The Alberta Wildlifer
Spring 1999, Vol. 10, No. 2
Editors: Laurie Hunt and Daniel Farr
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The Alberta Wildlifer |
Spring 1999, Vol. 10, No. 2 |
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Editors: Laurie Hunt and Daniel Farr |
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Our annual meeting in March met or exceeded all of my expectations. We had a record attendance of just over 200 registrants and set another record of almost $4,000 from our scholarship auction. We also had a very interesting and well-attended plenary session on endangered species management and protection and a good mix of papers and posters in the open sessions. Thanks to all of you who helped make this a successful event!
The annual meeting has followed much the same format for the last several years, with a plenary session on Friday afternoon, a social and auction on Friday evening and paper sessions and a luncheon on Saturday. In 1998, a guest speaker was included to the Friday evening social to encourage people to come to the social after dinner and spend their money at the auction. The program has not included a dinner banquet because banquets are expensive and generally require pre-registration to ensure that a guaranteed number of people will attend. All of this has resulted in a very busy 1 1/2 day conference.
But now the executive has been asked to consider a program with more papers and a session to bring students and professionals together. How do we pack all this in? One way would be to extend the conference to 2 days. But would this detrimentally affect attendance? Another alternative would be to hold concurrent sessions, although we have heard in the past that people don't like them. Another possibility would be to hold a breakfast social to bring students and professionals together. We might also change the Friday night program so that students have an opportunity to meet professionals but such a change could affect the Friday evening auction and our ability to raise funds for student scholarships.
These decisions need to be made well in advance of a conference, usually no later than mid-September. So if you have some thoughts on how the conference should be organized please talk to Elston Dzus, the program chair for next year or any member of the executive.
Bill Samuel (780-492-1257) and Margo Pybus (780-427-3462) have agreed to co-chair a committee to find ways to promote student participation in the Chapter. They too would appreciate your comments. And of course, student participation need not be confined to our annual conference. After 10 successful years, we may be ready for more than 1 meeting per year or a radically different approach. We have a new executive, a new year and another opportunity to do things better or differently. Please let us know what you think.
To achieve of these objectives, the Chapter will:
Here's your chance to show off your favorite photos!
We're asking members of the ACTWS to electronically submit their favorite photos for a contest that will be judged at the next annual meeting in spring 2000. Our main intention for holding the competition is to obtain quality photos to revise the ACTWS display and to use on our new web site.
For more information see the full Photo Contest webpage
Cash Assets - December 1997 |
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| Chequing Account | $ 4,898.07 |
| GICs for Scholarship Fund | $20,770.63 |
| Total | $25,668.70 |
| Income - 1998 | |
| 1998 Membership Dues (164 Regular; 34 Student, US$ exchange $5.35) | $ 1,815.35 |
| Conference Registration (101 Regular, 66 Student, 5 half day) | $ 4,625.00 |
| Extra Conference meals | $ 20.00 |
| Auction | $ 1,731.00 |
| Conference Corporate Donations | $ 2,550.00 |
| Scholarship Fund Donation | $ 50.00 |
| T-shirt sales | $ 40.00 |
| 1999 Membership Dues (39 Regular, 1 Student) | $ 395.00 |
| 2000 Membership Dues (2 Regular) | $ 20.00 |
| 2001 Membership Dues (1 Regular) | $ 10.00 |
| GIC Scholarship Fund Interest (paid into bank account) | $ 96.75 |
| Total | $11,353.10 |
Assets Accrued 1998 |
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| GIC interest | $ 857.91 |
Expenses - 1998 |
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| Bank Charges | $ 64.50 |
| Corporate Registry Annual Fee | $ 8.00 |
| Scholarships | $ 1,200.00 |
| Speaker Awards | $ 200.00 |
| Name tags, Receipt books | $ 89.63 |
| Student Travel Subsidy (45) | $ 675.00 |
| Conference Hosting Costs | $ 4,023.67 |
| Photocopying | $ 283.76 |
| Post Office Box Rental | $ 186.18 |
| Rowan and Distinguished Service Award Expenses | $ 210.78 |
| Film | $ 6.31 |
| Contribution to TWS Membership Drive | $ 200.00 |
| Telephone long distance charges | $ 154.84 |
| Co-sponsorship with ASPB of W. Lynch presentation | $ 300.00 |
| Deposit for 1999 Annual Meeting | $ 300.00 |
| Total | $ 7,902.67 |
1997 Assets, plus 1998 Assets Accrued, plus 1998 Income, minus 1998 Expenses |
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Total |
$29,977.04 |
Assets - December 31, 1998 |
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| Chequing Account | $ 8,348.50 |
| Guaranteed Investment Certificates | $21,628.54 |
Total |
$29,977.04 |
Meeting called to order by President - Beth MacCallum at 11:00 am.
