march 5
- 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
- Motti Charter – Barn owls & rodent control in Israel (30 mins)
- Carrie Wendt & Sara Kross– Barn owls & rodent control in CA (15 mins)
- Sofi Hindmarch – Ecotoxicology and barn owls (15 mins)
- 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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