Hello Everyone,
For those of you interested in participating in the TWS mini-workshop to be
held during the "break" between the morning and afternoon sessions of the
Bsal Symposium (symposium agenda here
<https://afstws2019.org/sessions/batrachochytrium-salamandrivorans-the-next-threat-to-north-american-biodiversity/>),
you will find the items we will be using attached. I have also included all
of the items in a google drive link
<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1riyE6sOEVIibhmtRUVQAasAJZhjTbGmg?usp=sharing>.
The items you will need Monday are:
1. Workshop Agenda (TWS_Workshop Agenda.pdf)
2. Management endpoints (TWS_Management_End points.pdf)
3. Short list of actions (TWS_Shortlist_Bsal Management Action.pdf)
4. Species / Community scenarios (TWS_Bsal Treatment Table Scenarios.pdf)
5. Workshop 'worksheet' (TWS_BslRxTableWorksheet.xlsx)
- *I will bring hard copies of the worksheet to the workshop, too.*
Molly and Dede have been working on putting together a excel database for
the ecology of each species / community scenario. The most updated version
will be uploaded into the google drive folder by Monday.
We will be starting the workshop at 10:10a Pacific Time, immediately
following the refreshment break. If you are unable to attend TWS, Jamie and
Matt will be providing an opportunity for folks to tune in remotely via
zoom, barring any wifi issues. If you are interested in zooming in, please
let Matt Gray ([log in to unmask]) or Jamie Voyles ([log in to unmask]) know
in advance. The link will be: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/8653850772
Although we will be providing a brief overview of the materials prior to
getting to work, please review the materials attached (or in the drive) so
that you are familiar with them prior to the workshop. As a reminder, the
development of these materials (i.e., endpoints and management actions)
have been a collaborative effort between several *Bsal* working groups
(Decision Science, Management, and Research). Susceptibility information
provided in the scenarios is to be used as a guide for determining who in a
community may be a competent host, expected to experience mortality events,
and help provide a "real world" example of what could happen if *Bsal *were
introduced in the United States. We have provided citations to credit all
information, but have also provided estimated competency based on presumed
competence from sister species.
As a reminder, this is the first step in developing a comprehensive list of
treatment and management options, and we will be further developing this
table with additional work planned by the *Bsal *Decision Science Working
Group. The table will be used to (1) help partner Refuges identify optimal
management strategies, (2) identify actions that can be included under a
categorical exclusion to NEPA, (3) summarize and share knowledge in real
time from scientific research, and (4) help identify research gaps.
The *Bsal* Decision Science Working Group (Evan Grant [lead], Riley
Bernard, Brittany Mosher, Robin Russell, and Katrina Alger) look forward to
seeing you all at TWS (or virtually online).
Thank you for your time and efforts,
--
Riley F. Bernard, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
The Pennsylvania State University
United States Geological Survey
Patuxent Research Center
Turners Falls, MA
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