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Session Name	Session Chair	Start Time
Ecology and Management of Birds	Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service	Wednesday Feb 8 1:30 PM
Habitat assessment and monitoring	John Keane, US Forest Service	Wednesday Feb 8 1:30 PM
Wildlife genetics: application and assessment	Dr. Benjamin Sacks, UC Davis	Wednesday Feb 8 1:30 PM
Wildlife Techniques and Technologies I	John Perrine, Cal Poly SLO	Wednesday Feb 8 1:30 PM
Invasive Species: Impacts and Surveillance	Dirk Van Vuren, UC Davis	Wednesday Feb 8 3:35 PM
Ecology and Management of Mammals I	Cody McKee, Nevada Fish and Wildlife	Wednesday Feb 8 3:35 PM
Wildlife Conservation on Private Lands (Partnering to Enhance Land Stewardship)	Geoff Geupel, Point Blue Conservation Science	Thursday Feb 9 8:30 AM
Habitat modification and restoration	Dan Barton, Humboldt State University	Thursday Feb 9 8:30 AM
Inputs and Methods for Conservation Planning and Ways to Measure Success	Rachel Mazur, National Park Service	Thursday Feb 9 8:30 AM
Invasive Species: Control and Monitoring	Rhys Evans, Vandenberg Air Force Base	Thursday Feb 9 8:30 AM
Wildlife Techniques and Technologies II	Dan Barton, Humboldt State University	Thursday Feb 9 10:35 AM
Ecology and Management of Shorebirds	Rodney Siegel, The Institute for Bird Populations	Thursday Feb 9 10:35 AM
Predators: history and human interactions	Breanna Owens & Karin Vardaman, Point Blue Conservation Science, California Wolf Center	Friday Feb 10 8:30 AM
Ecology and Management of Mammals II	Kelley Stewart, University of Nevada, Reno	Friday Feb 10 8:30 AM
Renewable energy and wildlife management	Rick Williams, P G & E	Friday Feb 10 8:30 AM
Ecology and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles	Laura Patterson, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Friday Feb 10 8:30 AM
Perspectives on Canine Predators and Livestock	Breanna Owens & Karin Vardaman, Point Blue Conservation Science, California Wolf Center	Friday Feb 10 10:35 AM
Quantitative approaches and modeling	James Sedinger , University of Nevada, Reno	Friday Feb 10 10:35 AM
Poster Session	Carlos Alvarado & Allison Fuller, Ascent Environmental	Thursday Feb 9 6:00 PM

Session: Ecology and Management of Birds

Chair: Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Colin Dillingham	CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL SPATIAL ECOLOGY ON THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST.	Feb 8 1:35 PM
2	Rory Lamp	DETECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAMMULATED OWLS (PSILOSCOPS FLAMMEOLUS) IN NEVADA: INSIGHTS FROM A NEW PILOT SURVEY PROGRAM.	Feb 8 1:55 PM
3	Laura Cockrell	SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO ON THE UPPER BUTTE BASIN WILDLIFE AREA.	Feb 8 2:15 PM
4	Chris Ray	RECENT STABILITY OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY LANDBIRD POPULATIONS IN NATIONAL PARKS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.	Feb 8 2:35 PM
5	Jeff Davis	A CENTURY OF AVIFAUNAL CHANGE IN THE FRESNO DISTRICT.	Feb 8 2:55 PM

