The November meeting will be about human-wildlife interactions and how the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) responds to problems and educates the public. Shelly Blair, the CDFW Land Manager for Alpine County will be making the presentation.
Shelly Blair is an Environmental Scientist (Wildlife) for the CDFW, and is currently the unit biologist for El Dorado and Alpine Counties. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences from the California State University Chico and began working as a volunteer and scientific aid with CDFW in 1993. She has held seasonal positions in the enforcement, education and outreach, and upland game programs, and worked in the Wildlife Investigations Lab and the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Her first permanent position as a wildlife biologist was with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in 2000. For the next five years, she was the liaison between CDFA and the US Department of Agriculture/Wildlife Services Program; dealing with statewide wildlife/ human conflict issues. In 2006, she moved back to CDFW and led the statewide Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program in the Wildlife Investigations Lab. In 2010, she was hired for her current position. Her responsibilities include all wildlife management issues and projects (mainly game species) and she is land manager of all CDFW owned wildlife areas and ecological reserves in El Dorado and Alpine Counties.
We will also be continuing the discussion on the advisability of forming a 501c(3) (non-profit) entity to make it easier to attract funding and complete projects.
The November meeting is scheduled for Tuesday November 7th at 6:00 pm at Turtle Rock Park.
Alpine Biomass Collaborative 