PR-VI Plant Cons. Workshop-Participants Summary
PR-VI Plant Cons. Workshop-Participants Summary
Campus 25-27 June 2012 Overview of Participants Workshop attendees included a diversity of audiences including university students (BSc, MSc. and Ph.D.), researchers, faculty members, an emeritus professor, a post doc, natural resources managers and specialists, foresters, an entomologist, agronomists, botanists, a lichenologist, an Associate Dean, herbarium managers and curators, field technicians, private consultants, environmental interpreters, naturalists, environmentalists, biologists, and the general public that represented an assortment of affiliations. Nineteen participants traveled from six countries to attend this workshop, including the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Jamaica, and the United States (Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington DC). A total of 71 registered participants attended the workshop representing the following institutions: Universities (9); Departments or Divisions (15) University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Campus Department of Biology, MAPR Herbarium, Department of Crop Protection and Agro-environmental Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Station University of Puerto Rico, Ro Piedras Campus, Department of Biology, Department of Environmental Science, UPRRP Herbarium, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology & Conservation University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus, Department of Environmental Health Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Germn Campus, Department of Biology Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus, Environmental Science Program Florida International University, College of Arts and Science Columbia University, New York, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biology University of the Virgin Islands, Agricultural Experiment Station Natural Resources National Agencies (4) Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Terrestrial Resources Division (San Juan Herbarium), Forest Service Bureau (Guajataca and Gunica State Forests), Bureau of Coasts, Reserve and Refuges (Punta Petrona and Humacao Natural Reserves) US Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division British Virgin Islands National Park Trust, Terrestrial Parks Division and JR ONeal Botanical Gardens Jamaica Forestry Department United States Government agencies (8) US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, El Yunque National Forest US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service US Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida US Department of Defense, Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, Environmental Division US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Ecological Service Field Office
Scientific institutions, Non-government organizations, private entities/consultants (19) Fundacin Puertorriquea de Conservacin, San Juan, PR Fideicomiso de Conservacin de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom Island Resources Foundation, New York, NY Sociedad Ornitlogica de Puerto Rico (SOPI) Virgin Forest Restoration, St John, US Virgin Islands Geographic Consulting, St Croix, US Virgin Islands Centro Ambiental Santa Ana, Sociedad de Historia Natural de Puerto Rico, Bayamn, PR Bermuda Mount, Jamaica Rescate Playas Isabela, Isabela, PR Silent Grace Foundation, San Juan, PR Tropic Ventures, Patillas, PR SelvaKarst, Compaa de Investigacin para las Selvas Krsticas, Yucatn, Mxico CSA Group, San Juan, PR Dr. Eduardo Schder, Agroecology consultant, Mayagez, PR *Dr. Miguel Papo Vives Heyliger, Doctor honoris causa, Flora Nativa II Papo Vives, Quebradillas, PR *The workshop was dedicated to Dr. Miguel A. Papo Vives Heyliger who was recently awarded a Doctor honoris causa by the UPR Mayagez for recognizing him as an individual whose accomplishments are of such excellence that by means they provide inspiration and direction to the university community. He was also recognized by the University for been widely recognized and highly valued for his achievements in the botanical field and for promoting strong bonds of collaboration and assisting and educating many students and researchers who worked with the Puerto Rican flora.
From Left to right, Marcos Caraballo, Dr. Miguel Papo Vives and Christian Torres.
Workshop organizing committee members include: Christian W. Torres Santana, USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry Esther Rojas, Fundacin Puertorriquea de Conservacin Martin Hamilton and Dr. Colin Clubbe, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Jeanine Vlez Gaviln and Dr. Duane Kolterman, UPR Mayagez and MAPR Herbarium
This workshop was funded by a cooperative agreement from the USDA Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.