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Monday, March 14 morning concurrent sessions 10:00 – 12:05 session title / format / chair(s) 10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05 Regency A Session 1 Public Involvement in Critical Natural Resources Issues • contributed papers Chair: Mike Reynolds Public Understanding of Complex Natural Resource Issues Constantine Dillon Partnerships and Protected Landscapes: New Conservation Strategies that Engage Communities Jessica Brown & Nora Mitchell The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Jeff Lovich Who Let the Dogs Off-Leash? Negotiated Rulemaking at Golden Gate National Recreation Area Michael Eng et al. OPEN Regency B Session 2 Research Learning Centers I: The Mission, Success Stories, and Challenges • invited papers • Chair: Leigh Welling Research and Results at the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center (Point Reyes National Seashore) Benjamin Becker Continental Divide Research Learning Center — The First Four Years Terry Terrell Citizen Science Partnership: What it Isn’t and What it Can Be Paul Super & Susan Sachs On the Learning (Center) Curve: The Challenge of Linking Scientific Research and Outreach Regina Rochefort & David Louter Inspiring Science Connections in the National Capital Region through the Research Learning Center Diane Pavek & Giselle Mora- Bourgeois Regency C1 Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O N Congress A Session 3 Preserving Community Character and Civic Engagement on the Outer Cape • panel discussion • Chair: Margie Coffin Brown Panelists: Delia Clark Jack Ahern Mike Murray Congress B Session 4 Wilderness Stewardship • contributed papers • Chair: Rick Potts Conflict in Two Northeastern Wilderness Areas: The Influence of Previous Experience and Place Attachment John Peden & Rudolph M. Schuster Managing for Multiple and Potentially Competing Values in the Okefenokee Swamp Wilderness Steve Lawson et al. Managers’ Perceptions of Wilderness Day Use: Impacts and Management Actions J. Dan Abbe & Robert Manning Zoning Wilderness: Should We Purposely Manage to Different Standards? David Cole & Troy Hall Wilderness Advocacy from Aesthetic and Rational Grounds: From Contingency to Necessity in Wilderness Preservation Jason Bausher Congress C Session 5 Monitoring in the Parks I — The NPS I&M Program: Providing Science to Support Park Management • invited papers • Chair: John Gross Monitoring the Vital Signs of Our National Parks Steven Fancy Monitoring Invasive Species: Putting Your Ducks in a Row Brad Welch Monitoring Landscape Dynamics to Protect Park Resources: Linking Pattern and Process John Gross & Andy J. Hansen Data and Information Management for Resource Mapping and Monitoring Joe Gregson & Lisa Nelson Integration of Science and Management into NPS Decisions Robert Bennetts Washington A Session 6 Ecological Economics: Fostering Park Protection, Ecological Integrity, and a Healthier, Sustainable Society • invited papers • Chair: Richard Evans A Critique of Neoclassical Economics Lisi Krall The Role of Parks in the Ecological Economy Joshua Farley Maintaining the Ecological Integrity of the National Wildlife Refuge System and the Conservation Estate Brian Czech Valuation of Ecological Goods and Services from Watersheds with Headwaters in Mount Rainier National Park David Batker Q&A

Monday, March 14 • morning concurrent sessions • 10:00 – 12:05 · 2005-02-25 · Joshua Farley Maintaining the Ecological Integrity of the National Wildlife Refuge System and

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Monday, March 14 • morning concurrent sessions • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Regency ASession 1

Public Involvement in CriticalNatural Resources Issues• contributed papers •Chair: Mike Reynolds

Public Understanding ofComplex Natural ResourceIssuesConstantine Dillon

Partnerships and ProtectedLandscapes: New ConservationStrategies that EngageCommunitiesJessica Brown & Nora Mitchell

The Role of the U.S. GeologicalSurvey in the Glen Canyon DamAdaptive Management ProgramJeff Lovich

Who Let the Dogs Off-Leash?Negotiated Rulemaking atGolden Gate National RecreationAreaMichael Eng et al.

OPEN

Regency BSession 2

Research Learning Centers I:The Mission, Success Stories,and Challenges• invited papers •Chair: Leigh Welling

Research and Results at thePacific Coast Science andLearning Center (Point ReyesNational Seashore)Benjamin Becker

Continental Divide ResearchLearning Center — The First FourYearsTerry Terrell

Citizen Science Partnership:What it Isn’t and What it Can BePaul Super & Susan Sachs

On the Learning (Center) Curve:The Challenge of LinkingScientific Research and OutreachRegina Rochefort & David Louter

Inspiring Science Connections inthe National Capital Regionthrough the Research LearningCenterDiane Pavek & Giselle Mora-Bourgeois

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O NCongress ASession 3

Preserving CommunityCharacter and Civic Engagementon the Outer Cape• panel discussion •Chair: Margie Coffin Brown

Panelists:Delia ClarkJack AhernMike Murray

Congress BSession 4

Wilderness Stewardship• contributed papers •Chair: Rick Potts

Conflict in Two NortheasternWilderness Areas: The Influenceof Previous Experience and PlaceAttachmentJohn Peden & Rudolph M.Schuster

Managing for Multiple andPotentially Competing Values inthe Okefenokee SwampWildernessSteve Lawson et al.

Managers’ Perceptions ofWilderness Day Use: Impactsand Management ActionsJ. Dan Abbe & Robert Manning

Zoning Wilderness: Should WePurposely Manage to DifferentStandards?David Cole & Troy Hall

Wilderness Advocacy fromAesthetic and Rational Grounds:From Contingency to Necessity inWilderness PreservationJason Bausher

Congress CSession 5

Monitoring in the Parks I — TheNPS I&M Program: ProvidingScience to Support ParkManagement• invited papers •Chair: John Gross

Monitoring the Vital Signs ofOur National ParksSteven Fancy

Monitoring Invasive Species:Putting Your Ducks in a RowBrad Welch

Monitoring Landscape Dynamicsto Protect Park Resources:Linking Pattern and ProcessJohn Gross & Andy J. Hansen

Data and InformationManagement for ResourceMapping and MonitoringJoe Gregson & Lisa Nelson

Integration of Science andManagement into NPS DecisionsRobert Bennetts

Washington ASession 6

Ecological Economics: FosteringPark Protection, EcologicalIntegrity, and a Healthier,Sustainable Society• invited papers •Chair: Richard Evans

A Critique of NeoclassicalEconomics Lisi Krall

The Role of Parks in theEcological EconomyJoshua Farley

Maintaining the EcologicalIntegrity of the National WildlifeRefuge System and theConservation EstateBrian Czech

Valuation of Ecological Goodsand Services from Watershedswith Headwaters in MountRainier National ParkDavid Batker

Q&A

Monday, March 14 • morning concurrent sessions (continued) • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Washington BSession 7

Managing Natural Resources ina Historic Setting• contributed papers •Chair: Stephanie Toothman

Crossroads of Nature andCulture: Field and LaboratoryStudies for VegetationManagement at Historic SitesJudith J. Bischoff

The Nature of Gettysburg: AnEvolving Mandate for BattlefieldPreservationBrian Black

Can’t We All Just Get Along? —Managing Cultural and NaturalResources at HistoricFortificationsDavid Hansen

Native Plant Restoration atStones River National BattlefieldJohn Vandevender

OPEN

Washington CSession 8

Coral Reefs in the Pacific• contributed papers •Chair: Brad Barr

The NPS Pacific Islands CoralReef Program (PICRP):Problems, Progress and PromiseLarry Basch

Dirt and the Demise of Guam’sCoral ReefsDwayne Minton et al.

Is Coral Recruitment Limited bySedimentation at War in thePacific NHP?Ian Lundgren et al.

Spatial and TemporalOceanographic Variability atKaloko–Honokohau NationalHistorical Park, Hawaii IslandCurt Storlazzi et al.

Preliminary Results of the U.S.National Park Service PacificIslands Coral Reef ProgramMarine Spatial Database EffortsLisa Wedding et al.

