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China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project

Strengthening Leadership Capacity for Effective Management of ’s Protected Areas

YEAR III

A partnership of the China State Forestry Administration The Conservancy China Program East-West Center

10 May—8 June 2010

Table of Contents

Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………….…..…1

Map of China Model National Nature Reserves ………………………………………………………...…5

Descriptions of China’s 51 Model National Nature Reserves…………………………………..….………7

Training Needs for Managers……………………………………………………….….…..20

Year III Participants……………….…………..………………………………………………….………...22

Participant Contact Information………………………………………………..…………….…….…….....31

Classroom Training Schedule, Beijing Forestry University ….……………………………………...…….34

Overview of Field Study and Collaborative Learning Component………...... ……………….……..…..….36

Map of U.S. Study Tour……………………….………………………………………………………..…..41

U.S. Field Study Agenda………………………………………………………………………...….………43

U.S. Field Study Organizations & Speakers……………………………………………….………..……...58

U.S. Field Study Speaker Contact Information……………………………………………………………..81

Project Staff ……………………………………….……………………………………………………...... 87

Project Staff Contact Information………………………………………………………………………...... 90

Executive Summary

Protection of the natural and cultural heritage of China depends on the effective management of the nation’s protected areas. The of China has set aside fifteen percent of its as “protected areas,” including nature reserves and national parks. These protected areas are China’s treasures and the basis for future prosperity of people throughout China, and beyond. Properly designed and managed, these protected areas are critical to the protection of China’s vital watersheds and other natural , such as animals, , and medicinal herbs; cultural resources, including those of China’s indigenous minorities; and some of the world’s most beautiful and historic . These areas are not only vital to the protection of China’s natural resources but are also a source of national pride, of employment and income for rural populations, and a major draw for tourism.

Recognizing that legal designation is only the first step toward effective preservation, the government of China acknowledges that they face the challenges in developing the human capital needed to ensure the effective protection of these areas.

Approximately eighty percent of China’s nature reserves are managed by the China State Forestry Administration and contain the majority of the nation’s wealth of biological diversity. The State Forestry Administration has recently established a system of fifty-one model nature reserves. The Nature Conservancy China Program and the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. have joined together in partnership with the China State Forestry Administration to strengthen leadership capacity for effective management of China’s protected areas by exposing selected managers and government officials throughout China to innovative conservation management strategies taking place in the U.S. and Asia, as well as other around the world.

The China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project is a five year initiative that focuses on informing leaders and training trainers. The program was launched in 2008 and is already having a considerable impact in China, connecting nature reserve managers with their peers and with the governmental officials responsible for their legal and financial support. The field study portion of the program has provided them with new perspectives, issues, tools, and strategies addressing ways to resolve key conversation management challenges. First year project alumni are moving forward with management plans drafted at the end of the month-long program. These plans include concrete actions such as conducting management audits and building visitor centers informed by their U.S. experience.

Below is an overview of the China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project:

Objectives

 A core of one-hundred and fifty senior officials and nature reserves managers with improved professional knowledge and skills to lead a nationwide movement for more effective management of China’s protected areas.

 Strengthened leadership of protected areas systems through continuing dialogue and mutual learning.

 Shared understanding at both the central government and field levels of best practices for dealing with the legal, social and political challenges of effective protected areas management.

 Improved relations between The Nature Conservancy and Chinese government agencies and protected areas managers.

 Improved domestic and international understanding of and cooperation with China’s conservation efforts.

1 Target Audience

 Officials with key responsibility for the planning and management of protected areas in China at both the provincial and central government levels.

 Protected areas managers and senior technical staff in the field from fifty-one model nature reserves and other priority protected areas throughout China.

Identified Training Needs

The China State Forestry Administration has identified the following areas as priorities for shared learning:

 Laws, regulation and enforcement, including issues of land ownership and zoning systems.

 Management systems, including conservation area planning, management, business and financial planning, and human issues such as staff training, performance evaluation and volunteer participation.

 Scientific research and monitoring, including technical guidelines on baseline surveys and long-term biodiversity monitoring and management systems.

 Public outreach and awareness building, including educational programs, visitor center and website design, broadcast and written materials and other outreach strategies.

 Strategies for engaging local communities in resource management, including social mobilization and livelihood improvement activities designed to contribute to improved community participation in .

 Sustainable use strategies, such as determining the capacity for land and resource use, user fees, and innovative eco-tourism management.

Methodology

The first three years of the project consists of one month of intensive classroom training and field study. The fourth and fifth years will include in- follow-up workshops and long-term networking activities.

Phase I

A group of approximately thirty people are selected each year to participate in classroom training and field study. A certificate from the China State Forestry Administration, The Nature Conservancy, and the East-West Center is awarded to each participant upon successful completion of the training.

 One week of classroom lectures and discussion presenting a global conservation overview and specific case studies, including advanced conservation methodologies and critical issues such as protected area design and management, the impacts of climate change and other key threats to biodiversity, ecotourism, and related legal issues and legislation. Public policy management is also a key component of this training. Speakers include faculty from top universities in Beijing, and high-level government officials and experts in conservation planning, leadership, governance, environmental law and finance.

 Two weeks of field study in the United States, including visits to national parks, public and private and wetland reserves, and discussions with government officials, conservation organizations, and community associations.

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 One week of follow-up activities at the East-West Center concluding with a process of collaborative learning in the form of group discussions and break-out sessions to consolidate knowledge gained from presentations and field visits, discuss lessons learned, and integrate the information from a cultural context between the countries visited and China. The participants review the core competencies for protected area managers and develop a work plan for conservation management for each of their nature reserves or protected areas.

Phase II

In years four and five, the project will focus on long-term networking among participants and follow-up workshops conducted in-country at a variety of protected area sites to continue the learning and sharing of best practices. Workshops will focus on high priority shared issues and include case studies from protected areas in China, elsewhere in the Asia , and around the globe.

Project Partners

China State Forestry Administration

The China State Forestry Administration is the central governmental agency in the country responsible for managing all of China’s forestry and other natural conservation initiatives. Administrative departments include Reforestation, Forest Resource Management, Conservation, Forest Police, Legislation and Policies, Development Planning and Fund Management, Science and Technology, and International Cooperation. The Administration’s primary functions include: (1) drafting legislation, and enforcing laws and regulations related to reforestation, forest resource conservation, and forest ecosystems; (2) developing strategies and plans related to the management and use of the central fund for forestry-related activities; (3) coordinating forestry projects and directing development of state-owned forest farms and forest parks; (4) managing state-owned forest resources and coordinating nationwide assessments, monitoring and data collection of forest resources; (5) directing conservation and sustainable utilization of wildlife resources (directory of key protected species, wildlife and wetland nature reserves, international agreements on wetland conservation and import/export of rare, endangered or protected species); (6) preventing forest fires, coordinating rodent control efforts, conserving novel species and deterring invasive species; (7) reviewing key development projects related to state-owned forest assets; and (8) coordinating research, education, international exchange and human resource development.

The Government of China recognizes that ecological development is a long-term commitment and has identified “building an ecological civilization” to be important to achieving the harmonious development of human beings and nature. To build an ecological civilization, the State Forestry Administration is accelerating the development of modern forestry and rehabilitation of wetland and grassland ecosystems to strengthen natural conservation efforts. The government’s key ecological programs include Natural , Land Conversion, Sandification Control for Areas in the Vicinity of Beijing and Tianjin, “Three North” and the Shelterbelt Development, Combat Desertification and in Rocky , and , Grassland Conservation, Wetland Conservation and Coastal Shelterbelt Development.

The Nature Conservancy China Program

The Nature Conservancy was founded in 1951 in the United States and initiated its China Program in 1998. Over the past ten years, The Nature Conservancy China Program has worked locally with communities, government agencies, academic experts and other partners to help protect the fragile ecosystem, magnificent landscapes and ancient traditions of greater China, from the rugged mountains of to the of the South China Sea. The Yunnan Great Rivers Project lies in northwest Yunnan Province, where some of Asia’s last untouched forests as well as lush valleys, river gorges and -capped mountains are found, as well as the most vital diversity centers in the northern temperate hemisphere. Four of Asia’s great rivers including the Yangtze and the , pass through the region. The Nature Conservancy assisted in drafting a five-year plan to establish nature reserves, reduce pollution, nurture jobs that will have minimal environmental impact, and promote ecotourism.

Other projects being undertaken by The Nature Conservancy China Program include: (1) a nationwide assessment of China’s conservation priorities based on the work in Yunnan and partnership with the Chinese Government that will result in a comprehensive, scientific map of the country’s important biodiversity along with a plan to redesign and expand the nature reserve system; (2) an Education for Sustainability program that is developing and testing

3 curriculum integrating conservation goals and social justice; and (3) the Yunnan Golden Monkey Conservation Program, an integrated conservation effort among government agencies, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations.

In addition, The Nature Conservancy China Program helped China achieve a conservation landmark in 2007 with the establishment of the first –Pudacuo National Park–in China’s Southwest Yunnan Province. This park will serve as a model for a new Chinese national park system. The Nature Conservancy introduced the concept of the national park system to government officials and advised the government on how best to establish this type of protected area.

East-West Center

Officially known as the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, the East-West Center is a public, nonprofit national and regional research and education institution with an international board of governors. The East-West Center was established by the in 1960 to strengthen relations among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center promotes cooperation and understanding, serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern. The East- West Center’s overall mission is to promote a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific region.

The East-West Center is: (1) a U.S.-based institution for public diplomacy in the Asia Pacific region with international governance, staffing, students and participants; (2) an international hub for cooperative research, education and dialogue on issues of vital importance to the U.S. and the nations of Asia and the Pacific; (3) a public- private partnership, with operating funds from the U.S. Congress, and program funds principally from private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and government of the region; (4) a worldwide network of more than fifty thousand alumni and six hundred partner organizations; and (5) a 21-acre campus in Honolulu, designed by world-renowned architect I.M. Pei; and a Washington, D.C. office focused on preparing the U.S. for an era of growing Asia Pacific prominence.

The East-West Center serves the region by: (1) developing global leadership through educational programs and exchanges that help current and future leaders think, act and work with deep understanding of the people and issues in this dynamic region; (2) providing timely and relevant information through publications, media and internet, briefings, lectures, interviews, and in-depth programs; (3) analyzing problems and offering solutions through collaborative research that affects people’s and is of special value to policymakers; (4) anticipating and resolving conflicts by promoting mutual understanding, mediating disputes and reducing tensions in the region; (5) strengthening regional cooperation by sharing best practices and dialogue with key regional organizations; and (6) building lasting networks together with partner organizations and alumni in the U.S., Asia, the Pacific and throughout the world.

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China National Nature Reserves

China established its first nature reserve, the Dinghu Mountain Nature Reserve in Guangdong Province, in 1956. Some 50 years later, at the end of 2007, 2,531 nature reserves of various kinds have been established throughout the country, covering 15.19 percent of China’s total land area (151.88 million hectares or 375,303,653 acres). These reserves represent all major ecological zones, including natural forests, deserts, grasslands, and wetlands. In addition, a six million hectare marine area has been set aside for preserving marine wildlife. Of the 2,531 nature reserves, 303 are designated as national nature reserves, occupying 93.66 hectares of China’s nature reserve land areas. The International Man and Reserve Network list 28 of these reserves; 33 are included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands; and ten are designated as World Sites.

Several government agencies are responsible for managing these nature reserves—including China’s State Forestry Administration (responsible for nearly 80 percent), the State Administration, and the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources. Under a forest resource development plan prepared by the State Forestry Administration in 2007, an additional 2,300 nature reserves are to be established by the end of 2020, with a total land area of 140 million hectares (345,947,534 acres)—all under the jurisdiction of the State Forestry Administration.

Model National Nature Reserves

The State Forestry Administration has recently established a system of 51 model national nature reserves and plans to build their leadership and management capacity.

1. Beijing Song Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Plain and Loess Plateau Area Administrative Location: Yanqing Size (Hectare): 4,660 Established: 1985 Protected Plants and Animals: Secondary Pinus Tabulaeformis forest and wild animals Demonstration Focus: Innovate new protection management approaches in peri-urban nature reserves. Conduct volunteer service and adoption; temperate forest ecosystem stationary monitoring; nature reserve product certification; peri-urban ecotourism; popular science education and eco-education programs with “Green Beijing” theme.

2. Tianjin Baxian Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: North China Plain and Loess Plateau Area Administrative Location: Ji County Size (Hectare): 5,360 Established: 1984 Protected Plants and Animals: Phellodendron amurense (Amur Cork-tree), Manchurian ash, Panthera pardus (Leopard), Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle), Bonasa sewerzowi (Chinese Hazel Grouse) Demonstration Focus: Innovate new protection management approaches in peri-urban nature reserves. Conduct volunteer service and adoption; temperate forest ecosystems stationary monitoring; nature reserve product certification; conduct peri-urban ecotourism; popular science education and eco- education programs with “Green Tianjin” theme.

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Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: North China Plain and Loess Plateau Area Administrative Location: Xinglong County Size (Hectare): 14,300 Established: 1983 Protected Plants and Animals: Macaca mulatta (Rhesus Monkey), Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle), Panthera pardus (Leopard), Panax ginseng (Radix Ginseng), Juglansregia Linn (Persian Walnut) Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems. Conduct Beijing and Hebei joint-establishment and-co-management patterns; community development demonstration ; community ecological compensation programs; Beijing neighboring ecotourism management.

4. Shanxi Pangquan Valley, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: North China Plain and Loess Plateau Area Administrative Location: Jiaocheng, Fangcheng Size (Hectare): 10,444 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Crossoptilon mantchuricum (Brown-cared Pheasant), Larix principis- rupprechtii Mayr (North China Deciduous Pine), Picea asperata Mast (Spruce), Panthera pardus (Leopard), Panax ginseng (Radix Ginseng), Juglansregia Linn (Persian Walnut) Demonstration Focus: Brown-cared Pheasants reproduction and nurture studies; community development demonstration in villages; community ecological compensation programs

5. Inner Greater Hinggan Mountain Hanma, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Jinhe Size (Hectare): 107,350 Established: 1979 Protected Plants and Animals: Xing’an deciduous pine forest and primeval forest Demonstration Focus: Community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development villages; community ecological compensation programs; understory resource utilization patterns

6. Helan Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Mongolia- Plateau Desert Area Administrative Location: Bayan Hot of Alxa Zuoqi Size (Hectare): 67,710 Established: 1992 Protected Plants and Animals: Picea Asperata Mast (Spruce) forest for water resource conservation and forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Qinghai Spruce forest for water resource conservation construction studies; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; understory resource utilization patterns

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7. Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: City, Manzhouli City Size (Hectare): 740,000 Established: 1986 Protected Plants and Animals: Prairie, lake and wetland ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Wetland restoration and reconstruction; banding; ecotourism management; wetland resource utilization patterns

8. Liaoning Shuangtai River Mouth, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Panjin City Size (Hectare): 128,000 Established: 1985 Protected Plants and Animals: Red-Crowned Crane (Red-crowned Crane), Larus saundersi (Saunder’s Cull), rare water birds, wetland ecosystem environment Demonstration Focus: Rare water birds reproduction and nurturance studies; establish teaching and best practice bases; establish field education spots; protection science education programs; ecotourism management; wetland resources utilization patterns

9. Jilin Changbai Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Baishan City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Size (Hectare): 196,465 Established: 1960 Protected Plants and Animals: Forest ecosystem, wild animals and plants, natural heritage Demonstration Focus: Optimize reserves’ ranges and functional regionalization; ecosystem protection studies; establish scientific research and teaching and practice bases; establish field education spots; ecotourism management

10. Heilongjiang Fenglin, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Wuying of Yichun City Size (Hectare): 18,165 Established: 1958 Protected Plants and Animals: Primeval Pinus Koraiensis (Korean Pine) forest and its ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Korean Pine nurturance studies; establish sign management and protection agreements for the Korean Pine based on scientific research; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; understory resource utilization patterns

11. Heilongjiang Huzhong, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China Mountain Plain Area Administrative Location: Huzhong District of the Greater Hinggan Mountains Size (Hectare): 167,213 Established: 1984 Protected Plants and Animals: Frigid and temperate bright coniferous forest, Martes zibellina (), Gulo gulo (Wolverine), Parvirostris (Spotted Capercaillie), Alces alces (Moose) Demonstration Focus: Sable, Wolverine and other species reproduction and nurturance studies; establish sign management and protection agreements for the Korean Pine based on scientific research; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; understory resource utilization patterns

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12. Heilongjiang Zhalong, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Qiqihar City, Daqing City Size (Hectare): 210,000 Established: 1979 Protected Plants and Animals: Red-crowned Crane Demonstration Focus: Ownership and management jurisdiction identification; Red-crowned Crane habitat, reproduction and nurturance studies; establish scientific research, teaching, and best practice bases; establish field education spots; conduct protection rare water birds popular science education; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; wetland resource utilization patterns

13. Heilongjiang Sanjiang, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Jiamusi City Size (Hectare): 198,000 Established: 1994 Protected Plants and Animals: Ciconia boyciana (Oriental White Stork), wetland ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Wetland restoration studies; establish scientific research, teaching, and best practice bases; establish visitor interpretive centers; establish field education spots; community joint- establishment and co-management patterns; wetland resources utilization patterns

14. Heilongjiang Liangshui, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Northeast China (mountain plain area) Administrative Location: Yichun City Size (Hectare): 12,133 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Pinus koraiensis (Korean Pine) seed forest Demonstration Focus: Korean Pine seed forest protection management and nurturance studies; establish Korean Pine scientific research bases; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community ecological compensations; understory resource utilization patterns

15. Shanghai Chongming East Beach Birds, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Chongming County Size (Hectare): 24,155 Established: 1998 Protected Plants and Animals: Migratory water birds and river mouth wetland ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; urban wetland construction, wetland protection, and utilization studies; establish scientific research, teaching, and best practice bases; urban ecotourism management

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16. Dafeng Pere David's Deer, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Dafeng City Size (Hectare): 78,000 Established: 1986 Protected Plants and Animals: Elaphurus davidianus (Pere David's Deer) and coastal shoreline wetland Demonstration Focus: Ownership and management jurisdiction identification; purchase of land for reserve; establish volunteer service and adoption systems; Pere David's Deer protection and utilization; coastal shoreline and wetland sustainable utilization studies; establish scientific research, teaching and best practice bases; conduct stationary monitoring; establish field education spots

17. , National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild plants Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Linan City Size (Hectare): 4,284 Established: 1956 Protected Plants and Animals: Gingko biloba (Maidenhair Tree), Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Chinese Katsura Tree), Pseudolarix amabilis (Golden Larch), rare plants Demonstration Focus: Ownership and management jurisdiction identification; purchase of for reserve; community joint-establishment and nature reserve efficient management demonstration studies; peri-urban popular science education, eco-education, and moral education programs; peri- urban ecotourism management; bamboo resource utilization patterns

18. Anhui Chinese Auigator, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Xuanzhou, Jing County, Guangde, Langxi, Nanling Size (Hectare): 43,333 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Alligator sinensis (Chinese Auigator) and their living environment Demonstration Focus: Chinese Auigator and their living environment protection and reproduction studies; resource utilization patterns

19. Fujian Wuyi Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Wuyishan City, Jianyang City, Guangze County, Shaowu City Size (Hectare): 56,500 Established: 1979 Protected Plants and Animals: Central Asia tropical forest ecosystem and rare animals and plants Demonstration Focus: Optimize reserve ranges and functional regionalization; Central Asia forest ecosystem in the tropical and rare animals, plants protection, and sustainable utilization studies; ecotourism management

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Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Yongxiu, Xingzi, Xinjian Size (Hectare): 22,400 Established: 1983 Protected Plants and Animals: Winter migratory birds Demonstration Focus: Middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River wetland protection management and sustainable utilization studies; conduct epidemic source surveys; wetland resources utilization patterns

21. Jiangxi Jinggang Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Jinggangshan City Size (Hectare): 20,700 Established: 1981 Protected Plants and Animals: Taxus chinenwsis var.mairei (Maire Yew), Bretschneidara sinensis Hemsi., Gingko biloba (Maidenhair Tree), Syrmaticus reevesii (White-necked Long-tailed Pheasant), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China Tiger), Panthera pardus (Leopard), etc. Demonstration Focus: Maire Yew, Bretschneidara sinensis Hemsi, Maidenhair tree, White-necked Long-tailed Pheasant, South China Tiger, Leopard, and rare animal reproduction and nurturance studies; establish scientific research, teaching, and best practice bases; increase international cooperation and communications; join the UNESCO Directory of World Cultural and Natural Heritage; ecotourism management

22. Shangdong Yellow River Delta, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: North China Plain and Loess Plateau Area Administrative Location: Dongying City, Kenli County, Lijin County Size (Hectare): 153,000 Established: 1990 Protected Plants and Animals: Red-crowned Crane (Red-crowned Crane), Ciconia boyciana (White Stork), Psephurus gladius (Chinese Paddlefish), and wetland ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; Yellow River Delta wetland studies; Yellow River Mouth wetland surveys; conduct international cooperation and communications; join international key wetlands; community development demonstration villages; resource utilization patterns

23. Henan Neixiang Baoyaoman, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Neixiang County Size (Hectare): 5,413 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Transitional zone forest ecosystem and rare wild animals and plants Demonstration Focus: Transitional zone forest ecosystem studies; transitional zone forest ecosystem surveys; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management

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24. Henan Dongzhai Birds, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: East China Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Luoshan County Size (Hectare): 46,800 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Phasianus reevesii (White-crowned Long-tailed Pheasant), rare birds Demonstration Focus: Reeves's Pheasant, and other rare bird reproduction and nurturance studies; conduct unifying studies; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management

25. Hubei , National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Shennongjia forest area Size (Hectare): 70,468 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Subtropical forest ecosystem; Rhinopithecus roxellanae (Golden Monkey), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China Tiger), Davidia involuclata (Dove Tree), rare animals and plants Demonstration Focus: Optimize reserves ranges and functional regionalization; innovate in protection management approaches Golden Monkey, South China Tiger, Dove Tree, and other rare animals and plants habit studies; community ecological compensation programs; ecotourism management

26. Hunan Huping Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: East China and Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Shimen County Size (Hectare): 66,568 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Davidia involuclata (Dove Tree), Davidia involuclata Baill var. vilmoriniana (Dode), Wange, Taxaceae (Chinese Yew), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China Tiger), Panthera pardus (Leopard), Neofelis nebulosa (Clouded Leopard) Demonstration Focus: Dove Tree, Davidia involuclata Baill var. vilmoriniana (Dode), Wange, Chinese Yew, South China Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, and other rare animals and plants habit studies; increase international cooperation and communication; joined International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development programs; community ecological compensation programs; ecotourism management

27. Hunan East , National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: East China and Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Yueyang City Size (Hectare): 190,000 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Lipotes vexillifer (Yangtze River Dolphin), Neophocaena phocaenoides (Finless Porpoise), Grus leucogeranus (Siberian Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Ciconia boyciana (White Stork), Ciconia nigra (Black Stork), wintering water birds Demonstration Focus: Yangtze River Dolphin, Finless Porpoise, Siberian Crane, Hooded Crane, White Stork, Black Stork, and wintering water birds protection and reproduction and nurturance studies; conduct epidemic source surveys; sign management and protection agreements; community joint- establishment and co-management patterns; community development village programs; ecotourism management; wetland resource utilization patterns

13 28. Hunan Guangdong Neilingding Futian, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: South China (low mountain hilly area) Administrative Location: Shenzhen Size (Hectare): 922 Established: 1984 Protected Plants and Animals: forest wetland ecosystem, Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill), Pelecanus onocrotalus (Dalmatian Pelican), Macaca mulatta (Rhesus Monkey) Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; urban wetland construction studies; conduct international cooperation and communications; establish visitor interpretive centers; establish field education spots; ecotourism management

29. Guangdong Zhanjiang Mangrove Forest, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: South China (low mountain hilly area) Administrative Location: Zhanjiang City Size (Hectare): 20,279 Established: 1990 Protected Plants and Animals: Wetlands of international importance, mangrove forest wetland ecosystem, and birds Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; international key wetland construction; mangrove forest wetland ecosystem and birds protection studies; ecotourism management; wetland resource utilization patterns

