2025 Joint Annual Meeting

Call for 2025 Abstracts, Posters and Presentations

2025 Joint Meeting:

Ecosystem Resilience – Science in Action

**Abstract Submission deadline: January 15, 2025**

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 in March 2025.

When: 24-28 March 2025

Where: Tulalip Resort, Tulalip, Washington

You are invited 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

Deadline for abstracts is Wednesday 15 January 2025

Further details and updates can be found on the Washington TWS web page for the joint annual meeting.

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 oral presentations. The full call for abstracts also includes a request for program cover artwork, for vendors, and for volunteers.
All the best,

Aimee McIntyre and the SNVB Board