Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Connectivity Conservation in the Triangle
Schedule
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, North Carolina 27517 | Chapel Hill, NC
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With Ramona McGee, Senior Attorney and Wildlife Program Leader, Southern Environmental Law Center; David Miller, Transportation Planner, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization; Julie Tuttle, Ecologist & Biogeographer, Research Affiliate in Biology, UNC-Chapel HillThursday, September 26
12-1 p.m. EDT
Free
In-person and on Zoom. Register: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-0e05e765be4c41949a7f81f28dbac446
DETAILS
Wildlife populations and natural communities need diverse, healthy, and connected habitats to survive, thrive, and persist. Keeping the natural landscape connected is essential for conserving biodiversity and ensuring resilience of our natural and human communities to environmental change. Join Ramona McGee, David Miller, and Julie Tuttle to learn how a shared vision, local and regional collaboration, and community engagement are advancing connectivity conservation in the NC Triangle. This talk will share recent work by the Triangle Connectivity Collaborative* and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to incorporate landscape connectivity into conservation, land use, and transportation planning. We will highlight how the MPO's groundbreaking plan to enhance wildlife road crossings in our area will support landscape habitat connectivity and improved road safety – and we'll share how you can help improve the plan through public input.
*formerly the Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Group. Learn more about the group's initiatives by visiting ConnectedConservationNC.org
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Ramona McGee is a Senior Attorney and Wildlife Program Leader with the Southern Environmental Law Center, where she develops and supports regional strategies to protect the South's rich biodiversity. Ramona works with partners and clients to advocate for, defend, and enforce laws and policies to conserve and recover southern species.
David Miller is a Transportation Planner at the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization. David's work includes coordinating regional transportation planning for wildlife connectivity, bicycle and pedestrian modes of travel, transportation demand management, and safe transportation networks.
Dr. Julie Tuttle is an Ecologist and Biogeographer whose work focuses on understanding, conserving, and teaching about the natural communities, biodiversity, and landscapes of the southeastern US. She works on projects ranging from field surveys to project coordination to spatial analysis and modeling.
IMAGE: The TCC mascot, a box turtle.
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Where is it happening?
100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, North Carolina 27517Event Location & Nearby Stays:
