The Florida Wildlife Corridor and Resilience | FAU Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series

Learn about "How Can the Florida Wildlife Corridor Support Resilience?" in this February 22 Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series event hosted by Dean Valery Forbes, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
The Florida Wildlife Corridor's (FLWC) ~18 million acres protect natural and working lands from development, and help various species adapt to the state’s booming human population. Completing a project of this scale requires additional studies to deepen our understanding of the FLWC’s effects beyond wildlife. Florida Atlantic is leading a comprehensive report exploring the relationship between the Florida Wildlife Corridor and the state’s climate resilience. The panelists, representing a mix of scientists, practitioners, and other stakeholders, will debate how this massive corridor may benefit, not only wildlife, but climate resilience as well. What tradeoffs are involved in setting aside such a large swath of land, and how will we tell if it’s working?
Panelists include:
Lindsay Cross, M.S.
State House Representative for FL District 60, and Senior Environmental Scientist for Environmental Science Associates
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Professor and Founding Director of the School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability, Florida Atlantic University
Joshua Daskin, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation, Archbold Biological Station
Charles “Buck” MacLaughlin
Range Operations Officer, Avon Park Air Force Range, FL
Frontiers in Science has been hosted by the Florida Atlantic University Schmidt College of Science for more than two decades and has become a pillar for communicating and engaging in the sciences within our community. We invite you join us as we explore the sciences together.
Learn more about the series here: www.fau.edu/sc....