Commonwealth A1Session 9

Ecological Effects of AirPollution: Risks and Thresholdsin National Parks• invited papers •Chair: Tamara Blett

Ozone Pollution Impacts on Native Trees and Wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park • Art Chappelka et al. (10:05–10:25)Assessing the Risk of Foliar Ozone Injury on Plants in U.S. National Parks • Robert Kohut (10:25–10:45)A Novel Indicator of Ecosystem N Status: Ratio of DIN to DON in Annual Riverine Flux • Mark Williams et al. (10:45–11:05)Modeling the Timeline for Surfacewater Acidification from Excess Nitrogen Deposition for Rocky Mountain National Park • Melannie Hartman et al. (11:05–11:25)Critical Loads: A Tool for Evaluating and Protecting Resources on National Park Service Lands • Ellen Porter (11:25–11:50)Q&A (11:50–12:05)

Commonwealth A2Session 10

The Dynamics of ManagingSurface and Ground Water• contributed papers •Chair: Joseph Meyer

For Peat’s Sake: Meadows,Fens, and GroundwaterWithdrawal at Crane Flat,Yosemite National ParkJoseph Meyer

Point Source Water Managementin the Upper Delaware River:Applied Anti-DegradationStrategiesPatrick Lynch

Evaluation of Water QualityRelative to Episodic Eventswithin the Maryland / VirginiaCoastal BaysBrian Sturgis

Assurances of EnvironmentalBenefits in EvergladesRestorationElizabeth Crisfield

Measuring Change in RiparianAreas Following Removal ofCattle from Santa Rosa, Island,Channel Islands National ParkJoel Wagner et al. (KateFaulkner, presenter)

AdamsSession 11

The National Park Service andthe World ConservationMovement• panel discussion •Chair: Rick Smith

PANELISTS:Jonathan PutnamBill WadeRick GaleBill SupernaughRick Smith

AnthonySession 12

The Challenge of InterpretingNature and Culture in the NPS —A Conversation with Bill Cronon• informal discussion •Chair: Bob Krumenaker

DISCUSSANT:Bill Cronon

TubmanSession 13

A Seamless Network of Parks:Using a Landscape Approach toFoster Cooperation in theSoutheast• side meeting •Chair: Mary Klein

SIDE MEETING OPEN TO ALL

PRESENTERS:Gregory E. EckertLoyal A. Mehrhoff

Monday, March 14 • early afternoon concurrent sessions • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Regency ASession 14

Putting Numbers in Their ProperPlace: The National Park ServiceApproach to Visitor CarryingCapacities• panel discussion •Chair: Linda Dahl

PANELISTS:David ColeJim HammettKerri CahillCharlie Jacobi

Regency BSession 15

Research Learning Centers II:The Mission, Success Stories,and Challenges• invited papers •Chair: Terry Terrell

Great Lakes Research andEducation Center: Progress,Challenges, AccomplishmentsJoy Marburger & Wendy W.Smith

Supporting Inquiry and Learningin the Crown of the ContinentLeigh Welling & Sallie Hejl

Atlantic Research LearningCenter: Science ThroughCollaboration and IntegrationCarrie Phillips

Schoodic Education and ResearchCenter: A Nonprofit Approach forScience and Learning at AcadiaNational ParkDavid Manski

Science and Educationpartnerships at the CaliforniaMediterranean ResearchLearning CenterRay Sauvajot & Woody Smeck

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O NCongress ASession 16

Sociopolitical Dynamics andProtected Lands• contributed papers •Chair: Jerry Emory

Visitor Impact on Protected AreaSystems — Ecotourism orEcoterrorism?John Waithaka

Environmental YouthProgramming in Chicago: UrbanParks Make Their Impact withPlace-based EducationDayna Decker

Obstacles to Heritage Protection:the Sociopolitical Dynamics ofthe Machu Picchu HistoricSanctuary, PeruKeely Maxwell

Between Utopia and TotalInstitution: Structural andSecondary Adjustments in theAndean Identity MarketPellgrino Luciano et al.

Tourism, Globalization, andSpectacle: Park Managementand the Villages in the MachuPicchu Historical SanctuaryRamiro Campos

Congress BSession 17

Large-Scale Landscape Change• contributed papers •Chair: Jeff Connor

Using Packrat Middens to AssessHow Grazing InfluencesVegetation Change in GlenCanyon NRA, UtahJessa Fisher et al. (KirstenLarsen, presenter)

Persistence and RelativeAbundance of American Pikas(Ochotona princeps) During aWarming ClimateErik Beever & Chris Ray

Predicting Future PlantDistributions in Parks: SomePark Names May Need toChangeKirsten Larsen & Kenneth L. Cole

The Tragedy of Fragmentation:A Conservation Landscape forthe United StatesJ. Michael Scott et al.

Ecosystem Response to AlteredDisturbance Regime in AridProtected AreasErik Beever et al.

Congress CSession 18

CANCELLED

Washington ASession 19

Bringing Civic Engagement intothe Parks•contributed papers •Chairs: Cynthia MacLeod, LouisHutchins, Gay Vietzke

What Does the Soviet Gulag Have to Do with the NPS?: International Civic Engagement • Louis Hutchins“Pride in Our Citizenship”: Civic Engagement in the Sagamore Hill Planning Process • Gay VietzkeHistory, Healing, and Hope • Cynthia MacLeod

Monday, March 14 • early afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Washington BSession 20

Wildlife Management• contributed papers •Chair: Denny Fenn

Why Survey Native Bees inNational Parks?Sam Droege

Assessing Grizzly BearPopulation Status at anEcosystem ScaleKatherine Kendall & Jeffrey B.Stetz

Forest Carnivore Surveys inPacific Northwest NationalParks: Detecting Presence inLargely Intact EcosystemsJim Schaberl et al.

Endangered SpeciesReintroduction — Comparisonsbetween Red-legged Frogs andCalifornia Condors at PinnaclesNational MonumentJim Petterson et al.

OPEN

Washington CSession 21

Connecting the Dots betweenthe Physical and EcologicalSciences I: Evolution ofLandforms and Life•invited papers •Chairs: Bob Higgins & VincentSantucci

Historical Biological andHistorical GeologicalPerspectives of GeodiversityVincent Santucci

Everglades Wetland Responseto Climatic and AnthropogenicHydrologic Change: Implicationsfor 21st Century Management ofthe Everglades EcosystemDebra A. Willard & ChristopherE. Bernhardt

Geodiversity IncreasesBiodiversity; Both IncreaseCultural DiversityJohn Roth

Application of PaleoecologicMethods to Coastal ResourceManagement: An Example fromBiscayne National ParkG. Lynn Wingard

Scorpion Diversity within BigBend and GuadalupeMountains National Parks, TexasRichard Henson

Commonwealth A1Session 22

Coastal Watershed AssessmentMethods and Analyses:Applications for the NPSWatershed ConditionAssessment Program• invited papers •Chair: Kristen Keteles

Coastal Watershed ConditionAssessments: Painting thePicture for Ocean ParksCliff McCreedy et al.

Monitoring, Understanding, andManaging Estuarine Condition inNortheastern Coastal ParksHilary Neckles et al.

Selecting, Developing, andMaintaining Ecological Indicatorsof Estuarine Condition: TheNational Coastal AssessmentExperienceKevin Summers

Coastal National Parks:Assessing Water Resources inStressed EcosystemsMichael Mallin et al.

TBA

CommonwealthA2Session 23

NPS Natural Resource ProgramCenter Scientists and ManagersBuild, Apply, and DisseminateInstitutional ResourceKnowledge• workshop •Chair: Daniel Manier

WORKSHOP

AdamsSession 24

The ESA in Half a Day: AWorkshop on ConductingProactive Consultation in theParks I• workshop •Chair: Peter Dratch

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED IN SESSION #37

Introduction to the Endangered Species Act, Legislation and Litigation History, Consultation from the NPS and FWS perspectives, Proactive ConsultationJohn Fay, Loyal Meyrhoff, and Peter Dratch

AnthonySession 25

Tracking and Applying IUCNProtected Area Categories inNorth America I• workshop •Chair: Stephen Woodley

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED IN SESSION #38

PRESENTERS:CARTS — Canada’s Protected Areas Reporting and Tracking System • Tony TurnerStephen WoodleyJessica Brown

TubmanSession 26

PRIDE Project Advisory GroupMeeting I• side meeting •Chair: Gary Williams

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY • PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SIDE MEETING — CONTINUED IN SESSION #39

PRESENTERS:Gary WilliamsMarianne TuckerDoug Garnand

Monday, March 14 • late afternoon concurrent sessions • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Regency ASession 27

A Dilemma of Wild Proportions:Ecological Restoration inWilderness• panel discussion •Chairs: Judy Alderson & DavidGraber

PANELISTS:David GraberPeter LandresCraig Allen

Regency BSession 28

Plant Science: Technology andTechniques• contributed papers •Chair: Kathryn Thomas

Using Remote Technology toPrevent the Collecting ofFederally Listed Plants fromFederal LandsDave Worthington & PeteFonken

The Arrival of New Sensors withIncreased Spatial Resolution CanImprove the Accuracy andReduce the Cost of VegetationMappingGina Wilson & Leona K.Svancara

The LEWISIA Model: A Tool forMaximizing Plant SurveyEfficiencyPeggy Moore & CharlotteCoulter

Native Plants for National Parks:An Interagency Plant MaterialsProgramRussell Haas

Investigations into the Die-Out ofAmerican Beachgrass(Ammophila breviligulata) atThree National ParksWilliam B. Skaradek

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O NCongress ASession 29

Decision Time! Benefits-Sharingand Bioprospecting in theParks?• panel discussion •Chair: John Varley

PANELISTS:Michael SoukupPreston T. ScottHolly DoremusLibby FayadEric Mathur

Congress BSession 30

Stewardship of Lands andHidden Resources• invited papers •Chair: Thomas Strong

The World Above, the WorldBelow: The 3-Dimensional,Interdisciplinary Nature of Caveand Karst StewardshipLouise Hose et al.

