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UTAHCHAPTEROFTHEWILDLIFESOCIETY

1965‐2016

ANNUALMEETING

St.George,UtahMarch23rd–25th,2016

UTAHCHAPTERBOARDMEMBERS:

KevinLabrum,PresidentChrisWood,Past‐President

BrockMcMillan,President‐ElectJessicaVanWoeart,SecretaryBlairStringham,Treasurer

DaveDalghren,Odd‐YearMemberBrandonBehling,Even‐YearMember

RobertEdgel,Webmaster

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St.George,Utah84770435‐628‐4235

OVERVIEWOF2016TWSMEETING

Wednesday,March23rd8:00AM FieldTrips SeeWebsiteforDetails9:00AM EagleWorkingGroupMeeting BoardRoom11:00AM TWSRegistration

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1:00PM WelcometoTWSMeeting–BrockMcMillan1:15PM WelcometoSt.George–RonThompson1:30PM OpeningRemarks–GregSheehan1:45PM InvitedSpeaker–BillBates2:45PM Break3:15PM InvitedSpeaker–MikeJimenez4:15PM InvitedSpeaker–GregorSchuurman5:15PM AdjournUntilEveningEvents7:00PM TWSSocial7:30PM QuizBowl

Thursday,March24th

7:30AM TWSRegistration

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8:00AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness8:15AM ManagementSymposium10:15AM Break10:30AM TechnicalSession12:00PM Lunch1:15PM TechnicalSession2:30PM Break2:45PM TechnicalSession4:30PM PosterSession OutsideTent6:00PM Adjournuntileveningevents

ConferenceRoom6:30PM AwardsBanquet

Friday,March25th7:30AM TWSRegistration 8:00AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness

ConferenceRoom8:15AM TechnicalSession9:25AM Break9:40AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness9:50AM TechnicalSession11:25PM MeetingAdjourn

Atlastyear'sUtahChapterofTheWildlifeSocietyAnnualMeetingweaddressedthetopicofthefutureofwildlifemanagementasitrelatestoeconomics,climatechange,andhabitat.Asbiologists,ecologists,researchers,andwildlifeenthusiasts,weunderstandtherearemanymorechallengestoconsideraswemanagewildlifeandthehabitatstheydependon.Thisyearwehaveinvitedthreespeakers,whoareexpertsintheirrespectivefields,tocomeandaddresswildlifetranslocations:challenges,controversy,andsuccess.

BillBates–BillhasB.S.andM.S.degreesfromUtahStateUniversityinwildlifescience.Forhismaster’sthesis,hestudieddesertbighornsheephabitatutilizationinCanyonlandsNationalPark.HehasbeenemployedbytheUtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesforthepast34years,beginningasanurbanwildlifeofficerinSaltLakeCounty.Subsequently,heservedasafurbearerbiologist,regionalnon‐gamemanager,habitatmanger,wildlifemanager,mammalsprogramcoordinator,andregionalsupervisor.Hecurrentlyisthewildlifesectionchief.Themajorityofthattime,22years,wasspentintheSoutheasternRegion,therestworkingoutoftheSaltLakeoffice.

MikeJimenez–ResearchedandmanagedwolvesinMontana,BritishColumbia,Idaho,andWyomingforthelast30years.ProjectleaderforthereleaseofwolvesreintroducedintocentralIdaho.ProjectleaderforwolfrecoveryinWyomingfor17yearsandcurrentlytheUSFWSwolfrecoveryprojectleaderforthenorthernRockyMountains.Numerouspublicationsonwolfbiology,wolfrestoration,predatorpreyinteractions,survival,disease,livestockdepredations,andwolfmanagement.