30. Guangxi Maoer Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: East China and Central China (hilly plain area) Administrative Location: Xing’an, Ziyuan, Longsheng Size (Hectare): 17,009 Established: 1982 Protected Plants and Animals: Taxus chinenwsis var.mairei (Maire Yew), Gingko biloba (Maidenhair Tree), Taxaceae (Chinese Yew), Neofelis nebulosa (Clouded Leopard), Panthera pardus (Leopard), Python molurus (Boa), Ursus thibetanus (Asiatic Black Bear), etc. Demonstration Focus: Maire Yew, Maidenhair Tree, Chinese Yew, Clouded Leopard, Leopard, Boa, Asiatic Black Bear, and other rare animals, plants habit and protection studies; establish field education spots; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development villages programs; ecotourism management; resource utilization patterns

31. Hainan Dongzhai Harbor, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: South China (low mountain hilly area) Administrative Location: Qiongshan City Size (Hectare): 3,338 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Mangrove forest Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; international key wetland construction, mangrove forest ecosystem protection, and restoration studies; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management; wetland resource utilization patterns

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32. Hainan Bawang Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: South China (low mountain hilly area) Administrative Location: Changjiang County, Baisha County Size (Hectare): 29,980 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Hylobates concolor (Concolor Gibbon) Demonstration Focus: Concolor Gibbon and their habitat restoration studies; conduct tropical forest ecosystem scientific research surveys; conduct international cooperation and communications; joined International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network; ecotourism management

33. Chongqing Jinyun Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Beipei District, Shapingba District, Bishan County Size (Hectare): 7,600 Established: 1979 Protected Plants and Animals: The natural ecosystem formed by forest vegetation and their living environment Demonstration Focus: Studies on the natural ecosystem formed by subtropical forest vegetation and their living environment; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development demonstration villages; community ecological compensations; ecotourism management; resource utilization patterns

34. Wolong, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: (mountain gorge area) Administrative Location: Wenzhou County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Size (Hectare): 200,000 Established: 1975 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda), Rhinopithecus roxellanae (Golden Monkey), Budorcas taxicolor (Takin), Davidia involuclata (Dove Tree), etc., and Alpine forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; Giant Panda reproduction and nurturance and field reintroduction studies; establish Giant Panda reproduction bases; increase international cooperation and communications; Giant Panda popular science education programs; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development demonstration villages

35. Sichuan Province Tangjiahe, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Guangyuan City of Sichuan Province Size (Hectare): 40,000 Established: 1978 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda), Rhinopithecus roxellanae (Golden Monkey), Budorcas taxicolor (Takin), Panthera pardus (Leopard), Neofelis nebulosa (Clouded Leopard), Davidia involuclata (Dove Tree), Gingko biloba (Maidenhair Tree), etc. Demonstration Focus: Core zone purchase of lands; Giant Panda, Golden Monkey protection and habitat restoration studies; resource background investigations; conduct Giant Panda, Golden Monkey stationary monitoring; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co- management patterns; community development village program; community ecological compensations; understory resource utilization patterns

15 36. Sichuan Wanglang, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Pingwu County of Sichuan Province Size (Hectare): 32,297 Established: 1965 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda), Rhinopithecus roxellanae (Golden Monkey), Budorcas taxicolor (Takin), and their habitat and forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Establish volunteer service and adoption systems; Giant Panda, Golden Monkey protection and habitat restoration studies; establish scientific research, teaching and practice bases; conduct international cooperation and communications; ecotourism management

37. Fanjing Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Jiangkou, Yinjiang, and Songtao of Tongren region Size (Hectare): 41,900 Established: 1978 Protected Plants and Animals: Rhinopithecus brelichi (Guizhou Golden Monkey), etc. rare animals and plants and aboriginal vegetation Demonstration Focus: Subtropical forest ecosystem studies; conduct international cooperation and communications; conduct Subtropical forest ecosystem popular science education programs; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management

38. Guizhou Maolan, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Zhibo County of South Guizhou Prefecture Size (Hectare): 21,285 Established: 1986 Protected Plants and Animals: Typical Karst forest ecosystem and rare wild animals and plants Demonstration Focus: Typical Karst forest ecosystem studies; conduct stationary monitoring; establish field education areas; ecotourism management

39. Yunnan Xishuangbanna, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: South China (low mountain hilly area) Administrative Location: , Menghai, Mengla Size (Hectare): 247,439 Established: 1958 Protected Plants and Animals: Tropical rainforest, tropical seasonal rainforest, monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest, and Parashorea chinensis (Chinese Parashorea), Elephas maximus (Indian Elephant) Demonstration Focus: Tropical forest ecosystem studies; Indian Elephant and their habitat protection and restoration studies; conduct tropical forest ecosystem stationary monitoring; sign management and protection agreements; community ecological compensations; ecotourism management

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40. Yunnan Gaoli Gong Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Southwest China (mountain gorge area) Administrative Location: Baoshan, , , Fugong, Gongshan Size (Hectare): 405,200 Established: 1981 Protected Plants and Animals: Middle mountain moist broad-leaved forest, monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest Demonstration Focus: Optimize reserves ranges and functional regionalization; middle mountain moist broad-leaved forest, monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest studies; conduct middle mountain moist broad-leaved forest, and monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest stationary monitoring; ecotourism management; resource utilization patterns

41. Yunnan Baima Snow Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: Southwest China (mountain gorge area) Administrative Location: Deqin, Weixi Size (Hectare): 281,640 Established: 1981 Protected Plants and Animals: Rhinopithecus bieti (Yunnan Snub-nose Monkey), Abies Mill (Faber Fir), frigid and temperate coniferous forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Guizhou Golden Monkey, Faber Fir, frigid and temperate coniferous forest ecosystem protection and studies; conduct stationary monitoring; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management; resource utilization patterns

42. Tibetan Qomolangma Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Desert ecosystem Geographic Location: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (alpine area) Administrative Location: Dingjie, Dingri, Nielamu, Jilong Size (Hectare): 3,381,000 Established: 1988 Protected Plants and Animals: Forest, wetland, Uncia uncia (Snow Leopard), extreme altitude mountain ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau alpine area forest, wetlands, and extreme altitude mountain ecosystem studies; increaset international cooperation and communications

43. Shannxi Foping, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Foping County Size (Hectare): 29,240 Established: 1978 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda), Rhinopithecus roxellanae (Golden Monkey), Budorcas taxicolor (Takin), Kingdonia uniflora, Taxaceae (Chinese Yew) Demonstration Focus: Giant Panda field reintroduction studies; establish Giant Panda field reintroduction scientific research, teaching and practice bases; Giant Panda popular science education programs; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co- management patterns; community development demonstration villages; community ecological compensations

17 44. Shannxi Changqing, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Yang County Size (Hectare): 29,906 Established: 1994 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda) and forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Core zone’ purchase of lands; Giant Panda habitat restoration studies; establish field education areas; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co- management patterns; community development demonstration villages; community ecological compensations; resource utilization patterns

45. Gansu Baishuijiang, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wild animals Geographic Location: Middle South China (mountain hilly area in western part of region) Administrative Location: Wen County Size (Hectare): 213,800 Established: 1978 Protected Plants and Animals: Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca (Giant Panda), Davidia involuclata (Dove Tree) Demonstration Focus: Purchase of lands; Giant Panda habitat restoration studies; establish Giant Panda scientific research and teaching and practice bases; conduct Giant Panda surveys; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development village programs; community ecological compensation programs

46. Gansu Lianhua Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Southwest China (mountain gorge area) Administrative Location: Kangle County Size (Hectare): 12,600 Established: 1983 Protected Plants and Animals: Animals and plants, forest Demonstration Focus: Southwest China mountain gorge area and forest ecosystem studies; establish field education areas; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; community development demonstration villages

47. Qinghai , National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (alpine area) Administrative Location: Gonghe, Gangcha, Haiyan Size (Hectare): 495,200 Established: 1975 Protected Plants and Animals: Grus nigricollis (Black-necked Crane) Demonstration Focus: Plateau lake wetland studies; Black-necked Crane, Przewalski's , and other key wild animal protection and rescue studies; conduct epidemic source surveys; increase international cooperation and communications; conduct popular bird science education; ecotourism management

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48. Qinhai , National Nature Reserve

Type: Desert ecosystem Geographic Location: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (alpine area) Administrative Location: Zhiduo County Size (Hectare): 4,500,000 Established: 1995 Protected Plants and Animals: Pantholops hodgsoni (), Bos mutus (Wild ) Demonstration Focus: Desert ecosystem protection management; Tibetan antelope, protection and rescue studies; increase international cooperation and communications; joined International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network

49. Ningxia Helan Mountain, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Mongolia-Xinjiang Plateau (desert area) Administrative Location: Yinchuan City Size (Hectare): 157,800 Established: 1958 Protected Plants and Animals: Tetraena mongolica Maxim. (Nongolian Tetraena), Baliospermum montanum, Ephedra, Glycine soja (Wild Soybean), Syriga pinnatifolia Hemsl. (Pinnateleaf Lilac), Cervus elaphus (), Gypaetus barbatus (Bearded Vulture) Demonstration Focus: Nongolian Tetraena, Baliospermum montanum, Ephedra, Wild Soybean, Pinnateleaf Lilac, and other rare plants studies; establish field education areas; community joint- establishment and co-management patterns; resource utilization patterns

50. Xinjiang Hanasi, National Nature Reserve

Type: Forest ecosystem Geographic Location: Mongolia-Xinjiang Plateau (desert area) Administrative Location: Burqin County Size (Hectare): 220,162 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Forest ecosystem Demonstration Focus: Optimize reserves range and functional regionalization; temperate forest ecosystem studies; increase international cooperation and communications; join the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management

51. Xinjiang Bayinbuluk Swan, National Nature Reserve

Type: Wetland ecosystem Geographic Location: Mongolia-Xinjiang Plateau (desert area) Administrative Location: Hejing County Size (Hectare): 148,689 Established: 1980 Protected Plants and Animals: Cygnus (Swan) and their living environment Demonstration Focus: Swan habitat restoration studies; conduct international cooperation and communications; join the Wetlands of International Importance; popular bird science education; sign management and protection agreements; community joint-establishment and co-management patterns; ecotourism management; wetland resource utilization patterns

19 Training Needs for Protected Area Managers Identified by the China State Forestry Administration

Module 1: Introduction to Protected Areas

a. Basic Introduction to Global Biodiversity - biodiversity concept and distribution pattern on Earth - values, function and welfare of biodiversity - threat to biodiversity - biodiversity conservation approaches (in-situ, ex-situ) - biodiversity conservation planning in other countries (Conservation by Design and case studies)

b. Evolution of Protected Areas Framework - Convention on Biological Diversity, Program of Work for Protected Areas, and other conventions relevant to protected areas - evolution of protected areas internationally - evolution of protected areas in China

c. Protected Areas Governance - IUCN protected areas categories - protected area categories n China - types of governance and advantages - protected area systems in other countries (USA, New Zealand, , United Kingdom, South Africa, SE Asia)

Module 2: Planning, Governance and Management of Protected Areas

a. Biodiversity Conservation Planning Approaches - global overview of management planning for protected areas - best practice principles for effective management - different types of management plans (case studies) - Conservation Action Planning overview - developing a plan for your protected area (exercise)

b. Visitor Planning and Management - fundamentals of visitor management - tourist management in protected areas - ecotourism management principles - interpretation systems - visitor awareness, education, and public relations

c. Improving Protected Area Staff Capacity - scope of capacity building - competency standards for protected area jobs (case study) - capacity assessment methods and results in China - strategies to upgrade capacity for protected areas management

d. Participatory Protected Areas Management - methods of collecting social information relevant to protected areas management - appropriate stakeholder involvement in protected areas management - case studies

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e. Finance and Business Plan for Protected Areas - financial channel, mechanism and allocation in China - constraints and shortcomings of current financial mechanism for protected areas in China - opportunities and strategies for creating sustainable finance for protected areas in China (user fees and other self-financing schemes) - Financial models and business plans in protected areas of other countries - Innovative financial channels (, Environmental Fund, debt-for-nature swap) - developing financial/business plans for protected areas

f. Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) - significance of PAME - methods for conducting PAME - linking PAME to management planning, capacity building, biodiversity monitoring, and finance - case studies

Module 3: Public Resources Management

a. Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making - SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) - Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) - Blue Ocean strategy - The Long Tail strategy

b. Challenges for Global Environment and Sustainable Development - global climate change - and land coverage dynamics (deforestation) - sustainable development theory - creating a system for sustainable development

c. Public Management - government functions - and markets (what happens when markets fail?) - government and society (encouraging government and public support for protected areas) - public governance (standards for management, risk management)

d. Public Leadership - organization theory - values, competencies, and support - leadership and mutual understanding - leadership and learning organization - management of human resources (results-oriented)

21 Year III Participants

China State Forestry Administration Officials

Mr. Zhong LI Director, Department, State Forestry Administration

Mr. Zhong Li currently serves as division director of the Wildlife Conservation Department in the State Forestry Administration. Mr. Li administers over 200 national nature reserves including Wolong and Changbai Mountain. He has participated in the formulation and implementation of the Master Plan of Wildlife Conservation and the Nature Reserve Management and Development Plan of National Nature Reserves. Mr. Li has also conducted evaluation assessments on national nature reserve development. Before serving as division director, Mr. Li prepared Chinese delegations for the ninth Conference of the Parties Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild and convention (COP of CITES). Prior to his work as division director, he served in the Conservation Department where he oversaw the conservation and management of giant pandas, and organized the China Giant Panda Conservation Plan and the Phase II Feasibility Report on the giant panda. There he also organized and implemented joint programs between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the Santiago Association, Washington Zoo, Japanese Kobe Zoo, and Berlin Zoo. Mr. Li graduated from the Northeast Forestry University with a major in wildlife conservation.

Ms. Aiming YANG Program Officer, International Forestry Cooperation Center, State Forestry Administration

Ms. Aiming Yang is responsible for administrative work concerning international cooperation communications and program implementation between the State Forestry Administration and Non-Governmental Organizations. She coordinates the formulation and revision of bilateral Memorandums of Understanding, and assists meetings with NGOs including The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International. In 2009 Ms. Yang participated in a Wetlands Training Workshop in Hong Kong and a Forest Fire Management Study Tour to America with The Nature Conservancy. Ms. Yang graduated from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

Mr. Zengli LIU Senior Engineer, Academy of Forest Inventory Planning and Design, State Forestry Administration

Mr. Zengli Liu is a senior engineer with the Academy of Forest Inventory Planning and Design. His work includes researching, planning and implementing wild plant inspections; scientific in nature reserves; monitoring and conservation work; the formulation of master plans; feasibility reports on nature reserve development; wild fauna and flora; wetlands restoration projects; and drafting industry and national standards for wild plants and nature reserves. Mr. Liu formulated master plans for over 20 nature reserves including Xubao Mountain in Chongqing, Xiaolong Mountain in Gansu, and Sangyuan in Shanxi. As a key staff member, he drafted the Blueprint of National Nature Reserves Development in the Forestry Sector, which won the second prize of national consultation achievements. He also participated in the first national investigation on key protected wild plants, including rare rhododendron, golden camellia, and Yunnan craigia. Mr. Liu revised and published a series of research reports on nature reserves including “In Situ Conservation of Key National Protected Animals and Plants,” “Biological- diversity in Wangqing Taxus Cuspidata Nature Reserve,” and “Biological-diversity in Liaoning Zhangtai Nature Reserve.” Mr. Liu holds a master’s degree in vegetation ecology where he majored in city and environmental science, researching vegetation ecology and the biological carbon cycle.

National Nature Reserve Managers

Mr. Tegen BU Director, Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake Nature Reserve Management Bureau

Mr. Tegen Bu serves as director of the Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve Management Bureau. He is responsible for reserve management, scientific research, publicity and education, external cooperation, and infrastructure improvements. In 2007 and 2008, he earned the Outstanding Leading Official rating in Hulunbeir City. Prior to this, he served as deputy director of New Barag Left Banner Government. During that period, he was

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in charge of science and technology, animal husbandry, water conservancy, forestry and other economic work in pastoral areas.

Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve

The Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve was established in 1986, and was promoted to a national level reserve in 1992. It is located in the west of Hulunbeir City, at the junction of China, and Mongolia. The Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve is a comprehensive reserve focused on rare birds, wetlands and grasslands ecosystems conservation. It is 740,000 hectares which includes 325,300 hectares of wetlands, , Buir Lake, and many other rivers and lakes. In the reserve, there are more than 400 higher plant species, composed of a variety of meadow, marsh and aquatic vegetation. There are 315 bird species, 35 animal species and 30 fish species recorded in the reserve. More than 50 species are ranked in the first and second national bird protection program including the red-crowned crane, great bustard, golden eagle, and the snowy . There are 9 species of cranes distributed in China, and 6 of them can be found in the reserve. The Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve is an important stopover for migrant birds in Northeast Asia, and also an important breeding ground for aquatic birds in Asia. In 1994, China, Russia and Mongolia reached an agreement that the Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve in China, Mongol-Daur Nature Reserve in Mongolia, and Daursky Nature Reserve in Russia would jointly establish the China Model Reserve Dauria International Nature Reserve which was the first trans-boundary Nature Reserve in China at that time. Since then, the reserve was included on the List of Wetlands of International Importance of Ramsar Convention (2002); became an UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Network (2002); and was awarded the National Demonstration Nature Reserve prize (2006).

Mr. Shenghua CHEN Director, Hainan Bawang Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Bureau

Mr. Shenghua Chen serves as director of the Hainan Bawang Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Bureau. He has been awarded the National Forestry Special Contribution Prize by the China Forestry Industry Association, and the 2008 National Forestation Medal by the National Forestation Committee. Prior to this, Mr. Chen was a deputy to the 12th and 13th People’s Congress of the Changjiang Li Nationality in Hainan Province. His other posts include principal staff member, deputy chief, and chief of the Publicity and Training Section in the Hainan Forestry Bureau. There he won the Ministry of Forestry’s Advanced Publicity Worker award. He also served as deputy secretary and deputy director for the Hainan Institute of Forestry Sciences. Mr. Chen graduated from the Guangzhou School of Forestry and holds a master’s degree from the China Academy of Forestry Science.

Hainan Bawang Mountain National Nature Reserve

The Hainan Bawang Mountain National Nature Reserve lies in the southwest mountainous area of the Hainan Island and covers of both Changjiang and Baisha Li Nationality Autonomous . The reserve is 29,980 hectares of which 90.54% is forest. The reserve is divided into three areas: core zone 10,540 hectares (31.2%), buffer zone 8,910 hectares (29.7%), and experimental zone 10,530 hectares (35.1%). Established in 1980 to protect precious and endangered species, such as the Hainan Gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) and the tropical forest, it became a national nature reserve in 1988 and was named a national model nature reserve in 2006. The reserve is home to 2,213 species of vascular bundle plants in 967 genera and 220 families, 335 species of fungi in 38 genera and 17 families, and 131 species of in 73 genera and 36 families. It is also the home to 365 species of higher animals in 85 families and 28 orders and 2,097 species of in 134 families and 14 orders. The latest investigation reveals there are only 20-22 Hainan Gibbons—a critical, endangered species—left in the world. This species live in the tropical rain forest of the Hainan Bawang Mountain National Nature Reserve. With five sections (executive office, publicity section, research and education section, community affairs section, and planning and accounting section), six maintenance stations, seven outposts, two check spots, five monitoring stations and one police station, the reserve employs a total of 61 people.

Mr. Yuhua DING Director, Jiangsu Dafeng Pere David’s Deer National Nature Reserve

Mr. Yuhua Ding is the director of the Jiangsu Dafeng Pere David’s Deer National Nature Reserve. He also serves as a part-time professor of Zhejiang University, a post-graduate tutor of Nanjing Agriculture University, council chairman of the Oriental Pere David’s Deer Cultural Research Society, president of the Jiangsu Dafeng Wild Pere David’s Deer Research Society, and vice-director of the Wild Animal Committee of Jiangsu Animal Society. In

23 1986 Mr. Ding started his career in the reserve to save and restore the endangered Pere David’s Deer population in the wild. Under his efforts, the reserve has become the biggest nature reserve protecting wild Pere David’s Deer. It has the largest wild Pere David’s Deer population and established the biggest Pere David’s Deer genetic pool in the world. The findings accumulated by Mr. Ding will further contribute to the conservation, population resilience, re- introduction to historical habitats of Pere David’s Deer and similar wild animals. His findings also enrich the conservation practices in China. In addition, Mr. Ding has experience in ecotourism, public education, co- management, and infrastructure in nature reserves.

Jiangsu Dafeng Pere David’s Deer National Nature Reserve

Established in 1986, the Jiangsu Dafeng Pere David’s Deer National Nature Reserve was promoted as a national nature reserve in 1997 by the State Council. The reserve on Dongtai City to the southeast, Xingcao Farm to the south, Dafeng Farm and Chuandong Farm in Shanghai to the west and Doulong Harbor of Dafeng City to the north. Extending to the East Sea, the reserve covers an area of 78,000 hectares with a core zone of 3,000 hectares, a buffer zone of 2,200 hectares, and an experimental zone of 72,800 hectares. The reserve is rich in biodiversity, including 12 species, 27 amphibian and species, 315 bird species, 156 fish species, 499 plant species and 599 species. Among them, 32 species have been given national significance for protection. The focal conservation targets of the reserve are Pere David’s Deer, red crane, and the south wetland ecosystem. All the land in the reserve is state owned. The reserve management authorities received the land title and certificate for sea area rights which are issued by local governmental sectors.

Mr. Kejiang LI Director, Jiangxi Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve

Mr. Kejiang Li is the director of Jiangxi Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve. He has promoted conservation management, scientific studies, public education, local community development, eco-tourism, and infrastructure construction for the reserve. As a result, the reserve has won series of honors including the Popular Science Education Base award, and Outstanding Organization of Fire Prevention award. Prior to this, Mr. Li worked in the forestry sector in Jiangxi Province.

Jiangxi Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve

Straddling the Luoxiao Mountains between Hunan and Jiangxi , the Jiangxi Jinggang National Nature Reserve was established in 1981 to protect the forest ecosystem. It was promoted to a national nature reserve in 2000 and was later named a Man and Biosphere reserve. The total area of the reserve is 21,499 hectares (core zone 19.7%, buffer zone 5.5% and experimental zone 74.8%). Providing suitable habitats for subtropical evergreen forest and its associated biodiversity, records show there are more than 3,400 vascular plants species, 406 vertebrate species (excluding fish), and 3,000 insect species in the reserve. It is home to the largest intact evergreen forest, covering 19,346 hectares with the natural forest covering 13,629 hectares. All the land and forest in the reserve is state-owned and free from land tenure conflicts with local communities.

Mr. Jianzhong LU Director, Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Bureau

Mr. Jianzhoung Lu is director of the Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Bureau. Under his leadership and management, the bureau has successfully developed relationships with neighboring communities and obtained financial support from higher authorities. Prior to his term at the reserve, he was head of Longgang County in Zhejiang province, and head of West Tianmu County. Mr. Lu did graduate study at Zhejiang University.

Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve

In 1956, Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve was one of 20 reserves to outlaw logging and became a member of the UNESCO International Biosphere Network. The reserve covers a mountainous area of 4,824 hectares. With its unique topographic features and natural resources, the reserve became known as the “Gene Pool.” Famous for its grand canopy tree, there are 2,160 plants and 1,200 medical herbs in the mountain providing various wild animals excellent breeding habitats. Tianmu Mountain and its were favored by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucians, which made it one of five Buddhist Mountains. The reserve was also honored with the National Scientific Education Base for Teenagers award, and the National Science Popularization Base award.

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Mr. Yupo MA Director, Hebei Wuling Mountain Nature Reserve Management Bureau

Under the leadership of Mr. Yupo Ma, Hebei Wuling Mountain Nature Reserve was awarded eighteen national honors including National Scientific Education Base for Teenagers award, the National Science Popularization Base award, and the National Nature Reserve Management award. Prior to his term as director, Mr. Ma worked with the forestry police in Fengning County, Hebei Province. For three decades, Mr. Ma devoted himself to national greening projects, forestry development, and won several honors from Hebei Provincial Forestry Bureau. Mr. Ma majored in economics and management from the Beijing Agricultural University.

