Associated Meetings and Working Groups

Associated Meetings:

Tuesday, February 6
8:00am to 2:00pm                     Western Section Executive Board Meeting (Green Valley Boardroom)
8:00am to 3:00pm                     California Bat Working Group (Alexander 2)
8:00am to 4:00pm                     Barred Owl Science Team (Invited Guests Only Please) (Hospitality Suite 123)
2:30pm to 4:30pm                     Multi-Species Carnivore Meeting (Invited Guests Only Please) (Green Valley Boardroom)
4:30pm to 6:00pm                     Forest Service Biologists and Researchers Reception (Hospitality Suite 123)
Wednesday, February 7
8:00am to 10:00am                  California Fisher Working Group (Chalk Hill)
10:00am to 1:00pm                   Northern Spotted Owl Interagency Working Group (Green Valley Boardroom) CALFIRE, USFWS and CDFW staff only
11:30am to 12:30pm                  TWS-WS Retirees’ Meeting (Hospitality Room 123)
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm                   HSU Reunion (Hospitality Suite 123)
Thursday, February 8
7:30am to 8:30am                     Western Wildlife Planning Meeting (Chalk Hill)
12:30pm to 1:30pm                   TWS-WS Chapter Leaders Meeting, Professional and Student Chapters (Chalk Hill)
12:20pm to 1:00pm                   CDFW Ecoregional Climate Adaptation Strategies (current CDFW staff only) (Green Valley Board Room)
3:15pm to 4:15pm                      Member Engagement Committee Meetings (Alexander 1-2) New! – Diversity Committee

– Conservation Affairs Committee
– Student Affairs Committee
– Mentoring Committee
– Professional Development Committee
– Member Communications Committee

3:15pm to 5:45pm                      Southern Sierra Fisher Working Group (Chalk Hill)
4:30pm to 6:00pm                     Annual Business Meeting and Members Forum (Dry Creek Ballroom)
8:00pm to 9:30pm                     Chapter Meetings (students, please attend your local Professional Chapter meeting)

–  CA Central Coast  (Chalk Hill)
–  Hawaii  (Alexander Foyer)
–  Nevada  (Alexander Foyer
–  North Coast (Russian River Ballroom)
–  Sac-Shasta  (Dry Creek 2)
–  SF Bay Area  (Dry Creek 1)
–  San Joaquin  (Hospitality Suite 123)
–  Southern CA  (Green Valley Boardroom)

Friday, February 9
12:30pm to 2:30pm                    Sierra Nevada Red Fox Working Group (Chalk Hill)
1:00pm to 2:00pm                      Meeting Planning Committee Wrap-Up (Green Valley Boardroom)

Working Groups:

The Western Section is pleased to help facilitate the meeting of working groups during the Annual Meeting, as has been done in the past. In order to ensure space is available and to help minimize scheduling conflicts, if you are interested in holding a working group meeting, please contact Candace Renger by December 1st at candace.renger@gmail.com