Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum Biofuels and Ecological Sustainability in the 21 st Century: Is Going Yellow, Green?

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1 Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum 2006 Biofuels and Ecological Sustainability in the 21 st Century: Is Going Yellow, Green? `

2 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 The Whitney Living World, and Anna Saint Harris Louis Zoo Conservation Forum 2006 PROGRAM Registration and view exhibits Session 1 Dinner, view exhibits Session 2 and Panel Discussion Panel Discussion 5:30-6:00 p.m. 6:00-6:50 p.m. 6:50-7:30 p.m. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Biofuels and Ecological Sustainability in the 21 st Century: Is Going Yellow, Green? 6:00 p.m. Anheuser Busch Auditorium Session 1 Dr. Alex Farrell, Assistant Professor, Energy and Resources Group and Director, Joint Center for Transportation Sustainability Research at the University of California-Berkeley Vehicle Fuels for the 21st Century Dr. Jim McLaren, President, StrathKirn Inc., St. Louis Natural Ethanol: Powering Your Car with Harvested Sunlight Session 2 Dr. Bruce Dale, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University Bioethanol: Thinking Clearly about Energy and Sustainability Issues 2

3 Dr. G. David Tilman, Regents' Professor, McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology, Director of Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota Greenhouse-Neutral Biofuels from High-Diversity Low-Input Prairie Ecosystems Participating Conservation Organizations Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development Contact: Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; Center for Plant Conservation Contact: Center for Plant Conservation, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Gateway Center for Resource Efficiency Contact: Gateway Center for Resource Efficiency, 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; Gateway Greening Contact: Gateway Greening, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; Missouri Botanical Garden Contact: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; Missouri Botanical Garden Press Contact: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; Missouri Department of Conservation Contact: Missouri Department of Conservation, St. Louis Regional Office, 2360 Hwy D, St. Charles, MO Tel.: (636) ; http//: The Nature Conservancy - Missouri Chapter Contact: The Nature Conservancy, 2800 S. Brentwood Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; missouri@tnc.org; North American Butterfly Association 3

4 Contact: NABA-St. Louis, 3900 Berger Ave, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Saint Louis Audubon Society Contact: St. Louis Audubon Society, 9859 Charwick Drive, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Saint Louis Rainforest Advocates Contact: Rachel Crandell, Saint Louis Rainforest Advocates, 1128 Weidman Road, Town & Country, MO Tel.: (314) ; St. Louis Teachers Reusable Resource Centers Contact: St. Louis Teachers Reusable Resource Centers, 1305 Havenhurst, Manchester, MO Tel.: (636) ; Saint Louis Zoo Contact: Saint Louis Zoo, One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Sierra Club Eastern Missouri Group Contact: Sierra Club, 7164 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House and Education Center Contact: The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House and Education Center, Faust Park, Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, MO Tel.: (636) , Ext. 11; Fax: (636) ; Webster Groves Nature Study Society Contact: Webster Groves Nature Study Society, P.O. Box , St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center Contact: Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; Fax: (314) ; osbornepl@umsl.edu; Wild Birds for the 21 st Century Contact: Wild Birds for the 21 st Century, 7376 Pershing Boulevard, St. Louis, MO Tel.: (314) ; orchrdhse@aol.com or jesutteri@aol.com; Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Contact: Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, P.O. Box 760, Eureka, MO Tel.: (636) ; Fax: (636) ; pmeyer_wcc@onemain.com; Conservation Forum 2006 Organizing Committee Ms. Tracy Boaz (Missouri Department of Conservation) 4

5 Mr. Adrian Brown (The Nature Conservancy-Missouri Chapter) Mr. Jim Jordan (Associate Curator of Education, Saint Louis Zoo) Ms. Olga Martha Montiel (Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden and Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center Council Member) Dr. Patrick Osborne (Executive Director, Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center) Dr. Peter Stevens (Director, Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center) Sponsors Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Department of Conservation The Nature Conservancy Missouri Chapter Saint Louis Zoo University of Missouri-St. Louis Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center 5