Science Conference 2024

28-Oct-2024   29-Oct-2024   30-Oct-2024   Poster Sessions   All
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Wednesday,October 30, 2024

Oral Presentation Session 5 (Chair: Jane Barker)
09:00 - 09:15 AM

Ecological forestry research on small private woodlots in Nova Scotia

Presented by Kevin Keys, Family Forest Network
09:15- 09:30 AM

The PEI forested landscape priority place for species at risk initiative

Presented by Julie-Lynn Zahavich, P.E.I. Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action
09:30 - 9:45 AM

Insights into natural cavity use by Chimney Swifts in a working forest in Kespukwitk

Presented by Cindy Staicer, Dalhousie University and Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
09:45- 10:00 AM

A baseline study of breeding bird populations in Eastern Hemlock stands at the onset of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid infestation in Nova Scotia

Presented by John Kearney,  John F. Kearney & Associates and The Listening Together Project
10:00 - 10:15 AM

Determining the minimum size of conservation zones within working forest community easements and their contribution to Canada’s protected areas goals

Presented by Shayla M. Nickerson, Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust
10:15 - 10:45 AM

Health Break

Oral Presentation Session 6 (Chair: Jason Airst)
10:45 - 11:00 AM

A preliminary look at Monarch preferences for milkweed in Nova Scotia

Presented by Carter Feltham, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
11:00 - 11:15 AM

Spatial predictors of human-black bear (Ursus americanus) interactions in Nova Scotia, Canada

Presented by Jason Airst, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
11:15 - 11:30 AM

Cape Breton moose (Alces alces andersoni) aerial survey results 2020 to 2024

Presented by Jenna M. Priest, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables 
11:30 - 11:45 AM

Protecting lake shorelines in Kespukwitk, Southwest Nova Scotia, through ecological services, education, best management practices and promotion of restoration

Presented by Nick Hill, Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association
11:45 - noon

Student Awards and Closing Remarks