Plenary Session and Public Symposium

The Plenary Session for the 45th North American Moose Conference and Workshop which will be held at the Backus Community Center in International Falls from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 24, 2010. It is open to the public.

Time

Authors

Tentative Titles

3:00-3:10

Mike Ward

Welcome from Voyaguers National Park Superintendent

3:10-3:45

Lee Frelich

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Boreal Systems

3:45-4:20

Art Rodgers

Potential Effects of Climate Change on Moose Populations in Northwestern Ontario

4:20-4:55

Mark Lenarz

Moose in Minnesota: Disturbing Trends

4:55-6:15

BREAK

Supper in Backus Auditorium or at local restaurants

6:15-6:50

Erika Butler

Moose Diseases and Parasites

6:50-7:25

Steve Windels and Ron Moen

Overview of Moose Research in Voyageurs National Park

7:25-8:00

Rolf Peterson

Isle Royale Moose Research

The plenary session is being co-sponsored by the Voyageurs National Park Association and the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association.

Conference Registrants: A bus will shuttle between the U.S. hotels, the Rainy Lake Community College, and Backus Auditorium between 2:00 and 3:00, and again from 8:00 to 9:00.  A ticket for the soup and sandwich dinner will be included in your registration packet.

Non-Registrants: If you are not attending the conference and found this page by mistake in a web search, please go to the Minnesota Moose Project website page for the Public Symposium. (coming soon)