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GLOBAL WARMING: Carbon Solutions
for a Warming World
2015 Joint Annual Meeting:
Minnesota & Wisconsin State Chapters
of The Wildlife Society
February 17th-19th, 2015
Duluth, Minnesota
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Welcome to the 2015 Joint Annual Conference of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Chapters of The Wildlife Society! We are pleased that you made the trip to Duluth to attend this year’s conference. We hope you will enjoy and benefit from the wide array of paper presentations, posters, special sessions, and the thought-provoking Plenary Session. We also hope that you enjoy your stay in beautiful downtown Duluth. This is a vibrant city with a growing reputation for great food, great craft beers, and great live music. There will also be many special events, including the Tuesday night Welcome Mixer and Fundraiser, the Wednesday night Awards Banquet, and the student Quiz Bowl. Also, please attend your chapter’s business meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Each chapter has some important activities to discuss and engagement and support from the membership is essential. Lastly, for officers in official Student Chapters, we look forward to interacting with you during the Student Leader’s Breakfast on Thursday morning. Finally, we hope you will renew old friendships, reconnect with professional colleagues, and make some new friends and colleagues along the way. Thanks again for being here, and enjoy!
Scott Craven President, Wisconsin Chapter
Steve Windels President, Minnesota Chapter
Presidents’ Welcome
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Full Conference Schedule p. 4
Conference Planning Committee p. 7
Sponsor Recognition p. 8
Map of Downtown Duluth p. 11
Plenary Session Speaker Abstracts & Bios p. 12
Tuesday Evening Events p. 16
Special Session Speaker Line-up p. 17
Weds. General Session Speaker Line-up p. 20
Banquet & Awards Ceremony p. 24
Thurs. General Session Speaker Line-up p. 25
Thurs. Special Events p. 33
Student & Professional Posters p. 34
Certification Contact Hours p. 37
Downtown Duluth Dining Guide p. 38
Table of Contents
Abstracts are available for viewing online at:
http://drupal.wildlife.org/minnesota/meeting
http://drupal.wildlife.org/wisconsin
After the meeting, please take a moment to fill out a
brief survey about your experiences, available at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P5K9SPM
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Schedule At-a-Glance: Tuesday
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MNDNR / USFWS Coordination Meeting Holiday Inn - Lake Superior / Lake Michigan Rooms
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Lobby
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MN TWS Board Meeting Holiday Inn - Lake Huron Room
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Conference Registration DECC - Harborside Ballroom
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Plenary Session DECC - Harborside Ballroom
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Conference Registration Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Lobby
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Student / Professional Mixer & Poster Viewing Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Ballroom
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Welcome Reception & Fundraiser Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Ballroom
Book signing with Judith Schwartz, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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Schedule At-a-Glance: Wednesday
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Lobby
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Special Sessions See detailed schedule, page 17
10:00 - 10:20 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Sessions See detailed schedule, page 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. WI State Chapter Business Meeting Lyric Conference Center, Level Two
MN State Chapter Business Meeting Holiday Inn - Lake Huron Room
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Student Quiz Bowl Holiday Inn - Lake Superior / Lake Michigan Rooms
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Pre-banquet Mixer DECC - Harborside Ballroom
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Banquet & Awards Ceremony DECC - Harborside Ballroom
All Day Poster & Exhibitor / Vendor viewing Holiday Inn - Lake Ontario / Lake Erie Rooms
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Schedule At-a-Glance: Thursday
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Student Chapter Leaders Breakfast Holiday Inn - Minnesota Room, Level Two
7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Conference Registration Holiday Inn - Great Lakes Lobby 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Poster & Exhibitor/Vendor viewing Holiday Inn - Lake Ontario / Lake Erie Rooms
8:10 - 9:50 a.m. General Sessions See detailed schedule, page 25
9:50 - 10:20 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Sessions See detailed schedule, page 29
12:10 - 12:20 p.m. Student Award Presentations Holiday Inn - Lake Superior Room
12:20 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. [Workshop] Telemetry 101: Tools and Techniques for Wildlife Research and Monitoring Holiday Inn - Lake Superior Room
3:30 p.m. ADJOURN
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Conference Planning Committee
Chair - Scott Craven, Mark Pfost, Richard Olsen
Plenary Session - Richard Olsen
Conference Agenda - Scott Craven, Richard Olsen, Mark Pfost
Conference Program - Krista McGinley, David Drake
Registration & Treasurer - Lindsey Shartell, Travis Anderson
Fundraising - Ann Geisen, Sheldon Myerchin, Norm Moody, Dawn Plattner, Lindsey Shartell
Sponsorships - Lindsey Shartell, Steve Windels, Brian Heeringa, Richard Olsen
Student/Professional Mixer - Ann Geisen
Scholarships - Lesa Kardash
Awards & Awards Program - Thom Soule, Kris Johansen
Student Paper & Poster Awards - Emily Hutchins, Tami Ryan
Student Quiz Bowl - Brian Hiller, Amanda Kamps, Elizabeth Rave
Webmaster - Lindsey Shartell, Jamie Nack
Audiovisual Support & Expertise - Lori Schmidt, Vermilion Community College
Special thanks to all student chapter volunteers for their invaluable help with registration, fundraising, AV programs, and other important tasks that helped make this conference a success.
