Tag: TWS awards

North Carolina is rich with ecological diversity from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. But taking care of the plethora of wildlife resulting from so many different ecosystems...

Below is a summary of recent workshops held within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the section’s Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates...

The Wildlife Society is announcing the recipients of this year’s awards. Unfortunately, the recipients won’t have their on-stage moment at our virtual annual conference this year, but we don’t want...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Diversity Outreach Program has received the 2020 TWS Diversity Award. The program works to raise awareness about the state’s natural resources among Hispanic...

Clint Boal has received The Wildlife Society’s 2020 W.L. McAtee and G. V. Burger Award for Outstanding Service as an Associate Editor. The award recognizes the outstanding work of an...

Wildlife professional and artist Ross Hier has received the 2020 Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art. The award honors Darling’s legacy of using art to...

Colby Slezak, a master’s student at the University of Rhode Island, received the 2020 Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Scholarship. Studying under TWS member Scott McWilliams, Slezak is studying...

The Stephen F. Austin State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society received the 2020 Student Chapter of the Year Award. Its 61 members “collectively displayed a strong commitment to...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society is the 2020 Chapter of the Year. The chapter “is a respected leader in natural resource issues and is asked to have a...

Jim Hays, recently retired as the conservation projects coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, has received TWS’ 2020 Distinguished Service Award. “His contributions toward fish and wildlife conservation in...