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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