We thank all attendees for making this conference memorable and successful!
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Sponsor Recognition
- Gold Sponsors -
We sincerely thank all our sponsors for their generous
contributions to help make this event possible.
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- Silver Sponsors -
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- Bronze Sponsors -
Chequamegon Audubon Society
Vendors - Lake Erie / Lake Ontario Rooms
The following vendors will have display booths in the room where coffee breaks are served, and where posters are
displayed. Vendors will be available during conference activities at the Holiday Inn. Feel free to stop by and introduce yourself!
Vectronic
Tomahawk Live Trap
Reconyx
ATS
Our sincere thanks to Ross Hier for providing the
beautiful artwork used throughout the program!
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Map of Downtown Duluth
Conference attendees can use Duluth’s Skywalk System (shown
in pink in the map below) to travel between the Duluth
Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC) and the Holiday
Center, where the Holiday Inn is located.
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Moderator: Olivia LeDee
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
Plenary Session: “Global Warming:
Carbon Solutions for a Warming World” 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Ctr., Harborside Ballroom
Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is
unequivocal (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
Compelling evidence includes sea level rise, global temperature
rise, warming oceans, declining arctic sea ice, extreme weather
events… and the list goes on. Of course there are those who
deny that our globe is warming, and if so it is due to increased
solar flares and activity, weather variability, long term (eons)
warming trends... and the list goes on.
However, for 99% of the population, global warming is not a far-
off problem, nor is it a seasonal event. It is happening now and is
and will be having very real consequences for life and our
environments. Global warming may be the greatest threat to
humanity, yet it is an accelerating change of our own making.
The change is so slow and our memories so short. Change is
here whether you believe it or not.
The public is taking interest and beginning to demand action as
evident by the more than 300,000 people marching through the
streets of NYC in September 2014 as part of the Climate Change
Summit in what may have been the largest climate change
demonstration ever.
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When the Climate Change Summit comes to Minneapolis, MN in
October 2015, will we be ready to implement change and reduce
and sequester the greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to
global warming?
Our plenary session will address one practical solution to a
warming world – a carbon solution. This plenary will ultimately
dig deep down to the root of the issue: our abused, neglected,
and overlooked soil. Our speakers will focus on the ecological
effects of global warming and changing climate, understanding
the carbon cycle and how carbon in the atmosphere can be
returned to the soil where it belongs while providing other
benefits to the environment. We will shift the conversation from
addressing technical solutions and political banter and instead
cultivate creative biological solutions. Whether you believe that
this is the cause or the solution, undertaking these initiatives will
undoubtedly lead to a healthier, cleaner, productive, and socially
stable environment and revitalize or regenerate many of our
rural landscapes and communities. Please share the passion
and hope of our speakers as they set the stage and challenge the
way we look at and address the defining issue of our day.
