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Protecting and restoring wildlife habitat in our cities and
suburbs is an increasingly important element of wildlife
conservation. Wildlife travel through, live and reproduce in
urbanized areas. Urban wildlife habitat can support
ecosystem processes within a landscape, and serve as a
refuge for species impacted by urbanization. The
environments within the city proper bring their own
unique challenges to both human and wildlife existence.
With challenges come opportunities, as efforts to increase
doors for doing the same for terrestrial and aquatic organisms of the region. This workshop is a half-day session will explore issues and solutions: shifting from vacant lots to thriving gardens, storm water hazards to riparian habitat, window bird strikes to installing new window technologies, and from separate communities of practice to new partners in urban living.
The workshop features speakers from: Wildlife Conservation Society, Muhlenberg College, National
Wildlife Federation, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Pittsburgh Botanical Garden, New York City
Parks Department, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Association of Fish &
Wildlife Agencies.