Home Officers Constitution and Bylaws Historical Reports Award Recipients Newsletters/Meeting Minutes Photo Gallery Conference Info  Call for Posters  Pre-Registration    Itinerary      Directions to Conference	2011 Ohio Fish and Wildlife  Management Association Conference February 4, 2011 Sponsored by:            Theme Privatization of Wildlife: Access, Opportunities, and Challenges Keynote Speaker (only available to pre-registrants with the lunch option) Steve Williams President and CEO of the Wildlife Management Institute      This presentation explores the trend in fish and wildlife conservation relevancy through time. Comparisons of conservation opportunities and challenges documented in five historic events (1908 Governors’ Conference, 1930 American Game Policy, 1973 North American Wildlife Policy, 2008 Conference on North American Wildlife Policy, and the recent America’s Great Outdoor Initiative) provide a lens through which we can discuss the current relevancy of conservation to the American public. The complexity of conservation issues operating because of and amid the backdrop of national and global priorities, coupled with drastic cultural change, have relegated conservation issues far back in our nation’s priorities. Agency efforts to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation for fish and wildlife conservation are presented and critiqued. Finally, the role that fish and wildlife privatization is addressed in the context of our profession’s relevancy for the future. Invited Speakers Jim Quinlivan Ohio Division of Wildlife Law Enforcement Administrator Topic   Dealing with land access, leasing, and recreation without permission from a law enforcement perspective __________________________________________________________ Mark DeBrock Natural Resource Conservation Service Biologist Topic The benefits of farm bill programs to landowners and wildlife __________________________________________________________ Randy Showalter National Wildlife Turkey Federation Topic How the NWTF impacts wildlife on private lands with its programs __________________________________________________________ James Markham New York Department of Environmental Conservation Topic Steelhead access for the public in a state that leases ground from landowners for public use  Afternoon Speakers 1:15-1:40 Mike Reynolds-Wild turkey research and management milestones in Ohio: 2000-2010   1:40-2:05 Lindsey Pierce-Results of unique RT-PCR test for detecting VHS viral infections in fish   2:05-2:30 Alexander Silvis-The response of bats (Chiroptera) to overstory thinning and prescribed fire in two managed forests in southern Ohio   15 Minute break   2:45-3:10 Matthew White-Limited mitochondrial DNA variation and high microsatellite DNA variation in Ohio muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)   3:10-3:35 Christine Anderson-Conservation genetic analyses of recovering bobcat populations in Ohio   3:35-4:00 Amanda Haponski-Temporal and spatial genetic consistency of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) spawning groups
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