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Restoration Working Group


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History and Membership

The Restoration Working Group was officially chartered by The Wildlife Society, March 21, 1998. Membership is open to all members of the Wildlife Society.

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Goals
  1. Facilitate communication and the exchange of information among members of the Society interested in restoring wildlife populations and degraded habitats.
  2. Enhance knowledge and technical capabilities of wildlife professionals in the area of restoration.
  3. Increase public awareness and appreciation of the technical capabilities of restoring wildlife populations and degraded habitats.
  4. Develop implementable ecosystem management principles enabling community-wide recovery.
  5. Identify effective monitoring and evaluation programs to determine successes and failures of restoration techniques.

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Objectives

To aid in the achievement of these goals, the Working Group proposes to:
  1. Provide regular communication among members of the Society experienced in restoration through meetings, symposia, workshops, newsletters, specialty publications, and other means.
  2. Promote membership in the Society to wildlife professionals interested in restoration.
  3. Make recommendations to The Wildlife Society Council for specific actions by the Society in the area of restoration techniques.
  4. Develop draft technical reviews, position statements, and other materials in the area of restoration for consideration by The Wildlife Society Council.
  5. Provide information and technical assistance to Society members in the area of restoration.
  6. Provide information and technical assistance to journalists, government officials, other organizations, and the general public in the area of restoration.
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Officers (2002-2003)

CHAIR - Steve K. Windels
     Voyageurs National Park
     3131 Highway 53
     Int'l Falls MN 56649-8904
     Phone: 218-283-9107 ext 6147
     Fax: 218-285-7407
     Email: steve_windels@nps.gov
CHAIR-ELECT - Peter McKone
     P.O. Box 10254
     Fort Worth, TX
     Phone: (817) 735-2818
     Email: mckonepd@c-b.com

PAST-CHAIR - Marcia H. Wolfe
     M.H. Wolfe and Associates
     P.O. Box 10254
     Bakersfield, CA 93389
     Phone: (661) 837-1169
     Email: yakimapark@aol.com

SECRETARY-TREASURER - Mitch Sternbeg
     Lower Rio Grande Valley NWF
     Route 2, Box 202A
     Alamo, Texas 78516
     Phone: 956/787-3079
     Fax: 956/787-8338
     mitch_sternberg@fws.gov

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Board Members

     Northeast - vacant
     Southeast - John (Andy) Nyman
     Lafayette, LA
     Phone: (225)-5787-4220
     Email: jnyman@lsu.edu

     Midwest - Robert Chapman
     Rolla, Missouri
     Phone: 573-368-2225
     Email: chapmr@mdc.state.mo.us

     West - Jeannie Wagner-Greven
     Sandia Park, NM
     Phone: (505) 248-6633
     Email: jeannie_wagnergreven@fws.gov


Other RWG Positions

     RWG Listserv Manager - Julie McClafferty
     Virginia Tech University
     jfine@vt.edu
     RWG Newsletter Editor - Steve Windels
     Voyageurs National Park
     steve_windels@nps.gov

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