MWCA Conference
MWCA Annual Conference
January 29th – February 1st, 2024/Billings Hotel & Convention Center
***MWCA Office – Little Missouri***
Monday, January 29th, 2024
5:00 PM Volunteers arrive early to help putting together packets & setting up –
Little Missouri *Dinner provided*
6:30 PM Vote Tally for election – Little Missouri
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MWCA Board Meeting – Jefferson/Gallatin *Lunch provided after meeting*
1:00 – 6:00 PM Registration & Vendor Check-In – Convention Center Entrance
12:30 – 3:00 PM Montana Bio-control Meeting – Madison
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Research Updates
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Steering Committee Meeting
2:00 – 3:00 PM Area Council Meetings
Western – Parlor 1001 Southeast-Parlor 1030
Southwest – Parlor 1010 South Central- Parlor 1009
Northeast-Parlor 1018 Triangle –Parlor 1019
3:00 – 4:30 PM Coordinator Support Meeting – Yellowstone
3:00 PM USFS Meeting – Parlor 1010
4:00 PM BLM Meeting – Parlor 1009
4:30 – 5:00 PM Moderator Meeting – Little Missouri
5:00 PM Silent Auction Opens – Jefferson/Gallatin
5:00 – 6:00 PM Vendor social hour – Nutrien, Helena – Bighorn/Stillwater
*Hors d’ Oeuvres Provided*
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 AM Light breakfast (muffins, donuts, meat & cheese)
7:00 – 8:30 AM Registration – Convention Center
7:30 AM Silent Auction opens & 50/50 begins (MWCA board) – Conference Center
8:00 – 8:20 AM Welcome and Opening Ceremony – Bighorn/Stillwater
National Anthem: Kent Bradley & Presentation of Flags by Lockwood FFA
MWCA Year in Review Slideshow
8:20 – 8:50 AM Vendor Introductions8:50 – 11:20 AM General session – Bighorn/Stillwater
General Session – Working Together
| 8:50 – 9:10 AM | Partnerships: Working together across
agencies and jurisdictions Jasmine Chaffee |
| 9:10 – 9:30 AM | Tradewing Hannah Ashcroft |
| 9:30 – 9:50 AM | Biocontrol: International & National Partnerships Jeff Littlefield |
| 9:50 – 10:05 AM | BREAK |
| 10:05 – 10:45 AM | Engaging the Audience Megan Hoyer & Pam Schwend |
| 10:45 – 11:05 AM | Ventenata Task Force: Herbicide, Monitoring & Management Strategies Josh Wagoner |
| 11:05 – 11:25 AM | Madison Valley Ranchlands Group Weed Committee Melissa Griffiths |
11:25 AM – 1:50 PM MWCA Business Meeting & Luncheon – Bighorn/Stillwater
*Lunch provided*
11:25 AM – 12:00 PM: MWCA Business Meeting, sponsor drawing & election results
12:00 PM: Lunch Begins
12:45 – 1:25 PM: Platinum Sponsor, Corteva Agriscience – Mike Otto
1:25 – 1:50 PM: Gold Sponsor, Envu – Jarrod Hossfeld
1:50 – 2:00 PM Break and Move to Session Rooms
2:00 – 4:50 PM Break-Out Sessions
| Woody Invasives
Josh Wagoner |
IPM
Hannah Lewis |
Herbicide &
Technology Jessica Bushnell |
Urban Turf & Ornamental
Meriel Beck Parlor 1031 |
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| 2:00 – 2:50 PM | Salt Cedar/Russian Olive Biocontrol
David Weaver |
Custom Herbicide Mixes
Clint Saunders & Nick Hoffman |
EzJect Presentation
Chip Doolittle |
Pollinator Conservation in Turf and Ornamental Landscapes
Abi Saeed |
| 3:00 – 3:50 PM | Invasive Species Action Network
Sara Ricklefs |
Youth Biocontrol Programs
Todd Breitenfeldt & Melissa Griffiths |
Noxious Weed Treatment Monitoring with Survey 123
Bethany Allen |
Organic Weed Control Ed Tyanich & Ole Norgaard
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| 4:00 – 4:50 PM | Riparian Herbicide Applications
Dylan Brown & Patricia Gilbert Ball |
Monitoring Resources & Protocols
Jasmine Chaffee |
All about Adjuvants Rory Lewis |
Seed Success: Preparation, Management & Monitoring
Charles Eckman |
5:00 PM Bar Opens in Vendor Area for Social Hour – Bighorn/Stillwater
5:30 PM Banquet Dinner & Awards –Bighorn/Stillwater
8:00 PM Silent Auction Closes – Jefferson/Gallatin
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
6:30 – 10:00 AM Silent Auction Pick-up/Check Out – Jefferson/Gallatin
6:30 – 8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet *First 150 Attendees*– Bighorn/Stillwater
50/50 begins (MWCA board)
7:45 AM Announcements, 50/50 drawing, sponsor drawing – Bighorn/Stillwater
8:00 – 11:00 AM Break-Out Session
| Woody Invasives
Josh Wagoner |
IPM
Hannah Lewis |
Herbicide &
Technology Jessica Bushnell |
Urban Turf & Ornamental
Meriel Beck Parlor 1031 |
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| 8:00 – 8:50 AM | Woody Plants Management
Steve Smith & Kenny Keever |
Ecologically Based IPM
Mary Manning |
Troubleshooting spraying equipment
Nevin Price |
Pesticide Category Licensing Changes & Definition
Leonard Berry & Caitlyn Forrester |
| 9:00 – 9:50 AM | Management & Community Involvement – Woody Species Megan Hoyer |
Spatial Analysis Lab
Rebekah Fields |
Vendor Herbicide Roundtable Nufarm, Novis Ag, Nichino, etc.
|
Safety &
Inspections Troy Meier & Sophie Magnuson |
| 10:00 – 10:50
AM |
Rooted in Action: Engaging the Public in Woody Invasive Management
Hoyer, Padden, Sammartano & McConnell |
Vertebrate IPM & Rodenticide
Stephen Vantassel |
Mapping System & Software Andy Hogen |
Managing Noxious Weeds in Turf
Nevin Price |
11:00 AM Check Out for Credits
Copy of MWCA Conference_Credits
