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Session Name	Session Chair	Start Time
The Anthropocene: Decline & Extinction I	Stacy Anderson, CA Dept Fish & Wildlife	Wednesday Feb 6 1:00 PM
Ecology and Conservation of Birds I	Rick Williams, P G & E	Wednesday Feb 6 1:00 PM
Ecology and Conservation of Mammals I	Kelley Stewart, Univ. Nevada Reno	Wednesday Feb 6 1:00 PM
Wildlife Techniques and Technologies	Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.	Wednesday Feb 6 1:00 PM
The Anthropocene: Decline & Extinction II	Susanne Marczak, Institute for Conservation Research - SD Zoo	Wednesday Feb 6 3:25 PM
Ecology and Conservation of Birds II	Brad Valentine, retired	Wednesday Feb 6 3:25 PM
Ecology and Conservation of Mammals II	Kelley Stewart, Univ. Nevada Reno	Wednesday Feb 6 3:25 PM
Wildlife Professionals: Consultant Case Studies	Linda Leeman, Ascent Environmental	Wednesday Feb 6 3:25 PM
The Anthropocene: Pathogens & Invasive Species	Karen Converse, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Thursday Feb 7 8:00 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Birds III	Dan Airola, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants	Thursday Feb 7 8:00 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Bats I	Scott Osborn, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Thursday Feb 7 8:00 AM
Yosemite Restoration I	Rachel Mazur, Yosemite NPS	Thursday Feb 7 8:00 AM
The Anthropocene: Speciation & Hybridization	Karen Converse, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Thursday Feb 7 10:25 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles I	Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency	Thursday Feb 7 10:25 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Bats II	Scott Osborn, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Thursday Feb 7 10:25 AM
Yosemite Restoration II	Rachel Mazur, Yosemite NPS	Thursday Feb 7 10:25 AM
The Anthropocene: Recovery & Re-Wilding	Ryan Baumbusch, Oregon State University	Friday Feb 8 8:00 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles II	Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency	Friday Feb 8 8:00 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Mammals III	Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.	Friday Feb 8 8:00 AM
Wildlife Professionals: Agency Coordination & Collaboration	Rhys Evans, Vandenberg Air Force Base	Friday Feb 8 8:00 AM
Wildfire and Wildlife	Amanda Culpepper, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife	Friday Feb 8 10:25 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles III	Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency	Friday Feb 8 10:25 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Mammals IV	Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.	Friday Feb 8 10:25 AM
Ecology and Conservation of Martens and Fishers	Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service	Friday Feb 8 10:25 AM
Poster Session	Carlos Alvarado and Allison Fuller, Ascent Environmental	Thursday Feb 7 7:00 PM

Session: The Anthropocene: Decline & Extinction I

Chair: Stacy Anderson, CA Dept Fish & Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Edward Beedy	THE DEMISE OF "CALIFORNIA'S" BLACKBIRDS: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.	Feb 6 1:05 PM
2	Kelly Klingler	LIFE ON THE EDGE - THE AMERICAN PIKA IN BODIE, CALIFORNIA: A 65 YEAR CASE STUDY OF GENETIC EROSION IN A SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN.	Feb 6 1:25 PM
3	Ellie Bolas	ASSESSING METHODS FOR DETECTING ISLAND SPOTTED SKUNKS ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS	Feb 6 1:45 PM
4	Daniel Airola	VALUE OF OAKS TO WILDLIFE IN THE URBAN FOREST OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA	Feb 6 2:05 PM
5	Daniel Airola	EFFECTS OF FUTURE LAND USE CHANGES ON TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT IN THE FOOTHILL GRASSLAND REGION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.	Feb 6 2:25 PM
6	Lynn Cullens	EXTIRPATION AND RECOLONIZATION OF MOUNTAIN LIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION IN THE FAR WEST.	Feb 6 2:45 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Birds I

Chair: Rick Williams, P G & E

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Hanna Baek	DETERMINING PREVALENCE AND DIVERSITY OF AVIAN POX IN CALIFORNIA HUMMINGBIRDS.	Feb 6 1:05 PM
2	Claire Nasr	INVESTIGATING RELATIVE DISTURBANCE RISK TO SEABIRDS AND PINNIPEDS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 6 1:25 PM
3	Shawn O'Neil	INTEGRATING NEST SITE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL CONSEQUENCES FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE.	Feb 6 1:45 PM
4	Ian Dwight	LINKING MICRO AND MACRO-SCALE HABITAT FACTORS TO VITAL RATES OF DECLINING RING-NECKED PHEASANTS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA.	Feb 6 2:05 PM
5	Kathleen Grady	LANDSCAPE AND VEGETATION FEATURES IMPROVE RESTORATION SUCCESS FOR BIRDS: USING THE RIPARIAN BIRD INDEX TO EVALUATE CREEK RESTORATION IN CALIFORNIA RANGELANDS.	Feb 6 2:25 PM
6	Brianne Brussee	REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF COMMON RAVENS INFLUENCES NEST PREDATION RATES OF THEIR PREY: IMPLICATIONS FOR EGG-OILING TECHNIQUES.	Feb 6 2:45 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Mammals I

