George D. Gann
Executive Director & Chief Conservation Strategist
The Institute for Regional Conservation
Select Presentations
2023
Restoration Typologies in the Context of Biodiversity and Global Policy. In, Global Biodiversity Standard Methodology Review Workshop. Limuru, Kenya. Presentation by George Gann.
Tragedies and Triumphs: Addressing the Everglades Biodiversity Crisis. In, Everglades Coalition 2023 – A Watershed Moment for America’s Everglades. Coral Springs, Florida. George Gann, panelist.
2022
Beach Conservation Efforts in Delray Beach - Past and Present. City of Delray Beach Climate and Art Weekend. Presentation by George Gann. Link to video.
Developing Guidance for Effective Ecosystem Restoration. 13th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe, Alicante, Spain. GD Gann, co-facilitator.
Ecosystem Restoration 2022 - Learning from Nature: The MOOC and SER CERP Program.In, Webinar Session 1: Ecosystem Restoration MOOC, United Nations Development Program and UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Virtual.
Ecosystem Restoration in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. In, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Learning Session. GD Gann, panelist. Virtual.
Ecosystems and Plants Native to the Palm Beach Barrier Island.Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Annual Trustees Meeting. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
Evolution and Future of the WWF-SER Standards for the Certification of Forest Ecosystem Restoration Projects. 13th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe, Alicante, Spain.
Federally Endangered Beach Jaquemontia in Southern Palm Beach County Partners Meeting. City of Boca Raton and City of Delray Beach. Presentation by George Gann, Kevin Kalasz (US Fish and Wildlife Service), and Jennifer Possley (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden). Link to presentation.
International Principles and Standards for the Ecological Restoration and Recovery of Mine Sites. 13th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe, Alicante, Spain.
Introducing restoration standards for the ecological restoration and recovery of mine sites (global launch event). United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity COP 15. Montreal, Canada. G.D. Gann, panelist.
Natives For Your Neighborhood - Why Planting Local Matters. Gardening for Life: Tropical Short Course, Florida. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
Phipps Ocean Park: Fusing History & Nature to Build a Sustainable Future. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Annual Trustees Meeting. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
Pine Rockland Landowners Workshop: An IRC Pine Rockland Initiative Activity. Virtual Webinar. Presentation by George Gann, Kevin Kalasz (US Fish and Wildlife Service), and Jennifer Possley (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden). Link to presentation.
Plant Biodiversity of Everglades National Park, in River of Grass & Beyond: Exploring the Biodiversity of Everglades National Park. National Parks Conservation Association Webinar. Presentation by George Gann. Link to webinar. IRC portion is from 23:13 to 37:00.
Restoration Day, Monitoring (introducing draft methods for monitoring area under restoration for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework). United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity COP 15. Montreal, Canada. G.D. Gann, panelist.
Special presentation to the Village of Palmetto Bay Tree Board on the restoration of Coral Reef Pineland and "The Woods". Presentation by George Gann and Alex Seasholtz.
2021
The Institute for Regional Conservation - Conservation and Gardening in a Changing World. Ocean Ridge Garden Club. Florida. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
Restoration of Native Plant Communities - From Theory to Practice. Cuplet Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Florida. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
What is IRC? Delray Business Partners Meeting. Presentation by George Gann. Link to presentation.
2020
Beyond Business as Usual - Transforming Our Thinking About Pine Rocklands. Pine Rockland Working Group Symposium. Florida. Link to presentation.
Biodiversity Starter Plant Kits. Weekly Conservation Conversations, Virtual Webinars. Florida. Link to video.
Floristic Inventory of South Florida. Weekly Conservation Conversations, Virtual Webinars. Florida. Link to video.
International Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration: An Overview. Florida International University. Miami, Florida. Link to presentation.
Natives For Your Neighborhood. Weekly Conservation Conversations, Virtual Webinars. Florida. Link to video and link to presentation.
Natives For Your Neighborhood and The Institute for Regional Conservation. Martin County Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Stuart, Florida.