Minutes of 1998 Annual Business meeting were briefly reviewed by Jon Jorgenson. Motion to adopt minutes moved by A. Todd and seconded by J. Fitch. Carried
Financial statement from 1998 was reviewed by Jon Jorgenson. Motion to adopt minutes made by I. Ross and seconded by L. Carbyn. Carried.
Mike Dorrance gave a brief review of the 1999 conference outline. There were 5 plenary speakers, 15 oral presentations, and 14 posters. In total, 25 papers were submitted but because it was decided not to have concurrent sessions, some had to be turned down. M. Pybus made suggestion that future annual meetings could be held for a full 2 days to accommodate more papers. ACTION ITEM: Executive agreed that this could be done and would be considered for next annual meeting.
B. Samuel indicated that he had been asked by several students to be introduced to certain other wildlife professionals attending the meeting. Suggested some type of mentoring program would be beneficial to students. Both he and M. Pybus indicated a willingness to set something up for next annual meeting-ACTION ITEM.
Beth reviewed the Chapter's co-sponsorship with the ASPB of the lecture by Wayne Lynch. Some financial losses were incurred by the ASPB.
Beth reviewed the $200 donation given to TWS parent body as financial assistance toward their pilot project to assist first year student members with their membership dues.
Beth discussed an initiative to produce an executive manual for use by new Executive to help provide some continuity. M. Pybus is to assist Beth.
R. Bjorge reviewed University scholarship. Announcement goes out in early September with a decision made by December. Goes to student entering 4th year. Five applications were received. Still some concern expressed about lack of participation and need for other alternatives to get information to students. One suggestion that came from the floor was that announcement could be circulated to students through the Email system at the universities-ACTION ITEM.
I. Ross reviewed Technical scholarship program
D. Collister (Chairman) reviewed the objectives of the Conservation committee. Currently there is not an official group of members sitting on this committee. Doug highlighted some of the initiatives:
Suggestion from K. Crutchfield for possible involvement in a discussion paper put out by Municipal Affairs that includes proposal for lands not being used for agriculture could be reassessed for tax purposes as recreational land. ACTION ITEM: Executive would discuss issue at their next meeting.
Beth thanked D. McKinnon for his work with maintaining the database of membership. Beth admitted that more work needs to be done with the membership committee to encourage previous members to rejoin as well as look for ideas to solicit new members. ACTION ITEM.
D. Hobson (Chairman) provided update on newsletter. Thanked L. Hunt and D. Farr for their work as editors. Web site now available and T. Sorenson has taken on role of keeping web site current. Discussed possibility of expanding newsletter from 3 to 4 issues -ACTION ITEM.
Also has group looking at updating Chapter display. Also needs to develop a strategy for getting the display more exposure.
E. Dzus asked about sending newsletter out by email and putting newsletter on the web site. D. McKinnon has list of members’ email addresses. Executive discussed prior decision not to put current newsletter on web site as it was felt this was a benefit of being a member and by having it freely available on the web, people would not join. Considerable disagreement was expressed by several members that this was not the best decision and that it was more important to get the information distributed. ACTION ITEM: B. Samuel made motion to have the newsletter posted on the web page. Seconded by D. McKinnon. Passed.
