The 2019 annual meeting took place at the USFWS National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, November 13 – 15. Click the links below to view the many great presentations made by Coalition members and guests at the 2019 conference:
2019
- State of the Coalition. Rebecca Pfaller, Secretary NHCPC Executive Board
- Habitat Conservation Planning in an Era of Climate Change. Jodi McGraw, Jodi McGraw Consulting
- Florida Panthers, Climate Change, and the Conservation Role for HCPs. Dr. Bruce Johnson, Senior Ecologist, Stantec
- Wildlife Crossings and Connectivity within the Western Riverside County MSHCP. Charlie Landry, Executive Director, Western Riverside County MSHCP
- The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act – A Common Sense Way to Protect Biodiversity. Susan Holmes, Federal Policy Director, Wildlands Network
- Data and Tools for Refining At-Risk Species Distributions. Dr. Healy Hamilton, Chief Scientist, Natureserve
- A Multi-Species, Multi-Regional HCP for American Electric Power. Natasha A. Brown, Environmental Solutions and Innovations
- South Puget Sound Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan. Christina Chaput, Senior Planner, Thurston County Washington
- The WILCO RHCP – Integrating the ESA Section 7 and Section 10 Processes in Texas: Past, Present, Future. Gary D. Boyd, Williamson County Conservation Foundation and Steven W. Carothers, SWCA Environmental Consultants
- Integrating Section 7 with Habitat Conservation Plans. Mike Thomas, Chief, Conservation Planning Division, USFWS Sacramento Field Office
- South Sacramento HCP/ARP – An Integrated Permitting Success Story. Dr. Mike Henry, Senior Ecologist, Dudek
- Southern Orange County HCP. Laura Coley Eisenberg, Senior Vice President – Open Space & Resource Management, Rancho Mission Viejo.
- Lake States Forestry Management HCP. Shawna Barry, Manager, Conservation Planning and Implementation, ICF
- Missouri Bat Habitat Conservation Plan for Forestry Activities Conducted by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Paola Bernazzani, Principal, ICF.
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s NCCP Local Assistance Grant Program. Shannon Lucas, Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor, CDFW
- Models of Science Support for Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans. Dr. Kristine Preston, US Geological Survey
- USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units – A Model Partnership Program. Dr. John Thompson, Deputy Chief of the Cooperative Research Units Program, US Geological Survey
- Scientific Research on the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Melinda Mallia, Travis County Natural Resources.
- The Path to a Salinas River Habitat Conservation Plan. Elizabeth Krafft, Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
- Guadalupe River Basin Habitat Conservation Plan. Nathan Pence, Executive Manager of Environmental Science, Guadalupe Blanco River Authority.
- Latest NEPA and Secretarial Order 3355 Compliance News. Trish Adams, USFWS; Michelle Shaughnessy, USFWS; Scott Blackburn, USFWS; Hova Woods, ICF
- Five Lessons for HCP Planning Success. Dr. David Zippin, Vice President, ICF
- Planning for a Successful HCP Development Process. Timothy Day, Senior Manager, Escambia County Natural Resources Management Department
- Confessions of a Mitigation Implementing Entity (MIE): In the Context of a Programmatic HCP. George Kelly, AWEA HCP and RES board member
- Forest Habitat Conservation Plan on the California Timberlands of Green Diamond Resource Company. Keith Hamm, Conservation Planning Manager, Green Diamond Resource Company
- Western Oregon State Forests HCP. Dr. David Zippin, Principal, ICF.
- Upper Santa Ana River Habitat Conservation Plan – Homeless Encampments: Unique Challenges and Solutions for Effective Urban Stream Habitat Conservation. Heather Dyer, Water Resources Project Manager, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
- Oceano Dunes District: Habitat Conservation Plan. Ronnie Glick, Senior Environmental Scientist, California State Parks.
- Humboldt Redwood Company Habitat Conservation Plan – “When Owls Collide”, or what happens when an invasive species beats up your covered species? Sal Chinnici, Director of Forest Sciences, Humboldt and Mendocino Redwood Companies
- Assessing Recreational Use and the Need for Enforcement on HCP Preserves. Betsy Miller, San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District.
- Regional Monitoring of Species, Habitats, and Threats to Inform Management Across Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans. Dr. Kristine Preston, US Geological Survey
- Conservation of a Declining Species in an Urban Landscape: The Santa Clara Valley HCP’s Burrowing Owl Strategy. Dr. David Zippin, Vice President, ICF
- Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act/Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. Michelle Shaughnessy, USFWS