Schedule will be updated once session presentations are finalized.
| Great Lakes Park Training Institute Schedule of Events / Feb 26th – March 1st | ||||
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Date |
Monday 26 February |
Tuesday 27 February |
Wednesday 28 February |
Thursday 1 March |
8:30am – 9:45am |
GLPTI Staff arrive Sunday afternoon and have orientation, preliminary set-up work, social time.
Board Meeting to Review Schedule and Assignments 11:00AM Registration Opens at 11:00AM |
General Session: Verbal Defense and Influence (L&M) – Drew Montgomery | General Session: Human-Wildlife Conflicts (M & NE) – Jonathan Schechter | 8:15AM-9:15AM
Session 20: Asphalt Hard Surface Options (M) – Kirsten Pauley Session 21: Historic Bridge Restoration- Al Patterson Session 22: Mosquito and Tick-borne Diseases in Indiana (NE) – Bryan Price |
10AM |
Session 5: Irrigation (M) – Wayne Witmill
Session 6: Playgrounds for Kids with Autism (Misc.) – Michelle Kelly Session 7: Walk with a Doc (Misc.) David Sabgir |
Session 12: Reservation Management (L&M) –
Session 13: Storm Readiness (Misc.) – Matthew Ellman Session 14: Integrated Pest Management for Urban and Suburban Forestry(M) – Phil Graf |
Brunch Buffett 9:15AM-10:00AM
9:45AM-11AM: |
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11:30AM |
Lunch OYO | Lunch | Board of Regents Lunch Meeting | Institute Closing |
1PM – 2PM |
Session 1:Chainsaw Safety Workshop (M) – Ty Shields
Session 2: Intergenerational Workforce (L&M) – Amanda Foor Session 3: Tree Identification Workshop (NE) – Phil Graf Session 4: Your Role in Risk Management (L&M & M) -Bill Hooker |
Session 8: Advantages of Electrical Commercial Equipment (M) – Peter Liakouras
Session 9: 1-Minute Manager (L&M) – Karen Hinton Session 10: Wilderness First Aid (Misc) – Dustin Brighton Session 11: Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Center (NE)- Leslie Grow |
Session 15: Partnering with Tourism Agencies (NE) – Lorelei Weimer
Session 16: Zero Turn Mower Safety (M) Session 18: Adventure Recreation (NE) – Amy Dingle |
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2:15PM – 3:15PM |
Session 8: Advantages of Electrical Commercial Equipment (M) – Peter Liakouras
Session 9: 1-Minute Manager (L&M) – Karen Hinton Session 10: Wilderness First Aid (Misc.)- Dustin Brighton Session 11: Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Center (NE)- Leslie Grow |
Session 15: Partnering with Tourism Agencies (NE) – Lorelei Weimer
Session 17: Recruitment/Retention of Seasonal Staff (L&M) – Ryan Davis Session 18: Adventure Recreation (NE) – Amy Dingle Session 19: Fireside Chat with New Professionals (L&M)- MaryBeth Thaman & Mark Young |
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3:30PM – 4:45PM |
General Session: The new Michigan DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Misc.) – Linda Walter | General Session: Searching for Quality of Life: Meanings, Issues, and Implications for the Field (L&M) – Rasul Mowatt | General Session: Public Lands, Democracy, and America’s Public Wealth (L&M)- Scott Russell Sanders | |
Night |
Dinner in Inn Dining Room at 530PM
Birds of Prey Social (Teresa Rody, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services) |
Awards Reception (with dinner) and Presentation at 6PM | Dinner Buffet at 6PM Game Night 7:30PM |
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