2013 Meeting in Review
 Our 2013 annual meeting in the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada in Squamish (or Sqwxwú7mesh to the Squamish Nation), British Columbia, was a smashing success! With over 100 attendees and nearly 40 contributed talks the meeting far exceeded our expectations given that many of our American friends could not attend due to budget shortfalls and travel restrictions. Oregon State and Central Washington Universities were once again especially well represented with OSU bringing the largest student contingent of students. Read more.
We were also proud to announce the winners of our annual awards:
Our student scholarship was awarded to Gareth Hopkins, PhD candidate from Utah State University, co-advised by Butch Brodie and Susannah French for his work on The interacting effects of salt and temperature on the survival and development of rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) from coastal and inland populations in the Pacific Northwest. A big thank you goes out to our scholarship committee, Marty Raphael (USFS) and John Pierce (WDFW). For more information about our student scholarship check out the resources page on our website.
Our best student paper presentation was awarded to Katie Moriarity (OSU) and Lindsey Thurman (OSU).
The best student poster presentation was awarded to James Doyle (OSU).
And we would very much like to thank everyone who attended including all of the hard working volunteers for really bringing the room all together!
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Snake Fungal Disease:
The White-nose Syndrome for Reptiles?
by Matt Miller, Senior Science Writer for The Nature Conservancy, June 11, 2013.
While studying timber rattlesnake movement patterns and habitat use in Vermont, researchers made a surprising discovery: snakes covered in lesions, particularly around their faces.
Called snake fungal disease, it’s a disease showing up with increasing frequency in snakes around the eastern and midwestern United States. Conservationists fear it could pose a similar threat to snakes as white-nose syndrome in bats.
- See more at: http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/06/11/snake-fungal-disease-the-white-nose-syndrome-for-reptiles/#sthash.0sf5VRAy.dpuf
While studying timber rattlesnake movement patterns and habitat use in Vermont, researchers made a surprising discovery:snakes covered in lesions, particularly around their faces.
Called snake fungal disease, it's a disease showing up with increasing frequency in snakes around the eastern and midwestern United States. Conservationists fear it could pose a similar threat to snakes as white-nose syndrome in bats.... Read more.
While studying timber rattlesnake movement patterns and habitat use in Vermont, researchers made a surprising discovery: snakes covered in lesions, particularly around their faces.
Called snake fungal disease, it’s a disease showing up with increasing frequency in snakes around the eastern and midwestern United States. Conservationists fear it could pose a similar threat to snakes as white-nose syndrome in bats.
- See more at: http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/06/11/snake-fungal-disease-the-white-nose-syndrome-for-reptiles/#sthash.0sf5VRAy.dpuf
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