President's Message

Annual Meeting


2009 Annual Oregon TWS Meeting and Call for Papers
The 2009 Annual Oregon TWS Meeting will be held February 10-13, 2009 at Salishan Spa and Golf Resort in Gleneden Beach. Read More . . .
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2008 Annual Award Winners

Each year, the ORTWS recognizes numerous individuals and organizations for their contributions in the wildlife arena. Read More . . .

Committees

The Conservation Affairs Committee and You - A Follow-up to the Annual Meeting at Salishan in 2008
At the annual meeting at Salishan, a sign-up sheet was circulated for you to indicate your areas of expertise and interest in helping the Conservation Affairs Committee in the coming year. As we enter the next legislative session,contacted for this critically important role, and the outcomes of this effort.
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Members and More - ORTWS Member Updates and Other Information

Emily Hamblen Selected for Leadership Institute
Erick Larken Selected as New Student Liaison
Pacific Northwest Wildlife Connections Conference, October 19-23, 2008 at the Oregon
TWS List Serv Has Been Resurrected
New Website for TWS-Oregon!

Publications

Not sure what's going on in the wildlife profession these days? Catch up by checking out these links to wildlife publications.
The Wildlife Professional
Journal of Wildlife Management
Wildlife Monographs
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Wildlife Policy News
The Wildlifer

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Symposia and Workshops

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The 2008 TWS Pacific Northwest Beaver Symposium

About 100 people participated in the beaver symposium at the annual TWS meeting at Gleneden Beach.
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Snow Tracking Workshop - Getting Back to the Basics
Few people can read a story in the mud, snow, or forest duff and convince another of its validity. One who can and does is Dr. James Halfpenny.
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Purple Loosestrife Invasion in the Lower Columbia River Estuary - A Workshop

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program held a workshop to explore the magnitude and extent of the purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) invasion in the lower Columbia River Estuary.
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Wildlife Biology

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Mountain Quail in the Trout Creeks
Gently pushing aside a clump of grass near the base of a boulder, I find what I’m looking for: A cozy nest cup containing nine light brown eggs. It is the first known mountain quail nest in the Trout Creek Mountains for the better part of half a century. Read More . . .
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Monitoring Dry Creek Columbia Spotted Frogs

Each year, Columbia spotted frogs are captured and tagged to monitor long-term population trends, demographics and movement patterns along Dry Creek (a perennial stream in southeast Oregon). Read More . . .
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Fun Facts About Bird Longevity
If the average house cat kills 5 birds per year (a low estimate for a cat that regularly "hunts"), then 500,000,000 birds die annually from cat predation.
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