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Vote on Proposal to Adjust Western Section TWS Membership Dues for Sustainable Growth
- Voting closes April 30, 2025
- Must be a current TWS-WS member as of March 30, 2025 to vote
Our bylaws allow the Western Section’s Executive Board to annually or periodically increase dues based on the Consumer Prices Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). However, for the past 8 years, the Board chose to keep Regular member dues at $30. With rising costs, this is now resulting in the Board having to make difficult budget decisions about programs and services we can provide and fees we may need to charge to attend events. At the Board meeting in February, it was decided that it was time to adjust member dues in order to provide sustainable services to our members.
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.
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is composed of over 1,000 wildlife managers, biologists, ecologists, and students from California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam all devoted to the sustainable conservation of wildlife in the western United States region.
TWS-WS Events Calendar
(all times are Pacific time unless listed otherwise)
- Career Builder Workshop Series – Monthly, Virtual, Free! Link to more information
- Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Workshop – May 13, and May 14 0r 15 in Yuma, AZ. Link to more information
- Women+ of Wildlife Resource Retreat – October 3-5, 2025 in Bodega Bay, CA.
- 73rd Annual Meeting of TWS-WS — February 2-6, 2026 in Monterey, CA. Call for Papers opens summer 2025.
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