79th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

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79th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

8:00am EDT

Directors' Meeting & Offsite Retreat (Invitation Only) Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor) Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am EDT

W-01: Small Fishways II Workshop Hyannisport East (2nd floor)

9:00am EDT

W-03: Safety in the Field Workshop for Students and Early Career Professionals Centerville A Northeast Fisheries Administrators Association Meeting Barnstable II

12:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Set-up Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:00pm EDT

W-04: Habitat Restoration Field Trip to Frances Crane Wildlife Management Area Offsite 2024 Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association Annual Spring Meeting (Invitation Only) Barnstable I W-05: Implementing the Relevancy Roadmap Orleans B W-06: Wildlife Mortality Investigation Workshop Centerville A W-07: It's Time to Flip the Script on Conservation Messages Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor)

2:00pm EDT

Speaker Ready Room Office

4:00pm EDT

Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society - Executive Committee Meeting Barnstable III

5:00pm EDT

Student Meet & Greet Networking Social Mulligans Restaurant

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception Bass River (2nd floor)

8:00pm EDT

Social Outing: Smith Family Beer Garden or Flashback Restaurant & Arcade Offsite

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom Foyer Speaker Ready Room Office Exhibits Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am EDT

Plenary Session Grand Ballroom

12:00pm EDT

Attendee Lunch On Your Own On Own Directors' Lunch (Invitation Only) - Sponsored by Gordon-Darby Mulligans Restaurant Student & Professional Networking Lunch (Pre-registration required) Bass River (2nd floor)

1:00pm EDT

Resume Review for Students! Grand Ballroom Foyer 2024 Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association Annual Spring Meeting (Invitation Only) Barnstable I NEAFWA Legal Committee Meeting Barnstable II Directors Event: Collaboration with Conservation Partners (Invitation only) Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor)

1:20pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: U.S. and Northeastern Hunting and Fishing Participation Trends via R3 Dashboard Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Lisa Parks S-01: A Brief History of Fisheries Management and Current Status of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Maine Orleans AMerry Gallagher S-03: Steps Towards Coordinated, Regional Monitoring of Offshore Wind Impacts: Establishment of an environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling protocol to assess aquatic macrofauna in southern New England wind energy lease... Hyannisport West (2nd floor)John Logan S-08: Climate Adaptation for Northeastern Coastal Ecosystems Grand Ballroom IIToni Lyn Morelli WILDLIFE TRACK: Prioritizing Species on the USFWS National Listing Workplan for the Energy Sector Grand Ballroom IChristian Newman

1:40pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Modern Mentoring Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Ian Sypek S-01: Round Whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceaum) Conservation in New York’s Inland Waters: Two Decades of Lessons Learned Orleans ALisa Holst S-03: Ventless trap survey monitoring of an HVAC cable route in Rhode Island state waters Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Julia Livermore S-08: An assessment of salt marsh vulnerability & restoration potential in the Northeastern United States using physical and ecological indicators Grand Ballroom IIErin Peck WILDLIFE TRACK: The Importance of Patch Shape at Threshold Occupancy: Functional Patch Size Within Total Habitat Amount Grand Ballroom IJeff Keller

2:00pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Outdoors for All: Creating welcoming and inclusive outdoor programming for the LGBTQIA+ Community Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Emily McCabe S-01: Managing Lake Trout as a Tool for Lake Whitefish Restoration Orleans AJeremiah Wood S-03: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Fish Near Wind Turbines Using Underwater Video Cameras Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Keith Hankowsky S-08: An Assessment of Salt Marsh Vulnerability & Restoration Potential in the Northeastern U.S. Using Physical and Ecological Indicators Grand Ballroom IIJulie Walker WILDLIFE TRACK: Estimating coyote diet and predation on threatened shorebirds using DNA metabarcoding on the Cape Cod National Seashore Grand Ballroom ICarolyn Hanrahan Law Enforcement Track Presentations Centerville A

2:20pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Determining effective programmatic features and mapping women’s hunting and fishing groups to increase retention of women Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Shelby Isensee S-01: Does Spawning Habitat Limit Lake Ontario Cisco and Lake Whitefish Populations? Orleans ABrian Weidel S-03: Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Sofie Van Parijs S-08: Application of structured decision making to salt marsh management in northeast USA National Park Service lands Grand Ballroom IINeil Ganju WILDLIFE TRACK: Increasing Awareness About Shorebird Disturbance in Maine Through Volunteer Outreach Grand Ballroom IHelen Manning