Plenary Session Sponsor:
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Plenary Session - Featured Speakers
Benjamin Zuckerberg Assistant Professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Dr. Zuckerberg’s lab focuses on advancing the field of climate change ecology by studying how forces of climate and land use change impact wildlife populations from local to national scales. The evidence that wildlife populations are responding to modern climate change is now overwhelming. Climate change transcends political and jurisdictional boundaries and adds significant uncertainty to the conservation and management of our national resources. Dr. Zuckerberg will discuss the observed and predicted trends in climate within an ecological context, identify the ecological and evolutionary impacts of climate change on wildlife populations and communities, and present research on how climate change vulnerability assessment is an increasingly important tool for modern conservation. Judith D. Schwartz Freelance Writer
A longtime freelance writer from southern Vermont, Judith’s work has appeared in various venues across the publishing spectrum. She is the author of several books, including Cows Save the Planet and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth. Drawing on the work of thinkers and doers, renegade scientists, and institutional whistleblowers from around the world, Judith will challenge conventional thinking about global warming during her talk. Much of the carbon dioxide that burdens the atmosphere is not the result of fuel emissions, but from agriculture; returning carbon to the soil not only reduces carbon levels but also enhances soil fertility. The solution to our carbon and global warming issues lies beneath the ground we walk on, and the proper management of soil could solve a long list of environmental problems.
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Peter Donovan Co-founder, Soil Carbon Coalition
The Soil Carbon Coalition’s goal is to advance the practice and spread awareness of the opportunity to turn atmospheric carbon into soil organic material. His principal project is the Soil Carbon Challenge, which measures how fast land managers can turn atmospheric carbon into water-holding, fertility-enhancing soil organic material. He will explain the carbon cycle - why it is the mother of all ecosystem services, why and how water follows carbon, and how our management, policy, and decisions are influential elements of this most powerful and creative planetary force. Peter’s presentation will be phenomenally interesting, thought-provoking, challenging, and deeply inspiring. W. Richard Teague, Ph.D. Associate Resident Director & Prof., Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Dr. Teague’s primary focus is to conduct a ranch-scale, multi-county assessment that addresses three related objectives in the context of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: (1) Determine the extent that grazing strategies influence key ecosystem services (especially soil and vegetation carbon sequestration), soil fertility and stability, water quality, net primary and secondary production, and the economic viability of working ranches that contribute to the retention of open space and rural community health in the Southern Plains of the USA, (2) Determine the extent that different grazing management strategies can be used by livestock producers to mitigate and adapt to alternative climate change scenarios, and (3) Evaluate the long-term economic consequences of using alternative-grazing management strategies to achieve rangeland restoration and production goals. Dr. Teague will cover how ranchers successfully managed their predominantly livestock-based businesses to facilitate wildlife habitat and management in addition to soil carbon and biodiversity consequences of using different livestock grazing strategies.
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Student / Professional Mixer 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. – Holiday Inn, Great Lakes Ballroom Interested in a job with the state DNR or with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or another agency? This is an excellent opportunity for students to meet and ask questions of those who have been there and done that. Likewise, this is also a good opportunity for professionals to begin to seek out seasonal help. Our goal is to keep this event casual and fun. Welcome Reception and Fundraiser 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. – Holiday Inn, Great Lakes Ballroom Join us at the Welcome Reception to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Our plenary speakers will also be attending and available for amicable discussion. An appetizer bar is available for $15 as well as several kegs of locally brewed beer; tickets must be purchased at time of registration. A silent auction and fun raffles will offer chances to bid on or win wildlife art, homemade crafts, hunting and fishing gear, and other great items. A cash bar is also provided.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
