Latest bison, prairie dog, and transborder grassland conservation updates; mapping hotspots; and building broader support. ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** GPCN Virtual Annual Meeting March 1, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Join us from 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. (MST) ------------------------------------------------------------ Zoom URL - https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=0ab7aa7297&e=89ab4b3c14 (https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=44ad5a046b&e=89ab4b3c14) Meeting ID: 955 6980 8377 Join by Telephone: Dial: US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 International numbers: https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=2a7f427d13&e=89ab4b3c14 www.plainsconservation.org Highlights include: * Bison, prairie dog, and transborder grassland conservation updates * Homes on the Range mapping, including landscape and social variables * Growing and nurturing community support Learn more! (https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=04982861ae&e=89ab4b3c14) 2021 GPCN Annual Meeting Agenda Welcome * Brief introduction to GPCN 9:35-10:15 Bison Working Group * “Wildlife, Wild Bison – A Change in Paradigm” – by Jason Baldes, Eastern Shoshone Tribal Buffalo Program Manager * Continental Bison Strategy, American Bison Society, Wildlife Conservation Society – by Cynthia Hartway, Ph.D., Conservation Scientist, Rocky Mountain Region, Wildlife Conservation Society * Montana Legislature: Bison Bills – update by Chamois Andersen, Senior Representative, Defenders of Wildlife * Video from the Field – by InterTribal Buffalo Council * Priorities for 2021 and Implementation of Working Group Products – by Bison Working Group Chair 10:15-10:45 Mapping Working Group * Homes on the Range: Identifying Potential Landscapes for Conservation across the Grasslands of North America – Integrating Keystone Species, Land Use Patterns, and Climate Change – by Ana Davidson, CSU, Colorado Natural Heritage Program * Hotspots Mapping Project – by Aaron Hall, Ph.D., Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Defenders of Wildlife * Variety of Sources and Spatial Data Available – by Michael Menefee, CSU, Colorado Natural Heritage Program * Priorities for 2021 and Implementation of Working Group Products – by Mapping Working Group Chair 10:45-10:50 Break 10:50-11:30 Prairie Dog Working Group * Black-footed Ferret Recovery – by Kristy Bly, World Wildlife Fund * Recapping Another Exciting Year with Video and Perspectives from the Field – by Lindsey Sterling Krank, Humane Society of the United States * Important New Research – by Tara Stephens, Calgary Zoo * Priorities for 2021 and Implementation of Working Group Products – by Nicole Rosmarino, Southern Plains Land Trust 11:30-12:00 International/ Regional Briefs Led by Cliff Wallis, Director, Alberta Wilderness Association International * International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists * IUCN Motion 10 on Grassland Conservation * 30X30 Initiative/High Ambition Coalition * New opportunities for 2021 and beyond Transboundary/USA * Central Grasslands Roadmap, including North American Grasslands Conservation Act * Transboundary Grassland Partnership (Montana, Alberta, Saskatchewan) Canada * National Grasslands Taskforce * Prairie Conservation Action Plan (Saskatchewan) * Prairie Conservation Forum (Alberta) Mexico * Advancing conservation in grasslands of Mexico 12:00-12:30 Lunch Break 12:30-1:45 Building Broader Support * Indigenous Perspectives and Engagement – by Jason Baldes, Eastern Shoshone Tribal Buffalo Program Manager * Ranching Community Perspectives and Engagement – by Martha Kaufman, Managing Director, Northern Great Plains, WWF * Integrating the diversity of knowledge, engaging the community, and building social acceptance for conservation (lessons learned) - by Lindsey Sterling Krank, Humane Society of the U.S., and Molly Levy, Human-Environment Systems at Boise State 1:45-2:00 Emerging/ Current Key Issues and Priority Setting Led by Cliff Wallis, Director, Alberta Wilderness Association * Bird conservation * Riparian issues * Carbon sequestration and grassland conservation * Key emerging conservation concerns/opportunities for the Great Plains * Identify potential priorities for 2021 work plan ============================================================ The Great Plains Conservation Network (GPCN) is a collaboration of nonprofit and tribal organizations working together to conserve and restore the wildlife, habitats, and ecological processes of the Great Plains. ** https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=f0ca715ac3&e=89ab4b3c14 (https://plainsconservation.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3edb9f837dfeff83765af44c0&id=36df0056af&e=89ab4b3c14) To participate with the GPCN mailing list, or unsubscribe, send an email to ** mail to: gpcncoordinator@gmail.com (mailto:mail%20to:%20gpcncoordinator@gmail.com) . 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