2012 Awards
2012 Award Recipients
Presented by President John McNerney, February 2012
| The Raymond F. Dasmann Award for the Professional of the Year went to Dr. Scott Osborn. |  |
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The Conservationist of the Year Award went to Trust for Public Land. Accepting for TPL was Dave Sutton, Director of the northern California and Nevada Program. |
| The Chapter of the Year Award went to the Sacramento-Shasta Chapter. Accepting for the Sac-Shasta Chapter is Lucy Harrington. |  |
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The Barrett A. Garrison Mentor of the Year Award went to Dave Wyatt. |
| The James D. Yoakum Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment to The Western Section of The Wildlife Society went to Don Yasuda. |  |
The following TWS member received a past-presidents pin for his service to the Western Section at the annual business meeting:
- Armand Gonzalez, Past-President 2011
The following TWS members received plaques for their service to the Western Section at the annual business meeting:
- John McNerney, President 2011
- Linda Leeman, President-Elect 2011
- Natasha Dvorak, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Representative 2007-2011
- Scott Osborn, Treasurer 2007 and 2011
The following student presenters received an award at the annual banquet:
Oral Presentation Results
| Place | Author | School | Title |
| First | Massing, Cody | Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo | CAN PIKAS ADAPT TO RISING TEMPERATURES? COMPARISONS OF BEHAVIOR BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW ELEVATION PIKAS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA |
| Second | Pearson, Wendy | Humboldt State University | NEST SUCCESS, MATE FIDELITY AND DISPERSAL IN SNOWY PLOVERS (CHARADRIUS NIVOSUS) |
| Third | Goldenberg, William | Humboldt State University | SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF STELLER’S JAYS IN REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS |
| Honorable Mention | Best, Michael | Humboldt State University | ECOLOGICAL ROLE OF THE SALAMANDER ENSATINA ESCHSCHOLTZII: DIRECT IMPACTS ON THE ARTHROPOD ASSEMBLAGE AND INDIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE CARBON CYCLE IN MIXED HARDWOOD |
| Honorable Mention | Eberhart-Phillips, Luke | Humboldt State University | POPULATION VIABILITY OF SNOWY PLOVERS IN COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| Honorable Mention | Blickley, Jennifer | University of California, Davis | THE IMPACTS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT NOISE PLAYBACK ON LEK ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR IN GREATER SAGE-GROUSE |
Poster Presentation Results
| Place | Author | School | Title |
| First | Heath, Sacha | Humboldt State University | THE EFFECTS OF BIRD AND BAT ARTHROPOD PREDATION ON SAPLING BLACK COTTONWOODS IN THE CONTEXT OF RESTORATION |
| Second | Phillips, Brendan | Sonoma State University | EFFECTS OF NEST TEMPERATURE VARIATION ON VIABILITY AND SEX DETERMINATION OF WESTERN POND TURTLES |
| Third | Nonne, Daniel | University of Nevada, Reno | THE INFLUENCE OF DISTURBANCE ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE NEST SURVIVAL |
| Honorable Mention | Weintraub, Kelly | Humboldt State University | NEST SURVIVAL OF TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS IN CALIFORNIA’S SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY |
| Honorable Mention | Matilton, Ryan et al. | HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENTS OF THE HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE |