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To return to the Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference website, go to: http://www.neafwa.org/conference.html. The following schedule and room names are subject to change (as of April 3, 2017). Please check back for updates. Session titles marked with an asterisk (*) have student presenters.

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7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors - Sponsored by TriTech Software Systems Hampton I-IV Directors' Breakfast (invitation only) - Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation James I-III (4th floor) Conference Registration Desk Open Hampton Foyer Exhibits Open Hampton I-IV Speaker Preparation Room Jefferson

8:00am EDT

Plenary Session and Awards Presentation Hampton Ballroom (V - VIII)

10:30am EDT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Hampton I-IV

12:00pm EDT

Directors' Lunch (invitation only) - Sponsored by Archery Trade Association James I-III (4th floor) Lunch on your own N/A Take a Student to Lunch! Offsite

1:00pm EDT

Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association Meeting Norfolk I

1:40pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Overview of the NEAFWA Regional Conservation Needs Program Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Introduction to the New Guidelines for Fish Health Management in the Northeast Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Immediate and Transient Alteration in Brain Function Induced by Firearm Recoil Marriott Ballroom IV Technical Presentation. Bat to the Future: The Sequel Hampton V Technical Presentation. The Role of Hunters and Trappers in Citizen-Science Initiatives Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. The World's Largest and Most Detailed Digital Aerial Surveys of Offshore Wildlife: Highlights of Findings Hampton VI Technical Presentation. Working with Your State Department of Education Marriott Ballroom I-III Overview of Symposium 1: Creating Conservation Success at the Landscape Level Hampton VII Overview of Symposium 2: Implementation and Case Studies of the New Guidelines for Fish Health Management in the Northeast Marriott Ballroom V-VII

2:00pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Tools for Regional Conservation Planning Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. New Hampshire’s Fish Importation Regulations: Past, Present and Future Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Assessing Fishery Benefits of Restored Oyster Reefs Hampton VI Technical Presentation. Dynamic Landscapes: Change Detection of Ephemeral Habitats for the Endangered Indiana Bat in the Mid-Atlantic Hampton V Technical Presentation. EMammal: A Shared Metadata and Image Repository for Wildlife Images Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. Engaging Volunteers in Successful Habitat Projects Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Presentation. Bridging the Gap Between Oyster Sustainability and Policing Marriott Ballroom IV

2:20pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Identifying and Leveraging Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. The US Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Wild Fish Health Survey and Database – Practical Applications for Fisheries Management Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Effectiveness of a Bycatch Avoidance Program Based on Real-Time Communication in the US Sea Scallop Fishery Hampton VI Technical Presentation. A Hidden Opportunity: The Importance of Engaging Family Woodland Owners in Wildlife Habitat Improvements Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Presentation. The Rhode Island Bird Atlas 2.0: A Year-round Perspective Hampton VIII

2:40pm EDT

Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Disinfecting Fish Eggs, “One Ounce of Iodine is Worth a Pound of Cure” Marriott Ballroom V-VII Refreshment Break with Exhibitors - Sponsored by National Rifle Association Hampton I-IV

3:20pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Listing Not Warranted - Regional Conservation Actions Precluding Listing Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Biosecurity in Aquaculture Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing for Noninvasive Hair Snare Surveys Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. Innovative Partnerships for Land Protection in the Chesapeake Bay: A Partnership Between the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Presentation. Investigating the Utility of Inshore Trawl Surveys for Developing Black Sea Bass Abundance Indices Hampton VI Technical Presentation. Patuxent Waters Conservation Area Landscape Conservation Design Hampton V Technical Presentation. Best Practices in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Enforcement Marriott Ballroom IV

3:40pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Don’t Stop Swimming – Regional Aquatic Connectivity Tool Guiding Habitat Restoration Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Biosecurity in Aquaculture: Infrastructure Options Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Retention of Expandable Collars on Male White-tailed Deer Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. Anglers Opinions of a Recreational Reporting Program, with a Focus on Virginia's Recreational Cobia Fishery Hampton VI Technical Presentation. Plovers Don't Taste Like Chicken! A Coordinated Approach to Build Support for Plover Conservation Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Presentation. Strategies for Slowing or Reversing the Decline in the Northern Population of the Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Hampton V

4:00pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. Focus Efforts Here – Regional Habitat Restoration Priorities Targeted for Brook Floater Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Fish Transfers: Utilizing a Risk Assessment Tool and Pathogen-Based Hatchery Classification System to Assess Risk Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *20 Years of the Modern Vaginal Implant Transmitter: Then and Now Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. Continuing a 40-year legacy: Maintaining Virginia's Artificial Reef Program Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Presentation. The Loggerhead Shrike Working Group: Shrike Conservation in the Northeast and Beyond Hampton V Technical Presentation. Integration and Utilization of Law Enforcement in Developing a Customer-Based Licensing and Business Solution Marriott Ballroom IV Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter SM4 Workshop James I-III (4th floor)