Pine Rockland Business Plan. Pine Rockland Working Group Symposium. Florida. G.D. Gann, presenter.
Pine Rockland Initiative. Weekly Conservation Conversations, Virtual Webinars. Florida. Link to video.
Recovery Versus Extinction - Why Local Conservation Efforts Must Drive Global Conservation Initiatives. Center for Plant Conservation, National Meeting. Florida. Link to presentation.
Restoring Globally Imperiled Pine Rocklands: To Protect, We Must Restore. Florida International University. Miami, Florida. Link to presentation.
Restoring the Gold Coast: Being Kind to Nature Along the Coast in Delray Beach. Kindness Matters Club, Banyan Creek Elementary School. Delray Beach, FL.
Restoring the Gold Coast: Biodiversity, Healthy Dunes and Community Engagement in Southern Palm Beach County. Delray Beach Green Implementation Board. Delray Beach, FL.
Restoring the Gold Coast: Biodiversity Restoration and Community Engagement in Southeastern Florida. Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, Treasure Coast Chapter. Link to presentation.
Seagrape Trimming, Ecological Restoration, and Coastal Conservation: Biodiversity Restoration and Community Engagement in Southeastern Florida. In, Seagrapes and Biodiversity, a Virtual Workshop presented by The Institute for Regional Conservation. Florida. Link to video.
The Institute for Regional Conservation: Conservation and Gardening in a Changing World. Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, District X Fall Meeting. Florida. Link to presentation.
The Institute for Regional Conservation: Conservation in a Changing World. Delray Beach Chamber Nonprofit Council, Monthly Meeting.
Thinking Big: Large Scale Restoration of Pine Rocklands for Rare Species. Imperiled Butterflies of Florida Work Group, Annual Public Meeting.
2019
Conservation Needs and Solutions and Their Relevance to Broward County. Broward County Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Ecological Restoration and Global Restoration Aspirations. Keynote Presentation, 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Cape Town, South Africa.
The Future of Native Plant Conservation in South Florida: History and Adaptation in the Age of Rapid Change. Naples Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Naples, Florida.
Going Native! What it's All About and How it Works. Silver Palm Garden Club + Royal Poinciana Garden Club Joint Meeting. Boca Raton, Florida.
The Institute for Regional Conservation: A Community Partner in Delray Beach Delray Beach Business Partners, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.
The Institute for Regional Conservation: Conservation in a Changing World. Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. West Palm Beach, Florida.
Natives For Your Neighborhood. CEU Course, The Native Plant Show, Florida Association of Native Nurseries. West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Promise (and some perils) of Ecological Restoration. Serenoa Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Sarasota, Florida.
Restoring Globally Imperiled Pine Rockalnds. Florida International University, Guest Lecture. Miami, Florida.
Restoring the Gold Coast - Biodiversity and Community Engagement in Southern Palm Beach County. Beach Property Owner's Association, Inc. Delray Beach, Florida.
Restoring the Gold Coast - Biodiversity, Healthy Dunes and Community Engagement in Southern Palm Beach County. Community Workshop, The Institute for Regional Conservation. Ocean Ridge, Florida.
Restoring the Gold Coast - Biodiversity, Healthy Dunes and Community Engagement in Southern Palm Beach County. Town of Ocean Ridge Commission. Ocean Ridge, Florida.
The Society for Ecological Restoration's International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration. Florida International University, Guest Lecture. Miami, Florida.
State of the Pine Rocklands. Keynote presentation, Pine Rockland Business Plan Public Meeting. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, The Institute for Regional Conservation and Partners. Miami, Florida.
Transforming Landscapes in the Age of Rapid Change. CEU Course, The Native Plant Show, Florida Association of Native Nurseries. West Palm Beach, Florida.
2018
Expanding the Footprint. 2018 Pine Rockland Working Group Conference. Miami, Florida.
Native Plant Species and Ecosystems: Are Some Native Plants in Danger of Regional Extinction? NatureScape Meeting. Broward, Florida.
