CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Southeastern Wisconsin Conservation Summit (Nov. 3-4, 2017) Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, Belgium, WI

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1 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Southeastern Wisconsin Conservation Summit (Nov. 3-4, 2017) Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, Belgium, WI Lenz, Bryan Presentation Friday 8:15 AM 8:33 AM Introduction & Keynote: The Importance of Knowing Your Neighbors Redmond, Kate Presentation Friday 8:33 AM 8:51 AM If You Build It, They Will Come Smith, Matt Presentation Friday 8:51 AM 9:09 AM Hiding in Plain Sight: Revealing Breeding Bird Landscape Utilization with GIS and Implications for Management Thompson, Alice Presentation Friday 9:25 AM 9:43 AM From Cabbages to Cordgrass; Pike River Restoration in an Urban context; Restoring Structure and Function in an urban setting. McCarthy, Steve Presentation Friday 9:43 AM 10:01 AM MMSD Greenseams Program: A Watershed Approach in Reducing Flooding Impacts Mulvaney, Chris Presentation Friday 10:01 AM 10:19 AM Mapping Remnant Oak Ecosystems in Southeast Wisconsin Robson, Julia L. Presentation Friday 10:19 AM 10:37 AM Implementing an Effective Citizen-based Monitoring Program to Inform Wildlife and Habitat Management in the Milwaukee County Park System

2 2 Custer, Christine Presentation Friday 10:37 AM 10:55 AM Contaminant Exposure in Tree Swallows Nesting in Southeastern Wisconsin Lewis, Susan Presentation Friday 10:55 AM 11:13 AM Invasive Species and the Ecological Junk Food Diet Christensen, Daryl Matteson, Sumner Presentation Friday 11:15 AM 11:33 AM Distribution, Abundance, and Wetland Habitats of Breeding Black Terns (Childonias niger) in Southeastern Wisconsin Agnew, Barb Presentation Friday 11:33 AM 11:51 AM How the Monarch Butterfly Helped to Protect a Part of the County Grounds Tejchman, Filip Presentation Friday 1:00 PM 1:18 PM Architecture for the Birds Dare, Jason M. Robson, Julia L. Glassford, Ryan, Presentation Friday 1:18 PM 1:36 PM Biodiversity and Conservation of Mussels in the Milwaukee River Basin Presentation Friday 1:36 PM 1:54 PM Avian Biodiversity and Conservation in the Milwaukee River Basin Rutherford, Ryne D. Presentation Friday 1:54 PM 2:12 PM Biodiversity and Conservation of Odonates in the Milwaukee River Basin et al. Presentation Friday 2:12 PM 2:30 PM Biodiversity and Conservation of Burrowing Crayfish in the Milwaukee River Basin

3 et al. Presentation Friday 2:30 PM 2:48 PM Biodiversity and Conservation of Mammals in the Milwaukee River Basin Kroening, K. Casper, G. Robson, J. Mittermaier, B. Presentation Friday 2:48 PM 3:06 PM Biodiversity and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Milwaukee River Basin Mueller, Bill Presentation Friday 3:21 PM 3:39 PM Biodiversity and Conservation Standards and Practice in Southeastern Wisconsin Tomter, Marjie Presentation Friday 3:39 PM 3:57 PM Treasures of Oz: First You Fall in Love; A Model for Community Engagement Nickels, Jason Presentation Friday 3:57 PM 4:15 PM Stories about Adaptive Land Management: Successes, Struggles, and Surprises Stowe, Randy Presentation Friday 4:15 PM 4:33 PM Watershed Planning and Implementation: Without Borders Graff, Shawn Presentation Friday 4:33 PM 4:51 PM The American Bird Conservancy s Great Lakes Region Programs Badje, Andrew Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Prevention of Turtle Road Mortality in Southeast Wisconsin Brenes, Roberto Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Effect of the Metabolite Emodin from the Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the Structure of the Amphibian Community at Carroll University s Greene Field Station

4 4 Giordano, Dave Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Cliffside Park: The Road to Restoration from Headcuts to Clay Seepage Bluffs Grveles, Kim Matteson Sumner Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Wisconsin Stopover Initiative Kotelnicki, Maxwell Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM WI BBA II and the Search for Urban Birds Kroening, Tina Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM A Comprehensive Approach to Invasive Species Management in the Ozaukee County Park System Kroening, Tina Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Prairie, Wetland and Forest Restoration at Tendick County Nature Park Leduc-Lapierre, Michele Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Mapping and Monitoring Avian Resources in the Great Lakes to Support Management Levine, Todd Cox, Erin Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Then and Now: Southeastern Wisconsin Unionid Mussel Communities in the 1970's and 2016 McKay, Kelly Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM The Effects of Building Size, Window Area and Development on Bird- Window Collisions in an Urban Landscape McKay, Kelly Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM An Evaluation of Student Searcher Efficiency in a Bird-window Collision Study

