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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 and Conservation Affairs Network Reps within CMPS to discover shared priorities & challenges (Coordinated by Daly Edmunds, CMPS Board Member At-Large)
- 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
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 | TBD – Joint Meeting with Wyoming Chapter TWS | https://wildlife.org/colorado/meetings/annual-meeting/ |
| Kansas | January / February | Manhattan | TBD | http://www.kansasnrc.org/ |
| Nebraska | February 27-29 | Kearney | TBD – Joint Meeting with CMPS of TWS | https://wildlife.org/nebraska/annual-meeting/ |
| North Dakota | February 12-14 | Mandan | TBD | https://ndctws.org/information |
| South Dakota | TBD | Brookings | TBD | 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 | TBD – 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!
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