Chair: Kelley Stewart, Univ. Nevada Reno

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	David Garcelon	IMPACT OF MOUNTAIN LION PREDATION ON PRONGHORN POPULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA: ARE LIONS USING A CHANGING LANDSCAPE AGAINST NOVEL PREY?	Feb 6 1:05 PM
2	Deana Clifford	ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE EXPOSURE IN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LIONS (PUMA CONCOLOR).	Feb 6 1:25 PM
3	Eric Abelson	MODELING WILDLIFE MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR TO IDENTIFY MITIGATION LOCATIONS ALONG LINEAR BARRIERS.	Feb 6 1:45 PM
4	Derek Spitz	WHAT DO MIGRANTS DO DIFFERENTLY? IDENTIFYING HABITAT FOR PARTIALLY MIGRATORY POPULATIONS.	Feb 6 2:05 PM
5	Alexandra Hettena	FENCING AND THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF A LARGE CARNIVORE - ARE MOUNTAIN LIONS SELECTING FOR AN EASY LIFESTYLE IN CALIFORNIA'S WINE COUNTRY?	Feb 6 2:25 PM
6	Phoebe Parker-Shames	CANNABIS LAND USE CHANGE AND ITS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES.	Feb 6 2:45 PM

Session: Wildlife Techniques and Technologies

Chair: Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Michael Hobbs	AN IMPROVED CAMERA TRAP FOR AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, SMALL MAMMALS, AND LARGE INVERTEBRATES.	Feb 6 1:05 PM
2	Travis McCleary	CAMERA TRAP MONITORING OF CULVERT USAGE UNDER VASCO ROAD WITH EMPHASIS ON CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROGS AND CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDERS.	Feb 6 1:25 PM
3	Roger Powell	ESTIMATING HOME RANGES USING DIFFERENT CURRENCIES AND ANIMALS' PERCEPTION ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.	Feb 6 1:45 PM
4	Melanie Gogol-Prokurat	AREAS OF CONSERVATION EMPHASIS (ACE) VERSION 3: BIODIVERSITY, SIGNIFICANT HABITATS, CONNECTIVITY, AND PREDICTED CLIMATE RESILIENCE MAPS FOR CALIFORNIA.	Feb 6 2:05 PM
5	Emily Eppinger and Sara Viernum	ROCK CORRALS, A NOVEL AND LOW-TECH APPROACH TO THE SUCCESSFUL RELOCATION OF FOOTHILL YELLOW-LEGGED FROG (RANA BOYLII) EGG MASSES.	Feb 6 2:25 PM
6	Helayna Pera	CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE EXPLORES UTILIZING BIOLOGICAL SCENT DETECTION CANINES FOR SCIENCE.	Feb 6 2:45 PM

Session: The Anthropocene: Decline & Extinction II

Chair: Susanne Marczak, Institute for Conservation Research - SD Zoo

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Brian Cypher	TIPTON KANGAROO RATS: SLIDING TOWARD EXTINCTION BEFORE OUR VERY EYES?	Feb 6 3:30 PM
2	Sean Denny	THE BEAR NECESSITIES: ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST TERRESTRIAL OMNIVORE, URSUS ARCTOS.	Feb 6 3:50 PM
3	Tory Westall	SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES IN THE CARRIZO PLAIN CORE AREA HIGHLIGHT LOCAL AND RANGE-WIDE VARIATION.	Feb 6 4:10 PM
4	Melissa Price	PREDATORS, GENETICS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE: PRIORITIZING CONSERVATION ACTIONS FOR ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN TREE SNAILS.	Feb 6 4:30 PM
5	Mark Ricca	ASSESSING EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR THE BI-STATE DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE.	Feb 6 4:50 PM
6	David Sischo	LAST CHANCE TO SAVE, THE RUSH TO CONSERVE HAWAI'I'S ICONIC LAND SNAIL FAUNA.	Feb 6 5:10 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Birds II

Chair: Brad Valentine, retired

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Breeanne Jackson	RIPARIAN BIRDS AND BATS RELY ON FOOD CHAINS THAT BEGIN IN RIVERS.	Feb 6 3:30 PM
2	Brent Campos	GIS TOOLS TO PREDICT NESTING HABITAT SUITABILITY OF WOODPECKERS AND BAT OCCUPANCY FOR POST-FIRE PLANNING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA.	Feb 6 3:50 PM
3	Ashley Wilson	PREDICTIVE TRAITS INDICATE AVIAN RESPONSE TO ANTHROPOGENIC NIGHTLIGHT AND NOISE.	Feb 6 4:10 PM
4	Mel Preston	CALIFORNIA'S RANGELANDS MATTER FOR BIRDS.	Feb 6 4:30 PM
5	Kathryn Purcell	WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER (PICOIDES ALBOLARVATUS) NESTING HABITAT SELECTION: ARE THEY MAKING GOOD CHOICES?	Feb 6 4:50 PM
6	Jennifer Phillips	THE EFFECTS OF NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION ON BIRD AND BAT DIVERSITY.	Feb 6 5:10 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Mammals II

