Just got this information yesterday. If anyone has some free time in January and wants to go to Springfield for a full day of seminars and discussions see the information below.
Illinois Pheasants and Quail Forever invites you to join us for our Annual Illinois State Meeting. This year?s event is scheduled for January 20-22nd 2017 and located at the Wyndham Springfield City Centre in Springfield Illinois. Friday?s event will kick off with our hospitality room for games, raffles, and comradery with other chapters and our Illinois staff. We will have a full agenda of informational breakout sessions on Saturday, including a ceremony of chapter awards and an exciting auction along with gun raffles at the end of the night!
You won?t want to miss this new and exciting agenda for 2017, so be sure to register now! Call now 217-789-1530 with PROMO CODE 01207027PH to book the PF/QF rate of $101.00 at the Wyndham Springfield City Centre, 700 E. Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701. We?ve blocked a limited number of rooms for Friday and Saturday night, but the block and rates are only held until December 31, 2016. BOOK YOUR ROOM(s) TODAY! The parking garage clearance is 6 feet 5?? inches if you have a vehicle taller than that street parking is free and available after 5:00pm on Friday. However, parking maybe limited due to other events going on in Springfield.
To register contact Kristi Ford at
kford@pheasantsforever.org . We also have provided online registration at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTOJolerUsrORPvyx0GxtUh9GssOqd4HpyO1aKnhpNFEE6gw/viewform
The 2017 Illinois State Meeting is only a short month away and we look forward to seeing all of the great chapters of Illinois represented. Provided below is a list of the new and exciting breakout sessions scheduled for this year!
Land Acquisitions- Opportunities, And Target Areas
Stan McTaggert, IDNR Upland Wildlife Program Manager
Erin Holmes, Illinois Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever State Coordinator
Aaron Kuehl, Pheasants and Quail Forever Director of Seed Operations
Shooting Skills for New Shooters, Indications and Corrections of Issues
Rod Campbell, IDNR Hunter Level & NSCA Level ll Certified Hunter Clinic Instructor
IDOT and Ameren Partnership- Opportunities for Chapters
Stephanie Dobbs, Illinois Department of Transportation Roadside Manager Region 3 District 5 operations
Michelle Henderson, Ameren Transmission Vegetation Supervisor
Pheasant Research Conclusions and Practical Applications
Tim Lyons, Graduate Research Assistant University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Natural History Survey
Phil Borsdorf, IDNR Natural Resources Coordinator
Tools of the Trade for Boosting Banquet Attendance
Anthony Hauck, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Director of Public Relations
Connecting Your Outreach Efforts to Conservation
Drew Larsen, Pheasants and Quail Forever National Habitat Education Specialist
Illinois Recreational Access Program, Habitat Strike Teams
Bob Caveny, IDNR Conservation Stewardship Program Manager
IRAP/Strike Team Staff
Wetlands- Landscape Function and Importance
Heath Hagy, Director, Forbes Biological Station Assistant Research Program Leader in Waterfowl and Wetland Ecology
Randy Smith, IDNR Wetland Wildlife Program Manager - State Waterfowl Biologist
The Current Climate of Conservation- Farm Bill Updates, Government Affairs Issues
Dave Nomsen: Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Vice President of Governmental Affairs
Mentor Hunting: R3 and IRAP Mentoring
Katie Kauzlarich, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Illinois Outreach Coordinator
Bob Caveny, IDNR Conservation Stewardship Program Manager
Partners Program Projects and Chapter Involvement
Andrew Diallesandro, Private Lands Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kentucky Quail Management Program
Cody Rhoden, Small Game Biologist Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resource
Dog Training Techniques
Dan Ihrke , Head Trainor of Gun Dog Success
Have a Happy Holidays!
Team Illinois