[Image] The Manitoba Chapter Wildlife Society Newsletter [Image] THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY Winter 2001 Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship Through February 2001 Science and Education Inside This Issue: President's Great Chapter Other 2000/2001 Corner Gray Owl PlantWatch News Announcements Items Executive Invasion [Image]Presidents Corner Owls, Owls, and more Owls! Owls, Owls and more Owls! This has been a spectacular winter for viewing owls with Snowy Owls and Northern Hawk Owls around most of the north perimeter highway and an abundance of Great Gray Owls in Eastern Manitoba. Reports have some owlers' observing as many as 101 owls, mostly Great Gray Owls, in a single afternoon along Provincial Highway's #15, #59, around Pinawa, Lac Du Bonnet, Wendigo and Stead. On the Manitoba Birders egroup site, birders from as far as Denver have been making the trip into Manitoba to see the Great Gray's and they remarked they were coming to Manitoba for the "Great Grey Cup"!! Is there a marketing opportunity here for the Canadian Football League?? This is a great example of how birders contribute the Manitoba economy through ecotourism. Keeping on an owling theme, Jim Duncan and Bob Nero have provided a very timely "featured species article" on the Great Gray Owl which you will find on the following pages. In addition, Jim Duncan has agreed to provide our membership with a talk on Manitoba Owls and Owl Management at our upcoming AGM, on March 16th at Oak Hammock Marsh. Over the last few months I have been asked by several individuals "Why should I join the chapter - what do I receive for my $10.00??" Chapter activities over the last few months have included the Central Mountains and Plains Section meetings held at Falcon Lake in August, a meet-and-greet at the University of Manitoba in mid-November, and our recent Annual Delta Getaway. These events provide great examples of what our chapter can provide - professional development and networking. Our Manitoba Chapter is only as strong as its membership. We need your active involvement in our chapter. The Delta Getaway Weekend was well attended and provided yet another opportunity for professional development and networking between chapter members. The weekend was held at the University of Manitoba's Delta Marsh field station January 19th to January 21st. The theme for the weekend was GIS applications in the field of wildlife management. Rich Davis (Manitoba Conservation - The Pas) kicked-off the weekend with his presentation on how GIS is being used in various projects around The Pas and in the Boreal Forest region. The Saturday speaker sessions were led by Theresa Nichols (Department of Fisheries and Oceans), who discussed her work which was conducted in the high Arctic. Theresa discussed her work towards reconciling physical habitat parameters of the ringed seal with synthetic aperture radar signatures in an attempt to identify and stratify habitat quality through the sea ice environment. Sean Fry, who works as the Data Management Specialist for Riding Mountain National Park, presented an overview of how evolving geomatics tools have been applied within Riding Mountain National Park in support of protected areas management. Bill Tedford, who works as a GIS specialist for Ducks Unlimited Canada Information Systems at Oak Hammock Marsh, discussed how Ducks Unlimited Canada utilizes GIS technology in managing waterfowl habitat on the Canadian Prairies. The final presentation was provided by Mike Wisener of Wardrop Engineering and Robert Brook of ESRI Canada who discussed the "What's and How's" of applying GIS/GPS to Wildlife Management and ended off describing new and future spatial technologies. Various pieces of GPS equipment were made available and Mike and Robert conducted a show and tell regarding what equipment is best suited to what kind of jobs. As always the accommodations and food were excellent. After our final Saturday speakers we traversed onto Lake Manitoba in search of the elusive perch. While the weather was exceptional on this day, the perch were indeed elusive. Following our fishing adventure, we were treated to a walleye and fresh apple pie feast. On behalf of the Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society I thank all the above speakers and the Delta Field Station staff for contributing to yet another great weekend! Long time chapter member Bruce Pollard has left Manitoba and taken on new challenges as senior avian biologist in Ontario. Bruce was an active member of our Manitoba chapter and served on the executive as chapter president in 1996. Prior to leaving Bruce was kind enough to leave 5 huge boxes filled with chapter files and records - and for this I truly thank him (I think?)