Tue Feb 4
Wed Feb 5
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Plenary
Paradise A, B (open map)
James M. Guldin, Ph.D.
Center for Forest Restoration and Management, USDA Forest Service
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Plenary Panel Discussion: Adaptation and Evolution of Management Strategies for Wildlife, Soil, Water and Forest Resources in Missouri
Paradise A, B (open map)
Ask our experts about the past, present and future management of natural resources in Missouri and the Ozark region with regard to forests, soils, fisheries, and overall landscape management, whether it be about past exploitation, restoration, reclamation or adaptive management.
James M. Guldin, Ph.D.
Center for Forest Restoration and Management, USDA Forest Service
Jeff Boxrucker
Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership
John Kabrick
Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Available for purchase
Windgate Hall
Management Evaluation of White Bass Population Dynamics and Exploitation in a South Central Missouri Reservoir
Presenter: Joey Root
How does electrofishing power and environmental factors affect Smallmouth Bass catchability in mid-sized Ozark Rivers?
Presenter: Mike Thomas
Assessing Gizzard Shad Population Dynamics in the Upper Mississippi River
Presenter: Katelyn Bebee
Impacts of wastewater effluents on Ozark fish community structure
Presenter: Kelly Hoyer
Quantifying morphology of Cyprinella lutrensis x venusta hybrids in a Missouri reservoir
Presenter: Topher Hockaday
Application of a Traditional Fisheries Management Technique on a Newly Established Fish Species in North America
Presenter: Kim H. Hae
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Shortleaf Pine Silviculture
MOSAF sponsered workshop. Silvicultural secrets of shortleaf pine—for better or worse.