Hebei Wuling Mountain Nature Reserve

As the first national nature reserve approved by the State Council in Hebei province, the Hebei Wuling Mountain Nature Reserve is a member of the Man and Biosphere Network. Wuling Mountain is the main peak of the Yan Mountain Range and one of Hebei Province’s most precious and important ecological areas with its beautiful landscape and rich natural resources. Covering an area of 14,300 hectares, this nature reserve has a forest coverage rate of 90.2% and the stock volume of timber is 1.60 million cubic meters. The reserve was established in 1983, and promoted to a national nature reserve in 1988. Home to many species, the Hebei Wuling Nature Reserve protects forest ecosystems in temperate zone and macaques. Protecting forests and wildlife, the reserve has 1,870 higher plants from 168 families, ten of which are first-class and second-class national protected species; 173 wild terrestrial vertebrates from 55 families, two of which are first-class national protected animals such as leopard and golden eagle; over 3,000 kinds of insects; and the reserve was named by experts as Species Genes Pool in the Northwest of China. There are over 140 scenic spots spread across the reserve. In 2002, it was awarded the National Science and Technology Education Base for Teenagers; in 2004 the China Explorers’ League named it the National Science Exploration Base for Teenagers; and in 2006, it was selected as one of First National Modal Nature Reserves.

Mr. Jixu SUN Director, Shangdong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Bureau

In 2007 Mr. Jixu Sun was named director of the Shangdong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Bureau. Under his leadership, the reserve has made a noticeable ecological improvement to the estuary of the Yellow river, as well as many other conservation, scientific research, outreach education, community development, eco-tourism and infrastructure development achievements.

Shangdong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve

Located to the east of Dongying City, Shandong Province, at the estuary of Yellow river, with Bo Sea in its North and Laizhou Bay in its east, this nature reserve protects the wetlands ecosystems at the estuary and rare and endangered birds. Established in December 1990, the reserve covers an area of 153,000 hectares—58,000 hectares core zone, 13,000 hectares buffer zone, and 82,000 hectares experimental zone. The reserve plays an important role conserving new wetlands ecosystems and rare and endangered birds. It joined the national Man and Biosphere Network, the East Asia and Australia Water Birds Conservation Network sponsored by wetlands international, and the Northeast Asian Cranes Conservation Network. Listed as one of the sixteen wetlands of international significance, the reserve is home to 1,555 species of wild animals. Of these species, 296 are birds, ten of which— including red-crown cranes, white-crown cranes and white cranes—are ranked as a first-class national protected species, and 49 of which—including grey cranes, whooper swans and mandarin ducks—are ranked as a second-class national protected species. There are 393 kinds of seed plants, 116 of which are wild seed plants. Some typical ligneous plants include robinia, dryland willow, Chinese tamarisk; herbaceous plants are reeds, and Suaeda salsa. The reserve has the largest newly-established wetlands vegetation, with 65,000 mu of Glycine soja Sieb (second- class national protected species), 40,000 mu of natural weeds and 18,000 mu of natural grassland.

Mr. Lifeng WANG Director, Liaoning Shuangtai River Mouth National Nature Reserve Management Bureau

Mr. Lifeng Wang took the position of director of Liaoning Shuangtai River Mouth National Nature Reserve Management Bureau in 2003. Under Mr. Wang’s leadership, the reserve made great achievements in modal reserve development and RAMSAR (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance) site conservation. These achievements effectively protected natural resources, and played an active role in maintaining local ecological safety, harmony between man and nature, and social and economic sustainable development.

25 Liaoning Shuangtai River Mouth National Nature Reserve

The reserve was established in 1985, and promoted to a national nature reserve in 1988. Covering an area of 128,000 hectares, with 35,000 hectares of core zone (27.3%); 63,000 hectares of buffer zone (39.2%); and 30,000 hectares of experiment zone (23.5%). The reserve consists of six types of wetlands including reeds, marshes, mudflats, shallow coastal waters, rivers, reservoirs and paddy fields. Located in the estuary of Shuangtai River, its main protection targets are rare water birds including red-crown cranes, black-mouth gulls and their habitats. The reserve is the world’s largest breeding area for black-mouth gulls, which accounts for 72% of the total number on earth. In 2004, the reserve was listed as a RAMSAR site.

Mr. Shengtang WU Deputy Director, Fujian Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve

Mr. Shengtang Wu has served as deputy director of the Fujian Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve Management Bureau since 1995. Prior to this, Mr. Wu has held several positions including staff, head of the county committee, secretary, and head of the county forestry bureau.

Fujian Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve

Founded in 1979, the Fujian Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve has 850,000 mu of forest located in the north of Fujian province. The reserve is the junction of Wuyi Mountain, Jianyang, Shaowu and Guangze county. It is the largest existing, intact subtropical forest ecosystem in northeast China. Rich in biological diversity, Wuyi Mountain has eleven vegetation types, 25 formation groups and 170 ecological associations. There are 475 kinds of vertebrates known to the world. The reserve is affiliated to the Fujian provincial forestry bureau with 103 staff, five management stations, five police stations and eleven protection stations.

Mr. Zengfu ZHAO Director, Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Reserve

Mr. Zengfu Zhao was named director of Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Reserve in 2006. Under his leadership, the reserve made great achievements in biodiversity conservation, scientific research, public education, local community development, ecotourism, and infrastructure development. Prior to his time as director, Mr. Zhao served in various positions in the forestry sector.

Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Reserve

Located in the Mountains, Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Reserve was established in 1984, promoted to a national status in 1988, and separate management authorities were formed in the reserve in 1993. As the biggest, intact nature reserve protecting forest and wild animals in the north of China, Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Reserve covers 167,213 hectares. In 2006 it was named as a model nature reserve by the State Forestry Administration to test nature reserve effective management strategies. The focal conservation targets in the reserve are cold temperate boreal forest and associated wildlife and ecological landscapes. The reserve is a miniature of the Greater Khingan Mountains. Management authorities are currently working hard to establish the reserve as a natural lab for scientific study, a natural museum for public education, and a natural resort for ecotourism.

Local Provincial Departments of Forestry & Forestry Bureaus

Mr. Yunsheng FU Deputy Director, Hebei Provincial Association of Wildlife Conservation

Mr. Yunsheng Fu currently serves as deputy director of Hebei Provincial Association of Wildlife Conservation where he participated in the amendment of Hebei Provincial Regulations on Land Wildlife Conservation and the formulation of the tenth five-year plan, the eleventh five-year plan and the twelfth five-year plan of the Hebei Provincial Forestry. He also organizes applications for provincial wetlands conservation and restoration projects, the nature reserves construction project, and the wildlife epidemic focus and disease monitoring project. Mr. Fu was selected as the Advanced Individual in the National Wildlife, Wetlands and Giant Panda Investigation, and the Best Division Director in Hebei Provincial Forestry Bureau in 2006 and 2007. Prior to this, Mr. Fu worked in the Hebei Provincial Forest Planning and Design Institute and later transferred to Hebei Provincial Forestry Bureau. He also 26

worked in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) office in Hebei’s provincial capital, Shijiazhuang City. Mr. Fu graduated from Beijing Forestry University with a major in forest conservation and resource utilization.

Ms. Biyan FENG Director, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Guangxi Provincial Department of Forestry

Ms. Biyan Feng has served as division director of the Division of Wildlife Conservation since 2009. Transferred to the Department of Forestry early in her career, Ms. Feng served in several posts related to afforestation and wildlife conservation, including deputy general manager of Guangxi Sunway Group -based Panel Corporation, and deputy director in Greening Committee Office of the autonomous region. Ms. Feng holds a master’s degree.

Mr. Junyang HUANG Deputy Director, Nature Reserve Management Division, Heilongjiang Provicial Forestry Department

Mr. Junyang Huang oversees application work for 34 provincial nature reserves, five national nature reserves, and 30 reserves of which have been approved as Provincial Nature Reserves and three reserves have been approved as National Natural Reserves by the government with an increase of 1.15 million hectares of protected areas. In 2003, Mr. Huang was awarded the National Nature Reserve Management and Advanced Individuals award by the State Ministry of Environment Protection and the State Forestry Administration. He has participated in several international cooperation activities, including the Global Environment Fund program, and actively applied for funding for the construction of protected areas. Before joining the wildlife conservation division, Mr. Huang held several positions in the forestry sector. As a provincial TV station journalist, Mr. Huang reported on the forestry bureau’s publicity and education work. He created a large series of reports about forest fire prevention during the spring season. He won several awards including the National Good News, eight Provincial Good News First Prizes, and fifteen Provincial Good News Second Prizes. Mr. Huang has been continuously rated as the Excellent Outstanding Reporter in the province for the past five years. Mr. Huang holds a bachelor’s degree.

Dr. Baoguo ZHOU Director, Wildlife Conservation Division of Liaoning Provincial Department of Forestry

Dr. Baoguo Zhou oversees the general management in the reserve. With almost 30 years of service in the forestry sector, Dr. Zhou develops various research and scientific initiatives, including the successful promotion of the thin- skinned walnut which created enormous economic benefits for local communities. The recipient of several awards, Dr. Zhou also published more than ten articles. In 2009, Dr. Zhou participated in professional trainings organized by the Wildlife Conservation, the Nature Reserve Management Department and the State Forestry Administration. Prior to this, he served as division director of Science and Technology Division of Liaoning Forestry Department. Dr. Zhou has taught courses at the Liaoning Forestry School, served as an engineer for environmental monitoring and management with the Liaoning Environmental Protection Bureau, and as a technician with the Liaoning Shelter Office. Dr. Zhou holds a doctorate from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Northeastern Forestry University.

Mr. Lijun GUO Assistant Consultant, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Daxinganling Forestry Group Company

Mr. Lijun Guo leads the development of construction planning for three national nature reserves and five provincial nature reserves in the Greater Khingan Mountains. He also organized the second wetland investigation and ten nature reserves resource surveys and master plan developments. Under Mr. Guo and his team, the coverage of nature reserves in the Greater Khingan Mountains increased 350,000 hectares. Mr. Guo also organized six forestry resource inventory investigations in the Greater Khingan Mountains, led the development of cutting quota, and created the Mid- and Long-Term Management Planning and Natural Forest Protection Scheme for the Greater Khingan Mountains. He also published the Forest Resource in the East of Greater Khingan Mountains and the Forest Atlas in the East of Greater Khingan Mountains as the vice editor-in-chief. Both the book and the atlas have become a popular reference for forest resources management. Prior to this, Mr. Guo worked in the Forestry Resource Bureau of the Greater Khingan Mountains for 23 years with diversified responsibilities ranging from resource inventory to natural forest protection. Mr. Guo holds a bachelor’s degree.

27 Mr. Yinghao WU Consultant, Wildlife Conservation Department of Jiangxi Provincial Forestry Bureau

Mr. Yinghao Wu joined the Wildlife Conservation Department of Jiangxi Provincial Forestry Bureau after graduating from the Forestry Department of Nanjing Forestry University in 1983. Throughout his career, Mr. Wu oversaw the development of Wildlife Resources Management Regulations in Jiangxi Province and Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve Management Regulation. He also led the implementation of nature reserve management and the White Crane Protection Project in Poyang Lake, funded by the Global Environment Fund in Jiangxi Province. Mr. Wu managed the Large Water Birds Field Survey and Aerial Investigation in Poyang Lake from 1999 to 2009. In addition, he was responsible for nature reserve management, wildlife conservation, and wetland conservation. Nominated by four national governmental institutions, including the State Forestry Administration, Mr. Wu received several awards for outstanding nature reserve management.

Mr. Qingsheng BAI Deputy Director, Division of Forest Resources Protection, Ningxia Provincial Bureau of Forestry

Mr. Qingsheng Bai has over 25 years of experience working in the Ningxia Forestry Bureau. He has established several activities including a Bird Appreciation Week, and the Area Birds activity. Mr. Bai also participated in the application, planning, and construction of five National Nature Reserves including the Ningxia Helan Mountain, Liupan Mountain, Baiji Beach, Luo Mountain and Haba Lake. He developed the Implementation Measures of Ningxia Wildlife Conservation Law and the Management Regulations of Helan Mountain, Liupan Mountain and Luo Mountain Nature Reserves in Ningxia Province. He also assisted in establishing physical construction of the nature reserve, and later management for wildlife conservation in the reserve. Mr. Bai was rated as an outstanding official in local forestry bureau. Mr. Bai graduated from Northeast Forestry University where he majored in wild animal breeding and utilization.

Mr. Kang CHEN Assistant Consultant, Conservation Division, Hainan Provincial Bureau of Forestry

Mr. Kang Chen has over 20 years of experience working in the forestry sector. He recently worked with the Hainan Global Environmental Fund Project Office, where he was in charge of the community work in the sustainable forestry development project of Jianfeng Mountain Reserve Management Project. In 2005, Mr. Chen published Hainan Wetland, in cooperation with the South China Institute of Endangered Animals, and funded by the Guangdong Youth Fund. Mr. Chen has participated in several training programs throughout his career, including the Wildlife Conservation Management Training sponsored by the China Wildlife Conservation Association in Harbin, the Wetland Management Training sponsored by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (Hong Kong) in Mai Po Nature Reserve, and the Administrative Licensing Training sponsored by the State Forestry Administration in Beijing. Mr. Chen has served as a forestry engineer, and the deputy consultant of Hainan Wildlife Conservation Administration. As deputy consultant, he was responsible for the management of wildlife conservation, nature reserve construction, and the daily operations of Hainan Wildlife Conservation Association. Mr. Chen oversaw the black bear investigation in Hainan and headed the investigation of wetland resources in Hainan. He also managed the compilation of the Hainan General Planning of Wildlife Conservation and Conservation Construction. Mr. Kang graduated from the Forestry Institute of South China Agricultural University.

Mr. Zhitong ZHANG Staff Member, Wildlife Conservation Division, Shanghai Forestry Bureau

Mr. Zhitong Zhang is responsible for wildlife and habitat management, nature reserves, and wetland conservation. In 2007 he attended the HSBC Wetland Management Training in Maipo Hong Kong, organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Prior to this, Mr. Zhang worked for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Shanghai Branch to prevent the import and export of endangered species and their products. He was honored the Outstanding Staff award and participated in CITES Management Training in Hong Kong, which was organized by the CITES Management Authority of China and Agriculture and Department of Hong Kong. Mr. Zhang graduated from the East China Normal University in 2003 with a major in biology.

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Mr. Yueping ZHAO Deputy Director, Division, Zhejiang Provincial Forestry Bureau

Mr. Yueping Zhao is in charge of the protection of the wildlife, the management of the nature reserve, and the conversation of wetland resources. He formulated wetlands conservation and nature reserve management policies, and managed conflicts between development and natural resources preservation. Additionally Mr. Zhao participated in various training programs, including the training program at Northeast Forestry University, the Nature Reserve Construction Training Program sponsored by the State Forestry Administration, and the Wetlands Conservation Management Training Program in Hong Kong Maipo. Prior to this, Mr. Zhao worked in the Zhejiang Provincial Forestry Survey Planning and Design Institute where he was responsible for surveying forest resources, the planning and design of the afforestation, and the preparation of forest management. He also served as the assistant director in Longyou County Forestry Bureau. Mr. Zhao majored in forestry at the Zhejiang Forestry College.

Mr. Yunchi HAN Deputy Director, Wildlife Conservation Department of Shandong Provincial Forestry Bureau

Mr. Yunchi Han is responsible for provincial management work concerning wildlife conservation, nature reserve development and wetlands conservation. During the past several years, he drafted the Shandong Provincial Measures of Implementing Wildlife Conservation Law, and the Shandong Provincial Management Methods of Wildlife and Forestry Nature Reserves. These two documents were approved and promulgated by the provincial People’s Congress. He has also conducted several resource investigations in the fields of wildlife, wild plants and wetlands in Shandong Province and completed various project plans regarding nature reserve development, planning, and ecological development. Mr. Han graduated from the Northeast Forestry University.

Mr. Shusen ZHANG Director, Conservation Division, Heilongjiang General Bureau of Forest Industry

For the past five years, Mr. Zhang has participated in building the Heilongjiang Forestry Industrial System, which includes wildlife administration admission procedures to standardized wildlife breeding, contributing to wildlife protection and development. Prior to this, Mr. Zhang presided over approximately 20 provincial natural protection , and coached six provincial protection districts to be promoted to the national level. He also drafted the eleventh five-year plan for the Heilongjiang Forestry Industrial wetlands conservation and wildlife protection development; participated in the guidance of the second national wetlands resources in the Heilongjiang Forestry District; and provided detailed analysis in developing wetlands resources. Mr. Zhang also attended the Natural Protection District and Tiger Protection Forums in Beijing and Harbin. Prior to this, he worked as section chief and advanced economics with the Heilingjiang Hejiang Forest Management Bureau and Heilongjiang Forestry Industry Bureau. Mr. Zhang graduated from Northeast Forestry University with a major in logistics.

Beijing Forestry University

Dr. Jinglan LIU Associate Professor, Beijing Forestry University

Dr. Jinglan Liu teaches conservation economics and community-based nature resource management courses for undergraduate. She also manages many research projects in relevant fields, such as the restoration of degraded wetlands, conservation of high protection value trees, rural women’s participation in natural resources management, cooperative and management mechanism, a model study on water-protected forest in the Miyun watershed, and a study researching the effects of eco-compensation policy of the Beijng Mountainous Forest. Dr. Liu also organizes national and international seminars and conferences, and provides technical advice to the Nature Reservoir in China as a consultant. Prior to this she worked in China Women’s Daily as editor and president where she conducted many development projects including microloans for rural women, projects to prevent domestic violence against women, and suicide prevention in rural areas. She also worked in the Forestry Bureau of Lanzhou City and was responsible for technical issues on forest tending and forest tenure reform. Dr. Liu holds a doctorate in economics and management, and a master’s and bachelor’s degree, all from the Beijing Forestry University.

29 Dr. Xiaofeng LUAN Associate Professor, Beijing Forestry University

Dr. Luan Xiaofeng advises master’s students in the College of Nature Conservation at the Beijing Forestry University. Dr. Luan’s current research focuses on nature reserve and protected areas, the conservation of endangered species, the conservation planning of biodiversity (3S application), and information systems of nature conservation. His researching focuses on the scientific research and master plan of Protected Areas, the systematic conservation planning of Protected Areas, and the assessment of management effectiveness. On the study of conservation of endangered species, his research examines conservation planning of wild animals and plants, taxonomy and community of Aves, and techniques of endangered species conservation (such as Amur tiger, red crowned crane, white stork). With regard to biodiversity conservation, he focuses on GAP analysis and conservation planning in the Protected Area’s construction and development by using the technique of spatial analysis (3S). Dr. Luan has participated in eighteen research projects, and published more than twenty papers in various academic journals. He is also a member of the Sino Eco-association. He graduated from East China Normal University with a doctorate in ecology. Dr. Luan did his post-doctoral work in Chinese Academy of Forestry which focused on in protected areas.

Beijing Forestry University

As one of the key national universities directly under the Ministry of Education in China, the Beijing Forestry University provides advanced education in the studies of forestry and ecological environment. It was one of the first universities to be admitted into the 211 Project—a major program sponsored and funded by the government for the construction of the top 100 universities in China—and the 21st Century Educational Vitalization Action Program.

As one of the key institutions of higher education in China, Beijing Forestry University’s faculty specializes in many disciplines including forestry, soil and water conservation, landscape gardening, biotechnology, construction of ecological environment and economic management. In recent years, nearly 200 scientific research projects received achievement awards from the national, provincial and ministerial authorities, and more than twenty achievements of teaching were rewarded by the national and municipal governments. The university is engaged in the international academic exchanges and cooperation with more than 150 universities and research institutions from over twenty countries and districts in the world, providing research opportunities for contacts between China and the international community in the forestry and ecological environment sector.

Since its establishment 50 years ago, more than 30,000 students and a number of foreign students have graduated from the university. The university possesses a well-formed faculty composed of 956 full-time teachers, including five academicians, and 496 full and associate professors. There are fifteen schools within the university, namely the Graduate School, Biological Science and Technology, , Forestry, Environmental Science and Engineering, Soil and Water Conservation, Industry, Information Science, Material Science and Technology, Science, Natural Conservation, Economic Management, Humanistic and Social Sciences, Foreign Languages, Vocational Training and Adult Education.

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Year III Participant Contact Information

China State Forestry Administration Officials

Mr. Zhong LI Mr. Kejiang LI Division Director, Wildlife Conservation Division, Director, Jiangxi Jinggang Mountain National Wildlife Conservation Department, State Forestry Nature Reserve Administration No.11,Changkeng Road, Ciping county, Jinggang No.18 Hepingli East Street, Dongcheng District, Mountain City, 343600, China Beijing, 100714, China Tel: +86-796-6569666 Tel: +86-10-84238599 Email: not available Email: not available Mr. Jianzhong LU Ms. Aiming YANG Director, Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Program Officer, International Forestry Nature Reserve Management Bureau Cooperation Center, State Forestry Administration Tianmu Mountain Management Bureau, Lin'an No.18 Hepingli East Street, Dongcheng District, City 300311, China Beijing, 100714, China Tel: +86-571-63877001 Tel: +86-10-84238960 Email: not available Email: [email protected] Mr. Yupo MA Mr. Zengli LIU Director, Hebei Wuling Mountain Nature Reserve Senior Engineer, Academy of Forest Inventory Management Bureau Planning and Design, State Forestry Front Street of Xinglong County Railway station Administration 067300, China No.18 Hepingli East Street, Dongcheng District, Tel: +86-314-5082238 Beijing, 100714, China Email: not available Tel: +86-10-84238044 Email: not available Mr. Jixu SUN Director, Shangdong Yellow River Delta National National Nature Reserve Managers Nature Reserve Management Bureau No.258 Yihe Road, Dongcheng, Dongying City Mr. Tegen BU 257091, China Director, Inner Mongolia Dalai Lake Nature Tel: +86-546-8308969 Reserve Management Bureau Email: not available No.16 Manzhouli Street, Hailaer District, Hunlunbuir City, 021008, China Mr. Lifeng WANG Tel: +86-470-3998787 Director, Liaoning Shuangtai River Mouth Email: not available National Nature Reserve Management Bureau No.143 Shiyou Street, Xinglong District, Panjin Mr. Shenghua CHEN City, 124010, China Director, Hainan Bawang Mountain National Tel: +86-427-2287008 Nature Reserve Management Bureau Email: not available Bawang Mountain Forestry Bureau, Changjiang County, Hainan Province, 570125, China Mr. Shengtang WU Tel: +86-138-07623381 Deputy Director, Fujian Wuyi Mountain National Email: not available Nature Reserve No.166 Yanfu Street, Wuyi Mountain City, Mr. Yuhua DING 354300, China Director, Jiangsu Dafeng Pere David’s Deer Tel: +86-599-5305258 National Nature Reserve Email: not available Jiangsu Dafeng National Milu Nature Reserve, 224136, China Tel: +86-515-83391918 Email: not available

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Mr. Zengfu ZHAO Mr. Yinghao WU Director, Heilongjiang Huzhong National Nature Consultant, Wildlife Conservation Department of Reserve Jiangxi Provincial Forestry Bureau Heilongjiang Great Xing'an Mountain , Huzhong No.12, Ganjiang South Avenue,Hongjiazhou, Nature Rserve management bureau, 165036, China Hongxuetan New District, Nanchang City, 330038, Tel: +86-457-3439789 China Email: not available Tel: +86-13907087863 Email: not available