Pine Rocklands - Lifeboats in Peril. 2018 Everglades Coalition Meeting. Stuart, Florida. Moderation and comments.
The Promise (and some perils) of Ecological Restoration. Keynote Presentation, 2018 Florida Native Plant Society Conference. Miami, Florida.
2017
Everglades Restoration and Rare Plants. Monthty meeting, Dade County Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Pinecrest, Florida.
Knowledge Cafe: Forest Landscape Restoration. In, VII World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Iguassu Falls, Brazil. Facilitator.
Knowledge Cafe: Operationalizing the New International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration. In, VII World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Iguassu Falls, Brazil. Facilitator.
Knowledge Cafe: Operationalizing the New International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration. In, VII World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Iguassu Falls, Brazil. George Gann, facilitator.
On the Edge of a Continent - an Exploration of Comprehensive Rare Plant Conservation and Restoration in Southern Florida, USA, Over Two Decades. In, Reintroduction and Management of Rare Plants in Response to Global Change. XIX International Botanical Congress. Shenzhen, China.
Operationalizing the New International Standards. In, Assessing and Setting Priorities for Forest Landscape Restoration to Achieve Biodiversity Conservation Targets. VII World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
Plant and Animal Biodiversity: Including a Critical Element of Everglades Restoration. 32nd Annual Everglades Coalition Conference: Three Estuaries, One Solution. Fort Myers, Florida. Presenter and Moderator.
Restoration Standards. In, invitation only Forum on Biodiversity and Global Forest Restoration, on the side of VII World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Iguassu Falls, Brazil. Presenter and facilitator.
Scaling Down and Re-scaling Up; Using a Comrehensive Regional Conservation Approach to Enhance National and International Plant Conservation Strategies - a Case Study From Florida. In, Big Data and the Conservation of North America's Flora. Botany 2017. Fort Worth, Texas.
Vascular Plant Extinction in North America North of Mexico: What Have We Lost and What Can We Learn? In, Big Data and the Conservation of North America's Flora. Botany 2017. Fort Worth, Texas. Wesley Knapp*, et. al., George Gann, contributor.
2016
Developing a Protocol for Assessing the Regional Conservation Status of Species. Panelist. Biodiversity Without Borders: The NatureServe Network Conservation Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Global Conservation Policy. Delray Business Partners monthly meeting, Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Global Launch, International standards for the practice of ecological restoration - including principles and key concepts. Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 13, Official Side Meeting. Cancun, Mexico. Presentation by George Gann* and Tein McDonald.
Improving Species Selection for Restoration: Global Context, Resources and Tools. Biodiversity Without Borders: The NatureServe Network Conservation Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico: an Innovative Web-Based Conservation Tool for Scientists and Enthusiasts. Biodiversity Without Borders: The NatureServe Network Conservation Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presentation by George Gann and J. Carlos Trejos Torres.
Present and Future Priorities for Plant Conservation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, a one-day workshop. George D. Gann, panelist. Biodiversity Without Borders: The NatureServe Network Conservation Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rare Plants - the South Florida Context. Center for Integrated Research on the Environment (University of Montana), speical meeting. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Coral Gables, Florida.
Redescubrimiento del Henequan Verde (Agave sisalana) en Yucatan. X Congreso Mexicano de Etnobiolog�a, Asociacion Etnobiologica Mexicana & Centro Peninsular en Humanidades y en Ciencias Sociales UNAM. Marida, Yucatan, Mexico. Presentation by J. Carlos Trejo-Torres*, George Gann & Maarten J.M. Christenhusz.
Report on Global Launch, International standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Meeting of Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration. Cancun, Mexico. Presentation by George Gann.
Restoration of Ecosystems in Achieving Sustainability Goals. IUCN World Conservation Congress, session: Ecosystem Management for Conservation and Human Wellbeing. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Vascular Plant Extinction in North America North of Mexico: What Have We Lost and What Can We Learn? Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2016 Meeting. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Presentation by Wesley M. Knapp*, Anne L. Frances, Alan S. Weakley, Robert F.C. Naczi, George Gann and others.