!! Best of luck in your new position Bruce! The Rich Goulden Memorial Scholarship plaque now hangs on the walls of the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre. The Chapter is grateful to Mr. Bob Laidler, long time chapter supporter, for allowing the chapter to display both the above plaque as well as our official chapter declaration. These can be found on the wall just prior to entering the cafeteria. The call for applications for the student award is now open - see details within this newsletter. We'll see you all at the upcoming AGM - Cory Lindgren Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Spectacular Great Gray Owl Invasion of 2000-2001 [Great Gray Owl] (Photo Credit: Gerry Jones) Jim Duncan and Bob Nero Wildlife Branch, Manitoba Conservation Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 jduncan@nr.gov.mb.ca We should have known something unusual was occurring in owl circles when an unprecedented number of reports of Great Gray Owls were received by our office over summer months this past year. Equally puzzling was Victor and Jim Reimer's report of at least 19 observed from one spot along a road to Buffalo Point in extreme southeastern Manitoba on 29 September 2000. Unusual indeed! In almost 30 years of record keeping, Bob Nero, Herb Copland, Patsy Duncan and I had never encountered widespread summer Great Gray Owl reports and a September report of over 10 owls in one location! Even so, none of us predicted what would come next, namely, an invasion of Great Gray Owls in southeastern Manitoba of a magnitude not previously recorded. On at least two different days this winter (14 and 20 January 2001), just over 100 were observed northeast of Winnipeg by Rudolf Koes, Peter Taylor, and Gerry Jones. An ongoing and intensive study of this species in southeastern Manitoba provides some context to help understand the ecological conditions leading to this exceptional natural event. The typical annual pattern of Great Gray Owl reports from seasoned observers in rural Manitoba consists of few to no observations during the breeding season (April to September). Like many birds, Great Grays are secretive when nesting and their activity centres around a nest site in forested areas while rearing young. Nesting habitat typically consists of forested boggy habitats thick with mosquitoes and blackflies, areas not often visited by sane people. Through intensive radio-telemetry studies (funded in part by the Manitoba Chapter of The Wildlife Society!) we have learned that young and adult Great Gray Owls disperse from the nesting area in October, especially if the local population of their preferred prey species, the Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), has crashed. This dispersal coincides with an increase in reported observations and also, alas, in the number of road-killed owls. The number of reports rise gradually through late fall and early winter, perhaps for a number of reasons. Great Gray Owls may be preyed upon by several species of hawks and eagles. They are also mobbed aggressively by crows. As fall progresses to winter, and snow starts to accumulate, hawks, eagles and crows become less abundant as they migrate to warmer and relatively snow-free areas south of Manitoba. Perhaps then Great Gray Owls are more willing to venture out of heavily forested areas. A Great Gray Owl perched in a leafless tree or on a hydro pole is notably conspicuous. The owl's prime activity period -- dawn and dusk -- also converge, with the shortening of daylight, to coincide with the time that commuters are traveling to and from work. These influences are not mutually exclusive, and likely all play a part in the increase of Great Gray sightings usually reported from October to a peak in January and February. Consider also that our research has documented that Great Gray Owls increase in weight over the winter, under what most of us would consider harshest climatic conditions, to reach their peak mass in March just prior to egg-laying. Indeed even plump owls (among those we have captured and banded) seem desperate for food, almost greedy in their zeal for prey as they fatten up for breeding. The appearance of a vole on or near the snow surface causes an immediate and predictable reaction by a perched hunting Great Gray Owl -- how else to explain why pet shops stock up on mice as owl watchers and photographers provide ritualistic offerings to entice owls closer for the prized perfect "flying right at you" snapshot. One Great Gray Owl, affectionately called "lunchbox", fed repeatedly by one photographer, even became conditioned to the sound of vehicles. When cars slowed to a halt within its winter territory it would appear "out of nowhere" looking for a mouse! The number of Great Gray Owl reports drop off after February to almost zero by early April as owls return to more forested breeding habitat. Great Grays initiate egg-laying as early as March 25th in our southeastern Manitoba study area. Coincidentally, crows and hawks are migrating back to Manitoba, possibly restricting Great Gray Owls from accessing more open habitat -- even nonbreeding Great Grays retreat to more forested habitat during this period. The decrease in the number of owl sightings also coincides with longer days and an increased separation of the owls' peak foraging time (dawn and dusk) from when most people are driving to and from work. Superimposed on this annual variation in the number of owls reported is a Boom and Bust predator-prey cycle that in our minds rivals the recent drama of the NASDAQ stock market. For reasons other than predation, meadow vole populations rise and crash over a 3-5 year period in southeastern Manitoba. Because Great Gray Owls have evolved an apparently unforgiving dependency on this one vole species, their fate (migration dispersal, breeding success and survival) is ruled by a population of 45-gram rodents! So what ecological conditions in southeastern Manitoba resulted in the superabundance of Great Gray Owls this winter? Our long-term (15 years to date) Great Gray Owl and small mammal monitoring program in southeastern Manitoba suggests two main factors. Exceptional meadow vole populations (monitored each October) have resulted in above average owl breeding success (average of over 100 nest structures checked each year) over the last 2 years. Furthermore, the unprecedented extent and number of summer Great Gray Owl reports primarily in southern Manitoba suggests that breeding was widespread in Manitoba in 2000. This has seemingly swelled the local population -- the majority of owls captured this winter are those that hatched in 1999 and 2000. This does not rule out the possibility that we are also seeing owls that have originated from nests as far as the Hudson Bay lowlands or beyond -- our radio-marked owls have dispersed north-south between breeding home ranges over 800 km apart in less than 3 months! Boreal forest habitat in southeastern Manitoba extends north and west towards Saskatchewan, creating a habitat funnel for owls that disperse south and east. Meadow vole populations appear to remain abundant this winter in at least some areas of southeastern Manitoba, otherwise the owls would be moving rapidly through the area in a desperate quest for food and starving owls would be detected. In contrast, many Great Gray Owls captured and banded, and specimens examined, this winter are among the fattest and heaviest owls we have ever recorded. Surely this means that good times for our provincial bird are here to stay? Not so. The past 15 years of documented Great Gray Owl - meadow vole population cycles tell us that the owl-vole frenzy we are experiencing can't last. The numbers of voles will diminish, and owls will either disperse to distant vole-rich fens and meadows or face the consequence -- starvation. [Image] Finally, to avoid giving the false impression that we know all the details of the ecological relationship between Great Gray Owls and meadow voles, consider this. Peak owl breeding years (Fig. 1) have not always been preceded by or have followed an owl irruption. Clearly, the factors that result in an irruption are many -- the proportion of hatch- year (juvenile) winter-caught owls does not vary consistently in relation to the magnitude of the irruption -- some irruptions are composed mainly of adults! We have come far in our quest to understand the ecology of the magnificent Great Gray Owl and its prey, but the journey is anything but over. We would have never made it this far without the continued generous cooperation of hundreds of owl observers, ranging from loggers, amateur naturalists, government staff, birders, biologists, rural landowners, and school children. It is their collective enthusiasm, combined with the Great Gray Owl's charismatic and scientific appeal, that lures us out on cold and blustery days to band owls. So far this winter we have banded 47 Great Gray Owls, 27 of which were netted by Herb Copland. Not bad for a man of seventy-eight years! Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] Plantwatch is a volunteer program where students and the general public observe flowering dates for "key indicator" plants and report these dates (over the Internet), or by mail to a volunteer co-ordinator in each province. These indicator plants flower largely in response to heat accumulation, known as degree-days , that is, the onset of spring. This phenology (study of the seasonal timing of life cycle events) data, collected over many years, will provide information on the onset date of “spring” for different areas for Manitoba. This can help us track long-term cycles in spring onset dates and to thus monitor climatic change. Observers have fun and learn about the natural environment, and biodiversity by participating and becoming climate monitors. Plantwatch programs are up and running in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Starting this spring (April 2001), Manitoba will have its own Plantwatch program with its own set of “indicator plants”. Plantwatch has its roots in the Alberta Wildflower Survey. About 200 Alberta volunteers annually report flowering dates for native plant species, and this data has been used to help track the onset of spring in Alberta for over 40 years. The plant species were selected using phenology criteria such as ease of recognition, brief flowering period, and wide distribution. In 1999 data was received from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and from the territory of Nunavut; from the states of California, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; and from the countries of Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Norway, and Japan. With this much interest in Plantwatch, it was decided to create Plantwatch Canada and launch programs in each province. In Manitoba the Plantwatch project is coordinated through the Manitoba Naturalist Society and the University of Winnipeg. Kim Monson is the volunteer coordinator for Manitoba. Eight indicator plants have been chosen for Manitoba, five common native plants: the prairie crocus, saskatoon, bunchberry, aspen poplar and labrador tea, two northern species: purple saxifrage and arctic avens and one common urban plant: the common purple lilac. Observers are asked to choose one or more of the species to monitor. Observers (or school class) will tag the plants and then watch and record the date of first bloom, 