Local Provincial Departments of Forestry Mr. Qingsheng BAI & Forestry Bureaus Deputy Director, Division of Forest Resources Protection, Ningxia Provincial Bureau of Forestry Mr. Yunsheng FU No.771, Mingzu South Street, Guangqing District, Deputy Director, Hebei Provincial Association of Yinchuan City, 750000,China Wildlife Conservation Tel: +86-951-4108296 Hebei Provincial Forestry Bureau, Chengjiao Street Email: not available No.666, Shijiazhuang City, 050081, China Tel: +86-311-88607661 Mr. Kang CHEN Email: not available Assistant Consultant, Conservation Division, Hainan Provincial Bureau of Forestry Ms. Biyan FENG No.80, Haifu Avenue, Haikou City, 570203, China Division Director, Division of Wildlife Tel: +86-898-65374429 Conservation, Guangxi Provincial Department of Email: not available Forestry No.133, Qixing Street, Nanning City,530022, Mr. Zhitong ZHANG China Staff Member, Wildlife Conservation Division, Tel: +86-771-2266503 Shanghai Forestry Bureau Email: not available No.768 Jiaozhou Street, Shanghai City, 200040, China Mr. Junyang HUANG Tel: +86-21-52567177 Deputy Director, Nature Reserve Management Email: not available Division, Heilongjiang Provincial Forestry Department Mr. Yueping ZHAO No.10 Hengshan Road , Xiangfang District, Harbin Deputy Director, Nature Conservation Division, City,150090, China Zhejiang Provincial Forestry Bureau Tel: +86-451-82337357 No.226, Kaixuan Road, City, 310020, Email: not available China Tel: +86-571-87399199 Dr. Baoguo ZHOU Email: not available Division Director, Wildlife Conservation Division of Liaoning Provincial Department of Forestry Mr. Yunchi HAN No.1 Taiyuan Street, Heping District, Shenyang Deputy Director, Wildlife Conservation City,110001, China Department of Shandong Provincial Forestry Tel: +86-24-23447911 Bureau Email: not available No.42 Wenhua East Street, Jinan City, 250014, China Mr. Lijun GUO Tel: +86-531-88557705 Assistant Consultant, Division of Wildlife Email: not available Conservation, Daxinganling Forestry Group Company Mr. Shusen ZHANG Division of Wildlife Conservation, Daxinganling Division Director, Conservation Division, Forestry Group Company, 165000, China Heilongjiang General Bureau of Forest Industry Tel: +86-457-2111799 No.129 Wenchang Street, Nangang District, Email: not available Harbin city,150008, China Tel: +86-451-87011009 Email: not available

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Beijing Forestry University

Dr. Jinglan LIU Associate Professor, Beijing Forestry University No.35 Qinghua East Street, Haidian District, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China Tel: +86-10-62336293 Email: not available

Dr. Xiaofeng LUAN Associate Professor, Beijing Forestry University College of Nature Reserve Management, #35, Qinhua East Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China Tel: +86-13910090393 Email: not available

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Classroom Training Protected Areas Management College of Beijing Forestry University 11 - 15 May 2010

Day 1—Tuesday May 11, 2010

 Arrival of participants  Transport to the meeting facility  Orientation of the participants upon arriving  Registration

Day 2—Wednesday May 12, 2010

 Opening remarks (8:30-9:00)  Group photo (9:00-9:20)

Global Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development (9:20-12:00) Prof. Ye Qi, Tshinghua University  Basic introduction of global biodiversity and threats  Global Environmental Challenges  Land Use and Coverage Changes  Sustainable Development

Conservation Easement and Ecological Compensation Mechanism for Conservation (14:30-17:00) Prof. Yali Wen, College of Management and Economics of Beijing Forestry University  Conservation easement concept and its implication for biodiversity conservation in China  Natural Capital, ecological compensation mechanism and its application  Challenges and strategies of applying innovative conservation methodologies to consolidate protected areas management in China

Day 3—Thursday May 13, 2010

Biodiversity Conservation Planning Methodologies (9:00-12:00) Prof. Dachang Liu, Director of Project Monitoring and Evaluation, China Program of The Nature Conservancy  Significance of planning in biodiversity conservation and protected areas  Categories of planning and their roles  Management planning for Protected Areas/nature reserve  Conservation Action Planning (CAP)  Conservation planning case studies (integrated with CAP introduction)

Ecotourism Planning and Management (14:30-17:00) Speaker TBD  Ecotourism concept and significance in protected areas management  Ecotourism planning development  Tourists/visitors management  Interpretation in protected areas  Conservation awareness, environmental education and public management

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Day 4—Friday May 14, 2010

Overview of Protected Areas System in USA (9:00-12:00) Ph.D. Guangzhi Yu, China Protected Areas Strategies Project, China Program of The Nature Conservancy  Categories of PAs in USA and their administrative structures (National Park System, National System, National Forest System, Wildness and private preserves)；  Finance mechanism for PAs in USA  Laws, regulations and policy relevant to PAs in USA  Franchise, permit and law enforcement in USA PAs  Building support for PAs in USA

Basic Introduction of The Nature Conservancy (14:30-15:00) Speaker TBD  TNC value, vision and history  Core conservation Methodologies valued by TNC  Work sites introduce, biggest private protected areas system and conservation strategies  TNC China Program introduction

Training for study tour in USA (including Rules, guidance and basic introduction of each visit sites in USA) (15:00-15:40) Director Yuanhui Hu, International Cooperation Center, State Forestry Administration (SFA)

Logistic issues (Airfare, travel insurance etc. ) (16:00-17:00) Facilitator: Aiming Yang

Banquet (18:00-20:00) SFA

Day 5—Saturday May 15, 2010

Group discussion to determine key topics by each participant and fill in Conservation Action Tracking Form (10:45-12:00 & 13:30-15:00) Facilitator: Aiming Yang and Peng Zhao

Day 6—Sunday May 16, 2010

Arrive in Beijing Capital International Airport and depart to Washington D. C.

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Overview Field Study and Collaborative Learning Component 10 May – 8 June 2010

CHINA CLASSROOM TRAINING COMPONENT

Beijing

The China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project’s Year III program includes two weeks of field study in the United States and one week of collaborative learning at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. These activities immediately follow one week of intensive classroom training at the Protected Areas Management College of Beijing Forestry University. The curriculum will be taught by selected faculty and experts from top universities in Beijing, The Nature Conservancy China Program, and other key organizations. Through a series of presentations, case studies, and discussion, the curriculum will include a global overview of conservation management practices; critical issues such as protected area design and management, impacts of climate change and other key threats to biodiversity; ecotourism; environmental interpretation; protected area law and legislation, regulation, and enforcement; and public policy and finance.

UNITED STATES FIELD STUDY COMPONENT

Washington, D.C.

The United States field study begins with a three-day visit to Washington, D.C.

The Nature Conservancy

The Chinese nature reserve managers and State Forestry Administration officials will meet with key representatives from The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office to discuss the organization’s core strategy to preserving the world’s biodiversity by protecting natural habitats. This strategy includes a science-based planning process called “Conservation by Design” that identifies the highest priority places around the world in need of conservation. The group will hear from several Nature Conservancy experts about successful efforts to mobilize conservation initiatives that require close working relationships with local and indigenous communities, businesses, governments, and other organizations.

RARE~Inspiring Conservation

The group will also participate in a hands-on “social marketing” workshop that focuses on establishing strategic partnerships and engaging communities in land conservation projects. This workshop will be conducted by Rare, a non-profit organization that focuses on conserving imperiled species and ecosystems around the world by inspiring people to care about and protect nature. Rare staff will also familiarize the participants with the Rare Pride Campaign China Program, which was launched in 2008.

State of

Adirondacks State Park

The second stop of the U.S. field study is the Adirondacks State Park, the largest, publicly protected area in the contiguous U.S., created in 1892 by the State of New York. The participants will spend three days learning, through lecture and outdoor experiential activities about successful conservation management practices that deal with complex natural area issues and ongoing challenges that are similar to those in China. These include population pressures (increasing residential development and recreational use), watershed protection, acid rain, climate change, invasive species, incompatible forestry practices, and loss of traditional industries that threaten the economic viability of many communities within the park. The group will meet with key officials and representatives from a broad range of government and non-governmental organizations and community groups dedicated to protecting the open-space resources of the park and sustaining the natural and human communities in the region. Sites visited will include the Agency Headquarters, Mount Baker, Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center, The Wild Center Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, Adirondack 36

Loj—Gateway to the High Peaks Area, Wilmington Notch Campground, and Whiteface Mountain Ski Center. In the field, participants will take guided hikes to small mountain summits and through forests and wetlands.

New York City

In New York City, the third stop of the field study, participants will spend two days visiting four very different urban park facilities.

Central Park

Central Park is the most visited park in the United States, hosting 25 million people each year. It opened in 1873 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963. The park’s 341 hectares include a wildlife , natural , and serve as an important flyway for over 200 species of migrating birds that flock to its lakes, ponds, and large reservoir. The park also has extensive walking and jogging tracks, bridle paths, playgrounds, skating rinks, an outdoor amphitheater, zoo, and formal gardens. The Park is managed through a public-private partnership between the City of New York and the Central Park Conservancy. Participants will meet with key park management officials, including the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Park Conservancy, and tour the park’s Discovery Center, the Ramble—Central Park’s forever wild conservation management area, Belvedere Castle Visitor Center, Henry Luce Nature Observatory, and Hallet Nature Sanctuary. The group will also visit the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo.

The High Line

The High Line is a new park, opened to the public in June 2009. It is built on an abandoned, elevated freight rail structure (1.45 miles long) that is owned by the City of New York and managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation. The park is funded primarily through a non-profit organization called Friends of the High Line that is responsible for maintaining the park and providing innovative programs. The park is designed as a monument to the industrial history of New York’s west side and new public space, raised above the city streets, with views of the Hudson River and the city skyline. The park is a model for industrial reuse for other around the world. Participants will take a self-guided walk from one end of the park to the other.

Governors Island

Governors Island, located in the heart of New York harbor, is a 172-acre former military post that was home to the U.S. Army and the Coast Guard. In 2009, Governors Island received 325,840 visitors. In 2003 the federal government sold most of the island to the people of New York for one dollar and designated the remaining acreage as a National Monument. The Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation manages 150 acres while the National Park Service manages the balance. They are working together to facilitate public access, create open park space for recreational activities including bicycling and jogging, renovate historic buildings and fortifications, and foster the Island’s development with plans for a mix of educational, not-for- profit and commercial facilities. Participants will take a ferry to Governors Island where they will meet with officials from the partner agencies, including the Superintendent of Governors Island National Monument and the Executive Director of the Governors Island Alliance, to discuss how they are working with business and community groups to enhance the Island’s role as a destination with great public open space and heritage tourism attractions, as well as environmental education, conference, and cultural arts facilities. The participants will then tour the island on bicycle with the officials.

Gateway National Recreation Area and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, is one of the most important urban wildlife refuges in the U.S. Located on the southwestern tip of Long Island, the estuary encompasses 9,155 acres containing diverse habitats including salt marsh, upland field and woods, and fresh and brackish ponds. Jamaica Bay had 4,188,579 visitors in 2009. Participants will meet with the Superintendent of the Gateway National Recreation Area and take a guided walk through the wildlife refuge with national park service representatives. They will also tour the Marsh Islands ecosystem in small boats with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scientists and engineers. This ecosystem—an integral part of Jamaica Bay—has been targeted for restoration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and several New York State and New Jersey State environmental agencies.

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State of New Jersey

The fourth stop of the field study is northern New Jersey where participants will spend two days visiting an urban wetland and suburban .

New Jersey Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands is the largest brackish water complex in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, and is increasingly vital to fish and wildlife resources at the regional, national, and international levels. In 2009, the Meadowlands had 54,887 total visitors (29,379 school program visitors and 25, 508 parks and visitors). At the crossroads of several Atlantic Flyway migration routes, the Meadowlands supports a significant concentration of migratory birds (332 of the 443 species of birds observed). In addition, the Meadowlands provides habitat for more than 275 plant species, 50 species of fish and shellfish, 25 species of and amphibians, and 24 species of . The U.S. federal government has taken numerous steps to recognize and protect the fish and wildlife in the Meadowlands. The present task is to support the restoration and management of the area through partnerships with other government agencies.

Participants will meet with representatives of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and Environmental Research Institute to learn about current scientific research, wetland restoration, conservation management, and passive recreation activities. The group will take pontoon boats into the marshes and a short hike through the wetlands on a wooden boardwalk.

Great National Wildlife Refuge

The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1960, lies 26 miles west of New York City. This 7,700-acre oasis of wilderness, surrounded by urban and suburban areas, provides important habitats to a many species of fish, wildlife, and plants, including some that are threatened or endangered. It also provides nesting and feeding habitat for migratory birds. Total annual visitation at the Great Swamp in 2009 was 157,500 people. The refuge consists of swamp woodland, hardwood ridges, cattail marsh, grassland, ponds, and meandering streams. The refuge is actively involved in acquiring property from private and public landowners to restore the land to upland habitat. This includes demolishing structures and cement foundations, clearing impermeable ground covers and reseeding the land with native grasses. Participants will tour the wildlife refuge with the Refuge Manager and other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service representatives to learn about various management strategies.

State of Washington

The fifth stop of the field study is a very brief, one day visit to the City of Seattle.

Discovery Park

The group will tour Discovery Park, a former military site encompassing 534 acres, with 12 miles of trails through open meadows and forest groves and two miles of protected tidal beaches and active sand dunes along Puget Sound. The park, operated by the City of Seattle, is only 15 minutes from downtown. Situated on a bluff overlooking the water, it offers spectacular views of both the Cascade and the Olympic mountain ranges. The park offers an open space of quiet and tranquility away from the stress and activity of the city, a sanctuary for wildlife, especially birds and marine mammals such as harbor seals and sea lions. Over 270 species of birds have been seen in the park.

State of Hawaii

The sixth stop of the field study is the Island of Hawaii, or the Big Island. The participants will spend two days in the field visiting a nature preserve and a national park.

Ka’u Preserve

The Ka’u Preserve, located on the southwest flank of Mauna Loa volcano, encompasses 3,548 acres. The preserve is part of the largest and most intact expanse of pristine native forest in the State of Hawaii. It is managed by The Nature Conservancy. Participants will take a guided tour, by van and on foot, of the preserve with Nature Conservancy experts who will discuss their efforts to prevent degradation of the forest.

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was established in 1916. The park includes 1,348 square kilometers of land, half of which is wilderness area. In 2009 the park had 1,233,205 recreational visits and 1,820,039 non- recreational visits. The park encompasses diverse environments that range from sea level to the summit of the earth’s most massive volcano, Mauna Loa at 4,169 meters. Climates range from lush tropical rain forests, to the arid and barren desert. In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage site in 1987. This year, the National Park Service, together with partners, neighbors, and visitors, is preparing a new General Management Plan that will guide management of the park for the next 15-20 years. It has been more than 30 years since the park’s previous master plan was completed. Since that time, the park has grown by 116,000 acres and visitation has greatly increased.

Participants will meet with national park officials to discuss a wide range of issues related to effective conservation management strategies that address endangered and invasive species, and environment and climate change. They will also discuss park operations and funding and take a “back of the house” tour of park concessions and infrastructure systems that are critical to the smooth day-to-day operation of the park.

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMPONENT

East-West Center

The seventh and final stop of the field study is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Participants will engage in four days of collaborative sharing and learning at the East-West Center, reviewing all that they have learned from the classroom study in Beijing through their travels across the U.S. Working with a U.S. National Park expert, the participants will meet in small and large groups to draft team thematic reports and develop key elements of conservation management work plans for their nature reserves. The collaborative sessions will be professionally facilitated and documented for inclusion in a comprehensive written report that will be distributed to all participants, relevant Chinese governmental agencies, and partners. The group will also participate in leadership and team building discussions and exercises designed to promote awareness and recognition of group dynamics and values and new perspectives on leadership, cooperation, communication, group problem solving and decision-making.

Hanauma Bay Nature Reserve

In addition to the review and planning activities at the East-West Center, the participants will learn about some of Hawaii’s conservation management issues and practices through a visit to Hanauma Bay Nature Reserve to meet with the park manager and his staff and discuss the reserve’s comprehensive management plan. Established in 1967, Hanauma Bay underwent a successful, decade-long protection and preservation effort in the 1990s that re-established its pristine marine ecosystem after years of overuse by more than 3 million visitors annually that resulted in damaged coral reefs and imbalance of fish species due to overfeeding. With extensive community engagement in planning, monitoring, and volunteer services, today visitor attendance at the park is strictly regulated and limited to project the Bay’s fragile ecosystems.

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, a National Monument operated by the U.S. National Park Service, is built over the remains of the sunken battleship U.S.S. Arizona, the final resting place for many of the 1,177 crewmen killed on December 7, 1941 when their ship was bombed by the Japanese Naval Forces. This loss of life represents over half of the Americans killed on this "Day of Infamy", the worst naval disaster in American History. Participants will take a guided tour of the memorial and museum.

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11 – 15 May Classroom Training School of Administration, China State Forestry Administration, Beijing, China

Sunday 16 May

TRAVEL DAY

6:25 pm Chinese Delegation Departs Beijing, China for Washington, D.C. United Airlines flight #898 non-stop

7:35 Chinese Delegation Arrives WASHINGTON, D.C. Dulles International Airport Delegation will be met by Ms. Meril Fujiki, East-West Center

9:00 Board bus to hotel

10:00 Check into The Hotel George (4 nights)

Participants will receive boxed dinners at check-in to eat in their rooms.

Monday 17 May

9:00 am Breakfast in hotel

9:30 Welcome Remarks and Introductions Ms. Carol Fox, Director, Strategic Planning & Partnerships, East-West Center Ms. Meril Fujiki, Seminars Development Coordinator, East-West Seminars Ms. Dee Dee Letts, President, Resolutions Hawaii Dr. Xin Liu, Field Study Interpreter

10:30 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus

Tour of Washington National Monuments White House, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, U.S. Capitol

1:00 pm Lunch in Georgetown

2:30 Free time to walk around Georgetown

4:00 Board bus to return to hotel

Free time

6:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to restaurant for dinner

8:00 Board bus to return to hotel

Tuesday 18 May

7:30 am Breakfast in hotel

8:45 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to Arlington, Virginia

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IN THE CLASSROOM

The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office

9:15 Conservation by Design and Conservation Easements Speakers to be determined

11: 30 Walk to restaurant for lunch

1:00 pm Board bus to The National Mall

IN THE FIELD

Self-Guided Tour of Smithsonian Institute Museums

Air and Space Museum, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

American Indian Museum, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

Natural History Museum, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

American History Museum, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

National Art Museum, 4th Street and Constitutional Avenue, NW

4:30 Board bus to return to hotel

6:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to restaurant for dinner

7:30 Free time to walk around Dupont Circle

8:30 Board bus to return to hotel

Wednesday 19 May

7:30 am Breakfast in hotel

8:45 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to Arlington, Virginia

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:15 Overview of RARE ~ Inspiring Conservation Mr. Brett Jenks, President and Chief Executive Officer

RARE Pride in China Mr. Ximin Wang, Partnership Manager

Tea Break

Engaging Communities for Conservation Mr. Ximin Wang and Ms. Kate Mannle, Associate, Global Partnerships

12:00 Walk to restaurant for lunch

1:15 pm Board bus to McLean, Virginia

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8:30 Board bus to return to hotel

Thursday 20 May

TRAVEL DAY

8:30 am Breakfast in hotel

9:30 Check out of hotel, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

10:00 Board bus to Dulles International Airport

12:20 pm Depart Washington, D.C. for Albany, New York United Airlines flight #7066

1:37 Arrive ALBANY, NEW YORK

Delegation will be met by Adirondack Park Agency officials Mr. Keith McKeever, Director of Public Relations Mr. Stephen Erman, Special Assistant for Economic Affairs

3:00 Board bus to Lake Placid with stop for lunch

6:15 Check into Crowne Plaza Resort (4 nights)

7:00 Dinner at hotel

Short Presentations Introduction to the Adirondack Park Agency Mr. Keith McKeever

Economy and Communities Overview Mr. Stephen Erman

Friday 21 May

7:00 am Breakfast in hotel

8:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to Ray Brook

IN THE CLASSROOM

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

8:30 Welcome Remarks Ms. Terry Martino, Executive Director, Adirondack Park Agency

8:45 Protected Area Laws, Regulations, Compliance and Enforcement Adirondack Park Agency staff Ms. Rita Quinn, Environmental Program Specialist, Jurisdictional Inquiry Ms. Colleen Parker, Environmental Program Specialist, Regulatory Programs

10:30 Tea Break

10:45 Mr. Aaron Zieman, Project Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Trevor Fravor, Environmental Program Specialist, Enforcement Division

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1:00 pm Board bus to Mount Baker with stop for lunch

IN THE FIELD

2:00 Hike to the top of Mount Baker (749 meters/2,457 feet)

Protection and Responsible Recreational Use of Public Lands Captain John Streiff, Regional Forest Ranger, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. Kris Alberga, Supervising , New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. Richard Weber, Supervisor, Regional Planning, Adirondack Park Agency

5:00 Board bus to return to hotel

Free time

7:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus or walk to restaurant for dinner

8:30 Board bus or walk back to hotel

Saturday 22 May

7:00 am Breakfast in hotel

7:45 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to Paul Smiths

IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE FIELD

Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center

8:30 Comprehensive Wetlands Protection Programs Mr. Daniel Spada, Supervisor, and Scientific Services Division, Adirondack Park Agency

11:00 Awareness Building for Agency Programs Mr. Mike Brennan, Facility Manager and Environmental Educator, Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center

12:00 Box Lunch at the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Center

12:30 pm Reviewing Projects Involving Wetlands Adirondack Park Resource Analysis & Scientific Services staff Mr. Mark Rooks, Biological Resources Ms. Mary O’Dell, Biologist Mr. Greg Bendell, Environmental Engineer

2:30 Board bus to Tupper Lake

The Wild Center Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

IN THE CLASSROOM

4:30 Outdoor Recreational Opportunities Mr. Jack Drury, Founding director of the Wilderness Recreation Leadership Program and past president of the Wilderness Education Association

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5:30 Welcome to the Wild Center Developing and Operating a World Class Natural History Museum Ms. Stephanie Ratcliffe, Executive Director, The Wild Center

6:00 View Film – “Wild Adirondacks”

IN THE FIELD

6:45 Self-Guided Walking Tour of Trails around the Wild Center

7:00 Dinner at The Wild Center

8:00 Explore Wild Center Exhibits

9:00 Board bus to return to hotel

Sunday 23 May

7:00 am Breakfast in hotel

8:45 Gather in the hotel lobby

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:00 Public Land Planning in the Adirondack Park and New York State Forest Preserve Unit Management Planning Mr. James Connolly, Deputy Director for Planning, Adirondack Park Agency Ms. Kathy Regan, Associate Natural Resources Planner

10:00 Board bus to the Adirondack Loj, Gateway to the High Peaks Wilderness Area

10:30 How a Rustic Lodge and Base Camp in a Protected Area Can Enhance the Visitor Experience Mr. John Million, Deputy Executive Director, Adirondack Mountain Club

11:00 Guided Tour Adirondack Mountain Club Facilities

11:45 Lunch at the Adirondack Loj

12:30 pm Board bus to Wilmington Notch Campground

IN THE FIELD

1:00 Operating a State Campground in the Park Mr. Nik McKay, Conservation Operations Supervisor, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Recreation

1:30 Board bus Whiteface Mountain Ski Center

2:15 Operating an Intensive Recreational Activity in a Protected Environment Mr. Bruce McCulley, General Manager, Whiteface Mountain Ski Center

3:30 Board bus to Lake Placid

4:00 Operating a Retail Business in the Park Mr. Dennis Murphy, Store Supervisor, Eastern Mountain Sports

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4:30 Free time to walk around Lake Placid and walk back to the hotel

7:00 Dinner in hotel

Monday 24 May

TRAVEL DAY

7:00 am Breakfast in hotel

9:30 Check out of hotel, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

10:00 Board bus to Westport

11:30 Lunch

1:40 pm Depart Westport for Penn Station, New York Amtrak Train #68 (7 hours)

8:40 Arrive Pennsylvania Station, NEW YORK CITY

Board bus to hotel

9:45 Check into Milburn Hotel (5 nights)

Participants will receive boxed dinners at check-in to eat in their rooms.