Chair: Kelley Stewart, Univ. Nevada Reno

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Adam Mohr	TULE ELK HABITAT SELECTION IN THE CARRIZO PLAINS REGION.	Feb 6 3:30 PM
2	Kaitlyn Gaynor	LAYERED LANDSCAPES OF FEAR: BLACK-TAILED DEER NAVIGATE SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIATION IN RISK FROM HUNTERS AND CARNIVORES.	Feb 6 3:50 PM
3	G. Kent Webb	THE STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN DECLINING CALIFORNIA DEER HARVESTS AND DECLINING TIMBER REMOVED.	Feb 6 4:10 PM
4	Tom Batter	PREDICTIVE MODEL-GUIDED FECAL PELLET SAMPLING FOR DENSITY ESTIMATION AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF TULE ELK IN COLUSA AND LAKE COUNTIES, CA.	Feb 6 4:30 PM
5	Jerrod Merrell	BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY IN A SHORT DISTANCE MULE DEER MIGRATION. TO GO OR NOT TO GO?	Feb 6 4:50 PM
6	Alex McInturff	COMBINING PARTICIPATORY MAPPING WITH FINE-SCALE SPATIAL DATA TO UNDERSTAND LIVESTOCK-PREDATOR CONFLICT AT MULTIPLE SCALES.	Feb 6 5:10 PM

Session: Wildlife Professionals: Consultant Case Studies

Chair: Linda Leeman, Ascent Environmental

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	John Ko	A DIFFERENT WAY TO ASSESS WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY.	Feb 6 3:30 PM
2	Larry Saslaw	NON-INVASIVE SURVEY METHODS FOR DETECTING THE ENDANGERED BUENA VISTA LAKE SHREW (SOREX ORNATUS RELICTUS).	Feb 6 3:50 PM
3	Marcus Jones	CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDERS, EXCLUSION FENCING AND HIGH-SPEED RAIL CONSTRUCTION - A CASE STUDY.	Feb 6 4:10 PM
4	Devin Barry	IMPACTS OF TRANSIENT HUMAN COMMUNITIES ON RIPARIAN HABITAT AND WILDLIFE, AND BIOLOGICAL FIELD STAFF MONITORING PRACTICES AND SAFETY.	Feb 6 4:30 PM
5	Brook Constantz	NESTING BEHAVIOR OF BIRDS STUDIED OVER TWO YEARS DURING MAJOR LEVEE IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION.	Feb 6 4:50 PM
6	Charles Holland	OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN RESTORING HABITAT OCCUPIED BY SENSITIVE SPECIES.	Feb 6 5:10 PM

Session: The Anthropocene: Pathogens & Invasive Species

Chair: Karen Converse, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Steven Hess	MODELING SCENARIOS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS) IN HAWAII.	Feb 7 8:05 AM
2	Molly Hardesty-Moore	INVASIVE PLANT ARUNDO DONAX REDUCES MAMMALIAN PREDATOR USE OF HABITAT IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN SYSTEM.	Feb 7 8:25 AM
3	Ana Miller-ter Kuile	RAT ERADICATION ON PALMYRA ATOLL: SEED PREDATION DETERMINES ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY	Feb 7 8:45 AM
4	Shannon Lynch	RISK, SPREAD, AND CONTROL OF FUSARIUM DIEBACK - SHOT HOLE BORERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 7 9:05 AM
5	Devyn Orr	LARGE WILDLIFE LOSS ALTERS TICK ABUNDANCE AND SURVIVORSHIP IN A CALIFORNIA RANGELAND	Feb 7 9:25 AM
6	Valerie Cook	EFFORTS TO ERADICATE INVASIVE NUTRIA FROM CALIFORNIA.	Feb 7 9:45 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Birds III

Chair: Dan Airola, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Brendan Hobart	OCCUPANCY MODELS AND STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSES INDICATE POTENTIAL COMPATIBILITY OF CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL CONSERVATION AND PRIVATE LAND MANAGEMENT.	Feb 7 8:05 AM
2	Susanne Marczak	STICKTIGHT FLEAS TAKE HOLD IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BURROWING OWL POPULATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL BURROW DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT.	Feb 7 8:25 AM
3	Dane St. George	QUANTIFYING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABITAT AND PREY REMOVAL OF NESTING BARN OWLS IN NAPA VALLEY VINEYARDS.	Feb 7 8:45 AM
4	Connor Wood	BROAD-SCALE MONITORING FOR BROAD-SCALE CHALLENGES: BIOACOUSTICS AND THE CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL.	Feb 7 9:05 AM
5	Rachel Blakey	SPACE USE, FORAYS, AND HABITAT SELECTION BY CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS (STRIX OCCIDENTALIS OCCIDENTALIS) DURING THE BREEDING SEASON: NEW INSIGHTS FROM HIGH RESOLUT	Feb 7 9:25 AM
6	Colleen Wisinski	ASSESSING MITIGATION RELOCATION STRATEGIES FOR BURROWING OWLS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 7 9:45 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Bats I