Evaluation of Cave and KarstProgramsKathleen Lavoie

Vertebrate Species Use of CaveResources in the ChihuahuanDesertThomas Strong

Stewardship of a HiddenLandscapePatricia Seiser

Q&A

Congress CSession 31

You Are Where You Eat:People + Place + Time = Food•day-capper •Chairs: Lisa Kolakowsky & RolfDiamant

DISCUSSION

Washington ASession 32

Marine Conservation / CoralReefs• contributed papers •Chair: Gary Davis

Marine Conservation Science:Examples in a Network ofHawaiian National Parks andMarine Protected AreasLarry Basch

Identification of Ecologically andBiologically Significant MarineAreas for IntegratedManagement in British ColumbiaGlen Jamieson & Cathryn Clarke

Developing a Coral ReefMonitoring Method: Fine Tuninga Powerful Way to Describe theBottomAnna Pakenham et al.

Coral Reef Monitoring for theSouth Florida / CaribbeanNetwork of National ParksJeff Miller & Rob Waara

National Parks as OptimalMarine Sites for PopulationRecovery of Listed SpeciesGlen Jamieson et al.

Monday, March 14 • late afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Washington BSession 33

Making Data Usable for ParkPlanning• panel discussion •Chairs: Mary Foley & AbbyMiller

PANELISTS:Robert McIntoshCarolyn MahanDeborah DardenCharles RomanBarry Sullivan

Washington CSession 34

Park Management and theVisitor Experience• contributed papers •Chair: Janet Wise

Addressing User Capacitythrough Management Zoning onthe Merced River CorridorN. S. Nicholas et al.

“Standardized Standards”:Developing and Applying the“Levels of Service” Concept toCarrying Capacity Planning andManagement in the NationalParksRobert Manning et al.

Comparing the Users, Use, andBenefits of Two National Wildand Scenic RiversRoger Moore & ChristosSiderelis

Research on Visitor Perceptionsof Resource Impacts: Benefits,Status, Challenges, andRecommendationsCatherine Dorwart

Insights into the Off-RoadVehicle (ORV) Experience atCape Cod National SeashoreJeffrey Hallo et al.

Commonwealth A1Session 35

Yellowstone Snowmobiles:Assessing the Feasibility of aMediated Solution•day-capper •Chairs: Michael Eng

CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXERCISE WITH AUDIENCE INTERACTION

PRESENTERS:Kevin SchneiderJohn Sacklin

Commonwealth A2Session 36

The NPS Research Permit andReporting System:Revolutionary, Evolutionary, orSimply a Pain?• day-capper •Chair: John G. Dennis

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION

AdamsSession 37

The ESA in Half a Day: AWorkshop on ConductingProactive Consultation in theParks II• workshop •Chair: Peter Dratch

PART TWO OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #24

Certification Training Required under the Alternative Consultation Agreement (ACA); The New Counterpart Regulations, Designated Park Responsibilities under theACA; What is "Not Likely to Adversely Affect" a Listed Species, Review of ACA DeterminationsBruce Rittenhouse, Kara Paintner, and Peter Dratch

AnthonySession 38

Tracking and Applying IUCNProtected Area Categories inNorth America II• workshop •Chair: Stephen Woodley

PART TWO OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #25

PRESENTERS:Tony TurnerStephen WoodleyJessica Brown

TubmanSession 39

PRIDE Project Advisory GroupMeeting II• side meeting •Chair: Gary Williams

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY • PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SIDE MEETING — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #26

PRESENTERS:Gary WilliamsMarianne TuckerDoug Garnand

Tuesday, March 15 • morning concurrent sessions • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format / chair(s) 10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Regency ASession 40

Contested Places: Humans,Nature, and Public Landscapes• panel discussion •Chair: Shaun Eyring

PANELISTS:Rolf DiamantEthan CarrEd LinenthalGuillermo Rodriguez-Navarro

Regency BSession 41

Measuring and Managing CarryingCapacity in the National Parks:From A (Acadia) to Z (Zion)• invited papers •Chair: Robert Manning

Indicators and Standards ofQuality as an Approach toMeasuring and Managing theCarrying Capacity of NationalParksRobert Manning

Indicators and Standards ofQuality for Natural Resources:Trail and Campsite ImpactsPeter Newman et al.

Indicators and Standards ofQuality for the VisitorExperience: Crowding atCampsites, Trails, Beaches,Scenic Overlooks, and AttractionSitesSteve Lawson et al.

Indicators and Standards ofQuality for the BuiltEnvironment: Visitor Centers,Roads, Walkways, Litter andGraffitiMegha Budruk et al.

Indicators and Standards ofQuality for Cultural Resources:Archeological SitesWilliam Valliere et al.

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O NCongress ASession 42

The Cooperative ConservationInitiative -— Achievements of aFunding Source for EnvironmentalRestoration through Partnerships• invited papers •Chair: Lindsay McClelland

Creating Riparian and WetlandHabitats Lost to ReservoirInundation, North CascadesNational Park ComplexMignonne Bivin et al.

What’s All the DAM FussAbout?Susan O’Ney

Strengthening Exotic PlantManagement in Florida Parkswith Cooperative ConservationInitiative FundsTony Pernas

Weed Management on a Broad— Successes of the CooperativeConservation InitiativeSusan Fritzke

Kemp's Ridley Sea TurtleNesting Increasing in TexasDonna Shaver

Congress BSession 43

Managing Deer and Other ProblemSpecies• contributed papers •Chair: Linda Drees

An Assessment of White-tailedDeer and Feral Hog Populationsat Big Thicket National PreservePedro M. Chavarria & GillianBowser

Regional IntegratedManagement of Imported FireAnts (Solenopsis spp.) Alongthe Natchez Trace ParkwayJames Vogt et al.

Testing Distance Sampling fromRoadsScott Bates

Status and Trends of MountainGoats in Olympic National ParkPatti Happe et al.

Investigating Chronic WastingDisease in Deer at Wind CaveNational Park (WCNP)Krysten Schuler et al.

Congress CSession 44

Perspectives on Park Impacts:Natural Amenities and PopulationChange• invited papers •Chair: Don Field

A Social Landscape Perspectiveon People and Places inAmenity-Rich Rural RegionsAl Luloff & Don Field

Residents’ Perspectives onResource Management: AComparison of High-AmenityLandscapes in Wisconsin andUtahRichard Krannich et al.

Rural Landscapes, Parks, andPopulations: The ChangingNature of the Countryside in theMountain WestDon Field et al.

Q&A

Washington ASession 45

Assessment Tools for ResourceManagement• contributed papers •Chair: Sue Consolo-Murphy

How to Assess Confidence andTrust in Management:Description of a Manager-Centered Tool DevelopmentEffortJessica Leahy & Dorothy H.Anderson

Evaluating the Effectiveness ofParks and Protected Areas: AFramework for EvaluatingOutcomesJoleen Timko

Anticipating Impacts: AssessingConservation Values at RiskWhen Data are LimitedPamela Wright

The National Park System inColombia: A New Approach forProtected Areas ManagementSandra Valenzuela

Visual Assessment of StreamBank Condition at PrinceWilliam Forest ParkJames Pieper et al.

