The first conference of it's kind, "Applied Management of Conservation Lands in Florida" is convened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission along with the program committee. The intent of this conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of new ideas, approaches, methods, and pertinent data on applied management of conservation lands in Florida, with an emphasis on vegetation management.
- Prescribed Fire
- Ecological Effects
- Tools for Prescribed Burning
- Approaches to Prescribed Burning
- Vegetation Management
- Practical Application of Biological Controls, Herbicides and Machinery for Vegetation Management Objectives
- Ecological Forestry & Silviculture
- Ground Cover Restoration
- Monitoring and Information Technology
- Prescribed Fire
- Adaptive Management
- Land Managers
- Conservation Biologists
- Restoration Ecologists
- Field Biologists
- Practitioners
- Technical/GIS Staff
- Surveyors Engineers
Attending every conference session qualifies for:
- 8 hours of continuing education for Certified Prescribed Burners through FDACS, Division of Forestry
- 11.5 continuing forestry education credits from the Society of American Foresters
Forms will be available at the conference registration desk upon check - in.
- Mike Allen, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (program chair)
- Mark Glisson, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Bruce Hagedorn, Eglin Air Force Base
- Dennis Hardin, Division of Forestry
- Bob Heeke, Suwannee River Water Management District
- Bill Helfferich, South Florida Water Management District
- Erik Johnson, Florida Park Service
- Kevin Love, Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Tyler Macmillan, Northwest Florida Water Management District
- Kevin McIntyre, Jones Ecological Research Center
- Steve Miller, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Jim Murrian, The Nature Conservancy
- Carl Petrick, US Forest Service
- Jimmy Roberts, Division of Forestry
- Billy Sermons, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Randy Sleister, Volusia County
- George Tanner, University of Florida
For more information contact: Doreen DiCarlo at CES
Phone: 561-799-8553 | Fax: 561-626-1404 | E-mail:
ddicarlo@ces.fau.edu
