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2019 BIAZA Plant Working Group Conference

September 03, 2019 12:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

2019 BIAZA Plant Working Group Conference

Chester Zoo

16 – 18 October 2019

Conference Programme (Draft – titles of presentations to be confirmed)

Tuesday 15th October 2019

19:00

21:00

Icebreaker at The Royal Oak, Faulkner St, Chester

                               

Day 1 – Wednesday 16th October 2019

Involvement of Zoo Horticulture in Conservation Projects

08:30

09:00

Registration

09:00

09:30

Welcome/BIAZA PWG Update

Sven Seiffert, Chair BIAZA Plant Working Group,

Phil Esseen, Chester Zoo

09:30

10:00

Delivering Horticultural Workshops in Nepal

Anna Furse, Chester Zoo

10:00

10:30

Site Management for Butterflies at ZSL, London Zoo

Ben Camps, ZSL

10:30

11:00

Break

11:00

11:30

The North West Rare Plants Initiative – A conservation programme for North-west England

Josh Styles, NWRPI

11:30

12:00

Conservation Risks and Opportunities in Fodder Production

Eddie Mole, Bristol Zoological Society

12:00

12:30

Grassland management for Conservation

Andrew Harrison, Bristol Zoological Society

12:30

13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 17:00

Tour of the main Chester Zoo site, including recent developments (Asiatic Lions, Madagascar, Islands)

19:30

Conference Dinner at Chez Jules, Northgate St, Chester

Day 2 – Thursday, 17th October 2019

Designing and Implementing Zoo Landscaping on a Small Budget

09:00

09:30

Redevelopment of Red panda exhibit at Marwell Zoo

Lance Ingram, Marwell Zoo

09:30

10:00

Title TBC

Jonathan McLoughlin, Gillespie

10:00

10:30

Designing and Planting the Bumblebee Garden at Chester Zoo

Liz Young, Clive Roe, Chester Zoo

10:30

11:00

Break

11:00

11:30

Undertaking Project Work In-house

Mark Hargreaves, Chester Zoo

11:30

12:00

Use of Plants to meet animal welfare requirements

Sven Seiffert, ZSL

12:00

13:00

Lunch

Tours of the wider Chester Zoo site

13:00

14:00

Visit to Chester Zoo’s Nature Reserve

Sarah Bird, Helen Bradshaw, Chester Zoo

14:00

15:15

Visit to the Plant Project, Nursery and Plant Collections at Chester Zoo

15:15

16:30

Visit to Woodside Farm, Chester Zoo’s Green waste recycling centre and browse plantations

19:00

Chester city walk and drink


Day 3 – Friday 18th October 2019

Workshop: Practical Exhibit Theming

9:00

09:30

Workshop 1 introduction – Working with concrete to theme animal exhibits.

09:30

11:00

Practical session – Constructing a themed concrete termite mound

11:00

11:30

Break

11:30

12:00

Workshop 2 introduction – Working with recycled materials to construct informal barriers and fences

12:00

13:30

Practical session – constructing a brushwood boma fence and barrier.

13:30

14:30

Lunch

(Please note that this session will be take place outdoors. Workshop participants should bring suitable clothing and footwear).

Booking

To book your place on the conference, please click on the following link…

https://shop.chesterzoo.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?pid=721

Accommodation

We have secured a favourable rate for conference attendees at Chester Court Hotel, on Hoole Road, from £46.80 for a single room and £64.80 for a twin room (per night, bed and breakfast). Contact Chester Court Hotel (info@chestercourthotel.com )

If you have any queries, please contact Phil Esseen, Curator of Botany and Horticulture at Chester Zoo (p.esseen@chesterzoo.org).


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