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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
The 2025 Wayne Sandfort Student Travel Grant applications are due September 19th: find out more HERE
The 2025 Certification Grant applications are available on a rolling basis, find out more HERE
SAVE THE DATE: CMPS of TWS’ 2026 Annual Meeting will be in North Dakota.
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
- Created a CMPS Operations Manual to improve Board functioning
- Reviewing Wayne Sandfort Student Travel Grant Applications and the Certification Program Grant
2026 Meeting Dates:
| State_Chapter | 2026_Meeting_Dates | Meeting_Location | Conference_Theme_for_the_Annual_State_Chapter_Meeting | Website_Links |
| Colorado | February 17-19 | Grand Junction | Boots on the Ground: Conservation & Management in Practice | https://wildlife.org/colorado/meetings/annual-meeting/ |
| Kansas | February 5-6 | Manhattan | Shifting: Funding, Priorities, and Partnerships in Conservation | http://www.kansasnrc.org/ |
| Nebraska | Summer 2026 | Kearney | https://wildlife.org/nebraska/annual-meeting/ | |
| North Dakota | February 3-6 | Mandan | TBA (Workshop on February 3rd) | https://ndctws.org/information |
| South Dakota | Brookings | https://wildlife.org/south-dakota-chapter/ | ||
| Utah | March 11-13 | Bryce Canyon | Making an Impact: Advancing Wildlife Management and Conservation through Innovation | https://sites.google.com/uttws.com/utah/annual-meeting |
| Wyoming | April 6-10 | Sheridan | https://www.wildlifewyoming.org/annualconference |
CMPS’ 2025 Annual Meeting was combined with Nebraska Chapter of TWS. Here is the meeting agenda. Here is the CMPS of TWS business meeting agenda. Huge thanks to the Nebraska Chapter of TWS for hosting it!
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