The document collections listed here aren’t the complete versions of the actual yearly meeting proceedings – many of the documents are basic abstracts of larger articles. For more complete versions of specific documents, please contact Sheila Kemmis at 620.672.0702.Due to space considerations, document collections from previous annual meetings have been compressed into archives, which may be downloaded and decompressed. These documents are as follows:
- 2023 – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Section 1 – cover, table of contents, action items, objective and mission statement, locations and dates, FY 2022-2023 committees and appointed representatives, 2023, constitution and bylaws, attendance roster, minutes
Section 2 – minutes, sponsor list, thanks
Section 3 – acknowledgements
Section 4, Exhibit 1 – event brochure
Section 5, Exhibit 2 Part 1, Exhibit 2 Part 2 – Moving the Needle in Green Bay: Collaboration to Restore the World’s Largest Freshwater Estuary
Section 6, Exhibit 3 – Reuse, Restore, Replenish – Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment in the lower Green Bay/Fox River AO
Section 7, Exhibit 4-6 – Fox River/Green Bay Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration, Aquatic, Nearshore, and Riparian Habitat Improvemen Fishery Resource Enhancements Public Use, Establishing a Bay of Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Enhancements
Section 8, Exhibit 7 – State of the State Province Reports, 2023
Section 9, Exhibit 8 – Who, What, Where, When: Tracking and Protecting Wisconsin’s Bat Populations During the Invasion of WhiteWhite-nose Syndrome
Section 10, Exhibit 9 – Bumble Bee Brigade 2023
Section 11, Exhibit 10 – Wisconsin’s Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) Programs
Section 12, Exhibit 11a, Exhibit 11b – Aquatic Species in Trade Enforcement
Section 13, Exhibit 12 – One Health and Why it Matters to Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Section 14, Exhibit 13 – Committee Reports 2023 Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E
Section 15, Exhibit 14-18 – Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group 2022 Meeting, Climate Change Committee Report to Directors, One Health: Shifting the Paradigm toward an Ecosystem Approach, Returning to the Beginning, Hunter and Angler Recruitment and Retention Technical Working Group 2023 Midwest Directors Annual Report
Section 16, Exhibit 19-21 – Charting a New Course for CWD Control: Regional Adaptive Management, Interstate Collaboration to Improve Management of CWD, Midwest Landscape Initiative
Section 17, Exhibit 22 – Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission
Section 18, Exhibit A-D – MAFWA event program for 2023
Section 19, Exhibit E-G – Constitution and Bylaws, Awards Nomination Forms
Section 20, Exhibit H – Executive Secretary Report
Section 21, Exhibit I -The National Wild Pheasant Conservation Plan and Partnership - 2022 – Custer, South Dakota
Section 1 – cover, table of contents, action items, objective and mission statements, locations and dates, FY 2021-2022 committees and appointed representatives 2022, constitution and bylaws, attendance roster, attendance roster, executive committee minutes, meeting minutes, business meeting minutes
Section 2 – acknowledgements
Section 3, Exhibit 1-3 – final program, state of the state/province reports, balancing and serving the needs of outdoor enthusiasts
Section 4, Exhibit 4-5 – huntsafe in the schools, habitats and access priority
Section 5, Exhibit 6-8 -private lands habitats & hunting access, aquatics habitat and access, wildlife damage management program
Section 6, Exhibit 9 – habitat stamp
Section 7, Exhibit 10 – game production area management
Section 8, Exhibits 11-13 – conservation reserve enhancement program, habitat success and food plot management on parks or recreation areas, afwa science and research priorities
Section 9, Exhibits 14-17 – conservation decision making, the afwa strategist, usgs midwest climate center
Section 10, Exhibits 18-22 – deer and turkey committee report, feral swine committee report, midwest furbearer report, hunter and angler recruitment, law enforcement amfgleo report
Section 11, Exhibits 23-27 – cites report, private lands committee report, public lands committee report, chronic wasting disease ad hoc committee report, wildlife diversity committee report
Section 12, Exhibits 28-30 – fish and wildlife health committee, peregrine falcon recovery, pheasant harvest history
Section 13, Exhibit 31 – elk management
Section 14, Exhibits 32-33 – aquatic invasive species, bighorn sheep
Section 15, Exhibit A-G – proxies in mi wi, business meeting agenda, business meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, bylaws draft 2022, resolutions, award winners list
Section 16, Section H – executive secretary report
Section 17, Section I-S – center for conservation excellence, organizational guidelines for mafwa r3 committee, national pheasant conservation plan update, mli annual report 2021-2022, mafwa cooperative, na non-lead joint r3, r3 coordinator position-contract with wmi, conservation social networking committee org guide, fish and wildlife health committee organizational guideline edits, 2023 proposed budget, greater prairie chicken and sharp tailed grouse conservation strategy summary 2022 - 2021 – Virtual Meeting, 6/28-30/2021
Section 1 – cover, table of contents, ZOOM virtual meeting agenda, objectives, mission statement, meeting locations and dates, committee and appointed representatives, constitution and bylaws, member directory, executive committee meeting minutes, business meeting minutes, thanks
Section 2, Part 1 – schedule at a glance, finals sponsor report, state of the state reports 2021, Midwest Landscape Initiative report.
