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Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership Task Forces

The Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership (PBP) operates as a broad-based coalition through its structure of seven task forces which make recommendations to a Board of Directors. The primary work of the PBP occurs within these task forces, which meet as needed in various locations in the state or via conference calls. Anyone interested in Pennsylvania's biodiversity is encouraged to participate in one or more task forces. Please contact Sue Thompson (pbpinfo@pabiodiversity.org) or the appropriate task force chair if you are interested in more information or in joining a task force.

Biodiversity Informatics Task Force: Activities that increase awareness, accessibility, utilization, and coordination of scientific information on biodiversity in Pennsylvania. Chair: Ken Klemow, Ph.D., Wilkes University (kklemow@wilkes.edu).

Education Task Force: Activities, materials, and programs that increase public understanding of biodiversity and its role in the economic, environmental, and social health of the state. Chair, Paulette Johnson, Ph.D., Slippery Rock University (paulette.johnson@sru.edu).

Funding Task Force: Activities that generate financial support for biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania and for sustaining PBP. Chair: Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (jbonomo@paconserve.org).

Policy Task Force: Activities and policies that promote integration of biodiversity conservation into public and private decision-making. Chair: Paul Lyskava, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association (plyskava@hlma.org).

Public Relations Task Force: Activities and materials that increase public awareness of biodiversity and the work of PBP. Chair: Frank Felbaum (2beachbumz@verizon.net).

Science Task Force: Activities that increase knowledge about biodiversity (basic science) and how to manage and conserve it (applied science). Chair: Charles Bier, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (cbier@paconserve.org).

Stewardship Task Force: Planning, implemetation, and evaluation of scientifically-based strategies and activities that promote and sustain biodiversity throughout the Commonwealth. Chair: Scott Klinger, Pennsylvania Game Commission (scklinger@state.pa.us).