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General Conference Information Registration Desk The conference registration desk will be located at the Wyoming Union on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and in the lobby of the Classroom Building (near the east entrance on 9 Street) Monday and Tuesday. Friday June 11 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM Saturday June 12 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday June 13 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday June 14 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tuesday June 15 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Parking To park on campus at the University of Wyoming, a valid parking permit must be displayed. Parking permits for lots “A”, “C” and “R” will be available for purchase at the registration desk for $5/day. Loading/unloading zones, accessible spaces, “R” and “U” permit parking spaces, fire lanes, and yellow zones are enforced 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Other designated permit parking is enforced during official university business hours, Monday through Friday. Bus shuttle The CAMPUS SHUTTLE services the perimeter of campus by providing easy access to buildings located on the main core of campus from 6:56 a.m. to 6:21 p.m. on university business days. One bus serves the route every 30 minutes until 6:21 p.m. This shuttle service stops at the “Convention Center – 22 and Arrowhead Stop (Stop 7)” which is directly behind the Hilton Garden Inn and “Lodgepole and Sundance Stop (Stop 6)” which is directly behind the Holiday Inn. The UNION EXPRESS bus departs from the Union Express Lot, located at Willett Dr. and Crane St., to South McWhinnie Hall and the east side of the Wyoming Union every five minutes. This bus service operates from 7a.m. to 6 p.m. on university business days. The CLASSROOM EXPRESS services the Classroom building from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on university business days. This bus departs from the Express Lot, middle shelter, proceeds to South Downey Hall, proceeds to the Classroom building (Stop 3), travels to the Arena Auditorium (Stop 5) and then returns to the Express Lot, middle shelter. Departure occurs approximately every 10 minutes. After 6:10 p.m., the CLASSROOM EXPRESS adds a stop at the Wyoming Union after the Classroom Building and then proceeds to East campus. After 6:10 p.m. the Classroom Express completes a loop in approximately 20 minutes. The University shuttle service is free during the summer and a copy of the schedule and map will be available at the registration desk. The Hilton Garden Inn offers a shuttle service around town for $5/person or $25 for a full van. Shuttle to the picnic The shuttle to the picnic will leave from the Wyoming Union to the Wyoming Territorial Prison on Sunday June 13 at 6:00 PM. Return trips will begin at 9:00 PM. Internet access Meeting attendees can use the UWGuest wireless network to access the internet while they are on campus. UWguest is an open network. Users authenticate by entering their email address on a captive portal webpage. Once authenticated, users can access the public data network – but cannot access private UW resources that are behind the UW firewall. Kiosk computer 4 stations are available in the Classroom Building (6) and the Wyoming Union (11). These stations can be used to access the internet without login requirements. Safety and Security University of Wyoming and the city of Laramie are safe and friendly. Nonetheless, in the case of emergency call 911 or the University Police at 307-766-5179. Do not leave valuables unattended. The Organizers and The University will not be responsible for lost or stolen items. Smoking is prohibited inside all building at the University of Wyoming. Consumption of alcohol at conference events is limited to persons 21 and older. Please be prepared to present your ID card. Health and Medical Care In case of emergency you will be directed to the Ivinson Memorial Hospital 307-742-2141. For all other medical needs please call the Family Care Clinic at 307-745-0085 to schedule a “same- day” appointment. Dorm Rooms and Meal Plans Dorm room check- in will be in the Orr Residence Hall on June 11 after 12:00 PM. The Residence Hall representative can be reached at 307-766-3670. Meals will be served at the Washaki Dinning Hall. Name tag color scheme Red: Local committee member Green: Director, officer, other high ranking Society members Black: Past president Blue: Everyone else Instructions to presenters Oral presentations must be created in PowerPoint format and will be allotted 12 min for the talk and 3 min for questions. Presubmission of PowerPoint presentations will not be required. To avoid problems with lost images, out of place images, or strange fonts, please save your presentation as a .pps file ("save as" and select this extension). This format will encapsulate all text, images, video, etc. We would also recommend saving all image and video files (anything that you cut and paste or link into your presentation) into a folder with your PowerPoint file (saved as .pps) on a memory stick in the event that there are problems when you review your presentation before loading it onto the network. Presenters will need to visit Classroom Building room 205 (space across from Elements Cafe) to review and load their PowerPoint files onto the network the morning or afternoon prior to your scheduled presentation. For example, if you are scheduled to present in a technical session during the morning on June 12, you will need to visit CR 205 and load your presentation during the afternoon of June 11. Note to Mac users: if you are planning on using your personal laptop during your presentation, please bring the Mac converter for the 15 pin bga. Poster presentations must fit within a 1.2 m (H) by 1.2 m (W) space. Tape will be provided for hanging your posters (NO PINS!!!). 