WWA 2008 Conference

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM (tentative)
The general and detailed program schedules for our conference are posted below. Click the following links for details on various program highlights including Plenary Session, Banquet and Wetland Field Trips.

> NEW! Download the program booklet with abstracts (PDF)
> Download pre-conference information for registrants (PDF)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

7:00 PM Pre-Conference Social and Pre-registration - Club Indigo at Olympia Center
We invite all conference participants to join us for this social the evening before the conference begins. Catch up with your wetland colleagues over a beer at Club Indigo, conveniently located at the Olympia Center. For those of you who would like to review presentation abstracts and plan your conference schedule ahead of time, we will have a pre-registration table set up so that you may pick up your copy of the printed program and other conference materials at this social. Also, presenters are encouraged to load their presentations to conference laptops during this event.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome & Opening of Plenary Session

9:30 - 10:20 Overview of Theme: The Perils of Prediction: Let Forecasters Beware, Glenn Guntenspergen, U.S. Geological Survey.

10:20 - 10:50 Break

10:50 - 12:00 Keynote Address: The Intersection of Wetland Science &Policy: A 30-Year Personal View, Barbara Bedford, Cornell University.

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 2:40 Concurrent Oral Sessions: Wetland Wildlife: Habitat Needs & Monitoring, Monitoring Wetlands in Altered Landscapes, Wetland Conservation in Action

2:40 - 3:10 Break

3:10 - 4:50 Concurrent Oral Sessions: Wetland Functions: Quantification, Monitoring & Protection, Wetland Protection: Existing Programs & Needs, Invasive Species in Wetlands

5:00 - 6:30 Cash bar reception & Poster Session

6:30 - 9:30 Banquet: Dinner followed by banquet presentation and the conclusion of our silent auction. Introductory Remarks: Matt Frank, Secretary of WDNR
Banquet Presentation: Confronting Amphibian Declines and Extinctions, Kevin Zippel, Amphibian Ark. Note: This ticketed event is open to the public.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1

8:30 - 8:40 Morning announcements

8:40 - 10:20 General Session: Climate Change & Wetlands
Closing remarks by Governor Jim Doyle & Tia Nelson

10:20 - 10:50 Break

10:50 - 12:30 Concurrent Oral Sessions: Wetland Plants: Habitat Needs & Monitoring, Agency Efforts to Protect Wetlands, Altered Wetlands: Disturbance, Restoration & Management

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch (provided) and closing announcements

1:30 - 4:30 Field Trips and Working Groups

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
February 2 each year is World Wetlands Day! The theme of this global celebration of wetlands in 2008 is Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People. For information and resources, click here.

SESSION DETAILS
> Wetland Wildlife: Habitat Needs & Monitoring
> Monitoring Wetlands in Altered Landscapes
> Wetland Conservation in Action
> Wetland Functions: Quantification, Monitoring & Protection
> Wetland Protection: Existing Programs & Needs
> Invasive Species in Wetlands
> Climate Change & Wetlands
> Wetland Plants: Habitat Needs & Monitoring
> Agency Efforts to Protect Wetlands
> Altered Wetlands: Disturbance, Restoration & Management
> Poster Session

Wetland Wildlife: Habitat Needs & Monitoring
Thursday, January 31, 1:00 - 2:40 pm
Moderator: Mary Linton, Wisconsin Wetlands Association Board of Directors

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

1:00 - 1:20 Tracy Rittenhouse, Univ. of Missouri
Raymond D. Semlitsch, Univ. of Missouri
Frank R. Thompson III, USDA Forest Service Predation and desiccation risks for wood frogs migrating from wetlands into oak-hickory forest

1:20 - 1:40 Joshua M. Kapfer, Natural Resources Consulting, Inc.
Sarah A. Orlofske, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univ.
Leonardo Neitzel, Jr., Concordia Univ.- Wisconsin
Robert Hay, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources Use of wetland vs. upland habitat by Butler’s gartersnakes (Thamnophis butleri) in southeastern Wisconsin

1:40 - 2:00 Gary S. Casper, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Stefanie Nadeau, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (presenter)
Shawn Graff, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust How to find snakes and frogs: testing herp monitoring methods in the Milwaukee River Basin

2:00 - 2:20 Brian Wilm, Illinois Natural History Survey
Greg Spyreas, Illinois Natural History Survey
Allen Plocher, Illinois Natural History Survey
Dave Ketzner, Illinois Natural History Survey
Jeff Matthews, Illinois Natural History Survey
Jamie Ellis, Illinois Natural History Survey
Ed Heske, Illinois Natural History Survey
Impacts of invasive reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) on native plants, arthropods and small mammals

