From pdh@u.washington.edu Thu May 8 13:30:34 1997 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.04/8.8.4+UW97.04) with ESMTP id NAA27098; Thu, 8 May 1997 13:30:33 -0700 Received: from saul4.u.washington.edu (pdh@saul4.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.2]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.04/8.8.4+UW97.04) with ESMTP id NAA22684; Thu, 8 May 1997 13:30:19 -0700 Received: from localhost (pdh@localhost) by saul4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.04/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id NAA28003; Thu, 8 May 1997 13:30:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 13:30:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Preston Hardison To: psscb@u.washington.edu cc: Conservation Biology List , BENE List Subject: Greater Yellowstone Coalition Meeting Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 14:02:39 -0600 From: Alicia Bradshaw To: pdh@u.washington.edu PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE CELEBRATE YELLOWSTONE'S 125th ANNIVERSARY! =09 ATTEND GYC'S ANNUAL MEETING MAY 29TH-JUNE 1ST=20 AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN BOZEMAN, MT. CHECK OUT THE AGENDA ON OUR WEB-SITE at http://www.desktop.org/gyc or call the Greater Yellowstone Coalition's office at 406-586-1593. =20 =20 TO REGISTER: PLEASE CALL MSU @ 406-994-3333; E-MAIL AT acfjh@msu.oscs.montana.edu; OR FAX AT 406 994-3228. We hope to see you there!=20 READ FOR FUTHER DETAILS. If you=92ve been thinking of attending the Greater Yellowstone Coalition=92s Annual Meeting, this is the year to make the trip to Bozeman, Mont.=20 The annual conference, which has become the largest gathering of conservationists and resource managers in the Northern Rockies, has been greatly expanded this year in celebration of Yellowstone Park=92s 125th Anniversary.=20 The 1997 Annual Meeting is entitled: =93The National Park Idea: Where have we come? Where are we going?=94 The conference promises an impressive cadre of speakers from around the world. Educational field trips will explore the wildlife and landscapes of Yellowstone Park and surrounding wildlands. The meeting will be May 29 through June 1 in Bozeman at Montana State University. Conference participants will address issues common to ecosystems, whether in Greater Yellowstone or Kusunga National Park in Malawi. Presenters include: Yolanda Kakabadse, President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature from Ecuador, Paul Pacquet from Canada, Simon Menthali, Deputy Director of the Southern African Development Community from Malawi, Yves Renard, Director of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute from St. Lucia, Marc Jean Dourojeannit, Chief of the Environmental Division at the Inter-American Development Bank from Peru and many others. In addition to luminaries from other countries, many individuals doing innovative work in this country will join us, including Bill Weber of Wildlife Conservation Society, Pamela Matson from University of California at Berkeley, Susan Wescoat, voted Conservation Citizen of the year by The Nature Conservancy, and many others. The central theme of this assembly of ecosystem practitioners is to ask: How do interdependent relationships develop between people, wildlife and wilderness in a way which allows an ecosystem to remain healthy and functioning? The goals of the discussions and small working groups will be: =B0 To identify the common challenges faced when working on an ecosystem scale. =B0 To find meaningful solutions to overcome those challenges. =B0 To heighten public awareness of the intrinsic relationship between the welfare of natural systems and humans. =20 The conference will open Thursday, May 29, with Mike Finley, Yellowstone Park Superintendent, and Alfred Runte, National Parks Historian, presenting =93125 Years of the National Park Idea.=94 Other presentations include =93The Science Behind Looking Beyond the Boundaries,=94 =93From Africa to the Adirondacks: Putting people into the conservation equation,=94 =93Community Development and Ecosystem Preservation: Where is the balance?=94 Managing Wildlife on and Ecosystem-wide Scale,=94 =93The Role of Tourism in Preservation,=94 =93Cultural Heritage and Conservation,=94 =93Building Political Support for Parks,=94 and =93How do We Pay for Parks: Funding economically sustainable parks.=94 Conference field outings include =93The wolves of Yellowstone,=94 =93Yellowstone Grizzlies,=94 =93The Great Carnivores of Yellowstone,=94 =93Project Lighthawk: A Tour of Yellowstone=92s Hot Spots,=94 =93Geology an= d Land Use in Gallatin Canyon,=94 =93Yellowstone Raft Trip: Hell or Paradise? A Troubled Watershed,=94 =93Sustaining Ranching in the GYE,=94 =93The Valley of Flowers: Strategies for Preserving Open Space and Managing Growth in the Gallatin Valley,=94 and =93Wildflowers, Herbs and Edibles.=94 Space in each outing is limited so make sure to sign up early. Please join us for the 1997 Annual meeting where we will mark Yellowstone=92s 125th Anniversary year through dialogue and problem solving. For more information about the Annual Meeting, call GYC at 406-586-1593.=20 (The Coalition is grateful to the Weeden Foundation who has helped underwrite the additional costs of this gathering.) ---------------Email service provided by--------------------- Desktop Assistance - www.desktop.org - info@lists.desktop.org=20 324 Fuller Avenue, Suite C2 - Helena, MT 59601 - 406.442.3696=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- .