Register on-line at https://www.regonline.com/2017SpringConf (credit card, check payments and EFS transfers accepted). Registration closes May 3, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. If you are unable to register on-line, complete one form for each person attending. Hard copy registrations and payment should be mailed to:

University of Minnesota Extension Registration 130 Learning and Environmental Sciences (LES)

1954 Buford Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108

Checks should be made payable to “University of Minnesota”

Name:_________________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip___________________________________________________________________________

Email:__________________________________________________________________________________

Phone:___________________________________ Cell Phone:____________________________________

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please list any special accommodations you may need (diet restrictions, handicap accessibility, etc.). VOLUNTEER TO HELP

_____I would like to help during the conference (tasks include helping with silent auction, photo contest,

collecting meal tickets, store, and other possible areas)

Annual Conference

May 19-21, 2017

University of Minnesota

Saint Paul Campus

LODGING on CAMPUS Lodging is available in Bailey Hall on Saint Paul campus. Participants may choose between double or single occupancy. Each room has two twin beds with linens and towels provided. Cost per night, per person: Single Occupancy $60.00 Double Occupancy $45.00 Parking at Bailey Hall $8.00 Yes No I need a handicap accessible room. (please circle)

Refer to the Registration Booklet for complete descriptions of each session. . Fees in black are valid through April 24, 2017. Fees shown in red are late registration fees charged from April 25 through May 3. Conference registration is closed May 3, 2017 at 10:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION FEES $185.00/$235.00 Full 3-day on-site conference - Friday evening-Sunday, includes 6 meals, on-site Sessions and walking tours, socializing) $70.00/$90.00 Friday evening on-site - includes dinner, keynote, socializing $140.00/$175.00 Saturday on-site - includes breakfast, lunch, banquet, on-site sessions, awards program, socializing $70.00/$90.00 Sunday on-site - includes breakfast, keynote, lunch, on-site sessions Optional: $60/$45/$8/$70/$55/$10 Lodging/Parking (see above) $10.00/$20.00 Friday partial day Pre-Conference workshops $50.00/$60.00 Friday full-day Pre-Conference workshops - includes lunch CANCELLATIONS Before April 28 will receive a refund of the registration fee paid less $50 for processing fees. April 29th or later are not eligible for a refund.

Night(s) Single/Double Occupancy Roommate Parking at Bailey Hall

Thursday, May 18

Friday, May 19

Saturday, May 20

REGISTRATION AMOUNT DUE:

$__________ Lodging: _____ number of nights at $__________ per night - see lodging chart

__________ Parking (for lodging guests only): _____ number of days at $8 per day

$__________ Pre-Conference Session or Field Trip

$__________ Full Three-Day Conference On-site Activities (Friday evening-Sunday)

$__________ Friday Evening

$__________ Saturday

$__________ Sunday

$__________ Amount Due

$-__________ Less Discount/Scholarship Awarded

$__________ Total Amount Due

VENDOR BOOTHS AND EXHIBIT BOOTHS: Cost is $100 for a Vendor Booth. Vendors are considered for profit businesses and non-profit organizations

selling merchandise. A table and 2 chairs are provided. Some locations have electrical access, bring your

own extension cords.

An Exhibit Booth is $10. Exhibitors are non-profit organizations or groups wanting to share information about

their organizations. Groups may sell organization memberships only at an Exhibit Booth. A table and 2

chairs are provided. Some locations have electrical access, bring your own extension cords.

Vendors and Exhibitors who are not attending the conference itself may register for meals and lodging, if

desired.

Vendors and Exhibitors must register on line at: https://www.regonline.com/2017SpringConfExhibit

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SESSION REGISTRATION FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 Pre-Conference Full-Day Workshops (10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) _____ Volunteer Stewardship on SNAs

_____ Wildlife Tracking

_____ Birds, Biomes and Biodiversity

_____ Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

_____ Restoring Native Woodlands

_____ Forest Pest First Detector Workshop

Pre-Conference Full-Day Workshops (10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.) _____ Tour of District Energy St. Paul & Wood from the Hood (you may choose a partial day workshop at no additional cost) Pre-Conference Partial-Day Workshops (2:30-5:00 p.m.) _____ The New Bell Museum + Planetarium

_____ Research in the Monarch Lab

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017

8:00-9:15 a.m.

_____ Supporting the Connection of Children to Nature

_____ What Trees Should I Plant?

_____ Minnesota’s Superior Hiking Trail

_____ Electric Car - Right for You?

_____ Play the Watershed Game

_____ Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center Lab Tour

_____ Urban Dairy Tour

_____ Bee Lab Tour

_____ Climate Change and Water Resilience

_____ Master Woodland Owner: Introduction

9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

_____ Our Changing Season

_____ Make a Mobile Tour or Scavenger Hunt Today!

_____ Successful Nature Photography

_____ Water Winding through our Watersheds

_____ Mapping Change with the Minnesota Diversity Atlas

_____ Tree Identification and Campus Walk

_____ Basics of GPS for Natural Resources

_____ Eyes in the Sky

_____ The Surprising Lives of our Native Mussels

_____ Master Woodland Owner: Panel

1:15-2:30 p.m.

_____ Native Bees of Minnesota

_____ Discover Dragonflies

_____ Growing and Harvesting Decorative Florals

_____ Mythbusters

1:15-4:00 p.m.

_____ Communication 101

_____ Eye Spy

_____ What’s in my Woods?

_____ Turf, Trees, Invaders, and Biomes of the World

_____ What and Where

_____ Master Woodland Owner: Tree Identification and Campus Walk

2:45-4:00 p.m.

_____ Getting to the People

_____ Keeping Woodlands Healthy and Resilient

_____ Project GO

_____ Noodles, Noggins and Beans

SUNDAY, MAY, 2017

9:30-10:45 a.m.

_____ Signage and Brochures

_____ Create a Monarch Waystation

_____ Minnesota Noxious Weeds and Terrestrial Invasive Species Plants

_____ Deer Across Minnesota’s Landscape

9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

_____ Bumble Bee Identification

_____ Tree Identification and Campus Walk

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

_____ Wildflowers of Minnesota’s North Shore

_____ Pollinator-Friendly Trees and Shrubs

_____ Agroforestry for Landowners

_____ Coming to a Prairie Near You!