2:40pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Is this working? Identifying evaluation metrics for R3 programs Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Astrid Huseby S-01: Management of Lake Whitefish in Maine’s West Grand Lake Orleans AJacob Scoville S-03: Implementing Motus Technology for Offshore Wind Monitoring Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Patrick Roberts S-08: Approaching coastal resilience through collaborative conservation of tidal marsh birds Grand Ballroom IIMo Correll WILDLIFE TRACK: Balancing Shorebird Conservation and Over-sand Vehicle Access: Investigating Two Initiatives on Marthas Vineyard, MA Grand Ballroom IShea Fee

3:00pm EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:20pm EDT

FISH TRACK: Comparing Juvenile River Herring Growth and Density in Freshwater Lakes and Associated Estuaries Orleans BJulian Burgoff Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Harnessing the Explosion in 35–44-Year-Old Participation Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Lisa Parks S-01: Status and History of Lake Whitefish in Sebago Lake, Maine Orleans ANicholas Kalejs S-03: Estimating the Economic Impact of Wind Farms on the Summer Flounder Fishery in Southern New England Using Precise and Coarse Fishery Data Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Meghna Marjadi S-04: Landscape-scale Population Trends in the Occurrence and Abundance of Wildlife Populations Using Long Term Camera-Trapping Data Centerville BJoshua Twining S-08: Organizing Coastal Ecology and Adaptation in the Northeast – Current and Future directions of the NECASC Grand Ballroom IIJamie Adkins WILDLIFE TRACK: Accommodating winter distribution contraction for declining migratory forest birds in conservation planning Grand Ballroom IRyan Brodie

3:40pm EDT

FISH TRACK: Investigating the host role of returning river herring for the freshwater mussels of the Connecticut River watershed Orleans BJackie Stephens Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Enhancing State Hunter R3 Initiatives: Insights from Maryland’s Annual Stakeholder Summits Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Victoria Vayer S-04: Estimating Moose Productivity from Trail Cameras and Hunter Sightings in Vermont Centerville BLaurence Clarfeld S-08: Evidence for climate adaptation and habitat restoration benefits from restoration of commercial cranberry bogs in southeastern Massachusetts coastal watersheds Grand Ballroom IISarah Klionsky WILDLIFE TRACK: If There’s a ‘Will, There’s a Way: Leveraging Autonomous Recording Units and Airborne LiDAR to Map Eastern Whip-poor-will Breeding Habitat Grand Ballroom IJeff Larkin S-01: Moderated Panel Discussion Orleans A

4:00pm EDT

FISH TRACK: The Effects of Road Salts on Vegetation Communities in a Large Freshwater Wetland in Southeastern Pennsylvania Orleans BBenjamin Langey Outreach & Education/R3 Track: The Public’s Perceived Importance and View of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Current MAFWA & SEAFWA Projects Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Lisa Parks S-04: Integrated spatial capture-recapture for estimating the abundance of low density and elusive species Centerville BHaley Turner S-08: Climate-Adaptive Population Supplementation: Harnessing strain diversity for stocking and planting practices Grand Ballroom IIAmy Teffer WILDLIFE TRACK: Highly Efficient Songbird surveys using Drones Grand Ballroom IAndrew Wilson

4:20pm EDT

FISH TRACK: Estimating stream flow using time-lapse imagery and machine learning with the ‘Flow Photos Explorer’ Orleans BBen Letcher Outreach & Education/R3 Track: NEAFWA Hunt for Good Regional Advertising Campaign Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Morgan Register S-04: Population and Habitat Inferences Change with Monitoring Metric: A case study with mesocarnivores Centerville BAndrew Butler S-08: Incorporating Ecological Data into the Design of a Wetland Restoration Project to Enhance Rare Species Habitat at Windswept Bog, Nantucket Island, MA Grand Ballroom IIKaren Beattie

4:40pm EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: The Wildlife Society’s (TWS) Out in the Field Initiative Increases Support and Visibility for LGBTQ+ Wildlife Professionals and Students Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Colleen Olfenbuttel (OiTF) S-04: Northeast Wildlife Monitoring Network (NEWMN): A unifying framework for regional collaboration using multiple camera trap methods Centerville BAlexej Siren S-08: Oyster Castle® Reefs Improve Salt Marsh Health, Coastal Resilience, and Response to Sea Level Rise Grand Ballroom IIJennifer Karberg

5:00pm EDT

S-04: Moderated Panel: Integration of Camera Trapping Methodology into Agency Decision Making Centerville B

