***The information provided in the webinar will be applicable to locations outside *
*of park boundaries too and so will benefit any biologist or land manager.*** You are invited to join us for *Conservation and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles for U.S. National Parks in the Northeast*, a webinar sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Branch in the Biological Resources Division of the National Park Service (NPS). *Date:* Tuesday, June 28, 2016 *Duration: *1 hour *Start time: *8:30 am PT, 9:30 am MT, 10:30 am CT, 11:30 am ET *Registration URL:* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1791193877209559042 ****WHEN YOU CLICK THE REGISTRATION URL, PLEASE DISREGARD THE TIME BLOCK REFERENCED AT THE LINK AND JUST GO BY THE START TIME AND DURATION REFERENCED IN THIS NOTIFICATION.**** *Webinar ID:* 150-013-235 *IMPORTANT:* 1. GoToWebinar will send you an email *AFTER* you click the above registration URL. The email will contain the link you need to click to join the webinar at the specified time and date. The email will come from James Howard because he is the account holder. 2. *DO NOT click the “Add to Calendar” feature that you are provided in your registration confirmation email.* Doing so will incorrectly record the time of the webinar in your calendar due to a glitch with the program. *You must manually insert the time and date into your calendar.* Apologies for the inconvenience. 3. *Telephone / dial-in information will be provided to you once you have logged into the webinar. *You must use your telephone to call in to the webinar. We cannot allow audio connection via computer because it creates malfunctions during the recording. This webinar covers material provided in Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation’s <http://parcplace.org/> Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles of the Northeastern US <http://northeastparc.org/habitat-management-guidelines/> by Joseph Mitchell, Alvin Breisch, and Kurt Buhlmann (Eds.). The webinar will cover habitats and species in the NPS’s Northeastern Region. *About the Speakers:* Joseph C. (Joe) Mitchell has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Tennessee, and has focused on the conservation, ecology, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles for over 40 years. He is self-employed, and has conducted conservation and management research on 16 national parks and 21 military bases, among others. He wrote the first habitat conservation plan under a joint venture by two federal agencies (USFS, USFWS). He is the author of *e Reptiles of Virginia*, Smithsonian Institution Press, and senior editor of *Urban Herpetology*, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Alvin (Al) Breisch received his B.S. from Penn State and M.S. from the University at Albany. He is currently a collaborator with the Roosevelt Wild Life Station at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Previously he was the Amphibian and Reptile Specialist for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation before retiring in 2009. He is the director of the New York Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project and coauthor of *The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State: Identification, Life History and Conservation.* Al co-chaired the Joint National Steering Committee for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Northeast PARC. Kurt A. Buhlmann holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Stockton State College in New Jersey, an M.S. in Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Tech , and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia. He has worked with The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service, Conservation International, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others. He is currently a Senior Research Associate with the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. He also operates Buhlmann Ecological Research and Consulting, LLC as an environmental consultant. Kurt’s research interests include life history and evolutionary ecology with application for species recovery, conservation and management. He has studied terrestrial habitat needs of amphibians and reptiles around seasonal wetlands, the effects of prescribed fire, control of invasive species, and wetland restoration. He has been involved with turtle habitat management and restoration projects, and has helped implement reintroduction strategies for Gopher Tortoises at several sites in the Southeast, and more recently, head-starting research with freshwater turtles (Blanding’s and Wood) in the Northeast, as well as with Desert Tortoises in the Mojave Desert. *About the Webinar Series:* The *Park Units in the Northwestern US: Restoration and Recovery for Amphibians and Reptiles* Webinar (covering the Alaska, Pacific-West, and Intermountain regions) was presented on March 10, 2016. The *Park Units in the Midwestern US: Restoration and Recovery for Amphibians and Reptiles Webinar* (covering the Northeast Region) was presented on April 14, 2016. *Please contact Jen Williams (**jen_willi...@nps.gov* <jen_willi...@nps.gov>* or 970-267-2159) if you are interested in a copy of these webinars or their accompanying materials.* There will be one more webinar focusing on Habitat Management Guidelines to assist natural resource managers with amphibian and reptile conservation. The southeastern US webinar is planned for October. Stay tuned for more details! -- Jen Williams, Ph.D. Federal Coordinator for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) 1201 Oakridge Dr., Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: 352-568-5903 (cell) or 970-267-2159 Fax: 970-225-3585 *Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.* The mission of PARC is to conserve amphibians, reptiles and their habitats as integral parts of our ecosystem and culture through proactive and coordinated public-private partnerships. To learn more, visit parcplace.org
