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Moose In A Warming World: Public Symposium with Top Researchers

A combination of challenges are ganging up on Minnesota’s sensitive moose populations – warming temperatures, changes in precipitation, increased varieties of diseases and parasites, and changes in predator populations. Are we watching the end of Minnesota’s moose era?

Join notable scientists at a public symposium to learn the latest research on this iconic mammal.

MOOSE IN A WARMING WORLD: PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
June 24, 2010
3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Backus Community Center, International Falls, MN
Free and open to the public

University of Minnesota ecologist Lee Frelich will start with an overview of how climate change can affect forests. The following presentations from moose biologists will cover topics such as how climate change can affect moose population trends in Minnesota and Ontario, moose diseases and parasites, and moose research in Voyageurs National Park and Isle Royale National Park.

“We are excited to have this event in International Falls,” said Steve Windels, terrestrial ecologist for Voyageurs National Park and symposium co-organizer. “This really presents a unique opportunity for anyone with an interest in moose or wildlife to learn about moose from experts from Minnesota, Ontario, and Michigan.”

Symposium cosponsors are the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and Voyageurs National Park Association. To RSVP, and to order a soup and sandwich dinner ($12.00), please click here.

Backus Community Center is located at 900 – 5th Street, International Falls, MN 56649. For more information, please visit www.nrri.umn.edu/moose or contact the Natural Resources Research Institute at 218-720-4294 and ask about the moose symposium.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

3:00-3:10     Welcome from Voyaguers National Park
3:10-3:45      Lee Frelich, Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Boreal Systems
3:45-4:20     Art Rodgers, Potential Effects of Climate Change on Moose Populations in Northwestern Ontario
4:20-4:55     Mark Lenarz, Moose in Minnesota: Disturbing Trends
4:55-6:15      BREAK, Supper in Backus Auditorium or at local restaurants
6:15-6:50     Erika Butler, Moose Diseases and Parasites
6:50-7:25     Steve Windels and
Ron Moen, Overview of Moose Research in Voyageurs National Park
7:25-8:00     Rolf Peterson, Isle Royale Moose Research

PDF brochure with speaker biographies, abstracts, and printable RSVP and dinner order form available here.