5:30pm EDT

P-01: American Marten Occupancy and Activity Patterns at the Southern Extent of their Range in the Eastern United States OstervillePaul Hapeman P-02: Beyond Big Night: Using Citizen Science to See the Big Picture of Amphibian Movements on Roads OstervilleMarisa Monroe P-03: Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) habitat preferences in pine barrens, shrublands, and agricultural areas in New England OstervilleAlec Woolf P-04: Comparing Zooplankton Communities and Juvenile River Herring Diets in Littoral and Pelagic Habitats OstervilleMalvika Someshwar P-05: Developing a Protocol for Using Multispectral Drone Imagery to Study Salt Marsh Vegetation Health OstervilleMolly VanWieren P-06: Estimating Songbird Occupancy using Unoccupied Aircraft Systems OstervilleJake Stergio P-07: Evaluating factors contributing to loon egg hatching success in the Quabbin Reservoir (Massachusetts) OstervilleIsabella Ceresia P-08: Evaluation of a forest management prioritization model for Massachusetts OstervilleJohn McConald P-09: Examining the Relationship between Mercury Exposure and Infectious Disease Risk in Common Loons (Gavia immer) OstervilleEricka Griggs P-10: Extreme Weather Events and Impacts on Tern Fitness in the Gulf of Maine OstervilleMichael McCarty P-11: Funding Marine Mammal Work with Wildlife Restoration Dollars OstervilleJennifer Ryan P-12: Lake Whitefish Spawning habitat in Remote waters of Northern Maine: Are Egg Mats an Effective Means of Identifying Spawning Habitat? OstervilleDylan Whitaker P-13: Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Pen-Raised Mallard Cecal Virome Reveals Potential for Pathogen Introduction into Wild Flocks OstervilleSerguei Drovetski P-14: New Jersey Saltwater Fishing Explorer OstervillePatrick Woerner P-15: New Jersey Wildlife Management System OstervilleMolly VanWieren P-16: withdrawn Osterville P-17: Pre-Construction Monitoring of a Road Raising Project with Ecologically Sensitive Features in NYC OstervilleCarla Garcia P-18: Relationships Between Phenology and Fitness in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) in the Gulf of Maine OstervilleJamie Dinella P-19: Small mammal fecal pellets provide non-invasive species detections at Caswell Training Area, Maine OstervilleZach Olson P-20: Snapshot USA: An Annual Nationwide Mammal Survey OstervilleBrigit Rooney P-21: Species Responses to Visual and Olfactory Lures at Adirondack Camera Trap Stations OstervilleJennifer Grauer P-22: What’s in a name? How we define “urbanization” has strong implications for its effects on mammal abundance OstervilleMairi Poisson P-23: Winter Survival of Adult Female White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Maine OstervilleConnor White P-24: Restoring Ram Island and its Birds in a Changing Climate OstervilleLatice Fuentes Tradeshow & Poster Social Grand Ballroom Foyer & Osterville

6:00pm EDT

Women in Wildlife Conservation Network Social Bass River (2nd floor)

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom Foyer Speaker Ready Room Office Exhibits Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00am EDT

FISH TRACK: It's About Time: Seasonal eDNA Abundance Calibration for Anadromous River Herring (Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis) Orleans BJames Garner S-02: Symposium Introduction & Welcome Grand Ballroom II S-05: Effects of Aluminum on Crayfishes' Growth and Survival Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Paula Henry S-07: Working Together for the New England Cottontail Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Marianne Piché S-09: Landscape Scale At Risk Lepidopteran and Pollinator Habitat Conservation Science Centerville BSteve Fuller WILDLIFE TRACK: Long-term research on phenological mismatch between pond-breeding amphibians and pond-adjacent woody plants: Engaging undergraduates and non-academics in multisite, large-scale ecological resear... Grand Ballroom IThilina Surasinghe NECLECA Business Meeting Centerville A NEAFWA R3 Committee Meeting Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor)

8:20am EDT

FISH TRACK: Monitoring of the Massachusetts Biomedical Horseshoe Crab Fishery Orleans BDerek Perry S-02: Rethinking How We Develop and Use Conservation Designs and Plans at Scale Grand Ballroom IIBill Labich S-05: PFAS in Fish: Spatial and Temporal Variation, Tissue Distribution and Association with Adverse Effects Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Vicki Blazer S-06: Land Conservation and Restoration Opportunities on a Former Golf Course Orleans AKate Bentsen S-07: CANCELLED: Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge: Building Momentum for Land Protection Hyannisport East (2nd floor) S-09: Montane Central Appalachian Forests Provide Refuge for the Critically Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) Centerville BKyle Price WILDLIFE TRACK: Migration Ecology of Juvenile Whimbrel in the Western Atlantic Flyway Grand Ballroom ILiana DiNunzio

