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The Mammoth Cave Mushroom Company: A Brief History of a Short-lived Venture

Katie Algeo, Western Kentucky University

8:10 AM

The History and Conservation of Saltpeter Works in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

George M. Crothers, University of Kentucky
Christina A. Pappas, University of Kentucky
Christian D. Mittendorf, University of Kentucky

8:30 AM

Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Trail Rehabilitation within Mammoth Cave

Steven R. Ahler, University of Kentucky
George M. Crothers, University of Kentucky

8:50 AM

First Underground Photograph Taken in America

Wm. Gross Magee, Murray State University

9:10 AM

Mammoth Cave in Poetry: Davis McCombs’ Ultima Thule

Judith Hatchett, Western Kentucky University

9:45 AM

Evaluating Interactions Between River Otters and Muskrats at Bridge Crossings in Kentucky

Ryan Williamson, University of Tennessee
Joseph Clark, U.S. Geologicaxl Survey

10:05 AM

Landscape Genetics of The Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum, in a Nationally Protected Park

Kevin Tewell, Western Kentucky University
Jarrett Johnson, Western Kentucky University

10:25 AM

Breeding Bird Survey Summary from Mammoth Cave National Park, 1995 - 2012

Steve Kistler

10:45 AM

Disjunct Eastern Hemlock Populations of the Central Hardwood Forests: Ancient Relicts or Recent Long Distance Dispersal Events?

F. Collin Hobbs, Indiana University
Keith Clay, Indiana University

11:05 AM

A Functional Visual System in the Cave Beetle Ptomaphagus hirtus

Markus Friedrich, Wayne State University
Rui Chen, Baylor College of Medicine
Elke K. Buschbeck, University of Cincinnati
Stewart Peck, Carleton University

1:00 PM

Establishment of Long-term Forest Vegetation Monitoring Plots within Mammoth Cave National Park

Bill Moore, National Park Service
Teresa Leibfreid, National Park Service
Rickie White, NatureServe

1:20 PM

Assessing the Impact of Mercury Bioaccumulation in Mammoth Cave National Park

Cahtleen Webb, Western Kentucky University

1:40 PM

Using LiDAR to Link Forest Canopy Structure with Bat Activity and Insect Occurrence: Preliminary Findings

Luke E. Dodd, University of Kentucky
Nicholas S. Skowronski, US Forest Service
Matthew B. Dickinson, US Forest Service
Michael J. Lacki, University of Kentucky
Lynne K. Rieske, University of Kentucky

2:00 PM

Fire Regimes, Buff alo and the Presettlement Landscape of Mammoth Cave National Park

Cecil C. Frost, Natchez Trace Parkway Fire Management Team
Jesse A. Burton, Natchez Trace Parkway Fire Management Team
Lillian Scoggins, Cumberland Piedmont Network

2:20 PM