BARD WORKSHOP: 5-7 MARCH 2018, DAVIS, CALIFORNIA USA

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march 5

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  • At hotel:  Continental breakfast and shuttle to UCANR conference center.
  • 7:30 Start
  • 7:30-8:15 Coffee reception
  • 8:15-8:30 Opening remarks and workshop objectives (Matt Johnson)
  • 8:30-8:45 Icebreaker (Sara Kross)
  • 8:45-10:00 “State of projects” Summary Research Presentations 
    1. Motti Charter  – Barn owls & rodent control in Israel (30 mins)
    2. Carrie Wendt & Sara Kross– Barn owls & rodent control in CA (15 mins)
    3. Sofi Hindmarch – Ecotoxicology and barn owls (15 mins)
    4. Richard Raid – Barn owls & rodent control in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area (15 mins)
  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee/snack break
  • 10:30-12:00 Breakout groups (5 groups).  Work to outline current knowledge and research priorities. Each group has assigned discussion leader & scribe (leader identified below).  Participants will be able to rotate to visit, learn about, and add info to other groups.   
    • Remaining research needs from farmers’ perspective – Led by Mike Turkovich
    • Barn owl diet - Led by Richard Raid
    • Effects on rodents & crop damage – Led by Roger Baldwin
    • Barn owl movement - Led by Ran Nathan
    • Barn owl toxicology – Led by Sofi Hindmarch
  • 12:00-1:00 Working lunch in breakout groups
  • 1:00-2:30 Breakout group presentations (5 @ 15 minutes each; same groups as above)
  • 2:30-3:00 Coffee/snack break
  • 3:00-4:30 Summary session, day 1.  Work to identify rough outline and agreed authorship contributions for a review manuscript.  Sara Kross facilitate.
  • 4:30-5:00 Closing discussion and summary of outcomes. Sara Kross facilitate.
  • Evening informal dinner & drinks

march 6

  • At hotel:  Continental breakfast and shuttle to UCANR conference center.
  • 7:30 Start
  • 7:30-8:00 Coffee reception
  • 8:00-8:45 Methodological presentations
    • Owl box monitoring & maintenance (7 mins) – Ori Peleg
    • Rodent monitoring (7 mins) – Roger Baldwin
    • Drones to monitor rodent damage (15 mins)– Dan Malkinson
    • Pellet analysis (15 mins) – Richard Raid
  • 8:45-9:30 Travel to first skill-share location (Button & Turkovich Ranch)
  • 9:30-12:00 First three skill-share demo
    • Rodent monitoring – Led by Roger Baldwin
    • Owl box monitoring – Led by Motti Charter
    • GPS tags – Led by Xeronimo Castañeda
  • 12:00-12:30 Travel to Matchbook tasting room/patio (bathrooms available)
  • 12:30-1:30 Boxed lunches
  • 1:30-3:30 Three more skill-share demos
    • Necropsy – Led by Krysta Rogers
    • Toxicology – Led by Stella McMillin
    • Video nest monitoring – Led by Dane St. George
  • 3:30-4:00 Closing discussion for the day, clarify expectations for group work for the following morning (Matt Johnson)
  • 4:00-5:00 Wine-tasting social hour. 
  • 5:00-5:45 travel back to Davis (dinner on your own) 

march 7

  • ​At hotel:  Continental breakfast and shuttle to UCANR conference center.
  • 8:00 Start
  • 8:00-8:30 Coffee reception
  • 8:30-10:00 Methods breakout groups.  Work to draft identify core options, areas in need of methodological refinement or experimentation, and recommended best practices. Each group has assigned leader & scribe (leader identified below).  Participants can rotate to visit, learn about, and add info to other groups.  
    • Owl box demographic monitoring & maintenance – Motti Charter
    • Rodent monitoring – Niamh Quinn
    • Video monitoring of nest boxes – Dane St. George
    • Pellet analysis – Richard Raid
    • Telemetry and movement – Ran Nathan
    • Toxicology methods – Sofi Hindmarch
  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee/snack break
  • 10:30-12:00 Breakout group presentations (15 mins each), each group chooses two presenters  
    • Owl box demographic monitoring & maintenance
    • Rodent monitoring
    • Video & pellet analysis
    • Telemetry and movement
    • Toxicology methods
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch
  • 1:00-3:00 Summary session, day 3.  Work to identify rough outline and agreed authorship contributions for a report on methodological recommendations.  Sara Kross and Motti Charter facilitate
  • 3:00-3:30 Closing remarks and adjourn.

march 8

  • Local participants will depart workshop at the end of day on 7 March.  Depending on travel timing, international and non-local domestic participants may leave late on 7 March or keep lodging for a fourth night and depart on 8 March by air (shuttle to airport) or ground transportation.
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