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Date<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Friday, January 16, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Skysong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote speaker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rodrigo Vargas, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Posters and abstracts<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adapting to city life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brittany N. Blake, Heather L. Bateman, and Kelli L. Larson. Paradoxical stewardship and social-ecological traps in urban bird provisioning<\/a>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.Meg Davis, Heather L. Bateman, Molly J. Bechtel, and Kelli L. Larson. Human dimensions of captive Sonoran Desert tortoises in Arizona.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K .S. Eltze, T. S. Yoon, and J. C. Johnson, Examining the effects of simulated temperature differences in male and female black widows (Latrodectus hesperus<\/em>), focusing on voracity and changes to their ontogenic stages.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexander Fenlon, Brendan Larsen, Alexis Cort\u00e9s-Hernandez, Matthew Prebus, Nathan Upham, and Dakota Rowsey. Biogeographic History of Deer mice in the Madrean Sky Islands. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marissa France, Katharine Smas, Anthony Barley, and James Chadwick Johnson. DNA methylation in black widow spiders: The epigenome of an urban pest<\/a>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. K. Gupta and C. Earl. Effects of urbanization and season on avian food preferences. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Ravanelli, Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez, Aaron Caldwell, Carson Metzler, Kendra Rentz, Mary Munoz, Melissa Guardaro, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Personal heat exposure as an expression of differential behavioral adaptation: Insights from older adults in a hot-arid city. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia R. Hernandez, Katherine C.B. Weiss, and Jesse S. Lewis. Seasonal habitat use of wildlife in relation to water, vegetation, and urbanization along a human-modified river corrido<\/a>r. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelli L. Larson and Jeffrey D. Haight. Holistically examining ecosystem services and disservices for urban human-wildlife coexistence: An interdisciplinary landscape sustainability approach. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chloe A Martz, Alex Vela, Kelsey Lyberger. Microclimates of Culex mosquitoes in desert regions. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyssa Moise, Alondra Perez Flores, Maddy Gibson, Gale Larson, Katherine Nicoluzakis, Karen L Sweazea. Effects of urbanization and season on avian food preferences. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan L. Pierce, Nathan Upham, Sharon J. Hall. Rodent diversity and gene flow in an arid metropolitan area. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kajaya Pollard, Isabelle Hammond, Kelli Larson, Jessica Ebie, Kaila Eltze, and J. Chadwick Johnson. Socioecological drivers of abundance and web investment in Latrodectus hesperus<\/em>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecosystem structure and function<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

S. T. Baker, K. Abdelmohsen, Jay S. Famiglietti, and E. Litvak. Water use of flood-irrigated residential lawns. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.Meg Davis, Heather L. Bateman, Molly J. Bechtel, and Kelli L. Larson. Human dimensions of captive Sonoran Desert tortoises in Arizona.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K .S. Eltze, T. S. Yoon, and J. C. Johnson, Examining the effects of simulated temperature differences in male and female black widows (Latrodectus hesperus<\/em>), focusing on voracity and changes to their ontogenic stages.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexander Fenlon, Brendan Larsen, Alexis Cort\u00e9s-Hernandez, Matthew Prebus, Nathan Upham, and Dakota Rowsey. Biogeographic History of Deer mice in the Madrean Sky Islands. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Fleming, Malawa Gibbs, and Becky Ball. Urbanization and habitat context shape long-term ground-dwelling arthropod communities in metropolitan Phoenix. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia R. Hernandez, Katherine C.B. Weiss, and Jesse S. Lewis. Seasonal habitat use of wildlife in relation to water, vegetation, and urbanization along a human-modified river corrido<\/a>r. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Kanter. Reimagining the Central Arizona Project as hybrid social\u2013ecological infrastructure. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. A. Mendoza, S. A. Shaw, and Becky A. Ball.  <\/sup>How can altered precipitation patterns due to climate. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natalie Parra Miguel. Embodied water knowledges: Indigenous memories and sensory design for tribal museum exhibits.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arianna Mistry, Kelli L. Larson, and Maureen Murray. Testing the familiarity hypothesis in the context of urban wildlife.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rianna Sandoval, Leodivina Dodoo, Maggie Hantak, Brendan Enochs, and Laura Steger. Using NEON specimens to understand morphological changes in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus<\/em>) over time.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment and human wellbeing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

