10th Wildlife Damage Management Conference

April 6-9, 2003

Clarion Resort on the Lake

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Organized by the Wildlife Damage Management Working Groupof The Wildlife Society

  *Also: 10th National Fisheries and Wildlife Extension Specialists Conference, April 3-6, Little Rock, AR.

 

 

 

Preliminary Agenda and Invitation

You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the 10th Wildlife Damage Management Conference.

 

This Conference is the successor to the former Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop (begun in 1973) and the Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference (begun in 1983). 

 

Now under the auspicies of the Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of The Wildlife Society, this Conference will be held during the spring of odd-numbered years.

 

 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Warren, President of The Wildlife Society

 

Conference Fees: $150 (US)---students $50(US)-----Late Registrations (after Feb 28) $180(US)


Deadlines:

February 28-last day to pre-register (Print Registration Form [pdf])
March 22-last day for room reservations
April 1- (for authors) Powerpoint File and biographical sketch due

 


Special Symposia

The Conference will include topical symposia on:

 

Wildlife Diseases and Public Health

The Status and Management of Birds at Aquaculture Facilities  

and

 

Wildlife Damage Curricula in Colleges and Universities

 

Concurrent Sessions

We will hold two concurrent sessions on Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday to maximize information exchange.

 

 

Field Trip

An optional all-day Conference field trip on Wednesday, April 9 will feature visits to the Aquaculture / Fisheries Center of Excellence at the Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a lunch stop at the Delta Rivers Nature Center, and a demonstration of tools for bird depredation management at the Keo Fish Farm.  It will conclude with a tour and fish fry at the Hot Springs Fish Hatchery. Cost is $45 per person. Buses depart from the Clarion Hotel at 8:00 AM and return at about 8:00 PM. Space is limited so sign up early!

 

 Field Trip Contact:

Jim Miller: (662) 325-8750; e-mail: jmiller@ext.msstate.edu

Site/Arrangements: Becky McPeake: (504) 671-2285; e-mail: rmcpeake@uaex.edu

Conference Schedule in Brief

 

Sunday, April 6, 2003

   Evening:  Welcome Reception

 

Monday, April 7, 2003

   Morning:  Opening Plenary Session

   Afternoon:  Concurrent Sessions: The Status and Management of Bird Impacting Aquaculture; Mammal Damage Management

   Dinner:  Conference Banquet

   Evening: "Perspectives of the Private Nuisance  Wildlife Control Industry" by Tim Julien. Contact: tjulien@iquest.net

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

   Morning:  Concurrent Sessions: Symposia-Wildlife Damage Curricula in Colleges and Universities; Bird Management

   Afternoon:  Concurrent Sessions: Symposia-An Overview of Wildlife Disease Issues in N.A.; Rodent Management

 

Wednesday, April 9. 2003

   All-day Field Trip (Optional) $45

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations are encouraged, particularly from graduate and undergraduate students. Posters will be available for viewing beginning Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. If you wish to submit a poster for the Conference, please submit an Abstract/Summary as indicated and request the guidelines for poster preparation from Kathleen.A.Fagerstone@aphis.usda.gov.

 

Commercial Exhibits

Space is still available at the Conference site for exhibit of commercial products and services.  If you are a potential exhibitor, for information contact:

Dale L. Nolte

USDA-APHIS-Nat’l. Wildl. Res. Ctr.

9730-B Lathrop Industrial Dr. SW

Olympia, WA 98512

phone: (360) 956-3925

<Dale.L.Nolte@aphis.usda.gov>

 

 

Continuing Education Credits for Certified Wildlife Biologists (TWS) and for pesticide applicators, as well as for other professionals, will be available. Contact Jim Armstrong at armstjb@auburn.edu

For More Information

A pre-registration form, hotel reservation form, and general Conference information will be mailed by November 2002.

 

If you are not on our mailing list but would like to receive registration information and the preliminary program brochure, send your mailing address to:

Gary Witmer

USDA-APHIS-NWRC

4101 LaPorte Ave.

Fort Collins, CO 80521-2154

Phone: (970) 266-6095

<Gary.W.Witmer@aphis.usda.gov >

 

For additional Conference information, contact the Conference Co-Chairs:

Robert Timm <rmtimm@ucdavis.edu>

Kathleen Fagerstone Kathleen.A.Fagerstone@aphis.usda.gov

Hotel Registration:

Clarion Resort on the Lake in Hot Springs --The revised (lower) room rates for the conference will be: $59.95 single; $69.95 double. (by March 22).

1-800-432-5145

Other Area Hotels: Baymont Inns and Suites, Hampton Inn, Days Inn

Local Information:

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Arkansas

Woodland Gardens on the shores of Lake Hamilton

Transportation:

Airlines at Little Rock: American; Continental Express, Northwest, Soutwest, US Air Express

Airlines at Hot Springs: Mesa

Car Rental at Little Rock: AVIS, Budget, Hertz, National, Sears, Thrifty

Car Rental at Hot Springs: Hertz

Little Rock-Hot Springs Shuttle Service: Airport Shuttle Service (1-800-643-1505)--60 miles;$28/one-way

 

9th Proceedings Available

Copies of the Proceedings of the 9th Wildlife Damage Management Conference, held in October 2000 in State College, Pennsylvania are available at a cost of $15 per copy.  This 376-page publication contains some 45+ papers. 

 

Payment should be to:

“Wildlife Damage Mgmt. Working Group”

mailed to:

Gary Witmer, WDMWG Secretary/Treasurer

USDA-APHIS-NWRC

4101 LaPorte Ave.

Fort Collins, CO 80521-2154

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