4th New Zealand Mudsnail
in the Western USA
Conference
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

August 16-17, 2005

This page last updated on 2005 AUG 11

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The 2005 New Zealand Mudsnail in the Western USA Conference will be held on the campus of Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.  Bozeman is a small city (population about 38,000) located in southwest Montana just 90 miles from Yellowstone National Park. Bozeman is located in the scenic Gallatin Valley and is within a half hour drive to many of the regions best and well known trout fisheries, including the Madison, Gallatin, and Yellowstone Rivers.  Montana State University is a small land grant university (approx. 10,000 students) where students have the oppurtunity to conduct research in one of the last intact ecosytems, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The New Zealand Mudsnail Conference will provide scientists, managers, researchers, and interested conservation groups the opportunity to share and discuss their latest findings and concerns about this invasive species.  The conference is free of charge but donations will be accepted.

The conference is taking place in the Alumni Foundation building on campus.
Building #2 on the Campus map

• Montana State University homepage.
• Lodging within walking distance of MSU
  • Best Western City Center Motor Inn, 507 W Main, 406-587-3158
  • Voss Inn B&B, 319 S Willson, 406-587-0982
  • Lewis and Clark Motel, 824 W Main, 800-223-9609
  • Lindley House, 202 Lindley Pl., 406-587-8403
  • Bozeman Backpackers Hostel, 405 W Olive, 406-586-4659
• Yellowstone Country Hotel Search
• Restaurants near campus
  • Student Union cafeteria
  • Iho's Korean
  • Red's on the Road
  • Bozeman Deli
  • Junga Juice
  • Columbo's Pizza
  • The Habit
  • The Daily Coffee Bar
  • Community Food Co-Op
  • The Pickle Barrel
• Some Downtown Restaurants
  • The Naked Noodle
  • Mackenzie River Pizza
  • John Bozeman's Bistro
  • Cateye Cafe
  • The Garage Soup Shack and Mesquite Grill
  • Burger Bob's
  • Main Street Overeasy
• Parking: please park in either the lot to the west of the Alumni Foundation building (we will have day passes for you when you register) or in the pay lot on Grant and Seventh Ave.

Call for Papers and Posters:

Papers and posters describing any research relevant to the New Zealand mudsnail will be welcome at the conference.  Oral contributions will be limited to 15 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions.  Posters will be limited to 46" x 46" (120 cm x 120 cm).  Submission of abstracts will be accepted by email only, as both attached and appended documents.  Follow this link for specific instructions and required format.

The evenings of the 16th and 17th everyone is invited to gather at the Montana Ale Works in downtown Bozeman for drinks, dinner, billiards, and conversation. Unless of course, the angling types want directions to the nearest fishing holes.

 The following have made this conference possible

• EcoAnalysts Inc., Moscow, Idaho
• Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho
• Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
• USFWS Aquatic Nuisance Species Program

• Chelsea A. Cada, Department of Ecology; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717-0346 ccada@montana.edu or
• David C. Richards, EcoAnalysts Inc. Bozeman, MT 59717 Phone: 406.580.7816 davidr@montana.edu