50% bloom and 100% bloom. The information will then be sent to the provincial coordinator or entered into the computer at the Plantwatch web site. By tracking the same plants year after year we can track the onset of spring as it moves north each year and track long-term changes in climate. If you are interested in more information about Plantwatch, Elizabeth Beaubien, the Plantwatch coordinator for Alberta will speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the MNS on March 17th, 2001. If you would like to register to be an Plantwatch Manitoba volunteer observer you can: phone Kim Monson in Winnipeg at 204-786-9485 leaving your name and address and postal code, send a self-addressed envelope to Kim Monson, Geography Department, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, Mb. R3B 2E9 email k.monson@uwinnipeg.ca; register online at http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/ plantwatch/ and follow the links (Kim is hoping to have a Manitoba web page up and ready for the spring of 2002). So... if you are interested in natural history, being part of a long-term phenology monitoring program, and getting to know a bit more about some interesting Manitoba plants, why not join the Plantwatch project today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAPTER NEWS Student Meet-N-Greet The Chapter hosted a greet & meet at the University of Manitoba this past November. Student chapter representative Neil Mochnacz organized the event which was attended by 25-30 students and chapter members. Our new chapter T-shirts were unveiled and student memberships included the new T-shirt. In all, a number of new students memberships were sold and a couple regular memberships as well. Great job Neil !!! Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS Manitoba Chapter Annual General Meeting The AGM of the Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society will be held on Friday March 16th at Oak Hammock Marsh. Members are advised to tick this date off in your day calenders as well as to bring items for the silent auction. The AGM will follow the same format as in 1999. It will begin about 7:00 and we can look forward to election of the new chapter executive, a silent auction, food, Chapter awards and guest speakers. Call for Applications Rich Goulden Student Bursary Award In early 1998, following discussions with the family of the late Mr. Richard Goulden, the student bursary award was renamed the Rich Goulden Student Bursary in recognition and memory of Mr. Goulden's contributions to the wildlife resources of Manitoba. The first recipient of the bursary award was Peter Joyce. Past award winners were Rhian Christie and Isabel Marinez-Welgan (1996), Don Henne (1997), and Monica Reid-Wong (1999). This years award will be $500.00 and the deadline for applications is March 2nd 2001. Applications should be forwarded to the Student Bursary Award Chair Mr. Dave Howerter via email: d_howerter@ducks.ca or contact Dave at 467-3000. Guidelines and applications are available on our chapter website at: http://twsmb.tripod.com/Golden.htm Call for Nominations Conservationist Award Nominations are now being accepted for the Manitoba Chapter of The Wildlife Society Conservationist Award. If you know of an individual who deserves recognition for their contributions to wildlife conservation then please take the time to nominate them. The Conservationist Award will be presented at the Manitoba Chapter's Annual General Meeting at Oak Hammock Marsh on March 16th. For more information and nomination forms, contact Don Sexton, Conservationist Award Chair at 467- 3275 or d_sexton@ducks.ca. The deadline for applications is March 2nd 2001. The nomination form can also be downloaded from the Manitoba Chapter’s website at http://twsmb.tripod.com/Conserve.htm. Past award winners have included Cliff Findlay, Rich Goulden, and Bob Jones. Call for Nominations Manitoba Chapter Executive 2001/2002 The 2001/2002 chapter executive will be elected on Friday March 16th at our AGM. This is a great opportunity to become involved in our Manitoba Chapter. If you wish to become involved in the Chapter executive please contact Cory Lindgren (email: c_lindgren@ducks.ca) prior to March 16th. 2001 Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year Awards The recipients of the 2000 Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year Awards were the North Carolina Chapter and the Colorado State University Student Chapter. Congratulations to both chapters for a job well done. Application material for the 2001 awards are available by calling 467-3269. A $1000 travel grant will be awarded to the student chapter of the year to be used to send a student delegation to The Wildlife Society's 8th annual conference in Reno/Tahoe, September 25-29, 2001. Honorary Membership and Special Recognition Service Award Honorary Membership in The Wildlife Society is intended to recognize continuous outstanding service in any area or areas of concern to the Society. Any practicing or retired wildlife professional who is a member of The Wildlife Society and has made continuous valuable contributions to the wildlife profession over a long period of time is eligible for nomination. The Special Recognition Service Award honors any person or group who has made an outstanding contribution to the wildlife profession; the general areas of wildlife