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Wera-95: "Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 2006 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents ........................................................................... i

2006 Officers.................................................................................... 1

Minutes ........................................................................................... 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project .......................................... 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting ................................................. 2

Convening of Sessions .................................................................... 2

2006 Business Meeting .................................................................. 4

Individual Research Updates and Discussions ................................. 7

Presentation Abstracts ................................................................ 10

Participants/Attendees Names and Addresses ..................................... 17

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 2001 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents

2001 Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Minutes ................................................................ 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project ................................ 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting ................................... 2

Participants ................ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . …

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 2000 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents ........................................................... i

2000 Officers ............................................................... 1

Minutes ................................................................... 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project ................................... 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting ....................................... 2

Participants .......................................................... 2

Attendees ............................................................ 3

Adopted Agenda ...................................................... 4

Convening of Sessions (Tuesday 14 November) ............................... 4

Forum: Internet Resources in Wildlife Damage Management .................... 4

2000 Business Meeting (Wednesday 15 November) ............................ 4

Presentations (Wednesday 15 November) .................................... 9

Continued Presentations (Thursday 16 November) ........................... 10

Individual Updates ................................................... 11

Completion of Sessions ................................................ 13

Participants/ Attendees Names and Addresses . . . . . . . . . …

Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands Western Coordinating Committee - 95

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

To identify and evaluate research and educational needs including damage assessment, integrated management strategies and materials, new target-specific wildlife management practices, studies of relationships between wildlife pests and endangered species, development of new non-lethal approaches to wildlife damage management, and trends in social attitudes affecting the use of technologies. To coordinate cost-sharing efforts between governments, universities, and private companies for gathering data to register products for repelling, mitigating, or controlling wildlife damage. To disseminate information and educational materials to researchers, teachers, stakeholders, and other interested parties.

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 1999 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents . . i

1999 Officers. . .1

Minutes . . 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project . . 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting. . 2

Participants/Attendees . . 2

Adopted Agenda . .2

Convening of Sessions (Tuesday 16 November). .3

Prairie Dog Forum4

1999 Business Meeting (Wednesday 17 November) . .5

Presentations (Wednesday 17 November) . .10

Continued Presentations, Special Discussions and Individual Updates. . 12

(Thursday 18 November).

Completion of Sessions (Thursday 18 November). . 15

Participants/ Attendees names and addresses. .16

Abstracts . .20

S. Miller Prairie dogs: the case for …

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 1998 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents

Officers . 1

Proposed Agenda 2

Minutes 4

Number and title of the regional project . 4

Location and dates of the meeting . 4

Participants/Atendees . 4

Adopted agenda 5

Convening of sessions (Tuesday 17 November) 7

Business meeting (Wednesday 18 November - Morning) 7

Continuance of sessions (Wednesday 18 November) . 11

Completion of sessions (Thursday 19 November) . 12

Action Items/ Assigned Responsibilities/Deadlines/Target Dates: . 14

Participants/ Attendees. 16

Abstracts 19

Sterner, Ray et al. 19

Capsaicin, northern pocket gophers and behavior.

Askham, Leonard . 20

Efficacy of the aerial application of methyl anthranilate …

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 1997 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents . I

1997 Officers . . 1

Proposed Agenda . 2

Minutes . 4

Number and title of the regional project . 4

Location and dates of the meeting . 4

Participants/attendees • 4

Adopted agenda . 5

Action items/assigned responsibilities/deadlines/target dates . 8

Summary of the discussions . . 8

Convening of sessions . 8

Business meeting . 9

Final activities. . 13

General discussions . . 13

Participants/Attendees. . 15

Abstracts . 19

Sterner, Ray et al . 19

New approaches to reducing gnawing and digging behaviors in the northern pocket gopher

Sullins, Monty . …

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 1996 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Tuesday, November 19

1:00-1:15 pm Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Update Robert Schmidt, Committee Chair

1:15-1:30 Administrative Advisor Comments Dr. Grant Vest

Presentations:

1:30-2:00 Residue tests in rodent carcasses exposed to chlorophacinone from bait stations and hand broad casting: a simulated field trial. R. Baker

2:00-2:30 Comments on ReJeX-iT - results of a field trial on turf. R. Baker

2:30-3:00 Update on predator research at Hopland: toxic collars and guard animals. R. Timm

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-5:00 Revision of EPA's vertebrate pest assessment guidelines. Bill Jacobs, Environmental Protection Agency

Wednesday, November 20

Presentations:

8 :30-9:00am Overview of project management at NWRC. R. …

Wrcc-42 "Evaluation Of Methods To Control Rodent Damage To Hay, Range And Grain Crops"

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

December 11

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction; Ralph A. Young, Associate Director, Nevada Agr. Exp. Sta.; Paul T. Tuel1er, Administrative Advisor to WRCC-42; Committee members and visitors

9:30 Discussion of procedures for a WRCC and WRCC-42 in particular

10:00 Break

10:20 Discussion of Coordinating Committee objectives

12:00 lunch

1:30 - Presentation of research activities being conducted by

5:00 the various committee members

December 12

8:30 a.m. Continued presentation and discussion of research

10:00 Break

10:20 - General discussion of committee concerns.

12:00 Election of committee officers.

Selection of next meeting time and place.