February 3-5, 2016
Tan-Tar-A Resort
Osage Beach, Missouri
Balancing Economics, Conservation and Adaptive
Management in a Changing World
Feb. 3-5, 2016
The Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC) is an annual
meeting organized and sponsored by the Missouri Chapter of the
American Fisheries Society, the Missouri Chapter of the Society of
American Foresters, the Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society, and
the Show-Me Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
This unique blend of disciplines, represented by the four societies,
promotes wise use and management of Missouri’s natural resources.
Each year the conference hosts about 800 people working in the
natural resources field who meet to exchange information and ideas
and encourage continued cooperation among resource professionals,
agencies, and other natural resource stakeholders. Cooperating
agencies are the Missouri Department of Conservation, University of
Missouri, School of Natural Resources, the Missouri Cooperative Fish
and Wildlife Research Unit; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S.
Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Welcome
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Events-at-a-Glance
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Plenary Speakers
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Workshop Matrix
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Tan-Tar-A Room Location Map
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Student Job Fair
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Affiliated Meetings
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Workshop Descriptions
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Contributed Papers
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Posters
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Sponsors
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Exhibitors
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Sponsoring Societies
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Planning Committee
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Sponsoring Societies:
Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Missouri Society of American Foresters
Show-Me Chapter - Soil and Water Conservation Society
In Cooperation With:
Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources
Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Supporting Groups:
Missouri Army National Guard
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Welcome to the
2016 Missouri Natural Resources Conference
Wow, I can’t believe another year has gone by and it’s time for another
conference. The 2016 MNRC Steering Committee and Planning Team
would like to welcome each of you to this year’s conference. I have been
blessed with an awesome planning team. They have worked very hard to
put together a remarkable MNRC and it shows.
Members of MoSAF helped us develop our theme and decide on our two
great plenary speakers. Our Theme “Balancing Economics, Conservation
and Adaptive Management in a Changing World” is so relevant to how we
do business these days. The only thing that ever stays the same is
change, and as natural resource managers we are being pulled in so many
different directions every day, and new changes are around the next
bend. These changes include such things as finances, threats from exotic
species and diseases, changes in the political arena and the desires of our
stake holders. However, some things stay the same. That is our drive and
dedication to what we do and why we do it as Resource Managers. It is
this drive and dedication that sets us apart. Likewise, it is so vitally important that we are part of our respective societies. Meeting together
and attending workshops and sessions like the ones we have selected for
you this year will help you to remain open minded to new ideas and techniques.
This year’s conference will motivate, inspire and equip you to rise up to
the new challenges in the following years. It will help you to balance all
these changes and stay on top of your game.
Thank you all for coming, I hope and pray you will have an enlightening
and enjoyable conference.
Mike Fiaoni
2016 MNRC Steering Committee Chairman
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2016 MNRC
Events-at-a-Glance
Affiliated Meetings
Numerous meetings, conferences, and luncheons are scheduled during the week. See
“Affiliated Meetings” on pages 16-17 for specific meeting times and locations. Check inhouse monitors for schedule updates and room changes.
1—9 pm
Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
1 – 9 pm
Exhibits (Windgate Hall)
3 – 3:30 pm
(Student Job Fair) Pathways and Applying for Federal Jobs
(Room 60/61)
3:30 - 4 pm
(Student Job Fair) Applying and Interviewing for MO State
Jobs (Room 60/61)
4 – 5:30 pm
(Student Job Fair) Speed Networking with Resource
Professionals (Salon C)
4 – 6:30 pm
(Student Job Fair) Resume Review (Room 60/61)
5 - 6:30 pm
(Student Job Fair) Job Opportunities (Salon C)
6:30 - 9 pm
Washer Madness (Windgate Hall)
Play washers for a chance to win a pair of Leupold binoculars or a Cabela's
gift card
6:30 – 11 pm Mixer and Poster Session (Windgate Hall)
Food and beverages with paid registration (name tags required). Visit with
Exhibitors. Authors of posters will be available for questions from 6:30 –
8:30 pm. Raffles and silent auctions.
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Events-at-a-Glance
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Thursday, Feb. 4
6:30 – 8:30 am Prayer Breakfast (Parasol II)
7 am – 6 pm
Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7 – 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast (Windgate Hall)
Free to all registered attendees
9 – 9:05 am
Welcome to the 2016 MNRC (Salons A & B)
9:05 – 10:05 am
Plenary Session (Salons A & B)
Changing Environments, Changing Economics: The Economics of
Conservation and Adaptation
David Batker
Co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Economics
10:05 – 10:25 am
Break (Windgate – Cookies and Beverages)
10:30 – 11:30 am
Plenary Session (Salons A & B)
A Vision for the Future of Forestry and Natural Resources - Thoughts
from a "Sorta" Outsider Who's Now an Insider.
Matt Menashes
CEO of the Society of American Foresters
12 – 1 pm
Lunch on Your Own
(Italian buffet lunch in Windgate Hall)
Prepaid, cash, or credit card; may NOT charge to room. Cost $16 if not prepaid.
1 – 3 pm
Workshops
(see pages 18-20 for descriptions)
Buzz Words - Butterflies, Bees and Better Habitat
(Salon A)
Collaborative Watershed Planning and Management
(Salon B)
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Thursday, Feb. 4
(cont.)
Contributed Papers (Fisheries)
(Salon C)
Who's Shooting? MDC Unstaffed Ranges Survey
(Room 60/61)
Known and Potential Invasive Exotic Plant Species: Current
Management and Future Control
(Room 62/64)
3 – 3:30 pm
Break (Windgate Hall)
Exhibits and posters will remain on display until 5 pm. Society raffles and
silent auctions may close at this time.
3:30 – 6 pm
Society Chapter Meetings
Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society (Salon A)
Missouri Chapter of American Fisheries Society (Salon B)
Show-Me Chapter, Soil & Water Conservation Society (Rm 60/61)
Missouri Society of American Foresters (Rm 62/63/64)
*Individual times for each meeting are listed on pages 16-17.
