AGENDA
Final Nutrition and Habitat Models for Elk in the Blue Mountains
Wildhorse Resort and Casino, Pendleton, Oregon
April 30-May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Cayuse Hall
Time
9:00 – 10:00 am
10:00 – 10:15 am
10:15 – 10:45 am
10:45 – 11:15 am
11:15 – 11:45 am
11:45 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 1:30 pm
1:30 – 2:00 pm
2:00 – 2:30 pm
2:30 – 3:00 pm
3:00 – 3:30 pm
3:30 – 5:00 pm
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Title
On-site registration, coffee
Introduction: Elk Models for the Blue Mountains
Elk Nutrition Models in the Blue Mountains
Elk Modeling Approaches in the Blue Mountains
Final Blue Mountains Elk Models
LUNCH – on your own
Nutrition and Habitat Model Covariates
Management Uses of Elk Models
Management Application: Case Example 1
BREAK
Management Application: Case Example 2
Guided Discussion Session
No-host Reception, Tucannon-Palouse Rooms
Beta-testing New Models: Downloading Data and
Programs on User’s Laptops During Reception
Speaker
NA
Mary Rowland, USFS/PNW
John & Rachel Cook, NCASI
Ryan Nielson, WEST, Inc.
Mary Rowland, USFS/PNW
NA
Bridgett Naylor, USFS/PNW
Mike Wisdom, USFS/PNW
TBA
TBA
Dana Sanchez, OSU
NA
Jennifer Hafer and Bridgett
Naylor, USFS/PNW
Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Tucannon-Palouse Room
Time
8:00 – 9:00 am
9:00 – 10:00 am
10:00 – 10:30 am
10:30 – 12:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Title
Elk Nutrition Toolbox
Elk Habitat Use Toolbox
BREAK
Running the Toolboxes/Questions/Discussion
End of formal meeting
Additional Time for Users to Work with Modeling
Team on Use of Toolboxes for Model Applications
Sponsored by:
 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
 USDA Forest Service
 USDI Bureau of Land Management
 Sporting Conservation Council
 Boone and Crockett Club
 USDI Fish and Wildlife Service
In collaboration with:
 USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station and Region 6
 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
 National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
 WEST, Inc.
 Oregon State University
 Oregon State University Extension Service
Speaker
Jennifer Hafer and
Bridgett Naylor,
USFS/PNW