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Sunday, January 19
 

5:00pm CST

Student Icebreaker Meet & Greet Grand FGH (4th Floor)

6:00pm CST

Welcome Networking Social - Sponsored by USFWS Grand Foyer (4th Floor)
 
Monday, January 20
 

8:00am CST

Plenary Session 1 and Awards Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Ben Batten • Jim Inglis

10:05am CST

Coffee Break - Sponsored by Wildlife Management Institute Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

10:30am CST

North Central Division AFS Business Meeting Grand A (4th Floor)Daniel Isermann

12:00pm CST

Student & Professional Networking Luncheon (pre-registration required) Grand Ballroom (DEFGH)

1:40pm CST

S-04: Historical Perspectives on Trout Management in Missouri Grand A (4th Floor)Mike Kruse

2:00pm CST

Fisheries Track: Identifying Spawning Sites and Fidelity of Ogaa (walleye Sander Vitreus): Implications for Fishery Stewardship Regency C (2nd Floor)Kayla Lenz

2:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Evaluating the influence of climate change on walleye and largemouth bass consumption rates in a northern Wisconsin lake Regency C (2nd Floor)Jeston Hassler S-04: The Meramec River Brown Trout Dilemma - a Case Study of a Missouri Ozark Stream's Salmonid Management Grand A (4th Floor)Jen Girondo S-05: The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Coldwater Conservation Grand B (4th Floor)Mike Siepker

2:40pm CST

Fisheries Track: Movement of Walleye and Sauger assessed using acoustic telemetry in Lewis and Clark Lake, a Missouri River reservoir Regency C (2nd Floor)Will Radigan S-05: Conservation Counts: Building Urban and Rural Partnerships to Address Stream Biological Impairments Grand B (4th Floor)Josh Balk

3:00pm CST

Coffee Break Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

3:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Environmental changes lead to reduced Walleye production in Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota Regency C (2nd Floor)Tom Jones

4:00pm CST

Fisheries Track: Evaluation of otolith and eye lens chemistry for identifying stocked Walleye Regency C (2nd Floor)Joshua Fluur S-02: Connecting Freshwater Resilience and Barrier Prioritization Regency B (2nd Floor)Mary Khoury S-04: Evaluation of the Effects of a Slot Length Limit and Stocking Changes for Rainbow and Brown Trout in Lake Taneycomo, Missouri Grand A (4th Floor)Shane Bush

4:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Addressing the Data Need to Manage Future Change in Fisheries Regency D (2nd Floor)Madalyn Siller S-02: Facilitated Discussion - Developing an Aquatic Connectivity Team: An example from the Missouri Stream Connectivity Partnership. Regency B (2nd Floor)Eric Rahm S-04: From Rod to Research and Resilience: How Anglers Enhance Fisheries Research and Management in Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior Grand A (4th Floor)Nick Peterson

4:40pm CST

Fisheries Track: Assessing Habitat Quality Changes for Cool- and Warm-Water Fishes Regency D (2nd Floor)Madalyn Siller

6:00pm CST

Offsite Dinner and Social ($) - Sponsored by Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Anheuser-Busch Brewery
 
Tuesday, January 21
 

8:00am CST

Plenary Session 2 and Awards Grand Ballroom (DEFGH)Rob Hunt • Roger Still

10:05am CST

Coffee Break Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

10:20am CST

S-04: Salmonid diets in Minnesota streams with waterfalls, nuisance algae, and extreme hydrology Grand A (4th Floor)Heidi Rantala S-10: Shifting Perspectives: The Role of Aquatic Plants in the Future of Fisheries and Angling Regency B (2nd Floor)Steven Bardin

10:40am CST

S-04: Evaluating Lake-Run Brown Trout in Saginaw Bay Using Acoustic Telemetry Grand A (4th Floor)April Simmons S-10: Aquatic Vegetation Management Challenges and Opportunities Regency B (2nd Floor)Nate Long

11:00am CST

Fisheries Track: A Wide Net: Identifying Habitat Across Species and Age Groups of Fish for a Holistic View of the Ecosystem Regency D (2nd Floor)Kayla Lenz S-04: Salmonid Movement and Habitat Use in Warming North Shore Tributaries to Lake Superior Grand A (4th Floor)Dylan Undlin

