Market
Anne Stein, Creating a Monarch Corridor in Texas and Oklahoma
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Restoration of Little Bluestem Prairies (Pending)
Miles Phillips, Prairie Ecotourism on the Long Acres Ranch
Quail Management Talk (Pending)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Aaron Tjelmeland, Identifying and Developing Native Plant Species for Restoration Success
Mary Anne Piacentini, Generating Streams of Revenue on a Prairie Ranch
Clifford Shackelford, Wintering Grassland Birds Response to Prairie Restoration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2015
AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Continued
Main Auditorium
Classroom A
Classroom B
PRARIE RESTORATION
PRAIRIE ECONOMICS
CREATING LANDSCAPES FOR BIRDS, POLLINATORS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
George Cates, Establishment and Maintenance of Urban and Suburban Pocket Prairies
Jim Blackburn, Creating a Ecosystem Services Market for Prairies and other ecosystems
Reconnecting Landscapes (Pending)
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Talk Pending
Chuck Kolewski, Farm Bill Revenue for Prairie Conservation
Andy Sipocz, Reconstructing Prairie-Wetland Landscapes
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Mark Kramer, Managing Volunteers for Prairie Restoration
Jim Willis, Conserving Prairies by Paying Farmers for Prairie Seed
What Grasshopper Diversity tells us about prairies (Pending)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Student Presentation: Kelly Shields, Assessing the Microbial Community of Local Prairies
Economics of Improved Pasture to Native Prairie (Pending)
Student Presentation: Assessing Biodiversity in Urban Pocket Prairies
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AWARDS DINNER at HOUSTON ZOO {Included in Day Pass or Two-Day Pass}
Day 3 - Workshops - Various Locations Around Houston Saturday, November 14, 2015 - Times Vary by Workshop Click here to View