Tuesday, March 15 • morning concurrent sessions (continued) • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format / chair(s) 10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Washington BSession 46

Wetlands and Fisheries Restoration• contributed papers •Chair: Dick Hammerschlag

Five Years of MonitoringReconstructed Freshwater TidalWetlands in the UrbanAnacostia Estuary, Washington,D.C.Dick Hammerschlag & CairnKrafft

Benthic MacroinvertebratePopulations of UrbanFreshwater Tidal Wetlands inthe Anacostia River,Washington D.C.Kevin Brittingham & DickHammerschlag

Disease Etiology as a Factor inthe Adaptive Management ofPark Aquatic ResourcesFrank Panek

Fisheries Management andMonitoring at ShenandoahNational Park: A 65-YearChronologyJames Atkinson

Partnership and EducationInitiative to Preserve FortMcHenry Tidal WetlandsPaul Bitzel & Anna von Lunz

Washington CSession 47

A Dialogue on InternationalWilderness Conservation: Linkingthe GWS and the 8th WWC• panel discussion •Chair: Cyril Kormos

PANELISTS:Mary WagnerAlan WatsonKaren Taylor-Goodrich

Commonwealth A1Session 48

America’s Forgotten Defenses:Our Historic Fortifications• panel discussions •Chair: Deborah Rehn

PANELISTS:David HansenLucy LawlissMilagros Flores

Commonwealth A2Session 49

Integrated EnvironmentalMonitoring for Ecosystem Healthand Sustainability in the DelawareRiver Basin I• invited papers •Chair: Richard Evans

The Collaborative EnvironmentalMonitoring and ResearchInitiative (CEMRI): A Multi-scaleApproach to Tracking “VitalSigns”Peter Murdoch et al.

Land Use Change in theDelaware Water Gap: LandCover Classification and ModelParameterizationDalia Varanka & John L. Hom

Determining Nutrient Sourcesand Loads for Streams EnteringDelaware Water Gap NationalRecreation AreaJeffrey Fischer et al.

Urbanization Effects onDelaware Basin Streams:Identifying Key LandscapeVariables and Improving TheirQuantificationKaren Riva-Murray et al.

Relating Forest Condition toSoil, Tree, and StreamChemistry in the Delaware RiverBasinKen Stolte et al.

AdamsSession 50

Planning an International BisonExhibit• workshop •Chair: Mietek Kolipinski

AnthonySession 51

Research Learning CenterOrganizational Meeting• side meeting •Chair: Judy Geniac

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY

PRESENTERS:Leigh WellingLynne MurdockNina Roberts

TubmanSession 52

Natural Resource Bibliography• workshop •Chair: Wendy Schumacher

Tuesday, March 15 • early afternoon concurrent sessions • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Regency ASession 53

Native American Treaty Rightsin the National Parks• panel discussion •Chair: Bob Krumenaker

PANELISTS:Overview of Treaty Issues in the National Park System • Patricia ParkerLegal and Regulatory Framework • Molly RossPolicy and Precedent, and Case Studies from the West Coast • Jon JarvisTreaty Status Across the United States, Focusing On Federal Lands • John EchohawkCase Study at Apostle Islands • Bob Krumenaker

Regency BSession 54

Social Science Research toDescribe Relationships betweenthe Public and Wildlands inAlaska• panel discussion •Chairs: Alan Watson & BrianGlaspell

PANELISTS:Introduction to session; & Visitor Experiences Enable Relationships in the Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska •

Brian Glaspell & Katie KneeshawThe Importance of Understanding Influences on Local Meanings Attached to Wilderness Landscapes • Ralph TingeyThe Role of Relationships in Managing Conflict between Recreation and Subsistence Uses • Joan KluweCommunity Relationships with the Situk River, Alaska • Neal ChristensenDenali Air Taxis: Unique Relationships with the Park and Visitors; & closing to session • Alan Watson & Mike Tranel

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O NCongress ASession 55

Invasive Plants• contributed papers •Chair: Abby Miller

A Grid-Based Survey Method forNon-Native Invasive PlantsKathryn Thomas & Robert Hunt

Tackling Exotic Plants as A Team— Cooperate, Collaborate,ContractJames Akerson & Norman Forder

Control of the HerbaceousInvasive Plant, Ranunculusficaria, in the Floodplains ofRock Creek ParkCairn Krafft et al.

Is Saltcedar Control AlwaysBeneficial to Birds?Mark Sogge & Eben Paxton

Invasive Versus Native Plants:Competition or Co-operation forAttracting Pollinators in AcadiaNational Park?Constance Stubbs et al.

Congress BSession 56

Diverse Issues in Diversity inthe National Parks• invited papers •Chair: Robert Manning

Building Capacity to EngageDiverse Communities to EnhanceResource Conservation: A Multi-institutional CollaborativeApproachMyron Floyd

Racial Discrimination in theNational Parks: An EmpiricalStudyRobert Manning et al.

New Advocates in New Places:Engaging Communities Throughthe NPS Heritage Areas ProgramDaniel Laven

Enhancing the Relevance ofUrban Park and RecreationServices for Racial and EthnicMinoritiesMichael Schuett & David Scott

Recreational Use Patterns ofAfrican Americans in aPostmodern EraPhadrea D. Ponds

Congress CSession 57

Monitoring in the Parks II:Knowledge for ImplementingMonitoring Programs inNational Parks• invited papers •Chair: John Gross

Prioritization of Vital Signswithin the NPS Vital SignsMonitoring ProgramKristina Heister

Scientific Communication:Transforming Data into SharedKnowledgeMatt Patterson

Sample Designs for Monitoring:An Ecologist’s Review ofScientifically Sound Designs forStretching Limited BudgetsMichael DeBacker

Simulation-Based PowerAnalysis for PopulationMonitoringPaul Lukacs

National Park Service Web-based Compendium ofWatershed Assessment MethodsCandy Bartoldus et al.

Washington ASession 58

A Campfire Gathering withRecent NPS Leaders• informal discussion •Chair: Janet Wise

PARTICIPANTSRichard West SellarsJohn ReynoldsDenis GalvinMarie Rust

Tuesday, March 15 • early afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Washington BSession 59

Northern Prairie WildlifeResearch Center–National ParkPartnerships in RestorationResearch I: Pre-restorationEffects• invited papers •Chair: Amy Symstad

Effects of Invasive YellowSweetclover (Melilotusofficinalis) on Nitrogen Cyclingand Native Plant communitiesLaura Van Riper & Jennifer L.Larson

Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)Control at Theodore RooseveltNational ParkDiane Larson et al.

Relationships among Invasiveand Native Plants Mediatedthrough Soil BiotaNicholas Jordan et al. (DianeLarson, presenter)

Plant Community Impacts of NotHaving Grazing in a SmallPrairie Park • Amy Symstad

Q&A

Washington CSession 60

Connecting the Dots betweenthe Physical and EcologicalSciences II: Integrated ScienceApproaches•invited papers •Chair: Bob Higgins

Integrated Science: TheImportance of UnderstandingOther Scientific PerspectivesBob Higgins

Geologic and GeomorphicControls on Fine SedimentDynamics, Upper ColoradoRiver: Implications for BiologicalProductivityMichael Harvey & Robert A.Mussetter

The Geological Foundation forPrescribed Fire in MammothCave National ParkRick Olson

Using GIS for MappingVegetation and ManagingResources Along the NorthBoundary of YellowstoneNational ParkCheryl Jawoworski et al.

Geoecologic Contingency: ThePower of Integrative Science inEcosystem ManagementCathleen May

Commonwealth A1Session 61

Lake Mead’s Cold War Legacy:The B-29 Bomber at the Bottomof the Lake• invited papers •Chair: Larry Murphy

History of the B-29 Sunk in LakeMeadBob Chenoweth

The Case of the Missing B-29: ABattle for Protection andOwnershipRosie Pepito

Cold War Archeology 190 FeetDeepDave Conlin & Brynn Bender

The Case of the Missing B-29: AManagement Perspective of theLessons LearnedGary Warshefski

Q&A

Commonwealth A2Session 62

Using Students, Interns, andVolunteers to PreserveResources• contributed papers •Chair: Rebecca Conard

Putting the Invisible Hand toWork: Using Economic Researchto Facilitate Learning about theParksLeah Greden Mathews

Park Flight: InternationalVolunteers Help ConnectUnderserved Audiences and ParkResourcesCarol Beidleman

Using Interns for Research andResource Management at MesaVerde National Park: A SuccessStorySarah Bishop

Habitat Restoration throughService Learning at ZionNational ParkDenise Louie et al.

