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Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference 2017

To return to the Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference website, go to http://www.midwestfw.org/ The following schedule and room names are subject to change (as of February 1, 2017). Please check back for updates.

Presenters: Presenters for technical presentations are either the primary author (the first name listed in the abstract), or are indicated with an asterisk next to their name.

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Jordan Hofmeier

Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism
Aquatic Ecologist
Pratt, KS

7:00am CST

Conference Registration Desk Open Lower Atrium

9:00am CST

Workshop: Integrating Weather and Climate Information Into Management Decisions Grand Ballroom B/C

3:30pm CST

AFS NCD Rivers and Streams Technical Committee Meeting Arbor II

5:00pm CST

Featured Event! Welcome to Nebraska Super Bowl Party - Sponsored by: Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and University of Nebraska Lincoln Grand Ballroom D/E/F

7:00am CST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Lancaster Ballroom

8:00am CST

Plenary Session, Awards Presentation & Ignite Session Grand Ballroom

10:00am CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Lancaster Ballroom

12:00pm CST

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm CST

Technical Session. Stream Fragmentation and Infrastructure Condition in the Great Plains Grand Ballroom F

1:40pm CST

Technical Session. Using an Historical Perspective to Inform Conservation Goals for Prairie Streams Grand Ballroom F

2:00pm CST

Technical Session. Identification and Prioritization of Factors Limiting Reintroduced Plains Topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus) Populations in Nebraska Streams Grand Ballroom F

2:20pm CST

Technical Session. Status and Habitat Use of the Topeka Shiner in the Boone River Watershed, Iowa Grand Ballroom F

2:40pm CST

Technical Session. Habitat Associations of Topeka Shiners in Two Basins in Iowa and Minnesota Grand Ballroom F

3:20pm CST

Technical Session. Application of Off-channel Mapping Methodology for Identifying and Rating Oxbow Habitats for Federally Endangered Topeka Shiners (Notropis topeka) Grand Ballroom F

3:40pm CST

Symposia Session - S3: Ecology of the Missouri National Recreational River. Trajectories of Decline in Cottonwood Forests Along the Missouri River: Implications for Songbirds Grand Ballroom A

4:00pm CST

Technical Session. Habitat Use and Pesticide Exposure in Northern Leopard Frogs in Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Wetlands Grand Ballroom C

4:20pm CST

Symposia Session - S3: Ecology of the Missouri National Recreational River. Woodland Bird Use of Missouri National Recreational River Riparian and Farmstead Woodlot Habitats for Nesting and Migration Grand Ballroom A

5:00pm CST

AFS NCD Business Meeting Arbor I/II

6:00pm CST

Time on Own N/A

6:30pm CST

Student/Professional Mixer Renaissance Room

8:00am CST

Workshop: Great Plains Native Fish Conservation Areas Network Grand Ballroom F

10:00am CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Lancaster Ballroom

12:00pm CST

Lunch Break on own N/A

3:00pm CST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Lancaster Ballroom

6:00pm CST

Trade Show & Poster Social Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Assessment of Monarch Butterfly Habitat and Productivity in Urban Spaces: Methods and Approaches Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Assessment of Painted Turtle Age and Size from Long-term Pond Study Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Bat Community Ecology of Myotis Septentrionalis in Northeastern Iowa Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Benthic Foragers Selecting for the New Zealand Mud Snail Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Butterfly Survey of Restored Croplands and Native Prairies in the Northern Loess Hills of Western Iowa Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Common Snapping Turtle Monitoring and Assessment in Illinois Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Comparing Swimming Performance of Bluntnose Minnows Pimephales Notatus in Lentic and Lotic Systems Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Comparison of Two Sampling Techniques and Management Effects on Herptile Fauna of Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Northwest Missouri Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Dispersal of Vertebrates Among Islands in a Riverine Ecosystem Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Effects of Invasive Non-Native Aquatic Macrophytes on the Foraging and Diet Composition of Small-sized Fish Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Long-Term Fish Community Monitoring and Status of Topeka Shiner at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Minnows, Madtoms, and Mudpuppies: Population Demographics of Sensitive Aquatic Organisms Indicates Improved Habitat Conditions in the St. Clair-Detroit Rivers System Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Movement Patterns of Eastern Box Turtles in an Urban Ohio Landscape Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. No Changes in Bat Encounters on the Mio Ranger District During the Summers of 2010-2016 Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Population Structure Analysis of Western Painted Turtles Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Roost Site Habitat Selection by Maternity Colonies of Federally Endangered Myotis Sodalis in Bottomland Hardwood Forests Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Roosting Habits of the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis Septentrionalis) in a Managed Forest Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Seasonal Dynamics of Blue Suckers Cycleptus Elongatus Inhabiting Great-river Tributaries in Missouri Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Summer Roost Selection of Four Myotis Species in the Pine Ridge Region of Western Nebraska Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Survival and Drift Behavior of Pallid Sturgeon Free Embryos and Larvae in an Artificial Channel Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Urban Bat Community Composition Along a Rural-Urban Gradient Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Use of eDNA to Predict the Presence of Mudpuppies (Necturus Maculosus Maculosus) Along the St. Clair-Detroit River System Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Using Citizen Science to Monitor Carnivores in Nebraska Lancaster Ballroom Poster Display. Using Side-scan Sonar to Classify River Aquatic Habitat Lancaster Ballroom

7:00am CST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Lancaster Ballroom

8:00am CST

Technical Session. The Importance of Scale in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Umbrella Species Grand Ballroom B

8:20am CST

Technical Session. Migration and Spawning of Pallid Sturgeon in the Platte River, Nebraska Grand Ballroom D

8:40am CST

Technical Session. Evaluating home range size of bobcats in an agriculturally-dominated landscape of west central Illinois Hawthorne

9:00am CST

Technical Session. Estimating the Summer Distribution of a Threatened Bat Species in Nebraska Arbor I/II

9:20am CST

Technical Session. Grassland Bird Response to Season of Burn and Grazing Intensity Grand Ballroom B

9:40am CST

Symposia Session - S9: Landscape Conservation Science and Management. Developing LiDAR-Derived Playa Wetland Maps for Wetland Restoration Decision Making Grand Ballroom E

10:20am CST

Technical Session. Invasive Asian Carp Are a Poor Food Resource for Native Piscivores Grand Ballroom F

10:40am CST

Technical Session. Grassland Bird Productivity in Warm Season Grass Fields in Southwest Wisconsin Grand Ballroom B

11:00am CST

Symposia Session - S9: Landscape Conservation Science and Management. A Monarch’s View of the City: A Multi-City Landscape Conservation Design Grand Ballroom E

11:20am CST

Technical Session. Early Invasion Dynamics of New Zealand Mudsnails Grand Ballroom A

11:40am CST

Technical Session. Introduction of New Zealand Mudsnails into the Upper Midwest; Range Expansion and Aquatic Threat Grand Ballroom A