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Cal-Neva AFS Members and 2020 Meeting Attendees: We regret to inform you that the upcoming Cal-Neva annual meeting, to be held March 15-17, 2020 in Folsom, CA, is canceled. This was a very difficult decision for the meeting planning and executive committees to make. Given the uncertainties associated with COVID-19 and restrictions on travel and... Read More
Cal-Neva AFS Members: Concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) are naturally raising questions about whether the California-Nevada Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will hold its annual meeting as planned in Folsom, CA next week, March 15-17, 2020. After much discussion and consideration within the Chapter’s Executive Committee, we have decided to stay our course and... Read More
The Mentor-Student Lunch will be held on Monday, March 16 during the Cal-Neva Annual Meeting. The Student-Mentor lunch is one of the most rewarding opportunities for our members. Students can ask questions about what it’s like to work in a variety of fisheries careers and workplaces, and how to craft a meaningful work-life pathway. Professionals gain the... Read More
There will be three Continuing Education courses offered on Sunday, March 15 as part of the Cal-Neva Annual Meeting. Courses will cover: Federal Endangered Species Act Introduction to Practical Statistics with R Presentation Skills and Poster Design Details about each course are below. You can register for courses here. Course 1: Federal Endangered Species Act Course... Read More
There will be three Continuing Education courses offered on Sunday, March 15 as part of the Cal-Neva Annual Meeting. Courses will cover: Federal Endangered Species Act Introduction to Practical Statistics with R Presentation Skills and Poster Design Details about each course are below. You can register for courses here. Course 1: Federal Endangered Species Act Course... Read More
Are you a student or young professional? Volunteer for at least 4 hours at this year’s Cal-Neva AFS annual meeting and get your registration waived! Volunteering for AFS is a great way to contribute much-needed support to the conference and network with other fisheries professionals. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES A/V Support Registration and Merchandise Desk Poster Setup Spawning Run Student-Mentor Lunch... Read More
Make your vote count! In 2020 the Chapter will elect two new Executive Officers, to the offices of President and Secretary. We are fortunate to have the following candidates. For President: J.D. Wikert; For Secretary: Nicole Kwan and Mollie Ogaz. Please find out more about the Chapter’s election process and read the candidates’ statements on... Read More
The Cal-Neva Chapter of AFS has created a ‘Small Project Grants Program’ to provide funding to fisheries-related projects in California and Nevada. Our goal in 2020 is to fund at least two grants, for a total of $3,000 to be distributed across all grants. This money can be used to get a project started or... Read More
Greetings everyone in Cal-Neva AFS and beyond. I am excited about writing this column, especially because it is my first since stepping up to the presidency in October. I am happy to have this opportunity to address the membership, recap briefly what we’ve been up to recently, and where we are headed over coming months.... Read More
I am a second year PhD student in Dr. Jonathan Shurin’s lab at the University of California, San Diego. I study ecology and evolution through the lens of freshwater fishes of the Eastern Sierra. High elevation lakes in this region were formed by glacial recession. Without viable dispersal conduits for downstream fishes, these lakes were... Read More
