Washington Chapter

of The Wildlife Society

2025 Schedule 

Meeting at a Glance (subject to change)

  • Monday, March 24 - Workshops

- Forestry & Silviculture for Wildlife Biologists in the PNW
- Wildlife Handling & Chemical Immobilization (Day1)

  • Tuesday, March 25 – Workshops
- Wildlife Handling & Chemical Immobilization (Day 2) 
- PNW Amphibian Monitoring Network- Moving our "Newtwork" Forward
- Wildlife Necropsies & Mortality Site Investigation
- Fundamentals of Structured Decision Making
- Telemetry Techniques

- Forest Landscape Management for Wildlife: Managing for Diverse Goals

-Vendor set-up

   - Evening DEI Social

  • Wednesday, March 26 
- Plenary session 

- Poster Session set-up

- Business Lunches (SNVB and NW PARC will be combined)
- Afternoon Special & Concurrent Sessions
  • Collaborative Land Conservation & Funding (ignite talks) (partnerships) (Alex P)
  • Detection Dog Teams: Beyond the Tools, Insights from Multifaceted Research Approaches
  • Open Contributed Papers 
- Poster Session & Student/Professional Mixer including an optional Resume Review Workshop
- Welcome Reception
  • Thursday March 27
- Breakfast with a Biologist including an optional Resume Review Workshop
- Morning Special & Concurrent Sessions
  • Integrating Waterfowl Research & Management (Matt Wilson)
  • Wildlife Habitat Connectivity (Glen Kalisz)
  • Managing Through Disturbance: Wildlife and Habitat Response to Natural Events
  • Open Contributed Papers
- Afternoon Special & Concurrent Sessions
          • Integrating Water Fowl Research & Management (Matt Wilson)
          • Wildlife Habitat Connectivity (Glen Kalisz)
          • Open Contributed Papers
    - Resume Review Workshop
    - Banquet Dinner, Award Ceremony, & Silent Auction
    • Friday, March 28 - Field trips
    - Padden Creek Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Project: Terrestrial habitat connectivity and fish passage projects overlap in riparian corridors. Riparian corridors—where aquatic and terrestrial environments meet—comprise small portions of the landscape but provide vital ecosystem functions. These areas are commonly used by wildlife to travel between patches of suitable habitat, and in highly fragmented urban landscapes they represent some of the last remaining travel routes available. Join us to learn about recent successful projects near the conference venue.
    - Spencer Island Wildlife Area: The Spencer Island Wildlife Area is a flat, grassy, intertidal complex ringed by mixed forest, located in the Snohomish River estuary. This area offers waterfowl hunting, hiking, and wildlife viewing opportunities. The island is jointly-owned/managed by WDFW and the Snohomish County Parks and Recreation Department. In 2005, an act of nature breached a dike on the WDFW property on the northwest side of the island, restoring tidal influence to the area. WDFW and its partners are working together to continue restoration of the estuarine system.

        Feeling Social? Join us for these evening opportunities to socialize and network!

        • Tuesday DEI Social
        • Wednesday Poster Session & Student/Professional Mixer followed by the Welcome Reception
        • Thursday - Banquet, Award Ceremony, and Fundraiser

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