Addressing Physical andIntegrated Research, ResourceManagement, and Interpretationthrough Students and VolunteerExpertiseJudy Geniac

AdamsSession 63

Using NEPA for Collaborationand Conflict Resolution I• workshop •Chair: Michael Eng

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED IN SESSION #76

PRESENTERS:Karen TrevinoSandra Hamilton

AnthonySession 64

America’s ForgottenFortifications: An Opportunityfor Dialogue• workshop •Chair: Deborah Rehn

TubmanSession 65

Low-Carb Park Planning• panel discussion •Chair: Warren Brown

PANELISTS:Linda CanzanelliDeborah DardenNat KuykendallDennis Schramm

Tuesday, March 15 • late afternoon concurrent sessions • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Regency ASession 66

Using Natural ResourcesInformation in Planning• contributed papers •Chair: Bill Walker

Utilizing Physical and BiologicalInformation to GuideManagement Decisions Basedupon Sound Ecological PrinciplesDaniel Sealy et al.

Alternatives in the Analysis ofTrend DataScott Gende

Origin of Coral Reef LidarRugosity in Biscayne NationalPark, Northern Florida ReefTractJohn Brock & Wayne Wright

Realizing Efficiencies ThroughSimultaneous Implementation ofVegetation ResearchPaul Petersen et al.

Process to Prioritize Air QualityMonitoring and Research Needsat Acadia National Park: LessonsLearnedTonnie Maniero & Bob Breen

Regency BSession 67

Building Tribe–ParkRelationships — The CulturallyAffiliated Tribal View• panel discussion •Chair: Destry Jarvis

PANELISTS:Bambi KrausThomas GatesAlan DownerJohn Welch

Regency C1Regency C2 P O S T E R S E S S I O N (ends 8:00)Congress ASession 68

Natural Disturbance: GettingReady for Restoration• contributed papers •Chair: Bill Halvorson

Organizational Learning inWildland FirePaula Nasiatka

Rapid Assessment of DisturbedSites for Restoration Potentialand Site ValueRon Hiebert et al.

Landfire: A Scientific Foundationfor Improving Effectiveness ofWildland Fire ManagementKevin Ryan & Ayn Shlisky

Managing the Impacts ofWildfire and Fuels Treatment onCultural ResourcesA. Trinkle Jones & Kevin Ryan

Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, andTree FragmentationJames Burch

Congress BSession 69

Urban Parks, DiverseCommunities• day-capper •Chair: Gillian Bowser

AUDIENCE DISCUSSIONPresenters:Michael SchuettDavid ScottJ.T. ReynoldsRobert Stanton

Congress CSession 70

Reporting from the Front Linesof Civic Engagement: LessonsLearned through Involving thePublic in ControversialManagement Decisions• day-capper •Chair: Mike Tranel

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION

Washington ASession 71

Basing Management Decisionson Science: How Does It ReallyWork?• day-capper •Chair: Meg Weesner

AUDIENCE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Tuesday, March 15 • late afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Washington BSession 72

Northern Prairie WildlifeResearch Center–National ParkPartnerships in RestorationResearch II: Restoration Effectsand Effectiveness• invited papers •Chair: Amy Symstad

Managing Reintroduced Elk atTheodore Roosevelt and WindCave National ParksGlen Sargeant et al.

Restoration of Swift Foxes atBadlands National ParkGregory Schroeder (MarshaSovada, presenter)

U.S. Geological Survey Studiesof Wolves and Prey inYellowstone National ParkL. David Mech (Glen Sergeant,presenter)

Improving the Native Seed Mixfor Re-vegetating DisturbedAreas at Wind Cave NationalParkAmy Symstad et al.

Q&A

Washington CSession 73

Interpreting Nature and Culture:Research and Practice• contributed papers •Chair: Jerry Emory

Interpreting Nature and Culturein the Desert Southwest: UsingResearch to Inform PracticeDave White & Randy J. Virden

Reduce Resource Threatsthrough Park-Wide EducationalCampaignDenise Louie

The Heights of Inspiration:Integrating Spiritual and CulturalPerspectives into InterpretationEdwin Bernbaum

From Mission 66 to 1976 andBeyond: The Old Stone Houseand the Day-to-Day Challengesfor Park Cultural ResourceManagementPerry Wheelock

Batflight Viewing: WildlifeConservation throughInterpretationGary Vequist

Commonwealth A1Session 74

Selecting Plant Materials: AParable of Endemism inPhiladelphia Area Sandwiches• day-capper •Chair: Gregory Eckert

FOOD DEMONSTRATION

Commonwealth A2Session 75

Integrated EnvironmentalMonitoring for EcosystemHealth and Sustainability in theDelaware River Basin II• invited papers •Chair: Richard Birdsey

Hemlock Forest Decline atDelaware Water Gap NationalRecreation Area: Research,Monitoring, and ManagementRichard Evans et al.

Understory Vegetation Dynamicsin Declining Hemlock Stands inthe Delaware Water GapNational Recreation AreaAnne Eschtruth & John J. Battles

Using Foliar Chemistry to AssessHemlock Susceptibility toHemlock Woolly AdelgidJennifer Pontius & RichardHallett

Multi-scale Analysis of CarbonDynamics of Soil, Water, andVegetationJennifer Jenkins & RichardBirdsey

The Effects of Climate Change onForests and Water of theDelaware River BasinRichard Birdsey

AdamsSession 76

Using NEPA for Collaborationand Conflict Resolution II• workshop •Chair: Michael Eng

PART TWO OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #63

PRESENTERS:Karen TrevinoSandra Hamilton

AnthonySession 77

Northeast Region NaturalResource Managers 2005Meeting• side meeting •Chair: Holly Salazer

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY • TO BE FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION / INFORMAL MEETING

PRESENTERS:Holly SalazerTonnie Maniero

TubmanSession 78

Archeology Affinity Meeting• side meeting •Chair: Frank McManamon

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY

Wednesday, March 16 • extramural sessions8:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 12:00 1:00 – 3:00 3:00 – 5:00 7:30 – 9:30

Adams Renewal of U.S. Biosphere Reserves Program (by invitation only)Chair: Tom Gilbert

Renewal of U.S. BiosphereReserves Program (open to allconference participants)Chair: Tom Gilbert

Anthony Management Council for Cultural Resources Stewardship &Partnerships NR&P Task Force (by invitation only)Chair: Bonnie Halda

Tubman Ecological Restoration ofJamaica Bay, Gateway NRAChair: Mary Foley

Marine Protected Areas —Northeast Region Task GroupChair: Charles Roman

Boston Harbor Islands ATBIChair: Mary Foley

Thursday, March 17 • morning concurrent sessions • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Regency ASession 79

Human Dimensions of WildlifeManagement• contributed papers •Chair: Robert A. Winfree

A Model to Increase CommunityParticipation: HumanDimensions of DeerManagement in NortheasternNPS UnitsKirsten Leong et al.

A Multi-Park Design forInvestigating Cougar-RelatedRisks to Humans in theSouthwestDavid Mattson et al.

Space Utilization, ActivityPatterns, and Distribution ofCarnivores in the Presidio of SanFranciscoErin Boydston

Preserving a Cultural ResourceWhile Enhancing WildlifeHabitatKatrina Strathmann et al.

Displacement from theRecreational Site in Response toSocial Interaction betweenHunters and HikersRudy M. Schuster

Regency BSession 80

Communicating ComplexNatural Resource Issues to thePublic: Innovative Methods andTechniques• panel discussion •Chair: Nina Roberts

PANELISTS:Jacob HooglandJudy GeniacBradley WelchWyndeth DavisLynne Murdock

Regency C1Session 81

Climate Change in NationalParks I: Past Initiatives, CurrentScience, and Implications for theFuture• invited papers •Chairs: Leigh Welling & JulieThomas

Climate Change Research in U.S.National Parks: An OverviewDavid Parsons & Daniel Fagre

Global Change in the NorthernRocky Mountains: Leaving OurIce Age Legacy BehindDaniel Fagre

Climate Change, MontaneForests, and Protected Areas ofthe Northwestern U.S.Jeremy S. Littell & David L.Peterson

Ecosystems in Transition: ClimateChange Research inSouthwestern National ParksCraig Allen & Julio L. Betancourt

The NPS Mission in an Era ofRapid Global Changes: ADinosaur that Must Evolve orDie?Nathan Stephenson

Regency C2Session 82

National Park ServiceMuseums: Innovative Legacy,Innovative Future• invited papers •Chairs: Ann Hitchcock andVirginia Halfmoon-Salazar