2015
Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico, a Contribution to the Conservation and Enjoyment of Puerto Rico's Plant Heritage. Special Event and Media Release. Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rare Plants of Everglades National Park. Rare Plant Task Force, annual meeting. Gainesville, Florida.
Rare Plants of Everglades National Park: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration. Special Event and Media Release, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Coral Gables, Florida.
Restoration of Critically Rare Plants In Everglades National Park. Society for Ecological Restoration, 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Manchester, UK.
Sustentando la Conservacion de Plantas Mediante Bases de Datos Regionales: Florida, Yucatan y Puerto Rico. Presentada en el XIV Congreso Iberomacaronasica de Jardines Botanicos. Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias, Espana. Presentation by Jorge Carlos Trejo Torres* and George Gann.
The Institute for Regional Conservation - A Community Partner in Delray Beach. City of Delray Beach, Green Implementation Advancement Board monthly meeting. Invited presentation.
The Institute for Regional Conservation - A Community Partner in Delray Beach. Delray Business Partners monthly meeting, Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Urban-Rural Connections to Develop Sustainability. X. Wang and G. Gann, facilitators. First World Forum on Ecosystem Governance. Beijing, China.
2014
Natives For Your Neighborhood, IRC, and the Importance of Native Plant Conservation. Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce monthly Business Partners Meeting.
2012
Floristics, Rare Plant Conservation, and the Use of Native Ecosystems as Models for Landscape Design in South Florida.�Field presentation at Matheson Hammock Park to graduate students in landscape architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, students of Dr. Karen McCloskey.
2009
A Global View of Ecological Restoration and the Role of the Society for Ecological Restoration International. Great Lakes Urban Habitat Restoration Symposium: Partnering to Restore Great Lakes Urban Nearshore and Riverine Areas. Chicago, Illinois. Special plenary invitation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
2008
Approaches for Effective Ecological Restoration Monitoring: Examples from Australia and Germany. Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Tampa, Florida. Presentation by Richard Hobbs and George Gann*.
Ecological Restoration: Achieving Healthy Communities and Healthy Protected Areas. Symposium sponsored by Parks Canada, the Society for Ecological Restoration and Parks Victoria (Australia), held at the 4th World Conservation Congress. Barecelona, Spain. Moderator of facilitated discussion.
Restauracion Ecologica: Integracion de Aspectos Cientifico-Tecnicos, Economicos y Sociales. Congreso Mexicano de Ecologia. Merida, Mexico. Presentation by Francisco A. Comin* and George D. Gann.
The Society for Ecological Restoration and the Convention on Biological Diversity: Working Together to Conserve Biodiversity. Invited presentation, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat. Montreal, Canada. Presentation by George Gann*, Nik Lopoukhine and Sasha Alexander.
2007
Closing Statement. Joint Conference, Ecological Society of America and Society for Ecological Restoration International. San Jose, California.
Creating Your Own Pine Rockland. Native Plant Day, Dade County Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
Key Concepts and Research Questions in Restoration Ecology (Symposium). Joint Conference, Ecological Society of America and Society for Ecological Restoration International. San Jose, California. Opening remarks and facilitation.
Mapping of Endangered, Threatened, and Exotic Plants on Florida Department of Transportation Rights-of-Way in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Florida Department of Transportation, District Six Offices. Miami, Florida. Special presentation by Doria R. Gordon, George D. Gann*, Keith A. Bradley, Steven E. Green and Amy M. Jenkins.
Setting Goals and Targets for Restoration and Management of Lage-scale Ecosystems (Symposium). Joint Conference, Ecological Society of America and Society for Ecological Restoration International. San Jose, California. Panelist.
The Rarest of the Rare: Native Plant Conservation in Everglades National Park. 27th Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Gainesville, Florida. Presentation by George D. Gann*, Kirsten N. Hines and Jesse M. Hoffman.
