Long Island Natural History Conference, 12/6

Here is a great opportunity to catch up on the health and well-being of all things natural on Long Island.  Details here:
http://longislandnature.org/  Use that link for direct access to payment options
Verbatim from Press Release:

The second annual Long Island Natural History Conference will take place Friday, December 6 from 9 am to 5 pm in Berkner auditorium at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY. The conference will comprise sixteen presentations by leading Long Island wildlife biologists and naturalists on topics including the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The complete list of speakers and topics is below.

Weather permitting, a Field Trip will follow on Saturday, December 7 (see below).

The conference is open to the general public and promises to be the largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present and exchange current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology and natural history of Long Island. It will serve as a premier venue to identify research and management needs, foster friendships and collegial relationships, and encourage a greater region-wide interest in Long Island’s natural history by bringing together people with diverse backgrounds.

The conference is a project of the Long Island Nature Organization, committed to promoting nature studies on Long Island by sponsoring specific projects, providing opportunities like the conference to increase communication among wildlife researchers, managers, and the general public, and building a web-based clearing house for Long Island Natural History information.

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Or if you prefer, send a check made out to Long Island Nature Organization, Inc. to: LINO, 84 Mount Misery Drive, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963. 
Be sure to include your name, address, and email address. Thank you!

Here are the confirmed sessions and speakers:

Coastal Response to Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island, NY
         Cheryl Hapke, USGS
The Development of the Old Inlet Breach and its Impacts on Great South Bay
          Charles N. Flagg, SUNY Stony Brook
How Superstorm Sandy Changed Sunken Meadow Creek
          Ariana Newell, NYS Parks
American Eels in New York
          Carol Hoffman, NYSDEC
The Long Island Mammal Survey
          Joshua Stiller, NYSDEC
Suburban Nature and Environmentalism on Post WWII Long Island
          Christopher Sellers, SUNY Stony Brook
Status of the Red Knot and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow on Long Island
          Steve Papa, USFWS
The Moths of Long Island
          Hugh McGuinness
The Land of Oz: Spiders and Chiggers and Ticks, Oh My!
          Scott Campbell, SCDHS
Home Ranges of Eastern Box Turtles at Brookhaven National Laboratory
          Jennifer Higbie, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Monitoring movement and passage of fish in the Carmans River
          Heidi N. O’Riordan, Aquatic Biologist, NYSDEC
Conservation of the Eastern Tiger Salamander on Long Island
          Valorie Titus, Wildlife Conservation Society
The Bats of Long Island
          Michael S. Fishman, Barton & Loguidice, P.C., Syracuse, NY
History of the Menhaden Fishery in New York
          William Wise, SUNY Stony Brook
Carnivorous Plants of Long Island
          Matthew Michael Kaelin
A Day in the Life of the Carmans River
          Melissa Griffiths Parrott, Central Pine Barrens Commission

A wine and cheese reception will conclude the conference.

And at the link, read about the Field Trip options.

Also, to get an idea of the quality of these speakers, check out these archived videos from last years conference:

http://longislandnature.org/2012_conference/2012_video.shtml

and be sure to check out the wonderful organizations sponsoring this event