Session: Habitat assessment and monitoring

Chair: John Keane, US Forest Service

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Kathleen Grady	EVALUATION AND GUIDANCE FOR RIPARIAN RESTORATION IN COASTAL CALIFORNIA USING BIRDS AS INDICATORS OF RESTORATION SUCCESS.	Feb 8 1:35 PM
2	Levi Jaster	USING SCAT SURVEYS TO ESTIMATE HABITAT USE BY FERAL HORSES AND CATTLE IN RELATION TO LANDSCAPE FEATURES IN SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT.	Feb 8 1:55 PM
3	Justin White	A VERSATILE METHOD OF MODELING URBAN DENSITY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH.	Feb 8 2:15 PM
4	Helen Loffland	BUMBLE BEE USE OF MONTANE CHAPARRAL AND RIPARIAN VEGETATION AFTER WILDFIRE IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA.	Feb 8 2:35 PM
5	Jennifer Brazeal	ASSESSING DEER POPULATION RESPONSES TO A HIGH-SEVERITY WILDFIRE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA USING NON-INVASIVE GENETIC SAMPLING.	Feb 8 2:55 PM
6	Dave Johnston	ARE POPULATIONS OF THE PALLID BAT (ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS) IN DECLINE?	Feb 8 3:40 PM
7	Aaron Facka	WHAT WAS OLD IS NEW AGAIN: TESTING FISHER HABITAT MODELS WITH INDEPENDENT DATA.	Feb 8 4:00 PM
8	Desiree Early	HUMBOLDT MARTEN DENNING ECOLOGY IN A MANAGED FOREST LANDSCAPE.	Feb 8 4:20 PM
9	Mark Linnell	DOES LACK OF STRUCTURE LIMIT AN ARBOREAL SPECIES IN YOUNG FOREST?	Feb 8 4:40 PM
10	Daniel Barton	LIVESTOCK GRAZING EFFECTS ON WESTERN TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.	Feb 8 5:00 PM

Session: Wildlife genetics: application and assessment

Chair: Dr. Benjamin Sacks, UC Davis

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Marjorie Matocq	PATTERNS OF GENETIC VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF THE PYGMY RABBIT (BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS) IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA, USA.	Feb 8 1:35 PM
2	Philip Leitner	GENETIC STRUCTURE ACROSS A CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN XEROSPERMOPHILUS GROUND SQUIRRELS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 8 1:55 PM
3	Michael Buchalski	BIG DIFFERENCES OVER SMALL DISTANCES: GENETIC DATA OFFER LITTLE EVIDENCE OF HYBRIDIZATION AT THE CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN PENINSULAR AND DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP	Feb 8 2:15 PM
4	Mallory Bedwell	USING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TO INVESTIGATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA YELLOW-LEGGED FROG (RANA SIERRAE) IN THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST.	Feb 8 2:35 PM
5	Christine Richey	THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA IN EMERGENT AQUATIC PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE IN POST-FIRE AREAS IN LAS PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CA.	Feb 8 2:55 PM

Session: Wildlife Techniques and Technologies I

Chair: John Perrine, Cal Poly SLO

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Dylan Rhea-Fournier	ACOUSTIC BAT MONITORING OCCUPANCY MODEL IN GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 8 1:35 PM
2	Kim Briones	ACOUSTIC DETERRENCE: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR BAT EXCLUSION AND IMPACT MINIMIZATION.	Feb 8 1:55 PM
3	Katherine Ayres	FUR AND FEATHERS: DETECTION DOGS ASSISTING AVIAN AND BAT FATALITY SURVEYS.	Feb 8 2:15 PM
4	Robyn Powers	PILOT STUDY FOR USE OF SCENT-DETECTION DOGS TO SURVEY FOR THE CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER (AMBYSTOMA CALIFORNIENSE).	Feb 8 2:35 PM
5	Gabriel Reyes	EFFECTS OF SEARCHER EFFICIENCY AND SURVEY COVERAGE ON THE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF FATALITY ESTIMATES AND DETECTION OF RARE FATALITIES.	Feb 8 2:55 PM
6	Jerry Roe	EFFICACY OF CAMERA TRAPS TO DETECT HERPETOFAUNA WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKE AND SAN FRANCISCO GARTER SNAKE.	Feb 8 3:40 PM
7	Josh Snook	AN ECONOMICAL METHOD OF INSTALLING NEST CAMERAS NEAR URBAN RED-TAILED HAWK (BUTEO JAMAICENSIS) NESTS.	Feb 8 4:00 PM
8	Laura Burkholder	EARLYBIRD - A PLATFORM FOR NESTING BIRD DATA.	Feb 8 4:20 PM
9	Mitchell Gritts	TELEMETR: A TOOL FOR MANAGING, VISUALIZING, AND ANALYZING ANIMAL MOVEMENT DATA.	Feb 8 4:40 PM
10	Patricia Brown	NOCTURNAL AIRPLANE AND GROUND TELEMETRY EMPLOYED TO DETERMINE FORAGING RANGE AND HABITAT OF CALIFORNIA LEAF-NOSED AND TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BATS	Feb 8 5:00 PM

