Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander 2010 Workshop
The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program is pleased to announce the Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander 2010 Workshop for 8:30-3 p.m., May 5, 2010 at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Intended audiences include: biological consultants, land managers, researchers, and regulatory agency personnel.
Workshop registration also includes attendance at one of two field training sessions offered either 4:30... [MORE]
See also: Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander, Habitat Restoration
CONTACT:
Grey Hayes
grey@elkhornslough.org
(831) 274-8700
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DESCRIPTION
The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program is pleased to announce the Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander 2010 Workshop for 8:30-3 p.m., May 5, 2010 at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Intended audiences include: biological consultants, land managers, researchers, and regulatory agency personnel.
Workshop registration also includes attendance at one of two field training sessions offered either 4:30-8 p.m. May 5, 2010 or in the morning of May 6, 9 am -1 pm at a location TBD.
Workshop Objectives: This is a great opportunity to gain an understanding of the biology of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and also how this information can be applied to habitat management for this species. The information conveyed will be useful in large-scale and local conservation planning efforts. Topics discussed will include: the geographic distribution of Santa Cruz long-toed salamanders and related species, upland and aquatic habitats and their management, movements, population and community ecology, survey methods, and methods for assessing potential project impacts and approaches for avoidance and minimization. Participants will receive field training in species identification, sampling techniques, and habitat requirements of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander.
Workshop Format
Wednesday May 5, 8:30-3:00 – Classroom: Wesley Savage and David Laabs will present a comprehensive lecture on the biology and conservation of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croeceum, a.k.a. “SCLTS”). They will explain key elements of SCLTS ecology, including life cycle (breeding clutch size, development time); habitat (breeding, juvenile, & adult), and; relationships with other species. They will also discuss the complexities of conserving populations in increasingly fragmented landscapes in the range of SCLTS. As is typical for Coastal Training Program events, the workshop presents opportunities for structured question and discussion periods.
Wednesday May 5, 4:30-8 p.m. or Thursday May 6, 9 am -1 pm – Field Session: Wesley Savage will present habitat assessment and survey techniques at a location supporting the species. Movement patterns, identification protocol, and habitat management techniques will also be discussed.
Workshop Instructors
Wesley Savage: Dr. Savage is one of the leading researchers and advisors with expertise in the ecology, life history, and conservation of this highly endangered species. His research focuses on population structure and evolutionary relationships in the long-toed salamander species complex. His current work involves linking population genetic structure with conservation strategies, focusing on salamander species that occur in fragmented landscapes. Since 2002 he, has worked extensively in the field with the Endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander to identify and sample breeding populations, and to estimate migration rates.
David Laabs: Mr. Laabs is the Preserve Manager of the Seascape Uplands Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander Preserve for the Center for Natural Lands Management. Since 1998, he has overseen the implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the project, including annual monitoring of the resident long-toed salamander population. Mr. Laabs is well known for his rigorous scientific approach to managing for the salamander, as well as for the wealth of his data and knowledge on the species.
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Registration Note
Please note, you must pre-register via our website, but your registration will not be finalized until we receive a check for $200 payable to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation, sent to: Elkhorn Slough Foundation ATTN: Grey Hayes, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076. Please note on your check the name of the workshop. The workshop remains open; we will accept payment up to the day of the workshop. If you cancel after we receive funds, we will refund minus a $50 processing fee. You cannot 'trade' registration with another individual, even in the same organization. We will notify you via email with a registration confirmation number upon receipt of payment.
***very important***
Your registration includes attendance at one of the two field training sessions on either 4:30-8 p.m. May 5, 2010 or in the morning of May 6, 9 am -1 pm at a location TBD. In order to reduce teacher:student ratio, we are limiting each session to 16 participants. After pre-registering, please email us your preferred date of attendance; include a note if you are not flexible in the date that you are able to attend. We cannot guarantee you your preferred date, but we will do what we can to accommodate your preference.
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
David Laabs
Wildlife Biologist
Center for Natural Lands Management and Biosearch
Dr. Wesley Savage
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University
DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Contact List
We encourage participants to download the contact list to assist with arranging a rideshare or to get in contact with someone you met at the
workshop. Those interested in sharing a ride to the event are marked on the contact list.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Submit a question on this subject and we'll provide an answer. grey@elkhornslough.org
