
TWS Annual Conference
Each year, the conference provides roughly 1,000 educational opportunities for attendees in the form of scientific symposia, workshops, trainings, poster sessions, panel discussions and more.

Mental Health in the Field of Natural Resources: Finding Ways to Enhance our Mental Health Ecosystem
Join the North Central Section and the Student Development Working Group to learn more about mental health in the natural resources field. In this discussion we’ll hear short presentations from...
Hosted By: Student Development Working Group
How to integrate DEI into Wildlife and Natural Resource Curricula
This interactive workshop is geared toward college and university educators in Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resource, and related fields. Presenters and participants will share strategies for infusing DEI work into...
Hosted By: College and University Education Working Group

The Role and Relevance of Wildlife Damage Management for Wildlife Students and Professionals
What is wildlife damage management and why is it important to wildlife students and professionals? In an increasingly urban world, humans alter habitats, which can have negative impacts on wildlife...
Hosted By: Wildlife Damage Management Working Group
Grazing: The Key to Saving Grassland Birds
Since 1970, we have lost about half of the birds in North America’s grasslands, which make up about a third of the habitats on the continent. In this webinar, presenters...
Hosted By: Rangeland Wildlife Working Group
Drone-based Infrared Thermography to Evaluate the Health and Physiology of Large Whales: Not Just Hot Air!
Baleen whales are known for their massive size and cryptic underwater lives, making them difficult subjects for health assessments. As a result, scientists lack baseline information on certain metrics of...
Hosted By: Drone Working Group

Phenology Data and Tools for Wildlife Conservation and Management
Have you noticed a shift to seasonal events—birds singing earlier, or insects active later in the year? Is your field season changing? Is it shorter? Is it hotter? Phenology, the...
Hosted By: Climate Change and Wildlife Working Group
Habitat Restoration: Addressing Challenges in a Changing World
In this webinar, Jonathan Haufler with the Ecosystem Management Research Institute will discuss how we can restore needed habitat in strategic locations. Jon will address challenges such as climate change, invasive species, and novel ecosystems.
Hosted By: Habitat Restoration and Conservation Working Group
A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains Why We Must and How We Can Diversify the Scientific Workforce
In this talk, I shall problematize all of the explanations and propose that what is at fault is the scientific enterprise itself. Thus, if we want to diversify the scientific work force, we must more seriously examine why we are doing science and who that science benefits.
Hosted By: Biological Diversity Working Group