6 – 7 pm
Dinner (on your own)
Thursday, Feb. 4, Evening Events
Award Ceremony and Dessert Buffet (Salon C)
Free to all registered attendees with a name tag
Cash Bar
Social Hour
Dessert Buffet
Welcome
Awards
Raffle Drawings
7:15 – 10:30 pm
7:30 – 8:30 pm
7:45 – 9:45 pm
8:30 – 8:40 pm
8:40 – 9:40 pm
9:50 – 10:30 pm
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Friday, Feb. 5
7—8 am
Continental Breakfast (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Free to all registered attendees
7 – 10 am
Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
8 – 10 am
Workshops
(see pages 21-22 for descriptions)
Field Ecology & Natural Community Conservation
(Salon A)
Safety Workshop
(Salon B)
Contributed Papers (Forestry)
(Salon C)
Contributed Papers (Natural Resources)
(Room 60/61)
Contributed Papers (Wildlife)
(Room 62/64)
10 – 10:15 am Break
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Friday, Feb. 5
(cont.)
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Workshops
(see pages 23-25 for descriptions)
Wildlife Damage Management
(Salon A)
Ethics for Foresters
(Salon B)
The Many Faces of Conservation Law Enforcement in Missouri
(Salon C)
Linking Academic Researchers to Missouri's Resource
Management Initiatives
(Room 60/61)
Contributed Papers (Fisheries)
(Room 62/64)
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David Batker
“Changing Environments, Changing Economics: The Economics of
Conservation and Adaptation ”
David Batker is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Economics.
He completed his graduate training in economics under Herman Daly, one
of the world's foremost ecological economists. David has taught in the
Training Department of the World Bank, and has worked for Greenpeace
International, specializing in trade and international finance. He also worked
for two years with the Rural Reconstruction Movement, a Philippine nonprofit group dedicated to ecologically sound community-based development. David co-authored a book with John de Graaf, entitled What’s the
Economy for, Anyway?, which has ranked in the top ten economics and
business books by the New York Book Review. His work with the Earth
Economics team includes measuring the value of wetlands for hurricane
buffering, developing new US account rules for water provisioned from
ecosystems, counting natural capital as flood protections infrastructure in
US flood planning, halting the export of hazardous wastes from rich to
poor countries, expanding Mount Rainier National Park, advising the US
government on greening 436,000 federal buildings, developing a practical
web-based tool for valuing nature's benefits, setting up funding mechanisms for parks; conservation and restoration; identifying, valuing, mapping, and modeling ecosystem services. He has worked in over 40 countries and throughout the US.
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Matt Menashes
“A Vision for the Future of Forestry and Natural Resources - Thoughts
from a "Sorta" Outsider Who's Now an Insider”
Matt Menashes is the CEO of the Society of American
Foresters. Matt brings 14 years of association management experience and a background in fisheries, wildlife, coastal and marine policy, and outdoor recreation
to his work with SAF.
Prior to coming to SAF, Matt was the Director of Operations for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
(AFWA), which represents the state fish and wildlife
agencies in advancing sound, science-based management and conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats in the public
interest.
Matt has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in
marine policy from the University of Delaware, his home state. Matt considers himself an “association guy” by profession, and a paddler by avocation.
He likes to kayak tidal freshwater estuaries near Washington, DC, but thinks
the best places to paddle are the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho
and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. He also enjoys watching the 2014 National League East Champion Washington Nationals. Matt
and his wife Emily reside in Silver Spring, Maryland with their son Eben.
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Plenary Session
Matt served as Executive Director of the National Estuarine Research Reserve Association (NERRA) from 2008 to 2010. NERRA represents the state
agencies and universities that operate the nation’s 28 estuarine research
reserves in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From 2000 through 2008, Matt was President/CEO of the
Paddlesports Industry Association, a trade association representing the
manufacturers, retailers, and outfitters of canoes, kayaks, and rafts. Additional experience includes nearly seven years with NOAA and two years on
Capitol Hill. Matt has served on the boards of the American Canoe Association, Paddler Magazine, and the International Whitewater Hall of Fame and
currently serves on the board of the National Fish Habitat Fund.
Salon B
Wildlife
Damage
Management
Friday
8 – 10 am
Friday
10:15 am –
12:15 pm
Buzz Words Butterflies,
Bees and
Better Habitat
Ethics for
Foresters
Safety
Workshop
(ALICE)
Collaborative
Watershed
Planning and
Management
Plenary Speakers
Salon A
Field Ecology &
Natural
Community
Conservation
Thursday
1 – 3 pm
Thursday
9 – 11:30 am
Date
Fisheries Papers
Linking Academic
Researchers to
Missouri's Resource
Management
Initiatives
The Many Faces
of Conservation
Law Enforcement
in Missouri
Known and
Potential Invasive
Exotic Plant
Species: Current
Management and
Future Control
Room 62/64
Wildlife Papers
Who's Shooting?
MDC Unstaffed
Ranges Survey
Room 60/61
Natural Resources
Papers
Fisheries
Papers
Salon C
Forestry Papers
Conference Map & Workshop Matrix
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2016 MNRC
Student Job Fair
Are you a natural resources student looking for a resource-related job? The MNRC
Student Job Fair is THE PLACE to be! Please join us for the 18th Annual Student Job
Fair at the 2016 MNRC on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016, at the Tan-Tar-A Resort
in Osage Beach.
Here is what the MNRC Student Job Fair has for you:
Newly expanded space located in Salon C and Rooms 60-61 on the main floor of Tan
-Tar-A Resort
Informative presentations such as applying for federal internships and jobs (with
agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, etc.) and learning about the Pathways program
and how to navigate the online application process
Applying and interviewing for Missouri state jobs (such as the Missouri Department
of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
Learning where to find job listings and how to prepare for the interview process
Resume reviews - get the scoop on producing a solid resume!
