
19th STWC: Agenda
8:00 Coffee, pastries, registration
8:30 Welcome and Introduction - David Hewitt
8:40 Javelina Ecology and Management: A New Era of Research
Stephen Webb, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Texas A&M NRI
9:10 Genetics and Movement Dynamics of Mottled Ducks in South Texas
James Morel, Coastal Migratory Game Bird Specialist, Wildlife Division, TPWD
9:40 Break
10:00 Mountain Lion Ecology in the South Texas Borderlands
Lisanne Petracca, Ph.D., Research Scientist and Assistant Professor, CKWRI
10:15 Black Bears in the Borderlands - Research Updates along the US-Mexico Border
Caitlin Camp Pappas, Ph.D. Student in Black Bear Ecology, Borderlands Research Institute
10:30 Research Innovations in Quail Ecology and Management
Evan Tanner, Ph.D., Meadows Professor in Semiarid Land Ecology, CKWRI
11:05 Why Do Quail Appear to Disappear Every Fall?
Fidel Hernandez, Ph.D., Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Endowed Chair for Quail Research, CKWRI
11:15 Endangered Species & Private Lands Policy Example: East Foundation’s Safe Harbor Agreement for Ocelot Reintroduction
Lindsay Martinez, Research Program Coordinator, East Foundation
11:45 Lunch
12:45 Prescribed Fire: Answers to Common Questions and Mythbusting
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, Ph.D., Research Scientist and Professor, CKWRI
1:15 Brush Management in South Texas
Stacy L. Hines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Extension Rangeland Habitat Management Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
1:45 Break
2:15 Do Exotic Wildlife Have a Place in Texas?
Mark Mitchell, Natural Resource Specialist, Mason Mountain WMA, TPWD
2:45 Updates from East Foundation’s Bobwhite Harvest Research
Abe Woodard Ph.D., Range and Wildlife Scientist, East Foundation
3:15 Recent Advances in White-tailed Deer Research and Management
Michael Cherry, Ph.D., Stuart W. Stedman Chair for White-tailed Deer Research, CKWRI
3:45 Closing Remarks - David Veale
4:00 Adjourn
Note: Agenda subject to change