K. Crutchfield expressed opinion that financial support of other organizations and venues was a positive benefit to the Chapter and its members. Would like to see the Executive actively support more initiatives.
E. Dzus indicated that Manitoba Chapter tried to have monthly meetings of membership to bring in speakers or deal with certain conservation or business issues. May be difficult in Alberta due to how widespread the membership was across the province resulting in poor attendance. Executive, however, agreed to consider - ACTION ITEM.
A. Todd (Chairman) thanked all the candidates who let their names stand in the election. Announced election results:
President-elect - Elston Dzus
Secretary-Treasurer - Chris Shank
Director - Cormack Gates
Director - George Hamilton
Beth asked for motion to adjourn meeting. Moved by J. Nolan. Seconded by M. Pybus. Meeting adjourned 12:00.
30 May 1999
Canadian Pacific Railway
Suite 1100, Gulf Canada Square
401 - 9th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4Z4
Attention: Coleman Crook
Dear Mr. Crook:
Re: Disposition of Basssano Subdivision
It is our understanding that CP Rail is currently in the process of abandoning the Bassano Subdivision between Brooks and Empress. As you may be aware, much of the right-of-way associated with the Bassano Subdivision is critical habitat for the Loggerhead Shrike, a predatory songbird designated as threatened with extinction by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. The stretch between Patricia and Empress is particularly important.
In addition to the Loggerhead Shrike, the Bassano Subdivision provides valuable habitat for a wide variety of other wildlife, many of which are also prairie species under pressure. It is clear that these lands possess high inherent conservation value.
Opportunities to conserve habitat critical for endangered species are rare. In light of the above we support and recommend disposition of the Bassano Subdivison by CP Rail to an agent who will maintain it as wildlife habitat and thereby sustain its significant conservation value.
Sincerely yours,
Douglas M. Collister M.E.Des., P.Eng.
Conservation Committee Chairman
Conservation IssuesAre you aware of a conservation issue that the ACTWS should have input into? If so please contact Doug Collister, Conservation Committee Chairman (403-246-2697, collis@telusplanet.net) or any other member of the executive. Although your assistance would be welcome, you need not feel obligated to help formulate the society's input or position. |
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Undergraduate ScholarshipAwarded to a 4th year student enrolled in an Alberta university, in recognition of academic excellence and interest in the profession of wildlife management 199 Recipient |
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Robert (Bob) K. Goddard Memorial ScholarshipAwarded to a student in their final year of a technical program in Alberta, in recognition of academic excellence and a demonstrated interest in wildlife management. 1999 Recipient |
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Best Student Poster Presentation, ACTWS Annual Meeting1999 Recipient S.E. Kurulok, University of Alberta Best Student Oral Presentation, ACTWS Annual Meeting1999 Recipients |
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ACTWS Dedicated Service AwardAwarded to an ACTWS member in recognition of exceptional individual dedication to the Chapter and Chapter activities 1999 Recipient |
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William Rowan Distinguished Service AwardAwarded to an Alberta wildlife biologist who has made outstanding contributions to the management and conservation of wildlife and their habitats 1999 Recipient |
Did you always want to contribute to ACTWS activities but find your schedule keeps you too busy? Here’s your chance!
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Stop by a local camera, book, outdoor equipment or any other type of store that may be interested with an ACTWS pamphlet. Describe our worthwhile student scholarship fund in order to obtain a donation for our annual auction. We publicize the names of companies that donate to our scholarship fund and the donation is a tax write-off for the organization.
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Get the creative juices flowing and build a masterpiece for us to marvel over and inevitably bid against one another in order to own.
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Perhaps you possess a special skill that other ‘wildlife folks’ would be interested in learning and participating in.
