Advances in Terrestrial Ecological Classification and Mapping
Pat Comer, NatureServe

Commercial Wind Farm Development: The Role of Natural Heritage Programs
Rick Schneider, Nebraska NHP, Ephraim Zimmerman, Pennsylvania NHP, Tracey Librandi Mumma, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Joelle Gehring, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, and Dave DeCaro, Iberdrola Renewables

Part A  |  Part B

Conservation Easements: What Do You Get for Your Money?
Sarah Demers, Maine Natural Areas Program

Utilizing Forest Assessment Plans to Accomplish Collaborative Conservation
Bob Bendick, The Nature Conservancy

National Park Service Vegetation Inventory: Lessons Learned and New Approaches
Christopher Lea, Karl Brown and Tammy Hamer, National Park Service

New Farm Bill Opportunities for Fish and Wildlife Biodiversity
Terrell Erickson, NRCS

Leveraging Collaboration: NatureServe and Parks Canada
Ewen Eberhardt, Parks Canada, and Shara Howie and Rob Solomon, NatureServe

Survey Planning for Multiple Sites with Multiple Species
Steve Young, New York NHP

Identifying Species Most At Risk to Climate Change
Bruce Young, NatureServe, and Jeff Wagner, Pennsylvania NHP

Mapping Impacts of Weeds on Plant Element Occurrences
David Anderson and Stephanie Neid, Colorado NHP

Creating Predictive Models to Streamline Inventory: Lessons from the Cumberland Plateau
Regan Lyons, NatureServe

Prairie Establishment and Management Principles at the Weldon Spring Site
Jane Powell, USDoE, Yvonne Deyo, S.M. Stoller Corp., and Raymond Franson, Missouri DNR

So What is iMapInvasives Anyway?
Meg Wilkinson and DJ Evans, New York NHP, Gary Knight, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, and Sabra Schwartz, Arizona Heritage Data Management System

Glacial Recession as a Driver of Vegetation Patterns and Landscape Evolution in Alaska
Keith Boggs, Alaska NHP

Transformation from a Uranium Processing Facility to a Nature Preserve
Jane Powell, US Department of Energy

Development of an Invasive Species Early Detection Distribution Mapping System for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Jil Swearingen, National Park Service, and Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia

Engaging Partners on TNC Conservation Science Priorities
Danielle Conboy and Brad Northrup, The Nature Conservancy

Conservation through Regulation: Mapping and Regulating Rare Species Habitats
Sarah Haggerty, MA Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program

LandScope America: Your Conservation Partner
Rob Riordan, Lori Scott and Heather Rorer, NatureServe, and Rob Aldrich, Land Trust Alliance

Protecting Rare Species in Linear Habitats through Rights-of-Way Management
Sarah Haggerty, MA Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program

Plenary Session: Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation
Keynote Address: Tony Janetos, Joint Global Change Research Institute
Panel 1 – Federal Agency Directions: Dan Ashe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Susan Haseltine, USGS, Margaret Davidson, NOAA, and Bert Frost, National Park Service
Panel 2 – Non-Governmental Organization Directions: Bruce Stein, National Wildlife Federation, Bruce Young, NatureServe, and Mark Anderson, The Nature Conservancy

A Pilot Classification of Vernal Pool Complexes in the Hudson River Valley
Jeff Corser, New York NHP

Climate Change Workshop: Where Do We Go From Here?
Facilitators: Greg Czarnecki, Pennsylvania NHP, Dan Ashe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bruce Young, NatureServe

– Part 1 –
Climate Change Adaptation: A New Era for Conservation
Bruce Stein, National Wildlife Federation

– Part 2 –
State Agency Directions:
Keith Boggs, Alaska NHP, Sabra Schwartz, Arizona Heritage Data Management System, Jennifer Newmark, Nevada NHP, and Doug Hyde, NatureServe Canada

– Part 3 –
Where We Go From Here: Aligning State, NGO, and Federal Approaches
Facilitators and participants

