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  • THE WASHINGTON WILDLIFER
  • FALL 2016

Newsletter of the Washington Chapter of
The Wildlife Society

meeting. During the banquet at the annual meeting each year we give out awards to biologists, organizations, and landowners. The last couple of years I have been involved with WA-TWS, I have been surprised that we haven’t received more nominations. Last month during our board meeting, I asked everyone to do some homework and I would like to ask the same of each of you.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Danielle Munzing

  • Happy
  • Fall,
  • Wildlife
  • Society

members! Time for wool socks, a hot drink in the thermos, and dark skies at 1630. Across Washington, wildlife biologists will be busy with their winter work, whether it’s surveying
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? Consider nominating that person for the 2017 awards season. There are EIGHT different awards available from the Chapter. big game, writing reports, or planning the 2017 annual conference. That’s right, your Washington Chapter is hard at work with the Washington State Society of American Foresters to bring you an incredible 4 days of workshops, speaker sessions, delicious food, and opportunities to socialize and network. All of this will be taking place in the heart of Central Washington, at the Red Lion Hotel and Convention Center in Yakima. The theme for

this year is Forests and Wildlife: Responding to Change.

As you can imagine, there will be a lot to talk about and we are bringing together experts in both forestry and wildlife to inspire discussions ranging from white-nose syndrome to forest health and ecological integrity and so much more. In addition, we will be offering an Ignite session again this year. Ignite sessions are very popular and I would strongly encourage anyone who does not necessarily have research to
I think many of us know someone who:

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Does more than they need to Makes valuable and unique contributions to wildlife conservation



Uses foresight to address problems early Shows their dedication Shows exceptional leadership Established partnerships that would not have existed without them

Be sure to read Bill Vogel’s piece on page 6 of this newsletter. To learn more about awards or to read about those who have received awards, please visit the Awards page at the WA-TWS

website.

present, consider Ignite to an talk.

Autumn 2016

I look forward to seeing you on the red carpet this spring in Yakima!

In This Issue:

They are fun, fast, and informative.
Message from the President................... 1 Special Vote Results................................ 1 2017 Joint Annual Meeting.................... 2 Seeking Meeting Sponsors ..................... 2 Quiz Bowl................................................. 3 Tidbits........................................................ 3 Free Lodging for Students! .................... 3

SPECIAL VOTE RESULTS

  • For
  • more

details see the Call for Papers
Thank you to members who recently voted to include a VicePresident on the executive board. I am excited the members voted in favor of creating this position. This means the President sequence (Vice-President through Past President) will now last 4 years, instead of 3, so the person in that position will have the opportunity to learn the ropes of planning the annual meeting before they are responsible for leading that effort—a great benefit for those who have not been involved in such a planning effort before. I hope this will make the position less daunting to those without experience and give that person a richer experience. If you are interested in reading the updated bylaws, you can find them at our website. Click on the About tab and look under History & Mission.

  • on
  • the

WA-TWS website or on Facebook.

  • Conservation
  • Review
  • Committee
  • This year
  • I

Update....................................................... 5

Northwest Section News........................ 5 Award Nominations................................ 6 Regional Reports ..................................... 7 Be a Member!......................................... 21 want to draw your attention

  • to
  • a
  • very

important part of the annual

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students. See the next page or the WA-TWS website to apply.

2017 JOINT ANNUAL MEETING— FORESTS AND WILDLIFE:

RESPONDING TO CHANGE

The 2017 joint annual meeting of the Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society and Washington State Society of American Foresters will be held March 28-31, 2017 in Yakima, Washington. We have been working on an exciting schedule of workshops and presentations. We’re offering four half-day workshops on Tuesday: Developing Forest Stewardship Plans, Alternatives to Lead Ammunition for Big Game Hunting, Identification and Special Management of Forested Wetlands, and Timber Harvest Contracts and Compliance.
It’s not too late to volunteer! Email Katy Stuart at [email protected] to see how you can help make this a great annual meeting!

SEEKING MEETING SPONSORS

Bruce Thompson and Tony Fuchs

The Partner Organizations (WA-TWS and WSSAF) are seeking prospective sponsors to financially assist with providing more opportunities for student engagement and other conservation endeavors associated with the 2017 Joint Meeting in Yakima, WA.

There are various Sponsor Levels that carry different benefits for sponsors depending on the type and amount of contribution toward Joint Meeting expenses. Those levels include:
Five leaders of state, federal, and private natural resource management organizations will speak at Thursday morning’s plenary session. Topics for concurrent sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday include the following:
 Platinum ($2,400+)

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Forest Health and Ecological Integrity Global Markets and Trends Predator/Prey Relationships Forest/Wildlife Research Thinning for Wildlife and Late and Early Seral Habitats
 Gold ($1,800 - $2,399)  Silver ($1,200 - $1,799)  Bronze ($500 - $1,199)  Supporting ($100 - $499)  Raffle/Auction Item Donation (any item and value)

Meso-carnivores
Supporting Sponsors may designate their sponsorship for

Student Support or Plenary Speaker support. All sponsors are acknowledged in program materials as well as visually and verbally throughout the Joint Meeting.
We will also have a session devoted to hot topics such as grizzly bear reintroduction, white-nose syndrome, diseases in deer and elk, and eelgrass restoration in Willapa Bay.

Evening activities include a student mentoring session and hosted reception on Wednesday, and banquet, photo contest, and quiz bowl on Thursday. Check back often at the WA-TWS and WSSAF websites for more information.
Please help by identifying prospective sponsors that may be contacted with more detailed information and the necessary forms. The deadline to arrange sponsorships is January 31,

2017, so act soon. Please provide prospective sponsor contact info (name, address, phone/email) to WA-TWS Past President Tony Fuchs ([email protected]).

We are accepting contributed abstracts for papers, posters, and Ignite presentations until January 1, 2017. Oral presentations will be 20 minutes with time for questions; Ignite presentations are 5 minutes and contain exactly 20 slides. Submit your abstracts to [email protected] and refer to the call for papers on our website for abstract guidelines.

We are holding an art contest for the conference program cover. Please send your 8½ × 11 submission (non-

photography) to [email protected] by January

1, 2017. Special conference room rates at the Red Lion will be available for booking until March 14, 2017. Go to

http://www.redlion.com/yakima/guestrooms or call

844-248-7467. There is also a Free Lodging Incentive for

Say’s Phoebe. Photo by Danielle Munzing.

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QUIZ BOWL

Sara Hansen

Following on the success of last year's first annual quiz bowl, won by WSU's TWS Student Chapter, WA-TWS (in conjunction with WSSAF) is planning once again to challenge your knowledge of all things natural resource science and management. Teams of undergrad students will compete head to head to determine who holds the (taxonomic) keys to the kingdom. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team!

Bruce Thompson (R) accepting the TWS presidential gavel:
Local boy makes good!

Please join us for an exciting evening of competition and help cheer on your favorite team! for the coming year. He spoke directly to the students and

young professionals in the audience, encouraging them to seize opportunities and take advantage of older members’ support and mentorship. Opportunity is often missed, he said, because it comes dressed in overalls and it looks like work—a quote he borrowed from Thomas Edison. By accepting work and making their voices heard, TWS members have the power to shape the future.
Ready to enter your team? Have questions? Please send an email to Sara Hansen at [email protected]. To enter your team, include the following information:



School name Names, email addresses and cell phone numbers of 4 participants and 1 alternate (with an asterisk by the team captain’s name).
Thompson also described the theme of his presidency:

“Wildlife Conservation: Crossroads of Cultures.” The next conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM, a crossroads both geographically and historically, he says. But beyond that, wildlife conservation must involve a coming together of people from different backgrounds and points of view.

TIDBITS

“This is my way of stepping off into the next year, not just for the conference, but for all that we do in The Wildlife Society,” Thompson said. “Wildlife conservation is a crossroads of cultures.”

FREE LODGING FOR STUDENTS!

The Washington Chapter of TWS is providing some free student lodging for use during the 2017 Joint Meeting!

Undergraduate and graduate students in natural resources programs (wildlife, forestry, conservation biology, etc.) who are interested in attending the Joint Meeting are encouraged to apply for a lodging incentive. The incentive is free lodging for 3 nights (March 28, 29, and 30) at the Red Lion Yakima, the host facility for the Joint Meeting. Students selected to receive the incentive will be expected to volunteer 4 to 6 hours of time before or during the meeting to help with the program.

Ken Bevis, tree-hugger

Congratulations to WA-TWS board member Ken Bevis, who was featured in an article for BirdNote on Northwest Public Radio, titled “Leaving behind Burned Trees for Bird Habitat.” Throughout his career, Ken has been touting the value of dead trees as wildlife habitat. In 2014, his personal property burned (his house survived) and now he has a small forest of snags. The piece aired on November 1, 2016,

and can be found at http://nwpr.org/post/leaving-behind- burned-trees-bird-habitat.

