May meeting minutes are now available! You can find them here. Topics included budget, investments, board retreat planning, developing a strategy for the Legislative Liaison, upcoming workshops, and introducing Jonah, the new Student Chapter Liaison.
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University are spearheading an effort to survey Oregon hunters about lead ammunition. The goal is to gather information from those that would be most affected by any restrictions on lead: Oregon hunters. This month a random sample of 4,200 hunters will begin . Lead ammunition has
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Education: B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University Present Position: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Assistant District Wildlife Biologist, Harney District. Former Positions: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Acting Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator; Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Senior Technician on Mule Deer Research Project; Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Acting Assistant
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ORTWS Members: The next board meeting is scheduled for August 1, 2014. Board meetings are always open to any of our members! If there is a topic you would like discussed, contact Fran Cafferata Coe so that she can mark room on the agenda. On July 31, the Board will be in their Retreat to brainstorm
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Education: B.Sc. Biology, University of Sussex, UK, 1981. Ph.D. Behavioral Ecology, University of Sussex, 1996. Present Position: Deputy Conservation Manager, Oregon Zoo. Visiting Professor, Portland State University. Former Positions: Conservation Program Scientist, Oregon Zoo 2005. Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London 1991. Independent Wildlife Biologist, Sussex, UK 1986. TWS Activities: Member since 2008; presenter
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Conservation Canines, CK9, isn’t new to the field of wildlife surveys. Yet many wildlife managers don’t know about this fun and effective way to survey for wildlife. CK9 detection dogs locate wildlife scat – species specific and multiple species at a time – all for the reward of a ball toss. Scat detection dogs are
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Bio Blitz – just what is that? If you Google it a bunch of interesting tidbits pop up, going back to 2007 and further. Indeed, Portland Parks and Recreation held a Bio Blitz in Forest Park in 2012 (here’s a video). According to National Geographic, A BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of
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Our legislative liason, Stephen Kafoury, reported back to ORTWS on five events this month: ODFW Budget Advisory Committee Meeting, Oregon League of Conservation Voters dinner, ODFW Conservation Leaders Stakeholders meeting, and two fundraisers for candidates running this year. The third ODFW Budget Advisory Committee meeting presented the current progress on the budget. There will be
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The March 31 board meeting minutes, updated Operations Manual, and 2013 Financial Spending Report are now available!
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ORTWS was represented by Leslie Bliss-Ketchum (past president) and Stephen Kaufory (legislative liason) at one of a series of ODFW budget advisory meetings on March 10. Throughout the meetings, stakeholders provide information on budgeting tasks for the upcoming biennium. This first meeting focused primarily on background information, with data provided on the agency’s present situation
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