Section 2, Part 2 – chronic wasting disease, award winner report with nominations, awards for 2021, Fall Flights, Southern Wings, USGS Midwest Climate Adaptation Center
Section 2, Part 3 – committee reports 2021, hunter and angler recruitment report 2021, law enforcement
Section 3, Exhibits A-B – business meeting agenda, virtual board meeting minutes
Section 3, Exhibit C – executive secretary report
Section 3, Exhibits D-H – treasurer’s report, investment policy statement, bylaws, resolution RHDV2, awards committee report
Section 3, Exhibits I-L – RBFF slide presentation, monarch update, pheasant plan update, MLI CWD VSM implementation plan
Section 3, Exhibits M-P – North-American non-lead partnership final reccomendations, banking fees, MAFWA HDSS justification statement, 2022 proposed budget - 2020 – Virtual Meeting, 10/8/2020
Section 1, Part 1 – 10/8/20 cover, report summaries, agenda, memorandum, Zoom meeting report,Treasurer’s report, Constitution and bylaws, Award Committee report, nomination forms
Section 1, Part 2– MAFWA Awards. 2020 presentation
Section 1, Part 3 – Executive Secretary Report Part 1
Section 1, Part 4 – Executive Secretary Report Part 2
Section 1, Part 5 – National Wild Pheasant Conservation Plan and Partnerships, National Fish Habitat Partnership Update, Small Grants Program Project Selections, Proposed Calendar Year 2021 Budget
Section 1, Part 6 – Proposed Calendar Year 2021 Budget (continued)
Section 2 – 10/20/20, Zoom meeting and exhibits
Section 3, Part 1 – committee reports 1
Section 3, Part 2 – committee reports 2
Section 3, Part 3 – committee reports 3
Section 3, Part 4– committee reports 4
Section 3, Part 5 – committee reports 5
Section 3, Part 6 – committee reports 6
Section 3, Part 7 – committee reports 7
Section 3, Part 8 – committee reports 8
Section 3, Part 9 – committee reports 9
Section 3, Part 10 – committee reports 10
Section 3, Part 11 – committee reports 11
Section 3, Part 12 – committee reports 12
Section 4 – State of the State reports - 2019 – Oregon, Ohio
Part 1 – Cover, Table of Contents, Action Items, Objectives and Mission Statement, Past Meetings Locations and Dates, FY 2018/2019 Committees and Appointed Representatives, Constitution and By-Laws (As approved June 2018) (650 kb .pdf).
Part 2 – Attendance Roster, Executive Committee Minutes (6/23/19) (231 kb .pdf).
Part 3 – Minutes (6/24 & 6/25/19), Business Meeting Minutes (6/26/19), Notes Page, Appendix, Acknowledgements. Thanks (231 kb .pdf).
