General News

May Meeting Minutes
June 15, 2014

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.

Board Retreat: July 31- August 1 2014
May 17, 2014

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…Click for More

Conservation Canines – Awesome way to look for wildlife
May 17, 2014

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…Click for More

Join a Bio Blitz – with a property or your skills!
May 17, 2014

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…Click for More

Legislative Liason Report – April
May 12, 2014

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.
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Updates from the Board
May 11, 2014

The March 31 board meeting minutes, updated Operations Manual, and 2013 Financial Spending Report are now available!

HQ Game Animal Photos Wanted!
April 13, 2014

Calling all our membership! With this new, dynamic website we can better show off the wildlife and the wild talents of our members. All the photos on our site are from YOU! But, you’ll notice that most of them…Click for More

Board Meeting: May 16 2014
April 13, 2014

ORTWS Members: The next board meeting is scheduled for May 16, 2014. Board meetings are always open to any of our members!
May 16, 2014
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SESalem,…Click for More

Board Meeting: March 31 2014
March 22, 2014

ORTWS Members: The next board meeting is scheduled for March 31, 2014. The board will be focused on this year’s budget and wrapping up the 2014 Annual Meeting.
March 31, 2014
Hancock Forest Management
955 N. Main Street Independence, OR 97351
Draft Agenda 

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Workshop: Radio Telemetry
March 22, 2014

Interested in gaining some skills on a tried and true method for tracking wildlife? The Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society at Oregon State University is holding a workshop to teach the basics of radio telemetry tracking. Learn the…Click for More