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January 27 , 2006
Alaska Amphibian Conference at UAS

The Alaska Amphibian Conference will be held on Fri. and Sat., Feb. 10th and 11th in the Egan Lecture Hall. This conference will feature information exchange and networking opportunities for professionals working with and managing Alaska’s wild amphibians. Agency personnel, students, scientists and naturalists are invited to share information on Alaska's unique herpefauna.

The two-day workshop will provide an opportunity to present findings, discuss plans, meet new colleagues with similar interests and ultimately help to shed light on the little-known amphibian herpetofauna of Alaska.

Among the featured speakers is Zoologist Stephen Corn from the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute in Missoula, Montana. Corn will discuss current and future threats to amphibian populations. Dr. Michael Adams, a research ecologist with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Ore., will talk about monitoring the occupancy of ponds by frogs in relation to stressors. Dr. Cynthia Carey will discuss worldwide declines in amphibians in relation to climate change. Carey is a professor in the department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Sanjay Pyare, UAS Assistant Professor of GIS / Landscape Ecology, is part of the Alaska Amphibian Conference Planning Group on behalf of UAS.

In addition to the public talks and presentations, posters will be on display and a public education workshop will be held at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Further information can be found at: www.stikine.org/akherps2006.htm

There is no registration fee for this conference; however, there is a limited amount of seating. Persons interested in attending are asked to email the conference registrar to reserve space: rsvp2006@stikine.org

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