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Happy New Year, Cal-Neva Chapter! As we dive into 2019, it’s hard for me to fathom that I’m already nearly a third of the way through my term as President. Past-President Laurie Earley told me while I was developing my to-do list and preparing to take the reins that a year sounds like a long... Read More
How can you get even more out of the annual AFS meeting? Using social media (e.g., Twitter) during a conference can be an excellent way to connect with old friends, discover new colleagues, hear about new topics, get the key points from a talk you were unable to make, or learn about an event that... Read More
The workshop will feature a half-day symposium starting a 2 pm on Friday (the 7th) and tours of local restoration sites on Saturday, exploring the ecology and conservation of fish native to the Tahoe Basin and eastern Sierra regions of California and Nevada. Tentative speakers include Dr. Mary Peacock, Dr. Sudeep Chandra, Tom Taylor, Gary Scoppettone, Theresa Cody,... Read More
Applications are being accepted for the AFS California-Nevada Chapter (Cal-Neva) Semi Annual Travel Awards. The Chapter provides monetary awards for deserving students or young professional applicants to support their attendance of conferences, annual meetings, or workshops. Any member of the AFS who is active in fisheries, environmental sciences and management, or related aquatic disciplines is eligible to apply.... Read More
This workshop, jointly hosted by the Cal/Neva Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Western Section of The Wildlife Society, will focus on one of California’s most enigmatic species: the Northern tidewater goby (Eucylogobius newberryi) and the recently named Southern tidewater goby (Eucylogobius kristinae). Our instructors will discuss natural history, mitigation, restoration, and survey... Read More
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North American (SETAC) 39th Annual Meeting will be at the Sacramento Convention Center this year and they are looking for abstract submissions. A note from the session chairs: We invite abstract submissions in the session “Assessing Contaminant Effects in Ecosystems with Multiple Stressors with a Focus on the California Bay-Delta” [details... Read More
Over the past three years, the Santa Cruz-Monterey Area Subunit of the American Fisheries Society (SCMBAS) has sent a large contingent of students to the California-Nevada Chapter Annual Meetings. This year was no exception, with ten SCMBAS members making the journey to San Luis Obispo to present their work, network with other students and professionals,... Read More
Back in March of 2016, I had the honor of attending the annual California –Nevada Chapter meeting for the first time. It was my first real exposure to AFS, and until that point, I did not really have a good sense of what the organization was all about. I expected to see some interesting breakout... Read More
The AFS subunit at UNR is revamping this semester and for the upcoming year. We are hoping to engage both graduate and undergraduate students in the fish biology community of Nevada as well as the AFS community of California and Nevada. For this spring, we are planning a trip to the Marble Bluff Fish Hatchery... Read More
What is RAWA? It is the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. It is a federal bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. If it becomes law it would provide $1.3 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies for the conservation of imperiled species. The bill was introduced in December 2017, by Representatives Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) ... Read More
