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6:00pm

Featured Event! Welcome to Wisconsin Social Ballroom C & Foyer

7:00am

Conference Registration Desk Open Ballroom A Foyer Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am

Plenary Session, Awards Presentation & Ignite Session Ballroom A/B

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

1:00pm

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies R3 Committee (Part One) Hilton: Empire Ballroom Poster Set-up Ballroom C & Foyer Wild Jobs Café Hilton: Wright Ballroom A/B

1:20pm

SYMPOSIA-02: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Roles in Midwest Conservation Science 102A SYMPOSIA-03: Five Decades (or More) of Chronic Wasting Disease: Lessons Learned 102C

1:40pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Recruiting and Training Volunteers to Conduct Snow Track Surveys 101B SYMPOSIA-02: Collaborative Approach to Assess the Current Condition of Priority Natural Resources in Two National Parks 102A SYMPOSIA-03: Transmission of Infectious Prions in Plant Tissue 102C SYMPOSIA-04: Using Grazing to Manage Grasslands for Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Production Goals on a 53,000-acre Wetland Management District 102B SYMPOSIA-05: A Herculean Task: Reversing Lake Eutrophication 102D&E

2:00pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Stream Monitoring Volunteers 101B SYMPOSIA-03: CWD Management and Response in Wisconsin: Lessons Learned and New Beginnings 102C SYMPOSIA-04: Collaboration Turns Pine Plantations into Pine/Oak Barrens in a Critical Landscape for Birds 102B

2:20pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Designing Effective Protocols for Large-scale Citizen Science Projects 101B SYMPOSIA-02: The Importance and Application of Social Science Research in Protected Area Management 102A SYMPOSIA-03: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance and Management in Missouri 102C

2:40pm

CARNIVORES: How Do Domestic Dogs Influence Intraguild Interactions Among Native Canids? 103C SYMPOSIA-01: Making Sense of 5 Million Observations: Data Management and Quality Control for Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II 101B SYMPOSIA-03: Responding to a Recent Outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild Deer in Minnesota 102C

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

3:20pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Monarch Eggs and Caterpillars, Data, Data Management, and Data Quality: A Case Study 101B SYMPOSIA-04: Beyond Wetlands: The Importance of Grassland Habitat for Breeding Waterfowl in an Agricultural Landscape 102B TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: The Effects of Large-scale Wetland Loss on Network Connectivity of the Rainwater Basin, Nebraska 103B

3:40pm

CARNIVORES: Public Preferences for Management Actions in Response to Various Black Bear – Human Interactions 103C SYMPOSIA-01: Tales from the Zooniverse: Resources and Tools for Project Leads and Volunteers 101B SYMPOSIA-02: Assessing Vernal Pools for Informed Decision Making in Resource Management 102A SYMPOSIA-04: The Bird-Friendliness Index: A Novel Metric for Quantifying the Success of Conservation Programs 102B TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Impacts of Prescribed Fire Intensity and Seasonality on Woody Vegetation 103B

4:00pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Evaluating Citizen Science Programs: Strategies, Tools, and Resources 101B SYMPOSIA-03: Iowa CWD Issues and Management: Deer and People 102C SYMPOSIA-04: Integrating Grassland Birds into Conservation Planning in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region 102B

4:20pm

CARNIVORES: Estimating Density of Bobcats in Midwestern Landscapes Using Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 103C SYMPOSIA-02: Panel Discussion and Q&A 102A SYMPOSIA-03: Agency Trust and Perceived Risk Toward Chronic Wasting Disease in Illinois 102C SYMPOSIA-04: Integrated Bird Conservation Delivery in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region 102B TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Effects of Land Management Type on American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Occupancy and Recruitment 103B

4:40pm

SYMPOSIA-03: Panel Discussion on Opportunities for CWD Collaboration 102C SYMPOSIA-05: Wisconsin’s Healthy Lakes Initiative: Working with Lakefront Property Owners to Apply Best Management Practices 102D&E

5:00pm

Student / Professional Networking Mixer Hilton: Crystal Ballroom

7:00am

Conference Registration Desk Open Ballroom A Foyer Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Influential Macrhybopsis spp. Life History Traits in Modeled Lower Missouri River Populations 103E SYMPOSIA-06: Initial Description of Dermocystid Infections in Silvery Salamanders (Ambystoma Platineum) from Vermilion County, Illinois 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Minnesota Statewide Marshbird Survey: A Framework to Help Prioritize Wetlands for Conservation Actions 102B UNGULATES: Elk Monitoring in Wisconsin: Trail Cameras and Citizen Science 103C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Predicting the Effects of Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Enrollments and Expirations on Greater Prairie-chickens in Northwestern MInnesota 103B

8:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: A Ranavirus-associated Mass Mortality Event in an Illinois Amphibian Community 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Waterbird Use at the Man-made North Ottawa Flood Damage Reduction Impoundment in West Central Minnesota 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Ecological Niche Modeling to Disentangle the Effects of Climate and Eutrophication on Minnesota Lakes 102C SYMPOSIA-10: The Evolving Roles of Wisconsin Lake Organizations in Caring for Public Trust Resources 103A

8:40am

SYMPOSIA-06: Impact of Snake Fungal Disease on Population Viability 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Secretive Marshbird Response to Fire and Grazing in Wetlands of Western Minnesota 102B SYMPOSIA-10: Demographics, Activities, and Concerns of Minnesota Lake Associations 103A

9:00am

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies R3 Committee (Part Two) Hilton: Empire Ballroom RIVERS & OXBOWS: Backwater Fish Community Response to Habitat Restoration on the Upper Mississippi River: 30 Years of Successful Projects 103E SYMPOSIA-06: Can Turtles Serve as Bio-indicators of Environmental Health? Applications of Conservation Physiology in Midwestern Herpetology 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Spectacular Response of Waterbirds to Restoration of Cat Island Chain in Lower Green Bay, Wisconsin 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Monarchs: Climate and Implications for Preservation of an Endangered Phenomenon 102C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Does Diversity Matter? Ring-necked Pheasant Nest Site Selection and Nest Survival in Grassland Reconstructions 103B

9:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: Urban Wildlife: An Important Focus for Conservation 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Marsh Bird Occupancy of Wetlands in the Glacial Habitat Restoration Area of Wisconsin 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability for Wildlife 102C SYMPOSIA-10: Leveraging Local Passion to Improve Outcomes: Civic Organizing as a Best Management Practice 103A

9:40am

SYMPOSIA-07: Electrofishing Equipment and Safety Standardization in Missouri 102A SYMPOSIA-08: Waterfowl Use of Restored Wetlands in the Glacial Habitat Restoration Area of Wisconsin 102B UNGULATES: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Antler Point Restrictions to Achieve Various White-tailed Deer Management Goals 103C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Space, Habitat and Abundance: Hotspot Analysis of Distribution of Ring-necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota 103B

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer Wild Jobs Café Hilton: Wright Ballroom A/B

10:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: Using eDNA Surveys to Detect a Fossorial Species of Conservation Concern, the Kirtland Snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) in Northwest Ohio 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Guiding Wetland Restoration in the Calumet Region of Illinois and Indiana Through Monitoring Breeding Marsh Birds 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Bet Hedging in an Era of Rapid Change: Protecting Wildlife by “Conserving Nature’s Stage” 102C UNGULATES: The Wisconsin Deer Management Assistance Program: Improving Relationships One Landowner at a Time 103C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Disentangling Effects of Fire, Habitat, and Climate on an Endangered Prairie-Specialist Butterfly 103B

10:40am

SYMPOSIA-08: Wetland Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Manager's perspectives on climate adaptation on public lands in the Upper Midwest: Implications for monitoring and tracking progress 102C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Modeling Pollinator Conservation Targets Within Rights-of-Way 103B

11:00am

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Detecting Round Goby in the Field Using a Portable eDNA Detection Kit 102D&E SYMPOSIA-06: Soft-Release May Not Enhance Translocation Efforts for Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Marsh Bird Use of Wetlands Managed for Waterfowl in Illinois 102B SYMPOSIA-10: Optimization of Oxbow Restoration Benefits for Both the Farmer and the Conservationist 103A UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Comparing Bee and Grasshopper Communities in Missouri's Reconstructed and Remnant Prairies 103B

11:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: The Chambana Box Turtle Project: A Collaborative Effort Using Environmental Enrichment to Inform Reintroduction Techniques for Terrapene Carolina 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Waterbird and Vegetation Responses to 10 Years of Restoration at an Illinois River Floodplain Wetland Complex 102B SYMPOSIA-09: Panel Discussion and Q&A 102C

11:40am

(CANCELLED) SYMPOSIA-06: Community, Health, and Stress Response of Reintroduced and Resident Amphibians to Oak Woodland Restoration 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Breeding Bird Use of Restored Shallow Lakes in Iowa 102B

12:00pm

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Combining Invasive Species Risk Assessments with Climate Change Scenarios to Predict Future Invaders in the Great Lakes 102D&E SYMPOSIA-06: Weather Patterns and Habitat Usage of Adult Eastern Tiger Salamanders in the Prairie Pothole Region of West-Central Minnesota 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Survey Methodology, Movement Ecology, and Vital Rates of the Virginia Rail and Sora in the Lake Erie Coastal Marshes of Northern Ohio 102B SYMPOSIA-11: Aquatic Tox in Amphibians--perfluorinated Substances Are Chemicals of Emerging Concern 102C

