NEAFWA Conference

Advanced Registration Closed

Walk-ins welcome but will not receive discount.

66th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference

Monday, April 26, 2010, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA

The conference theme is Climate Change and Wildlife Conservation - Adaptation and Mitigation, which clearly fits with the mission of the Climate Change and Wildlife Alliance – Massachusetts (Alliance).  

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, PLENARY SESSION
The morning plenary session will commence with the following prominent and distinguished speakers, including:
  • Commissioner Mary Griffin, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
  • Ian A. Bowles, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs for theCommonwealth of Massachusetts
  • John Kostyack, Executive Director, Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming for the National Wildlife Federation
  • Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Dan Ashe, Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Hector Galbraith, Ph.D., Director, Climate Change and Energy Initiative, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences

For a full description of the plenary session click here.  These speakers will set the stage for the afternoon workshop that is being presented by the Alliance entitled Responding to Climate Change II: Tools and Solutions for Safeguarding Wildlife and Habitats.   

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM, WORKSHOP: Responding to Climate Change II: Tools and Solutions for Safeguarding Wildlife and Habitats
 
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) invited the Alliance to co-sponsor a workshop at the 66th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife (NEAFWA) Conference. The afternoon workshop builds on the conversation which began at Bentley. It features speakers who will provide the latest thinking on how climate change will impact fish and wildlife resources, present opportunities to become actively involved in monitoring and on the ground management activities, establish a regional context for climate change issues, and identify emerging issues. Click here for a full agenda to the workshop on Responding to Climate Change II.
 
To see information about the full NEAFWA conference, visit www.neafwa.org.
 
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