NatureMapping Program 9th Annual Meeting

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center

June 25-27, 2007

Final Agenda (pdf)

The theme of this year's meeting is collaboration. The NatureMapping Program has grown through collaborative partnerships within and among states where data are not merely collected for a group, but becomes a point of dialog between and among all parties involved (citizens, NatureMapping, agency/organization professionals, etc.).
Washington, Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Idaho, and Wisconsin NatureMapping Programs and the National GAP Program have worked closely over the past two years identifying what it means to the fully implement the Program within each of their states and how this effort has provided a clearer vision for the National NatureMapping Program.

Meeting Overview

Panel discussions and presentations will be the focus over the 3-day meeting. Topics that will be covered are:

What is the process to begin NatureMapping Program within your state.
The development of a state and national network of NatureMapping Training Centers
Involving Natural History Museums and Science Centers
Linking federal agencies' scientists and their informal science educators efforts through NatureMapping
Integrating NatureMapping into K-20 schools
Complementing other Citizen Science Programs, such as Cornell's Citizen Science Tool Kit

Presentations and discussions will be lead by state coordinators involved in:

Biodiversity planning using GAP and NatureMapping data for cities and counties
Wildlife data for regional GAP projects
NatureMapping long-term projects involving schools and communities
Links between National Wildlife Federation's Community Habitat Program, county and city planning efforts, and NatureMapping
Technological tools, such as the Program's data collection software, NatureTracker, on handhelds with GPS units now developed for 7 states
Bioblitzes as entry points to NatureMapping and tools for land planning decisions
Integrating State Master Naturalist Programs with NatureMapping
Watchable Wildlife Programs and NatureMapping
Efforts to integrate NatureMapping data collection and monitoring with State Wildlife Action Plans
On-line data feedback and mapping tools

National NatureMapping Annual Board Meeting - members only on June 27

Location

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Slides

Introduction
Master_Naturalist

Funding for this meeting has been provided in part from the National GAP Program, allowing the reduced registration fee.