The fair will also include a speed networking session where you can talk directly
with professionals about their careers, how they got to where they are, and anything else that can be squeezed into 10 minutes! Most importantly, you can browse
the selection of job openings with state and federal agencies, universities and colleges, private industry, and non-governmental organizations.
Students: Presentations will be held from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Room 60-61, across the
hall from Salon C. Speed Networking will start at 4:00 in Salon C and will conclude
by 5:30. The Job Opening Session will begin at 5:00 in Salon C and will conclude at
6:30. All you have to do is show up at Tan-Tar-A! No registration is required and you
do not have to attend the conference to attend the Job Fair. It is suggested that you
bring copies of your resume for review and to hand out.
Resource Professionals, Grad Students, and Professors: Are you seeking employees
with natural resource backgrounds? Then the Student Job Fair is the perfect opportunity for you. In years past we have had over 140 students ranging from high
school graduates to people with masters degrees, and current resource professionals attend the Job Fair. Employers will offer full- and part-time positions, along with
temporary positions. No job is too big or too small. The Student Job Fair is free.
Joe Alley
Student Job Fair Chair
Forester and Resource Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Job Fair Notes
Student Job Fair
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Steve Wilson
Nate Goodrich
Mike Leahy
SWCS Soil Health Capacity Building
MoSAF-Executive Board Meeting
MDC-Natural History Biologist Meeting
Donna Baldwin
Forestry Division Awards Lunch
Brad Jump/Alan Leary
Donna Baldwin
Forestry Division Leadership Team Meeting
MO Feral Swine Task Force Partnership
Mike Fiaoni
MNRC Pre Conference Committee Meeting
Megan Halford
Michele Baumer
MDC Informed Consent Workshop
Fisheries Division Supervisor’s Meeting
Contact
Meeting
Affiliated Meetings
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
Feb. 1,
2&3
Feb. 3
Date
2—5 pm
2—5 pm
11 am—5 pm
12:30 -4:30 pm
10 am—3 pm
12—1:30 pm
9 am—5 pm
9—10 am
8 am—5 pm
Time
Redbud
Parasol II
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76/77
74/75
Parasol I
62/63
60/61
Salon C
Room
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Amanda Rosenberger
Nate Goodrich
Mike Fiaoni
MoAFS—Business Meeting
Quad Society Meeting
MNRC Post Conference Meeting
Nate Goodrich
MoSAF—Business Meeting
Tony Elliot
Betty Grace
MO Native Seed Association
MoTWS—Business Meeting
Justin Focht
Prayer Breakfast
Mike Morris
Tony Elliot
MoTWS Executive Board Meeting
Show-Me SWCS—Business Meeting
Todd Jones-Farrand
Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozark LLC
Blueprint Workshop
Feb. 5
Feb. 5
Feb. 4
Feb. 4
Feb. 4
Feb. 4
Feb. 4
Feb. 4
Feb. 3
Feb. 3
1:30—3:30 pm
12:15—1:15 pm
3:30 —5:30 pm
3:30 — 6:30 pm
4—5:30 pm
3:30—5:30 pm
8—9 am
6:30 —8:30 am
3—5 pm
1—5 pm
Parasol I
74/75
Salon B
Salon A
60/61
62/63/64
72/73
Parasol II
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2016 MNRC Workshops
Thursday, Feb. 4
1-3 p.m.
Buzz Words - Butterflies, Bees and Better Habitat
(Salon A)
Moderator: Casey Bergthold (Quail Forever) and
Kelly Srigley Werner (USFWS)
Few species of wildlife appeal to such a broad array of Missourians as do
butterflies and bees. With pollinator populations in steep decline and daily headlines spreading the word, Missourians are taking notice and becoming interested in pollinator conservation. In order to meet growing
demand, wildlife managers and educators need to be prepared to create
and manage pollinator habitat. The hidden bonus for wildlife conservationists is that great pollinator habitat is great wildlife habitat. Come get
your free Pollinator Pack, learn what habitats pollinators need, how to
create those habitats, and what efforts are currently underway to stem
the declines of butterflies and bees in Missouri.
This is Our Chance: Pollinators and the Big Picture
Kelly Srigley Werner (USFWS)
Pollinator Habit Program Opportunities
Lisa Potter (MDC)
Interactive Stations – Pollinators and Seed Mix Design
Seeding by the Square Foot
Casey Bergthold (Quail Forever)
Using a Seed Calculator: A Managers Perspective
Frank Loncarich (MDC)
Seed Mix Design
Ryan Deiner (Quail Forever)
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Missouri Seeding Calculator: beta version Preview
Jason Sykes (MDC)
Collaborative Watershed Planning and Management
(Salon B) Moderator: Robert Stout (MoDNR)
Panel 1 (1—2 pm):
Our Missouri Waters—Process, Partners, and Progress
Moderator: Jennifer Hoggatt (MoDNR)
Panelists: Mary Culler (MoDNR),Mark McNally (Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water District), Gwenda Bassett (MoDNR), Linda Conner (Lake of the
Ozarks Council of Local Governments) and Crew Schuster (MoDNR)
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Thursday Workshops
We talk a lot about watershed planning and management, but what does
it mean in practice? Our Missouri Waters is the process of watershed
planning and management that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has been implementing over the past several years. It is a systematic collaborative approach to watershed planning that looks at each of
Missouri’s 66 HUC-8 watersheds individually. After analyzing the state of
each watershed, this information is shared with the residents and stakeholders with the goal of coming to a common understanding of the issues
and then setting priorities cooperatively. After three years, we are about
half-way toward full implementation. Several questions are appropriate
to address:
What has been accomplished so far? What are the lessons learned? What
are the next steps? What challenges will need to be faced in the future?