Chair: Scott Osborn, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Jill Carpenter	WHY BAT MITIGATION AT BRIDGES FAILS, AND HOW WE CAN DO BETTER	Feb 7 8:05 AM
2	Rick Sherwin	EFFECTIVENESS OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BATS.	Feb 7 8:25 AM
3	Skye Salganek	ROOST SELECTION IN A HOARY BAT (LASIURUS CINEREUS) MIGRATORY STOPOVER LOCATION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 7 8:45 AM
4	Haley Mirts	BATS IN THE MEGAFIRE: HOW HIGH INTENSITY WILDFIRE IS SHAPING NOCTURNAL FOOD WEBS IN THE WESTERN SIERRAS.	Feb 7 9:05 AM
5	Cynthia Perrine	FROM THE FIELD TO A FORK IN THE ROAD	Feb 7 9:25 AM
6	Trinity Smith	ELUCIDATING PATTERNS OF BAT SPECIES OCCUPANCY ACROSS A DISTURBED LANDSCAPE IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY.	Feb 7 9:45 AM

Session: Yosemite Restoration I

Chair: Rachel Mazur, Yosemite NPS

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Laura Van Vranken	A MULTI-SCALE APPROACH TO RESTORING AN AQUATIC REPTILE.	Feb 7 8:05 AM
2	Robert Grasso	CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG (RANA DRAYTONII) IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 7 8:25 AM
3	Colleen Kamoroff	IN-SITU DETECTION OF THE INVASIVE AMPHIBIAN CHYTRID FUNGUS: FIELD DNA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS USING A HANDHELD THERMOCYCLER.	Feb 7 8:45 AM
4	Robert Grasso	RESTORATION EFFORTS FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA YELLOW-LEGGED FROG (RANA SIERRAE) IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 7 9:05 AM
5	Thomas Stephenson	RETURNING ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP TO YOSEMITE'S WILDERNESS.	Feb 7 9:25 AM
6	Jessie Bushell	THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO AND GARDEN'S ROLE IN CONSERVING RARE SPECIES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 7 9:45 AM

Session: The Anthropocene: Speciation & Hybridization

Chair: Karen Converse, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Bridgett Downs	PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF THE HEERMANN'S KANGAROO RAT (DIPODOMYS HEERMANNI).	Feb 7 10:30 AM
2	Eric Britt	COLOR PATTERNS AND ZONES OF INTERGRADATION IN THE ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKE (MASTICOPHIS LATERALIS EURYXANTHUS) AND CHAPARRAL WHIPSNAKE (M. L. LATERALIS).	Feb 7 10:50 AM
3	Cate Quinn	CONTRACTIONS AND EXPANSIONS: INVESTIGATING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE SIERRA NEVADA RED FOX AND ITS ASSOCIATES.	Feb 7 11:10 AM
4	Sophie Preckler-Quisquater	DOES NATURAL SELECTION AFFECT GENE FLOW BETWEEN NONNATIVE AND NATIVE RED FOX POPULATIONS?	Feb 7 11:30 AM
5	Michael Westphal	IDENTIFYING GENOME-INFORMED MANAGEMENT UNITS FOR AN ENDANGERED SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA'S SAN JOAQUIN DESERT.	Feb 7 11:50 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles I

Chair: Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Cheryl Brehme and Stephanie Barnes	A NEW ROAD CROSSING STRUCTURE FOR SMALL ANIMALS: CASE STUDY WITH THE YOSEMITE TOAD.	Feb 7 10:30 AM
2	Christine Wilkinson	USING PARTICIPATORY MAPPING TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN-CARNIVORE CONFLICT IN A SEVERELY FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE	Feb 7 10:50 AM
3	Mallory Harmel	RATTLESNAKE COLORATION AFFECTS DETECTION BY PREDATORS.	Feb 7 11:10 AM
4	Jerry Roe	CANINE SCENT DETECTION SURVEYS AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO IDENTIFY CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDERS IN UPLAND HABITAT IN EASTERN ALAMEDA COUNTY.	Feb 7 11:30 AM
5	Katie Smith	DEMOGRAPHY OF THE SALT MARSH HARVEST MICE AND ASSOCIATED RODENTS IN TIDAL AND MANAGED WETLANDS	Feb 7 11:50 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Bats II

Chair: Scott Osborn, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Dave Johnston	THE USE OF SCENT DOGS DEMONSTRATES SPATIAL FATALITY PATTERNS AT A CALIFORNIA WIND FARM.	Feb 7 10:30 AM
2	Elissa Olimpi	MANAGING FARMLANDS TO CONSERVE BATS.	Feb 7 10:50 AM
3	Mary Clapp	IMPACTS OF TROUT INTRODUCTION ON BAT ACTIVITY AT HIGH-ELEVATION LAKES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA.	Feb 7 11:10 AM
4	Leila Harris	ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF THE TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT IN CALIFORNIA.	Feb 7 11:30 AM
5	Patricia Brown	LONG-TERM BANDING OF CALIFORNIA LEAF-NOSED BATS ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER TO DETERMINE MOVEMENTS AND LONGEVITY.	Feb 7 11:50 AM

Session: Yosemite Restoration II

Chair: Rachel Mazur, Yosemite NPS

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Ryan Leahy	HUMAN-BEAR MANAGEMENT AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: FINALLY, A STORY OF SUCCESS.	Feb 7 10:30 AM
2	Crystal Barnes	MANAGING CLIMBING ACCESS TO AVOID DISTURBANCE TO NESTING PEREGRINE FALCONS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 7 10:50 AM
3	Katie Patrick	A TECHNOLOGY BOOST TO YOSEMITE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.	Feb 7 11:10 AM
4	Breeanne Jackson	BIG WALL BATS	Feb 7 11:30 AM
5	Sarah Stock	INFLUENCES OF RIVER REGULATION AND DROUGHT ON BREEDING BIRDS BELOW O'SHAUGNESSY DAM	Feb 7 11:50 AM

