Upper Midwest Audubon 2006 Conference
Links to Copies of Presentations and to Additional Information
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin Audubon Chapters
Making time for birds and nature
Saturday, October 14
Sunday, October 15
Ho-Chunk Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI
A G E N D A
SATURDAY, October 14
7:00 a.m. Registration; continental breakfast provided
8:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
· Peter Cannon, Madison Audubon Society and regional director, National Audubon Society
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
· John Flicker, President, National Audubon Society, New York, NY
9:00 WORKSHOPS – Part 1
· Birdscaping in the Midwest – Mariette Nowak, Lakeland A.S. (WI)
· Statewide Bird Conservation Initiatives: Wisconsin and Minnesota – Ron Windingstad, Audubon MN, and Karen Etter Hale, Madison A.S. (WI)
· Tools and Resources for Starting a Lights Out Program in Your City – Judy Pollock, Audubon Chicago Region (IL), and Joanna Eckles (MN)
· What’s New at Audubon? Q&A about National Audubon Programs &Activities – Lynn Tennefoss, National A.S. (MT), and Roger Still, National A.S.(MO)
· Optics Workshop – Kate Fitzmier, Eagle Optics (WI)
10:00 WORKSHOPS – Part 2
· Audubon’s Mississippi River Campaign – Roger Still, National A.S. (MO)
· Important Bird Areas: The Challenges of Multi-state Bird Conservation – Mark Martell, Audubon MN
· How to be an Effective Advocate for Your Issues – Karen Orenstein, Taldi Walter, Audubon National Policy Office (DC)
· Connecting Children (and Parents) to Nature with Wildlife Field Trips – Randy Korb, WI Audubon Council
· Impacts with Tall Structures and Declining Bird Populations – Al Manville, USFWS (VA)
11:00 WORKSHOPS – Part 3
· Forest Certification & the Leopold Pines – Jedd Ungrodt, Community Forestry Resource Ctr. (MN)
· Important Bird Areas: Grassroots Bird Conservation – Mark Martell, Audubon MN
· Involving Citizens in Bluebird Production – Kent D. Hall, Aldo Leopold A.S. (WI)
· How to Develop Multi-State, Multimedia Wildlife Education Programs – Dan and Cindy Bertalan (WI)
· Confusing Bird Songs – John Feith (WI)
12:00 Lunch provided – networking
1:30 p.m. FIELD TRIPS – Destinations include: International Crane Foundation, Leopold Shack, Necedah Wildlife Refuge, Muir Park / Observatory Hill, Upper Dells Boat Trip, Parfrey’s Glen. See field trip information sheet for details.
5:30 Cash bar – social hour
6:30 Dinner provided
7:30 SPEAKER
In Search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker — Jim Fitzpatrick, St. Croix Valley Nature Center, Hastings, MN
SUNDAY, October 15
7:00 a.m. Breakfast buffet provided
8:00 SPEAKER
Birds at Risk: Conservation Strategies for Midwestern Birds — Greg Butcher, National Audubon Society,
Washington, DC
9:15 WORKSHOPS – Part 4
· Ecosystem Restoration: National Priorities in Your Back Yard – April Gromnicki, Audubon National Policy Office (DC)
· Birds at Risk: Conservation Strategies for Midwestern Birds – Greg Butcher, National A.S. (DC)
· How to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Issues – Karen Orenstein, Taldi Walter, Audubon National Policy Office (DC)
· Characteristics of Healthy Chapters – Storme Nelson, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary (WI) and Lynn Tennefoss, National A.S. (MT)
· Bird Conservation Mentor Program – Barbara Duerksen, Madison A.S. (WI)
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10:15 WORKSHOPS – Part 5
· Bring Back the Whoopers! – Joan Garland, International Crane Foundation (WI)
· Milwaukee County Avian Migration Monitoring Partnership – Bill Mueller, WI Society for Ornithology
· Chapter Leadership – Lynn Tennefoss and Storme Nelson (continuation of 9:15 workshop)
· Wisconsin eBird: Harnessing the Power of Birders for Conservation – Andy Paulios, Wisconsin DNR
· Roundtable – To be announced
11:15 Wrap-up, Evaluation, Plans for Next Year
Drawing – you must be present to win!
12 noon Adjourn – Lunch on your own
Conference Purpose: Strengthen Audubon Chapters in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin to make a greater environmental impact and social presence in our communities through successful conservation and advocacy programs.
Hosted by: Wisconsin Audubon Council, with collaborative funding from National Audubon Society and support from co-sponsors and their members.
Co-sponsors: Audubon Council of Illinois, Audubon Minnesota, Bird Conservation Minnesota, and Iowa Audubon chapters.
Location: Ho-Chunk Conference Center , Wisconsin Dells / Baraboo , WI
Logistics and Travel Information
Links below are to Word documents containing information on the conferences.
Conference Schedules
Registration Form -- Word
Registration Form -- Adobe Acrobat
Breakout Sessions
Field Trips
Logistics and Travel Information
Proposal to make a presentation at the Upper Midwest Audubon Conference (due by September 1)
Questions?
Contact: Marsha Cannon
Madison Audubon Society
222 S. Hamilton St. – Suite # 1
Madison , WI 53703
Ph: 608-327-0129
marsha.audubon@charter.net
Updated December 1, 2006