2025 MT TWS Annual Conference
Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Lane, BillingsConservation Policy: Getting Involved, Staying Engaged, and How TWS Can Help March 4-7th, 2025 Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings, MT Change is coming fast and furious to the wildlife of Montana, be it from increasing human populations and associated development, to novel diseases and invasive species, to climate change. At the same time, funding ... Read more
Workshop – Path Analysis & Structural Equation Models
Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Lane, BillingsPath Analysis/Structural Equation Models Thomas Riecke Tuesday, March 4th 9am – 3pm (lunch provided) Cost: $35 regular/ $15 student & retiree; Max capacity: 50 Ecological systems are complex and interconnected. This often creates collinearity among covariates, leading to challenges in conservation decision making. As a specific example, peaks in abundance of a harvested species might ... Read more
Workshop – Nature Journaling
Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Lane, BillingsNature Journaling Rebecca Newton Tuesday, March 4th 10am – 12pm Cost: $35 regular/ $15 student & retiree; Max capacity: 30 Nature journaling is a great way to enrich skills of observation, curiosity, and awareness. This practice has been employed for centuries by naturalists, scientists, and artists. Nature journaling is an accessible practice requiring only basic ... Read more
Workshop – Science-based Self-care
Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Lane, BillingsScience-based self-care: How modern neuroscience informs whole-health practices to balance work, life, and relationships that won’t burn you out! Anna Rapson Tuesday, March 4th 3pm - 5pm Cost: $25 regular/ $10 student & retiree; Max capacity: 50 Learning to manage our stress and care for ourselves is essential to staying engaged with what we ... Read more