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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE UPDATES & CHANGES: As a result of the prolonged government shutdown, we experienced a number of cancellations and changes to the schedule. Cancellations and changes are listed here (as of January 26, 2019).

Katherine Wright

Toronto Zoo's Adopt-A-Pond Wetland Conservation Programme
Coordinator
Toronto, ON, Canada

torontozoo.ca/adoptapond

7:00am

Conference Registration Desk Open LAKESIDE FOYER

8:00am

Plenary Session I: Welcome, Posting of Colors, and Introductory Comments - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:15am

Plenary Session I: Moving Science to Action: Strategic Conservation in a Changing World - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EAmanda Rodewald

9:15am

AWARDS PRESENTATION: Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award, The Wildlife Society Awards, and North Central Division - American Fisheries Society Awards - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-02) Tracking Recovery Goals for the Conservation Reliant Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake HOPE BALLROOM B

10:40am

(SYMPOSIA-02) Eastern Massasauga Demography and Extinction Risk Under Prescribed-Fire Scenarios HOPE BALLROOM B

11:20am

(SYMPOSIA-02) Status and Assessment of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) in Berrien County, Michigan HOPE BALLROOM B

11:40am

(SYMPOSIA-02) Monitoring Eastern Massasauga Populations Within the Carlyle Lake Region HOPE BALLROOM B (WILDLIFE: URBAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT) Effects of Harassment on Behavior and Movement of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in an Urban Park VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

12:00pm

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Combating Threats to the Eastern Massasauga with Directed Conservation Actions in Illinois HOPE BALLROOM B

1:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Conservation and Recovery of the Eastern Massasauga in Ohio HOPE BALLROOM B

2:00pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Validating a Habitat Suitability Index Model for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake in Southern Michigan HOPE BALLROOM B (SYMPOSIA-05) Using Citizen Scientist Data to Elucidate Drivers of Urban Bird-window Collisions VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

2:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) An Experimental Assessment of Habitat Restoration Efforts for Eastern Massasaugas in Pennsylvania HOPE BALLROOM B

2:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Translocating Eastern Massasaugas: Approaches and Limitations HOPE BALLROOM B

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Case Study: Using a Drone Mounted Thermal Camera to Detect Eastern Massasaugas at Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania HOPE BALLROOM B

3:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Overview of a New Initiative That Engages Private Landowners in Eastern Massasauga Conservation in Ontario HOPE BALLROOM B

4:00pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Inferring Landscape-scale Connectivity Between Local Populations of the Eastern Massasauga Using Genome-scale Markers HOPE BALLROOM B

4:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Using Landscape Genetics to Understand Connectivity of an Island Population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) HOPE BALLROOM B

4:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-02) Does Habitat Area Influence Genetic Diversity? A Case Study with the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) HOPE BALLROOM B

8:00am

Plenary Session II: Welcome - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:10am

Plenary Session II: Communicating the Science and Engaging the Angling Public and Policy Makers: Examples from Fisheries Management in Minnesota - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EDon Pereira

9:10am

Plenary Session II: Ignite Session - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EKent Bekker • Jen Brumfield • Johanna Dart • Alia Dietsch • Greg Lipps • Jeffrey Reutter

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am

(SYMPOSIA-08) Wetland Habitat and Bird Population Changes over Time: the Dynamics of Coastal Wetlands HOPE BALLROOM B

10:40am

(SYMPOSIA-08) Evolution of Wetland Conservation and Policy: Developing Programs and Partnerships HOPE BALLROOM B

11:00am

(SYMPOSIA-08) Synthesizing the Science to Support Management of Invasive Plants HOPE BALLROOM B

11:40am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-08) A Decade of Privately Owned Wetland Restorations in the Lake Erie Marsh Focus Area HOPE BALLROOM B (SYMPOSIA-10) Adaptive Variation in Venom Genes in Small Isolated Populations of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

12:00pm

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-12) What Makes for a Good Restoration Project CENTER STREET ROOM C

1:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-12) The Importance of Soil Health in Ecological Restoration CENTER STREET ROOM C

2:00pm

(SYMPOSIA-12) Keys to Successfully Establishing a Native Plant Community on Wetland and Stream Restoration Projects CENTER STREET ROOM C

2:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-12) Restoring Wetland Habitat for Amphibian Communities CENTER STREET ROOM C

2:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-10) Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B (SYMPOSIA-12) The Power of Partnering with State Agencies to Achieve Conservation CENTER STREET ROOM C

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm

(WILDLIFE: TURTLES) Use of Headstarting Data to Estimate Age-Specific Survival Rates of Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

3:40pm

(WILDLIFE: TURTLES) Survivability of Head-Started Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) In Canada’s Rouge National Urban Park VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

4:00pm

(WILDLIFE: TURTLES) Demographic Response of a Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population to Multi-year Meso-predator Removal Efforts in a Northeast Ohio Fen VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

4:20pm

(WILDLIFE: TURTLES) Can We Use Environmental DNA to Detect Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) at the Edge of Their Range? VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

4:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-12) Restoring Streams, Wetlands, & Floodplains in an Agricultural Landscape CENTER STREET ROOM C (WILDLIFE: TURTLES) Spatiotemporal Investigation of Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Hematology and Pathogen Detection Through a Longitudinal Study in Central Illinois VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

6:00pm

Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P80) Summary of a Long Term Study Leading to Population Augmentation for the Endangered Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in an Urbanized Landscape SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

8:00am

Plenary Session III: Welcome: On-the Ground Management - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:10am

Plenary Session III: New Life for Aging Waters—Celebrating 20 Years of Nebraska’s Aquatic Habitat Program - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EMark Porath

9:05am

(CANCELLED) Plenary Session III: Chronic Wasting Disease—The Lessons We’ve Learned (or Have We)? - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EBryan Richards

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am

(SYMPOSIA-14) Collaboration Between Fish and Wildlife Professionals: Why Does It Matter? HOPE BALLROOM A (SYMPOSIA-15) It's Time to Change the Game: How Can Natural Resource Agencies Use New Communication Tools to Stay Relevant? HOPE BALLROOM B

10:40am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-14) Wetlands as Common Ground for Fish and Wildlife: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities HOPE BALLROOM A (SYMPOSIA-15) Seizing an Opportunity for Engagement with New Stakeholders: Building Wildlife Policy and Agency Relevancy HOPE BALLROOM B

11:00am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-16) Behavioral Approaches to Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict CENTER STREET ROOM D

11:20am

(SYMPOSIA-15) Breaking It Down: Communicating Complex Subjects to the People We Serve HOPE BALLROOM B

12:00pm

Conference Adjourns N/A