2025 Joint Annual Meeting

**MEETING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!**

 for the Joint Annual Meeting hosted by the Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society (WATWS), The Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology (SNVB), and Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NW PARC) taking place March 24-28, 2025, in Tulalip, WA.

Early registration nets you a substantial discount, so register by no later than February 7, 2025 to get the reduced price.

Call for 2025 Abstracts, Posters and Presentations

2025 Joint Meeting:

Ecosystem Resilience – Science in Action

**Abstract Submission deadline: February 14, 2025**

We are accepting contributed paper and poster abstracts for a wide range of wildlife topics. Click HERE for guidelines and abstract submission details. Email ALL abstract submissions to: abstractsJAM2025@watws.org . We invite abstracts for presentations and posters on all wildlife research and management, habitat management, conservation programs and practices, and application of research findings to conservation and management practices, including both completed work and work in progress.  This year’s accepted abstracts will be published in the journal Northwestern Naturalist following the meeting, the open access flagship publication for the Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology!

* We strongly encourage students to present posters or oral presentations!  All student presentations (full oral and poster) will be considered for “best presentation” and “best poster” awards.  

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 Friday February 14, 2025!

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

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