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1st North American Pika Conference Conservation Research Center Occured March 25-27, 2010
 
Jackson Campus of Teton Science Schools 700 Coyote Canyon Road Jackson, WY 83001 Conference Overview
Keynote Presenters
Goals of the Conference
Location Information
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| Thursday, March 25 | ||
| Arrival and Check-in | 12:30–5:30 PM* | |
| Welcome and Social | 6:30–8:00 PM | |
| Friday, March 26 | ||
| Check-in | 7:00 – 7:30 AM | |
| Breakfast | 7:30 – 8:00 AM | |
| Welcome | 8:00 – 8:15 AM | |
| Presentations | ||
| Mackenzie Shardlow, University of Idaho and NPS Upper Columbian Basin Inventory and Monitoring Network Standardized protocol for monitoring American pika |
8:15–8:40 AM | |
| Brian Maxfield, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Status of American pika in Utah |
8:40 – 9:05 AM | |
| Sue Wolff, Grand Teton National Park Pika monitoring in Grand Teton National Park |
9:05–9:30 AM | |
| Bradley Bauman, Nevada Department of Wildlife American pika surveys in northwest Nevada |
9:30–9:55 AM | |
| Chris Ray, University of Colorado-Boulder Demographic change and physiological stress in Rocky Mountain pikas |
9:55–10:20 AM | |
| Break | 10:20–10:35 AM | |
| Justine Smith, University of Colorado-Boulder Bodie pikas: What they have to tell us |
10:35–11:00 AM | |
| Liesl Peterson-Erb, University of Colorado-Boulder Precipitation as a driver of American pika distribution |
11:00–11:25 AM | |
| Embere Hall, Teton Science Schools Understanding precipitation variability in the Snake River watershed |
11:25–11:50 AM | |
| Jennifer Wilkening, University of Colorado-Boulder Modeling contemporary range contraction in Great Basin pikas |
11:50 AM –12:15 PM | |
| Lucas Moyer-Horner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Effects of temperature on American pika activity |
12:15–12:40 PM | |
| Lunch | 12:40–1:40 PM | |
| Presentations | ||
| Andrea Ray, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory NOAA Rapid-Response Climate Assessment to support status review |
1:40–2:05 PM | |
| Janet Foley, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Infectious disease in spatially structured pika populations |
2:05–2:30 PM | |
| Katryna Fleer, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Small mammal pathogens and ectoparasites in Yosemite National Park |
2:30–2:55 PM | |
| Phillipe Henry, University of British Columbia Okanagan Investigating the genetic basis of adaptation in American pikas |
2:55–3:20 PM | |
| Break | 3:20–3:35 PM | |
| Jessie Zgurski, University of Alberta Dispersal habits and mating system of a Collared Pika population |
3:35–4:00 PM | |
| John Isenhart, US Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Status Review of the American pika |
4:00–4:25 PM | |
| Michael Calkins, Center for Applied Spatial Ecology, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, New Mexico State University Conservation priorities models for the American pika |
4:25–4:50 PM | |
| Dinner | 5:30–6:30 PM | |
| Poster Session | 8:30–9:30 PM | |
| Roger Christophersen, North Cascades National Park Service Complex Factors affecting pika populations in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex |
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| April Craighead, Craighead Environmental Research Institute Utilizing habitat suitability models to predict the effects of global climate change on three different species of pika (Family Ochotonidae) |
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| Cody Massing, California Polytechnic State University Surveys and temperature profiling of historic and current pika sites in the Lassen Peak Region |
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| Megan Mueller, Center for Native Ecosystems Pika citizen science in the Southern Rockies |
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| Raychel Parks, Central Washington University Pika habitat occupancy along the I-90 corridor in the Washington Cascade Range |
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| Leah Yandow, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Delineating critical habitat elements for American pikas in the face of climate change |
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| Saturday, March 27 | ||
| Breakfast | 7:30–8:00 AM | |
| Working Group Sessions | 8:15–9:40 AM | |
| Break | 9:40–10:15 AM | |
| Working Group Sessions Continued | 10:15–11:00 AM | |
| Full Group Session – Report Out & Next Steps | 11:00–12:00 PM | |
| Closing Remarks | 12:00–12:15 PM | |
| Lunch | 12:15 – 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, March 28 | ||
| Check-out | 8:00–10:00AM** | |
*Arrivals after 5:30 PM on March 25 should call ahead to 307.733.1313 to make arrangements for check-in.
**Check-out is no later than 10:00 AM on Sunday, March 28.
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