4:20pm EDT

Symposium 1 Technical Presentation. The More We Know – Regionally-coordinated survey and monitoring protocols Hampton VII Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Application of Fish Health Guidelines for Disease Remediation in an Aquaculture Facility Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. American Black Duck Decision Support Tool Model for Prioritization of Habitat Conservation Hampton V Technical Presentation. Establishing a Baseline Assessment of Aquatic Communities and Seasonal Water Quality Patterns in a Highly Urbanized Waterfront Through Partnerships and Citizen Science Marriott Ballroom I-III Technical Session. The Importance of Evaluating GPS Telemetry Collar Performance in Monitoring Reintroduced Elk Populations Hampton VIII

4:40pm EDT

Symposium 2 Technical Presentation. Panel discussion: Progress on Implementing the New Fish Health Guidelines in Northeast States Marriott Ballroom V-VII Technical Presentation. *Talking Croc: American Crocodile Bioacoustics in Belize Hampton VIII Technical Presentation. *Wintering American Black Duck Habitat Use of Created and Natural Wetlands in the Appalachian Plateau Hampton V Technical Presentation. International Year of the Salmon 2019 - Connect, Promote, Share Marriott Ballroom I-III NECLECA Chief’s Meeting Marriott Ballroom IV

5:00pm EDT

Poster Viewing & Reception with Exhibitors Hampton I-IV & Presidential Foyer TWS Northeast Section General Meeting and Reception Hampton VIII Poster Presentation. *Analyzing Brown Trout Movement Data Using ArcGIS Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Assessing the Consequence of Invasive Phragmites Australis on Dabbling Duck Energetics Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Back Bay Parasitological Survey Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Differential Responses of Pool and Riffle Community Composition and Ecosystem Function to Urbanization in Central Maine Streams Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Do Insulating Characteristics of Feathers Vary Among Color Phases in Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)? Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Effects of Geese and Caribou on Nutrient and Carbon Inputs to Arctic Lakes in Southwest Greenland Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Evaluating the Social Effects of Communicating Property-Level Biological Data to Private Land Conservation Program Participants Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Influence of Introgressive Hybridization on Morphology and Color of Coyotes, Canis latrans in Pennsylvania Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Linking Patterns in Endocrine-disrupting Compounds to Storm Discharge and YOY SMB Health in the Upper Juniata River Watershed Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Mapping Winter Waterfowl Within the Delmarva Peninsula Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Multivariate Analysis of Blue Catfish Diet in the Chesapeake Bay Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Overwintering Site Fidelity of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) Within a Pine Barrens Habitat Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Temporal Avoidance and Activity Shifts of Sympatric Mesocarnivores in the Central Appalachians Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *The Effect of Soil Conductivity on Nest Site Selection in Northern Diamondback Terrapins Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *The Hydrology and Invertebrate Communities in Riverine Rock Pools Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *The Socioecology of Chimney Swifts in Springfield MA Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Twenty-five Years of Allegheny Woodrat Population and Oak-Mast Surveys Across Western Maryland Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Using Manager Input to Create Even Better Management Practice Documents: Human Disturbance of Shorebirds Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. *Wintering Avian Community Structure on West Virginia Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Wetlands Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Analysis of County-Level Social Impacts of Elk Restorations in the Eastern United States Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Coastal Habitat Restoration on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Comparison of Three Treatment Methods for the Control of Rhamnus cathartica (Common Buckthorn) Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Constructing Oyster Castle Reefs for Increased Resilience at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Diversity and Dilution: The Impact of Medium-sized Mammal Diversity on Borrelia burgdorferi Prevalence in Fragmented and Unfragmented Habitats in Connecticut, USA Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Impacts of Light on Survival of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Eggs Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Longleaf Pine Understory Development in Southeastern Virginia Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Monitoring and Management of Piping Plovers (Charadius melodus) on the Assawoman Island Unit of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Prioritizing Road-stream Crossing Replacements on National Wildlife Refuges Using a Novel Decision Tool Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Regional Wildlife Action Plan Opportunities: Integrating Species, Habitats, and Threats to Identify Actions Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Review of Biological and Biophysical Impacts from Dredging and Handling of Offshore Sand Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis var. zimmermann) Activity and Suppression on Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: A Cautionary Tale for Northeastern Pine Forests Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Surveys for Northern Long-eared Bats (Myotis septentrionalis) at Naval Installations in Virginia and North Carolina Presidential Foyer Poster Presentation. Unified Conservation in the Chesapeake Watershed - Chesapeake Bay Program's Habitat Goal Implementation Team Utilizing Regional Conservation Opportunity Areas Presidential Foyer Northeast Conservation Information & Education Association Annual Meeting Offsite - Grain at the Main

6:30pm EDT

A Celebration of NEAFWA and the 100th Day of the Year! Sponsored by Brandt Information Services, Inc. Offsite - Halfe Moon/Nauticus Complex