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Wednesday
, January 22
7:00am CST
Continental Breakast with Exhibitors
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Conference Registration Desk Open
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8:00am CST
Fisheries Track: Conserving "native rough fish" through fisheries management in the Midwest
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Steve Herrington
Fisheries Track: Population Characteristics of Buffalo in Wisconsin: Contribution and Resiliency to Bowfishing Harvest
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Daniel Isermann
S-07: Aggregation for Eradication: An Exploratory Grass Carp Management Strategy in the Upper Mississippi River
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Max Monfort
S-08: Crawfish Frog Conservation in the Midwest
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Nate Engbrecht
S-11: Molecular Surveillance of a Potential Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) Invasion in the Midwest United States
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Eric Larson
S-13: Practical data pipelines: from raw data to valuable product
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Ryan Bemowski
S-14: Managing for Resilient Walleye Populations: Avoiding an Ecological Tipping Point
TBA
Greg Sass
S-15: An Overview of the Sustainable Rivers Program
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Heidi Mehl
S-16: Migratory Birds and Climate Change: Symposium Opening Remarks
TBA
S-17: The Public’s Perceived Importance and View of Midwest Fish and Wildlife Agencies
TBA
Lisa Parks
S-19: Midwest Landscape Initiative and the Midwest Conservation Blueprint
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Rachael Carlberg
S-18: FishCAST: Introducing the North Central Division Fisheries Community Advocacy and Sustainability Team
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Brittany Harried
CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS & ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA
TBA
8:20am CST
Fisheries Track: Evaluating Lake Sturgeon Spawning Site Use and the Relative Contribution of Spawning Tributaries to Harvest in the Lake Winnebago System
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Samantha Embersits
Fisheries Track: Looking Towards the Future: Individual Identification Tag Exploration on Bigmouth Shiners for use on Small-bodied At-risk Fish in Nebraska
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Joe Spooner
S-07: Fisheries dependent and independent data inform a capture technique for an emerging invasive fish species in the mainstem Mississippi River; Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus
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Patrick Kroboth
S-08: The Status of the Crawfish Frog, Lithobates areolatus, in Kansas
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Daren Riedle
S-11: Development of Point-of-Use Detection Tools for Prevention and Control of Red Swamp Crayfish
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Caden Jungbluth
S-13: Harmful Algal Blooms, Leveraging Remotely Sensed Data for Timely Decisions and Long-term Understanding
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Nicholas Sievert
S-14: Seeing (bright) spots: Factors related to unexpected walleye success
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Christopher Rounds
S-15: Modifying Water Velocities to Promote Lake Sturgeon Spawning Success on the Mississippi River
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sarah peper
S-16: Climate Science in Service of Migratory Bird Management
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olivia ledee
S-17: Is It Working? An Evaluation of a State's R3 Programs
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Cynthia Longmire
S-19: The Five Land Languages: How Differing Perceptions of Place Constrain Conservation Delivery, and What We Can Do About It
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Karl Malcolm
8:40am CST
Fisheries Track: Assessing Age and Incremental Growth Rates in Cedar River Shovelnose Sturgeon through an 18-year Mark-Recapture Dataset
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Juliana Kaloczi
Fisheries Track: Taxonomic and Functional Shifts in Riverine Fish Community Assemblages Across Midwest National Parks
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Lily Thompson
S-07: Development and Assessment of Novel Tools and Techniques for Capture, Deterrence, and Monitoring of Invasive Carp
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Jesse Fischer
S-08: Evaluating the Status of Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata) in Oklahoma through Frog Call Surveys and Species Distribution Models
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Kaleb Banks
S-11: Red Swamp Crayfish Home Range and Movement in an Invaded Lentic Ecosystem
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William Ota
S-13: Integrating Long-term Assessment Data to Evaluate Muskellunge Stocking across Wisconsin Inland Lakes
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Alexander Latzka
S-14: Understanding and building resilience in Green Bay walleye populations
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Daniel Dembkowski
S-15: Lake Sturgeon Response to Modified Flows on the Salt River
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Annie Hentschke
S-16: Microclimates and Species Life History Differences Inform Climate Vulnerability in a Grassland Songbird Community
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Benjamin Zuckerberg
S-17: Attracting Diverse Participants to School Shooting Sports Programs (Formal Project Title: Youth Shooting Sports Diversity and Engagement)
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Hiroto Hayashi
