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Sunday, January 28
 

6:00pm CST

Featured Event! Welcome to Wisconsin Social Ballroom C & Foyer
 
Monday, January 29
 

1:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-01: Resources and Tools for Creating and Managing a Citizen Science Project 101B

1:40pm CST

SYMPOSIA-01: Recruiting and Training Volunteers to Conduct Snow Track Surveys 101B

2:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Investigating Fish Kills to Identify Emerging Threats and Long-term Stress 102D&E

3:00pm CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

3:20pm CST

WALLEYE: Potential for Reducing Largemouth Bass Abundance in Wisconsin Lakes Using Angler Harvest 103A

3:40pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Large Woody Debris and Fish Habitat Structure Additions: Picking the Right Lakes, Setting Expectations, and How to Best Implement 102D&E

4:00pm CST

SYMPOSIA-01: Evaluating Citizen Science Programs: Strategies, Tools, and Resources 101B SALMONIDS: Diet Complexity and Specialization of Lake Michigan Salmonids: Contrasting Trophic Indicators 103E

4:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Nuisance “Weeds” or Critical Fish Habitat: Balancing Trade Offs with Minnesota’s Aquatic Plant Management Program 102D&E

6:30pm CST

Purdue Department of Forestry & Natural Resources Reception Hilton: Oak
 
Tuesday, January 30
 

7:00am CST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: Opportunities and Challenges in Local Management of Recreational Fisheries Landscapes: Theory and Practice 103A

8:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Digital Media as a Source of Contemporary and Novel Fisheries Data 102C SYMPOSIA-10: Demographics, Activities, and Concerns of Minnesota Lake Associations 103A

9:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: Partnerships for Managing Wisconsin Trout Streams: Engagement, Trust and a Better Managed Resource 103A

9:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-07: An Overview of Indiana’s New Reservoir Status and Trends Monitoring Program 102A

9:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: Fish Sticks: Building Local Capacity to Implement Fish Sticks Projects 103A

10:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: Encouraging Civic Engagement in Fisheries Management 103A

12:00pm CST

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-07: Using Statewide Survey Data to Support Local-scale Management in Michigan Streams 102A

3:00pm CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

6:00pm CST

Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters Ballroom C & Foyer
 
Wednesday, January 31
 

7:00am CST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer Speaker Ready Room 101C

8:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Fisheries Extension in Southern Lake Michigan 101B

8:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Reducing User Conflict Between Recreational and Commercial Fishers in Lake Michigan Through Effective Outreach 101B

8:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Needs Assessment of Extension Educators Related to Pond and Land Management in Indiana 101B

9:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Adapting Existing Methods to Reach Waterfowl Hunters with the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Message 101B

9:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Furbearer Trappers: Invasive Species Outreach and Detection Opportunities 101B

9:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-13: Learning to Hunt: Adult-focused Hunter Recruitment and Retention in Michigan and Wisconsin 101B

10:00am CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

10:20am CST

HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Angler Opposition to an Increase in the Minimum Length Limit for Walleye at Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Kansas 103C

10:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-15: Creating a Culture of Inclusivity & Equity in Your Community Science Programs 101B

11:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-15: Engaging Community in the Revitalization of the Kinnickinnic River Corridor 101B

12:00pm CST

Conference Adjourns N/A