Session: Invasive Species: Impacts and Surveillance

Chair: Dirk Van Vuren, UC Davis

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Colin Lee	INVASIVE SPECIES, FIRE, AND DROUGHT: LEAST BELL'S VIREO AND RIPARIAN AREA MANAGEMENT AT MCB CAMP PENDLETON.	Feb 8 3:40 PM
2	Kathryn Purcell	FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF EUROPEAN STARLINGS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATING THEIR IMPACT ON NATIVE SPECIES.	Feb 8 4:00 PM
3	Lindsey Koos	HYBRIDS - INVASIVE OR PROTECTED SPECIES?	Feb 8 4:20 PM
4	Angela Amlin	AT-LARGE CATS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS: IMPACTS TO ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS, REGULATORY CHALLENGES, AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS.	Feb 8 4:40 PM
5	Gregory Hacker	PLAGUE IN CALIFORNIA: A REVIEW OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.	Feb 8 5:00 PM

Session: Ecology and Management of Mammals I

Chair: Cody McKee, Nevada Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	David Wyatt	DEN SITE CHARACTERISTICS FOR RINGTAILS (BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS) ON THE SUTTER BUTTES, SUTTER CO., CALIFORNIA.	Feb 8 3:40 PM
2	Marcus Blum	RESOURCE SELECTION ACROSS GESTATION IN DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP.	Feb 8 4:00 PM
3	Levi Heffelfinger	FACTORS INFLUENCING JUVENILE SURVIVAL OF MULE DEER IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT.	Feb 8 4:20 PM
4	Nathan Jackson	JUVENILE SURVIVAL OF MULE DEER IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.	Feb 8 4:40 PM
5	Cara Appel	SEASONAL ECOLOGY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE (ERETHIZON DORSATUM) IN A COASTAL DUNE ECOSYSTEM.	Feb 8 5:00 PM

Session: Wildlife Conservation on Private Lands (Partnering to Enhance Land Stewardship)

Chair: Geoff Geupel, Point Blue Conservation Science

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Carlos Suarez	NRCS PARTNERSHIPS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.	Feb 9 8:35 AM
2	Wendell Gilgert	POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE'S RANGELAND WATERSHED INITIATIVE: REWATERING CALIFORNIA, ONE RANCH AT A TIME.	Feb 9 8:55 AM
3	Thad Heater	A NEW CONSERVATION PARADIGM - COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIPS KEY THE SUCCESS OF SAGE GROUSE INITIATIVE CONSERVATION.	Feb 9 9:15 AM
4	Kelly Weintraub	CULTIVATING A LAND ETHIC.	Feb 9 9:35 AM
5	Cynthia Daley	DATA INFORMED RANCH AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT.	Feb 9 9:55 AM
6	Susan Abele	PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION IN NEVADA: AN OVERVIEW AND A PERSPECTIVE FROM MAGGIE CREEK RANCH.	Feb 9 10:40 AM
7	Tiffany Russell	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WILDLIFE HABITAT: CONSERVATION STORIES FROM POINT BLUE PARTNER BIOLOGISTS IN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 9 11:00 AM
8	Bonnie Eyestone	MANAGING RIPARIAN BIRDS ON AN ACTIVE CATTLE RANCH IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS.	Feb 9 11:20 AM
9		PANEL DISCUSSION	Feb 9 11:40 AM

Session: Habitat modification and restoration

Chair: Dan Barton, Humboldt State University

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Kim Klementowski	FUEL MODIFICATION ZONES ON CONSERVATION LANDS.	Feb 9 8:35 AM
2	Kelly Holland	COLLABORATIVE HABITAT DESIGN AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT TO STABILIZE AND INCREASE GIANT GARTER SNAKE POPULATIONS IN THE URBANIZED NATOMAS BASIN, SACRAMENTO, CA.	Feb 9 8:55 AM
3	Rachel Tertes	TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION SUCCESS STORY: A CASE STUDY OF THE ISLAND PONDS.	Feb 9 9:15 AM
4	Matthew Reiter	AN AUTOMATED WATER RESOURCES TRACKING SYSTEM: NEAR REAL-TIME DECISION SUPPORT FOR WETLAND WATER MANAGERS FACING DROUGHT AND FLOOD.	Feb 9 9:35 AM
5	Ian Souza-Cole	MANAGING THE DRAWDOWN OF WATER ON PRIVATE WETLANDS TO PROVIDE SHALLOW-WATER HABITAT FOR SHOREBIRDS DURING SPRING MIGRATION.	Feb 9 9:55 AM

