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national scenic and historic trails and national monuments and national conservation areas. Anyone who has been involved with research or land management issues within the NLCS is encouraged to participate.<br><br> Please consider submitting a proposal for an oral presentation, or poster. The eclectic array of research that has occurred on NLCS lands assures that the audience will be wide ranging, with various levels of interest and experience. Please feel free to contact Marietta Eaton (Marietta_Eaton@blm.gov) or (Lauren_Pidot@blm.gov ) if you have additional questions, or visit http://www.blm.gov/nlcs Taking the path less traveled .<br><br> . . Celebrating 10 years f N L C S Wildlife Geology Paleontology Hydrology Soils Archaeology History Social Science Biology Archaeology Geology Hydrology Soils Social Science Wildlife History Paleontology Conserve Protect Restore Discover How to Submit a Proposal Please submit proposals for oral presentations and posters by January 8, 2010.<br><br> All proposals must be submitted through the conference email at: Decade_of_Discovery@blm.gov We encourage proposals on any aspect of research in, management of, and education about NLCS lands. Tracks and sessions will be developed based on the selected abstracts. If you would like to organize a session on a particular topic, please contact the individuals you would like to have participate and request that they submit individual proposals using the same panel title (see proposal format below).<br><br> All presenters may submit the papers upon which their presen- tations are based for publication in the conference proceedings. Details on submitting papers for the conference proceedings will be provided later. Oral presentations should be 15 minutes in length with an additional 5 minutes for questions.<br><br> Oral presentations may be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation; no other format will be accepted. Posters will be presented in a two hour session on May 25 th from 5:00 3 7:00 PM. The recommended size for posters is 36 inches high and 56 inches wide.<br><br> Posters cannot exceed 68 inches in width. Graphics should be engaging, colorful and pleasant to the viewer. Poster infor- mation should be readable at a distance of 8 to 10 feet.<br><br> All posters will be hung horizontally (landscape). Proposal Format TYPE OF PRESENTATION Poster or oral presentation TITLE In CAPS THEME Select one from the outline below or suggest your own. SESSION TITLE Only use if proposing a panel.<br><br> All individuals on the proposed panel must submit separate abstracts with the same panel title. PRESENTER AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORS Use all CAPS to indicate the presenting author and superscripts to indicate authors' affiliation, address, and email. FIRST AUTHOR (last name fist) 1 , second author (first name first) 2 , and third author (first name first) 3 1 Affiliation, address, including zip code, and e-mail address of first author 2 Affiliation, address, including zip code, and e-mail address of second author 3 Affiliation, address, including zip code, and e-mail address of third author ABSTRACT Abstracts are limited to 300 words.<br><br> Include a brief background, issue statement, key results, and implications. (See sample proposal below). Taking the path less traveled .<br><br> . . Celebrating 10 years f N L C S Sample Proposal TYPE OF PRESENTATION Oral presentation TITLE OF THE PAPER T HE N ATIONAL L ANDSCAPE C ONSERVATION S YSTEM AND C OLLABORATIVE C ONCEPTS FOR THE C OLORADO P LATEAU THEME/KEY WORDS Partnerships and Collaboration SESSION TITLE None PRESENTER AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORS EATON, MARIETTA 1 , and Helene Aarons 2, 1 Bureau of Land Management - National Landscape Conservation System, Washington, DC 20036.<br><br> 2 Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office, Denver, CO 80215. ABSTRACT The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) of the BLM is committed to col- laborative conservation as one of its main principles. Collaboration is a foundational component of promoting and conducting scientific research on NLCS units in order to leverage resources, build communities of interest, and encourage alternative creative solutions to managing landscapes.<br><br> Working with individual researchers, other agencies, and Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units, the NLCS continues to build capacity for net- works to connect scientists and managers in dialogues that share information, technol- ogy, and ideas to address the critical environmental issues facing the agency today. This presentation will share examples of these processes and products from the Colorado Plateau and encourage future opportunities within the National Landscape Conservation System to collaborate on defining and conducting critical research. Taking the path less traveled .<br><br> . . Celebrating 10 years f N L C S Conserve Protect Restore Discover<br><br>

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