2025 SPRING CONFERENCE
April 16 - 18, 2025
Hotel Duval Tallahasse, FL
The conference will be held at the historic Hotel Duval in central Tallahassee, close proximity to the airport, Capitol Building, and Florida State University campus. We encourage all our members - both student and professional - to attend. This meeting provides an excellent opportunity for students and professionals working on wildlife research or habitat management in Florida to present results of recent research, talk about ongoing monitoring efforts, discuss collaborations, and share ideas. The overall meeting theme relates to hydrologic restoration, but all types of presentations are welcome to be submitted.
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The objective of this year’s conference is to highlight Florida’s range of ecosystems and the need for habitat conservation and corridors across different environments.
This year's Symposium topic is: The Role of Hydrological Restoration in Reversing Habitat Loss for Aquatic and Terrestrial Species and will focus on how restoring natural water flows can benefit both aquatic and surrounding terrestrial wildlife.
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Students will have special incentives to attend, such as reduced registration and lodging, interaction activities, a chance to win awards for best student presenter and poster, as well as networking opportunities throughout. Oral presentations and posters dealing with any wildlife-related topic are encouraged, including ecology, economics, management, restoration, risk assessment, policy and regulation, evolutionary biology, and interdisciplinary projects. Abstracts will be edited and included in a meeting program booklet; proceedings will not be published.
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Registration Rates:
Early Bird rate available until April 10, 2024
Current FLTWS Member: $199
Non-member: $269
Student: $99
Regular rates (April 11 - 23, 2024)
Current FLTWS Member: $249
Non-member: $319
Student: $119
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Host Hotel: The Hotel Duval, Autograph Collection. Room rate is $225 per night. This rate is available 1 day prior and 1 day post meeting, based on hotel availability. The room block rate is available until Saturday March 26th, 2025. PARKING at the hotel is by valet at a discounted rate of $20 per day. Self-parking is available nearby, unaffiliated with the hotel and subject to applicable fees. Reservations can be cancelled with no penalty up to 72 hours prior to check in date. To reserve nights on either side of the conference (Apr 15th or Apr 19th), please contact Brittany DelMonego, Senior Event Manager, Hotel Duval T: 850-224-0265 or via Email.