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GregorSchuurman–GregorisanecologistintheNationalParkService’sClimateChangeResponseProgram,aWashington‐officeprogramwithintheService’sDirectorateofNaturalResourceStewardshipandScienceandhousedinFortCollins,Colorado.Heworkswithnationalparksandpartnerstounderstandandadapttoawiderangeofclimatechangeimpacts,andfocuseson1)incorporatingclimateprojectionsintomanagementandplanning,2)analyzingclimateadaptionoptionsinthecontextofpolicy,3)trackingandsynthesizingongoingadaptationintheNPS,and4)conductingadaptation‐orientedresearch.Hehasinthepaststudiedtheclimate‐changesensitivityofendangeredinsectspeciesinHawaiiannationalparks,andalsohasexperienceinvulnerabilityassessments,monitoring,andmanagementforadiversityofrarespecies.Gregor’sgraduateresearch–duringwhichheearnedaMaster’sdegreeattheUniversityofMinnesotaandaPh.D.attheUniversityofWashington–focusedondecomposercommunitycompositionandAfricansavannaecosystemfunctionintheOkavangoDelta,Botswana.GregorandhiswifeShelleyCrausbay(whoisalsoactiveinclimatechangescienceandadaptation)havea2‐year‐oldnamedIkewhokeepsthembusy.Gregor’sdeeperbackgroundisinAfricawherehewasbornandpartlyraised,andluckyenoughtoreturnforhisgraduatefieldwork.

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PresidentRileyPeck–RileyPeck‐Rileyhasalwayshadmorehobbiesthanhehastime.Fromaveryearly

agehehasenjoyedavarietyofsports,horses,hunting,fishing,hikingandcamping.WhilecompletinghisB.SdegreeinBiologyattheUniversityofUtahheworkedasaseasonalJuneSuckerTechnicianintheCentralRegionandaparttimeemployeeattheNaturalHistoryMuseum.AfterhegraduatedfromtheUniversityofUtahhebeganhisMastersDegreeatBrighamYoungUniversity.HestudiednestsitefidelityoftheGreaterSageGrouseinStrawberryValley.WhileStudyingatBYUheworkedasaWildlifeBiologistinternfortheUDWRCentralRegion.AftergraduatingRiley

tookajobastheSensitiveSpecies’BiologistinOgden.WithinthatyearheappliedandreceivedtheWildlifeBiologistpositioninBeaverandMillardCountyandmovedtoFillmore,Utah.Riley’sloveforhisotherhobbieshasnotdiminishedsincehebeganhiscareerwiththeUDWR.HecurrentlyhelpscoachMillardHighSchoolbaseballandfootball.Helovestotakehisfamilyhuntingandcamping.Heenjoystakinghischildrenwithhimonhorsebackridesandhasrecentlybegunlearninghowtoteamropeatthelocalrodeoarena.Riley’scareerwithwildlifecontinuestoevolveashehasmostrecentlyacceptedapositionintheUtahCentralRegionastheWildlifeProgramManager.Riley’sfavoritethinginlifeishisfamily.Hehasbeenmarried11yearsandhasfourbeautifulchildren,theygettheirlooksfromhiswife. JimiGragg–JIMIGRAGG‐JimigrewupinaNavyfamilyandasaresult,gottoliveinalotofdifferentplaces.Healsogottoexperiencemanyinspiringwildlifespeciesandhabitats,suchasreddeerandnewtsontheScottishmoors,storksandalligatorsintheswampsofMississippi,andwhalesandseaturtlesinHawaii.HeearnedBSandMSdegreesatHumboldtStateandColoradoStateUniversities,in1993and2004,respectively.Before,between,during,andafterhisacademicstints,Jimiworkedforavarietyofwildlife‐sectoremployersincludingtheU.S.ForestService,Georgia‐PacificCorporation,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey,andtheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommission.Inthesejobsheworkedondiversespecies,habitats,andissuesincludingstreamamphibiansandsalmonids,forestry‐wildlifeinteractions,spottedowls,invasivesnakes,EndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA)compliance,

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coastaldevelopment,andprescribedfire.Jimi'scurrentjobiswiththeUtahDivisionofWildlifeResources,whereheservesastheprojectleaderfortheStateWildlifeActionPlan,anon‐regulatory,partnership‐driveninitiativetopreventadditionalESAlistingsthougheffective,coordinatedlandscapeconservation.Inhissparetime,Jimienjoystheusualoutdoorpursuits,aswellasaprivatebusinessandspendingtimewithfamily.

Even‐YearBoardMember Dr.MichaelConover–MikeConoverhasbeenaprofessorofwildlifescienceatUtahState

Universityforthelast25years;hehasservedasmajorprofessorfor30M.S.and11Ph.D.students.HewasthefoundingdirectoroftheJackBerrymanInstitute.HisresearchfocusesontheecologyandbehaviorofwaterbirdsontheGreatSaltLakeandprotectingthenestsofsage‐grouseandground‐nestingwaterfowlfrompredators.Hehasauthoredthreebooksonwildlifeandco‐editedtwootherbooks.Hehaspublishedover170scientificpublicationsinpeer‐reviewedjournals.MikehasbeenamemberofTWSsince1974,aTWSFellowsince2007,andrecipientofTWS’sCaesarKlebergAwardandBestAuthoredBookAward.HehasservedasAssociateEditorforboththeJournalofWildlifeManagementandtheWildlifeSocietyBulletinandasAssigningEditorforConservation

Biology.Forthelast10years,hehasbeentheeditorofthejournalHuman‐WildlifeInteractions.HehaschairedthefollowingTWScommittees:AldoLeopoldAward,HonoraryMembership,andSpecialRecognition.HeisamemberofTWS’sHeritageCommitteeandhasjustcompletedatermasvicepresidentofTWSCentralPlainsandMountainsection.Whennotworkingorvisitinghisfourmarriedchildren,MikeandhiswifeDenisecanbefoundfishingonWillardBayorgrousehuntingwithTuck,theirGermanshort‐hair.MasakoWright–MasakoiscurrentlyworkingfortheBLMSaltLakeFiledOfficeasaWildlifeBiologist.ShehasaB.S.inFisheriesandWildlifeandaM.S.inWildlifeBiologyfromUtahStateUniversity.ShehasbeenworkingasawildlifebiologistinUtahandIdahoforabout14years.HermajorfocushasbeenworkingonspeciesofconcernsinUtahandIdaho.BeforecomingtoBLM,shewasasensitivespeciesbiologistfortheUtahDivisionofWildlifeResources

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workingwithallofthemammalandaviansensitivespeciesintheNorthernregion.ShehasworkedonavarietyofNEPAprojectsincludinggrazingpermitrenewals,SpecialRecreationPermits,RightofWay,andminingprojectsandmakingsurethatallthespecialstatusspeciesaretakencareofasmuchaspossible.Shehasobtainedfundingformanyresearchprojectsandhabitatprojectsthroughexternalandinternalfundingsources.Currently,sheisworkingonapygmyrabbitgeneticsprojectwithUniversityofIdahoandJuniperTreatmentprojectinRichCounty.Herexperiencesalsoincludeworkingwithotheragenciesandprivatelandowners.Shehasworkedoninterdisciplinaryteamsonvariousprojects,includingtheRubyPipelinemitigationproject,theblack‐footedferretreintroductionprojectandCCA/CCAAforgratersagegrouseandwhite‐tailedprairiedoginDeseretLandandLivestockinRichCounty,UT.Whennotwork,sheenjoysplayingoutsidewithherson,watchingherhusbandplayJazzandpracticingJapaneseswordsmanshipmartialarts.

SSeeccrreettaarryy MaryPendergast–Maryisanecologistandconservationbiologistwith11yearsoffieldworkand

researchexperiencewiththeGreatBasinandWesternshrub‐steppeandmontaneecosystems.ShehasworkedasconsultantinSaltLakeCityandthroughoutUtahwhereshecoordinatedandconductedbiologicalresourcestudiesandhabitatassessmentswithvariousstakeholdersincludingfederalandstateagencybiologists,thepublic,non‐profitconservationfirms,andprojectdevelopers.WhileengagingintheNEPAprocessformajortransmissionprojectsinUtah,Wyoming,andColorado,shepreparedBiologicalSpecialistReportsandBiologicalEvaluationsformultiplenationalforestsaswellasspecialstatusspeciesmitigationandconservationplans.Additionally,MaryisanadjunctfacultymemberatWestminsterCollegewheresheteachesecologyandfieldbiologycourses.Asthestaffconservationbiologistfor

WildUtahProject,Maryprovidesbiologicalanalysesforagencies,localworkinggroups,andothernonprofitorganizations.Shepresentsresearch,developsmanuscriptsforpublication,andproducesand/orreviewsconservationanalysesinpreparationforstatusreviews,listingpetitions,andlandmanagementplans.Shealsoengagesinandoverseesdatacollectioneffortssuchasstudentinternshipsandcitizenscienceprograms.HerrecentprojectworkincludesbeinganactivememberoftheMountainAccordProject'sEnvironmentalSystemsGroup,amemberandauthorinvolvedintheUDWRWildlifeActionPlansteeringcommitteeforthestateofUtah,andorganizingcitizen/studentscienceBioblitzeffortsintheCottonwoodCanyonsincollaborationwithWestminsterCollege,UDWR,USFS,FriendsofAlta,HogleZooandotherpartners.

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TonyaKeiffer–TonyaKiefferiscurrentlytheWildlifeRecreationSpecialistfortheUtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcesandco‐hostofUtah’sKSLOutdoorswithAdamEakle.Shehasabachelor’sdegreeinBiology‐WildlifemanagementfromtheUniversityofFindlayinFindlay,Ohio,andsomeMaster’sworkinScienceEducation.Herpastexperiencevariesfromhavingworkedinzoologyandmicrobiologylabsincollege,toteachingscienceandnatureeducationinschoolcamps,toresearchingbluewhalesintheSeaofCortez.SomeofherfavoritememoriesinhercareerwereworkingfortheCornellLabofOrnithologyontheIvorybilledwoodpeckerrecoveryteam,andbeingflowninchopper5tothetopofthemountainsofHobbleCreekcanyontofilmadenningmotherbearandgettingtoholdhercub.Thoughshe’saproudOhionative,she’sperformedbiologicalresearchallovertheU.S.,assistedasahostinnationalconferences,suchasAssociationforConservationandInformation(ACI),andhascalledUtahhomeforthepast7years,whereshehasbeenblessedtointeractwiththousandsofUtahcitizensonadailybasis.Herinspirationforhelpingpeopleunderstandandappreciatewildlifedriveshertointeractwithcitiesstatewidetobringaspectsofwildliferecreationclosertohome.Whetheritbefishing,hunting,watchingwildlife,and/orwildlifesurveysofsomekind,you’llfindTonya’sloveforwildlifeisexcitingandcontagious!Tonyalovessharingherpassionsinlifewithherboyfriendandspendingdowntimewiththeirfurchildren:onefatcorgi,Koda,theirhound,Stormy,twocats,DarwinandSaber.She’sanavidwaterfowlhunter,publicspeaker,andlovesthatUtahhaseverythingtoofferfortheultimateoutdoorslover!TTrreeaassuurreerr DavidSmedley–DavidwasbornandraisedinLayton,Utah.HerecentlybeganworkingasaFarm

BillBiologist,withtheDivisionofWildlifeResourcesandtheNaturalResourcesConservationService,inRichfield,Utah.Heworkswithprivatelandownerstoimprovehabitatthatbenefitsboththeirlivestockoperationandwildlife.DavidreceivedhisB.S.inWildlifeandWildlandsConservationfromBrighamYoungUniversityin2013.HeiscurrentlyfinishinghisM.S.inWildlifeandWildlandsConservationfromBrighamYoungUniversityaswell.Davidenjoyshunting,fishing,camping,andspendingtimewithhiswifeandthreekids.

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TerriPope–TerriPopehasworkedasabiologistfortheUtahDivisionofWildlifeResourcessince2012.SheiscurrentlytheWildlifeConservationBiologistintheCentralRegion.TerriearnedherBachelor’sdegreefromPurdueUniversity,Master'sdegreefromNorthernArizonaUniversity,andPh.D.fromTexasA&MUniversity.Herresearchfocusedonhowdifferencesinhabitatconditionsaffectavianbehavior.Terrihasbeenamemberofstudent,state,ornationalchaptersofTWSsince1995.Inherfreetime,Terrienjoyscooking,goingtothemovies(especiallyfreeones),volunteeringfortheSundanceFilmFestival,traveling,andhikingandcampingwithhercocker‐spanielmix,Lucy.

Wednesday,March23rd

8:00AM FieldTripsSeeWebsiteforSpecificDetailsLytleRanchbirdingfieldtripandUtahprairiedogfieldtrip.

11:00AM TWSRegistration 1:00PM WelcometoTWSMeeting

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BrockMcMillan–TWSPresidentElect

1:15PMWelcometoSt.GeorgeRonThompson‐GeneralManager,WashingtonCountyWaterConservancyDistrict

1:30PM OpeningRemarksGregSheehan–Director,UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources1:45PM InvitedSpeakerBillBates2:45PM BREAK 3:15PM InvitedSpeaker

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MikeJimenez4:15PM InvitedSpeakerGregorSchuurman5:15PM AdjournUntilEveningEvents

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7:00PM TWSSocialConferenceRoom

Lightrefreshmentsandappetizers

7:30PM UtahTWSQuizBowlFrankHowe 

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Thursday,March24th7:30AM TWSRegistration

8:00AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness

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KevinLabrum–President

8:15AM

ManagementSymposium‐UtahPrairieDogManagement:ResponsetoCourtDecision‐JessicaVanWoeart‐TheYinandYangofBeaverHabitatManagementontheUinta‐Wasatch‐CacheNationalForest‐TraciAllen‐LandscapeConservationForecastingApproach:aBLMexample‐JoelTuhy‐UtahCooperativeWildlifeManagementUnitProgram:ANovelPartnershipthatProvidesaEcologicalBridgetotheFuture‐TerryMessmer‐AnOverviewofBatManagementinUtah‐KeithDay‐Sage‐GrouseMitigationProgram‐AlanClark‐PheasantFocusAreasinKansas:creativesolutionstoprogramimplementation‐DaveDahlgren

10:15AM BREAK

10:30AM

UDWRStatewideElkManagementPlan:NewStrategiesForEvolvingChallenges.

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JustinShannon,KentHersey,GuyWallace,DaxMangus,CovyJones,JohnFairchild

10:50AM

APacificFlywayPerspectiveOnTheConservationAndManagementOfTheAmericanWhitePelican.RussellE.Norvell,MaryConner,AshleyKijoski,AdamBrewerton,JohnNeill,ColleenMoulton,andMikeGreen

11:10AMLongLineAtTheDrinkingFountain:DoHorsesCompeteWithNativeUngulatesForAccessToWaterSources?LucasK.Hall,RandyT.Larsen,RobertN.Knight,andBrockR.McMillan

11:25AMShort‐earedOwlsintheNorthAmericanIntermountainWest:utilizingcitizenscientiststoconductlong‐termmonitoringNeilPaprocki,RobertAMiller,andRussellNorvell

11:45AM BYUTWSChapterUpdate12:00PM LUNCH

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1:15PM UrbanMuleDeerTranslocation:YearOneUpdate ConferenceRoomChanningR.Howard,MarkK.Brunson,MaryL.Conner,DavidN.Koons

Thursday,March24th(Continued)

1:30PM

ComparisonOfHistoricalAndPresent‐DaySmallMammalCommunitiesInTheGreatBasin

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SamanthaE.Phillips,EricRickart,RobertN.Knight,KimberlyA.Hersey,andBrockR.McMillan

1:45PMImpactOfCohortSize,RearingType,AndWaterAvailabilityOnTheSurvivalOfTranslocatedChukarsR.JustinBingham,RandyT.Larsen,FrankP.Howe,andJasonD.Robinson

2:00PM AnnouncementsandTWSBusinessKevinLabrum‐President2:15PM USUTWSChapterUpdate2:30PM BREAK

2:45PM

MuleDeerAbundance,CougarHomeRangeSize,AndPredator‐PreyDensityAcrossAProductivityGradient

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DavidC.Stoner,JosephO.Sexton,DavidM.Choate,JyothyNagol,S.A.Sims,HeatherH.Bernales,KentHersey,JustinShannon,DavidJ.Mattson,KirstenE.Ironside,KathleenLongshore,andThomasC.Edwards,Jr.

3:05PMBehavioralFlexibilityUnderTheRiskOfPredationInAGround‐NestingShorebirdKristenS.Ellis,RandyT.Larsen,JohnF.Cavitt,RobertN.Knight

3:20PM UtahEagleWorkingGroupUpdateSteveJ.Slater

3:40PMGreaterSage‐GrouseResourceSelectionDrivesReproductiveFitnessInConiferRemovalSystemC.P.Sandford,M.T.Kohl,T.A.Messmer,D.K.Dahlgren,A.Cook,B.R.Wing

3:55PMPressureOnTheEndangeredClayPhacelia(PhaceliaArgillacea)FromFree‐RangingUngulatesInSpanishForkCanyonJenniferM.Schmalz,JillDinsdale,HeatherGardner,MicheleM.Skopec

4:15PMImpactsOfCoyoteRemovalOnTheSurvivalOfMuleDeerFawnsJacobT.Hall,EricD.Freeman,RandyT.Larsen,KentR.Hersey,JustinM.Shannon,andBrockR.McMillan

4:30PM AdjournForPosterSession&EveningEvents

POSTERSESSION

4:30PM

HowDoTranslocationsInfluenceVitalRatesOfARecoveringSage‐GrousePopulation?

OutsideTentJaredJ.Baxter,RickJ.Baxter,RandyT.LarsenImpactOfCohortSize,RearingType,AndWaterAvailabilityOnTheSiteFidelityOfTranslocatedChukarsR.JustinBingham,RandyT.Larsen,FrankP.Howe,andJasonD.Robinson

Thursday,March24th(Continued)POSTERSESSION(Continued)

4:30PM

EngagingNon‐NaturalResourceUndergraduatesInACitizenScienceServiceProject:ADualOpportunityForEducationAndBettermentOfTheCommunity

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JessieP.Bunkley,RobertH.SchmidtAreRemoteCamerasAViableMethodToEstimateMuleDeerPopulations?JacobFullmer,RandyLarsen,ToddBlack,BenDavisBirdDiversityAlongTheUrban‐WildInterfaceOfTheRedButteCreekRiparianCorridor.TylerGilvarry,EmilySorenson,JJHorns,JordanHerman,ÇağanRemoteCameras:TheFutureOfWildlifeMonitoringTylerGlazier,JaceTaylor,RussLawrence,StevePetersenDocumentingRecoveryOfAStream/RiparianSystemAtTheJordanRiverMigratoryBirdReserveKarriA.Smith,ChrisCline,MaureenWilson,AllisonJonesTheEffectsOfMunitionsTestingOnWildlifeAtTheUtahTestAndTrainingRangeJesseMorris,JaceTaylor,StevePetersen,RussLawrenceTheEffectOfDuckIngestionAndSeedSizeOnSeed DormancyLossInWetlandBulrushesBretN.Mossman,DelenaWilliams,JamesE.Marty,KarinM.KettenringAStudyOfBobcatOnTheHillAirForceBase,UtahTestAndTrainingRangeKyleMuncey,TomSmith,JaceTaylor,RussLawrenceRehabilitatedBlackBears:AComparativeStudyOfCaptiveAndWildBehaviorPatrickJ.Myers,LeslieMcFarlane,JulieK.YoungInfluenceOfPeriodicIncreasesInHumanActivityOnMammalianBehaviorAlongARiparianCorridorJoshuaH.Nix,RyanG.Howell,LucasK.Hall,CaseyC.Day,BrockR.McMillanUtahBreedingBirdSurveys:UnderstandingCitizenScientistsAndProvidingAdequateResourcesShawnPladas,CooperFarr,RussellNorvell,BryantOlsenOptimizationOfScentStationsForMonitoringPopulationsOfKitFoxKelseyA.Richards,RandyT.Larsen,MaceG.Crane,RussellLawrence,RobertN.Knight,andBrockR.McMillanUsingAccelerometerDataToRemotelyAssessPredationActivityOfArcticWolves(CanisLupusArctos)HeatherShipp,DanMacNulty

