Working with the National Park Service’s Wilderness Stewardship Office, IPAX is a new initiative at UNLV to explore how the university can support global efforts to reduce pressures exerted on the natural environment and heritage resources. Accordingly, IPAX intersects a variety of departments and disciplines within the university. Collectively around the globe, protected areas secure irreplaceable natural, ecological, and cultural treasure. Without healthy ecosystems, sustained human health and well-being is impossible. Fundamental to all sustainable protected area management is the adoption of more participatory, inclusive, and equitable models that balance science, people, and policy. These models consider a variety of benefits and values while utilizing effective partnerships, including with the local community within and adjacent to the area and the relevant governance and policymakers.
Designed to facilitate information transfer and foster new connections, the IPAX symposiumprovides a forum for exchange of insights and findings related to cooperative conservation of ecosystems and cultural resources. Symposium organizers are Dr. Margaret N. Rees, Ph.D.and Dr. Allison Brody D.A. The keynote speaker will be IPAX partner Garry Oye (Chief, Wilderness Stewardship Office) with the following additional presentations:
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Lynn Davis, Nevada Program Manager Nevada Field Office, National Parks Conservation Association |
Creating Support for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: Looking Ahead to Building a Model Urban National Park Unit. |
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Melissa Thaw, Graduate Student Resources Management Program, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Harmony and Dissonance: Protecting Lake Tahoe from Aquatic Invasive Species versus Development |
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Karen G. Harry, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Recent Research at House 47: Evaluating the Impacts of Fluctuating Lake Levels on Southern Nevada’s Archaeological Sites |
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Kent Turner, Chief of Resource Division (ret.) Lake Mead National Recreation Area, National Park Service Jennell M. Miller, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Integrating Science and Research Activities for Southern Nevada Public Lands: Development and Status |
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Tricia Dutcher, Graduate Student School of Environmental and Public Affairs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
The Need for Stakeholder Cooperation over Competition to Adapt to Climate Change |
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Carol L. Blaney, Graduate Student Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University Theresa G. Coble, Ph.D., Associate Professor Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University Elizabeth Barrie, Ph.D., Project Manager Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Dynamically Engaging the Public through Facilitated Dialogue |
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Deborah Reardon, Planner Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, National Park Service |
Community-Led Resource Conservation |
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Mauricia M.M. Baca, Executive Director Outside Las Vegas Foundation |
Paths to the Future – Community, Collaboration, and Stewardship |