Program Initiatives
ADVISE ON BIODIVERSITY ISSUES AND INITIATIVES
- Adirondack All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
- Bird Conservation Area Program advisory committee
- Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy partner
- Hudson River Estuary Watershed Planning participant
- NY Invasive Species Task Force
- Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation steering committee
- Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership steering committee
IDENTIFY PRIORITY NEEDS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND RESEARCH INVENTORY
SERVE AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
- New York State Biodiversity Clearinghouse web site
- Inventory of Biological Collections
- Biodiversity Grants Program
CONTRIBUTE TO NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS
- Support the Cataloguing and Facilitate Access to the Biological Collections for Collections-based Research
- Conduct Independent and Collaborative Research
SUPPORT NETWORKS OF COLLABORATING SCIENTISTS
- Biodiversity Grants Program
- Northeast Natural History Conference - The next Natural History Conference will be held in April of 2008 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY. The conference will focus on the varied aspects of natural history in the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, particularly biology, anthropology, and geology. This conference is unique because it addresses a broad scope of topics, appealing to researchers with many divergent interests. The program includes a keynote speaker, paper and poster sessions, an illustrator’s gallery, book market and a banquet. BRI staff will be the primary organizers of the Natural History Conference X. Further information can be found by going to the Northeast Natural History Conference Web Site
FORM PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS BIODIVERSITY ISSUES
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON BIODIVERSITY AND PROMOTE SERVICES OFFERED BY BRI
- Coordinate Alien Invaders — a NYS Museum exhibit
- Publish Educational Materials
- Biology and Conservation Lecture Series
- Participate in Public Outreach Events