11:20am CST

Fisheries Track: Long-Term Angling for Black Bass During the Spawning Season Reduces Nest Defense and Responsiveness to Lures Regency D (2nd Floor)Justin Lombardo S-10: Why I'm establishing aquatic plants, and you should too! Regency B (2nd Floor)Nick Kramer

12:00pm CST

Lunch On Your Own Offsite

1:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Age and Growth Analyses on a Stunted vs. Non-Stunted Population of White Perch in Southeastern Nebraska Reservoirs Regency D (2nd Floor)Cali Engel S-04: Advancing Cold Water Beyond Trout: Characterizing Aquatic Biota and Habitat Across Thermal Gradients in Missouri Grand A (4th Floor)Natalie Coash

1:40pm CST

S-04: Heritage Brook Trout program in southeast Minnesota Grand A (4th Floor)Doug Dieterman

2:00pm CST

Fisheries Track: Exploring Assessment Techniques for Minnesota's Newest Sport Fish: the Burbot Regency D (2nd Floor)Kristen Patterson

2:20pm CST

S-09: Quantifying angler harvest decisions using four decades of creel survey data Mills 3 (4th Floor)Ben Neely

3:00pm CST

Coffee Break Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

3:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Linking Stream Fish Thermal Ecology and Adaptive Capacity to Prioritize Watershed Areas with Greatest Value for Conservation Regency C (2nd Floor)Brittany Harried S-09: Anonymous Location Data Integrated with Intercept Surveys: A Powerful Combined Approach to Measuring Lake Recreation Mills 3 (4th Floor)Rebecca Krogman

3:40pm CST

Fisheries Track: Examining stunted Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) population in River Reservoir Regency D (2nd Floor)Kaden Ball S-10: Employing Recreational Side-Scan Sonar to Evaluate the Relationship between Aquatic Vegetation and Sportfish Catch Rates across Ohio Reservoirs Regency B (2nd Floor)Gus McAnally

4:00pm CST

S-09: Planning for our public: results from Wisconsin's 2023 mixed-methods recreation study Mills 3 (4th Floor)Matteo Cleary

4:20pm CST

S-10: Public and Professional Perspectives on Aquatic Plant Management and Research Regency B (2nd Floor)Zach Feiner

4:40pm CST

Fisheries Track: Lessons and advice on the development of a mobile-entry platform Regency D (2nd Floor)Keith Hurley Fisheries Track: Native Rough Fish Management Progress in Minnesota Regency C (2nd Floor)Shannon Fisher

6:00pm CST

Poster Session & Tradeshow Social - Co-Sponsored by Aquatic Control, HDR Engineering & NASA Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)
 
Wednesday, January 22
 

8:00am CST

S-13: wdnr.fmdb – A case study of living data in Wisconsin DNR’s Fisheries Management Program Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Paul Frater S-14: Managing for Resilient Walleye Populations: Avoiding an Ecological Tipping Point Regency A (2nd Floor)Greg Sass

8:20am CST

S-13: Harmful Algal Blooms, Leveraging Remotely Sensed Data for Timely Decisions and Long-term Understanding Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Nicholas Sievert S-14: How RAD are Walleye Fisheries at the Southern End of their Range? Regency A (2nd Floor)Melissa Wuellner

8:40am CST

S-13: Integrating Long-term Assessment Data to Evaluate Muskellunge Stocking across Wisconsin Inland Lakes Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Alexander Latzka

9:00am CST

S-13: A Long-Term Study of the Impacts of Patch-Burn Grazing with Cattle as a Prairie Management Tool on Remnant Tallgrass Prairie in Missouri Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Tom Thompson S-16: Joint Venture Decision Support Tools: Brainstorming Ideas to Account for Climate Change Regency D (2nd Floor)Mohammed Al-Saffar

9:20am CST

Fisheries Track: Alternative Data Sources Predict (Dis)similar Connectivity Networks Among Minnesota Lakes Regency B (2nd Floor)Aaron Muehler S-13: Incorporating Long-term Fisheries Data to Understand Fish Recruitment in a Dynamic Ecosystem Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Andrew Foley

9:40am CST

S-13: Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project: Adapting to change Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Shelby Timm

11:20am CST

S-14: Factors affecting year-class strength of Walleye (Sander vitreus) populations in western irrigation reservoirs Regency A (2nd Floor)Steve Chipps

11:40am CST

S-14: Seeing (bright) spots: Factors related to unexpected walleye success Regency A (2nd Floor)Christopher Rounds
 
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