8:40am EDT

FISH TRACK: Massachusetts Horseshoe Crab Spawning Beach Survey Orleans BLaura Tomlinson S-02: Identifying and Assessing Climate-Resilient Lands and Waters across the Northeast Grand Ballroom IIArlene Olivero S-05: Temporal Analysis of Water Chemistry and Smallmouth Bass Health at Two Sites with Divergent Land Use in the Susquehanna River Watershed, Pennsylvania Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Heather Walsh S-06: Assessing Freshwater Mussel Density and Habitat Responses to Dam Removal in a Small Massachusetts Stream Orleans AJason Carmignani S-07: Preventing Bird Drownings at the Mashpee Fish Ladder Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Nimish Vyas S-09: OPEN Centerville B WILDLIFE TRACK: Making Wetlands from Cranberries: Collaborative Resilient Restoration Projects in Massachusetts Grand Ballroom IWilliam Giuliano

9:00am EDT

FISH TRACK: Population Dynamics and Biology of the Daubed Shanny (Lumpenus maculatus) in the Gulf of Maine Orleans BGary Nelson S-02: Keys to Northeast Regional Conservation: Harnessing Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) Data to Inform Conservation Planning Grand Ballroom IIMelissa Starking S-05: Infectious Disease Threats to Freshwater Mussels - Working with the Unknown Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Jordan Richard S-06: Restoration on the Muddy River, Boston, MA Orleans ALisa Kumpf S-07: Southern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Restoration - America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Daniel Bove S-09: Habitat Selection of Native Bees in National Wildlife Refuges Across the Northeastern United States Centerville BRachel Kelty WILDLIFE TRACK: Maryland Landowner Perspectives: An Assessment of Interest, Implementation, and Barriers of Wildlife Management Practices. Grand Ballroom IAshley Knoch

9:20am EDT

FISH TRACK: Investigating annual growth changes of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in Chesapeake Bay Orleans BChristy Draghetti S-02: Regional Conservation Planning Tools Grand Ballroom IIBrian Hess S-05: Assessing Disease Risk to the Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) by Ranavirus and the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (BD) Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Reed Scott S-06: So, You Have Dams Orleans ACaleb Slater S-07: Conservation through Cooperation: The Value of Conservation Partnerships for the Recovery of At Risk Wildlife on Private Lands Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Jeff Larkin S-09: Peak Partnerships: Interagency Collaboration for the Conservation of a Rare Montane Pollinator Centerville BHeather Siart WILDLIFE TRACK: Micro Habitat Restoration Projects; Creating Connective Communities Grand Ballroom IRich Couse

9:40am EDT

FISH TRACK: Unwrapping the Natal Origins of Coastal Striped Bass Orleans BBen Gahagan S-02: Connecting and coordinating conservation action at a regional scale: the Midwest Conservation Blueprint as a case study Grand Ballroom IIAlexander (Alex) Wright S-05: Exploring PFAS Concentrations, Exposure Routes and Trophic Transfer in Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in an Impacted Area of Maine Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Dianne Kopec S-06: Bay of Fundy Aquatic Connectivity Project Orleans ASteven Poulos S-07: NE Regional Wildland Fire Cohesive Strategy: A Forum to exchange ideas, encourage collaboration, and develop mutually beneficial strategies and solutions Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Caren Caljouw S-09: Contributions of Pitch Pine-scrub Oak Barrens Habitat and Management to Native Bee Diversity of a Forested Landscape Centerville BMichael Cunningham-Minnick WILDLIFE TRACK: A Meta-analysis of Edge Effects on Nesting Success in Forest and Shrubland Birds of Eastern North America Grand Ballroom IMichael Akresh