conservation, management, or science; or a specific area of endeavor, species, community, ecosystem, region, etc. In addition, any person or group who has made such a noteworthy contribution in a discrete area over the short or long term is eligible for nomination for a Special Recognition Service Award. Because the Honorary Membership and Special Recognition Service Award Committee confers 2 types of awards, nominators must specify that the nomination is for Honorary Membership OR for a Special Recognition Service Award, NOT for both awards. MEMBERS OF TWS AND OTHER PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE NOMINATIONS. Nominations should include: (1) nominee's full name, present position, address, and phone number; (2) nominator's and endorser's names, addresses, and phone numbers; (3) a clear and concise statement justifying the nomination, including the specific nature, time, and place of the nominee's outstanding service and accomplishments. Address such criteria as difficulty, insight, scope, importance, acceptance, application, value, impact, and geographic scope of contributions; (4) at least 3 signed statements of endorsement. Before 1 April 2000, send all nomination materials to: Phil Zwank, Chair, Box 42125, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409. Also can send it by e-mail (pzwank@ttu.edu.) Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS CALL FOR PAPERS The Raptor Research Foundation Inc. 2001 Annual Meeting Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada 24 – 28 October, 2001 Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. (RRF) will hold its annual meeting from 24 October through 28 October 2001, at the Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Attendees are encouraged to register early to obtain the early registration discount and to help the local committee plan the meeting efficiently. All nonmembers are encouraged to join the Foundation. Papers on any aspect of raptor biology, ecology, conservation or management are solicited. To apply for a place on the program, contact the Local Committee Chair for additional information. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 August 2001. Participants will be notified of abstract acceptance and scheduling by 15 September 2001. Two workshops are planned in conjunction with the RRF meeting: Conservation of the eastern Loggerhead Shrike, and the North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy. MEETING SCHEDULE Tuesday, 23 October - North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy Workshop Wednesday, 24 October - Field Trips, Board Meeting, Registration, Ice-Breaker Reception Thursday, 25 October - Paper Session, Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Workshop, Slide & Video Night Friday, 26 October - Paper Session, Poster Session & Reception Saturday, 27 October- Paper Session, Dinner & Awards Banquet Sunday, 28 October - Field Trips Registration Fees: RRF Members $140.00 Non-members $155.00 Students $75.00 Late Fee (after Sept. 1) $30.00 Important Deadlines Abstract submission 15 August, 2001 Early registration 1 September, 2001 Hotel reservation 23 September, 2001 For additional information, visit the meeting web site: http://www.networkx.net/~sparrow/rrf2001.html or the Raptor Research Foundation web site: http://biology.boisestate.edu/raptor/ Or contact: Local Committee Chair Jim Duncan, phone: 204-945-7465; fax: 204-945-3077; email: jduncan@nr.gov.mb.ca Scientific Program Chair Jeff Smith, phone: 801-484-6758; fax: 801-484-6810; email: jsmith@hawkwatch.org Field Trips Bill Koonz, phone: 204-945-6811; fax: 204-945-3077; email: wkoonz@nr.gov.mb.ca Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Sharing Common Ground" 6th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference February 22-25, 2001 Royal Crown Conference Centre 83 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba (The Manitoba Chapter of TWS has provided $200 in support of these meetings) The theme of the 6th PCES Conference, 'Sharing Common Ground', affords divergent prairie interest groups an excellent opportunity to explore ideas and approaches to sustain landowners and users as well as the rich natural heritage that is the endowment of all prairie landscape dwellers.This conference will focus on key issues, information, research and trends in prairie landscape and species conservation. 'Sharing Common Ground' affords divergent prairie interest groups an excellent opportunity to explore ideas and approaches to sustain landowners and users, as well as preserve the rich natural heritage that is the endowment of all prairie dwellers. Held once every three years in a Canadian Prairie Province, this must-attend event attracts a wide audience from across Western Canada and the Midwestern United States. Topics to be addressed include the following: * Prairie habitat and land use * Prairie population issues * Global pressures on the prairies * Sharing common ground For further information, visit the conference website at http://iisd.ca/wetlands/pcesc/default.htm Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] TWS Reno/Tahoe 2001 8th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society Reno/Tahoe, Nevada September 25-29, 2001 Preliminary Program Plenary: The Endangered Species Act -- How do we make it work? Some new approaches. Symposia * Remote Photography in Wildlife Research and