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It’s Western Section Election Time!
- All current Western Section members are eligible and encouraged to vote
- Listen to the Candidate Interviews here
- Read the Candidate Statements and vote online here
- Voting closes on June 15, 2026
We are moving up the election to earlier in the year so the incoming President-Elect has time to participate on the board and learn how the organization operates before their term officially begins in February at the annual meeting.
Join us at a Western Section Event!
- Career Builder Workshop Series – Monthly, Virtual, Free! Link to more information
- Conservation Affairs Committee Monthly Meeting – Last Wednesday of each month from 12-1pm (Open to all) – conservation@tws-west.org
- Nesting Birds Workshop – April/May 2026. Link to more info
- Ridgway’s Rail Workshop – May 22 & 25-26, 2026 Link to more info
- Mohave Ground Squirrel Workshop – June 4-6, 2026. Link to more info
- Women+ of Wildlife Retreat – September 25-27, 2026. Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. More info coming soon!
- Western Monarch Overwintering Ecology and Habitat November 9-10, 2026 Link to more info
- 74th Annual Meeting of TWS-WS in Sacramento, CA at the Doubletree by Hilton – February 1-5, 2027. Call for Papers opens August 2026.
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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.