The Western Section of
The Wildlife Society

NEW!

The Winter 2007 Newsletter is now available!

Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the Western Section - use the new online contribution form and submit it electronically. Any amount will be appreciated! See the Section News page for details.

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society includes over 1000 members from California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands, and consists of ten chapters. You may join or renew your Section and/or Chapter membership online or by mailing a check. TWS members can also join/renew through the TWS store.

The Wildlife Society is an international nonprofit scientific and educational organization serving professionals in all areas of wildlife ecology, conservation, and management. Over 9,700 research scientists, resource managers, educators, communications specialists, conservation law enforcement officers, administrators, and students from nearly 70 countries belong to The Wildlife Society and benefit in many ways from its publications.

Members of The Western Section communicate through a variety of media. We publish both a quarterly newsletter and Transactions of our Annual Conference. Besides print publications, the Western Section has a number of points of presence on the internet, including:

The Winter 2007 Newsletter

The Western Section Web Site

Links to Officers and Committee Chairs

Membership List

Membership Directory (updated September, 2006)*

The Western Section Listserver (open to all interested readers)

E-mail Group Lists for Boards and Committees, maintained by the Electronics Communication Committee, run through the Section's web server, (open to board and committee members.)

Members Yahoo Group Announcment List

Web Site Publication of the Minutes of the Executive Board Meetings (4 times each year)*

Web Site Publication of the Minutes of the Section's Annual Business Meeting*
*Password Required areas are for the viewing of Western Section members only. You can obtain the password from any board member.

The Following Donated to the 2007 Annual Conference Raffle and Silent Auction:
San Francisco Sailing -Captain Kirk Williams Soaring Center River's Edge Kayak and Canoe Trips Chula Vista Nature Center ESA-Biological Resources H.T. Harvey & Associates LBJ Enterprises Mad River Biologist Jackson Rancheria Thunder Valley Casino & Resort Lost Coast Brewery Zoom Winery Wholefoods Tully's Coffee Starbucks Olive Garden	Incredible Adventures Project Wildlife Godwit Days Monterey Bay Kayaks Jay Harris Dave & Marion Chesemore Linda Parkinson Roger Hall Stephen Harrison Brunton Cabela's Fire & Light Pentax Green Diamond Revolution Bicycle Repair