= INVITATION ONLY = SOCIAL EVENT = REFRESHMENT BREAK All meetings will be held at the Hilton Eugene unless otherwise noted. Thursday, July 12 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WAFWA Directors Workshop Sousa 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CHAT Technical Working Group and Policy Working Group Joint Meeting 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business Seeger/Joplin Bloch 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open Friday, July 13 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Joint Directors and Commissioners Retreat Vans depart from conference center lobby at 7:00 a.m. Coffee & light breakfast will be provided at 6:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Guest Gathering Lobby 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CHAT Technical Working Group and Policy Working Group Joint Meeting Sousa 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Western Native Trout Initiative Bloch 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Joint Directors' and Commissioners' Meeting 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monarch Working Group 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Session Page 8 2018 Annual
Friday, July 13 continued 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cougar Working Group Sousa 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Directors and Commissioners Reception and Dinner Sponsored by Brandt Information Services and Mule Deer Foundation 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Airgun Sporting Association Saturday, July 14 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Directors Breakfast Sponsored by JMT Technology Group 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Attendee Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Gordon-Darby 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Law Enforcement Chiefs Retreat 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Wildlife Chiefs Retreat 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Guest Gathering Hotel Lobby 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Legal Strategies Advisory Council 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sagebrush Executive Oversight Board Sousa 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fisheries Chiefs Retreat 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Commissioners' Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Guest Field Trip: Tour of Central Oregon Coast See details page 22. Seeger/Joplin Bloch www.wafwa.org Page 9
Saturday, July 14 continued 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CANCELLED: Trapping Matters Workshop 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Attendee Lunch Buffet Sponsored by North American Non-Lead Partnership 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Directors Lunch Sponsored by Kalkomey Enterprises LLC 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CANCELLED: Joint Habitat/Legal Workshop: Wild Horses and Burros 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Directors' Forum Sousa 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Pacific Seafood 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society and Heritage Distilling Co. Sunday, July 15 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Directors Breakfast Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Attendee Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Leupold and Stevens, Inc. 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Page 10 2018 Annual
Sunday, July 15 continued 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Guest Gathering Hotel Lobby 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Western Quail Working Group Hellman 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative Council 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Public Session 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fish Chiefs Meeting Ferber 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Legal Meeting Sousa 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wild Sheep Working Group (continued in the afternoon) 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. AFWA s Management Assistance Team Training Workshop: Facing Complex Challenges 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Resource Information & Education 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Guest Field Trip: Rafting the McKenzie River See details page 22. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Swarovski Optik 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ad Hoc Lead and Wildlife Working Group 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Attendee Lunch Buffet Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Directors Lunch Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited and Canadian NAWMP 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lesser Prairie Chicken Partners Forum 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Nominating, Time and Place Seeger/Joplin Hansberry Board Seeger/Joplin Ferber www.wafwa.org Page 11
Sunday, July 15 continued 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Habitat Sousa 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Law Enforcement Board 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wildlife Health Hellman 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wild Sheep Working Group (continued from morning) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mule Deer Working Group Bloch 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Inland and Marine Fisheries 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Archery Trade Association 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Budget, Finance & Compliance 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Human Dimensions Meeting 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Private Lands Access and Conservation Studio A Ferber Sousa Hansberry 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Climate Change Seeger/Joplin 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wildlife Chiefs Wolverine Subcommittee 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception at WildCraft Cider Works Enjoy locally harvested cider, beer and food truck specialties at this new venue which is within walking distance from the Hilton. Sponsored by Aspira & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. See details page 21. 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Gordon-Darby Directors : WildCraft Cider Works Page 12 2018 Annual
Monday, July 16 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Directors' ESA-SARA Working Group Breakfast 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Attendee Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by NIC Outdoor Recreation 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Guest Gathering Hotel Lobby 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session See details page 16. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Guest Field Trip: Local Flavor of Western Oregon See details page 22. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by National Rifle Association 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Directors' Lunch Sponsored by Wild Sheep Foundation 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Attendee Lunch On Your Own 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Black Footed Ferret Advisory Team 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Human Wildlife Conflicts Hellman/ Board 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. R3 Seeger/Joplin www.wafwa.org Page 13
Monday, July 16 continued 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Aquatic Invasive Species Working Group 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Workshop: Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - What Does That Mean For Us? For Commissioners, Directors and Senior Leadership. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. State/Federal/Tribal Communications 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nongame & Endangered Species Directors Sousa Hansberry/ Ferber 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mule Deer Working Group Bloch 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by National Shooting Sports Foundation 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Western Bird Conservation 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Legislative Board 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. WAFWA Awards Reception & Dinner Join us to honor those nominated for special awards! This event will be held at Venue 252, a short walk from the Hilton. Bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; Awards Presentation begins at 6:00 p.m. See details page 21. : Venue 252 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open Page 14 2018 Annual
Tuesday, July 17 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Directors' Breakfast Sponsored by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Resolutions Breakfast Hotel Restaurant 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Attendee Breakfast Buffet 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration Desk & Business 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Executive Board 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by: U.S. Geological Survey 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WAFWA Business Meeting - all welcome to attend! 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Directors' Lunch Sponsored by Intermountain West Joint Venture Hellman Courtesy of Dina Pavlis www.wafwa.org Page 15