8:15 a.m. General Session
Prairie Ecology
Speaker, David Monk, “the Prairie Monk”, will speak about his prairie restoration efforts as a preservationist, environmentalist, naturalist, educator, and activist for over 30 years.
David Monk, Executive Director and President, Educational Resources in Environmental Science
10:00 am and 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Marine Safety
Topics covered in this session may include issues pertaining to marine environmental response assistance, port safety and security inspections, commercial vessel safety and security inspections.
Speaker(s) to be announced
Small Engine (10 a.m. session)
In this session, attendees will learn how to repair small engines.
Tim Glasper, Maintenance Foreman, Pokagon State Park
Gene Huss, Maintenance Repair III, Pokagon State Park
Chain Saw Safety (1:00 p.m. session)
Presenter Rick Bryan will discuss critical safety information and proper usage of chain saws.
Rick Bryan, Bryan Equipment Sales Inc.
EBay: Selling Your Surplus Equipment and Materials Online “Less Work More Money”
Participants will see how easy it is to list surplus items online, avoiding the need to move items to a central location and have a traditional auction.
Jerry Pagac, Executive Director, Champaign County Forest Preserves
Mary Beck, Risk Manager, Champaign County Forest Preserves
Hook’em Early: Fostering outdoor heritage in today’s youth
Join Amanda Wuestefeld for this hands-on session that looks at introducing youth and their families to traditional outdoor pursuits like hunting and fishing. During this session, we will look at what is happening at the national and regional level with the decline in hunters and anglers. We will also explore the many different ways agencies are working to reintroduce some of these traditional pursuits to families. So come try your hand at fishing and hunting education.
Amanda Wuestefeld, Hoosier Outdoor Heritage Coordinator, Indiana DNR Divison of
Fish and Wildlife
3:30 p.m. General Session
Law Enforcement Special Situations: Crisis Intervention Teams and Mental illness
This session will allow attendees to identify and provide