2006
La Sociedad Internacional para la Restauracion Ecologica (SER) y su Papel en Ayudar a Establecer una Red de Restauracion Ecologica en America Latina (o en las Americas)/The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) and its Role in Helping to Establish an Ecological Restoration Network in Latin America (or the Americas). Ecological restoration workshop in Ecology in an Era of Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Scientists in the Americas. The Ecological Society of America. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Natives For Your Neighborhood: Its History and Application to the Florida Keys. Regular Meeting, Dade County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, Florida Keys Group. Key West, Florida.
The Whys and Hows of Restoring Rockland Hammocks in Urban Gardens. Native Plant Day, Dade County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
2005
Rare Species Occurrence Data: A Perspective from The Institute for Regional Conservation. Annual Florida Park Service Biologists Meeting. Key Largo, Florida.
Regulatory and Incentive Based Policies to Protect Threatened and Endangered Plants: A Perspective from The Institute for Regional Conservation. Model Native Plant Landscape Ordinance Workshop. University of Florida Levin College of Law. Gainesville, Florida.
2004
Creating Your Own Pine Rockland: The Rewarding Journey of Restoring a Critically Imperiled Plant Community. Native Plant Day, Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
Ecological Restoration - Lessons Learned From Around the World. IUCN, World Conservation Congress. Bangkok, Thailand. David Lamb, George Gann and Keith Bowers, presenters.
Governance Options: Society for Ecological Restoration International. Biannual Meeting of the Board of Directors. Chicago, Illinois.
Natives For Your Neighborhood: A Tool for Putting the Right Native Plant in the Right Place. 24 th Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Orlando, Florida.
2003
Public Outreach. Invasive Plants in Natural and Managed Systems: Linking Science and Management, in conjunction with 7th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Panelist.
Prioritizing Rare Plant Taxa and Conservation Actions on a Regional Basis. Rare Plant Task Force. Historic Bok Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida.
Wetland Mitigation and Mitigation Banking: A Perspective from the Society for Ecological Restoration International. International Symposium on the Restoration of the DMZ. Korean Society of Environmental Restoration and Revegetation Technology. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
2002
Creating Your Own Hammock. Native Plant Day. Dade County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
2001
Creating Your Own Hammock. Native Plant Day. Dade County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
Floristic and Rare Plant Monitoring in South Florida. Learning from the Past: Successes and Failures in Conserving Florida's Rare Flora. Workshop hosted by Fairchild Tropical Garden and Bok Tower Gardens. Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida. Plenary presentation.
Native Plants of Cuba and South Florida. Regular Meeting, Tropical Audubon Society. Presentation by George Gann, IRC, and Juan Fernandez, City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Restoration of Floristic Diversity: A Case Study from South Florida. Ecological Restoration in Europe: Organising for the Future, Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Science. Budapest, Hungary.
Restoration of South Florida's Native Plant Heritage. Lecture Series at Deering Estate at Cutler. Miami, Florida.
Restoring South Florida's Native Plant Heritage. Florida Park Service Biologist Meeting, Naples, Florida.
2000
Climbing Ferns, Lygodium microphyllum and L. japonicum: Where Did They Come From, Where Are They Going, and What Do We Do About Them? Annual Conference, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Key Largo, Florida. Panelist.
Creating Your Own Hammock. Native Plant Day. Dade County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
From Miami to the Fakahatchee: Rare Plant Conservation in Tropical Florida. Guest Lecturer, The Restoration Agenda: Blueprint 2000. Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. A.D. Laderman, Instructor, New Haven, Connecticut.
The Importance of Forest Fragments to Rare Plant Conservation. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
The Importance of Regional Preserves to Rare Plant Conservation. Technical Series Presentation, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management. West Palm Beach, Florida.
An Introduction to Florida's Tropical Trees and Shrubs. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
Lygodium, the Looming Menace. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida. Panelist.
