Presentations

(Students are italicized)

Selected Oral Presentations: 2000 - current. 

John Confer. 2009. Presented "The Scientific Literature, Models of P-eutrophication, and the Lake Source Cooling" at Tompkins County's Water Resources Council. November.

John Confer. 2008. Organized one work section and gave a presentation on the design of habitat sampling protocol co-authored with Jim Conklin (Math). International meeting on Conservation Planning for Migrant and Resident Birds in the Northern Andes in Bogota, Columbia.  October.

John Confer. 2008. Directed a seminar on managing for biological stability in the Park Preservation System, a portion of the New York State Parks. The 1-hr presentation was part of the 10th anniversary of the creation of Sterling Forest State Park and was presented at the state park on 28 September.

John Confer. 2008. Presented a paper on 20 Sep. in Rochester, NY at the annual meeting of the New York State Ornithological Conference entitled Golden-winged Warbler Conservation from Canada to South America, with input from GPS/GIS, and bears, and Molecular DNA, and Timber Rattlesnakes. The paper was co-authored by 2008 graduates, Erin Alvey (TV-R) and James Walker (Env. Sci.).

John Confer. 2007 Described the increase in wildlife diversity due to clearing small patches of forest in large, contiguous forest habitat at the Hudson Highlands Research Symposium in June. Cornwall, NY.

John Confer. 2007. Presented a lecture at the second Environmental Studies Conference entitled "Fifty Years of Environmental Conservation: What Went Right!!" in June. Syracuse, NY.

John Confer. 2007. Chaired a committee meeting of the New York Ornithological Association Committee about assessing wind power and its threats to wildlife in June at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.

John Confer. 2007. Environmental changes in the last half century: What went right! Presented at the Second Environmental Studies Summit at Syracuse University and the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.  See the Word text at this link. See PowerPoint at this link.

John Confer. 2007. Disturbing Forest and Field to Maximize Biodiversity: From Micro-Disturbance for Ceruleans to Mega-Disturbance for Golden-wings. Biodiversity Research Institute Seminar Series, New York State Museum, Albany, NY.

John Confer. 2006. Management for shrubland birds in a forested landscape. Society of American Foresters, Pittsburgh, PA. A presentation in a session Managing Habitat for Early and Late Successional Birds arranged by Jeff Larkin (Bio 1990).

John Confer. 2006. Presented at the NYS Outdoor Educators Association in Ithaca, NY. The presentation described the life cycle of insects that stimulate ball gall formation on goldenrods and their bird predators and also presented a session on developing a plan to manage the natural areas of South Hill.

John Confer, Mark Hager (Env. Studies), and Jennifer Cramer (Env. Studies). 2005. Golden-winged Warblers in Sterling Forest State Park: Habitat-specific Nesting Success, Vegetation Substrate for Nests, and Implications for National Population Estimates for Birds. Presented by Mark Hager at 8th Annual Meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association in Albany, NY. View the poster here.

Confer, J. L., T. Hauck, M-E. Silvia, V. Frary. 2005. "Managing Rights-of Way Shrublands for the Avian Community. In Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-WayManagement, Seventh International Symposium (J. W. Goodrich-Mahoney, Ed.). Electric Power Research Institute, Washington, D.C.

Confer, J.L. 2005. "Local and regional golden-winged warbler habitat associations". Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Workshop. Siren, WI.

Confer, J.L. 2005. "Regional patterns of habitat change and impacts of changes in land use". Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Workshop. Siren, WI.

Confer, J.L. 2005. "Rights-of-way conservation opportunities in New England". Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Workshop. Siren, WI.

Confer, J. L. 2004. “Extirpation of golden-winged warblers: habitat loss and/or hybridization?”.  Annual meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Association. 

Confer, J. L. 2004.  Poster Presentation entitled "Shrublands are not just a little bush”, as well as hosted part of the activities at the Association of Field Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Cornell University, April. View the poster as a PDF.

Confer, J. L., T. Hauck, M. E. Silvia, V. Frary. 2004. “Managing Rights-of Way Shrublands for the Avian Community”. 8th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in  Rights-of Way Management. Saratoga, New York. 

Confer, J. L. and R. E. Serrell. 2004. "Sink and source habitats for golden-winged warblers".   104th Annual meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Association, Quebec, Canada. 

Hauck, T. and J. L. Confer. 2003. “Avian Shrubland Management and Shrubland Nesting Success”.   Annual meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association. 

Confer, J. L. 2004. "Golden-winged Warblers in the Blue-winged shadow: The science and public relations of conservation following secondary contact and extirpation". Landscape ecology, human populations.  Seminar presented at Rutgers University.

Confer, J.L., S.M. Pascoe. 2002. “The avian community on utility rights-of-way and   other managed shrublands”. Invited panelist for conference on "Early-Successional   Forests and Shrubland Habitats in the Northeastern United States: Critical Habitats   Dependent on Disturbance; University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. 

Confer J. L. 2000. “Management, Vegetative Structure and Shrubland Birds on Rights-of-Way”.  7th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of Way Management. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Confer, J. L. 2000. "Managing shrubland birds for the next millennium". Annual meeting of the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs, Waterloo, NY.