Tuesday 25 May

7:00 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for breakfast

8:30 Board bus to Dana Discovery Center, Central Park

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:00 Central Park History, Management, and Conservancy Mr. Douglas Blonsky, President and Central Park Administrator, Central Park Conservancy Mr. Neil Calvanese, Vice-President for Operations, Central Park Conservancy

IN THE FIELD

10:30 Guided Walking Tour of Dana Discovery Center and Harlem Meer Mr. Douglas Blonsky and Mr. Neil Calvanese

11:30 Lunch at Dana Discovery Center

12:30 pm Board bus to Belvedere Castle

Guided Walking Tour of Belvedere Castle Visitor Center, Henry Luce Nature Observatory, Turtle Pond, The Ramble, and Hallet Nature Sanctuary Central Park Conservancy Staff Ms. Regina Alvarez, Director of Horticulture and Woodland Management Ms. Maria Hernandez, Director of Horticulture and Athletic Field Management

2:30 Board bus to Hallet Nature Sanctuary

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3:15 Walk to the Wildlife Center Self-Guided Walking Tour of Central Park Zoo

5:00 Board bus to return to hotel

Free time

7:00 Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for dinner

9:00 Walk back to hotel

Wednesday 26 May

6:30 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for breakfast

Joining the group Mr. Ray Burghardt, Director, East-West Seminars Program

7:45 Board bus to Battery Maritime Building Ferry Terminal

9:00 Ferry to Governors Island

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:30 Governors Island History, Partners, and Development Plans Mr. Robert Pirani, Executive Director, Governors Island Alliance and Vice President for Environmental Programs, Regional Plan Association Ms. Ellen Cavanagh, Project Manager, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation Ms. Patti Reilly, Superintendent, Governors Island National Monument

IN THE FIELD

10:30 Guided Bicycle Tour of Governors Island Historic District

12:00 Ferry to Battery Maritime Building

12:15 pm Board bus to Jamaica Bay, Gateway National Recreation Area, Queens

1:15 Lunch at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

1:30 Welcome Remarks Mr. Barry Sullivan, Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area

2:15 Guided Boat Tour of Elders Point Wetlands Restoration Project and Guided Walking Tour of Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Colonel John Boule, Commander and District Engineer Mr. Joseph Seebode, Deputy District Engineer Mr. William Slezak, Program Manager and Chief, New York and New Jersey Harbor Programs Branch Mr. Leonard Houston, Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch Ms. Melissa Alvarez, Senior Project Biologist, Planning Division, Environmental Branch, Coastal Section

6:00 Board U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel to New York Harbor

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7:30 Disembark and board bus to return to hotel

8:30 Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for dinner

Thursday 27 May

7:30 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for breakfast

9:00 Board bus to River Barge Park and Marina, Carlstadt, New Jersey

IN THE FIELD

10:00 Guided Pontoon Boat Tour of Meadowlands District New Jersey Meadowlands Commission staff Ms. Debbie Lawlor, Chief of Sustainability and Economic Growth Mr. Thomas Marturano, Director of Solid Waste and Natural Resources Dr. Francisco Artigas, Director, Environmental Research Institute

12:00 Board bus to Lyndhurst, New Jersey

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Headquarters

12:30 pm Lunch in Conference Room

IN THE CLASSROOM

1:00 Presentations Ms. Debbie Lawlor, Mr. Thomas Marturano, and Dr. Francisco Artigas

IN THE FIELD

2:00 Guided Walking Tour of Richard W. deKorte Park

3:30 Board bus to New York City

4:30 Self-Guided Walking Tour of The High Line

6:00 Board bus to return to hotel

7:00 Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for dinner

9:00 Walk back to hotel

Friday 28 May

6:30 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for breakfast

7:45 Board bus to Great Swamp National Refuge Visitor Center, Harding Township, New Jersey

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:15 Welcome to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Mr. Bill Koch, Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

IN THE FIELD

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11:00 Guided Tour of Wildlife Refuge Refuge staff Mr. Bill Koch Mr. Steven Henry, Deputy Refuge Manager Dr. Michael Horne, Watershed Biologist

1:00 pm Lunch at Great Swamp Visitor Center

2:00 Tour of Wildlife Refuge, continued

3:00 Arrive at The Raptor Trust

IN THE CLASSROOM

3:15 Welcome Remarks and Presentation Ms. Lauren Butcher, Education Director, The Raptor Trust

4:30 Guided Tour of The Raptor Trust Aviary

5:30 Board bus to restaurant for dinner

8:30 Board bus to return to hotel

Saturday 29 May

TRAVEL DAY

9:00 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for breakfast

10:30 Check out of hotel, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

11:00 Board bus to La Guardia International Airport

1:01 pm Depart New York City for Chicago United Airlines flight #681

2:30 Arrive Chicago and have lunch in airport

3:22 Depart Chicago for Seattle United Airlines flight #575

6:02 Arrive SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

6:30 Board bus to hotel

7:30 Check into Courtyard Marriott Seattle Downtown/Lake Union (2 nights)

8:00 Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant for dinner

9:30 Walk back to hotel

Sunday 30 May

8:00 am Breakfast in hotel

9:15 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to Discovery Park Visitor Center

IN THE FIELD

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9:30 Welcome to Discovery Park Ms. Kristin Benshoof, Docent Coordinator and Naturalist, Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center

10:15 Self-Guided Tour of Discovery Park

11:30 Board bus to Pike’s Market

12:00 Lunch in restaurant in Pike’s Market

1:00 pm Free time to walk around Pike’s Market and Pioneer Square

6:30 Dinner in restaurant in Pioneer Square

8:30 Walk back to hotel

Monday 31 May

TRAVEL DAY

6:00 am Breakfast in hotel

7:00 Check out of hotel, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

7:15 Board bus for Seattle –Tacoma International Airport

9:33 Depart Seattle for San Francisco United Airlines flight #827

11:45 Arrive San Francisco and have lunch in airport

2:14 pm Depart San Francisco for Honolulu United Airlines flight #75

4:48 Arrive Honolulu, Hawaii

6:20 Depart Honolulu for Hilo United Airlines flight #5582

7:11 Arrive HILO, HAWAII

7:45 Board bus to hotel

8:00 Check into Hilo Hawaiian Hotel (3 nights)

8:30 Dinner in hotel

Joining the group Ms. Yang Fang, National Park Management Office, Yunnan Province, China Mr. Bryan Harry, former Pacific Area Director, U.S. National Park Service

Tuesday 1 June

7:00 am Breakfast in hotel

8:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board vans to Ka’u District, southwest flank of Mauna Loa volcano

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IN THE FIELD

10:30 Overview of The Nature Conservancy Projects Dr. Robert Shallenberger, Hawaii Island Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy Hawaii Program

Introduction to the Ka’u Preserve Mr. Shalan Crysdale, Field Coordinator, Ka’u Field Office, The Nature Conservancy Hawaii Program

11:30 Walking Tour of Ka’u Preserve The Nature Conservancy staff Dr. Robert Shallenberger Mr. Shalan Crysdale Mr. Eldridge Naboa, Natural Resource Manager, Ka’u Field Office

12:30 pm Box Lunch at Ka’u Preserve

1:30 Board vans to Punalu’u Beach Park to view nesting area for Green Sea Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles

3:00 Board vans to return to hotel

5:00 Free time

7:00 Meet in hotel lobby and board bus to restaurant for dinner

8:30 Board bus to return to hotel

Wednesday 2 June

6:30 am Breakfast in hotel

7:30 Meet in hotel lobby and board vans to Thurston Lava Tube/Rain Forest, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

IN THE FIELD

8:30 Alien and Invasive Species Dr. Rhonda Loh, Chief of Natural Resources Management, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

10:00 Board vans to Volcano

Keauhou Bird Conservation Center San Diego Zoo Center for Conservation and Research for Endangered Species

10:30 Captive Breeding Program Mr. Jeremy Hodges, Research Coordinator, Keauhou Bird Conservation Center

11:45 Board vans to restaurant for lunch

1:00 pm Board vans to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kilauea Visitor Center

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

1:30 Welcome and Overview of Park Management Plan and Issues Mr. Tal Magno, Chief Ranger, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

2:30 “Back of the House” Park Operations Mr. Walter Poole, Concession Management Specialist, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Mr. Ronald Borne, Facilities Manager, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

IN THE FIELD

3:00 Guided Walking Tour of “Back of the House” Facilities

3:30 Board vans for Guided Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Halema`ma`u Crater, Kilauea summit Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey Lava fields (Chain of Craters Road to coast) Mr. Jim Gale, Chief of Interpretation, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

6:00 Stop at restaurant for dinner

8:00 Board vans to Halema`ma`u Crater

9:30 Board vans to return to hotel

Thursday 3 June

8:30 am Meet in hotel lobby and walk to restaurant

10:30 Walk back to hotel

11:00 Gather in hotel meeting room

Study Tour Review and General Group Discussion Ms. Dee Dee Letts and Mr. Bryan Harry

12:00 Individual Participant Reflection on Lessons Learned from Study Tour

1:00 pm Lunch in hotel

2:00 Free time to walk around Hilo

4:30 Check out of hotel, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

5:00 Board bus to restaurant

6:00 Board bus to Hilo Airport

7:40 Depart Hilo Hawaiian Air flight #363

8:29 Arrive HONOLULU, HAWAII

8:45 Board bus to East-West Center

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9:15 Check into Hale Manoa Dormitory (6 nights)

Friday 4 June

8:00 am Meet in lobby of Hale Manoa and walk to university cafeteria for breakfast

9:15 Walk to Imin International Conference Center, Koi Room, Garden Level

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:30 Review and Wrap-Up of National Park Issues for China Mr. Bryan Harry, former Pacific Area Director, U.S. National Park Service

10:45 Tea Break

11:00 Participant Observations Ms. Dee Dee Letts, Facilitator

12:30 pm Lunch in Garden Level Dining Room

1:45 Board bus to Hanauma Bay Nature Reserve

IN THE FIELD

2:15 Hanauma Bay Nature Reserve Management Plan Mr. Alan Hong, Park Manager, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe Maynard, Regional Environmental Education Extension Agent, University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and Leader, Hanauma Bay Education Program

4:00 View short film

4:15 Free time at Hanauma Bay

6:15 Board bus to restaurant for dinner

7:45 Board bus to return to East-West Center

Saturday 5 June

8:00 am Meet in lobby of Hale Manoa and walk to university cafeteria for breakfast

9:15 Walk to Imin International Conference Center, Koi Room, Garden Level

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:30 Small Group Working Sessions

11:00 Tea break

11:15 Small Group Working Sessions

12:30 pm Lunch in Garden Level Dining Room

1:30 Small Group Working Sessions

3:30 Tea break

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3:45 Small Group Working Sessions

5:00 Free time

6:00 Board bus to restaurant for dinner

7:30 Free time to walk around Ala Moana Shopping Center

9:00 Board bus to return to East-West Center

Sunday 6 June

7:45 am Meet in lobby of Hale Manoa and walk to university cafeteria for breakfast

9:00 Board bus to Pearl Harbor

IN THE FIELD

9:45 Tour of U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Mr. Paul Heintz, Education Director, Arizona Memorial Museum Association

11:30 Board bus to restaurant for lunch

1:30 pm Board bus to return to East-West Center

2:00 Free time

5:00 Board bus to Kaaawa for Hawaiian dinner Home of Ms. Dee Dee Letts

Joining the group Lucy Yu, Manager, China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project, The Nature Conservancy, China Program Mr. Su Ming, Deputy Director General, International Forestry Cooperation Center, China State Forestry Administration Mr. Zhang Xiwu, Director General, Department of Conservation of Wildlife and Plants, China State Forestry Administration

8:30 Board bus to return to East-West Center

Monday 7 June

7:30 am Meet in lobby of Hale Manoa and walk to university cafeteria for breakfast

9:00 Walk to Imin International Conference Center, Koi Room, Garden Level

9:15 Welcome to the East-West Center Ms. Carol Fox, Director of Strategic Planning & Partnerships, East-West Center

9:30 Introduction of High Level Delegation from China Dr. Guangzhi Yu Mr. Su Ming Mr. Zhang Xiwu

IN THE CLASSROOM

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9:45 Small Group Reports

11:00 Tea break and group photograph in Japanese Garden

11:30 Small Group Reports

1:00 pm Lunch in Garden Level Dining Room

2:00 Small Group Reports

3:45 Tea break

4:00 Small Group Reports

6:00 Board bus to restaurant for dinner

8:00 Free time to walk around Waikiki

10:00 Board bus to return to East-West Center

Tuesday 8 June

7:30 am Meet in lobby of Hale Manoa and walk to university cafeteria for breakfast

9:00 Walk to Imin International Conference Center, Koi Room, Garden Level

IN THE CLASSROOM

9:15 Leadership Workshop Ms. Dee Dee Letts and Mr. Bryan Harry

11:00 Tea break

11:15 Leadership Workshop continued

12:00 Lunch in Garden Level Dining Room

1:00 pm Free time

2:50 Walk to Hale Halewai

3:00 Awarding of Certificates Mr. Su Ming, Deputy Director General, International Forestry Cooperation Center, China State Forestry Administration Mr. Raymond Burghardt, Director, East-West Seminars Program

4:00 Farewell Reception Early dinner for participants

5:00 Check out of Hale Manoa Dormitory, bring luggage to lobby to load on bus

5:30 Board bus to Honolulu International Airport

8:20 Depart Honolulu, Hawaii for Beijing, China United Airlines flight #76 with change in San Francisco United Airlines flight #889 leaving 12:18 am (Wednesday 9 June)

Arrive BEIJING, CHINA at 3:15 pm (Thursday 10 June)

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U.S. Field Study Organizations & Speakers

Tuesday 18 May

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WORLDWIDE OFFICE

The Nature Conservancy is an environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. First founded as the Ecologists Union in 1946 by a small group of scientists who were committed to taking direct action to save threatened natural areas in the United States, The Nature Conservancy has since become the leading conservation organization working in over 30 countries, including all 50 states in the U.S. With science-based methodology and the support of more than one million members, The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide and has operated more than 100 projects globally. The organization also addresses conservation threats in areas such as climate change, , ecosystem services, invasive species, forests and marine. The Nature Conservancy ensures effective and sustainable conservation results through partnerships with indigenous communities, businesses, governments, multilateral institutions, and other non-profit organizations.

Wednesday 19 May

RARE~ INSPIRING CONSERVATION

Rare is the leader in social marketing for biodiversity conservation, with a successful track record in more than 50 countries to date, training and supporting leaders from the world’s top environmental organizations, local grassroots groups, and governments. Social marketing—a method for changing attitudes and behaviors—has been successfully applied by other organizations to such issues as seatbelt use, smoking, pollution, teen drug abuse, and reproductive health.

Rare’s proven model for changing awareness, attitudes, and behaviors toward conservation at the local level is the Pride Campaign. Each campaign inspires people to take pride in the natural assets that make their communities valuable and take action to protect them. Pride campaigns are intensive year-long marketing efforts that borrow private sector tactics and apply them to promoting more environmentally sustainable practices. Rare has trained 158 local leaders in the developing world, whose campaigns have influenced more than 6.8 million people living in over 2,400 remote communities. Together with their partners, Rare has created new protected areas and better reserve management; reduced forest fires, illegal logging, destructive fishing and unsustainable agriculture; and saved multiple species on the brink of .

Rare launched the China program in September 2008, in partnership with the Mandarin Language Training Center and the Southwest Forestry University in , Yunnan, China. Seven conservationists from around the country were selected to focus on the common threat—illegal logging and fuel wood—of over consumption in protected areas. With training and technical support from Rare, each manager will run his or her own campaign, highlighting specific environmental threats and working with communities to address relevant challenges. The Rare China Pride Campaigns of 2008-10 include Illegal Logging/Fuel wood Collection (Yuhe Provincial Nature Reserve, Gansu Province; Gaoligong National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province; Baima National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province; Meili Snow Mountain, Yunnan Province), Over-grazing (Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province); Illegal (Hunchun Siberian Tiger National Nature Reserve, Jilin Province). The Rare China Pride Campaigns for 2009-2011 is planned to launch in September of 2010 and will focus on halting destructive fishing practices threatening wetland habitats, migratory birds and other biota.

Mr. Brett JENKS President and Chief Executive Officer, Rare

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Rare, Mr. Brett Jenks oversees Rare’s institutional development, from strategic planning to program development and fundraising. Mr. Jenks has worked in the field of tropical conservation and rural education since 1992. Prior to his work with Rare, he served as the Costa Rica Program

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Director for WorldTeach, and as a journalist and filmmaker. Mr. Jenks graduated from the University of Massachusetts and holds a masters in business administration from Georgetown University.

Mr. Ximin WANG Partnership Manager, Rare China

Mr. Ximin Wang is the partnership manager at Rare China where he oversees Pride recruiting and partnership development in China. He is an active birder focusing on bird conservation and education for seven years. Mr. Wang holds a bachelors degree from the Beijing Normal University, a masters in Chinese literature from Shanghai Normal University and a masters in environmental education from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Ms. Kate MANNLE Global Partnerships Associate, Rare

As the Global Partnerships Associate at Rare, Ms. Kate Mannle plays a central role in the recruiting and selection process for Rare’s four regional training programs, supporting four regional Partnership Managers around the world. Ms. Mannle holds a bachelors degree in environmental studies from Bates College and a masters in biodiversity, conservation and management from University.

Thursday 20 May

ADIRONDACK STATE PARK

Over a century ago, a group of visionary New Yorkers made a landmark decision to create the largest, most unique park in the entire United States. The Adirondack State Park was created in 1892 by the State of New York—a six million-acre collection of publicly protected lands declared “forever wild,” interspersed with privately held property. The Adirondack Park was designed to be a place where people and nature could peacefully coexist. Today the park is still the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, , and Grand Canyon National Park combined, with the best remaining examples of hardwood forests, bogs, lakes, rivers, alpine summits, and spruce-fir forests. Approximately nine million people visit the park each year. Half of the land belongs to the people of the State of New York and is constitutionally protected to remain “forever wild” forest preserve. The remaining half of the park is private land. In addition to 105 , villages, and farms; 2800 lakes and ponds, and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, the park has huge wilderness regions, timber lands, businesses, homes, and camps. Lake Placid and the high peak area of the park was the site of the Winter Olympics of 1932 and 1980 and is now a winter sports training area.

The Adirondack Park has approximately 130,000 year-round residents, and millions of seasonal and short-term visitors. While the park does provide a great model for how people and wild lands can coexist, it also faces many challenges including increasing rates of residential development and recreational use, and loss of traditional industries that threaten the economic viability of many communities. These changes have exacerbated tensions between the preservationists and local residents. Large-scale threats, such as acid rain, global climate change, incompatible forestry practices, invasive species, and incompatible recreation also severely threaten the Adirondack ecosystem and local way of life.

ADIRONDACK STATE PARK AGENCY

Created in 1971, the Adirondack Park Agency is an independent agency in the Executive Department. Established “to insure optimum overall conservation, protection, development and use of the unique scenic, aesthetic, wildlife, recreational, open space, historic, ecological and natural resources of the Adirondack Park,” the Agency seeks to accomplish this through administration of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (for State-owned lands in the Park) and the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan (for privately- owned lands in the Park). In addition to its planning and development permitting responsibilities, the Agency has responsibility, through its Interpretive Programs Division, for building public understanding of the history and significance of the public and private resources of this very special park. The Agency also administers the State Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act and the State Freshwater Wetlands Act within the Park.

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Mr. Stephen ERMAN Special Assistant for Economic Affairs, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Stephen Erman advises the Adirondack Park Agency on regional economic issues, analyzing the market, financial, economic and fiscal issues of development projects being reviewed by the Agency. He also provides economic development planning assistance to communities within the Park, including information on the Agency’s regulatory procedures. Mr. Erman previously served as a Development Consultant in Washington, D.C., working primarily on industrial and commercial market research, strategic planning related to community revitalization, and organizational planning. He was involved in a number of projects related to military base closures and realignments, including planning for civilian reuse of the Plattsburgh Air Force Base in advance of its closure in 1995. Mr. Erman received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from the State University of New York, Albany.

Mr. Keith McKEEVER Director, Public Relations, Adirondack Park Agency

As Director of Public Relations, Mr. Keith McKeever handles media and public inquiries, conducts outreach programs, drafts speeches and counsels the Park Agency and Governor’s Press Office on public relations matters. Previously Mr. McKeever worked as a Program Administrator with the Governor’s Office for Small Cities managing community development block grants for the Adirondack region. He started his professional career with Rensselaer County as a Planner. He is a graduate of the State University of New York Plattsburgh where he received a degree in environmental science.

Friday 21 May

Ms. Terry MARTINO Executive Director, Adirondack Park Agency

Ms. Terry Martino was appointed to the position of executive director at the Adirondack Park Agency in 2009. Prior to this, she worked as executive director at the Adirondack North Country Association for more than two decades on a wide range of local and regional projects to address economic and community development and environmental stewardship and managed millions of dollars in federal, state and private funding from a wide range of sources. Ms. Martino represented New York in the Ten-Year Review of the Northern Forest Lands Council and has been a member with the Strategic Economy Initiative of the Northern Forest Center and with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Adirondack Park Steering Committee. Ms. Martino was active in the core team for the Common Ground Alliance and worked as Project Manager for the Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project. She holds a master’s degree from The New School University and a bachelor’s degree from Carleton University.

Ms. Rita QUINN Environmental Program Specialist, Jurisdictional Inquiry Office, Adirondack Park Agency

Ms. Rita Quinn is one of three staff responsible for advising whether specific development proposals require an agency permit or variance, and providing answers to general inquiries from the public. While Ms. Quinn began work at the Adirondack Park Agency in the Local Planning Services Division, she has worked for the past 15 years in the Agency’s Jurisdictional Inquiry Office. Ms. Quinn graduated with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from State University of New York Plattsburgh.

Ms. Colleen PARKER Environmental Program Specialist, Regulatory Programs Division, Adirondack Park Agency

With over 21 years of land use planning experience, Ms. Colleen Parker serves as an environmental program specialist in the Regulatory Programs Division with the Adirondack Park Agency. Prior to this, she served as an environmental program specialist and an Adirondack Park project review specialist, both with the Legal Division in the Jurisdictional Inquiry Office. Ms. Parker holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and political science.

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Mr. Aaron ZIEMANN Project Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency Federal Grant Program

As an independent contractor funded by a federal Environmental Protection Agency grant, Mr. Aaron Ziemann has helped develop a permit compliance program for the Adirondack Park Agency. Prior to his employment at the Agency, he worked extensively as an environmental educator and natural history interpreter. He holds a master's degree in environmental studies from Antioch New Graduate School.

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

The Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for administration and enforcement of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law. The Department's major responsibilities are management of the State’s Forest Preserve lands; administration of fish and wildlife laws; management of marine and coastal resources; regulating disposal, transport and treatment of hazardous and toxic wastes in an environmentally sound manner; managing the State’s program for oil and chemical spills; providing for the abatement of water, land and , including pesticides; monitoring environmental conditions and testing for contaminants; encouraging recycling, recovery and reuse of solid waste; providing assistance to private forest landowners and managing fire prevention and control efforts; promoting the wise use of ; regulating , extraction of oil and gas, and underground storage of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.

Mr. Trevor FRAVOR Environmental Program Specialist, Enforcement Division, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Mr. Trevor Fravor joined the Adirondack Park Agency in 2004 as an enforcement officer. Prior to this, Mr. Fravor served as a forestry technician with the Department of Environmental Conservation in Ray Brook. He graduated from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a bachelor’s in forestry and natural resources management.

Captain John STREIFF Regional Forest Ranger, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Captain John Streiff has worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for fourteen years, and has served as the regional forest ranger for the last six years. He oversees a staff of 41 forest rangers and six lieutenants which is augmented by fourteen seasonal assistant forest ranger positions in the summer. The Forest Rangers are responsible for over 2.2 million acres of state land and over 430,000 acres of state-owned easements educating the public regarding the protection of natural resources, enforcing state laws regarding the protection and use of the lands, and ensuring the safety of the people who use these lands. Forest Rangers are the lead agency in New York State for preventing and suppressing wild land forest fires and conducting search and rescue operations on both State lands and private lands. The rangers educate the public on the protection of natural resources, enforce state laws regarding the protection and use of the lands, and ensure the safely of the people who use these lands. They also take the lead in New York State for preventing and suppressing wild land forest fires and conducting search and rescue operations on both State lands and private lands. Captain Streiff holds an associate degree from Paul Smith’s College and has a background in forest management and timber harvesting.

