AGENDA

ATLANTIC SOCIETY OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS

41st ANNUAL MEETING

Stanley Bridge Country Resort, Stanley Bridge, PEI

October 25‑27th 2004

UPDATED AGENDA WILL BE POSTED ON THE ASFWB WEBSITE

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/ASFWB/

 

Monday, October 25th       7:00‑10:00 pm      Registration and Icebreaker                      

Tuesday, October 26th        8:00‑11:00 am     Registration

                                            9:00‑11:45 am     Session A

                                            1:10‑ 3:50 pm     Session B

                                            3:30                     Business Meeting                               

                                            6:00‑7:00 pm      Happy Hour

                                            7:00‑                   Banquet /Silent Auction

Wednesday, October 27th   8:30‑1155am       Session C

                                            1:10‑2:50 pm      Session D

                                               

 

Tuesday Oct 26 ‑‑ Session A / AM

 

            9:00     Opening Remarks

 

            9:15     Recommendations for buffer zones at Bald Eagle nests in Prince Edward

                        Island ‑ Gerald MacDougall,  PEI, Environment, Energy and Forestry

 

9:35     The high elevation landbird program: Monitoring Bicknell’s Thrush in Maritime Canada.‑ Becky Whittam,  Bird Studies Canada

 

9:55     Census of Terns and gulls in Prince Edward Island,  2004. ‑  Andrew Boyne and Julie McKnight, Canadian Wildlife Service

                       

10:15   Decline of House Sparrows in the Maritime Provinces. ‑  Tony Erskine, Canadian Wildlife Service

 

            10: 35  REFRESHMENT BREAK     

 

10:55   Breeding waterfowl on Prince Edward Island ‑monitoring change.‑ Myrtle Bateman ‑  Canadian Wildlife Service

 

11:15   Neutraceutical value of the Wild Rose and implications for soil erosion control on PEI. ‑  Jim Kemp, UPEI Biology Department

 

11:35   The new Flora of Prince Edward Island. ‑ Rob Sharkie, Island Nature

            Trust

 

11:45  ‑‑ 1:10 pm  LUNCH

 

Tuesday October 26 , Session B / PM

           

1:10     Assessing plant distributions in the Maritimes and the current state of our knowledge.‑ Sean Blaney, Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre

 

1:30     PEI riparian buffer zone legislation, accomplishments after 5 years of implementation, and challenges ahead.‑ Greg Wilson, PEI Environment, Energy, and Forestry

 

1:50     Challenges facing conservation agencies and organizations today. ‑ Diane Griffin

 

2:10     Hinterland’s Who’s Who: Re‑opening Canada’s window on wildlife science.  Jon Stone, Environment Canada         

 

            2:30    COFFEE AND OTHER STUFF

                       

 

            2:50     Animal welfare and the Canadian harp seal hunt.

Pierre-Yves Daoust, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI

 

            3:30     BUSINESS MEETING

 

            6:00     HAPPY HOUR

 

            7:00     BANQUET/ SILENT AUCTION

 

                                   

Wedneday, Oct 27, Session C STUDENT PRESENTATIONS / AM

 

8:30     Population estimates and seed dispersal in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster, PEI National Park.  Royce Steeves, UPEI

 

8:50     Variations in local amphibian species richness and distribution: could road salt be important? ‑    Krista Chaisson, and Ronald Russell,   St Marys University

 

9:10    Relationship between terrestrial surrounding, water quality and amphibians in vernal pools of Northwestern New Brunswick. ‑ Lucie Lavoie,  Université de Moncton

 

9:30     Species diversity and the effects of forest fragmentation on the ecology of bats in Prince Edward Island.  Leslie Corning and Hugh Broders.  St. Marys University

 

            9:50     The eastern pipistrelle in Nova Scotia: a disjunct population? ‑ Greg M. Quinn and Hugh G. Broders, Saint Marys University

 

 

10:10   Effects of density and winter weather conditions on the body condition of white‑tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Nova Scotia ‑ Colin Garroway and Hugh Broders.  St Marys University

