2024 Habitat and Hunting Access Summit Agenda

Date: Tuesday, December 17
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Bismarck State College Center for Energy (map)

Agenda

• 4:30 – 5:30 – Social with appetizers
• 5:30 – 5:45 – Welcoming remarks – Jeb Williams (NDGF director)
• 5:45 – 6:00 – NDSU hunting and fishing expenditure survey
• 6:00 – 6:20 – Habitat and access presentation - Kevin Kading (NDGF private lands section leader)
• 6:20 – 6:35 – Wildlife populations/game management – Stephanie Tucker (NDGF game management section leader and furbearer biologist)
• 6:35 – 6:45 – Break
• 6:45 – 7:15 – Panel discussion: What are we doing now to maintain and improve habitat and access
• 7:15 – 7:45 – Panel discussion: What can we do in the future to maintain and improve habitat and access
• 7:45 – 8:00 – Closing remarks

NDGF Staff Attending: Director Jeb Williams, Deputy Director Scott Peterson, Conservation and Communications Division Chief Greg Link, Enforcement Division Chief/Chief Game Warden Scott Winklelman, Wildlife Division Chief Casey Anderson, Assistant Wildlife Division Chief Bill Haase, Business Operations Manager Brian Hosek, Private Lands Section Leader Kevin Kading, Game Management Section Leader/Furbearer Biologist Stephanie Tucker, Wildlife Resource Management Section Leader Kent Luttschwager, Private Lands West Region Supervisor Andrew Dinges, Private Lands East Region Supervisor Curt Francis, Private Lands Initiative Habitat Manager Nathan Harling, Communications Supervisor Greg Freeman, R3 Coordinator Cayla Bendel, Video Project Supervisor Mike Anderson, Photographer/Videographer Ashley Peterson, Marketing Specialist Jackie Ressler