This workshop will address those questions by examining some of the
work that is ongoing in various Missouri watersheds, including the greater
Meramec River Basin (Meramec, Big, and Bourbeuse), the Grand River,
the Salt River basin, the Niangua River, the Spring River and others. The
workshop will discuss the challenges of effectively engaging stakeholders,
creating truly collaborative partnerships, setting priorities, and directing
resources to address those priorities. Finally, the workshop will discuss
what full implementation of this process will mean going forward as the
footprint of Our Missouri Waters expands.
Panel 2 (2—3 pm):
Meramec Basin Case Study
Moderator: Robert Stout (MoDNR)
Panelists: Eric Gramlich (MoDNR), Steve Herrington (TNC), Greg Kohler
(USACE), Jeannette Schafer (USEPA), Dave Mosby (USFWS) and Tracy Haag
(MoDNR)
Who's Shooting? MDC Unstaffed Ranges Survey
(Room 60/61) Moderator: Andy Anderson (4H)
Results from a survey of 39 MDC Unstaffed Shooting Ranges along with
discussion of possible changes in range management, development and
funding, as well as fun stories and photos from a year out on the ranges.
Known and Potential Invasive Exotic Plant Species: Current Management
and Future Control
(Room 62/64) Moderator: Shane Kampeter (TWS)
Invasive species cause problems for all facets of land management. In the
past year, the Missouri Prairie Foundation's Grow Native! program invited
professionals representing public agencies, NGOs, academia, the green industry and other groups to be part of a Missouri Invasive Exotic Plant Species Task Force to identify existing problems and stay ahead of future issues. We aim to create a comprehensive list of known and potentially invasive plants, establish management techniques for each one, distribute information throughout our statewide and Midwest regional networks, and
serve as an advocate for invasive species control efforts of our many partners. During this workshop experts will present information about the next
potential threats and best management practices to reduce/control populations of existing and upcoming species.
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Field Ecology & Natural Community Conservation
(Salon A)
Moderator: Mike Leahy (MDC)
This workshop will provide attendees with current information related to
botanical and zoological inventory and monitoring projects in Missouri
associated with the conservation of natural communities. Missouri ranks
in the top 25 states in the nation in terms of known native species. The
diversity of natural features of our state makes stewardship of our native
biological diversity both exciting and challenging. Missouri’s natural communities pay countless dividends in terms of ecosystem services: water
quality, wildlife habitat, pollinator resources, quality of life, and yet untapped economic resources in terms of medicinal and economic values of
the tremendous biochemical resources contained in our native flora and
fauna. Come learn of some of the current work investigating different
aspects of the ecology of the state.
An overview of Missouri’s terrestrial natural communities in 2015
Mike Leahy (MDC)
Vegetation Changes at Oumessourit Natural Area, Van Meter State
Park, 1997-2015
Chris Crabtree (MoDNR)
Fall Fire for Effective Management
Justin Thomas (Institute for Botanical Training) and Steve Buback (MDC)
Protecting the Endangered Tumbling Creek Cavesnail by Exclusion and
Trapping of the Invasive Ringed Crayfish
Tom Aley (Ozark Underground Laboratory and Tumbling Creek Cave
Foundation) and Dave Ashley (Missouri Western State University)
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Friday Workshops
2016 MNRC Workshops
Friday, Feb. 5
8 – 10 am
Mussel Conservation in Missouri - 2015
Steve McMurray (MDC), Andy Roberts (USFWS) and Bryan Simmons
(USFWS)
(Salon B)
Safety Workshop: ALICE
Moderator: Glenda Branson (MDC)
Instructors: Ken Polley (MDC), Dave Carlisle (MDC) and Chris Grote (MDC)
Across the country, our society has seen an increasing number of active
shooter events where people are being killed or severely injured. According to the FBI, the “rate of which ASE [active shooter events] occur went
from approx. 1 every other month from 2000-2008 to more than 1 per
month between 2009-2012.” About 40 % of these events occur in the
business or work place. The Missouri Department of Conservation is being
proactive by implementing a training program to inform and educate its
employees on how to react if they find themselves in an active shooter
event. MDC will be providing training based on the nationally accepted
A.L.I.C.E. system. A.L.I.C.E [Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate] is
a set of proactive strategies that moves beyond lockdown and increases
the chance of survival during a violent intruder event. ALICE is supported
by more than 1,800 law enforcement agencies around the country and
complies with the new standard of care recently developed by the Federal
Department of Education, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This seminar will introduce you to the ALICE system and show you why and how, you and your work team should prepare
for an active shooter event.
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2016 MNRC Workshops
Friday, Feb. 5
10:15 am – 12:15 pm
(Salon A)
Wildlife Damage Management
Moderator: Dan McMurtry (USDA Wildlife Services)
Presenters will address several relevant issues related to wildlife damage
management in Missouri. Topics will include:
1) An update on feral swine and how USDA, MDC, FS, COE and the Missouri State Parks work cooperatively to reduce this invasive species. Exponential increases in feral swine take have been accomplished through increased multi-agency cooperative efforts. These successes and other operational and strategic accomplishments will be discussed. Brad Jump, USDA
Wildlife Services
2) Overview on the status of Missouri's Black Bears and Mountain Lions
and how MDC handles problem animals. Jim Braithwait, MDC
3) An update on the new feral swine trapping and baiting methods used by
USDA Wildlife Services.
4) Urban predators-dealing with red fox and coyotes on the populated urban landscape. Tom Meister, MDC
5) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was discovered in domestic
poultry operation in 2015 and resulted in the death of millions of animals.
