BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e661d05a6f9f751a9e234ad4836a9d6 CATEGORIES:Polar Online Events CREATED:20220304T173949 SUMMARY:A-BON Meeting 2022 - Beavers and the borealisation of the Arctic: Understanding cascading social and biophysical change LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:The 2022 A-BON meeting will be the first ever gathering of scientists, Indi genous groups, land managers, and local observers to discuss the arrival of beavers in the Arctic and implications for the natural resources of the af fected Arctic regions.\nThe meeting was planned to be in person March 15-18 in Fairbanks, Alaska, but due to COVID-19 regulations the meeting has been shifted to a virtual platform. Our keynote speaker is acclaimed Alaskan au thor Seth Kantner (Ordinary Wolves, Shopping for Porcupine, new book! ), wh o will share his 60 years of observations related to climate change and bea vers.\nThe meeting ag enda will include presentations on the observed impacts of beavers in t he tundra, on research methods for monitoring beaver population expansion, and on approaches to co-producing knowledge with academic researchers and I ndigenous groups. Presentations will be followed by break-out groups to ali gn priorities, share ideas, and collaborate more effectively on projects.\n The meeting is supported by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs and the International Arctic Science Committee.\nVisit the A-BON website (https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/a-bon/2022-meeting) for regist ration and further information.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The 2022 A-BON meeting will be the first ever gathering of scientists, Indigenous groups, land man agers, and local observers to discuss the arrival of beavers in the Arctic and implications for the natural resources of the affected Arctic regions.< /p>

The meeting was planned to be in perso n March 15-18 in Fairbanks, Alaska, but due to COVID-19 regulations the mee ting has been shifted to a virtual platform. Our keynote speaker is acclaim ed Alaskan author Seth Kantner (Ordinary Wolves, Shopping for Porcupine , new book! A Thousand Trails Home), who will share his 60 years of observations related to climate chang e and beavers.

The meeting agenda< /span> will include presentations on the observed impacts of beavers in the tundra, on research methods for monitoring beaver population expansion, an d on approaches to co-producing knowledge with academic researchers and Ind igenous groups. Presentations will be followed by break-out groups to align priorities, share ideas, and collaborate more effectively on projects.

The meeting is supported by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs and the International Arctic Sc ience Committee.

Visit the A-BON website for registration and further information.

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