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Sunday, January 19
 

2:00pm CST

Salmonid Technical Committee Winter Business Meeting
Sunday January 19, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm CST
TBA
Speakers
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Mike Siepker

Fisheries Supervisor, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Sunday January 19, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm CST
TBA

4:00pm CST

Joint Winter Business Meeting of the Centrarchid, Esocid, and Walleye Technical Committees
Sunday January 19, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST
TBA
Moderators
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Jason Gostiaux

Fisheries Biologist, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Sunday January 19, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST
TBA
 
Monday, January 20
 

10:30am CST

Annual Membership Meeting – North Central Section of The Wildlife Society
Monday January 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CST
TBA
Moderators
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Jeremy Holtz

Wildlife biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monday January 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CST
TBA

10:30am CST

North Central Division AFS Business Meeting
Monday January 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CST
TBA
Speakers
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Daniel Isermann

Unit Leader, USGS-Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Monday January 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CST
TBA

1:00pm CST

Conservation philanthropy...it's not just about special events
Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
TBA
Many conservation foundations focus on special events to provide funding for their agencies. Is this the best way to utilize your time? During this roundtable discussion, we'll explore with foundation executives and conservation leaders creative and strategic opportunities to fund projects and programming through annual giving, major and planned gifts, foundations and government funding. We will look at individuals, businesses, foundations, NGOs, and government models that have worked and can be used to make your fundraising operation more successful and support your most important conservation programs.

Agenda
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. : Update from Midwest participants of fundraising and programming successes in 2024 into 2025.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Fundraising for conservation programs.
  • Special Events
  • Annual Giving
  • Major and planned gifts
  • Foundations
  • Cause related fundraising
  • local Government
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Funding of Programs
  • Capital Campaigns
Models:
  • Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation: Capital Campaign for Johnny Morris Institute for Fisheries, Wetlands, and Aquatic Systems.
  • Midway Foundation and Arkansas Impact Fund.
  • University of Memphis/Arkansas State University Groundwater Partnership.
  • Missouri Mitigation Programs: Stream Stewardship Trust Fund and Bat Habitat Program.
  • Tennessee's model for Capital Projects for Higher Education: S-3: Students, Supporters, State.
  • Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, Parks, Marine Foundation Heritage 100 program.
Speakers
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Kevin Roper

President, Kevin Roper Consulting
Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
TBA

1:00pm CST

Lake and Reservoir Management Committee Meeting
Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm CST
TBA
Moderators
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Will Radigan

PhD Student, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm CST
TBA

5:00pm CST

Invasive Species Technical Committee Information and Interest Meeting
Monday January 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
TBA
Speakers
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Hannah Mulligan

Graduate Research Assistant, South Dakota State University
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Logan Zebro

Graduate Research Assistant, South Dakota State University
Monday January 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
TBA
 
Tuesday, January 21
 

10:20am CST

Initial Meeting: Bottomland Forests for Birds Manual (Invitation Only)
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:20am - 12:00pm CST
TBA
Speakers
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Tara Hohman

Conservation Science Manager, Audubon Upper Mississippi River
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:20am - 12:00pm CST
TBA

5:00pm CST

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Feral Swine Committee
Tuesday January 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Moderators
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Alan Leary

Wildlife Management Coordinator, Missouri Department of Conservation
Tuesday January 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
 
Wednesday, January 22
 

10:15am CST

Time and Place DeBrief Meeting (For host team representatives from Missouri (2025) and Indiana (2026)
Wednesday January 22, 2025 10:15am - 12:00pm CST
TBA
Wednesday January 22, 2025 10:15am - 12:00pm CST
TBA
 

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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
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