Long Point Research and Conservation Networking Group
Long Point Research and Conservation Networking Group holds
its First Meeting at Backus Heritage Conservation Area
On November 30th, 2010 fifty biologists, government representatives and graduate students converged at the Education Centre in the Backus Heritage Conservation Area near Port Rowan. Coordinated by the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation, the meeting was an opportunity to provide updates on research and conservation projects being carried out in the boundaries of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve, and to network and exchange ideas with colleagues. Organizations attending include the Ministry of Natural Resources, Bird Studies Canada, Long Point Stewardship Council, Long Point Region Conservation Authority, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada, Carolinian Canada, and Long Point Waterfowl.
A total of 21 presentations were made – ranging from university-based research projects, ecological inventories, aquatic fish studies, bird and bat migration, turtle conservation and large scale stewardship projects. To view each presentation click on the titles below. Each is a PDF file except as noted.
by Ryan Archer, Bird Studies Canada
Monitoring Vegetation
by Jane M. Bowles, University of Western Ontario
Conservation Action Plan
by Tom Bradstreet, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Monarch Migration
by Tara L. Crewe, Bird Studies Canada
Bank Swallows
by Myles Falconer and Debbie Badzinski, Bird Studies Canada
OPG Forest Corridor Project
by Paul Gagnon, Long Point World Region Conservation Authority
Ecol Assessment Inner Bay
by Kurt Oldenburg and Janice M. Gilbert, Ministry of Natural Resources
Herptiles in LP
by Scott D. Gillingwater, Upper Thames Region Conservation Authority
Lake Erie Coastal Trail
by Megan Ihrig, Carolinian Canada Coalition
Causeway Project
by Rick Levick, Long Point Causeway Improvement Project
Stopover Ecology Birds
by Stuart MacKenzie, Bird Studies Canada
DFO SAR Work
by Nicholas E. Mandrak, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Stopover Ecology Bats
by Liam McGuire, University of Western Ontario
Lakeshore Secondary Plan
by Scott Peck, Norfolk County
Long Point Waterfowl
by Dr. Scott Petrie, Long Point Waterfowl
Phragmites
by Jim Postma, Turkey Point Provincial Park
ALUS
by David Reid, Norfolk Land Stewartship Council
Rokitnicki-Lake Erie Coastal Wetland Assessment
by Daniel Rokitnicki-Wojcikand and Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service
Backus Woods Inventory
by Bernie Solymár, EarthTramper Consulting Inc.
AgRI-LiDAR presentation
by Dr. Stewart J. Sweeney, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Zooplankton Communities in LP Bay
by Sarah Thomasen, Janice Gilbert, and Pat Chow-Fraser, McMaster University
50 Years of Monitoring Bird Migartion at LPBO
by Jon McCracken, Bird Studies Canada (Powerpoint presentation)
