REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN
February 13-16, Portland, Oregon
Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach
Meeting Hotel Reservation Page
Over 600 attendees
5 concurrent sessions
163 presentations
70+ posters
7 workshops/field trips/training’s
Raffle and auction
Photo contest
Awards
This years conference is going to be amazing, don’t miss it!
THE DETAILED SCHEDULE IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE!!
A PRINTABLE PDF of the detailed schedule is also attached to this email and is available on the webpage.
2018JointAnnualMeetingSchedule.pdf
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Associated Meeting Open For All To Attend
Joint Oregon/Washington animal ranking meeting
The Washington Natural Heritage Program and Oregon Biodiversity Information Center maintain lists of rare, threatened and endangered species in their respective states. Species on the lists are ranked, and the lists are used by state and federal agencies to identify sensitive and special status species.
A joint meeting to discuss rare vertebrate species from Oregon and Washington, the ranking process, and the resultant ranks will be held on Wednesday, February 14 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, and Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Joint Meeting. The meeting will start at 8:00 am and last until 10:00 am when the keynote address begins for the meeting. The ranking meeting is open to all, but we request people register so we can alert you to proposed changes to the lists as the meeting date approaches. The current Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species list for Oregon is available at http://inr.oregonstate.edu/orbic/rare-species/rare-species-oregon-publications . The Washington Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species list is available at http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/animals.html. This is your opportunity to submit information on rarity, threats, trends, local data and knowledge, and professional judgment.
You can bring your recommendations for species additions, deletions, changes to rank, distribution or list, or any other changes to the meeting or send them prior to Eleanor Gaines (eleanor.gaines@pdx.edu) for Oregon species, or John Fleckenstein (john.fleckenstein@dnr.wa.gov) for Washington species. A spreadsheet with recommendations submitted will be summarized and posted to the above websites prior to the meeting; copies will be available at the meeting. Registered participants will be notified when the spreadsheet is updated.
To register for the ranking meeting, please email eleanor.gaines@pdx.edu . There is no registration fee. The meeting room will be announced to registered participants when assigned, and will be posted on the above websites. Please forward to others who may have information to share.
Breakfast With A Wildlifer
Students and Wildlifers interested in attending the Friday morning breakfast with a wildlifer please RSVP to Annemarie Prince (Annemarie.prince@dfw.wa.gov).
This breakfast is geared towards connecting students and professionals. Wildifers will be mentoring future professionals and answering student questions. After students have RSVP’d with Annemarie, she is requesting that students go to the link at the bottom and put their name next to a number underneath the wildlifer you’d like to eat breakfast with. Feel free to check back periodically as she adds names and if you want to switch that is okay too. For now though, students please only put your name on the sheet once. Let Annemarie know if you have questions.
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