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Moderator: John Hart
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Special Session: Elk Restoration & Management in the Midwest
Lake Superior / Lake Michigan Rooms
Special Session Sponsors:
Time Title Speaker
8:00 Potential for elk restoration in the 1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories of Minnesota
Mike Schrage
8:20 History, status, and management of elk in
northwest Minnesota Joel Huener
8:45 History and current management of elk in
Michigan Pat Lederle
9:10 Elk restoration and management in Ontario, Canada
Art Rodgers
9:35 Try, try again! The Wisconsin experience in elk
reintroduction. Kevin Wallenfang
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Special Session: Wild Rice Management in Minnesota &
Wisconsin Lake Huron Room
Moderator: Ann Geisen
Time Title Speaker
8:00 Lessons learned: 40 years of wild rice management in the Brainerd Lakes area
Mike Loss
8:20 Inching towards ecological and cultural recovery: lessons in Manoomin restoration from Lac Vieux Desert
Peter David
8:40
Identifying mechanisms of change within a northeastern Minnesota wild rice lake: Applied management techniques, trials, and triumphs
Melissa Thompson
9:00 Restoring wild rice on Clam Lake through
common carp management Tony Havranek
9:20 Twin Lakes: Monitoring mining impacts
to wild rice Darren Vogt
9:40 Wild rice potpourri: Questions, answers, and discussions on wild rice management
Moderated discussion
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Moderator: Bob Wright
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Special Session: Applying LiDAR Technology to Wildlife Management
and Research Lyric Conference Center, Level 1
Time Title Speaker
8:00 Measuring vegetation structure via LiDAR data: LiDAR basics, data availability, and applications in forest and wildlife management
Mike Falkowski
8:20 Applications of LiDAR data to wildlife habitat modeling
Michael Joyce
8:40 LiDAR and hierarchical statistics improve abundance estimates of Karner blue butterflies
Bradley Strobel
9:00 Use of LiDAR data to quantify forest structure for American marten habitat assessment in Minnesota
Barry Sampson
9:20 Using LiDAR in wetland restoration and management
Brandon Braden
9:40 Using LiDAR data to interpret behavior-specific habitat use of moose
Ron Moen
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Banquet and Awards Ceremony 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. – DECC, Harborside Ballroom The Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center is our venue for our annual banquet and awards ceremony. This is a time of the year where we have the chance to celebrate and recognize accomplishments from the past year. This year is exceptionally special because the Minnesota and Wisconsin chapters have combined efforts for special recognition.
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logy
& M
anag
emen
t of
Bir
ds &
Butt
erfl
ies
Ses
sion
, 8:
10 -
9:5
0 a.
m.
Lak
e M
ichi
gan
Roo
m
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
8:1
0
Rec
ove
ry o
f a
nati
ve p
olli
nat
or
in a
dis
turb
ance
-bas
ed la
nd
scap
e: T
he
Kar
ner
Blu
e in
Wis
con
sin
A
nn
a H
ess
8:3
0
Rec
ent
dec
line
s in
gra
y ja
ys o
n C
hri
stm
as B
ird
Co
un
ts in
No
rth
ern
Wis
con
sin
R
yan
Men
ebro
eker
8:5
0
Po
pu
lati
on
via
bili
ty a
nal
yses
to
eva
luat
e p
ost
-del
isti
ng
man
agem
ent
of
the
Kir
tlan
d’s
war
ble
r D
on
ald
Bro
wn
9:1
0
Patt
ern
s in
diu
rnal
air
spac
e u
se b
y m
igra
tory
lan
db
ird
s al
on
g an
eco
logi
cal b
arri
er
An
na
Pet
erso
n
9:3
0
Ther
e an
d b
ack
agai
n:
Mig
rato
ry b
ehav
iors
of
gold
en-w
inge
d w
arb
lers
dis
cove
red
usi
ng
geo
loca
tors
G
un
nar
Kra
mer
28
Mo
der
ato
r: W
ayn
e B
rin
ing
er T
hurs
day,
Feb
ruar
y 19
th,
2015
G
rass
land
Bir
ds S
essi
on,
8:10
- 9
:50
a.m
. L
yri
c C
onfe
renc
e C
ente
r, L
evel
1
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
8:1
0
Fact
ors
aff
ecti
ng
avia
n n
est
det
ecti
on
pro
bab
ility
an
d g
uid
ance
fo
r fu
ture
ne
st s
tud
y d
esig
n
Mo
lly O
’Gra
dy
8:3
0
Shar
p-t
aile
d g
rou
se o
ccu
pan
cy-h
abit
at r
elati
on
ship
s d
iffer
at
mu
ltip
le s
pati
al s
cale
s M
ich
ael H
ard
y
8:5
0
Ass
essi
ng
visu
al o
bst
ructi
on
esti
mat
es in
a c
on
tro
lled
setti
ng:
Sim
ilari
tie
s an
d d
iffer
ence
s b
etw
een
o
bse
rver
s an
d p
ho
to p
roce
ssin
g so
ftw
are
M
olly
O’G
rad
y
9:1
0
Fact
ors
aff
ecti
ng
grea
ter
pra
irie
-ch
icke
n n
est
dai
ly s
urv
ival
rat
es o
n t
wo
wild
life
area
s: p
relim
inar
y re
sult
s M
atth
ew B
road
way
9:3
0
Mo
del
ing
det
ecta
bili
ty in
bir
d s
urv
eys:
a n
ew, e
xten
sive
sim
ula
tio
n
Eliz
abet
h R
igb
y
29
Mo
der
ato
r: S
tep
hen
Win
ter
Thu
rsda
y, F
ebru
ary
19th
, 20
15
Cli
mat
e C
hang
e S
essi
on,
10:2
0 a.
m.
