2025 Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference

2025 Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference

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Holly Redmond

Southern Illinois University Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab

Research Assistant

10:05am CST

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

1:00pm CST

Conservation Philanthropy...it's not just about special events Mills 6 (4th Floor)Kevin Roper

1:40pm CST

S-01: Audubon’s bird conservation strategy on the Mississippi River Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Dale Gentry S-06: Prairie Reconstruction: Prairie Fork CA Case Study and Lessons Learned Grand C (4th Floor)Chris Newbold

2:00pm CST

Wildlife Track: Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Occurrence and Density of Native Bumblebee Species. Fort Riley. Kansas Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Cassidy Lathrom S-06: Woodland Management for Biodiversity at Shaw Nature Reserve Grand C (4th Floor)Calvin Maginel

2:20pm CST

Wildlife Track: Monitoring tarantulas in Missouri glades: Conservation of a charismatic arachnid. Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Becky Hansis-O'Neill S-01: Breeding bird community in the Mississippi River floodplain forest: Two Decades of change Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Mike Wellik S-06:Monitoring the Ecological Response to Restoration Treatments in the Missouri Pine-Oak Woodlands Restoration Project of the Mark Twain National Forest Grand C (4th Floor)Elizabeth Yohe

2:40pm CST

S-05: Conservation Counts: Building Urban and Rural Partnerships to Address Stream Biological Impairments Grand B (4th Floor)Josh Balk S-06: Fire effects on plant communities in Ozark woodlands and glades Grand C (4th Floor)Carolyn Stephen

3:00pm CST

Coffee Break Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

3:20pm CST

Fisheries Track: Spatial and temporal resource use of the Upper Mississippi River Regency D (2nd Floor)Shaley Valentine Wildlife Track: Habitat Features and the Presence of Coyotes Cause the Greatest Shifts in Mammal Diel Activity Regency F (2nd Floor)Nathan Proudman Wildlife Track: The Role of Extralimital Exploration in Avian Range Expansion Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Wendy Dorman S-01: A framework to facilitate habitat conservation for marsh birds in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Michael Monfils S-06: Burn with Care – Challenges and Considerations for Replicating Historic Fire in Missouri State Parks Grand C (4th Floor)Ron Colatskie

3:40pm CST

Wildlife Track: Space use and habitat selection of a recolonized bobcat population Regency F (2nd Floor)Ellen Audia S-06: Native bee response to woodland and glade restoration on Missouri’s state parks Grand C (4th Floor)Ken McCarty

4:00pm CST

Wildlife Track: Habitat Selection of Gray Foxes in Southern Illinois Regency F (2nd Floor)Nadine Pershyn

4:20pm CST

Wildlife Track: Using the Motus Wildlife Tracking System to fill knowledge gaps for priority Neotropical migratory birds in the Midwest and beyond Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Sarah Kendrick Wildlife Track: When, where, and how prey pair antipredator behaviors to natural and anthropogenic mortality risks Regency F (2nd Floor)Michael Egan

4:40pm CST

S-01: Owl and Nightjar Monitoring in Iowa Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Anna Buckardt Thomas

5:00pm CST

Invasive Species Technical Committee Information and Interest Meeting Sterling 6 (2nd Floor)Hannah Mulligan • Logan Zebro

6:00pm CST

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

7:00am CST

Continental Breakast with Exhibitors - Sponsored by PayIt Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

10:05am CST

Coffee Break Grand Foyer (4th Floor)

10:20am CST

Fisheries Track: Apples and Oranges? Using radio and acoustic telemetry to evaluate restoration success. Regency D (2nd Floor)Seth Fopma Wildlife Track: Influence of Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Abundance on Prevalence of Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in Northern Illinois Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Ashley McDonald Wildlife Track: Response of White-tailed Deer Movement to Exurban Mountain Bike Trails Regency F (2nd Floor)Tadao Kishimoto S-11: Evaluating the Slenderwrist Burrowing Crayfish, Fallicambarus petilicarpus, for Endangered Species Act listing Grand C (4th Floor)Caitlin Bloomer

10:40am CST

Wildlife Track: Temporal Dynamics and Potential Niche Separation Amongst Carnivores: A Decadal Analysis Regency F (2nd Floor)Max Larreur Wildlife Track: The power of bats: evaluating protected bats during energy project planning Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Brittany Schweiger S-08: Conservation of Missouri’s State Endangered Amphibian and Reptile Species Grand B (4th Floor)Jeff Briggler S-09: Engaging Non-traditional Audiences Through Relevancy Messaging (Formal Title: AFWA Relevancy Communication Toolkit Update) Mills 3 (4th Floor)Hiroto Hayashi

