Weed Superintendents
Wednesday, December 16
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM - Roll Call
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - NAISMA Conference Update
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Ducks Unlimited Nebraska Overview - Tim Horst, Land Manager, Ducks Unlimited
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Visit Vendors
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - FSA Update - Pat Lechner, Conservation and Environmental Programs
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Christina Hoyt - Bureau Chief - Community Landscape & Forest Health - NE Forest Service
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Lauren Keefe - Forest Health Specialist - Nebraska Forest Service
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM - Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM - Roll Call
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Update – Kristopher Stahr, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - NACO Update – Jon Cannon, Executive Director, NACO
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Pheasants Forever in Nebraska – Cody Baker, Senior FBB, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever
2:30 PM - Open Forum – Legislative issues, NWCA/NDA Updates, open discussion.
Exam to Follow Last Presentation
Thursday, December 17
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM - NACO Opening Session
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Visit Vendors
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM - Roll Call
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM - NRD Update– John Thorburn, Manager, Tri-Basin NRD
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - NDA Noxious Weed Program update – Tammy Zimmerman
11:30 AM - 12:55 PM - Lunch
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM - Roll Call
1:05 PM - 1:30 PM - NDOT Roadside vegetation – Ryker Starr – NDOT Vegetation Manager
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Nebraska Biocontrol Update – Scott Erthum
2:00 PM - Annual Reports – Paul Moyer
Exam to Follow Last Presentation