This incentive is part of WA-TWS’ efforts to promote student participation in the Joint Meeting and make the cost

  • of meeting attendance more affordable for students.
  • Former WA-TWS Chapter President Bruce Thompson

has been elected to serve as the president of TWS nationwide. Bruce accepted the gavel and took the stage at the TWS conference in Raleigh, NC, to explain his vision
To be considered, complete and submit the Application

Form by February 15, 2017. Copies of the form are

available in this newsletter (see next page) or at our website.

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Application for Student Lodging Support

(for natural resources students at educational institutions in North America)

2017 Joint Meeting of Partners

Washington State Society of American Foresters Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Yakima, Washington (Red Lion Hotel & Yakima Convention Center)
28-31 March 2017

Applicant Information:
Name: ____________________________________________________Gender:________

Address: _________________________________________________________________ Telephone and E-mail: ______________________________________________________ Educational Institution Name: ________________________________________________ Major Program of Study: _____________________________________________________ Advisor Name: ____________________________________________________________

  • Education Program Level:
  • □ Undergraduate
  • □ Masters
  • □ Doctoral

Reason for Requesting Support (check/complete all that apply):

□ Delivering Presentation/Poster □ Serving on Partner Committee □ Financial Challenge (explain briefly)
□ Serving on Committee for Meeting □ Part of TWS Leadership Institute □ Enhance/Supplement Field of Study

______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ □ Other (explain briefly) __________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
How might receiving this support help you leverage other financial assistance or professional opportunities? (explain

briefly):

_______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

NOTES:

Recipients will be granted free lodging at Red Lion Hotel for the nights of March 28, 29, and 30, 2017. Recipients will be responsible for their own meeting registration, meals, and incidental expenses. Partners anticipate providing 4 to 6 student rooms, with up to 4 persons (same gender) in each room. Any student receiving lodging support will be required to provide 4 to 6 hours of volunteer help before and/or during the course of the meeting.

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Recipients are required to attend the meeting on March 29 and 30 at least.
Submit completed application (electronically [e.g., pdf] preferred) to arrive by February 15, 2017 to

Bruce Thompson, 10025 91st Ave NE, Arlington, WA 98223 ([email protected]).

If problems with submission, call Bruce at 505-660-0533

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Meeting during the conference. It really captured the new and exciting developments happening within TWS during 2016.

CONSERVATION REVIEW COMMITTEE UPDATE

Katy Stuart

Transitions—Sadly, one of the news items is that ED Ken Williams has decided to retire as of July 1, 2017. He has done an outstanding job for TWS since he came on in 2013 when the Society was in a real crunch time. Efforts are now underway to hire a new ED. Bruce
The Conservation Review Committee has responded to several requests for WA-TWS support of wildlife conservation initiatives throughout 2016.

In April we endorsed the Eastern Washington Snag Conservation Working Group, which is working to educate the public on the value of snags and deadwood for healthy forest ecosystems and fisheries, and working with U.S. Forest Service staff on management solutions for protecting snags in Oregon and Washington. More than 100 species of northwest wildlife, including several species of rare woodpeckers, use snags. As part of our endorsement, the WA- TWS logo was included on an educational brochure on snag conservation.
Thompson is now President of The Wildlife Society and already working on issues and plans for 2017. Together with ED Williams, he has a Leadership Letter in the most recent issue of The Wildlife Professional on the theme of next year’s

  • conference,
  • which
  • is
  • “Wildlife

Conservation: Crossroads of Cultures.” The 24th annual conference will be held from September 23 to 27, 2017, in Albuquerque, NM.

2016 Annual Conference—The Raleigh

conference had the third-largest attendance of any of the Society’s annual conferences, and 49% of the attendees were students! This follows a trend seen last year in Winnipeg, where 46% of attendees were students. Conferences over the last 3 years have grown from 1,394 in Milwaukee, to 1,552 in Pittsburgh, to 1,564 in Winnipeg, and over 1,850 in Raleigh. ED Williams expressed the expectation that the trend
In May we reviewed a request from the Washington Prescribed Fire Council to support their mission to “protect, conserve, and expand the safe and responsible use of prescribed fire on the Washington landscape to meet both

  • public
  • and
  • private
  • management

objectives.” Prescribed fire can be an important tool for conserving wildlife habitat in fire-dependent forests by

Mountain goats at Mount Rainier.