5 McKay, Kelly Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Assessing Avian Species Vulnerability to Bird-Window Collisions Miller, Ryan Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Fish and Wildlife Monitoring in Ozaukee County Mueller, Bill Lenz, Bryan Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM The Distribution of Long-tailed Duck in Western Lake Michigan Mueller, Bill Prestby, Tom Reese, Mike Luthin, Charlie Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II - Training and Recruitment 2017 O'Reilly, Neal Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Need to Ban Coal-based Blacktop Sealants to Reduce PAH's in Wisconsin Waterways O'Reilly, Neal Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Evaluation of Wood Frog Re-introduction into the Milwaukee County Park System O'Reilly, Neal Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Development of Fish Habitat in Milwaukee Harbor Paloski, Rori Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey Parsons, Matt Poster Saturday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Restoring Remnant Sedge Meadow Along Sucker Creek B. Bruce Krier Conservancy Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

6 6 Piaskowski, Victoria D., O'Donnell, John M. Meyer, Gretchen A. Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Bird Use of the Cedarburg Bog Important Bird Area during Spring and Fall Migration Rebman, Karina S. Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Population Dynamics of the Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) in southern Wisconsin Sherkow, Al Piaskowski, Vicki Beilke, Stephanie Viel, Jana Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Migration Monitoring of Passerines and Near-passerines at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve ( ) Staffen, Richard Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM The Natural Heritage Inventory-What It Is And Why It Is Important Struck, Andrew Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Cavity Nesting Bird Box Installation and Monitoring Efforts throughout Ozaukee County Vargo, Tim Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Citizens of the Rivers and Lake Monitoring Program Vargo, Tim Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Urban Land Stewardship at Urban Ecology Center Ward, Karina Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM GIS-Based Ecological Prioritization Tool Overview and Application Weinzinger, Jesse Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Mapping Freshwater Mussel Distribution and Habitat Needs in Southeastern Wisconsin

7 7 Zoellner, Maggie Poster Friday 4:51 PM 6:15 PM Advancing Conservation in the Lake Beulah Community Katovich, Kerry Presentation Saturday 8:33 AM 8:51 AM Nguyen, Linh Presentation Saturday 8:51 AM 9:09 AM Kapfer, Joshua Presentation Saturday 9:25 AM 9:43 AM The Potential of Undergraduate Research Projects in Insect Taxonomy As a Resource for Conservation Efforts in Wisconsin Metabolic Detoxification of the Metabolite Emodin Produced by the Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) by the Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) (Ranidae) Survival of Headstarted and Non-headstarted Hatchling Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Southern Wisconsin Censky, Ellen Presentation Saturday 9:43 AM 10:01 AM The Milwaukee BioBlitz Kriska, Nadine Presentation Saturday 10:01 AM 10:19 AM Conservation Concerns for Wisconsin Scarabaeoidea Aho, Matt Presentation Saturday 10:19 AM 10:37 AM Ozaukee County Comprehensive Aquatic Connectivity Improvements: Mineral Springs Creek Nickels, Jason Presentation Saturday 10:37 AM 10:55 AM Restoration and Creation of Wetlands at Mequon Nature Preserve Mueller, William Presentation Saturday 10:55 AM 11:13 AM The Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory

8 Hunn, Emilie Presentation Saturday 11:15 AM 11:33 AM Managing Invasive Species and Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel Slawski, Tom Presentation Saturday 11:33 AM 11:51 AM Watershed Based Stream Restoration in Southeastern Wisconsin Stolp, Tom Presentation Saturday 1:00 PM 1:18 PM Community Conservation: How Land Trusts Serve the Needs of Our Community Vargo, Tim Presentation Saturday 1:18 PM 1:36 PM Adaptive Management of Urban Green Spaces (A Case Study) Callaghan, Jennifer Presentation Saturday 1:36 PM 1:54 PM Urban Odonate Monitoring through Community Science Escuela Verde Students Presentation Saturday 1:54 PM 2:12 PM Bird Banding as a Gateway for Mentoring Urban Youth Romanak, Adam Presentation Saturday 2:12 PM 2:30 PM Natural Area Management Lewandowski, Eva Presentation Saturday 2:30 PM 2:48 PM The Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring Network: A Resource for Studying and Protecting Wildlife in Southeastern Wisconsin Stahler, Tess Presentation Saturday 2:48 PM 3:06 PM TNC- Milwaukee County Parks Partnership

9 Ziegler, Jerry Presentation Saturday 3:21 PM 3:39 PM The Nature Conservancy's Mukwonago River Watershed Project : A Third of a Century of Discovery and Restoration Nikolai, Dick Presentation Saturday 3:39 PM 3:57 PM Three Decades of Purple Martin (Progne subis subis) Basics in Wisconsin McKay, Kelly Presentation Saturday 3:57 PM 4:15 PM The Ultimate Winter Bird Survey: Summery of the First Ever Christmas Bird Count Marathon Giordano, Dave Presentation Saturday 4:!5 pm 4:33 PM The Root-Pike Basin and Nine Key Element Plan Implementation Byers, Steven Presentation Saturday 4:33 PM 4:51 PM Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge: A 5-year Update Driscoll, Zac Presentation Saturday 4:51 PM 5:09 PM Volunteer Mussel Monitoring in Milwaukee River Basin Wallin, Ryan Presentation Saturday 5:09 PM 5:27 PM Avoid Random Acts of Land Stewardship: Prioritizing Efforts in a Growing Land Based and a Dynamic Region

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