Conservation Biology in Practice (FW 333) - Fall 2022

George Hess, with Sydney Case

News & Announcements (Archive)

Quick Links

Week 1 ... 08.22 ... Welcome ... Connecting ... Conservation Challenges

List of potential conservation challenges topics - items that interest people in the course

Goals for the Week

M 08.22 ... Welcome to Conservation Biology in Practice

W 08.24 ... Your Course ... Connecting ... Conservation Challenges

Week 2 ... 08.29 ... Influential Conservationists ... Challenges Topics

Goals for the Week

M 08.29 ... Where do I fit in? ... Influential Conservationists

W 08.31 ... Challenges Topics ... Product Evaluation

Week 3 ... 09.05 ... Labor Day Monday ... Challenges Topics Refinement

Goals for the week

M 09.05 ... Holiday ... No Class

W 09.07 ... Challenges Topic Refinement

Week 4 ... 09.12 ... Product Evaluation ... Turnipseed Nature Preserve Service Trip

M 09.12 ... Product Evaluation

W 09.14 ... Service Trip to Turnipseed Nature Preserve

Week 5 ... 09.19 ... Endangered Species Act & Red List ... Island Biogeography & Metapopulations

People doing trailbuilding work at Turnipseed Nature Preserve

M 09.19 ... Endangered Species Act & Red List

W 09.21 ... Island Biogepgraphy & Metapopulations

Week 6 ... 09.26 ... Patches & Fragmentation ... Conservation Corridors

M 09.26 ... Conservation You! ... Patches & Fragmentation

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping & announcements

09:40 - 10:00 Conservation You! - Lana Davenport

10:00 - 10:25 Finish metapopulation work

10:25 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:25 Birds' Eye View

W 09.28 ... Conservation You! ... Conservation Corridors

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping & announcements

09:40 - 10:00 Conservation You! - Matthew Francisco

10:00 - 11:15 Real-life corridors [ you working ]


11:15 - 11:25 Wrap and adjourn

Week 7 ... 10.03 ... Challenges Workdays

M 10.03 ... Conservation You! ... Conservation Challenges Work Day

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping & announcements

09:40-10:00 Conservation You! - Iris Horton

10:00 - 10:15 Product Evaluation Task Force report (Amelia, Cassie, Emilee, Raegan)

10:15 - 10:35 Two corridor reports from last week

10:35 - 11:25 Conservation Challenges work time

11:25 Adjourn

W 10.05 ... Conservation You! ... Challenges Work Day

09:34 - 09:40 Housekeeping & announcements

09:45 - 10:45 Conservation Challenges work time

10:45 - 11:00 Conservation You! - Nicole Bilodeau

11:00 - 11:25 Two corridor reports from last week 


Fall Break (Monday 10.10)

Week 8 ... 10.10 ... Fall Break Monday ... Kelly Cox & Daniel Parobok

M 10.10 ... Fall Break ... No class

W 10.12 ... Kelly Cox & Danial Parobok

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping & announcments

09:40 Kelly & Daniel

Any remaining time devoted to Challenges work

Week 9 ... 10.17 ...  Hemlock Bluffs ... Challenges Workdays

M 10.17 ... Hemlock Bluffs (half the class)

W 10.19 ... Challenges Workday

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and annoucements

09:40 Challenges work time

Week 10 ... 10.24 ... Urban Conservation Planning ... Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

M 10.24 ... Conservation You! ... Urban Conservation Planning

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and annoucements

09:40 - 09:55 Conservation You! - Cassie Bolton

09:55 - 10:50 Development Activity - using your knowledge to integrate development and conservation


10:50 - 11:25 Development Activity Redux

W 10.05 ... Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and annoucements

09:45 Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan [ Hess ]

Week 11 ... 10.31 ... Peer Review Conferences ... Hemlock Bluffs ... Challenges Workdays

M 10.31 ... Conservation You! ... Peer Review Conferences (Challenges Workday)

