Wildlife Conservation: From Georgia's Piedmont into the Appalachians

Wildlife Conservation: From Georgia’s Piedmont into the Appalachians will take place on Thursday, December 4th at the Scholars Event Theater (Price Gilbert Library, Room 1280) on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. This exploratory conference is focused on bringing together academics, policy makers, and members of the nonprofit sector who are actively working on wildlife conservation efforts with the goal of identifying crucial gaps in knowledge and research where we can best place our efforts. The culmination of these discussions will be the drafting of a white paper that identifies the key strengths in wildlife monitoring and conservation as well as potential strategies for building and maintaining the community going forward.  All food and beverages will be provided. Some travel stipends can be provided if needed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at tressa.watson@gatech.edu and jmcguire@gatech.edu. 

Prior to the conference, we encourage you to consider a few questions to facilitate discussions that will culminate in a white paper:

  1. What is happening? What are some ongoing wildlife initiatives in the Southeast? What type of baseline data do we collect/rely upon (e.g., occurrences)? How does this data impact our understanding of wildlife (e.g., distribution, adaptability) to improve conservation effectiveness?
  2. What are the limitations? Are there gaps in data and monitoring necessary for understanding how wildlife are responding to ever-changing landscape dynamics? What are bottlenecks for data processing and management?
  3. What are some solutions? How can we improve data availability and sharing to improve wildlife monitoring? What needs to be done to implement effective wildlife protection?How does wildlife conservation interface with social justice initiatives?

Schedule:

Meeting Location & Directions:

The Price Gilbert Library is located at 686-704 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313. The event will be held in the Scholars Event Theatre, room 1280, on the main 1st floor.

Parking:

Program participants will receive complimentary parking vouchers for Visitor Parking Area 3/W02: 353 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332. Please take a visitor pass, and validation vouchers will be provided.

This lot has four EV charging stations. Please do not park in adjacent street-side lots unless you have the appropriate GT permit, as violators will be ticketed.

Walking directions from GT W02 Parking Deck to Price Gilbert Library

• Exit the Student Center Area 2 Parking garage and head east on Ferst Dr.

• After passing the Rambin’ Reck Garage, turn left, and proceed to Skiles Walkway (adjacent to the Large Tech Green Lawn)

•Turn right on Skiles Walkway and head up the two large sets of stairs. Once you reach the top of the stairs, turn left to enter the Price Gilbert Library. The Scholars Event Theatre, room 1280, is located on the main entrance level.

If you enter from Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, make your way to Crosland Tower via the walkway and take the elevator to the first floor.

Campus Transit:

The no-cost Georgia Tech GOLD Stinger route provides service from the Midtown MARTA Station to the Transit Hub and John Lewis Student Center. If you are taking the campus transportation Stinger route, please refer to the Campus Bus – Stinger website.

Media Notification:

Portions of this event may be recorded and photographed. By attending this event, you consent to your voice and/or likeness being recorded and/or photographed and used by Georgia Tech without compensation, in any media format, now or hereafter known, and you release Georgia Tech from any liability resulting from such usage.
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