NWSA 2025 Annual Meeting!

Eugene, OR

The 2020 Annual Meeting in Eugene, OR, was thwarted by COVID-19. In 2025 we will make up for lost time with a fabulous line-up of plenary speakers, so join us at the University of Oregon in Eugene from March 17^th - 20^th, 2025!

Annual Meeting: latest updates

Registration for the 2025 annual meeting is now open! Tickets for the annual meeting are now available on our registration page on Eventbrite. Early registration closes on February 28th, and tickets will remain on sale until March 14th. Our 2025 annual meeting page contains more details on the schedule and will be updated as we approach the event.

Abstract submissions are now open! Please visit the 2025 Abstract Submissions page for more details and to submit your abstracts for poster and oral presentations. Submission deadline: February 21st, 2025!

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Mission Statement: We are a network of professional and amateur scientists from diverse disciplines that provides support and a forum for research and education relevant to the environment and resource management of northwestern North America. To accomplish our mission, the association publishes a quarterly journal, convenes an annual scientific meeting, and awards student research grants.

Since 1923, the NWSA has existed for the purpose of promoting scientific research and disseminating scientific knowledge. Our annual meetings are held throughout the Pacific Northwest and provide an opportunity to share recent findings and foster collaborative interactions.

NWSA publishes four issues of Northwest Science each year. A peer reviewed journal, Northwest Science is an outlet for original papers on wide ranging topics in the natural sciences, including anthropology, aquatic biology, botany, ecology, fisheries, forestry, geology, geography, hydrology, soils, wildlife biology, and zoology. The geographic scope of Northwest Science is the northwestern United States and western Canada.

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Announcements

Dec 24, 2024

Student Grant Competition

The 2025 NWSA Student Grant Competition is now open! For 2025, our student grants consist of financial support of up to $1,500 for students to attend and present their research at the NWSA Annual Meeting in Eugene, OR, from 17th - 20th March, 2025.

Submit your application using our Student Travel Grant Application Form by Monday 20th, January, 2025!
Nov 5, 2024

Dana Warren joins the Northwest Science Editorial Board

The Northwest Science editorial community gained a new member for this Fall. For anyone who missed the social media announcement, Dr. Dana Warren will serve as Associate Editor for Aquatic Biology. Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University, Dana has worked on aquatic biology and ecology in the Pacific Northwest for over 15 years, bringing a wealth of regional disciplinary experience to Northwest Science.
Jul 26, 2024

In recognition of Dr. Kenneth Hammond, NWSA Life Member

The NWSA Board of Directors wishes to recognize Dr. Kenneth Hammond (1934 – 2024), NWSA Honorary Life Member, who sadly passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Dr. Hammond (Ken) was a scientist, a passionate educator, and a contributor to the advancement of science in the Northwest through service to the NWSA and in other fora.

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Northwest Science 97 (1&2) (In Progress)
Table of Contents

Articles

Science of the Service Introduction – Timothy A. Whitesel

Potential Nutritional Effects of Missed Feedings to Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) Chicks Due to Disturbance – Suzanne L. Nelson, Katherine Fitzgerald

Patterns of Prairie Soil Preference and Occupancy for the Threatened Mazama Pocket Gopher in Washington – Suzanne L. Nelson, Michael C. T. Carlson

Scanning the Horizon for Potential Nonnative Aquatic Plant and Algae Arrivals to the Pacific Northwest – Katherine E. Wyman-Grothem, Theresa A. Thom, Heidi L. Himes

Comparison of Gravimetric and Volumetric Methods to Estimate Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Fecundity – Nolan P. Banish

Human and Wildlife Use of Mountain Glacier Habitat in Western North America – Scott Hotaling, Jordan Boersma, Neil A. Paprocki, Alissa Anderson, Logan Whiles, Lucy Ogburn, Sophia Kasper, Catharine White, Daniel H. Thornton, Peter Wimberger

Geoarchaeological Record of the AD 1700 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami at the Salmon River Wet Site, Central Oregon Coast – Rick Minor, Alan R. Nelson

Bull Trout Passage at Beaver Dams in Two Montana Streams – J. Marshall Wolf, Niall G. Clancy, Leo R. Rosenthal

Earthquake Effects Surveyed during the Nineteenth Century as Ecological Features of Chinookan Tidelands – Brian F. Atwater, David K. Yamaguchi, Jessie K. Pearl

Research Notes

Reconsidering Subspecific Taxonomy of Odocoileus virginianus in Oregon and Washington – Winston P. Smith, Leslie N. Carraway, Thomas A. Gavin, Jonathan A. Jenks

Documenting Historical Anchorworm Parasitism of Introduced Warmwater Fishes in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon – Elena Eberhardt, Christina A. Murphy, William J. Gerth, Peter Konstantinidis, Ivan Arismendi

A Survey of the Diversity of Butterflies in King County, Washington, USA – Benjamin Mous

River Channel Response to the Removal of The Pilchuck River Diversion Dam, Washington State – Scott W. Anderson, Brett Shattuck, Neil Shea, Catherine M. Seguin, Joe J. Miles, Derek Marks, Natasha Coumou

Book Reviews

A Review of: “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington” – Willis R. Littke

The Tangled Web of Western Us Politics and Policy – Susan J. Alexander