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Western Section TWS Events Calendar
- Career Builder Workshop Series – Monthly, Virtual, Free! Link to more information
- Conservation Affairs Committee Monthly Meeting – Last Wednesday of each month (Open to all) – conservation@tws-west.org
- Marine Mammal Identification in Santa Barbara, CA – July 17-20, 2025 – Link
- The Bumble Bee Field Course in Truckee, CA – July 29 – August 1, 2025 Link
- Western Section TWS Fall Board Meeting – Sept 12-14, 2025 at Hastings Reserve in Carmel Valley, CA. All TWS-WS members welcome.
- W+oW Resource Retreat in Bodega Bay, CA – October 3-5, 2025 Link to More Info OR Email: womenplus.ofwildlife@tws-west.org
- TWS Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – October 5-8, 2025 Link to More Info
- 73rd Annual Meeting of TWS-WS in Monterey, CA – February 2-6, 2026. Call for Papers opens summer 2025
- Bat Handling Academy in Costa Rica – February 14-22, 2026 Link
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About TWS-WS
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. Our mission is to enhance the ability of wildlife professionals and wildlife students to conserve diversity, sustain productivity, and ensure responsible use of wildlife resources and their habitats.
We are composed of over 1,000 wildlife managers, biologists, ecologists, and students from the States of California, Nevada, and Hawaii. Our range also includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Territories of American Samoa and Guam, and the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Republic of the Marshall Islands. Our members are all devoted to the sustainable conservation of wildlife within our region.