Introduction • Ann Hitchcock (10:00–10:10)NPS Museum Collections: Documentation Equals Access • Kathleen Byrne (10:10–10:25)NPS Conservation Innovations • Brigid Sullivan Lopez (10:25–10:40)Rustic Trailside Museums and Visitor Centers: America's Most Popular Museums • Sarah Allaback (10:40–10:55)An Interpretive Media Perspective • Neil Mackay (10:55–11:10)Museums and the Interpretive Message • Dwight Pitcaithley (11:10–11:25)Discussant — Virginia Halfmoon-Salazar (11:25–11:40)Q&A (11:40–12:00)

Congress ASession 83

The Antiquities Act on the Eve ofits Centennial• panel discussion •Chair: Frank McManamon

PANELISTS:Richard West SellarsLoran FraserOTHER TBA

Congress BSession 84

Understanding MarineProtected Areas: A Basic Guideto a Complex Concept• panel discussion •Chair: Dana Topousis

PANELISTS:Brie KesslerDana TopousisBrian JordanJonathan KelseyKate Smukler

Congress CSession 85

Preservation of Historic Roadsas Cultural Landscapes• contributed papers •Chair: Susan Dolan

New Applications for GIS inHistoric Roads PreservationKris Ackerson

Context: A Physical History ofStevens Canyon HighwayDaniel Schaible

Maintaining the HistoricIntegrity of Stevens CanyonHighway: Analysis andEvaluationJustin Dykstra

Mount Rainier’s Stevens CanyonHighway: A Model for HistoricRoad Documentation andPreservationMark Davison & Darrin Swinney

Q&A

Thursday, March 17 • morning concurrent sessions (continued) • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Washington ASession 86

“Views of the National Parks”— Using Multimedia to MakeConnections to Our Parks• invited papers •Chair: Bruce Nash

Use of “Views of the NationalParks” in an InterpretiveProgramBill Halvorson & Cori Dolan

Views Goes Wild — Explorationof a Wilderness KnowledgeCenterLaura Buchheit et al.

The Far View: Interpreting theValues of an InteragencyNational MonumentDarla Sidles

“Views of the National Parks” —Fort Sumter ViewsCarollyn Oglesby et al.

So You Think You Might Want a“Views of the National Parks”(Views) ProgramCori Dolan & Bill Halvorson

Washington BSession 87

Which Public? Inclusion andExclusion in Heritage Tourism• contributed papers •Chair: John Reynolds

Heritage Tourism: Trails ofDiscovery in National ParksGillian Bowser et al.

“In Someplace in the Sun”: TheDemise of African-AmericanBeach Culture in North CarolinaJenny Edwards

Roots: African-AmericanEnvironmental Narratives inMuir’s AmericaCarolyn Finney

The Comment Book in HistoricalSites — More Valuable than aBridal RegisterLinda Crocker Simmons &Talmadge T. Williams

Stewardship Begins with People:An NPS Atlas of Places, People,and Hand-Made ProductsRolf Diamant & Nora Mitchell

Washington CSession 88

Visitor Use and Resource ImpactMonitoring I — Importance,Utility, and Purpose of ParkMonitoring Strategies• panel discussion •Chair: Christopher Monz

PANELISTS:Charlie JacobiJeff MarionDavid ColeBryan Milstead

Commonwealth A1Session 89

National Heritage Areas I:Current Research on SocialMeaning, Policy Evaluation,Qualitative Indicators, andManagement Models• invited papers •Chair: Nora Mitchell

Towards an AnthropologicalUnderstanding of Heritage AreaDevelopmentThomas Guthrie

Evaluating National HeritageAreas: Program Analyses andPolicy Implications at theBlackstone River Valley NationalHeritage CorridorDaniel Laven

Quality of Life Indicators in TwoSmall Towns in the Blue RidgeNational Heritage AreaMolly Levin

Higher Education Institutions andCommunity-based TourismDevelopment: The University-based National Heritage AreaModel in PerspectiveRolando Herts

A Practitioner’s CommentaryJohn Cosgrove

Commonwealth A2Session 90

Professional Expertise: Meetingthe Future Challenges ofResource Protection• panel discussion •Chair: Jeri Hall

Panelists:Costa DillonBrett WrightMary DoyleTony KnappJeri Hall

AdamsSession 91

Partners in Stewardship: CivicEngagement Strategies forSuccessful ResourceManagement• workshop •Chair: Eileen Woodford

PRESENTERS:John PiltzeckerRolf DiamantCindy MacLeodJed Levin

AnthonySession 92

The Use and Analysis ofIntegrated Interdisciplinary“Four-Component” ResourceManagement Models forResource Management• workshop •Chair: Michael Reiter

TubmanSession 93

NPS CESU CoordinatorsWorking Meeting• side meeting •Chair: Gary Machlis

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY

PRESENTERS:Gary MachlisJean McKendry

Thursday, March 17 • early afternoon concurrent sessions • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Regency ASession 94

The Once and Future Park:Restoration in Protected Areas I• panel discussion •Chair: Bill Halvorson

PANELISTS:Evaluating the Past as Context for an NPS Restoration Program • Greg EckertThe Bow Valley: Parks Canada’s Valley Forge • Stephen McCannyEvolution of Ocean Restoration in the National Park System • Gary E. DavisTitle TBA • Eric Higgs

Regency BSession 95

Integrating Social Indicators inResponse to Natural ResourceManagement Issues • panel discussion •Chairs: Greg Danchuk, JamesGramann, Dave McVetty

PANELISTS:Greg DanchukJames GramannDave McVetty

Regency C1Session 96

Climate Change in NationalParks II: Current Science andImplications for the Future• invited papers •Chairs: Leigh Welling & JulieThomas

Glacier Change in Denali andGlacier Bay National Parks,Alaska (1890s to the Present)Ronald Karpilo et al.

Using the Past of SouthwesternParks to Predict the OngoingVegetation Shift Toward“Weedworld”Kenneth Cole

How Will Climatic Change AffectRegional Haze and Visibility inParks and Wilderness?Don McKenzie et al.

Climate Change and CoastalSystems: Adaptation,Modification, or Retreat?Glenn Guntenspergen & DonaldCahoon

Assessing Potential Effects ofFuture Sea-Level Rise andCoastal Change on NPSResourcesElizabeth Pendleton et al.

Regency C2Session 97

Digital Strategies for Education,Appreciation, and Accessibility• contributed papers •Chair: Marc Steuben

Computer-based InteractiveTours for Education,Appreciation, and AccessibilityMarc Steuben

Beyond the Building: Bringingthe Museum to the Peoplethrough the InternetTammy Ann Duchesne

Digitizing Legacy Library Contentfor Distribution on the WorldWide WebStephanie Wyse

The Homestead Records Project— Preserving America'sAgricultural History for FutureGenerationsTodd Arrington

Sharing the Wealth: InformationExchange Among ResearchWatershedsAndrea Grygo et al.

Congress ASession 98

The Challenge of Understandingand Preserving WildernessCharacter• invited papers •Chair: Peter Landres

The Wilderness Act: Humility and Restraint in American Land Law • Ed Zahniser (1:30–2:00)Human Relationships with Wilderness: Extending Wilderness Character Beyond Wilderness Attributes • Alan Watson (2:00–2:30)Wild Nature: Key Issues in Preserving Ecological Systems and Wilderness Character • Peter Landres (2:30–3:00)Primeval Influence in Wilderness Character: An Alaskan Perspective on Diminishing the Wild • Steve Ulvi (3:00–3:30)

Congress BSession 99

From Individual to Citizen:People Reclaiming theirHistories and Natural Spaces• panel discussion •Chair: Catherine Turton

PANELISTS:Saudia MuwwakkilDoris J. DyenPaul KenneyAudrey Ambrosino

Congress CSession 100

Parks for Science: Examplesfrom the National ParksEcological Research Program• invited papers •Chair: David Parsons

Ecological Resistance to PlantInvaders in a Mosaic Landscape:Cape Cod National SeashoreBetsy Von Holle et al.

Climate and Land Use Impacts onPinyon–Juniper WoodlandExpansionNichole Barger

Climate and Fire Management inEverglades National Park: APrescription for SuccessBrian Beckage

Exploring PhysiologicalDeterminants of CommunityAssembly in Old-field Systems ofGreat Smoky MountainsNational ParkJennifer Nagel

Park Biodiversity Surveys: DoesVegetation Science SuggestWhere to Look?Jason Fridley

Thursday, March 17 • early afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 1:30 – 3:35session title / format /chair(s)

1:30–1:55 1:55–2:20 2:20–2:45 2:45–3:10 3:10–3:35

Washington ASession 101

Critical Information onProtecting Natural and CulturalResources• panel discussion •Chair: Wendy Schumacher

PANELISTS:Peter DratchJohn DennisAnn HitchcockJason WaandersKaren Beck-Herzog

Washington BSession 102

Did You Hear That? The Impactof Sound on Nature and Culture• panel discussion •Chair: Lisa Kolakowsky

Panelists:Bob RossmanMark E. Vande KampLisa Kolakowsky

Washington CSession 103

Visitor Use and Resource ImpactMonitoring II: RecentDevelopments in Methodology• invited papers •Chair: Yu-Fai Leung

Using GIS to Develop a SpatiallyBalanced Monitoring Protocol forResource and ExperientialIndicators in Yosemite NationalParkPeter Newman et al.

