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