Join us at the 3rd annual State of Biodiversity Symposium to rally around the latest science, emerging threats, and management success stories in the world of conservation. The Symposium is timed to be after the State of the Union, State, and City addresses to shine a light on conservation and biodiversity, a topic that is discussed all too infrequently in these public addresses.

The symposium will feature a keynote presentation by Todd Keeler-Wolf entitled California-Style Biodiversity: Why We Wonder, Worry, and Hope. It will be followed by four concurrent panel sessions: San Diego Canyon Conservation, HCPs for Conservation and Discovery, Biodiversity and Human Health, and Implications of Black-Market Biodiversity.

Within these sessions, we will cover topics including but not limited to ecological disruptions in canyons, new species discovery, the importance of corridors and connectivity in the context of HCPs, the benefits of outdoor experiences on children’s mental health and recovery, illegal trade and smuggling of plants and animals, and violence against conservation advocates.

The State of Biodiversity Symposium is open to anyone and everyone in hopes of bringing together conservationists, land managers, scientists, and the interested public to facilitate necessary interdisciplinary conversations about our region’s ecological condition in the wake of climate change and a vareity of other human impacts.

Please see attached flyer for the 3rd Annual State of Biodiversity Symposium at the San Diego Natural History Museum.