Photo by Katy Stuart.

would continue in Albuquerque in 2017, Cleveland in 2018, and Reno in 2019 (which will be the first-ever joint annual conference of TWS and the American Fisheries Society). The Raleigh meeting featured 4 plenary sessions, more than 900 educational opportunities, 40 networking opportunities, and many special events. Also, the 10 members of the 2016 Leadership Institute gave presentations to Council on ways to increase membership at local and national levels.

http://wildlife.org/leadership-institute-class-of-2016- meets-in-raleigh/

reducing fuel loads and wildfire severity. The Resolutions and Public Statements Committee drafted a letter endorsing the formation of the Council and pledging professional assistance from WA-TWS as needed.

We are currently reviewing a request for support of Washington’s Wild Future: A Partnership for Fish and Wildlife (WDFW’s budget initiatives for 2017-2019) and exploring involvement in the Conservation Affairs Network of The Wildlife Society nationally.

A number of TWS Awards were presented at the meeting, including the Distinguished Service Award to Blake Murden, a longtime active member of the Washington Chapter.

NORTHWEST SECTION NEWS

Harriet Allen

Hi All, 2016 has been a big year for TWS and following the TWS Council meeting and 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh in October, there is a lot of news! I thought it would be helpful to give you a summary of several points made by TWS Executive Director (ED) Ken Williams at the Members
Please consider nominating your colleagues for TWS awards in 2017. Information on the awards can be found at

http://wildlife.org/engage/awards/. The nomination

deadline for the Group Achievement Award and for TWS

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Fellows is February 1, and nominations for Wildlife Publications Awards are due by March 1. All other TWS award nominations are due by May 1, to give more time for submissions.
TWS is experiencing dramatic growth in partnerships with other organizations as well, including Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, American Fisheries Society, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and National Wildlife Federation. In addition,
ED Williams also addressed the status of TWS finances,

which were discussed in detail at the Council meeting as well. We are continuing a positive trajectory in our finances, after a difficult time a few years ago. In June 2016, we completed the third consecutive year of the Society running in the black; over that time our asset picture has improved dramatically, with increases averaging 15% each year. He noted that the Society appears to have moved into a pattern of stable and sustained growth, and that stability has allowed us to rebuild and expand member benefits and member services, and to renew our efforts to strengthen the Society’s voice for wildlife in the conservation community.

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    SUQUAMISH CRAB REGULATION AFFECTED ORGANIZATIONS: WDFW, and AFFECTED TRIBES DATE: September 28, 2020 REGULATION NUMBER 20-111S REGULATIONS MODIFIED: 20-91S SPECIES: Crab FISHERY TYPE: Commercial and C&S EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 2020 HARVEST LOCATIONS, POT LIMITS AND -SEASONS BY REGION: This regulation lists harvest areas, harvest openings and harvest restrictions for Suquamish tribal fishers. This regulation may be amended by subsequent emergency regulations. Region 1 Commercial MFSFCA 20A, 20B, 21A, 22A, and 22B Closed areas: 1) Chuckanut Bay, Samish Bay, and Padilla Bay east of a line drawn from the western tip of Samish Island to the westernmost point on Hat Island and southeast to the shore on the main land just to the east of Indian Slough. 2) Bellingham Bay is closed north of a line from Point Francis to Post Point. Hale Pass is closed northwest of a line from Pont Francis to the red and green buoy southeast of Point Francis, then to the northernmost tip of Eliza Island, then along the eastern shore of the island to its southernmost tip, and then north of a line from the southernmost tip of Eliza Island to Carter Point. Open: 8:00AM Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Close: 4:00PM Sunday, October 4, 2020 Gear limit: 40 tagged pots per boat Subsistence MFSFCA 20A, 20B, 22A, and 21A (west of a line drawn from the Sinclair Island Light (SE Point of Sinclair Island) and Carter Point on Lummi Island Open: 8:00AM Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Close: 8:00PM Monday, May 31, 2021 or when the treaty share is harvested (not to exceed 2.2 million pounds), whichever comes first.
  • Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips

    Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips

    waShington State’S Scenic BywayS & Road tRipS inSide: Road Maps & Scenic drives planning tips points of interest 2 taBLe of contentS waShington State’S Scenic BywayS & Road tRipS introduction 3 Washington State’s Scenic Byways & Road Trips guide has been made possible State Map overview of Scenic Byways 4 through funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byways Program, Washington State Department of Transportation and aLL aMeRican RoadS Washington State Tourism. waShington State depaRtMent of coMMeRce Chinook Pass Scenic Byway 9 director, Rogers Weed International Selkirk Loop 15 waShington State touRiSM executive director, Marsha Massey nationaL Scenic BywayS Marketing Manager, Betsy Gabel product development Manager, Michelle Campbell Coulee Corridor 21 waShington State depaRtMent of tRanSpoRtation Mountains to Sound Greenway 25 Secretary of transportation, Paula Hammond director, highways and Local programs, Kathleen Davis Stevens Pass Greenway 29 Scenic Byways coordinator, Ed Spilker Strait of Juan de Fuca - Highway 112 33 Byway leaders and an interagency advisory group with representatives from the White Pass Scenic Byway 37 Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife, Washington State Tourism, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and State Scenic BywayS Audubon Washington were also instrumental in the creation of this guide. Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway 40 puBLiShing SeRviceS pRovided By deStination
  • Kenmore Air Route Map: South Zone - Olympia to Nanaimo

    Kenmore Air Route Map: South Zone - Olympia to Nanaimo

    Kenmore Air Route Map: South Zone - Olympia to Nanaimo Parksville Sechelt Barkley Sound N Coa st Squamish Patos I. Stuart I. Sunshine Coast Nanoose Hrbr. W Skipjack I. g rou h Cha Sky Pilot Mtn. Bamfield nb nne r l o Sucia I. h Johns I. T Anvil I. 6,663 ft./2031m Waldron I. l E Gambier I. e Camp n n Speiden I. a Henry I. Matia I. h M Orkila C Howe So u Nanaimo Gibsons g o Keats I. a Roche Harbor S t und n u Airport o n Roche Eastsound M West Sound t Gabriola I. a Harbor d Jones I. n Bowen I. i u o Mt. Constitution n S San Juan W s e 2,407 ft./734m Deer Harbor s Horseshoe Bay t Orcas S Island Pt. Atkinson o u Rosario n t Nanaimo Strait d Island s Silva Bay a Mt. Burwell E Airport Burrard Friday Shaw I. 5,056 ft./1541m Lime of Pt. Grey Inlet Kiln Pt. Harbor rm A Georgia False Fisherman Coal Harbour Sinclair I. Ladysmith n Bay Valdes I. Vancouver dia Bay Thetis I. In Blakely I. Stuart Channel Vancouver nd la Telegraph Harbour International Airport/ Is Penelakut I. Fraser River z Cypress I. Pitt Meadows Lopez e Richmond p Decatur I. Airport o Gulf L Chemainus Westham Galiano I. I. Fort Langley Tatoosh I. Cape Islands Sperry Peninsula Flattery Guemes I. Montague Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Airport Burrows I. Anacortes Maple Bay Ganges Harbour San Juan Islands Allan I. Fidalgo I. Duncan Boundary Neah Bay C Saltspring ow i Miners Bay Bay ch a Island n Point B United StatesCanada a y Mayne I.
  • Padilla Bay Newsletter a Joint Publication of the Padilla Bay Foundation and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Winter 2013-2014

    Padilla Bay Newsletter a Joint Publication of the Padilla Bay Foundation and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Winter 2013-2014

    Padilla Bay Newsletter A Joint Publication of the Padilla Bay Foundation and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Winter 2013-2014 Make the Switch You’ll notice a change with this issue of the Padilla Bay Newsletter. Short and sweet, we’ve included basic information about our Padilla Bay Foundation, and information about upcoming programs and presentations. For research updates, photos, articles, book reviews, and other comings Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research and goings at the reserve, check our electronic newsletter. It will arrive Reserve is managed by the Washington State by email, with a brief overview of articles and events. A quick click will Department of Ecology under the National Es- then take you to Padilla Bay’s website with the full story and details about tuarine Research Reserve System established programs and program registration. Sign up for the new newsletter on our by NOAA. website at www.padillabay.gov and click “Newsletter,” or call the Inter- pretive Center at (360) 428-1558. www.padillabay.gov [email protected] 10441 Bay View-Edison Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (360) 428-1558 The Padilla Bay Foundation is a member- ship-based non-profit organization formed in 1987. Its mission is to help preserve the Padilla Bay estuary in Skagit County, Washington, through support of Padilla Welcome to New AmeriCorps Staff Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Brooke Bannerman is the new research and monitoring WCC/Americorps at Padilla Bay! She was born and raised in Bellingham, WA. Brooke Padilla Bay Foundation graduated from Western Washington University in June 2013 with a B.S.