Session: Inputs and Methods for Conservation Planning and Ways to Measure Success

Chair: Rachel Mazur, National Park Service

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Jessica Griffiths	THE STATUS OF OVERWINTERING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.	Feb 9 8:35 AM
2	David Wyatt	MAINTENANCE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD BIOLOGY PROGRAMS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.	Feb 9 8:55 AM
3	Dou-Shuan Yang	STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA.	Feb 9 9:35 AM
4	Adam Lewandowski	INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH CONTEMPORARY ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT TO DEVELOP A LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TASMAM KOJOM, PLUMAS COUNTY, CA.	Feb 9 9:55 AM
5	James Jones	MANAGEMENT OF EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT LANDS UNDER THE USFWS SAFE HARBORED AGREEMENT.	Feb 9 10:40 AM
6	Kathryn Simon	ETHICALLY REPORTING DATA FOR RENEWABLE PROJECTS - WHERE WE ARE FALLING DOWN FLAT.	Feb 9 11:00 AM
7	G. Kent Webb	SUBURBAN DEER MANAGEMENT: A STERILIZATION CASE STUDY.	Feb 9 11:20 AM
8	Ileene Anderson	CITIZEN ENFORCEMENT IS KEY ELEMENT TO SECURE ESA PROTECTION AND IMPLEMENT RECOVERY: CASE STUDY - SANTA ANA SUCKER FISH.	Feb 9 11:40 AM

Session: Invasive Species: Control and Monitoring

Chair: Rhys Evans, Vandenberg Air Force Base

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Rachel Sprague	CURRENT STATUS AND PLANS FOR SEABIRD CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ON THE ISLAND OF LANA'I	Feb 9 8:35 AM
2	Justin Demianew	EFFECTS OF INVASIVE BROOK TROUT REMOVAL ON A HERPETOFAUNA COMMUNITY IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, USA.	Feb 9 8:55 AM
3	Valerie Cook Fletcher	EFFORTS TO ERADICATE INVASIVE WATER SNAKES IN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 9 9:15 AM
4	Sarah Kulpa	INVASIVE SPECIES, WILDFIRE, AND THE NEED FOR NATIVE SEED	Feb 9 9:35 AM
5	Jason Williams	AVOIDING FALSE NEGATIVES: MAXIMIZING SURVEY EFFORTS OF CAVERNICOLOUS BAT ROOSTS.	Feb 9 9:55 AM

Session: Wildlife Techniques and Technologies II

Chair: Dan Barton, Humboldt State University

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Colleen Wisinski	ARTIFICIAL BURROW DESIGN AND PRODUCTIVITY OF WESTERN BURROWING OWLS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.	Feb 9 10:40 AM
2	Jennifer Cossaboon	ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN CRITICALLY ENDANGERED CALIFORNIA CONDORS: ASSESSING FULL CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE FOLLOWING REINTRODUCTION TO COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.	Feb 9 11:00 AM
3	Mike Stake	USING SATELLITE GPS TRANSMITTERS TO STUDY CALIFORNIA CONDOR MOVEMENT PATTERNS AT WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SITES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.	Feb 9 11:20 AM
4	Dean Swensson	ROAD MORTALITY MITIGATION: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANIMEX FENCE VERSUS MESH FENCE.	Feb 9 11:40 AM