Part 4 – Exhibit 1, Final Program (1.9MB .pdf)
Part 5 – Exhibit 2-3, Sponsor PP, McGeeMarsh PP (Wecker) (2.1MB .pdf)
Part 6 – Exhibit 4, State of the State Reports (all) (1.2MB .pdf)
Part 7 – Exhibit 5-6, Relevency Roadmap PP (Pauley), Relevency Roadmap Fact Sheet (1.8MB .pdf)
Part 8 – Exhibit 7, Wind Energy and Wildlife in Ohio PP (Hazelton) (1.2MB .pdf)
Part 9 – Exhibit 7.1, Wind Energy and Wildlife in Ohio PP (Hazelton) (Continued) (1.9MB .pdf)
Part 10 – Exhibit 8-9, Mapping Airspace Use to Inform Conservation Decisions
Along the Great Lakes PP (Rigby), American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) PP (Arnold) (1.5MB .pdf)
Part 11 – Exhibit 10, Wind Wildlife Research Fund and AWWI Program
Updates Handouts (Arnold) (361k .pdf)
Part 12 – Exhibit 11, Wind and Wildlife: A Prairie State’s Perspective PP
(Mueller) (777k .pdf)
Part 13 – Exhibit 11.1 Wind and Wildlife: A Prairie State’s Perspective PP
(Mueller)(Continued) (1.3MB .pdf)
Part 14 – Exhibit 12, Evolution of Cooperative Fishery Management in the
Great Lakes PP (Dettmers) (1.7MB .pdf)
Part 15 – Exhibit 13, Lake Erie’s Walleye Fishery PP (Hartman) (1.7MB .pdf)
Part 16 – Exhibit 14, Ohio Grass Carp Response Strategy (Navarro) (1.7MB .pdf)
Part 17 – Exhibit 15, An Overview of 2018 Farm Bill Implementation – Lake Erie Watershed PP (Inglis) (1.9MB .pdf)
Part 18 – Exhibit 16, How a Shift in Wildlife Values can Affect Wildlife
Management in the U.S. PP (Teel) (1.9MB .pdf)
Part 19 – Exhibit 17, Massasauga Research in Ohio PP (Lipps) (1.8MB .pdf)
Part 20 – Exhibit 18, Land Management and Massasaugas PP (Ford) (875k .pdf)
Part 21 – Exhibit 19, The Recovery Plan and Implementation Process and
the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake PP (Boyer) (571k .pdf)
Part 22 – Exhibit 20, Proposed Modification of Action on Tariffs Letter (Carter) (144k .pdf)
Part 23 – Exhibit 21, Action Items from FWS-AFWA Joint Session Memo
(Carter) (114k .pdf)
Part 24 – Exhibit 22, 23, 24, The AFWA Strategist, Summer 2019 Handout (Carter), The Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support
Act Handout (Carter), AFWA Organization Chart Handout (Regan) (182k .pdf)
Part 25 – Exhibits 25, 26, 27, CITES Report (Caldwell), Feral Swine Committee PP and Report (McCoy), Hunter & Angler Recruitment & Retention PP and
Report (R3) (Postell) (1.6MB .pdf)
Part 26 – Exhibits 28, 29, 30, Deer and Wild Turkey Committee PP and Report (McCoy), Midwest Furbearer Committee PP and Report (Dennison), Law Enforcement Committee PP and Report (AMFGLEO) (Cochran) (1.5MB .pdf)
Part 27 – Exhibits 31, 32, 33, National Conservation Needs Committee PP, Report and
Proposal (Douglas), Private Lands & Public Lands Committee PP and Report (combined report) (Burris and Ervin), Wildlife Action Plan Committee PP and Report (Parsons) (678k .pdf)
Part 28 – Exhibit 34, Wildlife & Fish Health Committee PP and Report
(Reynolds) (442k .pdf)
Part 29 – Exhibit 35.1, Butterflies to Blanding’s – Helping Ohio’s at-Risk Species –
Toledo Zoo PP (Bekker) (2MB .pdf)(Continued)
Part 30 – Exhibit 35.2, Butterflies to Blanding’s – Helping Ohio’s at-Risk Species –
Toledo Zoo PP (Bekker) (2MB .pdf)(Continued)
Part 31 – Exhibit 35.3, Butterflies to Blanding’s – Helping Ohio’s at-Risk Species –
Toledo Zoo PP (Bekker) (1.6MB .pdf)(Continued)
Part 30 – Exhibit 36, Creating and Improving Pollinator Habitat in the State of
