Sarah Sells, Assistant Unit Leader, USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and University of Montana and Justin Gude, Research and Technical Services Bureau Chief, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. This workshop will introduce participants to the field of Structured Decision Making (SDM). SDM is a formal process for making decisions and is used widely in the ... Read more
Adam Jespersen, Montana Nonprofit Association. Participants will learn about current and future demographic trends in the workplace, generational differences in work styles and approaches, and organizational strategies to build strong intergenerational teams.
Amy Seaman, Montana Audubon. The Montana State Legislature will be in session in 2023. With this workshop participants will learn the basics of the legislative process (i.e. how a bill becomes a law, etc.) and what bills are currently being proposed that may impact wildlife conservation in MT.
Conservation 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
Path 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
Nature 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
Science-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
Conservation Policy Charlie Booher and Hannah Downey Wednesday, March 5th 8am – 12pm Cost: $35 regular/$15 students; Max capacity: 30 Many wildlife students still don’t have an opportunity to take a policy class at all. Those who do have the opportunity typically experience either a recitation of agency structure, enabling legislation, and treaties, or a ... Read more
Montana’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan: Partner Input on Threats and Conservation Actions Kimberly Szcodronski and Kristina Smucker Wednesday, March 5th 9am – 12pm Cost: $10; Max Capacity: 50 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is leading efforts to revise Montana’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), which is due to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... Read more