- 12
:00
p.m
. L
ake
Supe
rior
Roo
m
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
10
:20
A
sses
sin
g cl
imat
e ch
ange
vu
lner
abili
ty t
hro
ugh
ou
t th
e an
nu
al c
ycle
fo
r m
igra
tory
bir
ds
of
the
Up
per
M
idw
est
an
d G
reat
Lak
es
Reg
ion
To
m W
ill
10
:40
B
ird
s an
d c
limat
e ch
ange
K
risti
n H
all
11
:00
C
limat
e ch
ange
su
rpas
ses
lan
d u
se c
han
ge in
th
e co
ntr
acti
ng
ran
ge b
ou
nd
ary
of
sno
wsh
oe
har
es
Sean
Su
ltai
re
11
:20
To
o li
ttle
, to
o la
te:
Hu
man
ove
rpo
pu
lati
on
an
d c
limat
e d
isru
pti
on
D
avid
Tra
uge
r
11
:40
P
ote
nti
al c
limat
e-d
rive
n s
hift
s in
mam
mal
ian
sp
ecie
s co
mp
osi
tio
n in
Gre
at L
akes
Nati
on
al P
arks
M
org
an S
win
gen
30
Thu
rsda
y, F
ebru
ary
19th
, 20
15
Eco
logy
& M
anag
emen
t of
Lar
ge M
amm
als
Ses
sion
, 10
:40
a.m
. -
12 p
.m.
Lak
e H
uro
n R
oom
Mo
der
ato
r: D
avi
d D
rake
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
10
:20
M
on
ito
rin
g th
e d
istr
ibu
tio
n a
nd
sea
son
al m
ove
men
ts o
f re
intr
od
uce
d e
lk (
Cer
vus
ela
ph
us)
in h
abit
ats
crea
ted
by
clea
r cu
ttin
g in
bo
real
fo
rest
En
dre
Lu
kacs
10
:40
C
alvi
ng
char
acte
risti
cs o
f th
e re
intr
od
uce
d C
lam
Lak
e, W
I elk
her
d
Ch
risti
ne
Pri
est
11
:00
C
ause
-sp
ecifi
c m
ort
alit
y o
f m
oo
se c
alve
s in
no
rth
east
ern
Min
nes
ota
, 20
13
an
d 2
01
4
Will
iam
Sev
eru
d
11
:20
M
oo
se h
abit
at r
esto
rati
on
tec
hn
iqu
es in
no
rth
east
ern
Min
nes
ota
C
hri
stin
a M
aley
11
:40
D
eter
min
ing
an e
ffec
tive
ap
pro
ach
fo
r ca
ptu
rin
g m
oo
se n
eon
ates
an
d m
inim
izin
g ca
ptu
re-r
elat
ed
aban
do
nm
ent
in n
ort
hea
ster
n M
inn
eso
ta
Gle
nn
Del
Giu
dic
e
31
Mo
der
ato
r: M
ark
Pfo
st
Thu
rsda
y, F
ebru
ary
19th
, 20
15
Res
tora
tion
Man
agem
ent
Ses
sion
, 10
:20
a.m
. -
12:0
0 p.
m.
Lak
e M
ichi
gan
Roo
m
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
10
:20
“S
urr
oga
te”
spec
ies:
Wro
ng
wo
rd, b
ad id
ea?
Do
ugl
as J
oh
nso
n
10
:40
U
pla
nd
san
dp
iper
: A
flag
ship
fo
r ja
ck p
ine
bar
ren
s re
sto
rati
on
in t
he
Lake
Sta
tes?