Restoring South Florida's "Sense of Place." Regular Meeting, Dade Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society. Miami, Florida.
Restoring Southern Florida's Native Plant Heritage. Special Lecture, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of East London. London, England.
Restoring Southern Florida's Native Plant Heritage - Restoration in a Regional Conservation Context. Annual Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration. Liverpool, England.
1999
Ecological Restoration and the Restoration of a Healthy Sense of Place. Fire & Grit - Working for Nature and Community, The Orion Society. Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Dialog chair.
Opening Comments. Tropical Restoration for the New Millennium, International Institute of Tropical Forestry and Society for Ecological Restoration. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Overviews of Current Knowledge: Biology and Rate of Spread. Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) Workshop, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council and South Florida Water Management District. West Palm Beach, Florida.
An Overview of the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration. Ecological Restoration Symposium, The World Bank, East Asia Environment and Social Development Unit. Washington, D.C. Keynote lecture.
Restoring Florida's Sense of Place. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Palm Coast, Florida. Keynote lecture.
1998
National Ecosystem Restoration Programs. Ecosystem Restoration: A National Symposium to Bring Together Ecosystem Restoration Practitioners and Researchers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Baltimore, Maryland.
Native Plant Extirpations: Lake Okeechobee to the Keys. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Presentation by George Gann* and Keith Bradley, The Institute for Regional Conservation.
Renaturalization of Semi- Natural Areas. International Conference on Restoration Ecology. Groningen, The Netherlands. Session moderator.
The Status of Exotic Plants in the Preserves of Southern Florida. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Presentation by Keith Bradley* and George Gann, The Institute for Regional Conservation, .
Video Conference with New Zealand Conference on "Restoring the Health and Wealth of Ecosystems". Annual Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration. Austin, Texas. Video conference moderator, US side.
1997
Biodiversity Conservation in South Florida. Regular Meeting, Earth Alert, University of Miami. Miami, Florida.
A Global Restoration Perspective. Annual Conference, Texas Society for Ecological Restoration. Junction, Texas. Keynote lecture.
Native Plant Communities. In, Green Grows My Garden, a live television program on WLRN Cable TAP, July 16 th, 1997. Miami, Florida.
Restoration: A Formula for Success or a Recipe for Disaster. 24 th Annual Ecosystems Restoration and Creation Conference. Tampa, Florida. Keynote address.
1996
An Environmental Relatedness Model: What Does It Look Like, How Is It Acquired? Annual Meeting, Society for Ecological Restoration. New Brunswick, New Jersey. Presentation by Ann Statham,* Sociology Department, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and George Gann, the Institute for Regional Conservation.
The Importance of Relatively Small Preserves in Preventing the Loss of Plant Species in Southern Florida. Monthly Meeting, Big Pine Key Botanical Society. Big Pine Key, Florida.
The Importance of Relatively Small Preserves in South Florida. Monthly Meeting, Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Vero Beach, Florida.
Post-Hurricane Vegetation Response in Air-Potato Invaded Tropical Hammocks With and Without Exotic Plant Control Efforts. Annual Meeting, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tallahassee, Florida. Presentation by Doria Gordon,* The Nature Conservancy, George Gann, The Institute for Regional Conservation, Elizabeth Carter, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Kevin Thomas, The Nature Conservancy.
1995
Making Your Garden Come Alive: Creating a Natural Habitat in Your Back Yard. Special Meeting, Bahamas National Trust. Nassau, Bahamas.
Making Your Garden Come Alive: Creating a Natural Habitat in Your Back Yard. Joint Meeting, Nassau Garden Club and International Garden Club. Nassau, Bahamas.
Nature. Regular Meeting, Brownie Troop 254. Miami, Florida.
Paederia foetida (Skunk Vine) and Paederia cruddasiana (Sewer Vine): Threats and Management Strategies. Annual Meeting, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Clearwater Beach, Florida. Presentation by George Gann,* The Institute for Regional Conservation and Doria Gordon, The Nature Conservancy.
