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Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference 2016

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Darien Lozon

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI

https://linkedin.com/in/darien-lozon-1975a67a

I'm a recent graduate of Cornerstone University, receiving my Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in environmental biology. I am interested in conservation biology and habitat management with an emphasis in avian biology.

8:00am EST

Workshop: Beginning Your Professional Journey (for students) Emerald A & B

6:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Ambassador E & W

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Center Concourse Conference Registration Open Center Concourse

8:00am EST

Plenary Session I & Awards Presentation Ambassador E & W

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:20am EST

Using Social Media To Increase Public Understanding of Research Emerald A

10:40am EST

Wild Jobs Café Grandview A & B

11:00am EST

Adapting Your Presentation Style To Your Audience Emerald A

11:20am EST

Wood Turtle Research and Conservation Strategies in Wisconsin Emerald B

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:00pm EST

Poster Set-up Center Concourse West Concourse & Crown Foyer

1:20pm EST

(CANCELLED) Grassland Birds and Roads: Does Occurrence Differ With Road Type and Proximity To Roads? Governors Elk Management In The Eastern United States Vandenberg A

1:40pm EST

Breeding Bird Use and Nesting Ecology In Moist-Soil Wetlands Managed For Waterfowl Governors

2:20pm EST

Bird Conservation In The Great Lakes Region Governors

2:40pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

3:00pm EST

Evaluating The Launch of The Deer Management Assistance Program In Wisconsin Emerald A

3:20pm EST

Eastern Massasauga Population Modelling and Assessment in Michigan Imperial

3:40pm EST

National Mourning Dove Hunter Attitudes and Opinions on Lead (Pb) Poisoning Governors

4:30pm EST

Student/Professional Mixer DeVos Place Convention Center - Ballroom A

6:00pm EST

Evening Social/Reception at the Grand Rapids Public Museum OFFSITE: Grands Rapids Museum

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Center Concourse

8:00am EST

Plenary Session II Ambassador E & W

10:20am EST

Potential Impacts of Changing Winter Conditions During The 21st Century on The Migratory Behavior of Dabbling Ducks In Eastern North America Vandenberg A

10:40am EST

Bridging The Conservation Lands – Working Lands Divide with a Cost-Effective Strategy to Enhance Ecosystem Services Ambassador W

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:20pm EST

Effects of Tree Encroachment on Lesser Prairie-Chickens Governors

1:40pm EST

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat and Movement Response to Patch-Burn Grazing Governors

2:00pm EST

Influence of Sound on Nesting Ecology and Home Range Characteristics of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Governors

2:20pm EST

Zooming in on Landscape Simplification: Fine-Scale Changes To Vegetation Configuration Influences Suitability of Agricultural Landscapes For Northern Bobwhite Colinus Virginianus Governors

2:40pm EST

Effects of Pasture Based Dairy Farming on Grassland Bird Species Governors

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

3:20pm EST

Wintering Grounds and Migratory Routes Of Golden-Winged Warblers Discovered Using Light-Level Geolocators: Implications For Full Life-Cycle Management Vandenberg A

3:40pm EST

Designing A Survey For Spruce Grouse In Minnesota: A Pilot Study (2014–2015) Vandenberg A

4:00pm EST

Grassland Bird Community Response To Sericea Lespedeza Control Using Fire and Grazing Ambassador E

4:20pm EST

Nest Site and Territory Selection By Cerulean Warblers Setophaga Cerulea In Southern Indiana Vandenberg A

4:40pm EST

Invasion of The Mute Swan Ambassador E

6:00pm EST

Trade Show & Poster Social Center Concourse West Concourse & Crown Foyer

8:55am EST

Ignite Session Ambassador E & W

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:20am EST

Mitigating The Negative Effects of Road Noise On Songbird Abundance With Conspecific Playback Emerald A

10:40am EST

Patch and Landscape Configuration Effects On Avian Species Richness In Restored Shrublands Emerald A

11:00am EST

Breeding Bird and Plant Associations With Urban Residential Land Management Practices in Columbia, Missouri Emerald A

11:40am EST

Oak Savanna Restoration and Management In Southwest Michigan Imperial

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:20pm EST

Grassland Bird Landscape Conservation Design In The Chicago Region Governors

2:00pm EST

Change Strategies For The Future of Grassland Birds In The Midwest: A Conservation Deliberation Governors

3:00pm EST

PANEL DISCUSSION: Landscape Conservation Science and Management Governors