2:20 - 2:40 Jill Hapner, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Glen Fredlund, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jim Reinartz, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Karla Leithoff, WISDOT
Noel Cutright, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
William Mueller, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Avian response to restored wetland plant community succession in southeastern Wisconsin

NOTE: Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College, has cancelled her presentations, which were to be part of this session: Evaluation and application of methods for wetland monitoring: Part 1- testing rapid methods & Part 2- assessing condition at the watershed scale

Wetland Conservation in Action
Thursday, January 31, 1:00 - 2:40 pm
Moderator: Mike Madritch, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

1:00 - 1:20 Elizabeth Nixon, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
Melissa Arikian, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
Meredith Cornett, The Nature Conservancy
Jason Ekstein, The Nature Conservancy Testing a mid-season inventory method at the 35,000-acre Glacial Ridge Reserve in northwest Minnesota

1:20 - 1:40 Nicole Kalkbrenner, JFNew Ecological assessment and restoration planning for an urbanized kettle pond: Tiedeman Pond, Middleton, Wisconsin

1:40 - 2:00 Scott Wold, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Jennifer Courtwright, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Amanda Strick, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Mike Gardner, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Alexandra Zelles, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute South shore solutions: Protecting wetlands and watershed health in a rapidly developing region

2:00 - 2:20 John L. Larson, Applied Ecological Services, Inc. Mitigating wetland impacts of inevitable landfill expansion projects: New York case study as a national model

2:20 - 2:40 Aimee M. Kay, Kay Environmental & Associates Comparative study of local and state wetland protection efforts for two southeastern Michigan communities

Wetland Functions: Quantification, Monitoring & Protection
Thursday, January 31, 3:10 - 4:50 pm
Moderator: Dave Siebert, WDNR Office of Energy & Environmental Assessment

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

3:10 - 3:40 Kenneth Potter, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Justin S. Rogers, HDR Engineering Hydrologic and water quality functions of a small degraded wetland in southern Wisconsin

3:40 - 4:10 Steve Eggers, US Army Corps of Engineers MnRAM 3.1: A routine method for evaluating wetland functions in Minnesota and Wisconsin

4:10 - 4:30 Patricia Ann Trochlell, WDNR Lakes and Wetlands Section Beyond floristic quality: How Wisconsin law protects other wetland functions and values

4:30 - 4:50 Beth Lawrence, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Joy B. Zedler, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Carex stricta tussock formation: The influence of hydroperiod and nutrient addition

NOTE: Joe Schubauer-Berigan, USEPA, has cancelled his presentation, which was to be part of this session: Quantifying the water quality services of wetlands

Wetland Protection: Existing Programs & Needs
Thursday, January 31, 3:10 - 4:50 pm
Moderator: Gail Epping Overholt, UW Extension

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

3:10 - 3:30 Michael Murray, National Wildlife Federation
Jane Reyer, National Wildlife Federation
Coral Wolf, Univ. of Michigan An assessment of wetlands programs in four Great Lakes states

3:30 - 3:50 David C. Fowler, Association of State Floodplain Managers
Larry Larson, Association of State Floodplain Managers Managing floodplains and floodways: More than just conveyance channels

3:50 - 4:10 David Grusznski, The Conservation Fund Wetland protection in the Greater Milwaukee Area through the Greenseams Program

4:10 - 4:30 Gregg Breese, WDNR Lakes and Wetlands Section Shoreland & wetland zoning in Wisconsin: Setting the standards

4:30 - 4:50 Daniel P. Bach, Lawton & Cates, S.C. High capacity wells: The danger posed to wetlands

Climate Change & Wetlands
Friday, February 1, 8:30 - 10:40 am
Moderator: Tim Asplund, WDNR Lakes and Wetlands Section

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

8:30 - 8:40 Becky Abel, Wisconsin Wetlands Association Introductory comments

8:40 - 9:20 John J. Magnuson, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Climate change and waters of Wisconsin

9:20 - 9:40 Jenny Kao-Kniffen, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
T.C. Balser, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison The link between elevated CO2 and methane emissions from wetlands: Does plant or microbial composition matter?

