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Margaret Kuchenreuther

University of Minnesota, Morris
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I'm a conservation biologist with research interests in prairie restoration and management. Here we'll be presenting our research on pollinator use of different NRCS prairie seed mixes.

6:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Ambassador E & W

7:00pm EST

After Party Ambassador E & W

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:40am EST

The Role of Cities In Facilitating American Goldfinch Spinus Tristis Overwintering At High Latitudes Governors

11:00am EST

Adapting Your Presentation Style To Your Audience Emerald A Distribution, Migration Chronology, and Survival Estimate of Eastern Population Sandhill Crane Governors

11:20am EST

Modeling Population Dynamics of Sandhill Cranes Using A Multi-State Open Robust Model and Simulation Governors

11:40am EST

Robust Spatial Prioritizations For Avian Conservation In The Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Regions Under A Changing Climate Governors Mannomin Zizania Spp. (Wild Rice) Species Habitat Variables and Monitoring Imperial

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

1:40pm EST

Breeding Bird Use and Nesting Ecology In Moist-Soil Wetlands Managed For Waterfowl Governors Habitat Selection of Reintroduced Bison in Northern Illinois Vandenberg A

2:20pm EST

Bird Conservation In The Great Lakes Region Governors Landscape Genetics and Wood Turtles Emerald B

3:20pm EST

Deer Migration and Habitat Use Within Moose Range in Northeast Minnesota Vandenberg A

4:00pm EST

Can We Save Our Beech and Oak? Impacts, Vectors and Control Strategies For Two Harmful Tree Diseases Ambassador E

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

8:00am EST

Plenary Session II Ambassador E & W

9:45am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:00am EST

Mississippi Basin / Gulf Hypoxia Initiative: Seven Lccs Meet Large-Scale Agricultural Conservation Challenges From Grassland Birds and Pallid Sturgeon To Gulf Coast Shrimp Ambassador W

10:40am EST

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

11:00am EST

Quantifying The Effect of Floodplain-River Connectivity: Sediment, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Carbon Removal Via Flooding on The Maquoketa River Floodplain, Iowa Ambassador W

11:20am EST

Plowprint: Tracking Cumulative Loss of Grassland To Cropland Across The Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative Ambassador W

11:40am EST

Human Dimensions of Habitat Loss In The Plains & Prairie Pothole Ecoregions: A Project Update Ambassador W

1:20pm EST

Effects of Tree Encroachment on Lesser Prairie-Chickens Governors Connecting Hydrology, Ecology, Climate, and Land Use To Inform Wetland Conservation and Policy In The Prairie Pothole Region Ambassador W

1:40pm EST

Conserving The Plains and Prairie Pothole Ecoregions: A Land Relations Scale Ambassador W

2:00pm EST

Influence of Sound on Nesting Ecology and Home Range Characteristics of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Governors Artificial Subsurface Drainage In Wetland Catchments–Overview of Long-Term Study Site and Data-Collection Methods Ambassador W

2:20pm EST

Planning For The Climate Change Resilience of Terrestrial Ecosystems By “Conserving Nature’s Stage” Vandenberg A Efficacy of Drainage Setbacks For Limiting Effects To Wetlands In The Prairie Pothole Region Ambassador W

2:40pm EST

Effects of Pasture Based Dairy Farming on Grassland Bird Species Governors

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

4:00pm EST

Habitat and Fish Guild Variation and Lack of Genetic Differentiation In The Presence of Two Low-Head Dams Gerald Ford

8:00am EST

Plenary Session III Ambassador E & W

8:55am EST

Ignite Session Ambassador E & W

1:40pm EST

The Conservation Atlas For Midwest Grasslands: A New Mapping Tool To Support Strategic Decisions and Cross-Sector Collaboration Governors Animal Community Structure Along A Midwest Grassland-Forest Gradient: Comparison Among Vertebrate and Insect Taxa Imperial

2:00pm EST

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

2:20pm EST

Milkweed Restoration Strategies: Storylines For Recovery of The Imperiled Monarch Butterfly Governors

2:40pm EST

A Monarch’s View of The City: Developing A Multi-City Landscape Conservation Design Governors Bee Diversity and Butterfly Relative Abundance In Organic, Conservation, and Conventional Farms; The Value of On Farm Conservation Practices. Imperial