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Collaborative Recovery and Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species. Are we still being successful?

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Collaborative Recovery and Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species. Are we still being successful?


Kirtland’s warbler was one of the first species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Protection Act of 1966. As a habitat specialist that breeds only in young, dense jack pine forests, these birds rely on forest management for survival. Thanks to pioneering cooperation between many partners, Kirtland’s warblers have recovered so successfully that they were delisted in 2019. Critically, this cooperative did not disband after delisting but instead evolved to help protect Kirtland’s warblers in a new regulatory paradigm. In this panel discussion, Kirtland’s warbler management, biology, and policy experts will share the story and lessons learned of collaborative conservation that brought this species back from the brink of extinction and continues to sustain Kirtland’s warbler in its post-delisting era.

EVENT DATE | January 21st, 20245 @ 12pm ET

LENGTH | 1.5 hours

REGISTRATION LINK | Register here

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH | US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Northern Institute for Applied Climate Science

LOCATION | Virtual


Managing Forests as Habitat in a Changing World: A Panel Discussion Webinar Series

These interactive panel discussions connect land managers, researchers, and practitioners spanning diverse geographies and ownerships to explore managing and stewarding forest habitat amid social and ecological changes.

Climatic shifts are impacting forest habitats all across the U.S., challenging how we fulfill our mission of conserving, protecting, and enhancing wildlife habitat. Warming winters, extreme precipitation events, drought and catastrophic wildfire, and other elements affect pollinators, game species, bats, fish, birds, and the people that steward their habitats. Ecosystem management and community-building are part of the solution to addressing these challenges.

This series provides examples of ecological silviculture and restoration techniques that enhance habitat along with the planning, policy, guidance, and partnerships needed to get these actions implemented. Panels will represent a diversity of biologists, foresters, and scientists to help participants discover management tools, respond to climate change, and build on collaborative conservation success (and failure!) stories.

The topic series explores the impacts of a changing world on forest ecosystems and adaptation options for natural resource management. Panelists will discuss projects, barriers and solutions, lessons learned, and next steps.

Webinars will occur on the third Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:30pm Eastern time. 1.5 continuing education units (CEUs) are available from The Wildlife Society and the Society of American Foresters for each webinar attended.


Register for the webinar series here



Credits

This webinar series is sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - Forest Ecology Working Group (FEWG), and the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) together with the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), a collaborative, multi-institutional partnership led by the Forest Service.

Event Date Start-End

January 21, 2025 / 12:00 PM - January 21, 2025 / 01:30 PM