Ohio PP (Lininger, Retterer) (1.3MB .pdf)
Part 33 – Exhibit 36.1, Creating and Improving Pollinator Habitat in the State of
Ohio PP (Lininger, Retterer) (1.9MB .pdf)(Continued)
Part 34 – Exhibit 37, Building Partnerships to Restore Lake Erie Coastal
Wetlands PP (Schetter) (934k .pdf)
Part 35 – Exhibit 38, Midwest Landscape Initiative – Strengthening Conservation Collaboration PP (Myers) (1.1MB .pdf
Part 36 – Exhibit 39, Midwest Conservation Efforts – USFWS PP (Wooley) (757k .pdf)
Part 37 – Exhibit 40, USDA Wildlife Services PP (Harris)
Part 38 – Exhibit 41, USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units PP (Thompson) (745k .pdf)
Part 39 – Exhibits 42, 43, USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region 2019 Update PP (Walsh), Voting Proxy Letters for Business Meeting (IN, KY, MN) (543k .pdf)
Part 40 – Exhibits 44, 45, 46, Business Meeting Minutes of 2018 Annual Meeting,
Bismarck, ND, Two Resolutions (Supporting Midwest Landscape Initiative
and Ohio Thank You (Pauley), Constitution & By-Laws Committee 2019 Report with
proposed changes (Pauley) (652k .pdf)
Part 41 – Exhibit 47, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference Historical Reports
(Pauley, Delaney) (365k .pdf)
Part 42 – Exhibits 48, 49, 50, 51, Treasurer’s Report CY 2018 (Luebbert), Audit Committee Report (Garner), Investments Committee Report (Douglas), MAFWA Award Winner Report & Nominations
(presented at lunch Monday) (Steinwand) (631k .pdf)
Part 43 – Exhibit 52, Executive Secretary’s Report PP (Torgerson) (1.5MB .pdf)
Part 44– Exhibits 53, National Wild Pheasant Conservation Plan and
Partnerships Annual Highlights Handout (Taylor) (328k .pdf)
Part 45 – Exhibits 54, Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy Report
(Moritz, Boggess, Beck) (184k .pdf)
Part 46 – Exhibit 55, Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy Background
Info Handout (Moritz, Boggess, Beck) (820k .pdf)
Part 47 – Exhibit 56, Midwest R3 Newsletter June 2019 (Warneke) (269k .pdf)
Part 48 – Exhibit 57, 58, 59, TRACS Enhancement Update PP (Rauch), 2020 Proposed Budget (Luebbert), 2020 Proposed Budget (710k .pdf) - 2018 – Bismarck, North Dakota
Part 1 – Cover, Table of Contents, Action Items, Objectives and Mission Statement, Past Meetings Locations and Dates, FY 2017/2018 Committees and Appointed Representatives, Constitution and By-Laws (As approved June 2017), Attendance Roster, Executive Committee Minutes (6/24/18), Minutes (6/25 & 6/26/18), Business Meeting Minutes (6/27/18), CEF Meeting Minutes (6/27/18). (2.3MB .pdf)
Part 2 – Acknowledgements (sponsors), Acknowledgements (inside cover), and Appendix (4.7MB .pdf)
Part 3 – Exhibits 1-6 (9.9MB .pdf)
Part 4 – Exhibits 7-12 (10.1MB .pdf)
Part 5 – Exhibits 13-18 (3.1MB .pdf)
Part 6 – Exhibits 19-24 (1.9MB .pdf)
Part 7 – Exhibits 25-30 (8MB .pdf)
Part 8 – Exhibits 31-36 (9.7MB .pdf)
Part 9 – Exhibits 37-42 (4.4MB .pdf)
Part 10 – Exhibits 37-42 (4.4MB .pdf)
Part 11 – Exhibits 43-46 (3.7MB .pdf) - 2017 – Ashland, NE
Part 1 – Cover, Table of Contents, Action Items, Objectives and Mission Statement, Locations and Dates, FY17 MAFWA Committees and Representatives, Constitution and Bylaws with Proposed Changes, Attendance Roster, Executive Committee Mintues, Meeting Minutes, Business Meeting Minutes (1MB, .pdf)
Part 2 – Acknowledgements, Appendix A-B (7.1MB, .pdf)
Part 3 – Exhibits 1-5 (5.2MB, .pdf)