S-19: Promoting Habitat: Engage, connect, empower and instill an ownership. People protect what they value
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DavId Hoffman
9:00am CST
Fisheries Track: If at First You Don’t Succeed: The Evolution of Capture Methods in Great Lakes Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Control
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Robert Mapes
Fisheries Track: Molecular Sexing of Lake Sturgeon Allows for Determination of Sex Ratios and Sex-Specific Growth Rates in the St. Clair – Detroit River System
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Andrew Briggs
S-07: A New and Innovative Method for Invasive Carp Ichthyoplankton Dispersal Control and Monitoring in Open-River Conditions
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Ryan Jackson
S-08: Current status and future directions for Crawfish Frog conservation in Arkansas
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Amanda Bryant
S-11: Habitat Selectivity by Invasive Red Swamp Crayfish
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Sarah Walker
S-13: A long-term study evaluating plant community response to patch-burn with cattle grazing in Missouri’s native remnant prairies.`
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S-14: The Recovery of Saginaw Bay Walleye, a Case Study in Resiliency
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David Fielder
S-15: Assessing the effects of experimental flow releases on Shovelnose Sturgeon spawning in the Des Moines River, Iowa
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McKensie Vaske
S-16: Factors driving long-term changes in duck harvest distributions in the Central and Mississippi Flyways
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Bram Verheijen
S-17: Attracting New Adult Hunters with Tested Messages and Ideal Media (Formal Project Title: New Hunter Ads for Target Audience)
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Hiroto Hayashi
S-18: Overview of DEIJA and Indigenous relations in AFS
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Jory Jonas
S-19: Missouri Habitat Strike Teams: Partnering for Collaborative Landscape Conservation
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Megan Buchanan
9:20am CST
Fisheries Track: Alternative Data Sources Predict (Dis)similar Connectivity Networks Among Minnesota Lakes
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AARON MUEHLER
Fisheries Track: Intraspecific variation in stable isotopes provides insight into adfluvial migrations and ecology of brook trout in Lake Superior tributaries
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Brandon Gerig PhD
S-07: Effectiveness of an invasive carp underwater acoustic deterrent system at Mississippi River Lock 19
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Janice Albers
S-08: Status of the Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus) in Missouri
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Jeff Briggler
S-11: Influence of Environmental Characteristics on Procambarus clarkii Burrowing in Southeast Michigan Golf Course Waterbodies
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Colin Assenmacher
S-13: Incorporating Long-term Fisheries Data to Understand Fish Recruitment in a Dynamic Ecosystem
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Andrew Foley
S-14: Managing Sustainable Walleye Harvest on Lake Erie
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Travis Hartman
S-15: Shovelnose Sturgeon Summer Habitat Selection on the Des Moines River, Iowa
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Daniel Paulson
S-16: Predicted Migratory Landbird Response to Climate Change in Texas and Louisiana
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Theodore Zenzal
S-17: Harnessing the Growth in 35–44-Year-Old Participation
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Lisa Parks
S-18: A History of STEM and DEIA: Challenges, Trailblazers, and What the Future Holds
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Gweniviere Oubre
S-19: Collaborative Conservation for the Next Generation
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Rachael Carlberg
9:40am CST
Fisheries Track: Tracking the Spread of Invasive Mollusks in the Illinois River Watershed
TBA
Nicho Iacaruso
Fisheries Track: Using Eye Lenses to Identify Rearing Origin of Large, Fingerling Walleye
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BJ Schall
S-07: Deterring Upstream Movement of Invasive Carp in the Kansas River
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Liam Odell
S-08:A Brief History and Status Update of the Northern Crawfish Frog in Iowa
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Paul Frese
S-13: Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: Adapting to change
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Shelby Timm
S-14: Using angler derived data to assess walleye fisheries and resilience
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Jeff Kopaska
S-15: Movement of Pectoral Sandpipers from an Iowa stopover site
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Victoria Fasbender
S-16: Navigating Change: Creating Resilient Urban Landscapes for Migratory Birds
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Abigail Derby Lewis
S-17: WAFWA Hunter Personas and Evolutionary Path
TBA
Lisa Parks
S-18: A Systems Approach to DEI Planning at a State Agency
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Jory Jonas
10:15am CST
Time and Place DeBrief Meeting (For host team representatives from Missouri (2025) and Indiana (2026)
TBA
10:20am CST
Fisheries Track: Assessing Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Abundance Dynamics in Tailwater Habitats Using Side-scan Sonar Techniques
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Adam Jones
Fisheries Track: History of Fish Production and Design in North America
