WWRA Annual Conference
Join us on Saturday, February 11, 2023, for a day long gathering (our first in-person since 2020) packed with speakers covering a wide range of topics, a veterinarian round-table, networking lunch, and more! Acquire new skills and knowledge. Network with others in the field. Catch up with old friends. Make new ones. Earn CEUs.
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If you are not already a member, join WWRA now to save on conference fees. An annual membership is currently $20 ($25 starting 1/1/2023), and registration is $20 for members vs $45 for nonmembers. You can attend the conference and join WWRA for less than the non-member registration fee
Conference fees increase by $10 after January 31.
Member registration is $20 before January 31, 2023. Sign in to register as a member.
Speakers and schedule
Doors open at 8:30. Registration and raffle will be open all day. Breakfast items available until 11:30. Pasta bar lunch included!
Theater | Room 1 | Room 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
9:30 – 9:40 am | Welcome to WWRA! | ||
9:40 – 10:30 am | Keynote Speaker Peregrines in Wisconsin Greg Septon | ||
10:45 – 11:30 am | Cage building Scott Diehl | Handling wildlife Terri Hauser CVT & Beka Weiss | Reptiles Dr. Shawna Hawkins |
11:30 am – 12:40 pm | Lunch | Lunch overflow | Lunch overflow |
12:40 -1:40 pm | Vet Roundtable Dr. Shawna Hawkins & Dr. Ameila Gessner | ||
1:45 – 2:30 pm | Basic fecal analysis Jennie Wertle, MSM BS CVT | Ospreys and banding Pat Fisher | WDNR Q & A Mandy Kamps & Taylor Czyscon |
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Wound management Dr. Shawna Hawkins | Caring for opossums Amy Haris & Alyssa Baumann | WDNR protocol review Mandy Kamps & Taylor Czyscon |
3:45 – 4:30 pm | Surgical planning and aftercare Erin Lemley, CVT | Rehabilitating Beavers Aimee Sosenko | Case Study Roundtable |
4:45 – 5:30 pm | Animals you know nothing about Elisa Fosco | Songbirds and stress Barb Hucek | Using fosters for BOP rehabilitation Audrey Cossett |
Location
Our 2023 conference will be held at the Jensen Community Center in Amherst, WI.
Area accommodations
The nearest hotels are located in surrounding communities, just a short distance from the community center.
In Stevens Point, there is a Holiday in Express (13 minute drive) that runs around $140-150/night. There’s also a La Quinta that runs about $20 less.
In Waupaca, there is a Comfort Suites (15 minute drive) with comparable rates.
We’d like to thank our sponsors for their support!
WWRA is a 501c3 organization dedicated to serving the wildlife rehabilitation community through annual education and networking conferences, educational workshops and training sessions, facilitating listening sessions with the WI DNR, hosting virtual roundtables and presentations for the membership, and offering education and resource grants to support wildlife rehabilitation in Wisconsin. WWRA activities are supported by annual membership fees, donations and grants.
Have questions about wildlife rehabilitation or WWRA? Drop us a line!