G
rego
ry C
ora
ce
11
:00
H
om
e is
wh
ere
the
esti
mati
on
is
Ro
ger
Po
wel
l
11
:20
Ev
alu
atin
g gr
azin
g e
ffec
ts o
n a
nati
ve p
rair
ie:
The
Bjo
rnso
n W
MA
gra
zin
g ex
per
imen
t D
ave
Rav
e
11
:40
G
rass
lan
d b
ird
s d
emo
nst
rate
del
ayed
res
po
nse
to
larg
e-s
cale
, exp
erim
enta
l tre
e re
mo
val
Sara
Vac
ek
32
Mo
der
ato
r: L
esa
Ka
rda
sh
Thu
rsda
y, F
ebru
ary
19th
, 20
15
Hab
itat
Ini
tiat
ives
Ses
sion
, 10
:20
a.m
. -
12:0
0 p.
m.
Lyri
c C
onfe
renc
e C
ente
r, L
evel
1
Tim
e
Titl
e
Spe
ake
r
10
:20
Sn
apsh
ot
Wis
con
sin
: A
sta
tew
ide
trai
l cam
era
pro
ject
to
mo
nit
or
wild
life
Je
nn
ifer
Ste
ngl
ein
10
:40
Th
e St
ate
of
Min
nes
ota
an
d W
isco
nsi
n f
ore
st h
abit
ats:
a s
trat
egic
su
mm
ary
fro
m t
he
Fore
st In
ven
tory
an
d A
nal
ysis
(FI
A)
pro
gram
M
ark
Nel
son
11
:00
Th
e W
isco
nsi
n y
ou
ng
fore
st p
artn
ersh
ip:
Esta
blis
hin
g a
lan
dsc
ape
-sca
le y
ou
ng
fore
st h
abit
at
con
serv
atio
n a
pp
roac
h a
cro
ss W
isco
nsi
n’s
fo
rest
ow
ne
rsh
ips
Jere
my
Ho
ltz
11
:20
P
rair
ie c
on
serv
atio
n a
nd
th
e P
rair
ie P
lan
20
15
: H
ow
are
we
do
ing
so f
ar?
G
reg
Ho
ch
11
:40
B
uild
ing
a M
idw
est
gra
ssla
nd
net
wo
rk t
o s
up
po
rt im
ple
men
tati
on
of
stat
e an
d r
egio
nal
co
nse
rvati
on
p
lan
s To
m W
ill
33
Student Chapter Leaders Breakfast 6:30 - 8:00 a.m. – Holiday Inn, Minnesota Room, Level 2 The Minnesota and Wisconsin Chapters are hosting a breakfast for student chapter leaders and faculty advisors to meet with members of the Chapter boards. This is an RSVP event, and costs are covered by the Pioneer Heritage Conservation Trust, MN TWS, and WI TWS. Best Student Paper and Best Student Poster Awards 12:10 p.m. – Holiday Inn, Lake Superior Room Papers and posters submitted by current students will be entered in a contest for best paper and best poster. Winners will be announced after the last oral presentation. Workshop - Telemetry 101: Tools & Techniques for Wildlife Research & Monitoring 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. – Holiday Inn, Lake Superior Room Representatives from Advanced Telemetry Systems (Isanti, MN) are sponsoring a telemetry workshop. This workshop will include 1 hour of lecture and discussion, 30 minutes of “hands on” exercises, and 30 minutes of Q&A. This workshop is geared to students and professional who want to better understand the basics of telemetry or keep abreast of “what’s new” in the world of telemetry and wildlife monitoring. This workshop is open to any conference registrants as part of their registration fee.