***Please contact Dee Ryerson (415-1335) or Ken Crutchfield (427-7763) for ACTWS pamphlets or more information.
Did you know there is an active chapter of The Wildlife Society only a couple of provinces away? The Manitoba Chapter has been active for more than 25 years, and both Alberta and Manitoba Chapters would benefit from increased awareness of each other's activities. Certainly both chapters face issues that our compatriots in the US do not. Enhanced communication between Canadian Chapters may allow us to further explore issue of common interest. We've recently initiated a newsletter exchange.
For more information on the Manitoba Chapter and its activities, contact:
Bob Emery, President, ph 204-467-3238, b_emery@ducks.ca, or Rhian Christie, President Elect, ph
204-453-2301, rchristie@dillon.ca
On October 27, 1998, the Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society was invited to participate in a joint federal/provincial information session on the National Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk. The purpose of the information session was to update stakeholders within the province on the essential elements of the Federal Endangered Species Legislation. It was also an opportunity for stakeholders to provide recommendations to the federal government while drafting the legislation.
The session began with a brief overview of the progress of the proposed Endangered Species Act. Since the Act was drafted a number of amendments to the Accord have been proposed. These amendments include greater emphasis and recognition on stewardship, an agreement to implement a national process for regular monitoring of the status of all wild species, and a commitment to issue a national wildlife status report by the year 2000.
To meet the national framework goal of preventing any species from becoming extinct as a consequence of human activities the framework has been divided into six components:
Each component has individual terms of reference and represents an essential facet of the overall effort of conserving wildlife diversity and Canada’s bio-diversity strategy.
In addition, new terms of reference have been devised for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). COSEWIC will review scientific data on wildlife suspected of being in jeopardy, assess species at risk, and will report their findings directly to a newly created entity called the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC). The CESCC will include wildlife ministers and represent those in position to react immediately when a species is listed. COSEWIC will continue in their independent scientific process, but will now have the opportunity to report directly to Wildlife Ministers.
Other highlights of the National Accord include a proposed safety net where federal/provincial/ territorial governments would agree to provide within their jurisdiction similar legal prohibitions for the killing or harming of an individual of any listed COSEWIC threatened or endangered species or the destruction or harm of its residence.
- Rhian Christie
The Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society will host the Annual General Meeting of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of the Wildlife Society in early August 2000. This is a 2-3 day meeting and will feature several paper sessions, field trips and evening get-togethers. For details contact Bob Emery, ph 204-467-3238, b_emery@ducks.ca
Hosted by
At least two symposia are planned: "Shrub and Shortgrass Prairie Ecosystems", and "Old Growth Forests and Sustainable Management". Anyone interested in presenting papers in these specific topics is encouraged to contact Toni Holthuijzen, VP, Idaho Chapter, or Gary Dusek, VP, NW Section. The intent of these symposia is to provide the membership an overview of the problems facing these ecosystems and communities and provide ways to manage and improve these systems well into the future. The symposia will be held prior to the general paper session.
Besides the symposia and the general paper session, several workshops are contemplated: Amphibian and Reptile Identification (hands on experience!), Watchable Wildlife/Urban Wildlife, and Wildlife Photography. Specific Information about workshops and symposia will be made available in the fall of this year. The intent is to make the section meeting fun, informative, and cost effective. We cordially invite you to join us in Post Falls!
Alaska Airlines will offer special airfares to conference delegates for travel into and out of Spokane, Washington. Except for their regular lowest airfare between Spokane and other selected cities such as Portland and Seattle (currently US$88), Alaska Airlines will offer a 5% discount on all of their other published round trip airfares. For members older than 62, Alaska Airlines will also offer their senior citizen discount of 10%. These discounts will apply from March 4 to 12, 2000. To receive any of these discounts, please call Global Travel at 1-800-735-6363 and mention that you are attending "The Northwest Section of The Wildlife Society" meeting.