Session: The Anthropocene: Recovery & Re-Wilding

Chair: Ryan Baumbusch, Oregon State University

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Melissa Odell	QUANTIFYING BENEFITS OF A PLUG AND POND MEADOW RESTORATION IN MARIPOSA COUNTY, CA - STATUS AND PRELIMINARY MONITORING RESULTS.	Feb 8 8:05 AM
2	Ben Becker	NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS: A TALE OF IMMINENT EXTINCTION AND ASSISTED RECOVERY OVER 50 YEARS.	Feb 8 8:25 AM
3	Daniel Shaw	ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY FROM CATASTROPHIC HISTORIC DISTURBANCE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY LAND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES.	Feb 8 8:45 AM
4	Brian Cypher	BUENA VISTA LAKE SHREWS: ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION BUT HIGHLY RECOVERABLE.	Feb 8 9:05 AM
5	Joe Burnett	RESULTS OF 20-YEARS OF CONDOR RECOVERY ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST.	Feb 8 9:25 AM
6	Elizabeth Forbes	THE REINTRODUCTION GAP: COULD THE CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY EVER BE REINTRODUCED?	Feb 8 9:45 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles II

Chair: Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Matthew Sharp Chaney	USING DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY AND STATE SPACE MODELS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN A POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG (RANA DRAYTONII).	Feb 8 8:05 AM
2	Kat Ivey	THERMAL ECOLOGY OF THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD (GAMBELIA SILA).	Feb 8 8:25 AM
3	Kelcy McHarry	CANOPY EFFECTS ON EARLY STAGE VITAL RATES FOR NORTHERN RED-LEGGED FROGS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO POPULATION GROWTH RATES.	Feb 8 8:45 AM
4	Lindsey Gordon	EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND HYDROPERIOD ON NORTHERN RED-LEGGED FROG.	Feb 8 9:05 AM
5	Mark Statham	FROM POOP TO SCOOP: A NOVEL METHOD TO SURVEY BLUNT NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD AND SYMPATRIC LIZARDS USING GENETICS AND NONINVASIVE FECAL SAMPLES.	Feb 8 9:25 AM
6	Patricia Valcarcel	CONSERVATION OF AN ENDEMIC REPTILE: CREATION AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF A RANGEWIDE HABITAT MODEL FOR THE FLAT-TAILED HORNED LIZARD (PHRYNOSOMA MCALLII).	Feb 8 9:45 AM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Mammals III

Chair: Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Erica Kelly	COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DESERT KIT FOXES (VULPES MACROTIS ARSIPUS) AND COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) IN THE MOJAVE DESERT.	Feb 8 8:05 AM
2	Georgia Titcomb	PARASITE SAFARI: USING CITIZEN SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND HERBIVORE PARASITE EXPOSURE RISK AT EAST AFRICAN WATERING HOLES.	Feb 8 8:25 AM
3	Amanda Coen	IMPACT OF URBAN-SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE CONVERSION ON CANID SPECIES PRESENCE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS.	Feb 8 8:45 AM
4	Justin Dellinger	RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMOUNT OF SUITABLE HABITAT AND LAND STATUS AND GENETICS IN A WIDE-RANGING LARGE CARNIVORE	Feb 8 9:05 AM
5	Jennifer Carlson	OUTFOXED NO MORE: SIERRA NEVADA RED FOX CAPTURES REVEAL NEW INSIGHTS INTO HABITAT USE AND REPRODUCTION.	Feb 8 9:25 AM
6	Kent Laudon	"GOING TO CALIFORNIA" (A LED ZEPPELIN SONG ABOUT WOLF DISPERSAL?). CALIFORNIA WOLF MANAGEMENT UPDATE.	Feb 8 9:45 AM

Session: Wildlife Professionals: Agency Coordination & Collaboration

Chair: Rhys Evans, Vandenberg Air Force Base

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Korinna Domingo	COLLABORATION: CRUCIAL TO MITIGATING CONFLICT WITH MOUNTAIN LIONS.	Feb 8 8:05 AM
2	Christina Sloop	THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (CDFW) SCIENCE INSTITUTE - SUPPORTING COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE FOR ACTION.	Feb 8 8:25 AM
3	Whitney Albright	SUPPORTING INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES INTO CDFW WILDLIFE AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.	Feb 8 8:45 AM
4	R. Gutierrez	AGENDA-DRIVEN SCIENCE: RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS.	Feb 8 9:05 AM
5	Cody Hanford	CREATING COLLABORATIVE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - SB34 ADVANCED MITIGATION LAND ACQUISITION GRANTS PROGRAM.	Feb 8 9:25 AM
6	Don Yasuda	CALIFORNIA BIODIVERSITY COUNCIL: 28 YEARS OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.	Feb 8 9:45 AM

Session: Wildfire and Wildlife

Chair: Amanda Culpepper, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Robert (Bob) Wilkerson	PATTERNS OF WOODBORING BEETLE ACTIVITY FOLLOWING RECENT FIRES AND BARK-BEETLE OUTBREAKS IN MONTANE FORESTS OF CALIFORNIA.	Feb 8 10:30 AM
2	Allison Huysman	IMPACT OF WILDFIRES ON BARN OWL (TYTO ALBA) HABITAT SELECTION IN A VINEYARD AGROECOSYSTEM IN NAPA VALLEY.	Feb 8 10:50 AM
3	Lynn Schofield	EFFECTS OF FOREST FIRE AND DROUGHT-INDUCED TREE MORTALITY ON HABITAT SELECTION BY CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.	Feb 8 11:10 AM
4	Stephanie Eyes	SHORT-TERM RESILIENCE OF GREAT GRAY OWLS TO A MEGAFIRE IN CALIFORNIA, USA.	Feb 8 11:30 AM
5	Colin Dillingham	HABITAT SELECTION BY NORTHERN GOSHAWKS (ACCIPITER GENTILIS) IN A FIRE-PRONE FOREST IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA.	Feb 8 11:50 AM
6	Cali Roth	FACTORS INFLUENCING EFFECTIVENESS OF FUEL BREAKS FOR CONTAINING RANGELAND WILDFIRES WITHIN THE GREAT BASIN.	Feb 8 12:10 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles III

Chair: Dave Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Eric Hansen	EFFECTS OF VERNAL POOL HYDROPERIOD ON LARVAL OCCUPANCY OF THREATENED CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.	Feb 8 10:30 AM
2	Hayley Crowell	EAT, PREY, LIVE: THERMAL ECOLOGY AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF COASTAL AND INLAND POPULATIONS OF PACIFIC RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS OREGANUS).	Feb 8 10:50 AM
3	Sebastian Gonzales	A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOME RANGE AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF COASTAL AND INLAND PACIFIC RATTLESNAKES.	Feb 8 11:10 AM
4	Gregory Schumer	DEVELOPMENT OF A QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DNA SAMPLING METHODS FOR GIANT GARTERSNAKES (THAMNOPHIS GIGAS).	Feb 8 11:30 AM
5	Eric Hansen	SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF GIANT GARTERSNAKE (THAMNOPHIS GIGAS) DECLINE AND EXTINCTION IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY: PRIORITIZING RECOVERY IN A STATE.	Feb 8 11:50 AM
6	Ashley Fisher	MODELING MONARCHS: PREDICTING THE OVERWINTERING DISTRIBUTIONS OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WITH A CLIMATIC NICHE MODEL.	Feb 8 12:10 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Mammals IV

Chair: Natasha Dvorak, Swaim Biological, Inc.

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Miranda Crowell	TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DENSITY ESTIMATES OF PYGMY RABBIT POPULATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.	Feb 8 10:30 AM
2	Andria Townsend	STAND OCCUPANCY BY FISHER AND TREE SQUIRRELS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF MASTING HARDWOODS.	Feb 8 10:50 AM
3	Alyssa Semerdjian	EVALUATION OF RANGE-WIDE OCCUPANCY AND SURVEY METHODS FOR THE GIANT KANGAROO RAT (DIPODOMYS INGENS).	Feb 8 11:10 AM
4	Joel Thompson	HAWAIIAN HOARY BAT OCCUPANCY AND DISTRIBUTION ON O'AHU - A 1ST YEAR ANALYSIS.	Feb 8 11:30 AM
5	Erica Orcutt	RANGE-WIDE OCCUPANCY ANALYSIS OF MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRRELS.	Feb 8 11:50 AM
6	Juliana Trunzo	SMALL MAMMAL DISTRIBUTIONS ACROSS VEGETATION ISLANDS.	Feb 8 12:10 PM

Session: Ecology and Conservation of Martens and Fishers

Chair: Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service

#	Presenter	Title	Date/Time
1	Jody Tucker and Katie M. Moriarty	MULTI-SPECIES CARNIVORE MONITORING: INVESTIGATING STATISTICAL POWER TO DETECT MARTEN AND FISHER POPULATION DECLINES USING SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT SIMULATIONS.	Feb 8 10:30 AM
2	Marie Martin	MOVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS EXPLAIN ENERGETIC EXPENDITURES OF A CRYPTIC CARNIVORE, THE PACIFIC MARTEN.	Feb 8 10:50 AM
3	Aaron Facka	ESTIMATING ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND TOTAL BODY WATER CONTENT OF FISHERS IN CALIFORNIA WITH DOUBLY LABELED WATER.	Feb 8 11:10 AM
4	G. Brad Smith	DIETARY OVERLAP OF FISHERS AND PACIFIC MARTENS IN RESPONSE TO TREE MORTALITY IN SIERRA NEVADA FORESTS.	Feb 8 11:30 AM
5	Sean Matthews	THE INFLUENCE OF FOREST CONDITIONS ON THE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION OF FEMALE FISHERS.	Feb 8 11:50 AM
6	Rebecca Green	AN ASSESSMENT OF HABITAT USED BY REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE FISHERS (PEKANIA PENNANTI) IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.	Feb 8 12:10 PM

Session: Poster Session

Chair: Carlos Alvarado and Allison Fuller, Ascent Environmental

#	Presenter	Title
1	Bayan Ahmed	INCORPORATING HUMAN PERSPECTIVES INTO THE ROLE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE.
2	Erika Anderson	RACCOON HABITAT AND SPACE USE IN YOSEMITE VALLEY.
3	Chelsea Andreozzi	BAT ACTIVITY IN CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FORESTS ACROSS A SUMMER FOG-CLIMATE GRADIENT.
4	Amon Armstrong	BASAL HOLLOW ROOST SELECTION BY THE TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT AND OTHER BATS ON THE NORTH COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
5	Emily Artz	AN OVERVIEW OF NEON RODENT POPULATION DATA IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REGION.
6	Cody Aylward	DNA METABARCODING METHODS TO ELUCIDATE TROPHIC INTERACTIONS OF SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE, AND APPLICATIONS TO OTHER SMALL MAMMAL STUDIES.
7	Angela Baker	WEEDING THROUGH THE IMPACTS OF LEGAL CANNABIS: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND CANNABIS CULTIVATION.
8	Pairsa Belamaric	"SCOUTING": THE ROLE OF SUMMER MOVEMENTS ON INFORMATION GATHERING FOR WINTER HABITAT BY NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINES.
9	Marcus Blum	RESOURCE SELECTION IN DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP: TRADEOFFS ASSOCIATED WITH REPRODUCTION AND NEONATE AGE.
10	Nicole Bogle	BARRED OWL PLAYBACK SURVEY PROTOCOL: WHAT CALLS ELICIT A RESPONSE?
11	Joel Boros	THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAM: UPDATES TO RANGE AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS FOR CALIFORNIA SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES.
12	Emily Buck	ESCHERICHIA COLI AND SALMONELLA ENTERICA IN ROOSEVELT ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS ROOSEVELTI) AND CATTLE: ENTERIC PATHOGENS AT THE WILDLIFE-DOMESTIC INTERFACE .
13	Kendall Calhoun	RESILIENCE IN ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES: MONITORING WILDLIFE RECOVERY POST MEGAFIRE.
14	Deana Clifford	NOVEL THERAPIES FOR TREATING BURNED WILDLIFE.
15	Peter Coates	USING AN INTEGRATED POPULATION MODEL FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE IMPACTS OF GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY ON SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS AND GUIDE ENERGY AND CONSERVATION PLANNING.
16	Jerry Cole	ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES ON OAK-CHAPARRAL BIRDS USING COMMUNITY MODELING.
17	Christopher Collier	MOTION ACTIVATED INSIGHT: A TRAIL CAMERA STUDY IN SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS.
18	Joseph Curti	IT'S A TRAP! AN EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT PASSIVE TRAP TYPES TO CONTROL THE INVASIVE RED SWAMP CRAYFISH (PROCAMBARUS CLARKII) IN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN STREAMS.
19	Joseph Danielson	DEMOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN ASSEMBLAGES OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS AT A MIGRATORY STOPOVER ROOST IN EASTERN NEVADA.
20	Francine De Castro	PRESENCE, DIVERSITY, AND ABUNDANCE OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT AND RESIDENT BIRDS AT THE DESERT STUDIES CENTER.
21	Joie de Leon	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AN ANALYSIS OF A DISJUNCT POPULATION OF RED-BELLIED NEWT (TARICHA RIVULARIS).
22	Matthew Delgado	ORNAMENT MORPHOLOGY AND SOFT TISSUE AND SKELETAL CORRELATES IN ALEUTIAN CACKLING GEESE (BRANTA HUTCHINSII LEUCOPAREIA).
23	Janelle Dorcy	CROSS-VALIDATING MULTIPLE POPULATION ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR COLUMBIAN BLACK-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS).
24	Ian Dudley	PERSISTENCE OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE FOLLOWING WILDFIRE.
25	Jonathan Ewanyk	DIET COMPOSITION OF MOUNTAIN LIONS ON THE MODOC PLATEAU.
26	Hannah Fertel	EVALUATION OF POND RESTORATION EFFORTS TO ENHANCE CRLF HABITAT.
27	Brett Furnas	FIRE AND HABITAT EXPLAIN GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN TYPE I SONGS OF HERMIT WARBLERS IN CALIFORNIA, USA.
28	David Green	INTEGRATING TELEMETRY DATA INTO SPATIAL CAPTURE-RECAPTURE TO BETTER INFER REST SITE SELECTION OF RINGTAILS IN NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
29	Laura Hancock	ROOST USE AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BATS (CORYNORHINUS TOWNSENDII) IN WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA.
30	Eric Hansen	DEMOGRAPHIC PLASTICITY IN GIANT GARTERSNAKE POPULATIONS IN MANAGED WETLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS.
31	Melissa Harbert	AMPHIPOD PREDATION ON NORTHERN RED-LEGGED FROG EMBRYOS.
32	Sara Holm	THE HIGHWAY 89 STEWARDSHIP TEAM - MITIGATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE PASSAGE.
33	Brian Hudgens	IDENTIFYING MOVEMENT BARRIERS FOR PRONGHORN IN THE MODOC PLATEAU.
34	Nathan Jackson	RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULE DEER REPRODUCTION AND RESOURCE SELECTION: QUID PRO QUO.
35	Leilani Konrad	EXPLORING HUMAN PERCEPTIONS AND CONFLICT SURROUNDING HUMAN-SEAL USE OF BEACHES IN OAHU, HAWAII.
36	Samantha Kreling	EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE ON LARGE MAMMAL MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY
37	Jade Morning Sky Little	PELAGIC CORMORANT NESTING SUCCESS AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
38	Mary Meyerpeter	BROOD TRANSLOCATION AS A POPULATION RESTORATION METHOD FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE.
39	Danielle Miles	MEASURING THE REGIONAL IMPACTS OF PINYON AND JUNIPER REMOVAL ON BAT AND SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN.
40	Erin Morrison	EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE ON THE STRUCTURE OF CARNIVORE COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
41	Rachel Morrow	USE OF DNA SEQUENCING TO IDENTIFY THE ORIGIN OF WESTERN POND TURTLES IN CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMS.
42	Shelby Moshier	CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY IS PHYLOGENETICALLY CLUSTERED FOR MOST OF CALIFORNIA'S BIRDS.
43	Diana Munoz	FERAL HORSES DISRUPT GREATER SAGE-GROUSE LEKKING ACTIVITY IN THE GREAT BASIN.
44	Heather Neldner	BLUNT-NOSED BLING: ARE RADIO COLLARS A STRESSOR TO BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARDS (GAMBELIA SILA)?
45	Erin Nigon	ESTIMATES OF CALF SURVIVAL AND FACTORS INFLUENCING MORTALITY IN NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
46	Ami Olson	REGIONAL CONSERVATION INVESTMENT STRATEGIES PROGRAM: A NEW CONSERVATION TOOL.
47	Brock Ortega	CAPTURE, HOLDING AND RELEASE OF A NATIVE POND TURTLE (ACTINEMYS PALLIDA) POPULATION.
48	Julia Owen	USE OF NONINVASIVE DNA TO STUDY ABUNDANCE AND STRUCTURE OF BLACK BEAR POPULATIONS IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN.
49	Molly Parren	THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE AND DROUGHT ON INTRAGUILD INTERACTIONS OF MAMMALIAN MESOPREDATORS IN CALIFORNIA.
50	Savannah Perez	ESTABLISHING A NEW BURROWING OWL BREEDING NODE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
51	Janette Perez-Jimenez	SEASONAL PATTERNS IN BAT ACTIVITY AT LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
52	Joshua Reece	BAT ACOUSTIC MONITORING IN THE SIERRAS AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
53	Julie Remp	JOINING FORCES TO STREAMLINE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE: TWO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITS, ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT.
54	David Riensche	BALD EAGLE (HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS) NESTING TRENDS AND DISTURBANCE SOURCES IN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.
55	Melissa Riley	DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN POND TURTLE STUDIES IN SUISUN MARSH.
56	Camilo Sanchez	CHARACTERIZATION OF A BLACK BEAR MICROSATELLITE MULTIPLEX OPTIMIZED FOR NONINVASIVELY COLLECTED SAMPLES IN CALIFORNIA.
57	Bethany Schulze	MODELING AND MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR FORAGING ACTIVITY OF CRYPTIC FOLIAGE-ROOSTING BATS IN CENTRAL COASTAL CALIFORNIA.
58	John Severson	EFFECTS OF GPS TRACKING DEVICES ON SAGE-GROUSE DEMOGRAPHIC RATES AND BEHAVIOR.
59	Christopher Sirakowski	WHEN THE FISHER'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY: THE EFFECTS OF MIXED-SEVERITY WILDFIRE ON SMALL MAMMAL OCCUPANCY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON.
60	Kevin Smith	CLARIFYING BREEDING SYSTEM, BREEDING PHENOLOGY AND INFANTICIDE FROM A REINTRODUCED POPULATION OF FISHERS.
61	Marie Solis	SELECTIVITY OF MICROTRASH MATERIAL TYPE BY CALIFORNIA CONDORS.
62	Celia Tarcha	BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS AT THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
63	Sadie Trombley	IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE: SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY AFTER A WILDFIRE.
64	Melissa Tu	THE ROLE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN MONARCH BUTTERFLY RECOVERY.
65	Maxwell Westphal	MULTI-YEAR MONITORING OF A SYMPATRIC POPULATION OF NEWTS (TARICHA TOROSA AND T. GRANULOSA) IN A COASTAL POND.
66	Jessica Whalen	MINIMIZING CARNIVORE CONFLICTS WITH PROPER CARCASS DISPOSAL.
67	James Whelan	DETERMINING THE PREFERRED INTERNAL BODY TEMPERATURE OF PACIFIC RATTLESNAKES, CROTALUS OREGANUS.
68	Madeleine Wieland	CALIFORNIA STATE SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENT PROGRAM.
69	Jason Williams	AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: USING INFRA-RED TECHNOLOGY TO PROACTIVELY MANAGE A BAT ROOST.
70	Colton Wise	PRONGHORN FAWN SURVIVAL AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
71	Sidney Woodruff	REINTRODUCING THE WESTERN POND TURTLE TO YOSEMITE VALLEY.