Session: Ecology and Management of Shorebirds

Chair: Rodney Siegel, The Institute for Bird Populations

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Nora Papian	APPARENT SURVIVAL OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (CHARADRIUS NIVOSUS NIVOSUS) DURING THE NONBREEDING SEASON IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 9 10:40 AM
2	Aaron Gottesman	SHOREBIRD NEST SITE HABITAT COMPOSITION: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.	Feb 9 11:00 AM
3	Matt Reiter	A BIOENERGETICS MODEL FOR SETTING SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY.	Feb 9 11:20 AM
4	Rhys Evans	HABITAT RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA	Feb 9 11:40 AM

Session: Predators: history and human interactions

Chair: Breanna Owens & Karin Vardaman, Point Blue Conservation Science, California Wolf Center

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Lynn Cullens	A DECADE OF RURAL HOME LIVESTOCK PROTECTION: PUMAS, PEOPLE, AND PENS.	Feb 10 8:35 AM
2	Rachel Mazur	FINDING A FIX FOR HUMAN-BLACK BEAR CONFLICT: LESSONS FROM THE SIERRA.	Feb 10 8:55 AM
3	Roger Powell	ACTIVITY AND MOVEMENTS OF HABITUATED AND SUPPLEMENTED WILD BLACK BEARS COMPARED TO NON-HABITUATED BEARS.	Feb 10 9:15 AM
4	Jeff Alvarez	HISTORIC AND RECENT DISTRIBUTION OF GRAY WOLVES IN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 10 9:35 AM
5	Daniel Kinka	HOW LIVESTOCK GUARD DOGS WORK.	Feb 10 9:55 AM

Session: Ecology and Management of Mammals II

Chair: Kelley Stewart, University of Nevada, Reno

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Jocelyn Akins	DISTRIBUTION MODELS, OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION, AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE CASCADE RED FOX IN SOUTHERN WASHINGTON.	Feb 10 8:35 AM
2	Sophie Preckler-Quisquater	OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION AS A TOOL TO TEST AND REFINE A PREDICTIVE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODEL FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY RED FOX (VULPES VULPES PATWIN).	Feb 10 8:55 AM
3	David Green	INVESTIGATING THE INTERACTIONS AMONG FISHER, GRAY FOX, AND RINGTAIL USING DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY MODELS.	Feb 10 9:15 AM
4	Rebecca Green	FISHER (PEKANIA PENNANTI) REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA RELATIVE TO THE BROADER RANGE.	Feb 10 9:35 AM
5	Katie Moriarty	DISTRIBUTION TO DENSITY: UPDATES REGARDING COASTAL MARTEN AND FISHER IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.	Feb 10 9:55 AM
6	Katherine Smith	DIET PREFERENCES OF THE SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE IN THE SUISUN MARSH.	Feb 10 10:40 AM
7	Aidan Beers	DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL FOR LONG-TERM MONITORING AND HABITAT PROJECTIONS FOR A CLIMATE-SENSITIVE SENTINEL SPECIES, THE AMERICAN PIKA, TO TRACK ECOSYSTEM CHANGE.	Feb 10 11:00 AM
8	Elizabeth Hunter	FECUNDITY LIMITS INITIAL SUCCESS OF REINTRODUCED GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOGS IN AN ARID GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM.	Feb 10 11:20 AM
9	Kim Fettke	BATS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER? A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR ANALYSIS UNDER CEQA OF PROJECT IMPACTS TO BAT SPECIES.	Feb 10 11:40 AM
10	Katrina Smith	DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE BAT MONITORING PROGRAM PRIOR TO THE INVASION OF WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME.	Feb 10 12:00 PM

Session: Renewable energy and wildlife management

Chair: Rick Williams, P G & E

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Ileene Anderson	UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES: MONITORING FOR NEWLY EMERGING WILDLIFE IMPACTS.	Feb 10 8:35 AM
2	Kirsten Dutcher	SPATIAL PATTERNS OF RELATEDNESS FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) IN A REDUCED AND FRAGMENTED HABITAT.	Feb 10 8:55 AM
3	Brad Norton	EVOLVING REGULATIONS FROM MBTA TO BGEPA TO ESA.	Feb 10 9:15 AM
4	Jessi Brown	CONTINENTAL-SCALE MOVEMENTS OF GOLDEN EAGLES IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA.	Feb 10 9:35 AM
5	Dave Johnston	WILL LARGE SCALE SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS AFFECT INSECTIVOROUS BAT POPULATIONS?	Feb 10 9:55 AM