10:00am EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:20am EDT

FISH TRACK: Evaluating the conservation benefit of circle hooks for the Atlantic striped bass recreational fishery Orleans BMicah Dean S-02: Coordinating landscape-scale restoration and monitoring to support the at-risk Saltmarsh Sparrow Grand Ballroom IIMo Correll S-05: Does the Presence of a Pathogen Result in Unhealthiness? Epidemiology of Common Pathogens Identified in North American Turtles and Relationships to Health, Conservation, and Confiscations Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Matt Allender S-06: Beyond Temperature-only Coldwater Climate Refugia: integrating models for streamflow and temperature into assessments for coldwater streams to better support resource management decisions Orleans AJenn Fair S-07: Building a Prescribed Fire Program Through Partnership Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Alex Entrup S-09: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Pollinator Conservation Centerville BMara Koenig WILDLIFE TRACK: The Cape Cod Oral Rabies Vaccination Program: A 30th Anniversary Update Grand Ballroom IBrian Bjorklund

10:40am EDT

FISH TRACK: Determination of Hatch Dates of Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) Caught in Boston Harbor Orleans BKara Duprey S-02: Vermont Conservation Design: a vision and framework to sustain ecological function Grand Ballroom IIRosalind Renfrew S-05: Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) as a Conservation Threat to Snake Species in the Northeastern United States Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Ellen Haynes S-06: One Shell of a Home: Habitat Suitability for Yellow Lampmussel Orleans AJillian Fedarick S-07: The Sandplain Grassland Network: A partnership of managers and scientists to enhance biodiversity conservation in sandplain grasslands and associated habitats Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Sarah Bois S-09: Patch Management to Restore Pollinator Populations Within a Constrained Pine Barrens Landscape Centerville BJacob McCumber WILDLIFE TRACK: Serosurveillance for H5N1-subtype influenza A virus in hunting dogs Grand Ballroom IJustin Brown

11:00am EDT

FISH TRACK: Monitoring and understanding seasonal hypoxia in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts: collaborative research efforts elucidate effects of a changing climate Orleans BTracy Pugh S-02: BioMap: High-impact, Multi-scale Conservation in Massachusetts Grand Ballroom IIEve Schlüter S-05: Malaria as an Emerging Disease Threat to Northeastern Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Concern Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Ellen Martinsen S-06: Supporting Decision Makers in Identifying Suitable Release Sites for Hatchery-reared Freshwater Mussels in the Delaware River Basin Orleans AChristine Dumoulin S-07: Partnerships in Land Protection and Habitat Management in the Myles Standish Complex Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Jesse Leddick S-09: Comprehensive U.S. At-Risk Butterfly Conservation and Recovery Efforts Centerville BJaret Daniels WILDLIFE TRACK: Estimating coyote abundance in Cape Cod National Seashore using noninvasive genetic sampling and pedigree reconstruction Grand Ballroom IKoryna Boudinot

11:20am EDT

FISH TRACK: Utility of Artificial Reefs in Massachusetts: Management Implications and Lessons Learned from Ten Years of Deployments and Monitoring of Artificial Reefs in Coastal Waters off Cape Cod Orleans BMark Rousseau S-02: A Brief Review of Landscape Conservation Tools in NJ Grand Ballroom IIPatrick Woerner S-05: Environmental Contaminants in Waterfowl in the Northeast Flyway Hyannisport West (2nd floor)David Dayan S-06: Analysis of Freshwater Fish Assemblages to Advance Biodiversity Conservation in Massachusetts Orleans ABecca Quiñones S-07: Challenges of Land Acquisition and Habitat Management for Declining Grassland Birds Across Different Ownerships at the Southwick WMA in Massachusetts Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Benjamin Mazzei S-09: Assessment of the Range-wide Status and Genomic Structure of the Appalachian Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae wyandot) Centerville BNimish Vyas • Aaron Aunins WILDLIFE TRACK: Introduction to New England Wildlife Centers’ Oiled Wildlife Response Training Program Grand Ballroom IPriya Patel

11:40am EDT

S-02: Moderated Panel Discussion Grand Ballroom II S-05: Climate and Landscape Drivers of West Nile virus seroprevalence in Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) in the Eastern and Upper Midwestern USA Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Melanie Kunkel S-06: Can Management Alleviate Impacts of Climate Change to Support Freshwater Fish and Mussel Biodiversity? Orleans AJennifer Rogers S-07: Landscape Scale Habitat Restoration Within a Flood Control Environment: A Critical Partnership Between MassWildlife and the US Army Corp of Engineers Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Tom Wansleben WILDLIFE TRACK: Food Habits of River Otters (Lontra canadensis) in West Virginia, with Emphasis on Assessing Predation on Gamefish Grand Ballroom IBradley Blake

12:00pm EDT

Attendee Lunch on your own On Own Directors' Lunch (Invitation Only) Mulligans Restaurant Resume Review for Students! Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:00pm EDT

Directors' Business Meeting Bass River (2nd floor)

