Background
The idea for the Southeast Region TER-S Workshop stemmed from a national symposium that was held in Baltimore in June 2005.
One of the recommendations resulting from the Baltimore event was the need for regional workshops to identify scientific research and management gaps, and develop "path forward" options.
Workshop Charge
The workshop charge describes the event's purpose and objectives.
Highlights
This workshop brought together federal, state, academic, and NGO representatives from across the Southeastern U.S. to discuss TER-S issues in a landscape context. Following presentations of white paper topics and overviews from the workshop sponsors, participants toured Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to learn about the unique challenges DoD natural resource personnel face in trying to manage for protected and at-risk species while simultaneously ensuring that the military can continue to launch satellites and rockets. Participants unanimously agreed the field tour was worthwhile and informative.
Subsequent workshop discussions revealed that better understanding invasive species impacts, fire regimes, and ecosystem structure and function were the top regional research and management needs.
