Join us for our next Wildlife Connections gathering. This month, we’re excited to have Cully Lord with the City of Gainesville speaks to us about Urban Fire Interface - aka burning around people!
2025 SFFGS/FL SAF Spring Symposium, April 15-16
Join us for the 50th Spring Symposium! Sponsored by the University of Florida / IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Florida Division Society of American Foresters, the 2025 Spring Symposium will explore the many landscape and working lands conservation initiatives and partnerships happening across Florida. Click this announcement to learn more!
Florida Bat Working Group, annual meeting April 3-4 in Micanopy, FL
The Florida Bat Working Group annual meeting is on April 3-4, 2025, in Micanopy, Florida
REGISTRATION is closes on Thursday, March 20, 2025. All information is posted on the FLBWG website.
The mission of the Florida Bat Working Group (FLBWG) is to conserve Florida's bats through collaborative research, management, and education among agencies, organizations, and individuals. The annual meeting provides the opportunity to build those collaborations and ensure a bright future for Florida's bats! We invite anyone who is currently working on bat-related projects, research, management, rehabilitation, education, conservation, or other aspects to join us for the 2025 annual meeting.
If you have ANY questions, please email the FLBWG at flbatwg@gmail.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
FLBWG 2025 Meeting Planning Committee
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UF Student Chapter Beast Feast, Feb. 22nd in Gainesville, FL!
The University of Florida Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society is hosting their annual “Beast Feast” (aka Wild Game Dinner) on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. This year’s event will take place at Cypress and Grove Brewery in Gainesville, FL, and will include a live band, guest speakers, local organizations, pie-a-professor, and more!
PRESCRIBED FIRE FOR WILDLIFE - NEW DATES & LOCATION
Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Archbold Biological Station are pleased to once again host “PRESCRIBED FIRE FOR WILDLIFE” at Archbold Biological Station located near Lake Placid, Florida. Our 2025 session will be held February 4-6. Registration for this event is limited and the deadline is approaching so click HERE to secure your spot today!
FLTWS is seeking Awards Nominations by December 5th!
The Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society is seeking nominations! Please help us recognize the outstanding talent we have in Florida in wildlife conservation, research, management, and education by nominating deserving colleagues for following awards:
1) Herbert W. Kale Award
2) Paul Moler Herpetological Conservation Award
3) Citizen Conservation Award
4) Influential Woman in Wildlife Award
5) NGO Special Recognition Award
6) Outstanding Educator Award
7) Early Career Wildlife Professional Award
Descriptions of these awards and past award recipients are available on the FLTWS website at www.fltws.org (highlight “Awards” on the top banner and select from the drop-down list).
An on-line form makes it easy to submit a nomination. Just select “Submit a Nomination” from the drop-down, fill out the form, and click “Submit.” The following information will be needed:
1) Nominee's full name, present position, e-mail address, and phone number
2) Nominator's and an endorser's names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers
3) A clear and concise statement justifying the nomination (one paragraph will suffice)
Note the deadline for submission is December 5.
Thank you!
FLTWS Awards Committee
FLTWS Zoom Social, Jan. 7th - Machine learning and Satellite Imagery: Revolutionizing Plant Community Mapping
Please join us for the JANUARY Edition of Wildlife Connections.
On January 7th, Samantha Russo, an Environmental Scientist with the St. Johns River Water Management District, Will present Machine learning and Satellite Imagery: Revolutionizing Plant Community Mapping. Sam will be discussing a recent project moving forward with machine learning in GIS mapping using satellite imagery to create habitat maps for District properties as part of the regular District’s habitat monitoring.
Grab your lunch and join us on ZOOM!
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 407 832 4242
Passcode: Welcome
FLTWS Zoom Social, Nov. 14th - Adventures of a wild cat biologist: bobcats, ocelots, and panthers, oh my!
Join us for the next Wildlife Connections where Dr. Jen Korn, Florida Panther Biologist, shares with us photos, videos, and stories covering her 20+ year career in wild cat conservation. From trapping ocelots and bobcats in Texas and Mexico, to panthers in the swamps of South Florida, it's an adventure that culminated in being in the Emmy-nominated film, Path of the Panther.
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Meeting ID: 407 832 4242
Passcode: Welcome
FLTWS Zoom Social, September 12th - A Crowning Moment for the Emperor: Restoration and Reproduction of Eastern Indigo Snakes
Please join us for the next Wildlife Connections where Catherine Ricketts, Preserve Manager, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve will share with us the tale of 40+ years to bring back a self-sustaining population of Threatened Eastern Indigo snakes to N. Florida.
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Meeting ID: 407 832 4242
Passcode: Welcome
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Archbold "Jay Day", Sept. 18th, Archbold Biological Station, Venus, FL
Archbold Biological Station is excited to announce "Jay Day” on September 18th, 2024; a day-long Florida Scrub-Jay research symposium to share findings, meet other jay researchers, and strengthen the Florida Scrub-Jay conservation and research community. Please pass this along to any and all you think may be interested in attending.
The symposium will involve talks in the morning followed by a poster session in the afternoon and is open to all folks linked to FLSJ conservation (researchers, community scientists, NGO professionals, land managers, volunteers, donors, county, state and federal agency personnel). The more the merrier.
Please follow this link to register for Jay Day and Jay Day activities and request accommodation at Archbold. You will also be able to sign up to present a talk or poster through the link. Applications not selected for talks will be automatically given an opportunity to present a poster. Registration will close July 31st. Registration fees will be $15 per person, and will include coffee/snacks and lunch. Dinner and accommodation at Archbold is not included in the registration costs. Accommodation costs will be provided upon request (based on type of accommodation selected in survey). All costs and fees will be collected at the venue (Archbold Biological Station, 123 Main Drive, Venus FL 33960) on the day of the symposium.
The following is the tentative schedule for the day:
7:30-8:30: (Optional) Field tour of Archbold
8:30-9:00: Check-in, coffee and light refreshments.
9:05-9:15: Greetings and House Keeping (Hilary Swain and Sahas Barve)
9:20- 11:40: Talks (~ 6- 15 min talks with one 20 min break)
11:40-1:00: Lunch
13:00-15:00: Talks (~6- 15min talks with a 15 min break)
3:30-5:00: Poster Session and Networking
6:30pm: (Optional) Group Dinner
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Many thanks and we hope to see you at the 2024 Jay Day!
-Jay Day Organization Team