Conservation Enhancement Fund

THE CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT FUND ("CEF") IS A KANSAS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES AND TO ASSEST THE MIDWEST STATES IN PLANNING AND HOSTING THE ANNUAL MIDWEST FISH AND WILDLIFE CONFERENCE ("CONFERENCE"), A SCIENTIFIC/EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE HOSTED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY STATE MEMBERS OF THE MIDWEST ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES. THE CONFERENCE ATTRACTS UP TO 1,000 BIOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS FROM STATE, FEDERAL, AND TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES AND UNIVERSITIES FROM THE MIDWEST, GREAT PLAINS, AND CANADAIAN PROVINCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SHARING TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, POSTER DISPLAYS, PLENARY SESSIONS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS. ATTENDEES INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, INCLUDING DIRECTORS, ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS, AS WELL AS COLLEGE STUDENTS.