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and announcements

09:40 - 09:55 - Conservation You! - Amelia Faust

10:00 - 10:15 Review Round 1

10:15- 10:30 Review Round 2

10: 30 - 10:45 Review Round 3


10:45 - 11:25 Work time

W 11.02 ... Hemlock Bluffs ... Challenges Worday

Week 12 ... 11.07 ... Erin Hines ... Challenges Workday

M 11.07 ... Challenges Workday ... Erin Hines, Gaston County Environmental Educator

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and announcements

09:40 Challenges work time

10:30-11:25 Erin Hines, Gaston County Environmental Educator (by Zoom)

W 11.09 ... Challenges Workday

09:35 - 09:40 Housekeeping and announcements

09:40 - 09:55 Conservation You! - Elizbeth Selves

10:00 - 10:10 - Conservation Challenges - Hess

10:10 - Challenges Workday

Week 13 ... 11.14 ... Conservation Challenges

M 11.14 ... Conservation Challenges

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement

09:40 - 10:15 Challenges team work time


10:25-11:00 Who Killed the Loggerhead Sea Turtle?

11:00-11:10 Break – Complete Feedback Form


11:10-11:25 Debrief – what went well, what could be better?

W 11.16 ... Conservation Challenges

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement


09:40-10:15 The Impacts of Exotic Pet Ownership

10:15-10:25 Break – Complete Feedback Form


10:25-11:00 Spotting the Spotted Lanternfly

11:00-11:10 Break – Complete Feedback Form


11:10-11:25 Debrief – what went well, what could be better?

Week 14 ... 11.21 ... Conservation Challenges ... Thanksgiving Wednesday

M 11.21 ... Conservation Challenges

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement


09:40-10:15 How Trophy Hunting Benefits Conservation & Wildlife Managemenet

10:15-10:25 Break – Complete Feedback Form


10:25-11:00 Red Wolf Conservation: Human & Coyote Conflict

11:00-11:10 Break – Complete Feedback Form


11:10-11:25 Debrief – what went well, what could be better?

Week 15 ... 11.28 ... Conservation Challenges

M 11.28 ... Conservation Challenges

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement


09:40-10:15 Indigineous Voices in Conservation

10:15-10:25 Break – Complete Feedback Form


10:25-11:00 Public Engagement in the World of Conservation Biology

11:00-11:10 Break – Complete Feedback Form


11:10-11:25 Debrief – what went well, what could be better?

W 11.30 ... Conservation Challenges

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement


09:40-10:15 The Impact of Wildlife Diseases

10:15-10:25 Break – Complete Feedback Form


10:25-11:00 Underrepresentation of Non-Charismatic Species

11:00-11:10 Break – Complete Feedback Form


11:10-11:25 Debrief – what went well, what could be better?

Week 16 ... 12.05 ... Bring your Pet to Class Day ... Reflection & Wrap-Up

09:35-09:40 Housekeeping & announcement

1. Iris, Jalin, Vanessa, Emilee, Cameron, Matthew A, Anna B, Elizabeth

2. Mary Grace, Reagan M, Suzana, Amelia, Ainsley, Jing

3. Nicole, Aidan, Michael, Madison, Caroline, John Mark, Grayson

4.  Anna C, Bree,  Tyler, Matthew F,  Hanne, Cassie

5. Parker, Lana, Raegan R, Trey, Jared , Hunter 


09:40 Introduction of pets (including any Zoom participants)


10:00 Revisiting early days


10:30ish Reviewing the course (Hess & Case will leave and come back)


Eventually ... adjourn

Wrap-Up Submissions

W 12.07 - Final products due W 12.07, including your evaluation of them using the Product Evaluation Criteria you created.

M 12.12 - Final Reflection & Self-Evaluation. Your end-of-semester reflection and evaluation entries due M 12.12 in the reflection and evaluation document in your assignment folder.  Sooner is fine - please eMail Hess & Case when yours is ready.  Please don't remove comment threads.

Very large dog in the lap of a student during bring your pet to class day.