| 10:00A.M. |
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10:45A.M. |
Keynote Speaker Day 1
An Overview of Ephemeral Wetlands - Paul Zedler, University
of Wisconsin - Madison |
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NATURAL HISTORY
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| 10:45A.M. |
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11:10A.M. |
Cumulative Impacts of Small Wetland Losses on Avian Biodiversity
- David Naugle, University of Montana |
| 11:10A.M. |
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11:30A.M. |
The Use of Ephemeral Wetlands by Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea
blandingii) - Gary Casper, Milwaukee Public Museum |
| 11:30A.M. |
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1:00P.M. |
LUNCH |
| 1:00P.M. |
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1:20P.M. |
Patterns of Ephemeral Wetland Use By Wood Frogs (Rana
sylvatica) - Lucinda Johnson, Natural Resources Research
Institute, University of Minnesota |
| 1:20P.M. |
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1:40P.M. |
The Use of Ephemeral Ponds for Salamander Breeding in Southern
Michigan - James Ball |
| 1:40P.M. |
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2:00P.M. |
Large Branchiopods [Fairy Shrimp and Clam Shrimp] of the Midwest
- Stephen Weeks, University of Akron |
| 2:00P.M. |
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2:20P.M. |
Ephemeral Wetland Crayfishes of the Midwest - Chris Taylor
- Illinois Natural History Survey |
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CONSERVATION ISSUES
Use of Indicators
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| 2:20P.M. |
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2:40P.M. |
Approaches for Biological Assessments
of Ephemeral Wetlands in Minnesota - Judy
Helgen, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
| 2:40P.M. |
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3:10P.M. |
BREAK |
| 3:10P.M. |
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3:30P.M. |
Field Identification of Ephemeral Wetlands During Drier Portions
of the Growing Season - Don Reed, Southeast Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission |
| 3:30P.M. |
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3:50P.M. |
Indicating Amphibian Wetland Habitat Quality; Macroinvertebrate
Diversity, Physical - Chemical Conditions, and Amphibian Diversity
- Kathryn Kiehl, University of Illinois - Springfield |
| 3:50P.M. |
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4:10P.M. |
An Overview of Region 5's Advanced Identification of Wetlands
Program - Sue Elston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 4:10P.M. |
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4:40P.M. |
Mapping Vernal Pools in Massachusetts - Robert Brooks, U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service |
| 4:40P.M. |
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5:00P.M. |
Landscape Variation in Seasonal Forest Pond Characteristics
in Northern Forests - Brian Palik, USDA Forest Service
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CONSERVATION ISSUES (continued)
Land Use Issues
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| 8:05A.M. |
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8:50A.M. |
Keynote Speaker Day 2
Protection of Ephemeral Wetlands: Determination of Core Habitat
and Buffers - Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri |
| 8:50A.M. |
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9:10A.M. |
Spatial Distribution and Connectivity of Salamander Habitats:
Implications for Conservation of Pond-breeding Amphibians -
Evan Grant |
| 9:10A.M. |
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9:30A.M. |
The Ecology of Northern Flatwoods in Northeastern IL - Jim
Anderson, Lake County Forest Preserve District |
| 9:30A.M. |
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9:50A.M. |
Management of a Groundwater Recharge Buffer at the Terminal
Edge of the Decorah Confining Unit in Rochester Minnesota -
Terry Lee, Environmental Services, Olmsted County, Minnesota |
| 9:50A.M. |
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10:20A.M. |
BREAK |
| 10:20A.M. |
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10:40A.M. |
Developer Perspective - Mac Airhart, Airhart Construction
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| 10:40A.M. |
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11:00A.M. |
Agriculture Perspective and Local Ordinances - Dave Brandt,
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| 11:00A.M. |
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11:20A.M. |
Common Species are Supposed to be Common: An Overview of Midwestern
Reptiles and Amphibians - Chris Phillips, Illinois Natural History
Survey |
| 11:20A.M. |
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11:40A.M. |
The Copperbelly Watersnake and Other Endangered Midwestern
Reptiles: The Importance of Shallow Wetlands - Bruce Kingsbury,
Indiana-Purdue University |
| 11:40A.M. |
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12:55P.M. |
LUNCH |
RESTORATION ACTIVITIES |
| 12:55P.M. |
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1:15P.M. |
Ephemeral Pond Restoration for Amphibian Conservation: A Case
History from Vermilion County, IL - Jennifer Mui, Illinois Natural
History Survey |
| 1:15P.M. |
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1:35P.M. |
A Positive Response of Native Amphibians to the Removal of
Introduced Species from an 'Isolated' Seasonal Wetland - Edward
L Ervin, U S Geological Survey, San Diego Field Station, San
Diego, CA |
| 1:35P.M. |
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1:55P.M. |
Faunal Perspective of Mitigation for Wetland Losses in Central
Ohio - Deni Porej, The Ohio State University |
CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| 1:55P.M. |
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2:15P.M. |
An Ephemeral WHATland?: Toronto Zoo's Ephemeral Wetland Education
Project - Sarah Ingwersen, Toronto Zoo |
| 2:15P.M. |
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2:45P.M. |
Vernal Pool Education in Massachusetts - Scott Jackson University
of Massachusetts |
| 2:45P.M. |
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3:15P.M. |
BREAK |
| 3:15P.M. |
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3:30P.M. |
Land Trusts and Conservation Easements - Bill Davis, The Conservation
Foundation |
| 3:30P.M. |
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3:40P.M. |
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation(PARC) Mission
and Products - Bruce Kingsbury, Indiana-Purdue University |
| 3:40P.M. |
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3:50P.M. |
Declining Amphibian Population Task Force (DAPTF) Mission
and Products - Michael Lannoo, Ball State University |
REGULATORY ISSUES |
| 3:50P.M. |
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4:10P.M. |
Status of Regulatory Mechanisms to Protect Ephemeral Wetlands
- Julie Sibbing, National Wildlife Federation |
| 4:10P.M. |
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4:30P.M. |
Regulation of Isolated "Non-Federal Wetlands" in Wisconsin
- The Wisconsin Response to SWANCC. - P. Scott Hausmann, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources |
FUNDING RESOURCES |
| 4:30P.M. |
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4:45P.M. |
Wetlands Conservation Funding From NRCS - Dave Brandt, Natural
Resources Conservation Service |
| 4:45P.M. |
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5:05P.M. |
Wetlands Conservation Funding From USF&WS - Christie Deloria-Sheffield,
US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5:05P.M. |
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5:20P.M. |
Wetlands Conservation Funding From USEPA - Cathy Garra, US
Environmental Protection Agency
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