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Matt Cochran
S-07: Assessment of Sampling Gears for Adult Invasive Carp in Mid-Order Rivers in Nebraska
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Brett Anderson
S-08: Status of the Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus) in Illinois
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Scott Ballard
S-11: Habitat Associations of Invasive Rusty Crayfish and Native Virile Crayfish in a Shallow, Eutrophic Natural Lake
TBA
Dalton Clayton
S-14: 40 Years of Walleye Observations in Pool 14 of the Upper Miss. River
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Jeremiah Haas
S-15: USACE Mobile - Improving Fish Passage, Mussel Habitat, and Fish Spawning Habitat Through Modification of Federal Reservoir Operations
TBA
Terry Rickey
S-16: Joint Venture Decision Support Tools: Brainstorming Ideas to Account for Climate Change
TBA
Mohammed Al-Saffar
S-17: Exploring R3 Opportunities in Midwestern State Parks
TBA
Lisa Parks
S-18: Survey Says: We are not meeting the needs of students and ECPs within the NCD
TBA
Shaley Valentine
S-19: A Partner-Focused Path Forward To Conserve Grasslands and Midwest Communities
TBA
Alex Wright
10:40am CST
Fisheries Track: Bioprogramming: A Tool to Help Guide Hatchery Design into the Modern Era
TBA
Baylee Thornton
Fisheries Track: Evaluating juvenile Grass Carp behavioral responses to sound
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Christina Mackey
S-07: Silver Carp Biomass Estimation Using Low-Cost Consumer-Grade Technology to Inform Management Strategies
TBA
Josey Ridgway
S-08: An Update on the Status and Conservation of Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) in Indiana
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Nate Engbrecht
S-11: Stress levels of P. Clarkii and F. Rusticus differ along the Chicago River
TBA
John Bieber
S-14: Lake Pepin - Perspectives from 60 Years of Annual Monitoring
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Nick Schlesser
S-15: Native Freshwater Mussels in the Allegheny River: Science to Support the Sustainable Rivers Program
TBA
Teresa Newton
S-16: Translating Science Into Decision Support Tools to Address Global Change Threats
TBA
Thomas Bonnot
S-17: Insights from the Offal Wildlife Watching Project: Engaging the Hunting Community to Advance Understanding and Conservation of Scavenger Species at Hunter-Provided Gut Piles
TBA
Grace Milanowski
S-18: Moderated Panel Discussion for FishCAST Symposium
TBA
Brittany Harried
S-19: Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act: An Underutilized Tool for Conservation Planning
TBA
Rebecca Sloan
11:00am CST
Fisheries Track: Using Side-Scan Sonar and N-Mixture Models to Estimate the Abundance of Invasive Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in the Lamine River, MO
TBA
Cade Roach
Fisheries Track: Variation in Fatty Acid Composition of Channel Catfish and Blue Catfish in Two Central Ohio Reservoirs
TBA
Steven Gratz
S-07: Missouri River Tributary Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Population Assessment
TBA
Kellie Hanser
S-08: Multiple lines of evidence reveal interspecific hybridization between the Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata) and two sympatric congeners
TBA
Owen Edwards
S-11: Parasite-Induced Trophic Cascade via Trait-Mediated Effects on Invasive Crayfish
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Cheyenne Stratton
S-14: Devils Lake Walleye: History and Factors Impacting Sustainability.
TBA
Todd Caspers
S-15: Environmental Pool Management on Corps Pools and Reservoirs: A Clear Case for Ecological Benefits
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Lane Richter
S-17: Attracting Participants to LearnHunting.org (Formal Project Title: LearnHunting.org Pilot State Marketing)
TBA
Hiroto Hayashi
S-19: Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape – Making Connectivity Progress in a Fragmented Landscape
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Michael Spalding
S-16: Moderated Panel Discussion
TBA
11:20am CST
Fisheries Track: Enhancing proactive aquatic nuisance species management by developing a standardized risk screening workflow
TBA
Lindsey LaBrie
Fisheries Track: Influence of Thermal Variation on Paddlefish Thermal Tolerance, Recovery and Post-Release Behavior
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Shasta Kamara
S-07: Length-based stock assessments for grass carp in Lake Erie
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Tammy Wilson
S-08: Future headstarting plans for Indiana’s endangered Crawfish frogs
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Blake Klocke
S-14: Factors affecting year-class strength of Walleye (Sander vitreus) populations in western irrigation reservoirs
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Steve Chipps
S-15: Sustainable Rivers Program E-Flow and E-Pool Efforts on the Kansas and Osage Rivers
TBA
Marvin Boyer
S-17: U.S. and Midwestern Hunting and Fishing Participation Trends via R3 Dashboard
TBA
Lisa Parks
S-19: Development and Implementation of Missouri's Landscape Health Index
TBA
Jon Podoliak
11:40am CST
Fisheries Track: Spatial and Temporal Variation of Invasive Carp Spawning Activity in the Illinois River Basin
TBA
Braden Whisler
Fisheries Track: Understanding fecal microbiome of Pallid Sturgeon
TBA
Israt Jahan
S-07: Limited Catch: The Use of Supplementary Biological Data To Further Develop Our Understanding Of Lake Erie Grass Carp
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Dillon Weik
S-08: Management of crawfish frogs (Lithobates areolatus) based on breeding pond manipulation, head starting, and disease implications at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern I
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Joe Robb
S-14: How RAD are Walleye Fisheries at the Southern End of their Range?
