Nature in Fragments:
The Legacy of Urban Sprawl

 

Friday, April 14

8:00 A.M. Coffee
Part III The Challenges
9:00 Moderator: Elizabeth A. Johnson, Manager, Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History

9:15

Overview of Anti-Sprawl Initiatives
Stuart Meck, Principal Investigator for Growing Smart, American Planning Association

9:45

The Disconnect Between Public Understanding and Action
Jane Elder, Executive Director, The Biodiversity Project

10:15

Coffee Break

10:35

The Economics of Biodiversity in Urbanizing Ecosystems
Stephen Farber, Director of the Environmental Management and Policy Program and Director of the Environmental Decision Support Program, University of Pittsburgh

11:05

Questions from the Audience

11:30

Lunch

Part IV

The Opportunities
12:45 P.M. Moderator: Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost for Science, American Museum of Natural History

1:00

Panel Discussion: Bringing Together Levels of Government
Moderator: Michael W. Klemens, Director, Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society
Linda Cooper, Supervisor, Yorktown, New York
Julie Victoria, Nonharvested Wildlife Program Biologist, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division
Wayne C. Zipperer, U.S.Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Suzi Oppenheimer, State Senator, New York
Richard L. Brodsky, 86th Assembly District (Westchester County, NY), Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation

2:30

Coffee Break

2:50

Panel Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator: Eleanor J. Sterling, Acting Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
William Honachefsky, Environmental Planner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Aram J.K. Calhoun, Assistant Research Professor of Wetland Ecology, Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Main
William Klein, Director of Research, American Planning Association
John Clark, Developer, Haymount

4:20

Concluding Remarks