Community Conservation: From Wisconsin to the World
Capitol Lakes in the Grand Hall
Monday, October 16, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
333 W. Main St., Madison, WI 53703
LECTURE DEScription
Come see how conservation in Wisconsin has influenced conservation around the world. Dr. Teri Allendorf will describe Community Conservation’s projects around the world with local communities to protect biodiversity, including endangered species such as yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in Peru, orangutans in Malaysia, chimpanzees in Cameroon, and tigers in Nepal, among many others.
REGISTRATION
No registration necessary.
About Community Conservation
Community Conservation, based in Viroqua, WI, collaborates with local communities around the world to build their capacity to conserve biodiversity. Since 1984, Community Conservation has supported over 200 communities through 31 projects in 17 countries.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Teri Allendorf is the Executive Director of Community Conservation, located in Viroqua, WI, with projects around the world, including Peru, Myanmar, Nepal, Madagascar, Thailand, and Cameroon. She is also an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Allendorf has worked on issues of local communities and conservation since 1994. She earned her PhD in Conservation Biology in 1999 at the University of Minnesota. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal, a AAAS Fellow with USAID’s Biodiversity Team, and a Fulbright Senior Specialist. She has published numerous scientific articles on community relationships with protected areas and biodiversity and the influence of gender and policy. She has taught courses at the University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Future Generations University, and has consulted on forestry and biodiversity projects for USAID in Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Nepal, Guatemala, Guyana, and India.
parking
There is free parking in the ramp across the street. Take & keep the parking ramp entry ticket with you. Drive up to the S (SKY) Level. Park only in stalls labeled Capitol Lakes (with Dome logo). Walk up the stairs to Elevator Access Room. Take elevator down from S Level => E Level (Main St. Access Exit). Cross street and enter the main doors. The talk is in the auditorium on the first floor. When you return, take your parking ramp ticket to the Capitol Lakes receptionist to scan it paid, for use when you exit at the parking ramp gate.
COVID Protocol for Capitol Lakes
At this time, the only COVID requirement is that everyone entering the building must make an entry in and sign the registration book located at the front desk. This requirement would apply to PLATO members taking a course, attending an in person lecture, or using their lobby or bathrooms as they wait for a bus. Wear masks if desired.
Contact information
For further information, contact the lecture organizer:
Stephanie Steigerwaldt at info@platomadison.org