The 2000 meeting, symposia, and workshops will be held at the Cavanaughs-Templin's Resort in Post Falls, Idaho. The entire hotel, with 167 rooms, has been reserved at the U.S. Federal Per diem rate for the year 2000 for both single and double occupancy. Deluxe and Riverview rooms will be charged an extra US$15. These rates will be subject to 5% state sales tax and 2% room tax. To be guaranteed the special rate, make your reservations by February 6, 2000 by calling 1-800-283-6754. Other hotel rooms are available in Post Falls, and reservations can be coordinated through Cavanaughs-Templin's Resort, which will also provide shuttle service. Templin's will offer shuttle service for people staying at other hotels in Post Falls once Templin's is booked full. Cavanaughs-Templin's Resort can provide shuttle service to and from the Spokane International Airport (about 30 miles) for a nominal charge. All conference delegates will receive complimentary parking in the hotel lots. The Templin's Resort is the only Resort listed in the Idaho's Watchable Wildfire Guide for the numbers and diversity of wintering waterfowl. The Resort has over 10,000 square feet of riverview conference space, with excellent restaurant facilities and other animates.
Anyone interested in providing session topics is encouraged to contact Toni Holthuijzen, ph 208-388-2352, fax 208-388-6902; email tholthuijzen@idahopower.com.
We request that members take advantage of the early registration discount. On-site registration will be available (without the discount) at the conference headquarters. For registration information, contact Tony Apa at 208-324-4359; FAX 208-324-1160; email tapa@idfg.state.id.us.
The Wildlife Society, Northwest Section, includes members from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho Montana, the Northwest Territories, Oregon, Washington, Yukon.
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The Biodiversity Information Management System, is now available for free evaluation by the taxonomic, museum and biodiversity communities. BioLink manages both taxon- and specimen-based information. The current release provides management tools for taxon names ranging from kingdom to subspecies as well as material based on both museum specimens and field observations. Easy to use data entry forms and predefined reports are provided to allow rapid collection and reporting of the highest possible data quality. This release, Ver. 1.0 (Beta 1), is the first general release of BioLink. Details, including a complete online version of the User's Manual, are available. Contact biolink@ento.csiro.au
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biolink/home.htm
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/cfs/proj/iepb/nfdp
launched on April 15. The first image was unveiled on Earth Day April 22. www.flatoday.com/space/explore/probes/landsat7/index.htm
Two major international databases of entomological and agricultural literature, now available for free.
AGRICOLA, including both the journal article database from 1979 to present, and the catalog of the USDA National Agricultural Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/ag98.html
AGRIS, the FAO agricultural journal article database: Website no longer available
In 1997, Wyoming District Court Judge William Downes ruled that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park was a violation of the Endangered Species Act. If this controversial court case has piqued your interest about how the wolves are faring, you can get the details at www.enn.com/features/1999/07/072799/072799sow_4611.asp
Newsletter of the Manitoba Conservation Data Centre
www.gov.mb.ca/natres/cdc/requests/newsletters.html
The secretariat of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has had a website since 1995. A new improved version is now online with updated and consolidated information from the previous site and several new features. The site provides those interested in the UNFCCC process with a one-stop source for news, data, information, and documents. Information is organized under seven main headings: What's New, The Secretariat, Programmes, Resources, Sessions, News Room, and Site Information. Visitors to the site are able to access information about forthcoming events; press releases; key information resources developed and maintained by the secretariat; the "country information file," which provides essential information on the status of each Party's participation in the Convention; a database with search capabilities that permits specialized searches of data by country, gas, and time period; and much more. http://www.unfccc.de
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is now publishing "Acclimations," a bimonthly newsletter describing the progress on the National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. A wide range of regional and sectoral studies are underway involving research teams and stakeholder groups around the country, as described on the National Assessment website. Reports on these
studies and a summary report by the National Assessment Synthesis Team are expected to be published beginning late this year, which will be in time to serve as input for the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The newsletter has been published electronically since last fall (see past issues on the website) and is now also available free by contacting the Global Change Research Information Office and using their online document request form. You also may contact the office by e-mail: help@gcrio.org, phone: 914-365-8930, or fax: 914-365-8922. For questions about the National Assessment, contact Michael MacCracken or Melissa Taylor at the National Assessment Coordination Office, Suite 750, 400 Virginia Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024; telephone: 202-314-2230, fax: 202-488-8681 or email: climate@usgcrp.gov.
