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Vote for the Western Section President-Elect
Voting Closes September 30, 2025
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Events Calendar
- Career Builder Workshop Series – Monthly, Virtual, Free! Link to more information
- Conservation Affairs Committee Monthly Meeting – Last Wednesday of each month (Open to all) – conservation@tws-west.org
- Diversity, Anti-Racism & Inclusion Training – September 30th and October 2nd from 5-8pm. Link
- W+oW Resource Retreat in Bodega Bay, CA – October 3-5, 2025 Link to More Info OR Email: womenplus.ofwildlife@tws-west.org
- Western Monarch Overwintering Ecology & Habitat Workshop in Santa Barbara, CA — November 12-13, 2025. Link to More Information
- 73rd Annual Meeting of TWS-WS in Monterey, CA – February 2-6, 2026. Link to Call for Papers
- Bat Handling Academy in Costa Rica – February 14-22, 2026 Link
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About TWS-WS
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. Our mission is to enhance the ability of wildlife professionals and wildlife students to conserve diversity, sustain productivity, and ensure responsible use of wildlife resources and their habitats.
We are composed of over 1,000 wildlife managers, biologists, ecologists, and students from the States of California, Nevada, and Hawaii. Our range also includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Territories of American Samoa and Guam, and the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Republic of the Marshall Islands. Our members are all devoted to the sustainable conservation of wildlife within our region.