18th STWC: Agenda

Morning Moderator: David Veale, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

7:30 – 8:30 AM      Coffee, pastries, Registration

8:30 – 8:40 AM      Welcome and Introduction
                               David Hewitt, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

8:40 – 9:00 AM      Changing Demographics of South Texas Landowners
                               Roel Lopez, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute

9:00 – 9:30 AM      Increasing Fragmentation of Properties: Tools for Changing Landscapes and Demographics
                               Meagan Lesak, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

BREAK (30 min)

10:00 – 10:30 AM   Relevance and Consequences of Yesterday’s Management Techniques
                               Fidel Hernández, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

10:30 – 11:00 AM   Traditional Ag Management versus Wildlife/Holistic Management
                               Eric Grahmann, 2022 Land Steward Award Recipient

11:00 – 11:30 AM   Integrating Brush Management and Cattle Grazing on the Coastal Prairie 
                               Tim Anderson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

LUNCH BREAK (1 hr)

Afternoon Moderator: Whitney Gann, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

12:30 – 1:00 PM     Research and New Concepts in White-Tailed Deer Management
                                Charlie DeYoung, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

1:00 – 1:30 PM      Growing Interest in Diversity and Nongame Management
                               Trey Barron, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

BREAK (30 min)

2:00 – 2:30 PM      How New Research Drives Quail Management in South Texas
                               Lenny Brennan, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

2:30 – 3:00 PM      An Overview of Carbon Credits
                               Jim Blackburn, BCarbon

3:00 – 3:30 PM      Solar Energy and the Future of Wildlife Management
                               Tony Falk, Texas Natives Seeds, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

3:30 – 4:00 PM      Closing Remarks: Tying it All Together

                               David Forrester – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

ADJOURN