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Welcome to the Central Mountains & Plains Section of The Wildlife Society
Vision
The Central Mountains & Plains Section (CMPS) is a strong and effective voice of wildlife science, conservation, and management for the seven states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Mission
To inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals in the CMPS region to sustain populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.
Announcements
Wayne Sandfort Student Travel Grant: find out more HERE
Certification Grant: find out more HERE
Here are highlights of what the CMPS Board and Committees have been working on:
- Facilitated connections between State Chapter Leadership within CMPS to discover shared priorities & challenges
- Bylaws revision completed and includes a new structure to more effectively include all seven State Chapters
- Drafted information for a Board position description as part of the CMPS Operations Manual development to help onboard new officers
- Reviewed 2024 Wayne Sandfort Student Travel Grant Applications and the inaugural Certification Grant
2025 Meeting Dates:
| State_Chapter | 2025_Meeting_Dates | Meeting_Location | Conference_Theme_for_the_Annual_State_Chapter_Meeting | Website_Links |
| Colorado | March 4-7 | Fort Collins | Fire and Ice: Wildlife in a Changing West – Joint Meeting with Wyoming Chapter TWS | https://wildlife.org/colorado/meetings/annual-meeting/ |
| Kansas | February 6-7 | Manhattan | Building Tomorrow’s Wildlife Habitats: Strategies for Success | http://www.kansasnrc.org/ |
| Nebraska | February 25-27 | Kearney | Advocacy – Joint Meeting with CMPS of TWS | https://wildlife.org/nebraska/annual-meeting/ |
| North Dakota | February 5-7 | Mandan | TBD | https://ndctws.org/information |
| South Dakota | February 27-29 | Brookings | Partners in Conservation | https://wildlife.org/south-dakota-chapter/ |
| Utah | March 12-14 | Price | TBD | https://sites.google.com/uttws.com/utah/annual-meeting |
| Wyoming | March 4-7 | Fort Collins | Fire and Ice: Wildlife in a Changing West – Joint Meeting with Colorado Chapter TWS | https://www.wildlifewyoming.org/annualconference |
CMPS’ 2025 Annual Meeting will be combined with Nebraska Chapter of TWS. Looking forward to this joint meeting! Here is the draft meeting agenda.
Latest Newsletter and News
Mark Lindvall wins the 2024 TWS Distinguished Service Award!
Dan Ursek wins the TWS Special Recognition Award in 2024!
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