This emergency led to major changes in the industry affecting biosecurity
and the removal of wildlife around commercial locations. A review of this
event and the impacts on Wildlife will be discussed. Josh Wisdom, USDA
Wildlife Service
6) An overview of MDC's extension based wildlife damage program. Todd
Meese, MDC
(Salon B)
Ethics for Foresters
Moderator: Lynn Barnickol (MOSAF, MCFA)
Address ethical considerations for foresters in dealing with landowners,
homeowners, state agencies, businesses such as attorneys, insurance company reps, timber buyers, loggers, and other foresters. Describe the importance of following: mission statements, objectives, business constitutions, by-laws, IRS tax guides, accepted technical forestry guides involving
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valuation of timber trespass, valuation of plantations, damage appraisals,
and yard tree valuation.
The Many Faces of Conservation Law Enforcement in Missouri
(Salon C)
Moderator: Randy Doman (MDC)
Missouri conservation agents are the official representatives of the Conservation Commission and are often the face of the Department in their communities. Cultivating a conservation ethic and helping all citizens connect
with fish, forests, and wildlife requires agents who are reflective of their
communities. Join a diverse panel of conservation agents for two, 60 minute sessions as they answer questions and share their experiences with
community-based law enforcement and the importance of connecting all
citizens to nature.
Linking Academic Researchers to Missouri's Resource Management
Initiatives
(Room 60/61) Moderator: Scott Lankford (Univ. of Central MO, AFS)
This workshop highlights the work and approaches of conservation-minded,
university/government/private sector researchers who study the basic interactions of animals or plants with their environments, but do so through
very different disciplines. The talks make special effort to help facilitate and
improved collaboration between basic and applied wildlife science professionals in Missouri and the surrounding regions. Examples include: utilization of natural resources, impacts of anthropogenic factors on wildlife,
stress biology, and propagation/mitigation efforts, just to mention a few. In
addition, the talks will introduce the audience to the research tools used by
the researcher and include a discussion of how they could be utilized in
wildlife management capacities. Ultimately, the goal of this session is to
increase the interaction between natural resource managers and academic/
government/private research groups, in hopes of increasing the scope and
impact of the efforts on both sides.
Basic/applied research on mammal energetics
Dr. Thomas E. Tomasi (Missouri State University)
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Surviving anoxic stress: Lessons from the painted turtle
Dr. Daniel E. Warren (Saint Louis University)
From DNA to Decisions: Genetic Approaches to Wildlife Management and
Conservation
Dr. Joanne C. Crawford (University of Central Missouri)
Soil Health - Dynamic Functions in Missouri
Todd E. Lorenz (University of Missouri Extension)
Potential benefits of research in wildlife health assessments and disease
at the academic and state agency interface
Dawn Pauling (University of Central Missouri)
The importance of the stress response to function and management fishes: Effects on reproduction, growth, and swimming performance.
Dr. Scott E. Lankford (University of Central Missouri)
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Workshop Notes
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Workshop Notes
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Contributed Papers Sessions
Fisheries
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1-3 pm
(Salon C)
Moderator: John Ackerson
Title: Emerging distributional patterns and preliminary results from the
Missouri mid-sized rivers fish sampling protocol: A scalable multi-method
tool for studying Missouri’s large-river fish assemblages.
Authors: Corey Dunn and Dr. Craig P. Paukert
Title: Nothing but net: Developing a rapid assessment protocol for monitoring fish in Missouri wetlands
Authors: Julia Guyton, Lisa Webb, Craig Paukert, and Frank Nelson
Title: Development of sampling protocols for freshwater mussel density
estimates in the Meramec River Basin, Missouri.
Authors: Matthew Schrum, Amanda Rosenberger, and Steven McMurray
Title: Accounting for capture probability of Smallmouth Bass in Ozark
streams
Authors: Josh Roberts and Andy Turner
Title: Electrofishing sample standardization: anode arrays, settings, and
goal tables for sampling trout in Ozark Rivers
Authors: Andy Turner
Title: Using iPads to collect field data
Authors: Jake Allman
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Forestry
Friday, Feb. 5, 8-10 am
(Salon C)
Moderator: Benjamin Knapp
Title: Effects of three forest management strategies on Peromyscus mice
in the Missouri Ozarks over two decades
Authors: Alexander Wolf, Robert A. Gitzen, Rochelle B. Renken, Debby K.