National Assessment website: www.nacc.usgcrp.gov
Global Change Research Information Office: www.gcrio.org
US Environmental Protection: www.epa.gov/globalwarming
Partners in Flight was formed to address concerns about the long-term population declines of some songbird species.
Website no longer available.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Bighorn Sheep Working Group would like to announce the completion and availability of a Bibliography to Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Literature. This comprehensive review, completed by Loren Ayers of the Wyoming Cooperative Research Unit, includes 1,350+ citations from 1935-1999, approximately 600 abstracts, and totals 264 pages. Copies of this bibliography are available for US$15.00 (+ US$4.00 S/H) from: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Alternative Enterprises, 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82006, ph 1-800-548-9453 (for credit card/purchase order).
Integrating across spatial scales
August 25 - 27, 1999, Nelson, British Columbia
In a 3-day conference, biologists and managers will share information on the challenges of integrating information on the ecology and management of ungulates across spatial scales. The conference will focus on topics related to foraging at the scale of the individual, ungulate use of heterogeneous landscapes, linking populations to landscape management, and the role of ungulates in ecosystems. Selected papers will be peer reviewed and published in book format
Contact: Evelyn Merrill, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI 54481, ph 715-346-4112, emerrill@uwsp.edu.
September 7 - 11, 1999, Austin, Texas
Preliminary program available at
Contact: The Wildlife Society, ph 301-897-9770, tws@wildlife.org
September 13-16, 1999, Edirne, Turkey
Contact: Dr. Cengiz Kurtonur, Trakya Universitesi,
ph +90-284-213-5271, cengizk@aix.trakya.edu.tr
http://www.trakya.edu.tr
September 20 - 23, 1999
Contact: Rick Baydack, Chair, Prairie Grouse Technical Council, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, ph 204-474-6776, fax 204-261-0038, baydack@ms.umanitoba.ca
September 29 - 30, Revelstoke, BC
This workshop will focus on managing forests for the high lichen biomass required by mountain caribou. Participants will discuss the latest findings about lichen ecology, mountain caribou requirements and forest management practices. The workshop will consist of a full day of presentations and a half day field trip to the Keystone Patch Cuts, the first area harvested in the Columbia Forest District with the objective of balancing timber extraction and habitat maintenance.
Contact: Columbia Institute of Applied Ecology, ph 250-837-9311, cmi@junction.net , www.cmia.org
October 1 - 4, 1999, Kenora, Ontario
Contact: Darcy Mitchell, University of Victoria, Box 1700, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, ph 250-721-6444, fax 250-721-8849, dmitchel@hsd.uvic.ca or Iain Davidson-Hunt, The Taiga Institute for Land, Culture and Economy, 300-120 Second St. S., Kenora, ON, P9N 1E9, ph 807-468-9607, fax 807-468-4893, taiga-institute@voyageur.ca
October 19 - 22, 1999, Snowbird, Utah
This is an international conference to bring together scientists and land managers involved with habitat modeling, with a focus on the future of modeling to support multi-scale landscape planning efforts for wildlife conservation and management.
Symposium topics include: Theory and design of habitat models; Gradients in modeling world; Major issues in mapping and scale; Accuracy assessment; Model development; Linking species and landscapes in time and space. Species covered include terrestrial vertebrates, invertebrates, fish, plants, fungi.
A pre-symposium workshop, "Experimental Design and Model Development," will be held October 18 with the full symposium beginning October 19.
