FLTWS 2022 Fall Workshop
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
September 15-16, 2022
JOIN US for the annual fall meeting of the Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society. This year we will have a workshop focused on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka DRONES) and how they can potentially save us time and money in the field. You may be surprised to learn about all the applications now available to biologists and land managers. Topics will include:
Ø The latest UAV legislation
Ø Part 107 Drone Pilot requirements
Ø Wildlife Monitoring on land and over water via UAVs
Ø UAV Imagery & GIS Spatial Analysis
Ø Prescribed fire application using UAVs
Ø UAV Vegetation mapping
Ø UAV herbicide applications
Ø Drone & Machine Learning using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ø Comparison of UAVs versus traditional aviation – quality, cost effectiveness, and safety
Additionally, we will have a field trip on Friday to include demonstrations of both quad type and fixed wing drones. As a bonus, we will get an update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Registration is $75 and that includes lunch and dinner. Overnight guests have a special rate of only $124/night at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront.
AGENDA
Day 1 - September 15th FWRI, 100 8th Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
8:30 AM – Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society Fall Business Meeting
9:30 AM – Workshop Registration and Check-in
10:00 AM – Welcome by Maria, Tyler and Gill
10:15 AM – Unmanned Aerial Systems Overview and Regulation, Stacey Strickland, UF/IFAS Seminole County Extension
10:45 AM – Using UASs to Monitor Wading Birds in South Florida, Lindsey Garner, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
11:15 AM – Coastal Manger Restoration Assessment Using UASs, Brittany Scharf, UF/IFAS Florida SeaGrant, Hernando County Extension
11:45 AM – Using UASs to Monitor Marine Mammals, Holly Edwards, FWRI, Marine Mammals
12:15 PM – Lunch (onsite)
1:00 PM – Drone and Wildlife Telemetry, Michael Shafer, Northern Arizona University (Zoom) https://uavrt.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TWS_18-Eye-in-the-Sky.pdf
1:30 PM – Introduction to UASs for habitat and Vegetation Management, Tyler Pittman, UF/IFAS Gilchrist County Extension
2:00 PM – UAS Data Management and Analysis, Brittany Bankovich, FWRI, Center for Spatial Analysis
2:30 PM – Utilizing UASs for Chemical Applications, Cody Cash, Leading Edge Aerial Technologies
3:00 PM – Using UASs to Apply Prescribed Fire, Keith Mousel, Florida Forest Service
3:30 PM – Panel discussion of the pros and cons of using UASs for wildlife and habitat management and monitoring.
4:30 PM – Adjourn to hotel and Dinner
6:00 PM – Dinner and Open Bar at the Hilton Bay Front Pool
Day 2 - September 16th Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
8:00 AM – Demonstrations – Fixed wing, quads, GIS, etc.
10:30 AM – UPDATE on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Its Impacts to Wild Birds in Florida, Mark Cunningham, FWRI
11:00 – View captive Birds of Prey at the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
12:00 – Adjourn or hike trails at the Preserve on your own
Link to registration:
https://fltws.org/shop/fltws-2022-fall-workshop SORRY, registration has now closed
Hotel reservations (follow this link to get the special FLTWS workshop rate):
Looking forward to seeing you all soon at the FLTWS 2022 Fall Meeting!