Fantz, Randy G. Jensen, Amy D. Bleisch, and Joshua J. Millspaugh
Title: Comparison of small-area estimation methods applied to biopower
feedstock supply in the Northern U.S. Region
Authors: Michael Goerndt
Title: Comparison of Chemical and Mechanical Treatments for Elimination of Invasive Species
Authors: Kaylyn Dalbom
Title: Forest ReLeaf of Missouri: 20 Years and Growing
Authors: Mike Walsh
Title: Invasive Weed control - Success & Failure on Public and Private
Lands
Authors: David Speidel
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Contributed Papers
Title: Response of Ozark herpetofauna to different forest management
practices over two decades
Authors: Alexander Wolf, Christopher T. Rota, Rochelle B. Renken, Randy
G. Jensen, Robert A. Gitzen, and Joshua J. Millspaugh
Natural Resources
Friday, Feb. 5, 8-10 am
(Room 60/61)
Moderator: Shane Kampeter
Title: The Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium
Authors: Mike Stambaugh
Title: Effects of Patch-Burn Grazing on Southwestern Missouri Tallgrass
Prairie Streams
Authors: Jessica Fulgoni, Karen Jackson, Matt Whiles, Danelle Larson, and
Walter Dodds
Title: The FINCA project in Missouri: Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture
Authors: Nadia Navarrete-Tindall
Title: Cave Springs Area Karst Conservation Study: A Success Story in Karst
Resource Management and Urban Development
Authors: Shiloh Beeman and Tom Aley
Title: Practical Management Tools for the Rehabilitation and Expansion of
Canebrake Ecosystems in Southern Illinois
Authors: Richard Nesslar, Margaret Anderson, Derek Evans, Jon Schoonover, James Zaczek, and Sara Baer
Title: The Missouri Cave Database
Authors: Scott House
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Wildlife
Friday, Feb. 5, 8—10 am
(Room 62/64)
Moderator: Ross Braun
Title: Range-wide genetic diversity of the ringed salamander (Ambystoma
annulatum), a species of special concern
Authors: Jacob Burkhart, Chelsey J. Kroese, Raymond D. Semlitsch, and Lori
S. Eggert
Title: A population viability analysis for the Ringed Salamander
(Ambystoma annulatum
Authors: Arianne Messerman, Joshua Millspaugh, and Raymond Semlitsch
Title: Avian Influenza: Surveillance and Implications to Agriculture and
Wildlife
Authors: Josh Wisdom
Title: Engaging Different “Communities” in Endangered Species Conservation
Authors: Robert Merz, and Eve Cooney
Title: The effects of sub-lethal lead and zinc toxicity on the alarm response
of orange throat darters, Etheostoma spectabile
Authors: Samuel Blecha and Alicia Mathis
Title: Will Adoption of Cover Cropping Systems In Missouri Instigate Changes in Traditional Conservation Management Strategies
Authors: Ray Wright, Tim Reinbott, and Kevin Borisenko
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Fisheries
Friday, Feb. 5, 10:15 am —12:15 pm
(Room 62/64)
Moderator: Amanda Rosenberger
Title: Evaluating Survival of Four Separate Rainbow Trout Strains in the
Eleven Point River's Blue Ribbon Trout Area
Authors: Blake Stephens, Andy Turner, and John Ackerson
Title: Stream community vulnerability to climate and land use change within the National Park Services’ Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network
Authors: Jacob Schwoerer, Craig Paukert, and Hope Dodd
Title: Effects of Coarse Legacy Sediment on Aquatic Habitat in Ozark National Scenic Riverways and Buffalo National River
Authors: Susannah Erwin
Title: Research can inform management of aquatic ectotherms facing a
thermally dynamic future: a crayfish example
Authors: Jacob Westhoff, Christopher Rice, and Amanda Rosenberger
Title: Water-Quality Trends in the Lower Grand River Basin, Missouri in Response to Integrated Conservation Practices
Authors: Heather Krempa and Donald Wilkison
Title: Lake Sturgeon Reproductive Ecology in the Upper Mississippi River
Authors: John Buszkiewicz, Sara Tripp, Quinton Phelps and Dave Herzog
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MNRC 2016 Poster Titles
Title: Patch Burn Grazing: Creating Heterogeneity
Authors: Casey Adkins
Title: Comparison of Catch-rates and Age-composition of Age-0 Sturgeon
within three Side Channels and the Mainstem of the Lower Missouri River
Authors: Catlin Ames
Title: Effects of Long-Term Density Management on Carbon Storage in OakHickory Forests of the Missouri Ozarks
Authors: Samantha Anderson, Benjamin Knapp, and John Kabrick
Title: Preliminary Results of a Bryophyte Survey of the Missouri Bootheel
Authors: John Atwood and Nels Holmberg
Title: Types of Biodiversity News Published by Some Nigerian Newspapers
Authors: Afolasade Balogun, Nsalambi Nkongolo, and Oluwagbemiga Ojo
Title: The role of isoprene in velvet bean leaf senescence and abscission
Authors: Csengele Barta, Edward Miles, Bethany Bolander, and Christina
Gray
Title: Canopy Cover and Seedling Density in Three First-year Native
Plantings
Authors: Casey Bergthold, Ryan Diener, Scott James, and Lora Brewer
Title: Applied Learning through professional internships: Outreach and education with Kansas City Parks and Recreation Lakeside Nature Center
Authors: Bailey Bryan
Title: Soil Hydraulic Properties as Influenced by Prairie Restoration
Authors: Janith Chandrasoma, Ranjith P. Udawatta, Stephen H. Anderson,
and Allen L. Thompson
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Title: Applied Learning through partnerships: Urban Canada goose management cooperative between Missouri Western State University
(MWSU) and Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
Authors: Cary Chevalier, Bailey Bryan, Steve Brown, Jasmine Stalker, and
Carly Compton
Title: Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in a semi-urban
environment in northwest Missouri
Authors: Cary Chevalier, Bethany Bolander, Cassie Daldrup, Eli Eber,
Bridgette French-Harbison, Nina Gray, Jessica Gunderson,
Chris Kelley, and Jamie Lynch
Title: Zoo ALIVE: Raising, Releasing and Regarding the Endangered
American Burying Beetle
Authors: Eve Cooney, Laura Seger, Bob Merz, Lindsey Wendler, Andrew
White, and Sydney Barnason
Title: NorthWest Fisheries Summer Job
Authors: Joseph Evert
Title: Hydrilla Eradication - More than treating plants
Authors: John Freese, Austin Ausbury, and Liz Gray
Title: Applied Learning through professional internships: Arctic fox Invasive Species management on Chirikof Island, Alaska. An internship partnership between a natural resource management agency and University
Authors: Justin Fry
Title: Missouri: Historical and Projected Soil Moisture Modeling from
1900-2099 for July Soil Moisture Stress
Authors: Constance Gacich and Dr. Bohumil Svoma
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Posters
Title: Organic Horizon Depth and Mass is Related to Distance from
Shortleaf Pines
Authors: David Dick, John M. Kabrick, and Benjamin O. Knapp
Title: Evaluation of the Fire and Fuels Extension of the Forest Vegetation
Simulator within the Missouri Ozarks
Authors: Casey Ghilardi, Benjamin Knapp, Hong He, David Larsen and John
Kabrick
Title: Effects of microclimate on roost selection in chimney swifts (Chaetura
pelagica)
Authors: Jesse Holmes and Dr. Kurt Dean
Title: Cave Management in Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Authors: Scott House and Kim Houf
Title: The Missouri Cave Database
Authors: Scott House
Title: Habitat usage in proximity to wind farms by local bat species in northwest Missouri
Authors: Kent Irwin
Title: Mechanical stress induces disease resistance against Fusarium
oxysporum in Acacia koa
Authors: Kazue Ishihara, Eric Lee, and Dulal Borthakur
Title: Using Maxent to generate a fundamental niche model for diverse
mussel assemblages within the northeastern Ozark region of Missouri
Authors: Kayla Key, Garth Lindner, Kristen Bouska, and Amanda Rosenberger
Title: Evaluating a physical habitat-based classification of Missouri’s stream
fish communities
Authors: Ethan Kleekamp and Craig Paukert
Title: Soil Health for Improved Food Securities Row Crop and Livestock
Production Impact
Authors: Todd Lorenz, Kristen Sloan Veum, Robert J. Kremer, Eugene G.