Contact: Mike Scott, ph 208-885-6960 or Patricia Heglund, ph 208-885-2665 or Kathy Merk, 208-885-2750.
http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/coop/1999_symposium.htm
October 24 - 27, 1999, Stateline, Nevada
Sponsored by the GIS, Remote Sensing, and Telemetry Working Group of The Wildlife Society, this symposium will include presentations dealing with the use of GIS, GPS, Remote sensing and telemetry technology in the study, management, and politics of wildlife, or in wildlife education.
Contact: Scott Klopfer, ph 540-231-7348, sklopfer@vt.edu, or Dave Morton, ph 304-724-4477, Dave_Morton@usgs.gov
November 2 - 3, 1999, Revelstoke BC
This workshop is intended for an interdisciplinary audience of biologists, engineers, rail and highway crews, managers, conservationists and all those with an interest in sharing information in how our transportation systems and aquatic ecosystems interact. The focus is on practical solutions to impacts of roads and highways on aquatic environments. Presentation topics may include water quality and quantity, bioengineering techniques, fish passage and barrier mitigation, wetlands, and culverts.
Contact: Karen Bray, Box 500, Revelstoke BC, V0E 2S0, ph 250-837-2538, fax 250-837-9600, karen.bray@bchydro.bc.ca or Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, Box 2568, Revelstoke BC, V0E 2S0, ph 250-837-9311, fax 250-837-4223, cmi@junction.net, www.cmiae.org
November 2 - 4, 1999, Reno, Nevada
Hosted by the Western Section of The Wildlife Society
Dead trees, both snags and logs, are critical elements of healthy and productive forests. Development of effective site- and regionally- appropriate management recommendations requires better knowledge about the process of decay and other ecological attributes of dead wood, and the interactions of dead wood with other forest resources. Objectives of this conference are to bring together forest researchers and managers to share the current state of knowledge relative to the (1) values and interactions of dead wood to, and in a functioning forest, (2) biology and processes of tree mortality, snag deterioration, and down log deterioration, and (3) the development of effective management guidelines. Proceedings will be published.
Contact: William Hull, Western Section of The Wildlife Society, Box 21638, Oakland, CA, 94620-1638, ph 510-465-4962, whull@cgbd.org, www.tws-west.org
March 6 - 9, 2000, San Diego, California
The Vertebrate Pest Conference is an educational event for discussing and exchanging information on problems and solutions to wildlife damage and undesirable interactions between wildlife and people. Presentations range from practical management to more technical papers concerning research or new technology. Presentation topics include: Commensal rodent management; Field rodent and rabbit management; Bird management (urban or agricultural); Predator problems and their management; Urban wildlife (problems and solutions); Wildlife and reforestation problems; New wildlife management chemicals, materials, or techniques; Human, domestic animal, and wildlife health; Alternative management methods and materials (repellents, exclusion, etc.); Endangered species programs and vertebrate pest management; Economic, social, and political aspects of vertebrate pest problems and their management.
Contact: Dr. Desley Whisson, Program Chairperson, c/o Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8751, dawhisson@ucdavis.edu, http://www.davis.com/~vpc/welcome.htm
August 2000
Hosted by the Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society, this 2-3 day meeting will feature several paper sessions, field trips and evening get-togethers.
Contact: Bob Emery, ph 204-467-3238, b_emery@ducks.ca
Newsletter Editor NeededIt’s time to pass the torch… |
Name |
Position |
Phone |
Fax |
| Mike Dorrance | President | 780-467-4396 | 780-437-0631 |
| Beth MacCallum | Past President | 780-865-3390 | 780-865-4906 |
| Elston Dzus | President-Elect | 780-453-4109 | 780-453-4185 |
| Dave McKinnon | Sec.-Treas. | 780-632-8311 | 780-362-8379 |
| Steve Brechtel | Director | 780-422-9535 | 780-422-9685 |
| Doug Collister | Director | 403-246-2697 | 403-246-2697 |
| Cormack Gates | Director | 403-220-3027 | 403-284-4399 |
| George Hamilton | Director | 780-645-6402 | 780-645-7191 |