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Melissa Wuellner
S-15: Where Do We Go From Here? - Advancing the Sustainable Rivers Program to New Rivers and Opportunities in the Midwest
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Brian Johnson
S-17: Quality Programs Deserve Qualitative Methods
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Amy Bousman
S-19: Planning for Pollinators: How Voluntary Conservation Agreements Can Encourage Landscape-Scale Conservation
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Catherine O'Reilly
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S-01: Flight of Discovery: Bird Research & Monitoring within the Mississippi Flyway
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S-05: Working Lands & Resilient Streams: The Power of Partnering with Landowners
S-06: Restoring and Reconstructing Endangered Ecosystems in Missouri: Case Studies of Prairie/Savanna/Woodland and Wetland Natural Communities
S-07: Sharing Knowledge Across Sub-basins: Invasive Carp in the Missouri River Basin and Beyond
S-07: Sharing Knowledge Across Sub-basins: Invasive Carp in the Missouri River Basin and Beyond (PART 1
S-08: Conservation of Crawfish Frogs and Other Amphibians and Reptiles of the Midwest
S-09: Conservation Social Science: Informing Management and Enhancing Engagement in the Midwest
S-10: Charting a Path Forward - Fisheries and Aquatic Plant Management Now and in the Future
S-11: Crayfish Conservation and Management
S-12: Not Just for Ducks…Reframing Marshes as Working Water Gardens
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S-14: Thriving Amidst Challenges: Examining Resilient Walleye Populations
S-15: The Sustainable Rivers Program - Reoperating Corps of Engineers Water Infrastructure to Enhance Environmental Benefits
S-16: Migratory Birds and Climate Change: Science to Inform Management
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S-18: FishCAST: Working Towards a Better Future for All Fisheries Professionals
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S-01: Flight of Discovery: Bird Research & Monitoring within the Mississippi Flyway
S-02: Connecting the Dots: Addressing Aquatic Habitat Fragmentation Across the Midwest
S-03: CWD: A Wicked Challenge
S-04: Building Resilient Salmonid Populations with Multi-faceted Management and Research Approaches (PART 1)
S-04: Building Resilient Salmonid Populations with Multi-faceted Management and Research Approaches (PART 2)
S-05: Working Lands & Resilient Streams: The Power of Partnering with Landowners
S-06: Restoring and Reconstructing Endangered Ecosystems in Missouri: Case Studies of Prairie/Savanna/Woodland and Wetland Natural Communities
S-07: Sharing Knowledge Across Sub-basins: Invasive Carp in the Missouri River Basin and Beyond
S-07: Sharing Knowledge Across Sub-basins: Invasive Carp in the Missouri River Basin and Beyond (PART 1
S-08: Conservation of Crawfish Frogs and Other Amphibians and Reptiles of the Midwest
S-09: Conservation Social Science: Informing Management and Enhancing Engagement in the Midwest
S-10: Charting a Path Forward - Fisheries and Aquatic Plant Management Now and in the Future
S-11: Crayfish Conservation and Management
S-12: Not Just for Ducks…Reframing Marshes as Working Water Gardens
S-13: Living Data on the Road to Resilience: Opportunities/Challenges/Best Practices
S-14: Thriving Amidst Challenges: Examining Resilient Walleye Populations
S-15: The Sustainable Rivers Program - Reoperating Corps of Engineers Water Infrastructure to Enhance Environmental Benefits
S-16: Migratory Birds and Climate Change: Science to Inform Management
S-17: Applied Science and Adaptation of R3 Efforts
S-18: FishCAST: Working Towards a Better Future for All Fisheries Professionals
S-19: How is Landscape Conservation Relevant to You?
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