Schmitz
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Title: Population Dynamics of Gravel Chub in Two Missouri Rivers
Authors: Mary Mabery, Corey G. Dunn, and Craig Paukert
Title: Establishing Reference Fish Community Structure within Natural Side
Channels and the Mainstem Missouri River
Authors: Larry McGallagher
Title: Water Quality Requirements and Preferences of the Topeka Shiner
(Notropis topeka)
Authors: Rory Mott and Dr. Amanda Rosenberger
Title: Lincoln University Native Plant Outdoor Laboratories in Missouri
Authors: Nadia Navarrete-Tindall
Title: Effect of habitat type on butterflies abundance, richness and biodiversity at Masako Forest Reserve, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Nsalambi Nkongolo and Franck Bapeamoni
Title: Monitoring an Urban Turtle Metapopulation: Why Did the Turtle Cross
the Road?
Authors: Brittney Pauley, Steven Brown, Holly Cornelius, and Dr. Mark Mills
Title: Relationship between water temperature and flow rates for Missouri
streams
Authors: Joseph Rasco and Joanna Whittier
Title: Applied Learning through partnerships: Conducting bird surveys for
the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions Program. A learning
cooperative between Intermountain Bird Observatory, US Forest Service,
and Missouri Western State University (MWSU)
Authors: Daniel Roberton
Title: Forest leaf litter subsidies affect pond communities in nonlinear ways
Authors: Freya E. Rowland and Raymond D. Semlitsch
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Title: A Comparison of Artificial Cover Materials Used for Herpetofaunal Surveys in West-Central Missouri
Authors: Melissa Schindler and Leslie Bilbrey
Title: Spatial and Temporal variability of Macro-invertebrates in the Meramec River
Authors: Katie Siech and Adriana Martinez
Title: Endozoochorous spread of invasive plant species by White-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) and Elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Missouri Ozarks
Authors: Andrew Spychalla, Dr. L. Michelle Bowe, Dr. Michael Burton, and Dr. D. Alexander Wait
Title: Applied Learning through partnerships: Wildlife rehabilitation and rerelease. A professional internship partnership between Missouri Western
State University (MWSU) and Operation Wildlife (OWL), a non-government
organization specializing in wildlife rehabilitation and re-release
Authors: Jasmine Stalker
Title: Assessment of Flow Alterations for Missouri Streams
Authors: Emily Tracy-Smith, Paul Blanchard, Matt Combes, Del Lobb, Craig
Paukert, and Jason Persinger
Title: The Taxonomy of Native Trees of Missouri
Authors: Aaron Twombly
Title: Water quality of biomass and corn-soybean watersheds in the claypan
region of Missouri
Authors: Ranjith Udawatta and Shibu Jose
Title: After Thirty Years of Fire Management: Woodland Diversity at Ha Ha
Tonka State Park
Authors: Allison Vaughn
Title: Blue-Green Algal Blooms in Missouri
Authors: Jeff Wenzel
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Title: Thermal patterns in Missouri coldwater streams
Authors: Jacob Westhoff and Joanna Whittier
Title: A comparison of accuracy and precision among temperature loggers
at typical stream temperatures
Authors: Joanna Whittier, Jacob Westhoff, and Craig Paukert
Title: Surveying Sex Ratios and Mortality Rates of Turtles Crossing Highway 13 near Warrensburg, Missouri
Authors: Dalton Whittle
Title: Differences in Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Groundwater between
Claypan and Loess Watersheds in Missouri
Authors: Niranga Wickramarathne, Ranjith P. Udawatta, Robert N. Lerch,
Fengjing Liu, and Stephen H. Anderson
Title: The Distribution and Dispersal of In-Channel Mining Sediment in the
Big River, St. Francois County, Missouri
Authors: Jennifer Witt
Title: The effects of prescribed fire on soil carbon pools and nutrient flux
in oak woodlands of the Missouri Ozark Highlands
Authors: Amanda Wolfgeher, Keith W. Goyne, and John M. Kabrick
Title: Ground Nesting Disturbance From Traditional Planting Methods In
Cover Crop Systems
Authors: Ray Wright, Tim Reinbott, Kevin Feiock, Erik Johnson and Jessica
Kelly
Title: Amphibian sampling and monitoring techniques and methods
Authors: Jessica Yehle Rix, Brock Couch, Alejandra Nunez, Jessica Sunderland and Dr. Mark Mills
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2016 MNRC Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsors: ($500)
Pure Air Natives
National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) ($1,000)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
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Platinum Level Sponsor: ($500)
U.S. Geological Service (USGS)
Gold Level Sponsor: ($250)
Tomahawk Live Trap, LLC.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Platinum and Gold level sponsors for their support of this year’s
conference. Your sponsorship not only puts your messages in front
of people who care, it shows the high level of commitment that
you hold for science-based management of Missouri’s natural resources. Your sponsorship helps to bring professionals together to
share ideas, learn and inspire those who are just beginning their
careers in conservation and resource science. Thank you for your
support.
