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Workshops and Regional Meetings
Our next Triennial, 8th Symposium on the
Ecology, Status, and Conservation of Diamondback Terrapins
will be held in North Carolina 2019
Local Host: Amanda Southwood
Regional Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
Northeast Regional Working Group Meeting, Saturday 5 May 2018, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, South Wellfleet MA. Minutes.
Southeast Regional Working Group Meeting - Saturday 7 March 2015 Marine Extension Service (MAREX) Brunswick GA, Announcement and Abstract submission form and - contact Sarah Finn
Management and conservation of diamondback terrapins in Tampa Bay: a symposium for environmental professionals, December 3 2011 at the Weedon Island Preserve, St. Petersburg, Florida. For more information contact George Heinrich (727 865-6255), Agenda and registration form.
Northeast diamondback terrapin working group annual meeting. 1 October, 2011 SoundWaters Coastal Education Center, Stamford, Connecticut. Minutes.
Florida Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at University of Florida Research and Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie FL. Please contact Kristen Hart (kristen_hart@usgs.gov, 954-650-0336).
Southeast Regional Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting Tuesday December 3rd 2009 8:30 am - 3:00 pm, : New Hanover Cooperative Extension Auditorium, Wilmington, NC. Please contact Leigh Anne Harden for more information.
Southeast Regional Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting Tuesday December 8th 2009 8:30 am - 2:30 pm, : New Hanover Cooperative Extension Auditorium, Wilmington, NC. Please contact Leigh Anne Harden for more information.
Gulf Coast Terrapin Working Group, February 5, 2009 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) Estuarine Resources Center in Gautier, MS. Please contact Christina Watters ( Christina.Watters@dmr.ms.gov, 228-475-7047) for more information.
Florida Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, Saturday, February 7, 2009 at POW/MIA Pineda Landing Park, 5995 US Highway 1, North Melbourne, FL. sponsored by the Brevard County Natural Resources Office. Please contact Kristen Hart (kristen_hart@usgs.gov, 954-650-0336) for more information. Agenda.
Northeast Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, Saturday, Sept 27, 2008 at Wellfleet Audubon, Wellfleet, MA on Cape Cod.
Gulf Coast Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, Saturday, February 7, 2008 at the Five Rivers Delta Resources Center in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Meeting Minutes.
Mid-Atantic Diamondback Terrapin Working Group (MADTWG ) Saturday, February 9, 2008 at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Laboratory (VIMS Lab.) in Wachapreague VA. Meeting Minutes Contact Patrick Baker or Ruth Boettcher for more information
Southeast Regional Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting Sunday, February 27, 2008 8:30 am - 2:30 pm, Doubletree Guest Suite, 181 Church Street Charleston SC. Meeting Summary
Florida Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting, February 9, 2008. Senator George G. Kirkpatrick Marine Laboratory, Cedar Key, FL Minutes
MidAtlantic Regional Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting, Friday, March 2, 2007. 9 am-4 pm. The Biden Environmental Training Center, Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, Delaware. Click here for minutes
Southeast Regional Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting Sunday, February 25, 2007 6 pm, Sea Turtle Symposium, Eton Conference Room in the Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Florida Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting, February 10, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies (St. Petersburg, Florida). minutes.
Northeastern Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting, September 16, 2006, The New England Aquarium (Boston, Massachusetts). Click here for minutes.
Gulf Coast Working Group Regional Meeting, April 7, 2006, Gulf Coast Research Lab, Ocean Springs Mississippi.
Mid-Atlantic Working Group Conference Call, 28 and 29 March 2006, Hosted by Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Bowie, MD. Click here for minutes.
Georgia Diamondback Terrapin Workshop, March 8, 2006 (10:00-14:30), Jekyll Island Conference Center, Jekyll Island, GA. Meeting Agenda
Florida Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Meeting, February 4, 2006, Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Florida). Meeting Agenda. Click here for minutes.
The Northeast Regional Meeting - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Saybrook Pavillion, 155 College Street, Old Saybrook, CT, at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Meeting Agenda. Click here for minutes.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting - April 1 – 2, 2005. The Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, New Jersey - Meeting Agenda. Active terrapin researchers, educators, or resource managers in the Mid-Atlantic Region please fill out the following Survey Form and email to the regional representative. Click here for minutes.
Florida Regional Meeting - 5 February 2005 in Oviedo, Florida; Contact George L. Heinrich - Meeting Agenda. Click here for minutes
Florida DTWG meeting attendees (left to right): Brian Mealey, Greta Mealey, Sharon Tyson, George L. Heinrich, Dave Cook, Roger Wood, Dana Ehret, Nancy Fitzsimmons, Tony Tucker, and Joe Butler.
Southeast Regional Meeting - January 18, 2005 - Part of the Sea Turtle Symposium in Savannah Georgia; Contact Meg Hoyle - Meeting Agenda. Click here for meeting Minutes.
Gulf Coast Regional Meeting - December 10, 2004 - University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Click here for meeting Minutes.
National Workshops
12-14 November 2010 - Presentations and Abstracts
St. Christopher's Camp and Conference Center, Kiwah, South Carolina
Local Host - Mike Dorcas
12-14 November 2010 - Presentations and Abstracts
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) in Chauvin, Louisiana
Local Host - Russ Burke
Participants of the 5th Symposium on the Boardwalk at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Chauvin, LA in November of 2010, for more details.
10-12 August
2007 -
Final Report
and Symposium Summary (includes all abstracts of papers and posters and a
list of attendees and presenters)
Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center, Millersville, Maryland
Local Host:
Willem M. Roosenburg - Ohio University
2004 Workshop
17-19 September 2004
Jacksonville Marriott
Jacksonville, Florida
Local hosts:
Joe Butler - University of North Florida
George L. Heinrich - Heinrich Ecological Services
Abstracts of Papers and
Posters
2000 Workshop
6–8 October 2000
The Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Local Host: Roger C. Wood
Presentations and Abstracts
1994 Workshop
2 August 1994
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Aiken, South Carolina
Local Hosts:
Richard Seigel - Towson University
Whit Gibbons - Savannah River Ecology Laboratory