1:40pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Oxbow Restorations in Iowa: A Compilation of Data and Lessons Learned over the past 17 Years 103E SYMPOSIA-06: The Influence of Landscape Factors and Prescribed Fire on the Occupancy Dynamics of Blue-Spotted Salamanders 101B SYMPOSIA-08: King Rail Trapping and Telemetry at the Winous Point Marsh Conservancy 102B SMALL MAMMALS: Movement Ecology of Marten (Martes americana) in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, Michigan 103B

2:00pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Managing Breeding and Wintering Habitat for the Conservation of the Endangered Kirtland's Warbler in a Changing Climate 103C SYMPOSIA-08: Michigan Black Tern Conservation Initiative: Collaborative Conservation of Coastal Wetlands 102B SYMPOSIA-12: A Cooperative Management Approach Toward the Elimination of Raccoon Rabies from the U.S. 103A

2:20pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Oxbows as Battery Packs: Giving a Much Needed Boost to the Endangered Topeka Shiner 103E SYMPOSIA-06: Home Range and Movements of Spiny Softshell Turtles (Apalone spinifera), Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), and Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in an Urban Minnesota Lake 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Mallard Use of Incentivized Conservation Program Wetlands During Winter in Mississippi 102B SYMPOSIA-12: Coodinating White-Nose Syndrome: Readiness, Response, Recuperation 103A SMALL MAMMALS: Nest Tree Use by Southern Flying Squirrels in Fragmented Midwestern Landscapes 103B

2:40pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Integrating Reconstructed Oxbows in Watershed Planning to Achieve Habitat and Water Quality Goals 103E SYMPOSIA-08: Challenges of Wetland Restoration Monitoring--If You Build It Will They Come, If They Come Will You Know It? 102B SYMPOSIA-11: Effects of an Environmental Estrogen on Predator-prey Interactions in Freshwater Fish 102C SYMPOSIA-12: The Wisconsin Bald Eagle Bio-Sentinel Program: Using Bald Eagles as Indicators of Ecosystem Health 103A

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

3:20pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Global Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Diminishes Climate Change Vulnerability of Grassland Birds in North America 103C SYMPOSIA-06: Snake Occupancy and Abundance in Restored Grasslands 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Evaluation of Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Program Survey Techniques to Assess Waterbird Abundance 102B SYMPOSIA-12: Coordination of Wildlife Disease Response with Tribal Governments 103A

3:40pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Landscape Genetic Analysis of a Planned Prairie Corridor Through a Midwestern Agricultural Landscape Using the Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) as an Indicator 103C RIVERS & OXBOWS: Integrating LiDAR Landscape Analysis and Species Distribution Models to Prioritize Areas for Oxbow Restoration 103E SYMPOSIA-06: Plant Traits in the Aquatic Environment Have Lasting Effects on Larval and Post-metamorphic Anurans 101B SYMPOSIA-08: An Integrated Approach to Mapping Priority Areas for Marsh Bird Conservation 102B SYMPOSIA-12: Insights Relative to Black Bear Physiology and Potential Implications for Human Medicine 103A SMALL MAMMALS: Modeling the Effects of White-nose Syndrome on the Bat Community of Wisconsin 103B

4:00pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: If We Build It THEY Will Come: Restored Prairies and Grassland Birds 103C RIVERS & OXBOWS: Exit Here: Strategies and Considerations for Dealing with Aging Dams 103E SYMPOSIA-06: Tiger Salamander Larval Size, Density, and Diet in the Prairie Potholes of West-Central Minnesota 101B SYMPOSIA-08: Panel Discussion and Q&A 102B SMALL MAMMALS: Testing the Efficacy of Chitosan as a Potential Treatment for White-Nose Syndrome 103B

4:20pm

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Early Detection Monitoring of New Zealand Mudsnails Using Qualitative and eDNA Surveys 102D&E FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Patch Size Dynamics of Birds in Mixed-Grass Prairies: Why Might the Influence of Patch Size Vary 103C SYMPOSIA-11: Biological Effects of Septic Seepage on Resident Fish Species in Minnesota Lakes 102C SYMPOSIA-12: One Health and the Ecosystem Health Perspective 103A SMALL MAMMALS: Understanding the Ecological Impacts of Timber Harvesting Techniques on the Bat Community in a Midwestern Hardwood Forest 103B

4:40pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Effects of Anthropogenic Structures on the Long-Distance Movements of Lesser Prairie-Chickens 103C SYMPOSIA-12: Panel Discussion and Q&A 103A SMALL MAMMALS: Utilizing Non-invasive Techniques to Determine Genetic Variation and Demographics of Snowshoe Hare in Michigan 103B

