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PLEASE NOTE: The schedule posted here is as of 1/25/16, and is subject to change. Please check back for updates.

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Mike Larson

Grand Rapids, MN
Sunday, January 24
 

8:00am EST

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

1:00pm EST

Workshop: Midwest Fish & Wildlife Leadership Series Pearl

6:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Ambassador E & W

7:00pm EST

After Party Ambassador E & W
 
Monday, January 25
 

8:00am EST

Plenary Session I & Awards Presentation Ambassador E & W

10:40am EST

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: State-Space Models As A Unifying Framework For Analyzing Fish and Wildlife Time Series Data Vandenberg B

11:00am EST

Distribution, Migration Chronology, and Survival Estimate of Eastern Population Sandhill Crane Governors

11:20am EST

Inferences On Demographic Rates Using State-Space Models Vandenberg B

11:40am EST

Estimating Population Abundance Trends Via Presence-Absence Data Vandenberg B

1:40pm EST

Pooling Resources To Inform Management; A Case Study of an American Marten Resource Collaboration Imperial

2:00pm EST

Integrated Assessment of Harvested Wild Turkey Populations In Southern Michigan: A State-Space Approach Vandenberg B

2:20pm EST

Information Management To Support Collaborative Decision Making Pearl

3:20pm EST

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

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
 
Tuesday, January 26
 

8:00am EST

Plenary Session II Ambassador E & W

10:20am EST

Mortality Rates of Squirrels on Hunted and Non-Hunted Sites in Southeast Minnesota Governors

11:20am EST

Climate Change Surpasses Land Use Change In The Contracting Range Boundary of Snowshoe Hares Vandenberg A

11:40am EST

Climate Variability Drives Population Cycling and Synchrony In Ruffed Grouse Vandenberg A Human Dimensions of Habitat Loss In The Plains & Prairie Pothole Ecoregions: A Project Update Ambassador W

1:20pm EST

TWS North Central Section Annual Member Meeting Haldane Room

3:20pm EST

Benefits and Limitations of Using Decision Analytic Tools To Assess Uncertainty and Prioritize Landscape Conservation Cooperative Information Needs Ambassador W

3:40pm EST

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

4:20pm EST

Potential Indirect Effects of Invasive Emerald Ash Borer On Wetland Fauna In Black Ash Forests Ambassador W Lessons To Be Learned From The Growth and Trajectory of MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Pearl

4:40pm EST

Bigfoot Teaches Spatial Statistics In Northwest Ohio Emerald A

5:30pm EST

MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Alumni and Friends Social Berkey

6:00pm EST

Trade Show & Poster Social Center Concourse West Concourse & Crown Foyer
 
Wednesday, January 27
 

8:00am EST

Plenary Session III Ambassador E & W

8:55am EST

Ignite Session Ambassador E & W

10:20am EST

Non-Harvest Mortality of American Marten Martes Americana in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, Michigan Vandenberg A Analysis of Parasite Community Structure Within Mallards Anas Platyrhynchos Collected At Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota During Spring and Fall Migration Ruby

10:40am EST

American Marten Den Site Characteristics in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula Vandenberg A

11:00am EST

Decision Analysis Via Stochastic Simulations In Support of The Development of New Management Initiatives For Saginaw Bay Atrium

11:20am EST

Development and Implementation of a New Fishery Management Paradigm For Saginaw Bay’s Walleyes and Yellow Perch Atrium

11:40am EST

Response Of Semi-Aquatic Mammal Populations To Remediation Efforts In The St Louis River Area Of Concern Vandenberg A

1:40pm EST

Evaluating Alternative Wolf Monitoring Protocols In Wisconsin Vandenberg A

2:00pm EST

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

2:20pm EST

Wild and Domestic Interactions From The State Veterinarian Perspective Pearl

2:40pm EST

Analytical Approach For Identifying Environmental Conditions Associated With Resource Selection and Wildlife Disease Data Ruby