5 Acknowledgements Elizabeth Flaherty and Merav Ben-David – organization Local committee Celeste Havener – accounting Alison Lebeda – administrative assistance Wally van Sickle – artwork Elizabeth Rahel – artistic design Douglas Smith – pre-conference field trips Jason Lillegraven, Gary Beauvais, and Douglas Keinath – post-conference field trips Jonathan Pauli, Benjamin Pauli, and John Whiteman – Run for Research Matthew Kauffman – donations Wendy Estes-Zumpf – vendors Winston Smith and Jacob Goheen – student fellowships University of Wyoming Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society - logistics 6 For their generous contributions we thank: Fred Lindzey, Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner Derek Mitchum Allen Press The University of Wyoming National Science Foundation EPSCoR Office The University of Wyoming Office of Academic Affairs The Wyoming Governor Big Game License Coalition Ken’s Toyota (Laramie) UniWyo Federal Credit Union 7 Anong’s Thai Restaurant Boardwalk Daniel Cox (Natural Exposures) Earth, Wind, & Fire Gallery Fine Edge Michael Lockhart Miss Etta's Northridge Discount Liquors 8 Moderators Session Date Time Moderator Room Technical session 1 - Ecology I June 12 11:00-12:15 Jake Goheen CR 302 Technical Session 2 - Systematics I June 12 11:00-12:15 Link Olson CR 306 Technical Session 3 - Behavior I June 12 11:00-12:15 Nancy Solomon CR 310 Technical Session 4 - Physiology June 12 1:45 – 3:00 Hank Harlow CR 302 Technical Session 5 - Biogeography I June 12 1:45 – 3:00 Danny Walker CR 306 Technical Session 6 - Conservation I June 12 1:45 – 3:00 Steve Sheffield CR 310 Technical Session 7 - Genetics I June 12 3:45 – 5:15 Dave McDonald CR 302 Technical Session 8 - Parasites and Diseases June 12 3:45 – 5:15 Scott Seville CR 306 Technical Session 9 - Population Ecology I June 12 3:45 – 5:15 Winston Smith CR 310 Symposium - Stable Isotope in Mammal June 13 8:00 – 9:30 Merav Ben-David A&S Research Technical Session 10 - Behavior II June 13 3:00 – 5:15 Pat Zollner CR 302 Technical Session 11 - Conservation II June 13 3:00 – 5:15 John Kie CR 306 Technical Session 12 - Ecology II June 13 3:00 – 5:15 Diane Post CR 310 Technical Session 13 - Biogeography - II June 14 1:30 – 3:00 Hayley Lanier CR 302 Technical Session 14 - Population Ecology II June 14 1:30 – 3:00 Terry Bowyer CR 306 Technical Session 15 - Systematics II June 14 1:30 – 3:00 John Demboski CR 310 Technical Session 16 - Conservation III June 14 3:15 – 5:00 Sam Wisely CR 302 Technical Session 17 - Behavior III June 14 3:15 – 5:00 Fred Lindzey CR 306 Technical Session 18 - Ecology III June 14 3:15 – 5:00 Doug Smith CR 310 Technical Session 19 - Nutrition June 15 8:30 – 9:45 Jon Jenks CR 302 Technical Session 20 - Morphology June 15 8:30 – 9:45 Jim Robbins CR 306 Technical Session 21 - Ecology IV June 15 8:30 – 9:45 John Scheibe CR 310 Technical Session 22 - Conservation IV June 15 10:00 – 12:00 Steve Buskirk CR 302 Technical Session 23 - Genetics II June 15 10:00 – 12:00 Joe Cook CR 310 Technical Session 24 - Population Ecology III June 15 1:30 – 3:15 Liz Flaherty CR 302 Technical Session 25 - Biogeography III June 15 1:30 – 3:15 Jeff Beck CR 306 Technical Session 26 - Conservation V June 15 1:30 – 3:15 Matt Kauffman CR 310 CR = Classroom Building A&S = Arts and Science Auditorium 9 American Society of Mammalogists – 90th Annual conference Program Time Wednesday, June 9 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pre -conference tour to Yellowstone National Park Thursday, June 10 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pre-conference tour to Yellowstone National Park 6:00 PM Board of Directors Dinner, Cavalryman Friday, June 11 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Board of Director meetings – Classroom Building (CR) room 129 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Registration - UW Student Union 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Opening Social - UW Student Union Ballroom Saturday, June 12 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Vendors - Classroom Building (CR) room 219 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcome Address - Dr.
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    Of George Washington Birthplace National Monument Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2010/311

    National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Program Center Inventory of Mammals (Excluding Bats) of George Washington Birthplace National Monument Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2010/311 ON THE COVER White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in George Washington Birthplace National Monument Photograph by Tressa Dolbeare Inventory of Mammals (Excluding Bats) of George Washington Birthplace National Monument Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2010/311 Ronald E. Barry Bates College Biology Department 409 Carnegie Science Hall 44 Campus Avenue Lewiston, Maine 04240 Tressa L. Dolbeare Department of Biology 201 Compton Science Center Frostburg State University 101 Braddock Road Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2303 April 2010 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Program Center Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Technical Report Series is used to disseminate results of scientific studies in the physical, biological, and social sciences for both the advancement of science and the achievement of the National Park Service mission. The series provides contributors with a forum for displaying comprehensive data that are often deleted from journals because of page limitations. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and designed and published in a professional manner.