5:00pm

Wildlife Acoustics: Passive Acoustic Monitoring Workshop Hilton: Walker

6:00pm

Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. A Wetland Invader and Climate Change: The Effects of Typha X Glauca on Wetland Biodiversity Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Green River Conservation Opportunity Area Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. An Ecological Framework for Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Detect Kirtland’s Snakes (Clonophis kirtlandii) Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Artificially Inducing a Plant and Animal Mutualism: A Novel Approach to Filling a Niche Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Development of eDNA Techniques for Endangered Mussels Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Did the Massasauga (Sistrurus Catenatus) Cross the Road? Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Direct Comparison of eDNA Capture and Extraction Methods Through Detection and Quantification of Target DNA in Cloned Cells and the Effect of Stochasticity on eDNA Recovery Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Effects of Soil Conditions on Cutaneous Bacteria of the Red-backed Salamander Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Efficacy of Artificial Cover Objects to Monitor Tiger and Blue-Spotted Salamanders Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Food Selection of American Green-winged Teal During Spring Migration in Illinois Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Great Lakes Fisheries and Aquatic Biota: eDNA Technology in Monitoring and Management Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Herpetofauna Community Response to Bison (Bison Bison) Grazing in Tallgrass Prairie Remnants Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Incorporating Aerial Imagery into Waterfowl Population Estimates Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Is It Time for an Additional Approach to Wildlife Education: Better Preparing Graduates by Including the Professional Science Master’s in Our Educational Repertoire Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Nebraska Elk Hunting Constraints: Perceived and Realized Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Population Change, Nest-site Selection, and Nesting Success in a Restored Population of Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, 1986-2016 Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Ranavirus Effects on Metamorphic Salamander Body Condition and Growth in Created Wetlands Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Relationship of Snow Goose Hunting Methods on Harvest Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Sampling Designs for Landscape-level eDNA Monitoring Programs Using Three-level Occurrence Models Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Testing the Effectiveness of eDNA Procedures Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. The Anthropogenic Effects on the Urban and Rural Coyote Diet Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Tracking the Impacts of Bat White-nose Syndrome in Wisconsin with Citizen Scientists Ballroom C & Foyer Student Research-in-Progress Poster Display. Evaluating Predator Communities and Duck Nest Survival in Eastern South Dakota Ballroom C & Foyer Student Research-in-Progress Poster Display. Waterfowl Hunter Recruitment, Retention, and Participation Trends Ballroom C & Foyer

7:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: Evaluating Indices of Full-Season Productivity for American Woodcock 102D&E WATERFOWL: Visibility Bias and Disturbance of Waterfowl During Aerial Surveys 102B

8:20am

SYMPOSIA-14: Collaborative Efforts to Prevent and Control Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region 102A WATERFOWL: True Metabolizable Energy of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation for Ducks 102B

9:00am

GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Developing “Manager’s Models”: Teaching Graduate Students to Communicate How Science Informs Management and Policy 103D SYMPOSIA-13: Adapting Existing Methods to Reach Waterfowl Hunters with the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Message 101B

9:20am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: The Urban-Rural Divide in Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding 102D&E GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Managing Phragmites with Science on Your Side 103D WATERFOWL: Analysis of Canada Goose Movements in Relation to Midway International Airport Operations Using Satellite Telemetry 102B

9:40am

GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Hunter Preference of Harvest Reporting Methods on Public Lands in Illinois 103D SYMPOSIA-13: Learning to Hunt: Adult-focused Hunter Recruitment and Retention in Michigan and Wisconsin 101B WATERFOWL: Response of Wetland Food Webs to Neonicotinoid Insecticide Contamination 102B

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

10:20am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program: 80 Years of Conservation Success 102D&E Exhibitor Teardown Ballroom B Foyer WATERFOWL: Nebraska Waterfowl Hunters: Where Do They Go? 102B

10:40am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: A Bird in the Hand: Shotguns, Deadly Oil Pits, Cute Kittens, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 102D&E WATERFOWL: Waterfowl Hunter Satisfaction over the Years 102B

11:00am

GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Wrestling with Recruitment 103D

11:10am

LIGHTING TALK: Understanding Attitudes Towards Controversial Subjects in Wildlife Management: How Students View Regulated Commercial Harvest 103C

11:20am

FISH HABITAT & GENETICS: Biological Assessment of Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Control via CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive Technology 103A WATERFOWL: Status Update on Cranes and Crop Damage in the Upper Midwest 102B

11:40am

SYMPOSIA-15: Community and Conservation: Studying Urban Wetland Biodiversity in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 101B WATERFOWL: Saving an American Icon: The Challenge and Successes of Reintroducing Whooping Cranes 102B

12:00pm

Conference Adjourns N/A