Mr. Kris ALBERGA Supervising Forester, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Mr. Kris Alberga oversees five senior , a forestry technician and a Geographic Information System cartographer. He is responsible for managing almost one million acres (400,000 hectares) of public lands owned by the State of New York, most in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Mr. Alberga completed the High Peaks Wilderness Unit Management Plan, and still maintains responsibility for managing the 200,000 acre High Peaks Wilderness. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters, Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks, a Licensed Guide for the Wilderness First Responder associated with the Wilderness Medical Associates, a Leave No Trace Master Educator, and a Leader with the Boy Scouts of America. He received a dual Bachelor of Science degree in resource management and environmental biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a master’s degree in forest resource management from the same institution, where his studies focused on the sociological aspects of recreation management.

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Mr. Richard WEBER Assistant Director, Planning Division, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Richard Weber provides advice on natural resource, wilderness and wild land management for the public lands in the Park, and serves as the primary staff person responsible for the administration of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, coordinating the development and review of unit management plans, administration of the State land classification process, and the periodic review and updating of the Master Plan with the Department of Environmental Conservation. He also provides recommendations on impact assessment of the natural and social carrying capacity of the State lands in the Park as well as general advice on long-term planning and policy development. In the 1980’s he worked as a National Park Planning Advisor to the Republic of Panama providing training, planning assistance, and community outreach support as the co-director of the Darién National Park, World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Mr. Weber also has expertise in storm water management modeling and visual impact assessment. Mr. Weber attended Paul Smith’s College and received a degree in landscape architecture from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Saturday 22 May

ADIRONDACK PARK VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER

The Visitor Interpretive Center includes a building and system on a 2,885-acre preserve owned by Paul Smith’s College. The State of New York leases the land to operate this public facility. The site includes a sixty- acre marsh, five ponds, several brooks and , significant glacial and geological features, varied forest types, scenic vistas, a large public assembly building (including classrooms, a 150-seat theater, exhibit rooms, resource library, visitors lounge, and a passive -saving sun space with an art gallery, a gift shop and administration offices), the Whispering Pines Amphitheater, the Native Species House, a children’s playground, a trail system, picnic pavilions and a 125-car parking lot.

In addition, the Visitor Interpretive Center features six miles of interpretive trails and eight miles of backcountry trails for spring, summer and fall use. During the winter, there are nine miles of trails used for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Educational programs include on-site science and naturalist programs for adults and schoolchildren, summer activities, trail walks, bird-on-hand programs and lectures. As a New York State wildlife viewing site, visitors may catch a glimpse of the following species of wildlife on the property: common loon, great blue heron, beaver, red fox, coyote, black bear, white-tailed deer, snowshoe hare, muskrat, moose, and many species of birds.

Mr. Daniel SPADA Supervisor, Natural Resource and Scientific Services Division, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Daniel Spada has 23 years of experience in wetlands ecology, management, landscape impact analysis and cumulative impact assessment. He served as an adjunct lecturer at Cornell University, State University of New York, Plattsburgh and Paul Smith’s College. He is a member of the Ecological Society of America, Society of Wetland Scientists, Dragonfly Society of the Americas, and the New York Flora Association. Mr. Spada holds a Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Wetland Scientist certification. He earned a master’s degree from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Mr. Michael BRENNAN Environmental Educator, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Michael Brennan is a certified science and social studies teacher and has experience as both a teacher and administrator. His work includes facility management, education program development and delivery, as well as instruction of environmental interpretation skills for the National Association for Interpretation as a Certified Interpretive Trainer. In addition, Mr. Brennan is a lecturer in Forest Recreation at Paul Smiths College, and a regular presenter at workshops for environmental professionals and classroom teachers throughout the region. He has a bachelor’s degree in geography and a masters of science in environmental science with a focus on ecology and communication.

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Mr. Mark ROOKS Associate Project Analyst, Biological Resources, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Mark Rooks is an ecologist and wetland biologist at the New York State Adirondack Park Agency. He has degrees from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the University of Vermont.

Ms. Mary O’DELL Biologist, Adirondack Park Agency

Ms. Mary O’Dell has worked throughout the United States in environmental education, fish and wildlife research, microbiology and environmental permitting. As a Biologist I (Ecology) for about six years, her primary duties at the Agency are wetland delineations, review of project applications for wetland jurisdiction and impacts, review of wetland mitigation plans, and investigation of wetland violations. Ms. O’Dell is a graduate of State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York.

Mr. Greg BENDELL Environmental Engineer, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. Greg Bendell has been with the Adirondack Park Agency for four years as an environmental engineer. Prior to this, Mr. Bendell briefly worked in private industry as a project manager and environmental engineer where he supervised petroleum contamination investigations, site assessments and remediation. Mr. Bendell received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University at Buffalo with a focus on environmental studies. He is currently working towards obtaining his professional engineering license.

THE WILD CENTER— NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE ADIRONDACKS

The Wild Center—Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks is located on a 31-acre site in the of Tupper Lake, New York near the geographic center of the Adirondack Park, is committed to inspiring a broad public understanding of the natural systems that shape and sustain life in the Adirondacks, which is made up of great expanses of nature interspersed with small towns and communities—a place that serve as a model for a future where man and the rest of the natural world find better ways to coexist. The museum is science-based, and its experiences, exhibits and programs are designed to open new ways to look into the latest discoveries made by natural scientists. The Wild Center is a new kind of natural history museum that mixes the indoor and outdoors in unusual ways. There are waterfalls inside, and exhibit labels in the woods outside. Hiking trails outside the Center are like museum exhibit halls, except they are in the forest, with labels that trained staff can change daily. Live otter and bird sounds mix with the splashing cascade of falling water from a trout-filled stream. Films from engaging field scientists doing research in the Adirondacks showcase the world that surrounds the museum.

Mr. Jack DRURY Vice President and Director, Wilderness Recreation Leadership Program

Mr. Jack Drury is co-owner of Leading EDGE, a professional development consulting firm. He has been facilitating experiential learning at an international level for over 25 years and currently provides training to educators throughout North America, the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He is professor emeritus of North Country Community College having founded and directed the college’s Wilderness Recreation Leadership Program for nearly twenty years. Mr. Drury is past president of the Wilderness Education Association and co-author of the wilderness leadership text The Backcountry Classroom: Lessons, Tools, and Activities for Teaching Outdoor Leaders, and The Camper's Guide to Outdoor Pursuits: Finding Safe, Nature Friendly, Comfortable Passage Through Wild Places. He is a contributing author to Hiking and Backpacking, Adventure Education: Theory and Application, and The Wilderness Educator.

Ms. Stephanie RATCLIFFE Executive Director, Wild Center

When Ms. Stephanie Ratcliffe joined the Wild Center four years before its opening, she served as director of Operations and Programs and played a leading role in the creation of the Museum’s current exhibits and programs including all the interior live exhibits and the multimedia presentations. She was in charge of a 63 number of the major initiatives for future exhibits, such as the Wings Over the Adirondacks Experience and the newly planned Snowshoe Lodge Winter Habitat Exhibit and Classroom. Prior to joining the Wild Center, Ms. Ratcliffe worked at the Maryland Science Center as Senior Director for all exhibitions, and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Ms. Ratcliffe started her career in museums at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. She currently serves on the National Program Committee of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, the leading organization serving science museums internationally. Ms. Ratcliffe earned a bachelor’s degree in art marketing/museum management and a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University.

Sunday May 23

Mr. James CONNOLLY Deputy Director for Planning, Adirondack Park Agency

Mr. James Connolly is the deputy director for Planning at the Adirondack Park Agency. His responsibilities include overall direction and administration of state land policy issues and local government services at the Agency. Under Mr. Connolly’s direction, Agency Planning Division provides technical assistance and training on a variety of planning and land use control topics to communities within the Park. Local Government Services include development, review, implementation, and technical assistance on Agency approved local land use plans. The Planning Division at the Agency is also responsible for GIS services and coordination with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on implementation of the State Land Master Plan and development of Unit Management Plans for Forest Preserve lands. Prior to his employment with the Park Agency, Mr. Connolly was an employee of the Department of Environmental Conservation for over twenty years with his last position being Lake Champlain Coordinator. He was New York’s key staff person to the Lake Champlain Management Conference and Lake Champlain Steering Committee which was the inter- governmental management group responsible for development and implementation of a management plan for Lake Champlain. Mr. Connolly has been employed by New York State for 28 years. Prior to State employment, he worked for the Environmental Action Coalition in New York City on the development of community based recycling centers, and for the Magnolia Tree Earth Center, an urban environmental center, where he worked on the implementation of youth training programs in parks and conservation careers for inner-city youth. He has a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and master’s degrees in environmental management and public administration from Antioch College and Russell Sage College. He has had extensive experience in public outreach, community development, public policy and non-profit organization board membership.

Ms. Kathy REGAN Associate Natural Resource Planner, Adirondack Park Agency

With the Planning Division, Ms. Kathy Regan works with the State Lands Team on Forest Preserve projects and with the State Departments of Transportation and Environmental Conservation on travel corridor management projects. Prior to this she worked as a project coordinator for an Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Demonstration Program. Her primary responsibility for that project was to develop a permit compliance monitoring program for the Agency. Ms. Regan also worked at The Nature Conservancy’s Worldwide office in Arlington Virginia before transferring to the Adirondack Chapter in 1989. There she developed and implemented their Science and Stewardship program, including the Summit Stewardship Program. Her responsibilities included managing The Nature Conservancy’s system of preserves, biological monitoring of rare species, legal compliance monitoring of conservation easements, and writing conservation plans for ecologically significant areas. Ms. Regan holds a bachelor’s in botany from the University of Vermont and a master’s in botany from Miami University, Ohio.

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB

The Adirondack Mountain Club is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks and other wild lands and waters. With over 30,000 members and 25 chapters throughout the northeast, the club is on the front lines of advocacy on issues involving the Forest Preserve, parks, and open spaces. The club’s Education Department offers a wide variety of workshops for all interests and outreach programs for schools and youth groups. Volunteer and professional trail crews work together to maintain thousands of miles of hiking trails in the wild lands of New York State.

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The Adirondack Mountain Club also operates two Program Centers that include lodges, cabins, and a campground and information center where guests can learn about and interact with the surrounding wilderness. Club publications produce over 30 titles, including an award winning calendar, the membership magazine “Adirondack”, and the most complete map and guidebook series for the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

The club maintains a Conservation and Advocacy office in Albany, a Member Services Center in Lake George, Johns Brook Lodge located 3.5 miles into the backcountry near Keene Valley, and the Heart Lake Program Center outside of Lake Placid, New York. As a member directed organization, the club’s most valuable resource is its volunteers. Literally thousands of hours of time are donated by members each year in supporting the mission, programs, and activities of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

Mr. John MILLION Deputy Executive Director, Adirondack Mountain Club

Mr. John Million came to Adirondack Mountain Club as North Country facilities director in 1999 and oversaw the Heart Lake and Johns Brook Lodge properties in that position. He became operations director for ADK in 2000 and served in that role until becoming deputy executive director in 2004. Prior to the club, Mr. Million worked in sporting goods management with Recreational Equipment, Inc., as well as with Timberland, and Champs Sports.

Mr. Nik McKAY Conservation Operations Supervisor, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Mr. Nik McKay currently he works as a Conservation Operations Supervisor for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 in the Ray Brook Headquarters. Mr. McKay is responsible for oversight of campgrounds and the recreation programs that are managed out of the Ray Brook Headquarters. During his nine year career, he has served as an assistant campground caretaker, a campground caretaker and a supervisor of campground caretakers. All of his career has involved managing campgrounds in the Adirondack Park and includes responsibility for writing management plans for individual campgrounds and coordinating construction projects. Mr. McKay holds a bachelor’s degree in natural resources management and policy from Paul Smiths College.

WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN SKI CENTER

The Lake Placid Region is famous for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. Whiteface Mountain Ski Center opened in 1958 and was the host of the 1980 Olympic Ski events, as well as the site of the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games and annual World Cup events in freestyle skiing and/or snowboarding. At the top of Whiteface Mountain there are expansive views of the surrounding Adirondack peaks of New York.

Mr. Bruce McCULLEY General Manager, Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Mr. Bruce McCully has 28 years of experience in the ski industry, serving in a variety of roles including, snowmaking, lift operations and trail maintenance. Whiteface Mountain site of the 1980 Olympic Alpine Events has the greatest vertical drop in the east. Hosting numerous World Class events annually Whiteface serves as a training ground for future Olympians. Acting as an economic catalyst to the region in summer and winter and providing and education, Whiteface prides itself in Guest Service and Environmental awareness.

Tuesday 25 May

CENTRAL PARK

Central Park was open to the public in the mid-1800s. Unfortunately, it quickly slipped into decline and little maintenance was done. One of the major reasons for this was lack of political support. Around the beginning of the 1900s, the park faced several new challenges. Cars had been invented and they created pollution. People began to use park for active sports as well as for walks and picnics. For several decades the park was not

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CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY

The Central Park Conservancy is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1980 that manages Central Park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The Conservancy obtains its funding from individuals, corporations, foundations, and the City of New York and has invested more than $500 million to date into the Park, making it a model for urban parks worldwide. The Conservancy provides 85 percent of Central Park’s $27 million annual operating budget and is responsible for all basic care of the Park. To manage the park, Conservancy staff aerate and seed lawns, rake leaves, prune and fertilize trees, and plant shrubs and flowers; maintain ball fields and playgrounds, remove graffiti, conserve monuments, bridges, and buildings; and care for water bodies and woodlands, controlling erosion, maintaining the drainage system, and protecting over 150 acres of lakes and streams from pollution, siltation, and algae. notable achievements have been the development of several innovative Park management and preservation practices, which have set the standard for park management nationwide. The zone management system, for example, divides Central Park into 49 zones, each with a dedicated gardener who provides a uniformed presence and is held accountable for his or her zone. This system is directly responsible for cleanliness and productivity improvements throughout the Park. In addition, the Conservancy developed and implemented a program to train and mentor New York City Parks Department gardeners. They are trained by Conservancy staff in Central Park in horticulture, maintenance, and management.

Dana Discovery Center houses an information room, with park staff on hand to answer questions or give directions, and a room that displays community projects and artwork. The center offers nature classes for children, and provides fishing poles and bait for visitors to fish in the Harlem Meer on a catch and release basis (an estimated 10,000 people fish in the Meer each year). The Harlem Meer is the second largest open body of water in Central Park. It is an artificial creation, built to replace a tidal salt marsh and creek that once covered the area. Today, most of the water in the Meer is piped in from the reservoir (average depth is four feet; eight feet in some areas). The Meer was stocked in 1993 with 50,000 fish, including large-mouth bass, channel catfish, golden shiners, and bluegill and pumpkin-seed sunfish. Asian grass carp were later added, because they feed on the algae that can cloud the water in warm summer months.

Belvedere Castle serves as an information center and a data-gathering outpost for the U.S. Weather Bureau. It also houses the Henry Luce Nature Observatory offers telescopes, microscopes, turtle and fish tanks, fossil replicas, and plant specimens. Visitors and school groups can learn some of the skills for observing nature. Turtle Pond is a wildlife habitat and home to many snapping and painted turtles. Waterfowl are common in the pond, and there are many dragonflies. During the quiet morning hours, cormorants, egrets, and giant blue herons often come hunting for .

The Ramble is a thickly wooded, 36-acre area marked by rugged outcrops, steep cliffs, a meandering stream, and several pathways where it is easy for visitors to get lost. The area is often visited by botanists, geologists, bird watchers, painters, and nature lovers. The Society has ranked the Ramble among the top 15 bird- watching locales in the U.S., along with such prestigious sites as Yosemite and the Everglades. During the spring and fall migrations, the Ramble serves as a temporary stop-over for thousands of birds. The Ramble was originally a swampy wetland that was filled in and a forest of richly varied trees, shrubs, and flowers were planted. A stream was created and pathways built. The Ramble was one of the first sections of Central Park to be opened to the public a few years before the Civil War in the mid-1800s, and it became very popular. Over time, the area declined due to the large number of visitors and budget reductions for maintenance. The result was that the carefully planned landscape evolved in a totally unplanned way into a real woodland. Overgrown

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meadows, unpruned shrubs, and dead trees proved highly desirable lodgings for small animals including rabbits and raccoons, and a great number of birds.

The Hallet Nature Sanctuary was a popular hiking and climbing site until it was closed to the public and set aside as a bird sanctuary in 1934. Inside the fence, the many shrubs, black cherry trees, wildflowers, and other vegetation have been allowed to grow untended, providing a mini-wilderness for animals and plant life. Woodchucks have flourished, along with rabbits and raccoons. After dark, night herons fish in the pond.

The Wildlife Center is one of the most popular areas of Central Park. Visitors of all ages find it a magical place with creatures ranging from rain forest denizens such as toucans, piranhas, tamarin monkeys, and poisonous frogs to cooler-climate inhabitants like red pandas, sea lions, polar bears, and a remarkable of penguins. The center is home to 1,500 animals of over 120 different species housed in three climatic zones: tropical, temperate, and polar. The Wildlife Conservation Society operates the center and offers informative talks for visitors by wildlife experts in its Intelligence Garden, which was named after the Chinese emperor Wen Chang, who in 1100 B.C. showed wild animals on a section of his palace grounds to enlighten his subjects about nature.

Mr. Douglas BLONSKY President and Central Park Administrator, Central Park Conservancy

Mr. Douglas Blonsky has been with the Central Park Conservancy since 1985. He was appointed President in 2004. He is also the Central Park administrator, appointed in 1998 when the Conservancy formalized its partnership with the City of New York by signing a historic management contract. Mr. Blonsky oversees a staff of more than 250 and over 3,000 volunteers who contribute 30,000 hours of service each year. As a result of the proven track record of the Conservancy in renovation and supervision, the Conservancy assumed responsibility as general contractor and project manager for all Central Park capital projects, including those that are City- funded. Mr. Blonsky has been directly responsible for the effective management of $350 million in capital projects, including a number that have received prestigious design awards. A graduate of the University of Delaware and Cook College at Rutgers University, Mr. Blonsky holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, and is a registered landscape architect in New York State.

Mr. Neil CALVANESE Vice-President for Operations, Central Park Conservancy

Mr. Neil Calvanese is the Central Park Conservancy’s vice-president for operations. With a staff of about 200 in season, comprised of both Conservancy and Parks employees, he oversees all maintenance and horticulture work in Central Park. This includes daily operations, horticultural projects and tree work, special events, film shoots and emergency management. Mr. Calvanese has worked in Central Park since 1981, when he started as a climber with the tree crew. Since then, he has held the positions of tree care coordinator, deputy director of horticulture, director of horticulture, deputy chief of operations, and chief of operations. Having worked with the Conservancy in its early days, and through many of its ambitious restoration projects, Mr. Calvanese has played an active role in Central Park’s renaissance. Mr. Calvanese holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Arkansas College as well as an associate’s degree in arboriculture from State University of New York Farmingdale.

Ms. Regina ALVAREZ Director of Horticulture and Woodland Management, Central Park Conservancy

Ms. Regina Alvarez has been with the Conservancy for 17 years. She is currently director of horticulture and woodland management, overseeing all restoration and planting projects in woodland and wetland areas of the Park as well as directing four horticulture crews throughout the Park. Ms. Alvarez has two master’s degrees in biology from Lehman College. She is currently enrolled in a doctorate program in plant sciences at the City College of New York Graduate Center where she studies urban forest ecology looking at the woody plant species in the Woodlands of Central Park. In addition, she has done field work in forest ecology and ethnobotany in El Salvador and Panama.

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Ms. Maria HERNANDEZ Director of Horticulture, Central Park Conservancy

Ms. Maria Hernandez has been with the Central Park Conservancy for 17 years. She is currently director of horticulture and athletic field management, overseeing the management of the Park’s 26 athletic fields and running track, as well as overseeing all horticultural and restoration projects in the four sections of the Park she manages. Ms. Hernandez has a horticultural staff of 49 under her who oversee the day to day operations of such high profile areas as Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Terrace, Lilac Walk, Great Lawn, Turtle Pond, The Reservoir and North Meadow. She has an associate’s degree in biology from Nassau Community College and has received a certificate of horticulture from the New York Botanical Gardens School of Horticulture. Ms. Hernandez continues to take classes at the School of Horticulture and the Rutgers University Continuing Education Program.

Wednesday 26 May

GOVERNORS ISLAND

Governors Island, located in the heart of New York harbor, is a 172-acre former military post that was home to the U.S. Army and the Coast Guard. In April of 2010 the New York State government turned over responsibility for revitalizing Governors Island to the City of New York. Under the agreement, the city will convert nearly half of the island (87 acres) into a public park. The plan includes the restoration of historical structures, a new high school and commercial ventures. To implement this plan, the city will demolish non- historic structures and convert the space into parks and walkways for public use. Governors Island- virtually off limits to visitors until about five years ago- offers spectacular views of the harbor, the of Liberty and the downtown city skylines.

GOVERNORS ISLAND ALLIANCE

Since 1995, the members of the Governors Island Alliance civic coalition have worked together to return Governors Island to the people of New York by promoting the redevelopment of the island and creating a great civic space. The Alliance works with the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, the National Park Service, and elected officials to ensure that the redevelopment plans set public access, park programming, and as primary goals and that there is funding for these purposes.

Mr. Robert PIRANI Executive Director, Governors Island Alliance and Vice President, Environmental Programs, Regional Plan Association

Mr. Robert Pirani is the Regional Plan Association’s Director of Environmental Programs. His responsibilities include developing and directing programs in parks and open space advocacy, land use planning, protection, and the reuse of abandoned industrial sites. Mr. Pirani has authored or co-authored several of the Association's recent publications including: “A New Life for Governors Island,” “Keeping the Green Promise: An Action Plan for New York City's Urban Forest,” “Building a Metropolitan Greensward,” “Managing Watersheds,” “Putting a Price Tag on Solid Waste Management,” and “Tools and Strategies: Protecting the Landscape and Shaping Growth.” He has been invited to testify before the United States Congress, the states of New York and New Jersey, the City of New York, and other public bodies on a variety of open space and land use issues. Mr. Pirani holds a master's degree in regional planning from Cornell University and a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Hampshire College. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and Environment.

GOVERNORS ISLAND PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION CORPORATION

Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation, is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations for 150 acres of Governors Island. The corporation is overseen by a Board of Directors appointed equally by the State and the Mayor of New York City. The corporation works closely with the National Park Service, business, and community and civic groups to come up with new ideas for development of the island and to enhance the island’s role as a vital and integral part of New York City and the surrounding region. The goal is to make Governors Island a destination with great public open space and heritage tourism attractions, as well as education, conference and cultural arts facilities.

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Ms. Ellen CAVANAGH Project Manager, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation

Ms. Ellen Cavanagh is the project manager for Planning for the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation. She provides support for all aspects of planning and pre-development for Governors Island including overall Island master-planning; planning and design of public open space and parkland; and planning, design, and preservation of existing historic buildings and landscapes, future development sites and zones, and Island infrastructure. Ms. Cavanagh holds a master’s degree in City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

GOVERNORS ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT

For over 200 years, Governors Island has played a vital role in the defense and development of New York City, and was occupied by the U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard for much of this time. President Bill Clinton established Governors Island National Monument by Presidential Proclamation in 2001. Since the summer of 2003, the National Park Service has offered guided and self-guided tours and in collaboration with the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, has sponsored public programs and special events on the island. National Park Service is also responsible for maintaining, repairing and rehabilitating many of the historic structures on the island.

Ms. Patti REILLY Superintendent, Governors Island National Monument

Ms. Patti Reilly is the superintendent of Governors Island National Monument, a unit of the National Park System. She is responsible for the operations of the Monument including the preservation of the island’s most outstanding historic features—Fort Jay, Castle Williams and their surrounding landscapes. The 22 acres of the Monument are part of a National Historic Landmark District and New York City Historic District. Ms. Reilly also serves as the co-chair of the National Park Service Education Council, a service-wide advisory group for interpretation and education. She also served as an advisor to the Second Century Commission.

Prior to her current assignment, she served as manager for partnerships and agreements in the Northeast Region’s Office of Interpretation and the director of the Northeast Center for Education Services. She also served as director of the Parks as Classrooms program at the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. She also served as an environmental education specialist in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Office of Training and Education. Prior to that, she spent eleven years at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York as a park ranger, environmental education specialist, and chief of interpretation. Ms. Reilly holds a bachelor’s degree in science and a master’s in marine science.

