Rebuilding a Better Gulf Coast for Birds: Wetland Restoration, Beach Nourishment, Coastal Dredging, and Bird Conservation After the 2005 Hurricane Season
March 14 - 16, 2006
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Session 1: The conservation status of birds on the Gulf Coast - March 14, 2006
Session 2: How do coastal bird species interact with coastal engineering projects? - March 15, 2006
Session 3: How can we maximize the value of bird habitats through coastal engineering? Avoiding the loss of high quality habitat and designing projects that create or maintain high quality habitat - March 15, 2006
Session 4: Project/bird interactions during the construction phase: environmental windows and construction-phase monitoring - March 15, 2006
Session 5: Regional sediment management: how will new, larger-scale approaches to coastal sediment management affect birds? - March 16, 2006
Session 6: How do we assess the effects of projects and restoration on birds? - March 16, 2006
Session 7: How have hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected bird habitat? How do we integrate bird habitat restoration into post-storm restoration efforts? - March 16, 2006