Donate to Laguna Foundation

Consider a carbon offset donation for your travel to the 2024 Annual Meeting!

We encourage Annual Meeting attendees to make a donation to the Laguna Foundation as a carbon offset for their travel to the conference. The Western Section of TWS is matching all donations up to $500. Please donate by April 1st to be included in the matching donation! Donate Here – Contribution Tab

2024 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Recordings

The recordings from the 2024 Annual Meeting held recently in Sonoma Wine Country are available for sale in our portal store.  After purchasing, you will receive an email with links to the recordings of the following sessions which will be available for viewing until August 31, 2024.  ($25 Members, $60 Non-Members). We are selling access to these recordings as a way to recoup the video production costs so we can afford to keep recording in the future.  Please do not share the links.
 
General Sessions
  • CA Wolf Update
  • Keynote Address & Dialogue – California’s Estuaries in the Face of Climate Change
  • Plenary Session – Surviving & Thriving – Embracing Adaptability amidst a changing climate
  • Capstone – Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Welcome Reception Photo Slideshow
Scientific Concurrent Sessions
  • Innovation in Wildlife Science, Conservation, and Management
  • Genetics in Wildlife Science, Conservation, and Management
  • Conference Theme Session – Adaptive Management – I
  • Ecology and Conservation of Birds – I
  • Ecology and Conservation of Invertebrates
  • Ecology and Conservation of Mammals (Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse)
  • Genetics in Wildlife Science, Conservation, and Management – II
  • Conference Theme Session – Adaptive Management – II
  • Ecology and Conservation of Birds – II
  • Pacific Islands Conservation
  • Ecology and Conservation of Bats – I
  • Military Lands – I
  • Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Conference Theme Session – Adaptive Management – III
  • Public Policy and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Conservation of Bats – II
  • Military Lands – II
  • Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles – II
  • Collaboration Among Wildlife Career Pathways
  • Channel Islands Conservation
  • Ecology and Conservation of Mammals (Large Mammals)
  • Ecology and Conservation of Mammals (Small Mammals)
  • Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles – III
  • Challenges and Benefits of Restoring/Monitoring the San Joaquin Desert Biome-Wide
  • Ecology and Conservation of Birds – III Owls

 

71st Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society

February 5-9, 2024 — DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country in Rohnert Park, CA

We hope you’ll join us at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society!  Join a diverse blend of over 600 wildlife professionals, managers, students, and academics who study and manage wildlife species, habitats, and issues related to their conservation.

NETWORK with Western Wildlifers, LEARN from each other about emerging wildlife science, GROW your career with our workshops and advice channels, and ENGAGE together in the most fun way ever!

The 2024 Annual Meeting will be held in-person at the extremely spacious DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country in Rohnert Park, CA. The hotel has abundant, cozy and casual seating, as well as fireplaces galore both indoors and out for catching up and networking with friends. The heated pool and hot tub are open year-round, and there are pickleball and cornhole courts with free gear provided.  It is also a DOG FRIENDLY hotel.  There are SEVEN brewing companies within a short drive of the venue, and more vineyards than you have time to visit in a lifetime in Sonoma County.  Bodega Bay and the renowned Marine Laboratory are 30 short miles from the meeting, and don’t forget about the towering redwoods nearby in the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve.  Thank you to the SF Bay Chapter for organizing field trips, birding walks and other fun activities to help us get out and explore the area together.  SONOMA COUNTY HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER US!