2023 Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference
Join us for the 39th annual Wildlife Diversity Conference on March 1, 2023. Hosted by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, the conference will be held at the Ohio State University’s Ohio Union in Columbus.
Preregistration is recommended and is available at the following rates:
- Online registration (register by Feb. 26): $30 (Sign up by Tuesday February 14 for a lunch option)
- Onsite registration: $40
- Student rate: $10
ABOUT THE WILDLIFE DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Ohio’s event is the largest single-day wildlife diversity conference in the country. The first Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference was held at The Ohio State University in 1985 with 40 people in attendance. In 2020, approximately 1,000 people attended the daylong event.
Agenda:
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Sesquicentennial of Species Stewardship – Division of Wildlife District Managers
District Managers: Kassie Mitchell, Scott Butterworth, Scott Angelo, Nathan West, Rick Rogers
10:00 am To web or not to web: How spiders catch their prey – Dr. Sarah Rose
Break
11:00 am Tick Talk: Wildlife Community Ecology – Dr. Risa Pesapane
11:30 am Darter recovery in Ohio: Thank you Clean Water Act! – Brian Zimmerman
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Surreal Snapshots: Patience and the Power of Photography – Dr. Brad Imhoff
1:45 pm Winous Point: Partnering for wetland conservation since 1856 – Brendan Shirkey
Break
2:30 pm One health: The unseen line between humans and wildlife – Dr. Dennis Summers
3:00 pm Take Action: Protecting Ohio’s wildlife from aquatic invaders – Matt Leibengood