Thursday,March24th(Continued)POSTERSESSION(Continued)

4:30PM

EcosystemResponsesToPlantPhenologyAcrossScalesAndTrophicLevels

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DavidC.Stoner,JosephO.Sexton,JyothyNagol,HeatherH.Bernales,S.A.Sims,KirstenE.Ironside,KathleenLongshore,DavidM.Choate,andThomasC.Edwards,Jr.PreliminaryCameraTrapStudyOfMammalsAtTheRioMesaCenterInSoutheasternUtahAmandaVanLeeuwen,MarkChynoweth,ÇağanŞekercioğluTheEffectOfWaterSourceRemovalOnWildlifeCommunitiesLeviD.Watkins,LucasK.Hall,RandyT.Larsen,RobertN.Knight,andBrockR.McMillan

2016 sponsors 

Friday,March25th7:30AM TWSRegistration

8:00AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness

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BlairStringham‐Treasurer8:15AM TrackingTheAmericanWhitePelicanAdamBrewerton,JohnNeill,RussellNorvell,SamHall,EricEdgely8:35AM InvasiveCoquisAren'tFullUntilMorningArthurC.Wallis,RobynL.Smith,KarenH.Beard

8:50AMCoordinatedBirdMonitoringComesToUtahRussellE.Norvell,RobinNaeve,LeeJacobson,RobbieKnight,RussellLawrence,MattMeccarilio,JayCarlise,NickVanLannen,andChrisWhite

9:10AM

MeasuringOccupancyAndOccurrenceOfMediumToLargeSizedMammalsInRedButteCanyonResearchNaturalAreaUsingMotion‐ActivatedCameraTrapsAustinGreen,MarkW.Chynoweth,ÇağanŞekercioğlu

9:25AM BREAK

9:40AM AnnouncementsandTWSBusiness

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PresentationWinnersAnnounced

9:50AM

EstimatingMuleDeerDemographicDynamicsWithinUtahUsingAnIntegratedModelingFrameworkS.AndrewSims,DavidKoons,DavidStoner,HeatherBernales,KentHersey,JyothyNagol,JosephO.Sexton,ThomasEdwards,Jr

10:05AMPostDe‐ListingMonitoringOfThePeregrineFalconInSoutheasternUtahAnthonyWright

10:25AM EvaluationOfMovementCorridorsUsingRemoteCamerasAnnM.McLuckieandKrissyW.Wilson

10:45AM

RiparianAreaMapping,ConditionAssessmentAndRecoveryPotentialForStateOfUtahWilliamW.Macfarlane,JordanT.Gilbert,MarthaL.Jensen,JoshuaD.Gilbert,PeterA.McHugh,JosephM.Wheaton,ChaleseW.Hafen,andRusselNorvell

11:05AM BlackBearDensOnTheBookCliffs1992‐2016JaneneAuger,JoshuaHeward,LarisaHarding,HalBlack11:25AM MeetingAdjourn  

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