BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190410T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190410T093000 DTSTAMP:20190312T200448Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/april_bat_mitigation/ SUMMARY:April Monthly Meeting - Establishment of the Chariton Hills Bat Con servation Bank in Northeast Missouri DESCRIPTION:[ics_download]\nDirections\nProgram details\n\nThe Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat are two federally protected bat species that o ccupy forest habitat across much of the Midwest and eastern United States. Development projects in forested areas often have unavoidable impacts on these species\, but until recently\, there has not been a straightforward form of mitigation. Conservation banks\, which are implemented ahead of im pacts and provide offsets for a variety of projects\, can provide maximum benefit to the species while providing developers and agencies with an eff ective mitigation solution. Accordingly\, Burns &\; McDonnell has estab lished the Chariton Hills Conservation Bank (CHCB) in northeast Missouri. The CHCB provides protection and management for over 1\,300 acres of summe r maternity habitat in Schuyler and Adair Counties\, and provides conserva tion benefits in advance of impacts. We worked closely with state and fede ral agencies to select CHCB sites using landscape ecology principles. Our site-specific analyses included historical record searches to confirm occu rrences of the Indiana bat\, detailed habitat assessments\, and mist-net s urveys to document presence of the species. Our analysis indicated that th e CHCB properties met or exceeded most of the important summer habitat var iables outlined in the Indiana bat recovery plan\, and that they could be maintained or improved through adaptive management. Management actions on the properties will be directed toward maintaining the quality of the habi tat and improving any habitat that does not meet values outlined in the In diana bat recovery plan and other literature. The CHCB is the first conser vation bank approved by Region 3 of the U.S. Fish &\; Wildlife Service\ , and credits can be used to offset impacts to Indiana and northern long-e ared bats in Missouri. Permanent protection and management of these sites is expected to provide long-term benefits to forest-dwelling bats througho ut the region.\n\nSpeaker Bio - Josiah Maine \n\nJosiah Maine is a Staff Environmental Scientist with the Natural and Cultural Resources department at Burns &\; McDonnell. Josiah has a broad base of experience performi ng ecological studies and permitting\, including habitat assessments\, pre sence/absence surveys\, bat studies\, avian studies\, and fisheries studie s. As a bat specialist who has developed close relationships in the scient ific and regulatory community\, Josiah holds a Federal Recovery Permit to perform surveys for threatened and endangered bats. Josiah played a key ro le in the development of the Chariton Hills Conservation Bank\, which was the first conservation bank for Indiana and northern long-eared bats appro ved by the U.S. Fish &\; Wildlife Service. As the land manager for the bank\, Josiah coordinates permitting\, biological studies\, and forest man agement activities.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://midwestawma.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/ 11/MatRoss.jpg CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:Matt Ross Community Center\, 8101 Marty Street\, Overland Park\, K S\, 66204\, United States GEO:38.9822845;-94.66922260000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=8101 Marty Street\, Overlan d Park\, KS\, 66204\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Matt Ross C ommunity Center:geo:38.9822845,-94.66922260000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR