New York Chapter of
The Wildlife Society

Day 1: Wednesday, March 1st
 
 7:30 am     Registration/Breakfast
 8:30 am     Welcome – Dave MacDougall, President
 8:45 am     Exploring Scale Sensitivity of White-tailed Deer Through Spatial Point Pattern Analysis

                    Jacob Dillon, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
 9:15 am     Applications of a Geospatial Model of Biodiversity for New York State Lands
                    Dr. John Davis, University at Albany

 9:45 am     Break

 10:15 am   Public Trust and Good Governance: The Evolution of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

                          Mike Schiavone, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 10:45 am   Assessing river otter occupancy in New York State utilizing camera trapping and floating platforms                                                       Kelly Powers, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 

 11:15 am   Marten research                   

                           Paul Jensen, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 11:45 am    Poster review/Exhibitors
 12:00 pm   Lunch

 1:30 pm     Using “FragPatch” to Delineate Urban Deer Habitat Patch Networks in Syracuse, New York
                    Chelby Kilheffer, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 
 2:00 pm     Browse based carrying capacity for moose in the Adirondack Park                   

                           Samuel Peterson, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 

 2:30 pm     Break
 3:00 pm     Automated classification of digital trail camera images for wildlife conservation studies
                    Brannon Barr, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 
 3:30 pm     Poster review/Exhibitors

 3:50 pm     Keynote Speaker: The role of the modern zoo in conservation and wildlife education: A unique model for high school

                    students at the Trevor Zoo

                          Dr. Alan Tousignant , Director, Trevor Zoo at Millbrook School

 4:50 pm     Quiz Bowl

 6:00 pm     Dinner

 7:00 pm     Business Meeting/Posters/Student-Professional Mixer
 6 - 9 pm     Cash Bar Available
 
Day 2: Thursday, March 2nd
 
 7:45 am     Breakfast/Registration
 8:25 am     Good Morning and Housekeeping
 8:30 am     Solar and Wildlife

                          Jennifer Higbie, Brookhaven National Laboratory

 9:00 am    Attempts of Good Governance: Case Studies from the NY Deer Management Program

                         Jeremy Hurst, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 9:30 am     Break, Poster Review

 10:00 am   River Otter research

                          Stacy Preusser, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 10:30 am   Citizen science in wildlife management

                          Cat Sun, Cornell University

 11:00 am   New England Cottontail

                         Elaina Burns, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 10:00 am   Spruce Grouse Reintroduction

                          Angelena Ross, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 12:00 pm   Lunch

 1:00 pm     Awards/Raffle Drawing/Goodbye