Management: Detection, Inventory, and Beyond * What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate! Symptoms and Solutions * Methods and Applications for Monitoring Wildlife in National Parks - sponsor: Biometrics Working Group, TWS * Avian Interactions with Utility Structures * Restoration and Maintenance of Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Health * Conservation Management of Bison in Northern Landscapes: Advances in Ecology and Epidemiology - sponsor: International Wildlife Management Working Group, TWS * Using Community-Based Conservation Approaches to Better Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts in the West - sponsor: Wildlife Damage Management Working Group and Public Conservation Education and Extension Working Group, TWS * Research and Management Concerns for Alpine Ecosystems: Conflicts, Connectivity, and Climate Change * Understanding and Conserving Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs * Conservation of Bats and their Habitats: Contemporary Research and Management * Toxicological Effects of Mining on Wildlife Species - sponsor: Wildlife Toxicology Working Group, TWS * Bayesian Analysis: a New Frontier for Wildlife - sponsor: Biometrics Working Group, TWS * Sage Grouse Management and Habitat Relationships Workshops * Adaptive Wildlife Management: Concepts, Optimization Tools, and Case Studies - sponsor: Biometrics Working Group, TWS * Landscape Level Wildlife Habitat Planning and Management in the Urban Environment - sponsor: Urban Wildlife Working Group, TWS * Developing Tomorrow's Professionals: Teaching the Skills They Will Need - sponsor: College and University Wildlife Education Working Group, TWS Special Poster Session * Wildlife Toxicology: Contaminant Issues in the Western U.S. - sponsor: Wildlife Toxicology Working Group, TWS Contributed Papers & Posters * Ecology and Conservation of Birds * Ecology and Conservation of Mammals & Other Wildlife * Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems & Landscapes * Wildlife-Habitat Relationships * Wildlife Population Dynamics, Estimation, & Modeling * Human Dimensions, Conservation Education, & Conservation Policy * Wildlife Damage Management * Environmental Contaminants & Wildlife Diseases For more information, visit http://www.wildlife.org/2001.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST How Do You Cook Yours ??? The U T Martin chapter of TWS Our chapter is comprising a cookbook of wildlife dishes from North American wildlife biologists and students. The wildlife community is a small but strong family. Our cookbook will share a theme of togetherness and breaking common bread. We ask the professionals and student professionals from all over North America to contribute to this work. We would appreciate regional dishes or any of your own favorite recipes. We do ask that these dishes be comprised of legal game. We will list sections by taxonomic classes. Unusual dishes would be a nice treat, as I know that we tend to brag about eating uncommon dishes. The profits from this book will go to help the chapter here, as well as fund some of our various projects. Please take the time to contribute to this project. Those who do contribute, will be notified when the book is complete. When sending your recipe, please send a complete set of instructions. For citing you recipe(s), we will need your name, your organization, and job title. Please send to: Email: lauaknip@mars.utm.edu OR antdford@hotmail.com Fax: 901-587-7968 Attn. UTM-TWS ( Laura or Andy) Address: U T Martin Student Chapter The Wildlife Society 242 Clement Hall Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Martin, TN 38238 Back to Top... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Links * Current issue of EnviroZine. http://www.ec.gc.ca/envirozine/english/home_e.cfm * A Banner year for Lake Diefenbaker's Piping Plovers. http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/info/news/cc00s69.en.html * Canadian Biodiversity Network Conference. http://www.nrc.ca/confserv/biodiversity/index.html * Proposed Bill C-5, tabled Feb 2, 2001. http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/sar/strategy/index.htm * The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society. http://www.albertadirectory.com/actws/ * Advanced Telemetry Systems. http://www.atstrack.com/index.html * The Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) website. http://www.pcap-sk.org * Garrison - Dakota Water Resources Act and Devils Lake Outlet - Manitoba's Concerns http://www.gov.mb.ca/environ/pages/news/devlake/issues.html * Ecological gifts: a checklist for donating ecologically sensitive land in Canada http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/ecogifts/ * Waterfowler Heritage Days. http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/heritage/intro_e.html .Back to Top.. 2000/2001 Chapter Executive President Cory Lindgren President Elect (W) 467-3269 Shane Jan Roersma e-mail: (W) 474-8152 c_lindgren@ducks.ca e-mail:umroersm@cc.umanitoba.ca Secretary/Treasurer: Tanys Uhmann Member at Large: (W) 474-8152 Dale Hutchison e-mail: (W) 983-2331 umuhmann@cc.manitoba.ca e-mail: hutchisond@inac.gc.ca Member at Large: Rich Davis Student Representative: (W) 627-8266 Neil Mochnacz e-mail: e-mail: mochnaczn@dfo-mpo.gc.ca ridavis@nr.gov.mb.ca Back to top of this document... 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