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Monday, January 29
 

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

12:00pm

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:00pm

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies R3 Committee (Part One) Hilton: Empire Ballroom

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-04: Using Grazing to Manage Grasslands for Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Production Goals on a 53,000-acre Wetland Management District 102B

2:00pm

SYMPOSIA-02: Pollinators in Our Parks – How Is Invasive Plant Management Impacting Native Bees in National Parks? 102A SYMPOSIA-03: CWD Management and Response in Wisconsin: Lessons Learned and New Beginnings 102C

2:20pm

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-03: Responding to a Recent Outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild Deer in Minnesota 102C

3:20pm

SYMPOSIA-03: Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Surveillance: A Michigan Perspective 102C SYMPOSIA-04: Beyond Wetlands: The Importance of Grassland Habitat for Breeding Waterfowl in an Agricultural Landscape 102B

3:40pm

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

4:00pm

SYMPOSIA-03: Iowa CWD Issues and Management: Deer and People 102C

4:20pm

SYMPOSIA-02: Panel Discussion and Q&A 102A

4:40pm

SYMPOSIA-03: Panel Discussion on Opportunities for CWD Collaboration 102C

5:00pm

Student / Professional Networking Mixer Hilton: Crystal Ballroom
 
Tuesday, January 30
 

7:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am

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-10: The Evolving Roles of Wisconsin Lake Organizations in Caring for Public Trust Resources 103A UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Genetic Analysis of Sharp-tailed Grouse in East-central Minnesota Indicates High Genetic Diversity Remains After a Recent Population Bottleneck 103B

8:40am

UNGULATES: Deer Recruitment in Wisconsin: New Survey Methods 103C

9:00am

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies R3 Committee (Part Two) Hilton: Empire Ballroom 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

9:40am

UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Space, Habitat and Abundance: Hotspot Analysis of Distribution of Ring-necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota 103B

10:20am

UNGULATES: The Wisconsin Deer Management Assistance Program: Improving Relationships One Landowner at a Time 103C

10:40am

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

SYMPOSIA-10: Optimization of Oxbow Restoration Benefits for Both the Farmer and the Conservationist 103A

11:20am

UNGULATES: Pilot Testing a Program to Allow Hunters to Sample Their Own Deer for CWD 103C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Planting for Pollinators: Evaluation of Four Prairie Seed Mixes 103B

11:40am

UNGULATES: Long-term Collaborative Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management, Using Focused Rewards Guided by Prevalence Distributions: a Proposal 103C UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Impacts of Neonicotinoid Seed-treatment Use on Native Pollinator Abundance and Diversity in Missouri Agroecosystems 103B

1:20pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Origins, Current Status, and Potential Roles of Oxbows for Conservation and Nutrient Reduction in Agricultural Landscapes: Introduction to the Oxbow Session 103E

1:40pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Oxbow Restorations in Iowa: A Compilation of Data and Lessons Learned over the past 17 Years 103E

2:00pm

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: From Water Chemistry to Fish: The Impacts of Zebra Mussels Across Multiple Trophic Levels 102D&E

2:20pm

SYMPOSIA-12: Coodinating White-Nose Syndrome: Readiness, Response, Recuperation 103A

2:40pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Integrating Reconstructed Oxbows in Watershed Planning to Achieve Habitat and Water Quality Goals 103E

3:20pm

SYMPOSIA-12: Coordination of Wildlife Disease Response with Tribal Governments 103A

3:40pm

RIVERS & OXBOWS: Integrating LiDAR Landscape Analysis and Species Distribution Models to Prioritize Areas for Oxbow Restoration 103E

4:00pm

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: If We Build It THEY Will Come: Restored Prairies and Grassland Birds 103C

4:20pm

SYMPOSIA-11: Biological Effects of Septic Seepage on Resident Fish Species in Minnesota Lakes 102C

4:40pm

SYMPOSIA-12: Panel Discussion and Q&A 103A
 
Wednesday, January 31
 

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

8:20am

GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Nitrate-Nitrogen Reductions Measured in Newly Reconstructed Iowa Oxbows Located on and off the Des Moines Lobe: Different Hydrology, Similar Benefits 103D