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Note: Session titles beginning with an asterisk (*) have student presenters.

Michelle Frances Culver

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at TAMUCC
Research Assistant & Graduate Student
Corpus Christi, TX

4:00pm EDT

MINRC Student Welcome and Orientation Carroll Ford

8:30am EDT

MINRC Student Workshop (all students welcome to attend) Carroll Ford

4:00pm EDT

Student and Professional Meet and Greet Nunn

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception at the Muhammad Ali Center — an award-winning museum dedicated to the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, a native of Louisville - Sponsored by National Shooting Sports Foundation (Museum Opens... Offsite - Muhammed Ali Center

7:00am EDT

Breakfast with Exhibitors - Sponsored by JMT Technology Group Grand Hall & Grand Ballroom C

8:30am EDT

Plenary Session: Creative Conservation Strategies for 21st Century Challenges Grand Ballroom A & B

10:00am EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Grand Hall

11:30am EDT

Student/Mentor Lunch - Sponsored by Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Grand Ballroom C

1:20pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Symposium Introduction Breathitt

1:30pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. The Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest: Restoration and Conservation in a Working Longleaf Pine Forest - “The Right Acres in the Right Place at the Right Time” Breathitt

2:00pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Partnership, Science, Delivery and Landowners – Keys to the Long Term Success of the Texas Prairie Wetland Project. Breathitt

2:20pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Grassland Restoration Incentive Program: A regional public/private grassland conservation partnership to benefit declining grassland species Breathitt

2:40pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Ecosystem Conservation in Texas: The Private Lands Connection Breathitt *Wildlife Track. How Close is Close Enough? Spatially Targeted Land Enrollment Improves Private Land Conservation Success Carroll Ford

3:00pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. BREAK Breathitt

3:20pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Preparing Communities for Environmental Change: Human Dimensions Research for the Lower Wabash River Landscape Conservation Design Breathitt *Wildlife Track. Reproduction of the North American River Otter in North Carolina Carroll Ford

3:40pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. SECAS Engagement Strategy: Version 1.0 Breathitt *Wildlife Track. Interaction of Hydroperiod and Ranavirus Leading to Possible Amphibian Population Declines in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Carroll Ford

4:00pm EDT

Symposia-02: Connecting Conservation Track. Panel Discussion: Landowner Perspectives on Conservation Partnerships to Sustain Working Landscapes for People and Nature. Successful Avenues for conservation Success... Breathitt

5:30pm EDT

Poster Session & Social Grand Hall

7:00pm EDT

Dinner on Your Own in Louisville N/A

7:00am EDT

Breakfast with Exhibitors Grand Hall & Grand Ballroom C

8:00am EDT

Symposia-04: The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Track. Aligning Actions for Success - Value and Need Breathitt

8:15am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. The State of the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCPO LCC) McCreary

8:30am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Model: A Practical and Effective Tool for Communication, Prioritization, and Execution of Holistic Habitat Conservation... McCreary

8:35am EDT

Symposia-04: The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Track. SECAS - Fundamental Building Blocks Breathitt

8:45am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Comparing Basal Area and Stand Density Index for Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Management McCreary

9:00am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Rapid Assessment Methodology for Longleaf and 'Open Pine': Where We Are Now and Where We're Heading McCreary

9:10am EDT

Symposia-04: The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Track. Use Cases & Application - A Deeper Dive Breathitt

9:30am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Eliminating Lag Time and Increasing Information Flow of sensitive Environmental Data with the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Environmental Review Tool... McCreary

9:45am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Open Discussion for First Track McCreary

10:00am EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Grand Hall

10:10am EDT

Symposia-04: The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Track. BREAK Breathitt

10:20am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Measuring Ecological “Uplift” with Innovative Quantification Tools McCreary

10:30am EDT

Symposia-04: The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Track. Demonstrating Value & Support for Expansion Breathitt

11:05am EDT

Symposia-05: Innovative Ecological Restoration Tools Track. Developing an Aquatic Species Component to the Stream Function Quantification Tool McCreary

1:00pm EDT

MINRC Students After Action Meeting and Teddy Roosevelt Award Presentation Breathitt

2:00pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Projecting Future Climate Change and Landscape Transformation in the Southeast in Support of Long-Range Conservation Planning Nunn

2:40pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Moderated Discussion Nunn

3:00pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. BREAK Nunn

3:20pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Integration of Climate Change in Southeastern State Wildlife Action Plans: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities for Future-Oriented... Nunn

3:50pm EDT

*Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Evaluating Climate Change Planning for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems in the Southeast United States Nunn

4:10pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Envisioning the future of conservation in the Florida Keys: Identifying local adaptation options in response to rising sea level... Nunn

4:30pm EDT

Symposia-06: Peering Into the Future of Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Track. Moderated Discussion Nunn

6:00pm EDT

Pre-Banquet Networking Reception with Exhibitors and Sponsors Grand Hall

7:00pm EDT

'Creatures of the Night' Awards Banquet - Sponsored by ReserveAmerica Grand Ballroom

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Grand Hall