A full-day workshop about how the North American model of wildlife conservation may be used to ensure the relevance of hunting is primed and loaded for March 25. Entitled "The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Affirming the Role, Strength and Relevance of Hunting in the 21st Century," the workshop will be held during the 73rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, in Phoenix, Arizona.

The workshop is open at no charge to all registered attendees of the North American Conference. According to the event cochairs Steve Ferrell of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and James Earl Kennamer of the National Wild Turkey Federation, workshop attendees will leave with new information and improved perspective on opportunities to ensure that the model's legacy not only continues but is more effectively communicated to a broader public, thus ensuring the relevance and management role of hunting in a rapidly changing society.

People interested in attending the workshop should preregister for the 73rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.

The workshop agenda is:

9:00-9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks

9:15-9:45 a.m.
Ron Regan, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, "A View from the Trenches?Reflections on the North American Model from an Agency Perspective"

9:45-10:15 a.m.
Curtis Taylor, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, "Hunter Restoration?Changing Our Paradigm"

10:15-10:45 a.m.
Ruben Cantu, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, "Changing Demographics?A Challenge to the Future of Hunting"

10:45 a.m.
Break

11:00-11:30 a.m.
Michele Beucler, Idaho Department of Game and Fish, "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall?Reflections from a Nonhunter"

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
John Edwards, West Virginia University, "WMAN 100: The Tradition of Hunting"

12:00-12:30 p.m.
Bart Semcer, Sierra Club, "The North American Model?An Inclusive View"

12:30-1:00 p.m.
Robert Bailey, Delta Waterfowl Foundation, "A National Network of Hunting, Fishing, Trapping and Shooting Sports Organizations in Canada"

1:00 p.m.
Lunch

2:00-2:30 p.m.
Mark Duda, Responsive Management, "Public Opinions on and Attitudes towards Hunting"

2:30-3:00 p.m.
Rob Southwick, Southwick and Associates, "The Economic Value of Hunting in the United States"

3:00-3:30 p.m.
Phil Seng, D. J. Case and Associates, "Reducing the Churn Rate?Effective Ways to Get Lapsed Hunters Back/Best Practices for Hunting and Shooting Recruitment and Retention"

3:30 p.m.
Break

3:45-4:15 p.m.
Shane Mahoney, Conservation Visions, "A Long Arc to Recognition?Exploring the History of the Hunting-Conservation Movement and Recent Evidence of International Acceptance"

4:15-4:45 p.m.
Tammi Sapp, National Wild Turkey Federation, "Finding Meaning Amidst Media Madness"

4:45-5:15 p.m.
Chris Chaffin, Chaffin Communications, Inc., "Portraying Hunting in the Media"

5:15-5:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks