Native Peoples Wildlife Management Working Group Hello Everyone, This past year has been a busy one for our working group. After a one-year hiatus, we sent seven students as part of the Native Student Professional Development Program to the TWS Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. This conference was one of the more enjoyable, albeit incredibly busy, ones I have had the pleasure of attending with great events, talks, and friends. This conference also saw the first co-sponsored workshop by our working group and the Ethnic and Gender Diversity Working Group titled “Human diversity and changing professional identities in wildlife professions.” This was a star-studded symposium that included three current or past TWS Presidents, our own Serra Hoagland (Sec. Treas.), and a host of other speakers presenting current information and fostering discussion on the implications of changing demographics on our profession. See inside for more information! We are excited to announce that TWS and the U.S. Forest Service has initiated a program designed at advancing and training Native students for careers in natural resource and conservation related fields. Our working group assisted with reviewing research proposals from USFS Research and Development scientists and selecting students to fill those project (See more at: http://news.wildlife.org/native- american-program-assistantship). In more exciting news, our working group has been asked to help develop a chapter on “Managing wildlife on Tribal lands” that will be included in the 8 th Edition of the Wildlife Techniques Manual. This will be the first time that tribal wildlife issues will be highlighted in the manual in the 55 year history of the publication. Looking into the future, we will be hosting our next round of elections in October, so if you are interested in getting more involved, stay tuned. Letter from the Chair We have submitted a proposal for a symposium focused on “Indigenous peoples involved in wildlife management” for next year’s annual meeting and we are anxiously awaiting the conference committee’s decision. Last, but not least, we are looking forward to sending another cohort of Professional Development Program recipients to Winnipeg, so keep an eye out for an announcement in the coming months (and help us spread the word!). With that, I would like to first say a big THANK YOU to Heather as she puts together this last newsletter, before handing the reins over to Molly O’Grady. As I approach the end of my term, I would also like to say thank you to everyone on our board, and to you as members who continue to support our Working Group and our mission. I encourage you to run for a board position this fall if you would like become further involved in our group. In regards to elections, or any other questions you may have, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Philámayaye (Thank you) Michel Kohl Chair, Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group Announcing new Communications Coordinator/Newsletter Editor Molly O’Grady Climate Change Opportunities Working Group Activities TWS/USFS Native Student Partnership Inside this issue: Volume 7, Issue 1 Spring 2015
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Native Peoples
Wildlife Management
Working Group
Hello Everyone,
This past year has been a busy one for our working group.
After a one-year hiatus, we sent seven students as part of
the Native Student Professional Development Program to
the TWS Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. This
conference was one of the more enjoyable, albeit
incredibly busy, ones I have had the pleasure of attending
with great events, talks, and friends. This conference also
saw the first co-sponsored workshop by our working group
and the Ethnic and Gender Diversity Working Group titled
“Human diversity and changing professional identities in
wildlife professions.” This was a star-studded symposium
that included three current or past TWS Presidents, our
own Serra Hoagland (Sec. Treas.), and a host of other
speakers presenting current information and fostering
discussion on the implications of changing demographics
on our profession. See inside for more information!
We are excited to announce that TWS and the U.S. Forest
Service has initiated a program designed at advancing and
training Native students for careers in natural resource and
conservation related fields. Our working group assisted
with reviewing research proposals from USFS Research
and Development scientists and selecting students to fill
those project (See more at: http://news.wildlife.org/native-
american-program-assistantship).
In more exciting news, our working group has been asked
to help develop a chapter on “Managing wildlife on Tribal
lands” that will be included in the 8th Edition of the
Wildlife Techniques Manual. This will be the first time
that tribal wildlife issues will be highlighted in the manual
in the 55 year history of the publication.
Looking into the future, we will be hosting our next round
of elections in October, so if you are interested in getting
more involved, stay tuned.
Letter from the Chair
We have submitted a proposal for a symposium focused
on “Indigenous peoples involved in wildlife management”
for next year’s annual meeting and we are anxiously
awaiting the conference committee’s decision.
Last, but not least, we are looking forward to sending
another cohort of Professional Development Program
recipients to Winnipeg, so keep an eye out for an
announcement in the coming months (and help us spread
the word!).
With that, I would like to first say a big THANK YOU to
Heather as she puts together this last newsletter, before
handing the reins over to Molly O’Grady. As I approach
the end of my term, I would also like to say thank you to
everyone on our board, and to you as members who
continue to support our Working Group and our mission.
I encourage you to run for a board position this fall if you
would like become further involved in our group. In
regards to elections, or any other questions you may have,
- NPWM Working Group has submitted a proposal for 2015 symposium in Winnipeg - T-shirts!! Do you want to help design the next NPWMWG t-shirt? If so, please contact [email protected]
with your ideas by June 1st. Thanks!
Announcements
Volume 7, Issue 1 Spring 2015 Page 2
Announcing the new NPWM Working Group
Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor
-submitted by Heather Stricker Orlovsky
With my upcoming position as Chair of the NPWM Working
Group, I realized it was time to pass the torch as
Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor. It is
with some sadness that I do this, as I have held this position
since 2007 (8 years already!), but I also do it without
trepidation, as I know our incoming Editor will do great!
With that, I would like to introduce Molly O’Grady, who will
take the position of newsletter and communication for the
Working Group this summer!
Molly grew up on the South Side of Chicago for most of her
childhood. The rich cultural diversity of the city and the lack
of environmental awareness lead her to pursue a career in
natural resources with an interest in working with diverse
cultural backgrounds. She completed her Associates in
Science at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL before
attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
(UWSP) in the Fall of 2012. Since her arrival at UWSP, she
has conducted research along-side professors and fellow
students covering topics on southern flying squirrels, fisher,
greater prairie chicken, nest detection probability methods,
and South African wildlife ecology. She graduates with her
Bachelors of Science in May 2015 with a major in Wildlife
Ecology: Research and Management.
From the Chair-Elect Submission Request for Newsletters
Calling all Working Group members!! We want to know
what is going on where you are! As a national (and now
international!) working group, it is difficult to always keep
up on what members in other parts of the country and other
reaches of the world. Keep members of our group
informed on issues and announcements pertinent to
wildlife management and conservation in Indian Country.
Please feel free to submit any of the following for
inclusion in the newsletter:
Job and internship openings
Scholarship opportunities
Research and management on indigenous lands
Policy regarding wildlife management as it
pertains to Tribes
Any other announcement or information you’d like to get
out to your colleagues in Tribal wildlife management.
Please submit to Molly O’Grady, NPWM Communications