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Sponsors
The MNRC 2016 Planning Committee would like to thank the
2016 MNRC Exhibitors
Windgate Hall
Pure Air Natives Inc.
www.pureairnatives.com
Hamilton Native Outpost
www.hamiltonnativeoutpost.com
MOAFS
www.moafs.org
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery LLC
www.mowildflowers.net
Missouri Prairie Foundation
www.moprairie.org
Clay County Parks
https://www.claycountymo.gov/parks/
Missouri Department of Conservation
www.mdc.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
http://health.mo.gov/index.php
University of Missouri—Extension Water Quality
http://extension.missouri.edu/
MOTWS
www.motws.org
MU Center for Agroforestry
www.centerforagroforestry.org
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UMC Bradford Research Center
http://bradford.cafnr.org/
MOSAF
www.mosaf.net/
Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.springfieldmo.org/
MU Natural Resources Alumni Association
http://snr.missouri.edu/alumni/
Truax Company Inc.
www.truaxcomp.com
Aquatic Control Inc.
www.aquaticcontrol.com
Missouri State Parks
www.dnr.mo.gov
Missouri Conservation Agents Association
www.moagent.com
Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition
http://mstwc.org/
Show-Me Chapter—Soil and Water Conservation Society
http://www.swcs.missouri.edu/
Missouri Department of Natural Resources –Non-point Source Unit
http://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps/index.html
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Exhibitors
Conservation Federation of Missouri
www.confedmo.org
2016 MNRC Exhibitors
Continued
Windgate Hall
Missouri State University, Bull Shoals
http://bullshoals.missouristate.edu
Van Diest Supply Company
www.vdsc.com
Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program
www.lmvp.org
St. Louis Composting
www.stlcompost.com
Institute of Botanical Training
www.botanytraining.com
Natural Resources Conservation Service
www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov
Industrial Service Supply Co. Inc.
(417) 863-0691
MoDOT—No MOre Trash
www.nomoretrash.org
Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium
www.oakfirescience.com
Ozark Regional Land Trust
https://orlt.org
Tomahawk Live Trap LLC
www.livetrap.com
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Grow Native!
www.grownative.org
Champlin Tire Recycling Inc.
www.champlintirerecycling.com
Field & Forest Management LLC
573-765-4414
Forest Releaf
www.moreleaf.org
Tina Richards Studio
www.tinarichardsstudio.com
Cave Research Foundation
www.cave-research.org
Missouri Speleological Survey
www.mospeleo.org
S&H Farm Supply
www.shfarmsupply.com
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
www.neoninc.org
Awe Naturel
www.awenaturel.com
Forrest Keeling
www.fknursery.com
Missouri Department of Agriculture
www.agriculture.mo.gov
Grainger
www.grainger.com
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2016 MNRC Exhibitors
Continued
Windgate Hall
Quail Forever
www.quailforever.org
USGS- MOWSC
www.mo.water.usgs.gov
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Sponsoring Societies
SHOW-ME CHAPTER, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is a nonprofit scientific and
educational organization founded in 1945, with six charter members
from Missouri. The SWCS advocates for natural resource conservation
professionals and science-based conservation practice, programs, and
policy. Our work targets conservation of soil, water, and related natural
resources on working lands.
To learn more visit: www.swcs.missouri.edu
Contact: Mike Morris
573-392-5667 x 3
[email protected]
MISSOURI CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
To learn more visit: www.motws.org
Contact: Tony Elliot
660-785-2424 x 6528
[email protected]
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Sponsoring Societies
The Wildlife Society, founded in 1937, is an international, non-profit scientific and educational organization serving and representing wildlife
professionals in all areas of wildlife conservation and resource management.
Our goal is to promote excellence in wildlife stewardship through science
and education.
MISSOURI SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS
MOSAF is the Missouri state unit of the Society of American Foresters, a professional
society with the following objectives: to advance the science, technology,
education, and practice of professional forestry in America, and particularly in
Missouri, and to use the knowledge and skills of the profession to benefit
members of the society in particular and the public in general to provide an
opportunity for better communication among the individual
members, their regional representatives, and the society.
To learn more visit:
http://www.mosaf.net/
Contact: Nathan Goodrich
573-876-9402
[email protected]
THE MISSOURI CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
The Missouri Chapter of AFS is a scientific and professional organization
dedicated to conservation of aquatic resources. Our goals are to: advance
the conservation and wise use of aquatic resources for optimum use
and enjoyment by people; facilitate distribution of information regarding
aquatic sciences; promote and evaluate educational, scientific, and
professional aspects of the aquatic sciences; provide an organizational
structure that equitably represents its members; and develop opportunities
for effective leadership.
To learn more visit: www.moafs.org
Contact: Amanda Rosenberger
573-882-9653
[email protected]
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2016 MNRC
Planning Committee
CHAIR: Mike Fiaoni
ARRANGEMENTS: Dennis Rhoades
EQUIPMENT/AUDIO-VISUAL: Jon Skinner
EXHIBITS AND SPONSORS: Yvette Amerman
PROGRAM: Michael Stambaugh
PUBLICITY: Shane Botard
REGISTRATION: Gus Raeker
SOCIAL: Kristen Goodrich
STUDENT JOB FAIR: Joe Alley
TREASURER: Nate Goodrich
WEBSITE: Donna Baldwin
WELLNESS EVENT: Russell Hinnah
WORKSHOPS: Tom Treiman
REPRESENTING SAF: Mike Fiaoni (2016 Chair)
REPRESENTING SWCS: Steve Wilson (2017 Chair)
REPRESENTING AFS: John Ackerson (2018 Chair)
REPRESENTING TWS: Shane Kampeter (2019 Chair)
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2016
MISSOURI NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE
mnrc.org
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See you next year:
Feb. 1-3, 2017
Tan-Tar-A Resort
Osage Beach, MO.
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