Conservation Connections Talk Story
Lorena "Tap" Wada
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wednesday, June 26 @ 5:30-7:00pm
1958 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu
Upcoming Events
| August 28, 2013 | Guest Speaker TBC | Location: TBC Waimanalo, Oahu | |
| September 24, 2013 | Katie Munkres Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative | Location: Waikiki Aquarium 2777 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu | |
| October 30, 2013 | Guest Speaker TBC | Location: Capital One 360 Café 1958 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu @ 5:30-7:00pm | |
| November 26, 2013 | Guest Speaker TBC | Location: Capital One 360 Café 1958 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu @ 5:30-7:30 | |
Previous Events
Kim Welch | Adaptive Management for the Endangered Species of Oahu | Flyer |
| Marion Ano Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance | Introduction to Google Maps and Earth Workshop | Flyer |
| Roxie Silva The Nature Conservancy Maui Marine Program | "Mapping for Marine Management Plans" | Flyer |
| Palakiko Yagodich Kapi‘olani Community College | "Ahupua‘a: The Living Community" | Flyer |
| Matt Goodale National Tropical Botanical Garden | "Utilizing Google Maps for Collection Management" | Flyer |
| Aurora Winslade University of Hawai'i West O'ahu, Office of Sustainability | "Ways to Sustain Your Backyard" | Flyer |
| Ilysa Iglesias, Leilani Warren, and
Kanoe Morishige The Nature Conservancy's Marine Fellows | “Through Our Eyes: A Lens For The Future" | Flyer |
| Scavenger Hunt Field Activity With a special guest lecture by Christy Martin Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species | "What's In Our Backyard? Become a Citizen Scientist Using Smartphones & Professional Field Experience" | Flyer |
| Marian Chau Postdoctoral Researcher at UH Manoa | "Conservation of the Endangered Hawaiian Fern 'ihi'ihilauakea (Marsilea villosa)" | Flyer |
| Darcy Oishi Biological Control Section Chief Hawaii Department of Agriculture Plant Pest Control Branch | "Why You Should’t Be Afraid of Biological Control" | Flyer Powerpoint |
| August 29, 2012 | Katie Swift Wildlife Biologist/Predator Control Specialist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | "Rodent and Mongoose Control to Protect Native Species" | Flyer Powerpoint |
| May 30, 2012 | Elia Herman State Co-Manager, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Department of Land and Natural Resources | "Unlocking the Secrets of the Humpback Whale Mating System" | Flyer Powerpoint |
| April 25, 2012 | Emma Yuen Department of Land and Natural Resources | "The Rain Follows The Forest" | Flyer Powerpoint |
| March 28, 2012 | Stuart Coleman Surfrider Foundation | "Let's RAP" Surfrider's Rise Above Plastics Campaign | Flyer Powerpoint |
| February 29, 2012 | Pao-Shin Chu State Climatologist & Professor, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa | "Precipitation Extremes in the Hawaiian Islands Under a Changing Climate" | Flyer Video Powerpoint |
| January 25, 2012 | Sarah Courbis Operations Coordinator, DNLR & Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | "Recent Discoveries about Dolphin Populations Near the Main Hawaiian Islands" | Flyer Video Powerpoint |
| November 30, 2011 | Ron Cannarella Planning & Information Services Program Manager Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Forestry and Wildlife | The Condition and Trends of Hawaii's Forests: A Report on the State of the `Aina in 2010 | Flyer Video Powerpoint |
| October 26, 2011 | Christine Ogura Natural Resources Planner, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Board Member, `Ohu `Ohu Ko`olau Inc. | "Our Watersheds, Our Life" | Flyer Powerpoint |
| September 28, 2011 | Jamie Nakama Education Program Manager Hawai'i Nature Center | "Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Education with the Hawai'i Nature Center" | Flyer |
| August 31, 2011 | Ben Schmidt Assistant Director for Field Operations - Eastern Pacific, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service | "Farm Bill Programs to Restore and Protect Hawai'i Ecosystems" | Flyer |
| July 26, 2011 | Dr. Cynthia Stiles Assistant State Soil Scientist U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service | "A New View of the Forbidden Island - Soil Survey on Kaho'olawe" | Flyer |
| June 29, 2011 | Michelle Gorham Jones Information and Education Coordinator Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife | "2011: International Year of Forests - educating in and about one of the world's best classrooms" | Flyer |
| May 25, 2011 | Christy Martin Public Information Officer CGAPS-Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species | "Stopping the Silent Invasion" | Flyer |
| April 27, 2011 | Ray Born U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permits Manager Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument | "Effects of the March Tsunami on Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument" | Flyer |
| March 30, 2011 | Lea Hong Hawaiian Islands Program Director The Trust for Public Land | "Conserving Land: 'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia - No Task is Too Big When Done Together by All" | Flyer |
| February 23, 2011 | Deanna Spooner Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative | "Conservation in a Changing Climate" | Flyer |
| January 26, 2011 | Richard A. MacKenzie Aquatic ecologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry in Hilo, Hawai‘i | "Understanding How Climate Change and Exotic Species Threaten Hawaiian Streams" | Flyer |
| December 1, 2010 | Sheri Mann Cooperative Resource Management Forester Division of Forestry & Wildlife, Department of Land & Natural Resources | "Natural Resource Issues in the U.S. Pacific: American Samoa to Palau" | Flyer |
| October 27, 2010 | Robert Cowie Research Professor, Chair of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Graduate Program, Center for Conservation Research and Training, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai‘i | "2010-International Year of Biodiversity: A Hawaiian Perspective" | Flyer |
| September 29, 2010 | Barry Stieglitz Project Leader, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuges, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | "National Wildlife Refuges: Oases in the Pacific" | Flyer |
| August 25, 2010 | David Burney Director of Conservation, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo, Kaua‘i | "Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua‘i: A Scientist's Adventures in the Dark" | |
| July 28, 2010 | Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i | "Hula and the Natural World" | Flyer |
| June 30, 2010 | Ulalia Woodside Regional Manager, Kamehameha Schools Division of Land Assets, Natural, Cultural and Community Resources Unit | "Noho Ana o Laka i ka Uluwehiwehi: The Realm of the Deities" | Flyer |
| May 26, 2010 | Jeff Walters Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | "Saving Hawai‘i’s Monk Seal" | Flyer |
| April 28, 2010 | Andy Collins Education Coordinator, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries | "Yellowstone of the Sea: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument" | Flyer |
| March 31, 2010 | Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i | "Hawai‘i Kua Uli - The Sweep of Hawaiian Ecosystems" | Flyer |
| February 24, 2010 | James Jacobi Principal Investigator U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center | "A Bird’s-eye View of Hawai‘i" | Flyer |
| January 27, 2010 | Betsy Gagné Executive Secretary, NARS Commission DLNR Divison of Forestry and Wildlife | "Walk on the Wild Side" | Flyer |
| November 17, 2009 | Michelle L. Mansker Natural Resources Chief, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawai'i | "The Army’s Award-Wining Natural Resources Program in Hawai'i" | |
| October 28, 2009 | Christian Giardina Acting Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry USDA Forest Service | "Native Ecosystems and the Hawaiian Culture They Sustain: 21st Century Challenges & Solutions" |
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