O. M. Bachhuber, J. M. Nation. and E. N. Taylor. <\/sup> RattlEd: Improving perceptions of rattlesnakes in elementary classrooms.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.Meg Davis, Heather L. Bateman, Molly J. Bechtel, and Kelli L. Larson. Human dimensions of captive Sonoran Desert tortoises in Arizona.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K .S. Eltze, T. S. Yoon, and J. C. Johnson, Examining the effects of simulated temperature differences in male and female black widows (Latrodectus hesperus<\/em>), focusing on voracity and changes to their ontogenic stages.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Md. Farhan Asef Jit, Jared Jorde, and Paul Coseo. Roots of resilience: Developing a GIS-based green stormwater infrastructure database and performance fFramework for the CAP LTER study area. (abstractI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Ravanelli, Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez, Aaron Caldwell, Carson Metzler, Kendra Rentz, Mary Munoz, Melissa Guardaro, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Personal heat exposure as an expression of differential behavioral adaptation: Insights from older adults in a hot-arid city. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Kanter. Reimagining the Central Arizona Project as hybrid social\u2013ecological infrastructure. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waqar Hassan Khan, Isaac Buo, and Ariane Middel. Outdoor heat exposure: Assessing thermal walkability in three PASS neighborhoods<\/a>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker King, Jennifer Vanos, and Ariane Middel. Initial radiative and pedestrian-scale thermal responses of TiO2<\/sub> fog Seal pavement across diurnal phases. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelli L. Larson and Jeffrey D. Haight. Holistically examining ecosystem services and disservices for urban human-wildlife coexistence: An interdisciplinary landscape sustainability approach. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arianna Mistry, Kelli L. Larson, and Maureen Murray. Testing the familiarity hypothesis in the context of urban wildlife.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter M. Price, Paul Coseo, and Ariane Middel. Mobile assessment of mean radiant temperature in a Tempe, Arizona rooftop garden during extreme heat. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Robledo. Ripples of memory: Youth, elders, and water stewardship in the Colorado River Indian Tribes. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abigail L. Rutrough, Kelli L. Larson and Elizabeth A. Corley. Untangling attitudinal drivers and wellbeing outcomes linked to residential wildlife gardening. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Zhu, D. Tong, Kelli L. Larson, Ariane Middel, and A. Frazier. Moving toward sustainable urban landscapes: assessing and optimizing urban vegetation change in Central Arizona. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governance and just transitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Julius Addai and Sara Meerow. Where best lLaid plans get waylaid: Assessing the green infrastructure planning implementation gap In US cities. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consolata Macharia and Sara Meerow. Green infrastructure governance in U.S. cities. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahin Rahman, Sara Meerow, Consolata Macharia, Olga Wilhelm, Cenlin He, Aaron Flores, Thomas Hopson, Aubrey Dugger, and Jennifer Boehnert. Spatial planning of urban vegetation: A sensitivity analysis of prioritization indicators in Phoenix, Arizona. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urban climate and air quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Isaac Buo, Waqar Hassan Khan, Evan Crabtree, Fletcher Emmott, Devbrat Hariyani, Ariane Middel. Cool Routes: <\/em>Real-time human thermal exposure routing. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K .S. Eltze, T. S. Yoon, and J. C. Johnson, Examining the effects of simulated temperature differences in male and female black widows (Latrodectus hesperus<\/em>), focusing on voracity and changes to their ontogenic stages.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Ravanelli, Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez, Aaron Caldwell, Carson Metzler, Kendra Rentz, Mary Munoz, Melissa Guardaro, and Jennifer K. Vanos. Personal heat exposure as an expression of differential behavioral adaptation: Insights from older adults in a hot-arid city. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Md. Farhan Asef Jit, Jared Jorde, and Paul Coseo. Roots of resilience: Developing a GIS-based green stormwater infrastructure database and performance framework for the CAP LTER study area<\/a>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waqar Hassan Khan, Isaac Buo, and Ariane Middel. Outdoor heat exposure: Assessing thermal walkability in three PASS neighborhoods<\/a>. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chloe A Martz, Alex Vela, Kelsey Lyberger. Microclimates of Culex mosquitoes in desert regions. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protik Bose Pranto, Isaac Buo, and Ariane Middel. A scalable LiDAR-based framework for automated tree inventory and management.<\/a> (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pouya Shaeri, Yasaman Mohammadpour, and Ariane Middel. Data-driven analysis of playground use under varying weather conditions using MaRTiny. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U. Tank and Paul Coseo. Urban shade qhere trees cannot grow: Everyday shade strategies from sidewalk to bus stop. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bin Xue, Jianing Zhang, Nancy B. Grimm, Elizabeth M. Cook, and Bingsheng Liu. Substantial but unequal effects of global blue and green spaces on human wellbeing. (abstract<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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