Conservation Biology Practicum, Spring 2005
Biology 803, Section 3
Please contact Brian Helmuth (7-2100) or Steve Stancyk (7-3944) with any
comments, questions or suggestions
This semester’s conservation biology class will focus on a collaborative project with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. We have been in discussion with Lynn Quattro, Jenn Rinehart and Tom Kohlsaat of the SCDNR, who are in charge of putting together a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan for the state of South Carolina. They need help pulling together information and developing conservation guidelines for the sensitive entities (species, communities, particular habitats) that are being developed as conservation targets in the plan. We thought this might be an opportunity for us to contribute something from our base of expertise (graduate level marine and biological science) while at the same time learning how agency personnel incorporate our scientific information into a conservation plan. After an initial period of instruction and training, we will work in teams to gather information and prepare materials for specific assigned targets. Participants are asked to sign up for a one credit 800-level course (BIOL 803 Section 3), and we will meet once a week (time and location TBA).