UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
MUSCATATUCK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
12985 EAST U. S. HIGHWAY 50
SEYMOUR IN 47274-8518


SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 4, 2014 at 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Muscatatuck Visitor Center

CONSERVATION HAPPENINGS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA:
GOALS:
*To facilitate a meeting to create an opportunity to keep the conservation community connected, increase dialogue about landscape level conservation and all the things happening for conservation in southern Indiana
*To expand the audience to work with partners, stakeholders, and landowners while increasing awareness of landscape and watershed conservation issues, opportunities, and benefits through environmental education, outreach, and technical assistance.

AGENDA:
Welcome: 9:00AM – Susan Knowles Private Lands Wildlife Biologist, USFWS

Indiana's State Wildlife Action Plan - collaborating with stakeholders for shared goals and opportunities to enhance and conserve fish and wildlife resources; Amanda Wuestefeld, IDNR Hoosier Outdoor Heritage Coordinator

Indiana Wildlife Federation - 75 Years of conservation work at the grass roots level; Barb Simpson Executive Director

Hidden Valley Lake a community and its proactive resource management (erosion control, watershed and lake protection, deer management, invasive species, endangered species). How to get started and ongoing efforts.
Bruce Keller, Community Manager and Linda Hartmann

From Jelly Beans to field trips, Letha’s Youth Outdoors Fund connecting Kids with Nature; Angela Sturdevant, INPAWS Youth Outreach Committee

American Chestnut Tree Restoration Efforts in Southern Indiana; Ben Finegan, President Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

52,000 acres in 1935 from Farming to Forest: forestry and wildlife management; Trent Osmon, Forester, NSWC Crane

Updates and Announcements:
National Wildlife Refuges and Partners for Fish and Wildlife in Southern Indiana; Refuge Managers Jandro Galvan *Muscatatuck NWR, Joe Robb* Big Oaks NWR, Bill McCoy *Patoka NWR, and Jeff Kiefer, State Coordinator,* Partners for Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Healthy Rivers Initiative: lands opening for public use and management; Angela Tilton, IDNR HRI Liaison

Soil Health and its Impact on Habitat – Dave Stratman, NRCS Biologist and Ruth Hackman, NRCS/DC

Enjoy the Refuge
Lunch will be served at the refuge to give an opportunity to mix and mingle:
Sponsored by Muscatatuck Wildlife Society and Big Oaks Conservation Society.
Please RSVP: susan_knowles@fws.gov so we have enough lunch!
Every thing you want under One roof Bio,s with programs and Funds NRCS,USFWS and DNR