2012 Conservation Symposium
Mark your calendars! The 2012 Conservation Symposium will be held at the Museum on Friday, September 7.
Conservation and Climate Change: Strategies for the Future
Thursday, September 8 through Saturday, September 10, 2011
The Eighth Annual Conservation Symposium at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Presented by The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Conservation Symposium Series
As climate change shifts the makeup of our region’s ecosystems, the goals of natural resources management need to shift as well. Climate change models suggest that some forest species, such as beech and sugar maple, will no longer be dominant in our region in as few as 80 years. Land managers can no longer work with the idea of restoring nature to presettlement conditions. Instead, they must adapt their management practices to anticipate the species migrating into our region. This year’s Conservation Symposium explores the changes we can expect in our landscape and strategies for dealing with them.
The program contains a mix of workshops, field trips and a movie screening on Thursday, September 8, a full day of presentations on Friday, September 9 and field trips and the Great Lake Erie Boat Float on Saturday, September 10.
Symposium Registration
Fee: $15 per person with registration before September 2; $20 after September 2.
For more information, call (216) 231-1177 or 1-800-317-9155, ext. 3279
Conservation Symposium Schedule
Click here to view all of the programs offered on Friday, September 9.
Keynote Addresses - Friday, September 9, 2011
Dr. Stanley A. Temple is the Beers-Bascom Professor Emeritus in Conservation in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. For 32 years, he occupied the faculty position once held by renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold. Dr. Temple’s presentation, Aldo Leopold, Phenology and Climate Change, will delve into Leopold’s meticulous phenological observations, which contain an unparalleled record of when plants bloomed, birds migrated and other natural events.
Dr. Peter White is the director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, as well as on the faculty of the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. White contributed to Beyond Naturalness, Rethinking Park and Wilderness Stewardship in an Era of Rapid Change. His presentation will focus how our forests will change over the next 80 years.
Conservation Symposium Workshops
Three workshops will be offered on Thursday, September 8. Details about the workshops can be found here.
Conservation Symposium Field Trips
Join us on Thursday afternoon, September 8, and Saturday morning, September 10, for field trips to various urban natural areas in our region. One field trip is included with Symposium registration. (You may register for one trip each day for an additional fee). Trips are rain or shine. Directions are sent to participants in advance.
View the field trip schedule here.
Showing of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time at the Capitol Theatre
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7 pm
Join us at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, September 8, at 7 pm for a screening of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time. This film provocatively examines Leopold’s thinking, renewing his idea of a land ethic for a population facing 21st century ecological challenges. Green Fire describes the formation of his idea, exploring how it changed one man and later permeated through all arenas of conservation. The film challenges viewers to contemplate their own relationship with the land community.
Tickets will be available through Cleveland Cinemas in August. Admission: $3 per person.
Great Lake Erie Boat Float
Join us Saturday morning at 10 am at Lower Edgewater State Park Beach for the Third Annual Great Lake Erie Boat Float. Watch boats made out of post-consumer recyclable materials race in the Lake. For more information or to register to build your own boat, please visit www.lakeerieboatfloat.org or contact Cathi Lehn, clehn@cmnh.org. All boats must be registered by September 2, 2011. Co-sponsored by Cleveland Metroparks.
Put Your Stamp on Conservation
Buying an Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp is a meaningful way that you can help Ohio's wildlife and the habitat they call home. For $13 you will receive an attractive collectible stamp, magnet, and commemorative card. Proceeds from the stamp go into the Endangered Species and Wildlife Diversity Fund. A limited number of stamps will be available for purchase at the Symposium at its regular price of $15. We encourage you to pre-order your Wildlife Legacy Stamp!
Symposium Registration
Fee: $15 per person with registration before September 2
For more information, call (216) 231-4600 or 1-800-317-9155, ext. 3505.
The Conservation Symposium Series is made possible by the generous support of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo; Cleveland Zoological Society; Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District; Environmental Services, Inc.; Geauga Park District; The Holden Arboretum; Lake Metroparks; Metroparks, Serving Summit County; The Nature Conservancy; Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Northeast Ohio Sierra Club; Ohio Division of Wildlife; The Trout Club of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; The Trust for Public Land; and Western Reserve Land Conservancy.