Trail Assessment Methods:Applications in Two InternationalWorld Heritage SitesSanjay K. Nepal

Methodological Challenges forAssessing Soil Erosion on TrailsJeffrey L. Marion

Applying GeospatialTechnologies to Assess andMonitor Social Trails in NationalParks: Recent ExamplesYu-Fai Leung et al.

Developing Indicators forVisitor–Wildlife Interactions:Value, Feasibility, andLimitationsChristopher Monz & Yu-FaiLeung

Commonwealth A1Session 104

National Heritage Areas II:Fostering a Research Agenda• side meeting •Chair: Suzanne Copping

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLYPresenters:Randy MasonNora Mitchell

Commonwealth A2Session 105

CESUs in the NPS IntermountainRegion: Expanding OurUnderstanding of Cultural andNatural/Cultural Resources• invited papers •Chair: Jean McKendry

Cultivating History: The KinoFruit Trees ProjectRobert Emanuel & Jesus ManuelGarcia

Fire in the Crown: A FireWorkshop for Glacier NationalPark EmployeesSallie Hejl

Controlling Pests, PreservingHistory, and Using Video as anIPM Information ToolZachary Gildersleeve & ChristineFord

Old Buildings/NewCollaborations: ArchaeologicalResearch, Teaching and Servicein Southwestern National ParksChristian Downum

Archaeology and the Warriors’Project: Exploring a BuffaloSoldier Campsite in theGuadalupe Mountains of TexasEleanor King

AdamsSession 106

NPS Historians Affinity MeetingI• side meeting •Chair: Dwight Pitcaithley

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY • PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SIDE MEETING — CONTINUED IN SESSION #121

AnthonySession 107

Feral and Exotic Animals inNational Parks I• workshop •Chair: Gillian Bowser

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED IN SESSION #122

PRESENTERS:Roel LopezNova SilvyAnna MuñozPeter PappasDavid VelaLouis HalverstonRaul Valdez

TubmanSession 108

Wildlife Monitoring Programs:Integrating Objectives, DesignConsiderations, and Analysis I• workshop •Chair: Allan O’Connell

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED IN SESSION #123

PRESENTERS:Larissa BaileyGreg ShiverSteven Fancy

Thursday, March 17 • late afternoon concurrent sessions • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Regency ASession 109

Routes to Restoration: Conceptsand Practice in Restoring andReclaiming Natural Areas• contributed papers •Chair: Denny Fenn

Active versus PassiveRestoration in National Parks,Analysis and Decision Makingfor Protecting Genetic DiversityJeff Connor

Big Egg Marsh ExperimentalRestoration in Jamaica Bay, NewYorkGeorge Frame et al.

Reclamation is a Long-TermProspect: Lessons Learned atPrince William Forest Park,VirginiaJennifer Lee et al.

The Human Ecosystem as anOrganizing Concept in EcosystemRestorationGary Machlis

Ecological Effects of Lock andDam Number Six in MammothCave National ParkRick Olson

Regency BSession 110

Into the Circle: RethinkingManagement Strategies forProtected Lands• contributed papers •Chair: Rebecca Conard

Protected Areas, IndigenousPeople, and Ecological IntegrityDennis Martinez

Managing Agriculture,Archeology, and NaturalResources with Park Cooperatorsat Delaware Water Gap NRALarry Hilaire

The Water Tower — Sentinel of aSection 106 Resolution within anExtant Cultural LandscapeFrank Fiala

Designing Dyea: Park MasterPlanning from a CulturalLandscape PerspectivePaul Schrooten & Tonia Horton

Escape to AlcatrazChristiana Grefe

Regency C1Session 111

Climate Change in NationalParks III: InformingManagement Decisions• panel discussion •Chairs: Julie Thomas & LeighWelling

PANELISTS:Eric BarronDavid WelchJack WaideDon Neubacher

Regency C2Session 112

Engaging People in the Parksthrough Art•panel discussion •Chair: Gay Vietzke

PANELIST PRESENTATIONS:The Bunker Hill Monument Projection — Controversy and a Public Icon • Marty BlattPartnership for Art and Ecology: The Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art• John Pugh et al.A Civic Engagement: Woodstock’s Speak Chorus and the Civil War Homefront Story of a Vermont Community • Susanne McDonald

Congress ASession 113

Out from the Park into the Heartof its Community: Filming “ACivic Engagement”• day-capper •Chair: Rolf Diamant

FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION

Congress BSession 114

Connecting the Dots betweenthe Physical and EcologicalSciences III: Biodiversity andGeodiversity•invited papers •Chair: Bob Higgins

Glaciers, Snow and Avalanchesas Ecological Drivers of Changein Glacier National Park,MontanaDan Fagre

Limestone Habitat andMetapopulation Structure ofBarking Frogs at CoronadoNational MemorialCaren Goldburg et al.

Beach Dynamics and CoastalHabitat: Examples from the KonaCoast, HawaiiBruce M. Richmond

Eolian Dust: Physical andEcological LinkagesR.L. Reynolds et al.

The New Concept of Geodiversityand its Influence on BiodiversityMurray L. Gray

Congress CSession 115

Monitoring in the Parks III:Feedback Between Long-TermEcological Monitoring andEcosystem Science• invited papers •Chair: Mark E. Miller

Ecological Theory andMonitoring I: Dynamics andConservation Management ofDryland EcosystemsMark E. Miller

Ecological Theory andMonitoring II: IntegratedIndicators of Ecosystem HealthAndrea Woodward

Structure and Functioning ofColorado Plateau RiparianEcosystems: Using ConceptualModels to Develop MonitoringStrategiesMichael L. Scott

Riparian InvertebrateCommunities of Salt Creek,Canyonlands National Park:Variability and Finding IndicatorTaxaTim B. Graham

Persistence, Serendipity, andEcosystem Change: Long-termMonitoring at Bandelier NationalMonumentCraig D. Allen

Thursday, March 17 • late afternoon concurrent sessions (continued) • 4:00 – 6:05session title / format /chair(s)

4:00–4:25 4:25–4:50 4:50–5:15 5:15–5:40 5:40–6:05

Washington ASession 116

The Politics of Park-Making:International Examples andExperience• contributed papers •Chair: David Ostergren

From Industrial Wasteland toWilderness: How ZimbabweanConservationists Redeemed LakeKaribaDavid M. Hughes

Preservation and Politics: ANational Park in North CyprusJonathan Warner

Anthropological Perspectives ofTransboundary Park Impact:People of the Great LimpopoTransfrontier Park, SouthernAfricaNatalie Grimé

Conservation Areas, Tourism,and Environmental Impacts in theBragantina Region — Sao Paulo,BrazilJoao Luiz de Moraes Hoeffel

Nepal: Protected AreaGovernance in Times of ConflictDevendra Rana et al.

Washington BSession 117

Creating an InnovativeOrganization: OvercomingBarriers to the Use of Science• day-capper •Chair: Vita Wright

PANEL DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE INTERACTION

Washington CSession 118

Managing a Moving Target:Applications ofGeomorphological Monitoringin Northeastern Coastal Parks• invited papers •Chair: Mark Duffy

Concepts of CoastalGeomorphological Evolution: APrimer for Tracking ChangeNorbert Psuty

Ocean Beach Monitoring in theNPS Northeast Coastal andBarrier NetworkMark Duffy

Geomorphologic MonitoringGuides Resource ManagementDecisions: Case Studies fromAssateague Island NationalSeashoreCourtney Schupp

Using LIDAR Topographic andPhotographic Data for DuneTemplate Design at Fire IslandNational SeashoreJeffery Pace & Norbert Psuty

The Coastal GeoToolbox:Providing Access toGeomorphologic DataArty Rodriguez

Commonwealth A1Session 119

Finding the Unexpected andUnexpected Use of Findings:Confirming the Unobviousthrough Social Science Research• day-capper •Chairs: Alan Watson & JamesGramann

PANEL DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE INTERACTION

PANELISTS:Alan WatsonJim GramannSteve UlviJeff Marion

Commonwealth A2Session 120

Computer Simulation Modelingas a Tool for Park andWilderness Planning andManagement• invited papers •Chair: Robert Manning

Computer-Based SimulationModeling in Park andWilderness Planning andManagement: History and StatusJan van Wagtendonk et al.