Session: Ecology and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles

Chair: Laura Patterson, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Sean Barry	WAS THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG EVER NATIVE TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY?	Feb 10 8:35 AM
2	David Cook	HABITAT VALUE OF CONSTRUCTED BREEDING POOLS FOR THE ENDANGERED CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER (AMBYSTOMA CALIFORNIENSE).	Feb 10 8:55 AM
3	Tara Collins	OBSERVATIONS ON HOW DROUGHT HAS AFFECTED CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER, VERNAL POOL FAIRY SHRIMP, AND VERNAL POOL TADPOLE SHRIMP WITHIN THREE CALIFORNIA MITIGATION BANKS.	Feb 10 9:15 AM
4	Ted Robertson	TEMPORARY CAPTIVITY OF CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROGS DURING A POND ENHANCEMENT IN AN ARID LANDSCAPE	Feb 10 9:35 AM
5	Michael Westphal	RESTORING CALIFORNIA JOINTFIR (EPHEDRA CALIFORNICA) TO BUFFER CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARDS (GAMBELIA SILA) IN THE SAN JOAQUIN DESERT.	Feb 10 9:55 AM
6	Jason Jones	NATIVE OR NOT: A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF NEVADA'S ENIGMATIC WESTERN POND TURTLE.	Feb 10 10:40 AM
7	Mark Enders	HABITATS, HOME RANGES, AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE WESTERN POND TURTLE IN NEVADA'S CARSON RIVER.	Feb 10 11:00 AM
8	Margarete Walden	UNDERSTANDING THE HIBERNAL PHENOLOGY OF A POPULATION OF EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE C. CAROLINA).	Feb 10 11:20 AM
9	Brian Lavin	THE NORTHERN ALLIGATOR LIZARD (ELGARIA COERULEA) AND THE CALIFORNIA BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT.	Feb 10 11:40 AM
10	Dustin Howland	ISLAND DIVERSIFICATION OF (OOPHAGA PUMILIO) THE STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG IN PANAMA.	Feb 10 12:00 PM

Session: Perspectives on Canine Predators and Livestock

Chair: Breanna Owens & Karin Vardaman, Point Blue Conservation Science, California Wolf Center

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Tyanne Roland	EFFECTS OF WOLF PRESENCE ON CATTLE OPERATIONS IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS.	Feb 10 10:40 AM
2	Hilary Zaranek Anderson	NEW RANCH RANGE RIDING: REDEFINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAND, WILDLIFE, LIVESTOCK AND HUMANS.	Feb 10 11:00 AM
3	Karin Vardaman	THE WORKING CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE: AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE WOLF DEPREDATION OF LIVESTOCK.	Feb 10 11:20 AM
4		PANEL DISCUSSION - PART 1	Feb 10 11:40 AM
5		PANEL DISCUSSION - PART 2	Feb 10 12:00 PM

Session: Quantitative approaches and modeling

Chair: James Sedinger , University of Nevada, Reno

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Kristin Berry	MODELLING AN AGASSIZ'S DESERT TORTOISE POPULATION: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DECLINE.	Feb 10 10:40 AM
2	Chris McColl	TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR IMPROVED REGIONAL CONSERVATION DECISION SUPPORT.	Feb 10 11:00 AM
3	Thomas Riecke	USING INTEGRATED POPULATION MODELS TO INFORM MANAGEMENT OF PACIFIC BLACK BRANT POPULATIONS ON THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM RIVER DELTA.	Feb 10 11:20 AM
4	Ben Sedinger	EXPLORING COMPENSATION IN DUCK MORTALITY: HOW DO DUCK POPULATIONS RESPOND TO HARVEST?	Feb 10 11:40 AM
5	Phillip Street	MINIMIZING MODEL AND DESIGN BASED SOURCES OF BIAS WHEN ESTIMATING JUVENILE SURVIVAL FROM COUNTS OF OFFSPRING WITH A MARKED PARENT.	Feb 10 12:00 PM

Session: Poster Session

Chair: Carlos Alvarado & Allison Fuller, Ascent Environmental

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