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What’s New:
| Registration for the first Temblor Legless Lizard Workshop is now LIVE. Please join us the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of The Wildlife Society for the very first Temblor Legless Lizard Workshop with Ted Papenfuss as the lead instructor. REGISTER HERE! Workshop synopsis: Classroom: The first half of the day will take place in the conference room at the Bakersfield BLM office. Instructors will speak on ecology, identification, and behavior of Temblor legless lizards (Anniella alexanderae), as well as give updates on current status, protections, and detection methodologies. Hands on Training: The second half of the day is a hands-on session with species experts. Attendees will be assisting with coverboard installation and checking as well as discussing habitat assessments. This session will begin right after lunch. Lunch will be provided. You will need field boots, pants, long-sleeved shirt (recommended), snake guards (recommended), sun protection (hat, sunscreen, etc.), field gloves (recommended), and water. Cameras allowed. Attendees will be expected to self-organize a carpool of their own vehicles during the field portion. All required field gear (e.g. rakes) will be provided. Meals during the day include morning coffee/tea and a box lunch from Sequoia Sandwiches. We will be offering a total of 4 student/early-career professional slots for the workshop, on an application basis. To be considered for one of the four slots, please prepare a 1-page cover letter describing your background, experience, and interest in attending. Please make your case for eligibility in your application letter, and provide that ASAP to tws.sjv.prodev@gmail.com. *Refund Policy: Registration refunds can be made through April 4th. After April 4th, registration may be transferred but not refunded. |
| Rattlesnakes of California The San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Wildlife Society is proud to present this apparel campaign celebrating the underappreciated and misunderstood rattlesnakes of California. Rattlesnakes are an amazing group of animals with complex social behaviors, parental care, and have important roles in California’s ecology. Help celebrate them and show a new face for these snakes! Are you attending or have you attended one of our Safe Rattlesnake Handling Workshops? Commemorate your attendance and show it off with these fun shirts and sweaters! Or just order one to help support a great cause. [bolded words are active links] Profits from sales will go toward Central Coast Snake Services (CCSS) to help fund their free snake relocations offered to the community. Founded by Dr. Emily Taylor in 2019, CCSS has the goal of “helping people and snakes coexist.” Interested in finding out more about the group, their methods and their cause? Visit their website here: https://www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/ The Chapter thanks artist Susie Garcia for her design. Kudos for the great art! |
We have a subscription link for our mailing list! It’s a great way to stay in-touch with the Chapter.
Brian Cypher’s new book, The San Joaquin Kit Fox, will ship out on October 5th, 2024 – see flyer for a 30% discount!
An Introductory Guide to the Plants of the Southern San Joaquin Valley
We have a February 2024 newsletter available here.
Complete Volumes of the Western Section’s journal, Western Wildlife, are now available as a single publication: click here to access.
Jeff Davis and others have researched the history of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Jeff consolidated his findings into a summary table, available here, dating back to 1966.
It’s time to renew your membership! Perhaps you renew through TWS (international) or with the Western Section. If not, you may use the Membership Form and send it to us with the ridiculously small $5 annual fee.
The Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society is available here (years 1966-2010). The Transactions has been renamed to Western Wildlife and is available here.
News from our members:
Petros Chrysafis helps Californians ‘like the wildlife they live with’ by taking a unique approach to deterring livestock killings. Click here for the story!
Events:
In 2025 we are forming committees to plan a BNLL workshop in the spring and perhaps a Temblor Legless Lizard workshop and/or a bumblebee workshop. Other workshops in the works include: Skull ID Workshop, CESA Workshop, Small Mammal Trapping Workshop, and Burrowing Owl workshop. If interesting in helping with these committees please send a message to the chapter!
Announcements:
eMammal Snapshot USA: Camera Study in the Sierra Nevada
During 2019 and 2020 Petros Chrysafis participated in eMammal’s Snapshot USA. Snapshot USA is a nationwide effort to obtain camera trap data from all 50 states and from a variety of habitats. Petros represented Central California by setting up camera traps in some of the most representative habitats present in the area. Linked here are published works as a result of the research efforts. He was a recipient of a chapter student research grant and we are excited to share his progress!