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607 acre (107.67 km²) National Recreation Area in the New York City metropolitan area providing recreational opportunities that are rare for a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping. Gateway was created by the U.S. Congress in 1972 to preserve and protect scarce and/or unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources with relatively convenient access by a high percentage of the nation's population. It is owned by the United States government and managed by the National Park Service. Some of the places within the Gateway Recreation Area in Jamaica Bay include:

Floyd Bennett Field is an historic airfield on the National Register of Historic Places and includes an aircraft restoration project where volunteers preserve the park's collection of historic aircraft. Exhibits and programs on the airfield's history are available in the former control tower and terminal. The grasslands of Floyd Bennett Field are a good place for viewing falcons and kestrels. Floyd Bennett Field also includes a concession housing recreational facilities including a sports arena and ice skating rinks in adaptively re-used hangers.

Fort Tilden has some of the city's most pristine and secluded ocean beaches, a maritime forest, a coastal dune system, and a freshwater pond. Between 1917 and 1974, Fort Tilden served as part of the harbor's system of defenses, and once housed Nike antiaircraft missiles. Today an observatory deck on one of the old batteries

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Breezy Point Tip contains 200 acres of oceanfront beach, bay shoreline, dunes, marshes and coastal grasslands and is a nesting area for the threatened piping plover.

JAMAICA BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

The area around the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge is dominated by urban residential, commercial, and industrial development. Its 9,155 acres are mostly open water, but include salt marsh, dunes, brackish ponds, woodland, and fields. The bay itself has been disturbed by dredging, filling, and development, including the construction of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Much of the wetlands in the bay have been filled in, mostly around its perimeter.

The salt marshes of Jamaica Bay offer prime habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge is internationally renowned as a prime birding spot where more than 330 species of water, land, and shorebirds have been recorded (nearly half of the species in the northeastern United States). While most of the waters and marshes have been protected since 1972, pollution is still a problem, and after enjoying a worldwide reputation for oysters and supporting a vigorous fishing industry. The area has been closed to shell fishing since the early 20th century. The majority of the land and water within the refuge is publicly owned by the U.S. government and the City of New York. The National Park Service administers a portion of the area; New York City has several parks within the bay complex; and portions of the wetlands and uplands are under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In addition, small areas in the upland buffer of the bay remain in private residential or commercial ownership. The New York State Natural Heritage Program, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy, recognizes two priority sites for biodiversity within the complex, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has designated several areas as significant wildlife habitats.

The Marsh Islands ecosystem is an integral part of Jamaica Bay. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation estimates that approximately 1,400 acres of tidal salt marsh have been lost from the marsh islands since 1924, with the system-wide rate of loss rapidly increasing in recent years. Between 1994 and 1999, an estimated 220 acres of salt marsh were lost at an alarming rate of 44 acres per year. If this trend continues, all remaining salt marsh on the islands will be lost over the next three decades. A restoration plan includes restoring the existing vegetated areas and the sheltered and exposed mudflats by placing fill material up to an elevation that is suitable for low marsh growth and hand-planting 900,000 marsh grasses on two of the islands.

Mr. Barry SULLIVAN General Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area

Mr. Barry Sullivan is currently the superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area located in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Sullivan has overall management responsibility for the three Gateway National Recreation Area units: Staten Island, New York including Fort Wadsworth and Miller Field; Jamaica Bay/Breezy Point, New York including Floyd Bennett Field, the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and Riis Park and Sandy Hook, New Jersey. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Sullivan previously worked as the acting superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore, New York. Mr. Sullivan is a veteran National Park Service manager with a wide range of experience in diverse geographical regions of the United States. He has directed science/research operations, law enforcement, search and rescue, and wild land fire operations, museum/cultural preservation facilities, education/interpretive operations, and maintenance and construction operations. Mr. Sullivan began his park career thirty-four years ago as a seasonal park ranger at Edison National Historic Site where he became a permanent park ranger. The recipient of numerous awards for park management, resources stewardship, managing search and rescue, fire and law enforcement operations, and developing outstanding community relations, he brings a broad breadth of park management experience to Gateway National Recreation Area. He received the 2009 Superintendent of the Year award for Natural Resource Stewardship. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and outdoor recreation from Kean University, and a master’s degree in environmental education from Southern Connecticut State University.

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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERSM, NEW YORK DISTRICT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides vital public engineering services to strengthen U.S. security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District has played a major role in the navigation, development and maintenance of water resource activities in the New York and New Jersey Harbor Estuary for more than 200 years. From maintenance and channel dredging to drift removal and environmental restoration, the New York District has been involved in many facets of port improvement plans. Today, the Corps’ New York District is faced with the challenge of deepening the New York and New Jersey Harbor while preserving its natural estuary. The Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with sponsor agencies and stakeholders, such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the states of New York and New Jersey, are committed to making the New York and New Jersey Harbor a world class estuary.

Colonel John BOULÉ II Commander and District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Colonel John Boulé II assumed command of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2009. The New York District is responsible for the Corps’ water resource development, navigation, and regulatory activities in northeastern New Jersey, eastern and south-central New York State, including the New York Harbor and Long Island, and parts of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The District is also responsible for design and construction at Army and Air Force installations in New Jersey, New York, Virginia and overseas in Greenland. Colonel Boulé also holds the title of Supervisor of New York Harbor.

Colonel Boulé graduated in 1986 from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. After earning two Masters of Science degrees from Stanford University and Professional Engineer certification, he taught Hydrology in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. Colonel Boulé served in a variety of operational, command and staff assignments in the United States and overseas. His previous assignments include serving with the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division, in Furth, Germany. As a captain, he volunteered for service in Operation Desert Storm with the 27th Engineer Battalion. Beginning in 2005, Colonel Boulé led the battalion on a one-year deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of the 4th Infantry Division. Colonel Boulé’s decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, six awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the Ranger Tab, and the Combat Action Badge.

Mr. Joseph SEEBODE Deputy District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Mr. Joseph Seebode is an environmental engineer and scientist with nearly 30 years of experience in engineering program management, water resource engineering, environmental restoration and remediation, solid waste management, natural resource protection, watershed planning, emergency preparedness and federal and state regulatory programs. He currently serves as the deputy district engineer for the New York Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he manages a diverse team of engineers and scientists administering the Civil Works, Environmental, Military Construction and Interagency and International Services Programs; which includes projects aimed at environmental protection, navigation improvements, dredged material management, security, public works infrastructure improvement and the Global War on Terror. These programs are currently investing $1 billion on an annual basis in regional infrastructure improvements.

Mr. Seebode’s experience with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers includes being Program Manager for the multi-billion dollar navigation channel deepening of the Port of New York and New Jersey to 50 feet, and managing the development and execution of a comprehensive environmental restoration strategy for the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. He also managed the Corps of Engineers Rivers and Harbor Act/Clean Water Act/Ocean Dumping Act Regulatory Program in the New York District for over 13 years.

Between 2004 and 2006, Mr. Seebode served as the Assistant Commissioner for Site Remediation and Waste Management at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection where he oversaw a team of over 650 professionals engaged in a wide array of environmental engineering and science activities including evaluating contaminated sites and managing the cleanup; managing the State of New Jersey’s Brownfield’s Reuse Program; undertaking emergency activities related to discharges of hazardous substances and wastes; managing solid and hazardous waste permitting and planning; reinvigorating recycling; and overseeing New Jersey’s program for permitting dredging and dredged material beneficial reuse sites. During his tenure Mr. Seebode

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Mr. Seebode has a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. He was awarded the 2002 Civilian of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Other awards include the prestigious Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Department of Army Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service, a Presidential Certificate of Merit, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bronze Medal, and recently a Heroism Award given by the Governor of the State of New Jersey.

Mr. William SLEZAK Program Manager and Chief, New York and New Jersey Harbor Programs Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Mr. William Slezak is the program manager and chief, New York and New Jersey Harbor Programs Branch for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – New York District. In this position, Mr. Slezak is responsible for the $2.2 billion channel deepening project within the Port of New York and New Jersey and is also responsible for the Ecosystem Restoration program throughout the New York and New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Mr. Slezak has been with the Corps of Engineers for 34 years in various positions and capacities. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from Rutgers University and a master’s environmental engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and is also a professional engineer in the State of New Jersey.

Mr. Leonard HOUSTON Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch, Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Mr. Leonard Houston has worked in for the New York District since 1979. He serves as senior advisor to the district engineer on environmental issues and to the chief of planning for regulatory compliance and planning. He is also the district representative on a number of advisory committees for local and regional programs and district representative on several public outreach venues. Mr. Houston supervises a staff of 32 scientists and engineers who evaluate environmental and cultural impacts of civil works projects to select alternatives that meet the initial authorizing intent (navigation, control, storm protection, and environmental restoration) while also minimizing impacts to existing resources and habitats or maximizing environmental benefits. His work plays a major role in developing habitat restoration and mitigation/protection plans, monitoring on-going construction activities and evaluating project success through application of post-construction success criteria. It also provides critical service to project implementations by applying for and obtaining necessary state and local permits and establishing consistency with Federal regulations such as Coastal Zone Management, Essential Fish Habitat, Endangered Species, Clean Air and Clean water Acts for those alternatives recommended for implementation. Mr. Houston holds a bachelor’s in biology from Brooklyn College and a master’s in marine science from Long Island University.

Ms. Melissa ALVAREZ Senior Project Biologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Ms. Melissa Alvarez is a senior project biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District, Planning Division, Environmental Branch, Coastal Section. Ms. Alvarez has served as the project biologist for both the Elders Point East and Elders Point West salt marsh restoration projects, as well a various other sites. Ms. Alvarez’ expertise includes: National Environmental Policy Act compliance, habitat restoration, salt marsh ecology, and biological surveys. She has worked on a variety of projects at the Corps including habitat restoration projects, coastal projects, as well as flood control projects. She is a certified professional wetland scientist and a lifetime member of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Ms. Alvarez graduated from the University of Rhode Island.

Thursday 27 May

NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS

New Jersey Meadowlands is the largest brackish water complex in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, and is increasingly vital to fish and wildlife resources at the regional, national, and international levels. The wetlands district consists of a 30.4 square mile (3,400 acres) ecosystem of wetlands. There are 14 located within the district. Its location in proximity to the greater New York City metropolitan area makes 72

conservation of the vast wetland a challenge, as it is a very fragile environment. Today the district includes vibrant commercial areas alongside preserved wetlands. There are more than 21 parks and ten miles of walking trails. Visitors can take river cruises, tours and bird walks. There are educational programs at the Meadowlands Environment Center.

NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION

Forty years ago the New Jersey State Legislature formed the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission to act as the zoning and planning agency for the Meadowlands District. The commission’s goal is to preserve natural and open areas, restore the degraded wetlands, and improve the water quality of the Hackensack River Estuary. Over the years, the Meadowlands Commission has worked to create a safe and effective system for solid waste disposal, promote orderly development, and balance growth with critical environmental protections. It has invested tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements, building sanitary landfills, flood control projects and cleaning up polluted marshes.

Ms. Debbie LAWLOR Chief of Sustainability and Economic Growth, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

Ms. Debbie Lawlor has over 29 years of experience in the planning profession. For the past 25 years she has worked as chief planner and chief of sustainability and economic growth for the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a state planning agency with regional planning and zoning authority. She is a licensed professional planner in the state of New Jersey and a certified member of the American Institute of Certified Planners specializing in land use and environmental planning. Ms. Lawlor managed the preparation of the 2004 New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Master Plan; wrote numerous redevelopment plans; and manages the sustainability initiatives. Ms. Lawlor is vice chair of state planning for the American Planning Association's Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division at the national level and has served as 1st and 2nd Vice President, as well as Northeast Area Representative for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association. Ms. Lawlor is the recipient of the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter Distinguished Service Award 2009. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental planning and design from Rutgers University-Cook College and a master’s in geography from Rutgers University-Graduate School.

Mr. Thomas MARTUANO Director of Solid Waste and Natural Resources, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

Mr. Thomas Marturano has been a director at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for more than 25 years. During his tenure he has been responsible for the remediation of more than 750 acres of contaminated landfills which has resulted in hundreds of millions of gallons of leachate and billions of cubic feet of methane gas being collected. In addition to these duties, for 10 years he was the chief engineer and director of land use. This position also made him responsible for overseeing more than 7,000 development applications. Finally, Mr. Marturano has been part of the team responsible for the land preservation program and the principal in the wetland mitigation and park development projects. These positions make Mr. Marturano uniquely qualified to speak to the interaction between the three mandates to protect the delicate balance of nature; to provide for orderly development; and to provide facilities for the disposal of solid waste. In addition to these main duties Mr. Marturano provides the engineering expertise to several multi-disciplinary teams. Most recently he provided engineering expertise during the design and construction of the Platinum LEED Science building and is working with our legal and financial team on several projects as well as managing a solar energy project on a closed landfill. Mr. Marturano is a graduate of Tufts University and is a licensed professional engineer and planner in the State of New Jersey.

Dr. Francisco ARTIGAS Director and Senior Scientist, Environmental Research Institute, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

Dr. Francisco Arigas currently serves as the director and senior scientist of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. He was also the assistant director of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. He was a research associate professor at Rutgers University Center for Information Management Integration and Connectivity where he coordinated the activities of the Rutgers University NASA Regional Application Center.

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Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the International Development Bank and the European Economic Community he has studied and developed environmental, agricultural and food security oriented Geographical Information Systems in Tanzania, Brazil, El Salvador and Bolivia. Dr. Artigas holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile, and a master’s in environmental biology and a doctorate in environmental science from Ohio State University.

Friday 28 May

THE GREAT SWAMP NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

The Great Swamp was established as an area to provide migration, nesting and feeding habitat for migratory birds. The western half of the Refuge is intensively managed to maintain optimum habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Water levels are regulated; grasslands and brush are mowed periodically to maintain habitat and species diversity; nesting structures for wood ducks, bluebirds, and other birds are provided; other habitat management practices are employed; and research studies are conducted. To minimize disturbance to wildlife, public access in this area is limited. The eastern half of the Refuge was designated by the U.S. Congress as a National Wilderness Area in 1968. Generally, no permanent structures, motorized vehicles, or equipment are allowed. Even mechanized forms of transportation such as bicycles are not allowed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has worked hard to remove remaining traces of man such as roads, old house sites and garbage dumps. Drained wetlands have been restored. The wilderness area provides a more primitive outdoor experience for the general public and serves as an outdoor classroom and laboratory. Hiking on the trails or free roaming in the area are permitted. By limiting use in this sensitive area to foot travel only, the wilderness experience can be preserved.

Mr. William KOCH Refuge Manager, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Mr. William Koch has over 38 years of experience with the National Wildlife Refuge System of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As refuge manager of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, he has the overall responsibility for the protection, planning, operation and maintenance of the 7,800 acre refuge. During this time he has focused on refuge expansion through an active land acquisition program, compatible public use programs, habitat restoration, addressing contaminants and other threats to the refuge and working cooperatively with various partners in a regional watershed approach to resource protection and management. In 2005 Mr. Koch was given overall responsibility for two additional refuges located in New Jersey and New York. Together the three refuges formed the Great Swamp-Wallkill River-Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Together these units total approximately 14,000 acres and, when all acquisitions are completed, will expand to about 26,600 acres. Prior to this, he served in the Parker River Refuge on the northeast coast of Massachusetts, the Montezuma Refuge in upstate New York, and the Blackwater refuge on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Mr. Koch graduated from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine with a Bachelor of Science in wildlife management.

Mr. Steven HENRY Deputy Refuge Manager, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Mr. Steven Henry is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Mr. Henry transferred to the Great Swamp in May 2006 from the Charles M. Russell refuge in Lewistown, Montana where he worked as an ecologist with an emphasis in invasive species management, wilderness, and Geographic Information Systems. Mr. Henry started with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Cabeza Prieta refuge in southern Arizona as an ecologist dealing with endangered species and wilderness management issues. Before joining the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Mr. Henry served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala where he was responsible for managing the southern sector of the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from Holy Cross College in Massachusetts in 1987 and a master’s degree in wildlife ecology from the .

Dr. Michael HORNE Watershed Biologist, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Dr. Michael Horne came to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in 1999 where he has been responsible for non- wildlife, contaminant clean up, and watershed management issues. As a watershed biologist, Dr. 74

Horne is actively recruited to fill in elsewhere in the region when needed and recently played a significant role in the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge System’s 549th unit, Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to his duties at Great Swamp, Dr. Horne is currently the community liaison for Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, acting refuge manager at Wallkill River and Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuges, and project manager for three contaminant clean-up projects.

Throughout his working career, Dr. Horne has always remained active in academia, serving as an adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities, and as an advisor to several graduate student programs. He has also worked extensively in training inner city youths for potential employment within the environmental and green technology industries. Dr. Horne obtained a bachelor’s degree from Juniata College in biology and secondary education, and a doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University in wildlife ecology and statistics.

THE RAPTOR TRUST

The Raptor Trust is one of the premier, privately-funded wild bird rehabilitation centers in the U.S. The facility includes a hospital, outdoor aviaries that can house several hundred birds, and an education center. Over 3,000 injured and orphaned birds are cared for each year with the primary goal of releasing as many as possible back in to the wild. The Trust is open every day of the year to visitors who would like to view the 50 non-releasable hawks, eagles, and that are permanent residents at the center. The Trust also offers on-site and outreach public education programs for school children, community groups, nature clubs, and senior citizens. The participants will meet with the Education Director and tour the aviary.

Ms. Lauren BUTCHER Education Director, The Raptor Trust

Ms. Lauren Butcher is the education director at The Raptor Trust, an avian rehabilitation center in Millington, New Jersey. In addition to presenting educational programs to school and community groups, she is responsible for supervising the Trust’s college internship program and coordinating special event programming throughout the year. During the summer months, Ms. Butcher is also a seasonal avian rehabilitator with the Trust and sub- permittee under the license of Raptor Trust Director, Leonard J. Soucy. She is a member of the New Jersey Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators and the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association. Ms. Butcher graduated from the College of William and Mary and received a master’s degree from Rutgers University, where she studied the history of amateur ornithology in the U.S. and taught nature writing.

Sunday 30 May

DISCOVERY PARK

Discovery Park is a 534 acre (2.2 km²) park in the peninsular Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the city’s largest public park and contains 11.81 miles of walking trails.

Ms. Kristen BENSHOOF Docent Coordinator and Naturalist, Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center

Ms. Kit Benshoof serves as a naturalist for Discovery Park where her primary responsibility is the Docent Program. She has spent the past seven years working as an environmental educator, a recreation leader for at- risk youth, and as a volunteer coordinator. She manages a program of approximately 50 on-going volunteers who are trained to lead educational programs for school children, families, seniors, and community groups. As someone who started her own career as a volunteer, she feels very strongly about the importance of having a volunteer program that not only supports the facility and its visitors, but also the volunteers themselves. Ms. Benshoof graduated from Colorado State University in 2005 with a degree in natural resource recreation and tourism and is a certified interpretive guide through the National Association for Interpretation.

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Tuesday 1 June

KA’U PRESERVE

The Island of Hawaii is the largest and most topographically diverse island in the State of Hawaii. The ecosystems provide habitat for a wide variety of birds, invertebrates and plants found nowhere else in the world. These ecosystems have been adversely impacted by introduced hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. There are also a host of non-native plants that have invaded even the most remote native forest. Wildfire also poses a serious threat to native ecosystems.

The Nature Conservancy manages the 3,548 acre Ka’u Preserve, established in 2002 to protect biologically rich and intact native forest. The preserve features mountainous ridgelines with narrow plateaus and steep valleys. Closed-canopy trees such as koa and ohia shelter lush native plants and tree ferns. Rare plants still survive, along with rare and endangered forest birds like the Hawaiian hawk. The region consists mostly of state-owned forest reserve lands.

The Nature Conservancy’s primary management goals are to prevent degradation of the forest by reducing damage by pigs and sheep, limiting the spread of habitat-modifying weeds and preventing the introduction of other invasive species. A portion of the preserve has been fenced and all pigs removed. Invasive plant surveys have been conducted and aggressive control of kahili ginger and night-blooming jasmine is underway. Field surveys have identified several small populations of rare plants and seed have been collected for propagation. In addition, Nature Conservancy staff work closely with other preserve landowners to identify critically important forest bird habitat. They are also actively promoting conservation awareness and community pride among the residents of the Ka’u District. Programs include environmental education, internships, volunteering and guided trips.

Dr. Rob SHALLENBERGER Hawaii Island Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office

Dr. Rob Shallenberger joined The Nature Conservancy as the Hawaii Island Conservation Director in 2002. In this position, Dr. Shallenberger supervises ten staff managing three preserves and providing leadership in three watershed partnerships. Prior to this, Dr. Shallenberger served for many years with the Fish and Wildlife Service. While with the Service, he managed National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific and in the northwest and southwest regions of the US. He was the chief of refuges in Washington for seven years, during which he led a group of refuge managers on a field visit to China. Dr. Shallenberger is also a commercial flight instructor and a widely published wildlife and aerial photographer. Many of his photos appear in the recently published book, Hawaiian Birds of the Sea. Dr. Shallenberger obtained his bachelor’s degree from Whitman College and his masters and doctorate in zoology from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Mr. Shalan CRYSDALE Field Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office

In his present position, Mr. Shalan Crysdale is the field coordinator for the Conservancy’s Ka’u field office. Before joining The Nature Conservancy in 2008, Mr. Crysdale worked as a land assessment coordinator under contract for the U.S. Army. In 2005, Mr. Crysdale joined the Big Island Invasive Species Committee as a program associate collecting botanical data. He also worked as a GIS botanical data technician on Kauai and as an English instructor in Mexico. Between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Crysdale worked as a research assistant collecting climate data and conducting growth studies in native forest. He attended Humboldt State University and received his bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2003.

Mr. Eldridge NABOA Natural Resource Manager, The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office

Mr. Eldridge Naboa serves as a natural resource manager for The Nature Conservancy in Ka’u. Prior to this, Mr. Naboa was selected to participate in The Nature Conservancy’s first Natural Resource Manager Fellowship program. Mr. Naboa is very active in the Ka’u community, most recently as the vice-chair of the Community Development Plan Steering Committee. In addition, Mr. Naboa was a team leader for the Youth Conservation Corps and a Research Supervisor for the Hawksbill Turtle program at Kamehameha Beach. He graduated in Zoology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Wednesday 2 June

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Founded in 1916, the Park encompasses 333,000 acres (1,348 square kilometers) of land from the summit of Maunaloa to the sea. There are 150 miles of hiking trails through volcanic craters, scalded deserts and rainforests as well as a museum, petroglyphs, a walk-in lava tube and two active volcanoes: Maunaloa, which last erupted in 1984 and Kilauea which has been erupting since 1983. As of January 1994, 491 acres of new land have been created on Hawaii's Big Island. The current eruption may last another 100 years or stop tomorrow.

Most visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are enchanted by its active volcano and its misty cloak of rainforest. Many never realize that its underlying treasures of native plants, animals and habitats face an ecological crisis. Species that have survived for millions of years face unabated threats from a host of invaders introduced by humans over the past 200 years, as well as declining habitat outside the Park. Feral pigs, goats, and mouflon sheep, invasive plants, feral cats and rats, mongoose, ants, wasps, and mosquitoes are all taking a tremendous toll on native plants and animals. Within the Park live 23 species of endangered vascular plants and 6 of 15 endangered native birds. Hawaii is the leading state in the U.S. for both and federally listed endangered species. Setting aside protected natural areas is not enough to effectively address this problem. The race to control invasives and restore native ecosystems, as well as to recover the Park’s endangered plants and animals, requires an aggressive commitment of time and funds. The strategy focuses first on removal of alien ungulates such as mouflon sheep, planting of common natives in park landscapes that have been disturbed by ungulates or wildfire, control of invasive species and planting of endangered and rare plants. Four endangered species, the nene, Hawaiian petrel, hawksbill turtle, and Ka’u silversword are targeted for full recovery by the National Park Service staff and its partners, who are aggressively engaged in restoring habitat, guarding nest sites, monitoring threats and population impacts, and removing alien wildlife.

Another issue facing the park is controlling wildfires that threaten native ecosystems. Invasion and colonization of alien tropical and sub-tropical grasses have caused fire frequency rates to triple. Fortunately, several decades of fire ecology research have led to pioneering rehabilitation efforts, using native plants to fire-proof vulnerable ecosystems within the park.

Dr. Rhonda LOH Chief of National Resources Management, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

As Chief of Natural Resources Management, Dr. Rhonda Loh currently leads the Natural Resources Program in the protection and recovery of native Hawaiian ecosystems, flora and fauna in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. As vegetation program manager from 1998-2006, she directed programs dealing with management of disruptive invasive weeds, recovery of federally listed native plant species, fire ecology, habitat restoration, vegetation mapping and research ecology. In 2004 she received the regional director’s Resources Management Award in recognition of excellence, achievements, and contributions to the National Park Service. Dr. Loh began her work with the Park Service in 1989 as a volunteer biologist for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. She received a master’s degree in chemistry from Stanford University, and a doctorate in botany specializing in Ecological Restoration from University of Hawaii at Manoa.

KEAUHOU BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER

The Keauhou Bird Conservation Center is a part of the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research and operates as a partnership between the San Diego Zoo, the state of Hawaii, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Kamehameha Schools. The center aids critically endangered species at the landscape level by establishing self- sustaining populations of birds in the wild using captive propagation and reintroduction management tools. Current focal species are the 'alala (Hawaiian crow), palila, Maui parrotbill, and puaiohi.

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Mr. Jeremy HODGES Research Coordinator, Keauhou Bird Conservation Center

Mr. Jeremy Hodges serves as research coordinator and facility manager with the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center. Prior to this, Mr. Hodges worked in the San Diego Zoo's San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Project where he bred endangered birds to release back into the wild. Mr. Hodges graduated with a degree in biology.

Mr. Walt POOLE Concession Management Specialist, Hawaii Volcano National Park

As concession management specialist, Mr. Walt Poole serves as a analyst and advisor to management and staff on all matters related to concessions, commercial operations and contractual activities, including Commercial Use Authorization Permits, Special Use Permits, Permits, and Cooperative Agreements. In addition, Mr. Poole oversees the park’s Environmental Management System. Prior to this, Mr. Poole worked as a regional general manager with Forever Resorts for 16 years. In this capacity, he managed concessionaire properties within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Rocky Mountain National Park, , Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, and the Amistad National Recreation Area. Mr. Poole holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the United States International University, San Diego, California and is a Certified Marina Manager from the International Marina Institute.

Mr. Tal MAGNO Chief Ranger, Hawaii Volcano National Park

Mr. Tal Magno has been stationed in parks throughout the western U.S. with a focus on law enforcement and emergency services for 23 years. Mr. Magno served as Chief Ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for four years and previously worked as a supervisory ranger at Lake Mead. As assistant team leader with the PWR Special Event and Tactics Team since 1990, his serves as an emergency medical technician, park diver, firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor, structural fire fighter, wildland fire squad leader, helicopter short-haul and boat operator. Mr. Mangno graduated from the University of Hawaii at Hilo with a BA in geography and planning.

Mr. Ronald BORNE Facilities Manager, Hawaii Volcano National Park

As the facility manger and chief of maintenance for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Mr. Ron Borne manages a 43 person Maintenance Division that is responsible for the funding repair and maintenance of all park buildings, utilities, roads, trails, signs and vehicle fleet management. Mr. Borne holds a commercial helicopter pilot license and also has certifications in Wildland Firefighting through the Area Incident Command level. Before joining the National Park Service Mr. Borne served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and as an infantry and aviation officer, at several installations and retiring in Hawaii. He then became a civilian manager with the Army planning organizational transformation changes for the Army forces in Hawaii. Mr. Borne received many awards and decorations throughout his career culminating with the military Legion of Merit and the Superior Civilian Service awards. He holds a BS from the University of Nebraska with a major in law enforcement and geography.

Mr. Jim GALE Chief of Interpretation, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Mr. Jim Gale is Chief of Interpretation at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. He has 25 years of interpretive experience as a park ranger, environmental educator, interpretive planner and team leader for visitor center interpretive design. He has received numerous national awards for his leadership and creativity, including the highest honor given by the National Association of Interpreters (Association Fellow 1992). As Chief of Interpretation at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gale led the design and exhibit fabrication team for two new visitor centers. While Assistant Chief of Interpretation at Grand Canyon National Park, Gale led the design and exhibit fabrication team for Canyon View Information Plaza in collaboration with the Hopi, Navajo, Havasupi, Zuni and Northern Piute Nations. Mr. Gale also has experience working with indigenous people in Asia and the Pacific. In he worked for the USAID Partnership for Biodiversity Project to help develop ecotourism that benefits Shey-Phoksundo National Park and the local Dolpa communities. In Papua

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New Guinea and the Philippines, he conducted environmental education workshops on rainforest and volcanoes for Pacific Island and South East Asian Peace Corps volunteers and host country representatives. As Chief of Interpretation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Mr. Gale leads a design team for the Kilauea Visitor Center and green contact station and is collaborating with Native Hawaiians. Mr. Gale holds a bachelor’s degree in botany from Colorado State University and a master’s in botany from the .

Friday 4 June

HANAUMA BAY NATURE RESERVE

The Hanauma Bay Education Program has been in operation for the past fifteen years through the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College. It was created to educate the public on Hawaii’s marine environment to enhance appreciation for and promote understanding and stewardship of Hanauma Bay. Educational activities are carried out by several paid staff and over one hundred volunteers who greet visitors, show the park’s mandatory educational film, staff information desks in the education center and at the beach kiosk, and conduct orientations for permitted groups. The educational programs cover topic areas such as marine ecology, marine biology, and . The Friends of Hanauma Bay, a non-profit organization, supports the University of Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay Education Program by conducting tours of the Bay and staffing the education desk.

Mr. Alan HONG Park Manager

Mr. Alan Hong has been responsible for administering and managing the daily operations of the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve since 1990, overseeing a staff of 40 groundskeepers, cashiers, park attendants, and administrative staff. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve is Hawaii’s first state marine protected area. He previously worked as the parks ocean recreation specialist for the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe MAYNARD Leader, Hanauma Bay Education Program

Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe Maynard is responsible for the Hanauma Bay Education Program. Through the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College, she has developed education outreach and interpretive programs to enhance visitor and community experiences to the Bay since 1991. She also recruits, trains, and maintains a strong volunteer corps of community members. The programs emphasize awareness of human ecological footprints through proper reef etiquette, and foster community stewardship of marine protected areas and wise use and management of the island’s coastal areas. Ms. Kumabe Maynard has conducted and managed numerous professional development and community coastal education workshops and projects in Hawaii, Micronesia and American Samoa. She has a bachelor’s degree in marine science from the University of Hawaii and a master’s degree from the University of Hawaii’s School of Education.

Sunday 6 June

U.S.S. ARIZONA MEMORIAL, PEARL HABOR

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 by Japanese imperial forces and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu led to United States involvement in World War II. The memorial, dedicated in 1962 and visited by more than one million people annually, spans the sunken hull of the battleship without touching it. Historical information about the attack, boat access to the memorial, and general visitor services are available at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, opened in 1980 and operated by the National Park Service. The sunken remains of the battleship were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

Mr. Paul HEINTZ Education Director, Arizona Memorial Museum Association

Mr. Paul Heintz is the education director for the Arizona Memorial Museum Association. He directs education programs in conjunction with the U.S. National Park Service at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, as

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U.S. Field Study Speaker Contact Information

The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office Mr. Keith McKEEVER Director of Public Relations The Nature Conservancy Worldwide Office Adirondack Park Agency 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 1133 Street, Route 86 Arlington, Virginia 22203-1606 P.O. Box 99 Tel: 1-800-628-6860 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected] Rare~Inspiring Conservation Ms. Terry MARTINO Mr. Brett JENKS Executive Director President and Chief Executive Officer Adirondack Park Agency Rare~Inspiring Conservation 1133 Street, Route 86 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 204 P.O. Box 99 Arlington, Virginia 22201 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-703 522-5070 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Mr. Ximin WANG Ms. Rita QUINN Partnership Manager, Rare China Environmental Program Specialist P.O. Box 273 Jurisdictional Inquiry Office Southwest Forestry University Adirondack Park Agency 300 Bailongsi, Kunming, Yunnan Province 1133 Street, Route 86 China 650224 P.O. Box 99 Tel: +86-871-3863483 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected] Ms. Kate MANNLE Global Partnerships Associate, Rare Ms. Colleen PARKER 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 204 Environmental Program Specialist Arlington, Virginia 22201 Regulatory Programs Division Tel: 1-703-522-5070, ext.139 Adirondack Park Agency Email: [email protected] 1133 Street, Route 86 P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 New York State Adirondacks Park Agency Email: [email protected]

Mr. Stephen ERMAN Mr. Aaron ZIEMANN Special Assistant for Economic Affairs Project Coordinator, Environmental Protection Adirondack Park Agency Agency Federal Grant Program 1133 Street, Route 86 Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 1133 Street, Route 86 Ray Brook, New York 12977 P.O. Box 99 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected]

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Mr. Richard WEBER Mr. James CONNOLLY Assistant Director of Planning Division Deputy Director for Planning Adirondack Park Agency Adirondack Park Agency 1133 Street, Route 86 1133 Street, Route 86 P.O. Box 99 P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Mr. Daniel SPADA Ms. Kathy REGAN Supervisor Associate Natural Resource Planner Natural Resource and Scientific Services Division Adirondack Park Agency Adirondack Park Agency 1133 Street, Route 86 1133 Street, Route 86 P.O. Box 99 P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Mr. Michael BRENNAN New York State Department of Environmental Educator Environmental Conservation Adirondack Park Agency 1133 Street, Route 86 Mr. Trevor FRAVOR P.O. Box 99 Environmental Program Specialist Ray Brook, New York 12977 Enforcement Division Tel: 1-518-891-4050 New York State Department of Environmental Email: [email protected] Conservation P.O. Box 296 Mr. Mark ROOKS Ray Brook, New York 12977 Associate Project Analyst- Biological Resources Tel: 1-518-897-1200 Adirondack Park Agency Email: [email protected] 1133 Street, Route 86 P.O. Box 99 Captain John STREIFF Ray Brook, New York 12977 Regional Forest Ranger Tel: 1-518-891-4050 New York State Department of Environmental Email: [email protected] Conservation P.O. Box 296 Ms. Mary O’DELL 1115 Street Route 86 Biologist - Ecology Ray Brook, New York 12977 Adirondack Park Agency Tel: 1-518-897-1300 1133 Street, Route 86 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, New York 12977 Mr. Kris ALBERGA Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Supervising Forester Email: [email protected] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. Greg BENDELL P.O. Box 296 Environmental Engineer 1115 Street Route 86 Adirondack Park Agency Ray Brook, New York 12977 1133 Street, Route 86 Tel: 1-518-897-1200 P.O. Box 99 Email: [email protected] Ray Brook, New York 12977 Tel: 1-518-891-4050 Email: [email protected]

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Mr. Nik McKAY Central Park Conservancy Conservation Operations Supervisor New York State Department of Environmental Mr. Douglas BLONSKY Conservation President, Central Park Conservancy & Central Park P.O. Box 296 Administrator Ray Brook, New York 12977 Central Park Conservancy Tel: 1-518-897-1200 14 East 60 Street Email: [email protected] New York, NY 10022 Tel: 1-212-310-6669 Email: [email protected] Other Organizations in the Adirondacks Mr. Neil CALVANESE Mr. Jack DRURY Vice-President for Operations Vice President Central Park Conservancy Leading EDGE Wilderness Programs 14 E 60 Street North Country Office New York, New York 10022 624 Lake Street Tel: 212-310-6600 Saranac Lake, New York 12983 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-518-891-5915 Email: [email protected] Ms. Maria HERNANDEZ Director of Horticulture and Athletic Field Ms. Stephanie RATCLIFFE Management Executive Director Central Park Conservancy The Wild Center Natural History Museum of the 14 E 60 Street Adirondacks New York, New York 10022 45 Museum Drive Tel: 212-310-6600 Tupper Lake, New York 12986 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-518-359-7800, ext. 104 Email: [email protected] Ms. Regina ALVAREZ Director of Horticulture and Woodland Management Mr. John MILLION Central Park Conservancy Deputy Executive Director 14 E 60 Street Adirondack Mountain Club New York, New York 10022 814 Goggins Road Tel: 212-310-6600 Lake George, New York 12845 Email: [email protected] Tel: 518-523-3480 Email: [email protected] Governors Island Mr. Bruce McCULLEY General Manager Mr. Robert PIRANI Whiteface Mountain Ski Area Vice President, Environmental Programs 5021 Route 86 Regional Plan Association Wilmington, New York, 12997 4 Irving Place, 7th Floor Tel: 1-518-946-2223 New York, New York 10003 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-212- 253.6010 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Ellen CAVANAGH Project Manager Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation 10 South Street, Slip 7 New York, New York10004 Tel: 1-212-440-2234 Email: [email protected]

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Ms. Patti REILLY Ms. Melissa ALVAREZ Superintendent Senior Project Biologist Governors Island National Monument U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Battery Maritime Building Slip 7, 10 South Street Jacob Javitz Federal Building New York, New York 10004 New York, New York 10278 Tel: 1-212-825-3040 Tel: 1-917-790-8604 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

Mr. Barry SULLIVAN Ms. Debbie LAWLOR General Superintendent Chief, Sustainability and Economic Growth Gateway National Recreation Area New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Building 210 One DeKorte Park Plaza Staten Island, New York 10305 Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Tel: 1-718-354-4665 Tel: 1-201-460-4671 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Mr. Thomas MARTURANO U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York Director of Solid Waste and Natural Resources District New Jersey Meadowlands Commission One DeKorte Park Plaza Colonel John BOULÉ II Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Commander and District Engineer Tel: 1-201-460-1700 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Email: [email protected] Jacob Javitz Federal Building New York, New York 10278 Dr. Francisco ARTIGAS Tel: 1-917-790-8000 Director, Environmental Research Institute Email: [email protected] New Jersey Meadowlands Commission One DeKorte Park Plaza Mr. Joseph SEEBODE Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Deputy District Engineer Tel: 1-201-460-2801 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Email: [email protected] Jacob Javitz Federal Building New York, New York 10278 Tel: 1-917-790-8209 Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Email: [email protected] Mr. Bill KOCH Mr. William SLEZAK Refuge Manager Program Manager and Chief, New York and New Great Swamp, Wallkill River, Shawangunk Jersey Harbor Programs Branch Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge Complex U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District 241 Pleasant Plains Road Jacob K. Javits Federal Building Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2109 Tel: 1-973-425-1222, x156 New York, New York 10278 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-917-790-8799 x08305 Email: [email protected] Mr. Steven HENRY Deputy Refuge Manager Mr. Leonard HOUSTON Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch 241 Pleasant Plains Road U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Jacob Javitz Federal Building Tel: 1-973-425-1222 x-157 office New York, New York 10278 Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-917-790-8702 Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Michael HORNE Mr. Shalan CRYSDALE Watershed Biologist Field Coordinator Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office 241 Pleasant Plains Road P.O. Box 1132 Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Na’alehu, Hawaii 96772 Tel: 1-973-425-0215, ext 111 Tel: 1-808-939-7171 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

The Raptor Trust Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Ms. Lauren BUTCHER Dr. Rhonda LOH Education Director Chief of Natural Resources Management The Raptor Trust Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 1390 White Bridge Road P.O. Box 52 Millington, New Jersey 07946 Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii 96718 Tel: 1-908-647-1091 Tel: 1-808-985-6098 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Mr. Walt POOLE Seattle Discovery Park Concession Management Specialist Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Ms. Kristen BENSHOOF P.O. Box 52 Docent Coordinator & Naturalist Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii 96718 Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center Tel: 1-808-985-6027 3801 West Government Way Email: [email protected] Seattle, Washington 98199 Tel: 1-206-386-4236 Mr. Tal MAGNO Email: [email protected] Chief Ranger Hawaii Volcanoes National Park P.O. Box 52 The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii 96718 Tel: 1-808-985-6030 Dr. Robert SHALLENBERGER Email: [email protected] Hawaii Island Conservation Director The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office Mr. Ronald BORNE P.O. Box 1132 Facilities Manager Na’alehu, Hawaii 96772 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tel: 1-808-885-1786 P.O. Box 52 Email: [email protected] Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii 96718 Tel: 1-808-985-6055 Mr. Eldridge NABOA Email: [email protected] Natural Resource Manager The Nature Conservancy Ka’u Field Office Mr. Jim GALE P.O. Box 1132 Chief of Interpretation Na’lehu, Hawaii 96772 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tel: 1-808-939-7171 P.O. Box 52 Email: [email protected] Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii 96718 Tel: 1-808-985-6098 Email: [email protected]

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Keauhou Bird Conservation Center

Mr. Jeremy HODGES Research Coordinator Keauhou Bird Conservation Center Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program P.O. Box 39 Volcano, Hawaii 96785 Tel: 1-808-985-7218 Email: [email protected]

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Mr. Alan HONG Park Manager Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve 100 Hanauma Bay Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Tel: 1-808-395-2211 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Elizabeth KUMABE MAYNARD Regional Environmental Education Extension Agent University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program 100 Hanauma Bay Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Tel: 1-808-397-5840 Email: [email protected]

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

Mr. Paul Heintz Education Director Arizona Memorial Museum Association U.S.S. Arizona Memorial 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Tel: 1-808-485-2744 Email: [email protected]

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Project Staff

The Nature Conservancy

Mr. Peng ZHAO External Affairs Manager, TNC China Program

As external affairs manager, Mr. Peng Zhao is responsible for coordinating government relations and developing partnerships for The Nature Conservancy China Program. Prior to this, Mr. Zhao worked for the China Conservation Blueprint Project—using a “conservation by design” approach, the project identified conservation priority areas and developed a multilevel conservation plan for China. He also served as a research fellow with the The Nature Conservancy China Program where he investigated biodiversity impact assessments. Mr. Zhao graduated from Beijing Normal University with a master’s degree in environmental science. During this time, he also worked as a project coordinator for the Administrative Center of China Agenda 21 and the Ministry of Science and Technology managing demonstration projects on environmental management.

Dr. Guangzhi (Lucy) YU Manager, China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project, TNC China Program

Dr. Guangzhi (Lucy) Yu directs the China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project. Dr. Yu joined The Nature Conservancy China Program in 2003 where she was responsible for coordinating eco-regional management of targeted existing nature reserves in northwestern Yunnan, China, including providing technical support and guidance to nature reserve managers, adapting conservation methodologies, building capacity of partners locally and nationally, developing conservation plans based on the best available science, and demonstrating conservation practices on the ground. Dr. Yu holds a doctorate in conservation biology from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

National Park Management Office, Yunnan Province

Ms. Fang YANG National Park Management Office, Yunnan Province, China

Ms. Fang Yang has served in Yunnan Provincial Forest Department since 1997. She currently works as a liaison for Yunnan Province’s national park system. She has over twelve years of experience in protected area management, wildlife conservation, natural resource management policy making, and international cooperation project coordination. An East-West Center Graduate Fellow, Ms. Yang holds a master’s degree in natural resource and environmental management from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

East-West Center

Ms. Carol FOX Director, Strategic Planning and Partnerships

Ms. Carol Fox is responsible for implementing strategic directions for the East-West Center and developing new partnerships and sources of funding. Ms. Fox has previously held positions as Special Assistant to the Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Director of Development and Marketing at the Bishop Museum, Director of Program Development for The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Region, and Deputy Director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

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Ms. Meril FUJIKI Seminars Development Coordinator, East-West Seminars Program

Ms. Meril Fujiki has served as Seminars Development Coordinator since 2001, developing, implementing, and managing professional development training programs for participants from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the U.S. The programs focus primarily on leadership training in a global context with specific attention to building resilient communities, conservation management, and urbanization and governance issues. Prior to coming to the Center, Ms. Fujiki worked with the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research to share sustainable technologies with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. As manager of the organization’s Education and Training Program, she directed regional training and technical assistance programs for infrastructure, educational, and commercial organizations throughout the Pacific Islands and Hawaii. Ms. Fujiki earned a master’s in city and regional planning and a post-graduate certificate in public administration from Rutgers University.

Ms. June KURAMOTO Senior Program Officer, Research Program

Ms. June Kuramoto is responsible for the logistical support of East-West Center activities held in Honolulu and abroad, and for long-term participants who visit the Center. She has been with the East-West Center for the past 34 years in various positions. She earned a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Consultants

Ms. Dee Dee LETTS President, Resolutions Hawaii

Ms. Dee Dee Letts works with large community groups for over 20 years, providing mediation, facilitation, strategic planning and leadership training services. Since 1992 she has consulted for the State of Hawaii, western U.S. organizations and Pacific Island governments on complex policy issues over a broad diversity of interests. Her projects have included the Hawaii Nature Center Strategic Plan, Kawainui Marsh Plan, Sacred Falls Park Planning, and Kokee State Park Master Plan. Ms. Letts has served as the Assistant Director of the Hawaii Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Judiciary and the Director of the Conflict Management Program for the Neighborhood Justice Center.

Mr. Bryan HARRY Former Pacific Area Director, National Park Service

Mr. Bryan Harry retired from the National Park Service after over 50 years. He served as a ranger-biologist and park naturalist at Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and Chief Park Naturalist and Valley Manager at Yosemite National Park. He came to Hawaii as Superintendent of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the early 1970’s. Throughout his career he has been involved in the planning of the National Park System. In Alaska he supervised field studies and draft legislation leading to the Alaska Lands addition to the National Park Service. He was also involved with studies leading to North Cascades and American Samoa designations as National Parks. He is a founding member of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit at the University of Hawaii. Mr. Harry holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from Colorado State, both in wildlife management.

Dr. Xin LIU Translator and Interpreter, Mandarin Chinese

Dr. Xin Liu has 15 years of experience working as a Mandarin interpreter and translator. Dr. Liu has experience translating for U.S. Department of State conferences and other meetings held by organizations in the public and private sectors, as well as special expertise translating legal, medical and business documents. She is an active member of the Hawaii Interpreters and Translators Association. Dr. Liu is a former East-West Center graduate

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fellow and holds a doctorate degree in American Studies and a master’s degree in American Studies from the University of Hawaii as well as a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Capital Normal University, Beijing.

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Project Staff Contact Information

The Nature Conservancy Ms. June KURAMOTO Senior Program Officer, Research Program Mr. Peng ZHAO East-West Center External Affairs Manager 1601 East-West Road TNC China Program Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 B4-2 Qijiayuan Diplomatic Compound Tel: 1-808-944-7267 No 9 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District Email: [email protected] Beijing, 100600, China Tel: 86-10-85319532 Email: [email protected] Consultants

Dr. Guangzhi (Lucy) YU Ms. Dee Dee LETTS Manager, China Protected Areas Leadership President, Resolutions Hawaii Alliance Project P.O. Box 524 The Nature Conservancy China Program Kaaawa, Hawaii 96730 B4-2 Qijiayuan Diplomatic Compound Tel: 1-808-538-5990 No. 9 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District Email: [email protected] Beijing, 100600, China Tel: 86-10-8532-4710, ext. 131 Mr. Bryan Harry Email: [email protected] Former Pacific Area Director National Park Service 1275 Honokahua Street National Park Management Office, Yunnan Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Province Tel: 1-808 395-1121 Email: [email protected] Ms. Fang YANG Yunnan National Park Management Office Dr. Xin LIU 18#, Fengyuan Road, Panlong District Interpreter and Translator, Mandarin Chinese Kunming, Yunnan 650224 Aloha Bridge Services China 1305-B Kahala Towers Tel: 86-871-5110816 4300 Waialae Avenue Email: [email protected] Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Tel: 1-808-737-2600 Email: [email protected] East-West Center

Ms. Carol FOX Director, Strategic Planning and Partnerships East-West Center 1601 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 Tel: 1-808-944-7172 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Meril FUJIKI Seminars Development Coordinator East-West Seminars Program East-West Center 1601 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 Tel: 1-808-944-7352 Email: [email protected]

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