Managing Automobile Traffic atAcadia National Park: AnApplication of ComputerSimulation ModelingJeffrey Hallo & Robert Manning

Pattern of Use Simulation inCanada’s Mountain NationalParksRandy Gimblett et al.

Benefits and Challenges ofComputer Simulation forDescribing, Monitoring andManaging BackcountryRecreational UseSteve Lawson et al.

Q&A

AdamsSession 121

NPS Historians Affinity MeetingII• side meeting •Chair: Dwight Pitcaithley

SIDE MEETING BY INVITATION ONLY • PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SIDE MEETING — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #106

AnthonySession 122

Feral and Exotic Animals inNational Parks II• workshop •Chair: Gillian Bowser

PART TWO OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #107

PRESENTERS:Roel Lopez, Nova Silvy, Anna Muñoz, Peter Pappas, David Vela, Louis Halverston, Raul Valdez

TubmanSession 123

Wildlife Monitoring Programs:Integrating Objectives, DesignConsiderations, and Analysis II• workshop •Chair: Allan O’Connell

PART TWO OF A TWO-PART WORKSHOP — CONTINUED FROM SESSION #108

PRESENTERS:Larissa BaileyGreg ShiverSteven Fancy

Session 124 Linnaeus Lives — in FDR Park,Philadelphia! A Short Field Trip• off-site day-capper •Chairs: Karen Reeds & TessaIzenour

FIELD TRIP TO FDR PARK VIA SUBWAYMEET IN LOBBY AT 4:00 PM

Friday, March 18 • morning concurrent sessions • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Regency ASession 125

The Inside/Outside Strategy:Resource Stewardship throughCommunity Engagement• invited papers •Chair: Kristin Peppel

Forging Long-term Partnershipsbetween Gateway Communitiesand National ParksKristin Peppel & Jackie Tuxill

The Yosemite National ParkGateway Communities ProgramMichael Reynolds & JenNersesian

Addressing ResourceStewardship Issues FacingParks: Why We Need a NewApproachBob McIntosh

Resource Stewardship andCommunity Engagement atGeorge Washington BirthplaceNational MonumentCarol Cook et al.

Sharing Lessons Learned: AFacilitated Dialogue aboutStrategies for CollaborativePlanning and CitizenEngagementKristin Peppel & Jackie Tuxill

Regency BSession 126

Forest Health, Fire, andBiodiversity• panel discussion •Chair: Norman L. Christensen

PANELISTS:James AgeeJan van WagtendonkBruce KilgoreCarol MillerNathan Stephenson

Regency C1Session 127

Exotic Plants Are Eating YourLunch — What Now?• panel presentations •Chair: James Akerson

What’s On the Menu to Protect?Speaker TBA

Prioritize Your Exotic PlantBattles — Get FocusedJames Akerson

Fast Foods vs. the Blue PlateSpecial: Samplings from theNortheast’s Salad Bar ofDiversityBetsy Lyman

Controlling Exotic Plants in theDesert SouthwestCurt Deuser

The California EPMT’s Approach:Maximizing Efficiencies andUnderstanding SuccessBobbi Simpson

Regency C2Session 128

A Sense of Place:Understanding Relationshipsbetween the Public and PublicLands• contributed papers •Chair: Bill Halvorson

Overlooked Landscapes ofHome: Using PhotographicMethods to Understand NationalPark Resident Sense of PlaceBen Amsden et al.

Place Attachment as Process: TheCase of Jackson Hole, WyomingDavid Smaldone et al.

Understanding Sense of Place inApostle Islands NationalLakeshoreRichard Stedman & TomHeberlein

Place-based Affect andParticipation in Educational /Interpretive Programs:Exploring DifferencesLaurie Harmon et al.

Neighborhood Park Uses byPhoenix Residents: AnExploration of Socio-demographic DifferencesLouis Machabèe et al.

Congress ASession 129

Wilderness Stewardship in theEast — Triumphs and Trials• invited papers •Chair: Rick Potts

Historical Overview of EasternWilderness Areas Establishmentand ManagementDoug Scott

Wilderness Issues at SleepingBear Dunes National LakeshoreTom Ulrich

Creating a New NPS Wilderness— Case Study of the ApostleIslands National LakeshoreBob Krumenaker

Balancing Opposing Values: FireManagement in WildernessElsa Alvear

Management Practices onEastern Wilderness Trails amongAppalachian Mountain Units ofthe NPS and USFSSteve Bair & Gary F. Somers

Congress BSession 130

Partnership for OceanStewardship: The National ParkService and National MarineSanctuary Program• workshop •Chairs: Brad Barr & Gary Davis

PRESENTER:Seafloor Habitat Mapping in the Kona Coast National Parks • Ann Gibbs et al.

Congress CSession 131

Monitoring in the Parks IV:Considerations and Insightsfrom the Colorado Plateau andSouthwest• invited papers •Chair: Mark Sogge

Harvesting the Lessons ofInventorying BiologicalResources: Thoughts on Designfrom the Colorado PlateauDavid Mattson & Charles Drost

Where Problems Arise inVegetation Classification:USGS–NPS VegetationMonica Hansen & KathrynThomas

Inventory, Monitoring, andMapping Species-LevelVegetation DataKenneth Cole

Considerations in AvianInventory and Monitoring inNational Parks of the SouthwestJennifer Holmes et al.

Challenges in Inventory ofSpatially and Temporally RareSpecies: Lessons from ColoradoPlateau HerpetofaunaErika Nowak & Trevor Persons

Friday, March 18 • late morning concurrent sessions (continued) • 10:00 – 12:05session title / format /chair(s)

10:00–10:25 10:25–10:50 10:50–11:15 11:15–11:40 11:40–12:05

Washington ASession 132

Why Do Native Americans CareAbout the Environment?• contributed papers •Chair: Abby Miller

So, Why Do Native AmericansCare So Much About theEnvironment, Anyway?Cassandra Hensher

Plants, Farming, Oystering:Maurice River Coast and SaltMarsh Region CulturallyAffiliated UnilachtigoSandra Gaskell et al.

Common Grounds, CommonPurpose: Native American Rightsto Gather Resources and the NPSMissionDavid Ostergren

Native Plant Gathering Alongthe Village Chain Routes ofYosemite Genealogical FamilyUse DistrictsSandra Gaskell

OPEN

Washington BSession 133

Shoreline Change• contributed papers •Chair: Bill Walker

Research in Small EstuaryDynamics at George WashingtonBirthplace National Monument,VirginiaWayne Newell & Rijk Morawe

Beach Dynamics and CoastalHabitat: Examples from the KonaCoast, HawaiiBruce Richmond et al.

Shifting Sands and ShorelineChange at a Pacific IslandNational ParkHilary Stevens et al.

Promoting Natural Processes ina Geomorphically AlteredEnvironment: Assateague IslandNational SeashoreCourtney Schupp & ArthurRodriguez

Fire, Water, and the Erosion ofGuam’s Land and SeaJenny Drake et al.

Washington CSession 134

Hiding in Plain Sight: Historyand Civic Engagement in UrbanParks• panel discussion •Chair: Doris Fanelli

Civic Engagement atIndependence Park: ThePresident’s House and the JamesDexter SiteDoris Fanelli

Historical Background of theJames Dexter and thePresident’s House Sites,Independence National HistoricalParkAnna Toogood

Civic Engagement and theStewardship of the James DexterSite, Independence NationalHistorical ParkJed Levin

Conflict or Convergence? ForgingNew Narratives for thePresident’s HouseCharlene Mires

TBA

AdamsSession 135

IUCN World Commission onProtected Areas, North AmericaSection: An Open Forum• informal discussion •Chair: Dave Harmon

Speakers:Dave HarmonNik Lopoukhine

AnthonySession 136

Making Movement: Culturaland Environmental JusticeWorking Group• side meeting •Chair: Sharon Franklet

SIDE MEETING OPEN TO ALL

TubmanSession 137

Collaboration Across theChallenge: A Workshop for theFuture• workshop •Chair: Gary Machlis

PRESENTERS:Leigh WellingMike SoukupKathy TonnessenCarrie PhillipsPaul SuperTony Pernas