Local Government Perspectives on the Integration of Natural Resource Information in Land Use Planning
Jennifer Olson, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Screening for At-Risk Species: NatureServe's New EO Web Service
Nick Conrad, New York NHP, Kat Maybury, NatureServe, and Pete Sorrill, Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre

Vegetation Classification and Mapping in Canadian Arctic National Parks
Serguei Ponomarenko, Parks Canada

Coastal & Marine Ecological Classification Standard
Kathy Goodin, NatureServe

NatureServe Vista: A Tool for Conservation Planning
Patrick Crist, NatureServe

County Natural Heritage Inventory Updates: Going Beyond Species of Concern Information
Rocky Gleason, PA NHP

USFWS LMRD Program: Engaging Climate Change at the Landscape Level
Pauline Drobney, Susan Adamowicz, Mike Gregg, Bud Johnson, and John Vradenburg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Part A: General  |  Part B: Prairie  |  Part C: Salt Marsh  |  Part D: Wetland

Measuring the Effects of USDA Conservation Programs on Wildlife
Charles Rewa, NRCS

NatureServe Vista: A Demonstration of the Conservation Planning Software
Patrick Crist, NatureServe

Council for Sustainable Biomass Production
Mark Jacobs, Meridian Institute

Ecosystem Service Crediting
Jan Cassin, Parametrix

Conasauga River Stream Assessment: Marrying GPS, ArcGIS, and Google Earth
Sara Gottlieb, The Nature Conservancy

Handout: Area Description  |  Handout: Geocoding Photos  |  Handout: Photo Point Data

Application of LANDFIRE Data and Models
Randy Swaty, The Nature Conservancy

Progress within the Forest Service's FIA Program on Measuring Forest Carbon and Flux
Greg Reams and Linda Heath, U.S. Forest Service

Obtaining a Multi-taxa Baseline to Inform Management Decisions at a Unique Ridgetop Ecosystem
Bradley Eichelberger, Pennsylvania NHP

A Collaborative Approach to Creating a Protected Areas Database
Denny Grossman, CBI

Conservation Design for Sustainable Avian Populations in the Eastern U.S.
Steven Williams, North Carolina State University

Networks and Partnerships for Coastal and Watershed Decision-Support Tools
Patrick Crist, NatureServe

Managing for Biodiversity: An Overview of DoD's Challenges and Its Natural Resources Policies
Peter Boice, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Building a U.S. Species Point Observation Database for Biodiversity Conservation
Jocelyn Aycrigg, National Gap Analysis Program, and Gary Beauvais, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database

Advances in Terrestrial Ecology: Assessing Ecological Integrity and Conservation Status
Don Faber-Langendoen, NatureServe

DoD's Biodiversity Information Tools
Alison Dalsimer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monitoring Vegetation Change in a Scrub Oak Barrens System, 1993–2008
Tony Davis, Greg Podniesinski and Roger Latham, Pennsylvania NHP

The USA National Phenology Network: A National Science and Monitoring Program for Understanding Climate Change
Abraham Miller-Rushing, USA NPN and The Wildlife Society

Integration of Conservation and Transportation Planning
Shara Howie, NatureServe

Virginia Natural Heritage Conservation Sites: A Makeover in the Making
Chris Ludwig, Virginia NHP

Monitoring and Reporting of Forest Ecological Integrity in National Parks
Sponsored by the National Park Service
Jim Comiskey, Stephanie Perles and Kathryn Miller, National Park Service

Scientific & Technology Excellence: A Strategy Session
Mary Klein, NatureServe

Handout: Federal Agency Use of NatureServe Data

Biodiversity Assessment: A Summary of Confirmed and Predicted Biodiversity Ranked by Conservation Need
Jason Bulluck, Virginia NHP

Optimizing Species Conservation on Federal Lands
Steve Hodapp, Bureau of Land Management

Promoting Conservation through Wildlife Imagery
Merove Heifitz, Wildscreen USA