9:40 - 10:00 Janeen R. Laatsch, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources
Bill A. Smith, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources
Craig Anderson, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources
Loren Ayers, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources
Tara Bergeson, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources Biodiversity in selected natural communities related to global climate change

10:00 - 10:20 Gary S. Casper, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vulnerability to climate change in amphibians and reptiles

10:20 - 10:50
Governor Jim Doyle & Tia Nelson
Closing remarks

Wetland Plants: Habitat Needs & Monitoring
Friday, February 1, 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Moderator: Craig Anderson, WDNR Bureau of Endangered Resources

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

11:10 - 11:30 Erica B Young, Univ.of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Terry Bott, Univ.of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Gretchen Meyer, Univ.of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Morphological diversity of the Northern Pitcher Plant

11:30 - 11:50 Eric X. Tarman-Ramcheck, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Peter Jacobs, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater A biogeographic study of the natural vegetation on Lake Beulah

11:50 - 12:10 Ursula C. Petersen, WI Dept. of Ag., Trade & Consumer Prot. What have we learned from monitoring the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid 1997 - 2007

12:10 - 12:30 Anne H. Reis, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
James A. Reinartz,Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Comparing the distributions of pre-settlement and present day Tamarack Swamp in southeastern Wisconsin

Agency Efforts to Protect Wetlands
Friday, February 1, 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Moderator: Tom Boos, WDNR Office of Energy & Environmental Assessment

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

11:10 - 11:30 Jeff Bode, WDNR Lakes and Wetlands Section
Wisconsin’s Wetland Team Reversing the Loss part 1: The first six years

11:30 - 11:50 Cherie Hagen, WDNR Lakes and Wetlands Section
Wisconsin’s Wetland Team Reversing the Loss part 2

11:50 - 12:10 Brick M. Fevold, WDNR Bureau of Integrated Science Services
Tom Bernthal, WDNR Bureau of Watershed Management
Joanne Kline, WDNR Bureau of Integrated Science Services Wisconsin’s Ephemeral Ponds Project (WEPP): Enhancing the state’s knowledge on ephemeral pond distribution and ecology.

12:10 - 12:30 Ben Callan, WDNR Office of Energy & Environmental Analysis
Dave Siebert, WDNR Office of Energy & Environmental Analysis
Tom Boos, WDNR Office of Energy & Environmental Analysis Reaching beyond state wetland regulations for linear utility projects

Altered Wetlands: Disturbance, Restoration & Management
Friday, February 1, 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Moderator: Beth Lawrence, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

TIME AUTHORS TITLE

11:10 - 11:30 Deborah Konkel, WDNR Bureau of Fisheries Management
Reesa Evans, Adams County Land & Water Conservation Dept. Comparison of impacts of disturbed vs. natural shoreline on the aquatic plant community in west central Wisconsin lakes

11:30 - 11:50 Stephen L. Thomforde, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Restoring wetland resilience via cross-scale diversity

11:50 - 12:10 Michael Healy, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Joy B. Zedler, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Restoring wetlands invaded by Phalaris arundinacea: can a grass-specific herbicide facilitate native plant establishment?

12:10 - 12:30 Craig A. Annen, Integrated Restorations, LLC When to spray? A literature review of herbicide timing windows for reed canarygrass management

Poster Session
Thursday, January 31, 5:00 - 6:30 pm

AUTHORS TITLE

Drew Ballantyne, Carthage College
Scott Hegrenes, Carthage College
Tracy Gartner, Carthage College Do artificial wetlands on golf courses have as much biodiversity as natural wetlands?

Kevin D. Clement, Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato
Bradley J. Cook, Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato
Fei Yuan, Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato Assessment of adjacent land-cover alterations on the structure and function of peatlands

Brick M. Fevold, WDNR Bureau of Integrated Science Services
Tom Bernthal, WDNR Bureau of Watershed Management
Joanne Kline, WDNR Bureau of Integrated Science Services Wisconsin’s Ephemeral Ponds Project (WEPP): Enhancing the state’s knowledge on ephemeral pond distribution and ecology.

Sara Lachner, Carroll College
Eric Thobaben, Carroll College Seasonal herbicide treatment of Phragmites australis in Waukesha County, Wisconsin: When is treatment most effective?

Dolly Ledin, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Terry Daulton, UW Trout Lake Field Station Paradise Lost? Climate change in the North Woods: Using art in climate change education

Lisa Lerch, Carroll College
Eric Thobaben, Carroll College Plant community survey results two years following buckthorn removal in a riparian swamp

Jason Schroeder, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Erica Young, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jason Mills, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
James Reinartz, , Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Land cover change over 60 years on landscape surrounding Cedarburg Bog