Part 4 – Exhibits 6-10 (830kb, .pdf)
Part 5 – Exhibits 11-15 (1.6MB, .pdf)
Part 6 – Exhibits 16-20 (2.1MB, .pdf)
Part 7– Exhibits 21-25 (3.1MB, .pdf)
Part 8 – Exhibits 26-30 (3MB, .pdf)
Part 9 – Exhibits 31-35 (15MB, .pdf)
Part 10 – Exhibits 36-40 (306kb, .pdf)
Part 11 – Exhibits 41-46 (2.3MB, .pdf) - 2016 – St. Louis, MO
Part 1– Cover – 2015 Sponsors (983KB, .pdf)
Part 2– Exhibits 1-5 (5.5MB, .pdf)
Part 3 – Exhibits 6-8 (9.4MB, .pdf)
Part 4– Exhibits 9-20 (7MB, .pdf)
Part 5– Exhibits 21 (7MB, .pdf)
Part 6 – Exhibits 22-31 (12.9MB, .pdf)
Part 7 – Exhibits 32-47 (10.2MB, .pdf) - 2015 – Duluth, MN
Cover Page (53KB)
Part 1 – Table of Contents – 2015 Sponsors (771KB)
Part 2 – Exhibits 1-5 (5.1MB)
Part 3 – Exhibits 6-8 (15.9MB)
Part 4 – Exhibits 9-20 (17.1MB)
Part 5 – Exhibits 21-31 (14.8MB)
Part 6 – Exhibits 32-53 (9MB) - 2014 – Traverse City, MI (57.83MB)
- 2013 – Lexington, KY (46.50MB)
- 2012 – Wichita, KS (67MB)
- 2011 – Centerville, IA (32.59MB)
- 2010 – Indianapolis, IN (29.7MB)
- 2009 – Peoria, IL (29.9MB)
- 2008 – Estes Park, CO (58.2MB)
- 2007 – Minocqua, WI (162KB)
- 2006 – Spearfish, SD (16.82MB)
- 2005 – Sandusky, OH (50.79MB)
- 2004 – Bismarck, ND (27.36MB)
- 2003 – Omaha, NE (1.41MB)
- 2002 – Springfield, MO (139KB)
- 2001 – St. Paul, MN (250KB)
- 2000 – Petoskey, MI (16.05MB)
- 1999 – Lexington, KY (5.5MB)
- 1998 – Lawrence, KS (9.53MB)
- 1997 – Des Moines, IA (5.70MB)
- 1996 – South Bend, IN (6.22MB)
- 1995 – Galena, IL (227kb)
- 1994 – Estes Park, CO (5.14MB)
- 1993 – Ashland, NE (1.72MB)
- 1992 – Green Bay, WI (6.79MB)
- 1991 – Rapid City, SD (7.75MB)
- 1990 – Grand Rapids, MI (9.97MB)
- 1989 – Duluth, MN (11.63MB)
- 1988 – Bismarck, ND (12.89MB)
- 1987 – Winnipeg, Manitoba (13.94MB)
- 1986 – Vail, CO (12.48MB)
- 1985 – Wichita, KS (11.35MB)
- 1984 – Hannibal, MO (14.09MB)
- 1983 – Lexington, KY (11.67MB)
- 1982 – Springfield, IL (11.23MB)
- 1981 – Des Moines, IA (9.21MB)
- 1980 – Columbus, OH (19MB)
- 1979 – Nashville, IN (14.06MB)
- 1978 – Milwaukee, WI (10.26MB)
- 1977 – Lincoln, NE (19.83MB)
- 1976 – Rapid City, SD (10.38MB)
- 1975 – Traverse City, MI (15MB)
- 1974 – Duluth, MN (15.07MB)
- 1973 – Bismarck, ND (17.60MB)
- 1972 – Wichita, KS (12.59MB)
- 1971 – Aspen, CO (4.70MB)
- 1970 – Winnipeg, Manitoba (7.18MB)
- 1969 – St. Louis, MO (17.51MB)
- 1968 – Chicago, IL (19.98MB)
- 1967 – DesMoines, IA (20.31MB)
- 1966 – Wichita, KS (20.88MB)
- 1965 – Toronto, Ontario (25.55MB)
- 1964 – Milwaukee, WI (19.88MB)
- 1963 – Columbus, OH (8.31MB)
- 1962 – Omaha, NE (9.12MB)
- 1961 – Higgins Lake, MI (16.05MB)
- 1960 – Rapid City, SD (12.44MB)
- 1959 – West Lafayette, IN (16.55MB)
- 1958 – Bismarck, ND (12.91MB)
- 1957 – Park Rapid, MN (17.92MB)
- 1956 – Springfield, IL (17.84MB)
- 1955 – Estes Park, CO (12.23MB)
- 1954 – St. Louis, MO (9.98MB)
- 1953 – Dorset, Ontario (33.50MB)
- 1952 – Des Moines, IA (9.86MB)
- 1951 – Wichita, KS (9.60MB)
- 1950 – Milwaukee, WI (19.49MB)
- 1949 – Lincoln, NE (14.99MB)
- 1948 – Put-in-Bay, OH (21.61MB)
- 1947 – Roscommon, MI (7.52MB)
- 1944-1945-1946 – None Printed (104kb)
- 1943 – Fox Lake, IL (3.14.MB)
- 1942 – Duluth, MN (7.63MB)
- 1941 – St. Louis, MO (16.98MB)
- 1940 – Mason City, IA (12.97MB)
- 1939 – Madison, WI (12.41MB)
- 1938 – Omaha, NE (12.36MB)
- 1937 – Sioux Falls, SD (19.48.MB)
- 1936 – Madison, WI (17.78MB)
- 1935 – St. Paul, MN (3.73MB)
- 1934 – Des Moines, IA (1.72MB