1:20pm EDT

S-05: Recent Effects of West Nile Virus on Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Populations Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Brock Geary S-06: Conserving Climate-Resilient Freshwater Ecosystems in the Northeast Orleans AArlene Olivero S-07: Restoration Without Borders: A Case Study from the Great Marsh Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Nancy Pau S-10: Understanding Mechanisms for Brook Trout Persistence in Warming Streams: what stream temperatures do fish actually experience? Orleans BMatt O'Donnell S-11: Shorebird Conservation in the Northeast: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Priorities and Updates Centerville B WILDLIFE TRACK: Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in third eyelids from white-tailed deer using RT-QuIC Grand Ballroom IJennifer Høy-Petersen

1:40pm EDT

S-05: Understanding the Distribution of Cryptic Cervid Pathogens in the Northeastern US Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Lauren Berkley S-06: Resilient River Explorer Orleans AErik Martin S-07: Partnering for Impact in the Connecticut River Watershed Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Markelle Smith S-10: Understanding Mechanisms for Brook Trout Persistence in Warming Streams: relating thermal experience to thermal biology Orleans BAmy Regish S-11: Navigating the Human Disturbance Reduction Toolkit and a Case Study: Implementing value-based messaging at a high visitation site in MA Centerville BSami Livingston WILDLIFE TRACK: Understanding Disease Demographics of CWD – Lessons Learned from Ten Years of CWD Surveillance in Pennsylvania. Grand Ballroom ISabrina Greening

2:00pm EDT

S-05: Molecular Surveillance for Gastrointestinal Parasites in Hunting Dogs and Wild Canids from Pennsylvania and Washington State Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Justin Brown S-06: A GIS-based Hydraulic Modeling Tool for Stream Crossing Replacement Projects in Massachusetts Orleans AMeghan McCallister S-10: Development of an Aquatic Invasive Species Program in the Face of Increasing Threats to Fisheries in Maine Orleans BDakota Stankowski S-11: Partners Collaborate to Protect Exceptional Shorebird Habitat in New Jersey Centerville BTodd Pover WILDLIFE TRACK: The potential for digital pathology and image analysis to improve detection of the chronic wasting disease prion in white-tailed deer Grand Ballroom IKevin Niedringhaus S-07: Panel Discussion: Key Strategies for Successful Landscape Conservation Partnerships Hyannisport East (2nd floor)

2:20pm EDT

S-05: Investigating the Impact of Pathogens and Toxicants on Eastern United States Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Populations Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Christopher Cleveland S-06: Using a Social-Ecological Framework to Support Decisions Regarding Agricultural Best Management Practices Orleans AJoshua Mouser S-10: Scanning the Horizon for Future Aquatic Invasive Species Concerns in the Northeast Orleans BHeidi Himes S-11: Maine’s Three-pronged Approach to Nesting Shorebird Conservation and Management Centerville BHelen Manning WILDLIFE TRACK: Interactive effects of deer and beech bark disease on ground-layer plant diversity in a northern hardwood forest. Grand Ballroom IKatelyn Wehr

2:40pm EDT

S-05: The Current Status of White-nose Syndrome Response and Management in the Northeast Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Christina Kocer S-06: Urban Streams: To Avoid or To Embrace? Orleans AAllison Roy S-11: Reaching Diverse Audiences: Outreach Efforts and Initiatives Centerville BLyra Brennan WILDLIFE TRACK: Wildlife scavengers of deer in New York: An assessment of vulnerability to lead toxicosis and utility as bioindicators of ammunition-derived lead Grand Ballroom IAndreas Eleftheriou

3:00pm EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:20pm EDT

S-05: Developing an Integrated Wildlife Health Program in Massachusetts Through a Regional Collaborative Approach Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Martin Feehan S-10: Maine's Baitfish Industry: Inferences from Long-term Data Orleans BJerrod Parker S-11: An Integrated Approach to Predator Management for Shorebird Protection Centerville BJustin Willey S-12: Conserving a Resilient and Connected Berkshire Wildlife Linkage Orleans ALaura Marx S-13: Does Climate-integrated Stock Assessment Improve Management? An American plaice example Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Amanda Hart