 

            10:30   STIMULANTS BREAK

 

10:45   Patterns of species richness of the avifauna of the Maritime Provinces. ‑ Joshua Mailhiot, UPEI

 

11:05   Mahone Bay Roseate Tern Restoration Project – a look at factors determining nest‑site selection in a newly established common tern colony. ‑ Gareth Ackerman, Hugh Broders and Andrew Boyne, St Marys University

 

11:25   Assessing the toxicity of Wilmot River, PEI sediments using Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryolarval bioassays. ‑ Carrie Jardine, UPEI

           

 

            1145‑ 1:10 LUNCH 

 

Wednesday, Oct 27 , Session D/ PM

 

1:10     It's not easy being green ‑ the state of Prince Edward Island estuaries.  Cindy Crane, PEI Environment, Energy, and Forestry

                       

1:30     Thermal classification of salmonid streams and summer distribution of fishes in Nova Scotia with potential implication of climate change, Interim Report 2002-03.  ‑ John MacMillan and Tara Crandlemere, NS Inland Fisheries Division

                       

1:50     Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)  geographical distribution, fisheries management and related research initiatives in Nova Scotia. ‑ Jason LeBlanc, NS Inland Fisheries Division

 

2:10     Why PEI needs a new forest policy.‑ Kate MacQuarrie, PEI Environment, Energy and Forestry

 

2:30    Aspects of the ecology of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the St. Mary’s River watershed, Nova Scotia. ‑ Mark Pulsifer Nova Scotia DNR

           

 

Conference Information...

Registration:

Registration fee will be $ 25.00    Banquet:  Tickets for the Tuesday night banquet will be $25.

 

Accommodations:

A block of 30 rooms has been reserved at the Stanley Bridge Country Resort in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I.  Rooms are $59‑$99 + taxes per night.  For students, a cottage for 4 will go for $150/ night.  Please make your own reservations with the Resort by calling (902) 886‑2882 and indicate that you are with the Atlantic Society of Fish & Wildlife Biologists.  (You can check out the Stanley Bridge Country resort at: http://www.StanleybridgeResort.com )

 

Silent Auction:

During the banquet, there will be a silent auction and raffle to raise funds for student scholarships.  Any and all items for this auction would be greatly appreciated.  Please bring them with you when you come.

 

Meals:

Participants are responsible for their own meals. 

 

Awards:

The Society offers a $100 award for the best student presentation

 

ASFWB Merit Award:

Nominations for the ASFWB Merit Award are now open.   Submit nominations to ASFWB President Andrew Boyne at   Andrew.Boyne@ec.gc.ca.

 

Getting to P.E.I.

The Confederation Bridge toll is $ 39.00 for passenger vehicles.   You can also travel via the ferry between Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, P.E.I.  For more information on the ferry schedule, call 1‑800‑656‑0201.

 

Travel Subsidies:

The Society tries to provide some financial assistance to students whenever possible.  Students presenting papers or students at the Masters level pursuing a career in fish or wildlife biology and who attended the meeting may submit their expenses to the Society for consideration.  The amount of subsidy will depend upon the number of students requesting assistance and the amount of money available.  Subsidies rarely exceed $100.00.

 

Getting to Stanley Bridge once you’ve reached P.E.I.:

From Borden, follow Rte 1 and Rte 1A to Bedeque, then take Rte 8 north to New London, then a short hop on Rte 6 to Stanley Bridge.  If coming from Charlottetown, follow Rte 2 west turning North onto Rte 254 at Springfield.

 

Resolutions:

Resolutions to be brought forward to the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, October 26th should be prepared before the meeting and forwarded to  Andrew.Boyne@ec.gc.ca.

 

Stores:

Convenience and liquor stores in North Rustico are a 10 minute drive from Stanley Bridge.

 

Posters: 

Please notify Rosemary Curley (902‑368‑4807 or frcurley@gov.pe.ca )of poster presentations.