Registration Opens
Welcome
- Chuck Collins, Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Conference Facilitator
- Ken Haddad, Executive Director, FWC
- FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto
Climate Change Impacts
- Climate Science and Reports from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Virginia R. Van Sickle-Burkett, Global Change Research, USGS
- Florida, Current and Anticipated Changes and Uncertainties
- Thomas Crisman, Patel Center for Global Solutions at University of South Florida
- Florida's Wildlife and Their Changing Community
- Thomas Eason, FWC, Habitat Species Conservation
Biodiversity: Species on the Frontline
- Ocean Effects
- Hal Wanless, University of Miami
- Characteristics of Marine Climate Sensitive Species (marine, coral reefs and fish habitat)
- Robert van Woesik, Florida Institute of Technology
- Characteristics of Terrestrial Climate Sensitive Species (necessity of adaptive land corridors)
- Reed Noss, University of Central Florida
- Managing Exotic Species (terrestrial flora & fauna)
- Scott Hardin and Greg Jubinsky, FWC, Habitat Species and Conservation
- Future of Agriculture: Conflicts and Opportunities
- Keith Ingram, Coordinator, Southeast Climate Consortium & Scientist, UF/IFAS, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Policies and Communication
Panel discussion on policy issues related to habitat and species management, human needs, hunting, fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation; linking climate change initiatives with the conservation community; congressional climate change and cap and trade legislation; communication issues: increase awareness of climate change impacts and our capacity to respond, including education & outreach (intra-agency, inter-agency, general public)
Panelists:
- Tim Breault, FWC, Director, Habitat Species and Conservation
- Paul Souza, Fish and Wildlife Service, Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office
- Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center
- John Cooper, Senior Advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Center
- Steve Adams, Staff Director, Governors Action Team on Energy and Climate Change
- John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation, Executive Director, Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming
Propose Actions to Address Climate Change Impacts on Florida's Fish and Wildlife
KeyNote: Senator John W. Warner, R-Va., Ranking Member on the Committee on Environment and Public Works; Climate Bill (invited)
Minimizing Climate Change Impacts
On Fish and Wildlife & Their Habitats
6 Concurrent Workshops with FWC Leaders
On Fish and Wildlife & Their Habitats
6 Concurrent Workshops with FWC Leaders
Marine, Coastal, and Estuarine Ecosystems
Gil McRae, Director of Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Inland Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Ecosystems
Darrell Scovell, Director of Freshwater Fisheries Management
Hunting and Fishing
Diane Eggeman, Director of Hunting and Game Management & Mark Robson, Director of Marine Fisheries
Native Terrestrial Species, Communities and Ecosystems
Tim Breault, Director, Habitat Species and Conservation
Invasive Organisms on Biodiversity in Future Climates
Greg Holder, Regional Director, Southwest
Natural Resource Management and Land-use Planning
Jerrie Lindsey, Director, Office of Recreation Services
Reports on Workshops from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Gil McRae, Director of Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Darrell Scovell, Director of Freshwater Fisheries Management
- Diane Eggeman, Director of Hunting and Game Management & Mark Robson, Director of Marine Fisheries
- Tim Breault, Director, Habitat Species and Conservation
- Greg Holder, Regional Director, Southwest
- Jerrie Lindsey, Director, Office of Recreation Services
FWC's Directive for Florida's Wildlife from Ken Haddad, Executive Director
Adjourn