3:40pm EDT

S-10: Determining Angler Use in Remote Pond Fisheries: Can Simple Trail Cameras Help Make Better Management Decisions? Orleans BTyler Grant S-11: Incorporating 38 years of Piping Plover Productivity Data into Management Decisions at Crane Beach, in Ipswich Massachusetts. Centerville BJeffrey Denoncour S-12 Partnering for the Commonwealth: Incorporating Natural Resource Priorities into Transportation Planning for a Resilient Landscape Orleans ADavid Paulson S-13: Diversity in Spawning and Migration: Implications for Winter Flounder Stock Structure Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Tara Dolan S-05: Panel Discussion: Health Threats to Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Northeast Hyannisport West (2nd floor)

4:00pm EDT

S-10: Increasing Social Concerns and Pressures Fuel a Community-supported, Multi-partner Telemetry Study with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Orleans BElizabeth Latti S-11: Increasing Effectiveness of Shorebird Predation Management through Informed Camera-Based Monitoring Centerville BBrooke Maslo S-12: The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for Conserving and Restoring Landscape Connectivity: the Vermont Experience Orleans AJohn Austin S-13: A Multi-Method Approach for Assessing Current Reproductive Behavior of Winter Flounder Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Katrina Zarrella Smith NECIA Business Meeting Barnstable I

4:20pm EDT

S-11: Habitat Use and Flight Pathways of Arctic-breeding Shorebirds in New England Centerville BRebeca Linhart S-12: The Time for Transboundary Landscape Connectivity Conservation is Now Orleans APhil Huffman S-13: Using Next-Gen Sequencing to Identify Tuna Species and Assess Population Structuring in the Equatorial Pacific Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Jacob Jaskiel S-05: Open for Discussion Hyannisport West (2nd floor)

4:40pm EDT

S-11: Working Together to Beneficially Identify Opportunities for Coastal Habitat Restoration Centerville BMike Molnar S-13: A 5-year Survey of Juvenile American Shad in the Connecticut River Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Steven Mattocks

5:00pm EDT

S-11: Moderated Discussion & Q&A Shorebird Conservation Centerville BNoah Kahn Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society - Annual Spring Meeting Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor)

6:00pm EDT

Award Ceremony & Dinner - Sponsored by Aspira Grand Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

Social Outing: emBargo Restaurant Offsite

7:00am EDT

Attendee Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Increasing Public Relevancy – Current Sportfishing, Hunting, and Recreational Shooting State, Regional, and National Economic Impacts Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Lisa Parks S-14: National Fish Habitat Partnership Overview Centerville ATimothy Schaeffer S-15: Efficacy of Non-lead Ammunition Distribution Programs to Offset Fatalities of Golden Eagles in Montana and Wyoming Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Vincent Slabe S-16: Reflections on a Decade of Integrating Climate Change into State Wildlife Action Planning in the Northeast Orleans AMichelle Staudinger S-17: Rapid Molecular Species Identification of Vector Specimens: A Mosquito Case Study Orleans BTom Rounsville WILDLIFE TRACK: Assessing the ability of saltmarsh prioritization tools to predict critical habitat for tidal marsh birds. Centerville BGrace McCulloch

8:20am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Increasing Agency Relevancy Through Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Outreach Program Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Jordan Sanford S-14: The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership – Making the Connection Centerville ASimen Kaalstad S-15: Minimizing risks to wildlife and people from lead hunting ammunition in New York: a collaborative approach Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Kevin Hynes S-16: Climate Change Information for Wildlife Action Plans in the Northeast United States Orleans AAmbarish Karmalkar S-17: 18S rDNA as A Diagnostic Target for Babesia microti? A Case Study Using Maine Ticks. Orleans BAnn Bryant WILDLIFE TRACK: From Shelves to Shovels - Public Accessibility and Engagement with State Wildlife Action Plans Centerville BChet Van Dellen

8:40am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Absolutely Everything I’ve Learned from Writing a Kids’ Magazine Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Mary Gannon S-14: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Centerville ALori Maloney S-15: Non-Lead Ammunition Program and California Condor Recovery in Arizona Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Erin Brown S-16: Climate Change Threats on the 2023 Northeast Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need Orleans AMelissa Starking S-17: Analysis of ecological range shift between two Peromyscus species and implications for human health. Orleans BJohn Nugent WILDLIFE TRACK: Massachusetts’ State Wildlife Transportation Action Plan (SWTAP) Centerville BSarah Barnum