11:00am CST

Wildlife Track: Bobcat Survival Across North America: A Meta-Analysis Approach Regency F (2nd Floor)Katherine Buckman S-08: Conservation Initiatives of the Saint Louis Zoo's Herpetology Department Grand B (4th Floor)Justin Elden

11:20am CST

Wildlife Track: Impact of invasive Burmese python on the abundance of two endemic endangered species in the Florida Keys Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Shauna Sayers S-10: Why I'm establishing aquatic plants, and you should too! Regency B (2nd Floor)Nick Kramer

11:40am CST

S-09: Summarizing grassland management social science literature and conservation practitioner social science needs across the Central Grasslands Mills 3 (4th Floor)Ashley Gramza

1:20pm CST

Wildlife Track: Multi-Method Occupancy of Semi-Aquatic Mammals in Southern Illinois Regency F (2nd Floor)Derek Whipkey

1:40pm CST

Wildlife Track: An assessment of small mammal monitoring methods within restored prairies in Illinois Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )Bianca Saftoiu S-08: Effects of Prescribed Fire and Mowing on Smooth Greensnake Detection and Nesting Activity Grand B (4th Floor)Allison Sacerdote-Velat

2:00pm CST

Wildlife Track: Use of thermal-imaging drones to assess assumptions of density estimation techniques Sterling 9 (2nd Floor )David Delaney

2:40pm CST

Wildlife Track: River-Floodplain Connectivity: Effects on Ecological Communities in Restored Wetlands along the Lower Missouri River Regency F (2nd Floor)Josh Williams S-08: Herpetofauna use of canebrake habitat in southern Illinois Grand B (4th Floor)Thanchira Suriyamongkol S-12: Native Landscapes: Engaging and Empowering Community Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Cydney Ross

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-12: Growing native edible plants for food and wildlife in farms and gardens. Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Nadia Navarrete-Tindall

3:40pm CST

S-08: Ecology of an Urban Population of Common Snapping Turtles in Indiana Grand B (4th Floor)Jean-Baptiste Johnson

4:00pm CST

S-08: Temporal variation in occupancy dynamics of ringed (Ambystoma annulatum) and marbled (A. opacum) salamanders in Missouri Grand B (4th Floor)Tom Anderson

4:10pm CST

S-12: Incorporating Ecological Design for Production and Resilience: A Case Study in the Lower Missouri River Floodplain Sterling 3 (2nd Floor)Zack Miller

4:20pm CST

S-08: Weather weirding and frog phenology: how some species may adapt to climate change Grand B (4th Floor)Melissa Youngquist

4:40pm CST

S-07: Use of Invasive Species to Address Food Security Regency E (2nd Floor)Mark Morgan S-09: Discussion: Social Science Needs and Priorities Mills 3 (4th Floor)

6:00pm CST

P-01: Efficacy of Trapping Programs to Control Raccoon Populations Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Jennifer Schultze P-03: Exploring Variation in Immune Physiology and Movement in White-Tailed Deer Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Holly Redmond P-04: Impacts of Targeted Removals on White-tailed Deer Behavior Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Kristine Cotten P-06: Effect of Prairie Dog Burrow Density on Intensity of Ticks on Small Mammals in South Dakota Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Zack Wilson P-07: Using Camera Traps to Explore Coyote Presence Across an Urbanization Gradient in St. Louis Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Jake Meyer P-08: Examining the Intraspecies and Interspecies Communication Between Canid Species in Central Wisconsin Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Adrienne Cohoon P-10: Predicting habitat suitability for endangered Indiana bats using niche-based distribution modeling Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Elizabeth Biro P-19: Is there a shift in Migration Timing of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus)? Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Ruby Valadez P-21: Role of acorns in Red-headed Woodpecker overwintering in northeastern Illinois Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Adrianna Yoder P-28: Spatial and temporal patterns in Galapagos giant tortoise nesting activity Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Emily Donovan P-35: Measuring welfare of wild tarantulas during field surveys using heart rate. Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Tim Lopez P-41: Quantifying Avian Predation Rates of the Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Randall Wilson P-54: Assessing Fish Passage Barriers in Wyoming and Montana Grand Ballroom (4th Floor)Stephanie Webster