We are excited to invite you to the 2025 WATWS, SNVB and NW PARC joint meeting. This event will be held March 25-28, 2025 at Tulalip Resort in Marysville, WA where the Snohomish River meets the tides of the Salish Sea.
The Joint Meeting will include the latest advancements in wildlife habitat connectivity, waterfowl research and management, pollinator conservation, herpetofaunal diseases, turtle conservation and research, forest landscape management, updates on the status of imperiled species, and more!
Call for 2025 Abstracts, Posters and Presentations
2025 Joint Meeting: Ecosystem Resilience - Science in Action
**Abstract Submission deadline: January 15, 2025**
Meeting Dates: Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28, 2025
Meeting Location: Tulalip Resort, Tulalip, Washington
Abstract and poster guidelines and submission details can be found HERE.
The Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society, the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, and Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation invite you to submit abstracts for presentations and posters for our 2025 Joint Annual Meeting. This meeting will promote the sharing of information about new approaches to wildlife research, conservation, and communications. All topics in wildlife, vertebrate biology, habitat management, conservation, and application of research findings are welcome. Preliminary session topics include:
Imperiled species science and monitoring techniques
Collaborative land conservation and management
Conservation canines
Waterfowl research and management
Wildlife and habitat responses to natural disturbance events
Wildlife habitat connectivity
Herpetofaunal diseases
Restoration monitoring and effectiveness
Salish Sea
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
March 24-25
Workshops: Forest landscape management, Survey & manage, Fundamentals of structured-decision making, Telemetry techniques, Wildlife necropsy & mortality investigations, Wildlife handling & chemical immobilization, Forestry & silviculture for wildlife biologists, PNW amphibian monitoring network
March 25
Registration opens; Workshops continue; Evening DEI social
March 26
Plenary session; Business lunches; Contributed talks & invited sessions; Student/professional mixer; Poster session
March 27
Student mentor breakfast; Contributed talks & invited sessions; Banquet, awards, and auction
March 28
Field trips TBD
- We strongly encourage all students to present posters or talks -