9:00am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Lights, camera, turtles! Partnering with Jeff Corwin to raise awareness about illegal turtle trade Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Leah Riley • Mason Wheatley S-14: Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Centerville ALisa Hollingsworth-Segedy S-15: Non-lead Ammunition for Eagle Conservation in New York Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Matthew Palumbo S-16: A Review of the Northeastern Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Needs’ Biological Responses to Climate Change to Support the 2025 Revisions of the State Wildlife Action Plans Orleans AKevin Burgio S-17: Tick-borne Pathogen Rates and Density of Black-legged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Nymphs and Adults in four Pennsylvania Counties and across 36 Sites. Orleans BMatthew Williams WILDLIFE TRACK: A Large-Scale Assessment of the Dynamic Forest Management Concept Centerville BCameron Fiss Conference DeBrief Meeting Barnstable III

9:20am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Social Media Strategies to Engage New Audiences Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Emily McCabe S-14: Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership Centerville ABen Page S-15: Non-lead and Northeast National Wildlife Refuges: A Conversation for Conservation Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Marcia Pradines S-16: Vulnerability of Northeastern U.S. Species of Greatest Conservation Need to Climate Change Orleans AHanusia Higgins S-17: Accuracy of Field Morphological Identification of Peromyscus species and Tickborne Pathogen Prevalence in Pennsylvania. Orleans BSarah Schwartz WILDLIFE TRACK: NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife: delivering conservation science on private land in the Appalachian Conservation Region Centerville BKristin Fuoco

9:40am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Analyzing the Effectiveness of Informational Kiosk Signage at Recreational Properties in New York State Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Emma Antolos S-14: NFHP Symposium Wrap-Up Discussion Centerville AJason Olive S-15: Hunter Perceptions of Nonlead Ammunition: A Social Science Perspective Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Andrew Don Carlos S-16: A Review of Adaptation Strategies and Actions in the Northeast United States to Support the 2025 Revisions of the State Wildlife Action Plans Orleans AAlice Lubeck S-17: Environmental influences on tickborne pathogen prevalence and population dynamics of Peromyscus leucopus in Pennsylvania Orleans BMichael Rowley WILDLIFE TRACK: Scale sensitivity of two habitat generalists with applications Centerville BMatt Roos

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break Grand Ballroom Foyer Northeast Fish and Wildlife Health Professionals Meeting Cape Cod Meeting Room (2nd floor)

10:20am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: The NWTF's BIG6 of Conservation Education & Outreach Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Morgan Register S-15: Industry perspective on the availability & use of non-traditional ammunition Hyannisport West (2nd floor)John McNamara S-16: Climate Adaptation Case Studies in the Northeast Orleans AHanusia Higgins S-17: Opportunistic Tickborne Disease Testing of Eastern Pennsylvania Small Mammals Orleans BElizabeth Signore WILDLIFE TRACK: Trail cameras, GoPros, and their capacities in Common and Roseate Tern chick provisioning monitoring Centerville BSarah Guitart

10:30am EDT

Whale walk on Sandy Neck Beach Offsite

10:40am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Kansas Range Demand and Placement Study Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Lisa Parks S-15: Lead-Free Hunting on Private Land: A Case Study from Montana Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Mike McTee S-16: Working with the Sovereign Nations of Virginia as the Water Rises Orleans AJeffrey Trollinger S-17: Moose’n around with ticks in New England Orleans BJuliana Berube WILDLIFE TRACK: Impacts of Beech Mast, Forest Structure, and Weather on Small Mammal Communities Centerville BJoshua Willems

11:00am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Feasibility of Wildlife Immersion Experiences for Veterans with PTSD Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Donna Perry S-15: NEAFWA Non-lead Hunting Agency Outreach Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Leland Brown S-16: A Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Coastal Properties Orleans AJeffrey Trollinger S-17: Blacklegged tick infection dynamics in northern Vermont Orleans BSamuel Cranston WILDLIFE TRACK: Using eBird to meet information needs for SWAP updates Centerville BViviana Ruiz-Gutierrez

11:20am EDT

Outreach & Education/R3 Track: Wildlife and Wellbeing: Preliminary Efficacy of Wildlife Immersion Experiences for Veterans with PTSD Hyannisport East (2nd floor)Donna Perry S-17: Tyvek and Duct Tape and Ticks…Oh My! Orleans BNicolette Albanese WILDLIFE TRACK: Using passive acoustic monitoring to supplement current management practices of anurans Centerville BCallyan Lacio S-15: Roundtable Discussion on Addressing Barriers to Use of Non Lead Ammunition for Hunting Hyannisport West (2nd floor)Stacey Lowe S-16: Moderated Panel Discussion Orleans A

11:40am EDT

WILDLIFE TRACK: Why did the Black Racer Cross the Road? Habitat Connectivity for a Declining Species Centerville BLiz Olson