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3rd Annual Phenology Phenology Conference organized by the Minnesota Phenology Network
Dates: Friday, April 27, 2012 - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Do you like keeping track of when the first butterflies arrive, when birds appear at your feeders, when trees leaf out or change color or do you just enjoy observing nature? Join us for a weekend full of fun events to learn, share, and enjoy spring in the piney woods of the Cloquet Forestry Center. Enthusiasts, casual observers, professionals, teachers, and researchers all have something to gain.
Location: Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
Keynote Speakers:
Friday the 27th
Dr. Mark Seeley (State Climatologist - University of Minnesota)
Saturday the 28th
Dr. Lee Frelich (Director - Center for Forest Ecology, University of Minnesota)
Dr. Lucinda Johnson (Director - Natural Resources Research Institute, UMD)
Additional speakers/guests:
Dr. Rebecca Montgomery (Associate Professor of Forest Resources - UMN)
Eli Sagor (Extension educator and Associate Extension Professor- UMN)
Nathan Meyer (Program Leader for Environmental Science Education - UMN)
Dr. Theresa Crimmins (Partnership Coordinator -USA National Phenology Network)
Kristen Poppleton (Education Program Manager -Will Steger Foundation)
John Latimer (Naturalist and host of the Phenology program on KAXE radio)
Peter Harris (Education Specialist Wolf-Ridge Environmental Learning Center)
Larry Weber (Retired teacher, Author, Naturalist)
Field trips & Tour locations:
Jay Cooke State Park
B4WARMED - a climate change experiment in Minnesota's boreal forest
Cloquet Forestry Center walks/hayrides
Natural Resources Research Institute - UMD
Webwood
Cost:
(All cost are per person)
Entire weekend: $55 (includes weekend programming, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, and 1 lunch)
Entire weekend plus lodging*: $115
Saturday only: $30 (includes Saturday programming, 1 dinner, and 1 lunch)
Saturday only plus lodging*: $65
*Note all rooms are double occupancy; if you need a single room please add $10 per night.
Registration:
Register by April 20th 2012
Indicate: weekend or Saturday attendance and lodging requirements
Register online: http://minnesotaphenologyconference.eventbrite.co.uk
Check-in:
Friday: April 27th 3:00-5:45 pm (for weekend registration)
Saturday: April 28th 7:30-10:00 am (for Saturday only registration)
MORE INFORMATION
Conference Agenda: http://phenology.cfans.umn.edu/PhenologyConference/ConferenceAgenda/index.htm
Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) Information:
CFC home page: http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/
Location of CFC : http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/AboutUs/Maps/index.htm
Contact: Chris Buyarski - buyar002@umn.edu
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