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
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Name Poster Topic
Jesse Alston LiDAR analysis of snowshoe hare habitat in northeastern
Minnesota
Jacqueline Amor* Using LiDAR to understand water conveyances more
accurately within SLICE lake watersheds in Minnesota
Nicholas Anich Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II: Beginning 2015
Kristen Beattie* Determinants of livestock depredation events in Manyara
Ranch Conservancy, northern Tanzania
Josh Bednar* Breeding bird-habitat associations of the Red Lake
Peatlands, Minnesota, USA
Kayla Bieser
Exogenous 17β-Estradiol disrupts gonadal differentiation in
freshwater turtles exhibiting temperature-dependent sex
determination
Scott Buchholz* Variation in turtle capture rates over summer months in
Clay County, Minnesota
Ashley Eder* Effects of mown paths on small mammal movements in Clay
County, Minnesota
Bryn Evans* Semi-aquatic mammal populations in the St. Louis EPA
designated area of concern
Luke Fara
Pilot study: Migration patterns, habitat use, food habits,
and harvest characteristics of long-tailed ducks wintering on
Lake Michigan
Carissa Freeh* Diet and body condition of fisher in northern Wisconsin
Thomas Gable* Refining the beaver tooth aging method
Holly Kalbus Ring-necked pheasants latency to cover and vigilance in
response to predator call
Student* & Professional Posters Lake Ontario & Lake Erie Rooms
35
Name Poster Topic
Rebecca Kelble* Seasonal food habits of bobcat (Lynx rufus) in central
Wisconsin
Linda LaFond* Effects of three land management regimes on small mammal
abundance at Grand Forks Air Base, North Dakota
Ronald Lindblom
The influence of hunting season and snowfall on lead
exposure of wild bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in
the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Timothy Mateer*
Nitrate pollution of groundwater in the State of Wisconsin:
Analyzing land use contributions of modeling distribution via
indicator Kriging
Joshua Miller*
Population structure of painted turtles captured at different
traps within and between three sloughs in Clay County,
Minnesota
Sarah Moodie* Determining the current abundance of Franklin’s ground
squirrel in northern Wisconsin
Gerald Niemi An alternative design to sample breeding birds for a state
atlas
Michael North Are ruffed grouse in southeast Minnesota and northern Iowa
an isolated population?
Bryce Olson Moose modify bedsites in response to high temperature
Laura Paine
Brokering relationships between non-farming landowners
and livestock producers to increase grasslands in the Upper
Midwest
Hannah Panci Habitats and landscapes associated with bird species in
lowland conifer forests of northern Minnesota
Jessica Rick* Population genetic structure of wolves (Canis lupus) in
Minnesota
Alex Ritz
Comparing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and manned
helicopter surveys for moose (Alces alces) in the boreal
forest of the Lake Superior watershed
36
Name Poster Topic
Elisabeth Teige*
Urban turkeys: use of a random, stratified survey of
homeowners in the Fargo (ND)-Moorhead (MN) area to
estimate turkey distributions and numbers, human-turkey
interactions, and public opinion on turkeys
Tessa Tjepkes* Population genetics of moose in northeastern Minnesota
J. Trevor Vannatta* Factors determining giant liver fluke infection in white-
tailed deer and moose
Julie Van Stappen Protecting rare plant communities through deer
management at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Skyler Vold*
Using automated acoustic recording devices in avian
research: An assessment of the Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. Song
Meter
Liza Walleser Evaluating snow-track surveys for monitoring co-occurring
furbearers in Wisconsin
Bryn Webber* Estimates of ruffed grouse detection probability from point
counts
Edmund Zlonis Breeding bird trends in Minnesota National Forests, 1995-
2014
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Contact Hours
Attendance at the 2015 WCTWS Winter Meeting can count toward
TWS's Professional Development Certificate and/or the Certified
Wildlife Biologist Renewal Program.
The following contact hours have been calculated/approved by TWS:
Tuesday
Plenary Session 4 hours
Wednesday:
Special sessions: 2 hours
General sessions: 1.5 hours
Business meeting: 2.5 hours
Thursday:
General sessions: 3.5 hours
Workshop: 2.5 hours
Maximum total hours for both days: 16 hours
38
Downtown Duluth Dining Guide
Located within the Holiday Inn:
Sneakers Sports Bar & Grille (2nd level)
The Greenery Bakery & Café (1st level)
Porter’s Restaurant (1st level)
Other options:
Subway (Skywalk, 2nd level)
Zen House Japanese Restaurant (Skywalk, 2nd level)
How Sweet It Is (1 block from hotel)
Farley’s Family Restaurant (1 block from hotel)
Sammy’s Pizza (1 block from hotel)
Duhb Linn Irish Pub (1 block away from hotel in Skywalk)
7 West Taphouse (2 blocks from hotel)
Hanabi Japanese Cuisine (2 blocks from hotel)
Pizza Lucé (3 blocks from hotel)
Tycoons Alehouse & Eatery (4 blocks from hotel)
In Canal Park:
Endion Station Public House
Canal Park Brewery
Grizzly’s Wood-Fire Grill
Old Chicago
Green Mill
Cloud 9 Asian Bistro
Grandma’s Restaurant & Saloon
Grandma’s Sports Garden
Bellisio’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar
Little Angie’s Cantina & Grill
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