Meetings and Workshops
at Archbold Biological Station; archive list 1999-2003
[current schedule]

January 8-9
LTER Technology Task Committee-Working Group.

January 11-12
Current Research at Archbold Biological Station (schedule & abstracts), Biennial Symposium.

March 30 - 1 April
9th Annual Florida Ecological and Evolutionary Symposium (FEES): For graduate students, faculty, and advanced undergrads of Florida universities. This year's symposium is sponsored by the Department of Biology, University of South Florida.

January 9-12
NSF NEON Workshop.

February 19
Nature Guide; training for the Ridge Rangers Volunteer Program.
An educational workshop for volunteers who wish to assist naturalists in leading nature walks. This worshop is at Highlands Hammock State Park, Saturday, 19 February 2000, 8:30 am -  2:30 pm. To register call The Nature Conservancy at 862-678-1551  or e-mail: info@ridgerangers.org; deadline is 15 February. Participating organizations: Archbold Biological Station, Bok Tower Gardens, Department of Environmental Protection, Ridge Audubon Society, and The Nature Conservancy.

April 21-23
8th Annual Florida Ecological and Evolutionary Symposium (FEES): For graduate students, faculty, and advanced undergrads of Florida universities. This year sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.

April 27
Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group: 0930 - 1530. The Agenda includes "Communications skills for conservation professionals" at 1015 by Susan Jacobson; the post-lunch program includes a bugs and fire hike with Mark Deyrup, and talks on Vertebrates of the LWR by Jim Layne, Ecosystem mapping project by Roberta Pickert, and Legislative update by Ken Morrison. Lunch must be ordered, in advance, by Monday, 24 April 2000; Please RSVP for meal reservations to Rhonda Tackett at 863-678-1551. Otherwise bring a brown bag.

December 27
Lake Placid Christmas Bird Count; Compiler, Glen E. Woolfenden, 863-465-2571. Email:  gwoolfenden@archbold-station.org

1999

February 5-7
Project FIRST Workshops 1999 (First of three workshops in 1999).

April 9-11
7th Annual Florida Ecological and Evolutionary Symposium (FEES): For graduate students, faculty, and advanced undergrads of Florida universities. This year sponsored by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida.

October 14-15
Discovering Florida Scrub Workshop: A 2-day workshop for elementary school teachers and informal educators. Application deadline; 8 September 1999.
Discovering Florida Scrub Workshop provides educators with collaborative, hands-on experiences in the Florida scrub using a newly developed curriculum for teachers of grades 3-5. Participants will do indoor and outdoor investigative activities from the curriculum, hold round table discussions, and have opportunities to interact with Archbold Biological Station scientists during informal talks and demonstrations. The workshop (schedule) will begin Thursday morning at 0800 and continue to 1600 on Friday. Accommodations and meals are provided by the Station and are available beginning Wednesday evening through to Friday lunch (Archbold visitor information and map). Reservations must be made in advance. The workshop will host 30 Florida educators. The curriculum and workshop are funded by a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Advisory Council on Environmental Education and by the Archbold Biological Station.

December 28
Lake Placid Christmas Bird Count; Compiler, Glen E. Woolfenden, 863-465-2571. Email:  gwoolfenden@archbold-station.org