Biodiversity News

Fall 1998 - Vol. 6 No. 1

Fall 1998 CALENDAR

November 13, 1998
CALIFORNIA BIODIVERSITY COUNCIL meets in Susanville, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Monsignor Moran Hall, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Meeting theme: Sustaining rangelands, forests, and communities in the Lassen/Modoc region.
Contact: Marge Steele, 916-227-2651 or email marge_steele@fire. ca.gov. For details, visit our web site at http:ceres.ca.gov/biodiversity.

November 17-18, 1998
INTEGRATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Location: Portland, Oregon. Sponsor: Integrated Vegetation Mgmt. Assn. & Oregon State University Vegetation Mgmt. Research Coop. Contact: 541-737-2329 Region: Oregon, Washington Audience: Professional foresters involved in vegetation management. Cost: $125

November 18-19, 1998
FOREST FRAGMENTATION: WILDLIFE & MGMT. IMPLICATIONS Location: Portland, OR Sponsor: College of Forestry, Oregon State University Contact: Conference Asst: 541-737-2329 Region: Western U.S. Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest Cost: $275 (after 10/10/98 $300) Notes: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen

November 18-20, 1998
ADVANCED VARIABLE PROBABILITY SAMPLING Location: Corvallis, Oregon Sponsor: College of Forestry, Oregon State University Contact: Conf. Asst 541-737-2329 Region: Western U.S. Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest Cost: $395 Notes: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen

November 19, 1998
GIS: AN INTRODUCTION Location: Davis, CA Sponsor: UC Davis Extension Contact: 800-752-0881 Region: California Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest Cost: $215. Notes: http://universityextension.ucdavis.edu

December 1-3, 1998
MONITORING FOR FOREST LAND MANAGERS: Managing the Process Location: Corvallis, Oregon Sponsor: Western Forestry and Conservation Assn. Contact: Richard Zabel 503-226-4562, richard@westernforestry.org Region: Western U.S. Audience: Professional resource managers Cost: $265

December 9-10, 1998
NATIVE PLANTS: Propagation & Planting Location: Corvallis, Oregon. Sponsor: Oregon State Univ.Contact: Conference Assistant 541-737-2329 Region: Western U.S. Audience: Foresters, Watershed Managers, Restoration Ecologists. Cost: $195 Notes: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen

January 11-15, 1999
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP Location: Chico, CA Sponsor: Western Section of The Wildlife Society Contact: Dr. Jon K. Hooper, 530-898-5811 or 6408, jhooper@facultypo.csuchico.edu. Region: Western U.S. Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest Cost: $595 Notes: Cal. State University; Applications due October 30, 1998

January 15-17, 1999
NORCAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS ANNUAL WINTER MEETING Location: to be announced. Sponsor: NorCal Society of American Foresters (SAF) Contact: John Nicoles 510-834-8953 Region: California Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest Cost: to be announced

January 19-21, 1999
20TH FOREST VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: HEALTHY FORESTS FOR THE 1ST CENTURY: New Technologies & Integrated Vegetation Management. Location: Redding, CA NOTE: location change Sponsor: Forest Vegetation Management Conference
Contact: Sherry Cooper 530-224-4902, shcooper@ucdavis.edu. Region: National. Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest. Cost: to be announced. Notes: Info on poster displays and student contest, contact Sherry Cooper

January 20-23, 1999
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY WESTERN SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE Location: Monterey, CA Sponsor: The Wildlife Society Western Section
Contact: William Hull 510-465-4962, whull@cgbd.org. Region: Western U.S. Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest. Cost: $75-$155. Notes: http://www.cccweb.com/tws-west