Wednesday, November 2, 2011
California State University, Sacramento
University Union, Foothill Suite
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This symposium is an opportunity for biologists conducting research, management, regulation, restoration, and conservation activities in the Sacramento-Shasta Chapter Area to exchange information, ideas, results, and progress of their work on natural communities, wildlife, and plant species.
Physical and chemical factors that affect diversity of aquatic invertebrates in vernal pools in Sacramento County, California
– Angela Calderaro, Master’s Candidate at Sacramento State University, PMC
Here are some of the other talks you can expect to hear at this year’s symposium:
Potential effects of extreme climatic events on California back rail breeding habitat
– Thuy-Vy Bui, USGS
The importance of flow regime, thermal conditions, and algal resources to recruitment success in stream-breeding frog populations
– Sarah Kupferberg, UC Berkeley
Discovery of remnant population of Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) in the southern Sierra Nevada
– Mark Statham, UC Davis
White-nose syndrome and bats: potential implications for California
– David Wyatt, Sacramento City College
Preliminary findings from northern Sierra Nevada pika surveys conducted in 2011
– Joseph Stewart, CA Department of Fish and Game
Harvest of tule greater white-fronted geese at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 2000-2010
– Shaun Oldenburger, CA Department of Fish and Game
Bank swallow population and habitat status: declining trends on the Middle Sacramento River
– Joe Silveira, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ecohydrology of vernal pools
– Niall McCarten, Institute for Ecohydrology Research
Restoration implementation in the Delta: Cosumnes Floodplain Mitigation Bank
– Mark Young, Westervelt Ecological Services
Collaborative mitigation planning by California’s infrastructure agencies: lessons learned from the Regional Advance Mitigation Planning (RAMP) Initiative and the Statewide Advance Mitigation Initiative (SAMI)
– Natasha Nelson, CA Department of Water Resources