Post-Hurricane Vegetation Response in South Florida Hammocks With and Without Exotic Species Control. Annual Conference, Natural Areas Association. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Presentation by Doria Gordon,* The Nature Conservancy, George Gann, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and Elizabeth Carter, Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Preliminary Results From an Ongoing Survey of Vascular Plant Distributions in South Florida. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
Restoration of Highly Fragmented Ecosystems. Restoration Ecology, 4th Annual Conservation Awareness Symposium, Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma.
1994
Exotic Species Within an Ecological Restoration Context. Annual Conference, Natural Areas Association. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
1993
Environmental Identities as They Develop in Southeastern Florida. Annual Meeting, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. Miami Beach, Florida. Presentation with Anne Statham,* University of Wisconsin, Parkside and George Gann, Ecohorizons, Inc.
Overview of Natural and Cultural Landscape Impacts (Panelist). Lessons Learned from Hurricane Andrew, Florida International University. Miami, Florida.
Reintroduction of Endangered Plants: A Political and Philosophical Discussion. Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Haines City, Florida.
Reintroduction of Endangered Plants within the Mitigation Context in Florida. Restoring Diversity: Is Reintroduction an Option for Endangered Plants?, Center for Plant Conservation. St. Louis, Missouri.
Restoration Following Hurricane Andrew: Can Local Conservation Efforts Help Achieve Global Goals? Annual Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration. Irvine, California.
Site Management: Management Issues in Theory and Practice. Land Acquisition Selection Committee, Metro- Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program. Miami, Florida.
Tropical Hammocks after Andrew: Damage, Response and Recovery (Panelist). Dade County Natural Areas: Post Hurricane Research and Resource Management, Metro-Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program. Miami, Florida.
What's That Weed? Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
1992
Recreating a Pineland or Hammock at your Home or School. Native Plant Day, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
1991
Environmental Humanism: an Introduction to the Role of Ecological Restoration and Management in the Third World Tropics. Annual Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration. Orlando, Florida.
The Restoration of Big Wilderness in South Florida. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
1990
Ecological Restoration in the Third World Tropics. Annual Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration. With Reed Beaman, A.F. Clewell and Associates. Chicago, Illinois.
Florida Grasses. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
Tropical Rainforests. One World Indivisible: The Role of Nations and Communities in Preserving our Endangered Environment, The United Nations Association, Greater Miami Chapter. Miami, Florida.
1989
Pragmatic Considerations for the Ecological Restoration of the Everglades. Everglades: Spatial and Temporal Patterns as Guidelines for Ecosystem Restoration. With Andre Clewell, A.F. Clewell and Associates. Key Largo, Florida.
Bring Mother Nature Home. Eighth South Florida Conference on Native Plants, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
Tropical Rainforests. Monthly Meeting, Sierra Club, Calusa Group. Fort Myers, Florida.
Tropical Rainforests. Monthly Meeting, Horticultural Study Society of Florida, Inc. Miami, Florida.
Tropical Rainforests. Ecology Awareness Day, Miami Killian Senior High School. Miami, Florida.
1988
Ecological Restoration at the Burger King World Headquarters. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
Rainforests. Monthly Meeting, Sierra Club, Miami Group. South Miami, Florida.
What You Can Do. World Rainforest Week Mini Conference, Florida Rainforest Alliance and Florida International University. Miami, Florida.
1987
International Conservation of Native Plants: Case Studies of Brazil, Costa Rica, and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.
International Environmental Issues. National Convention, National Council of State Garden Clubs. Bal Harbour, Florida.
Regenerating the Tropics: Opportunities for the Future. Tropical Rainforests: Strategies for Wise Management, Kuja Sni Research Group. Boulder, Colorado.
Rockland Hammock Restoration. Seventh Annual Conference, Florida Native Plant Society. Lakeland, Florida.
1986
Restoration, Mitigation and Related Concepts: Their Meaning and Value. Monthly Meeting, Florida Native Plant Society, Dade County Chapter. Miami, Florida.