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NORTHWEST SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONNORTHWEST SCIENCE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING: Program and Abstracts AvailableIn the interest of protecting public health and safety, the NWSA Board cancelled the in-person 91st Annual Meeting to be held in Eugene, OR, March 24-27, 2020. To honor and preserve all the efforts in planning for the meeting, we prepared a program document that includes the planned program and abstracts submitted for presentation. We hope this document will be useful in sharing information and facilitate some virtual networking. 91st Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts WELCOME TO NWSA ONLINE!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. LATEST FROM THE JOURNALMembers should click here to access Northwest Science on BioOne.org. Northwest Science 94(1) Articles Why is the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel Rare? – Eric Yensen and Elizabeth J. Dyni Tardigrades in the Canopy: Associations with Red Tree Vole Nests in Southwest Oregon – John Villella, Jesse E. D. Miller, Alexander R. Young, Greg Carey, Andrew Emanuels, and William R. Miller Range-wide Patterns of Natal and Breeding Dispersal in the Streaked Horned Lark – Adrian L. Wolf, Gary L. Slater, Scott F. Pearson, Hannah E. Anderson, and Randall Moore 20th Century Retreat and Recent Drought Accelerated Extinction of Mountain Glaciers and Perennial Snowfields in the Trinity Alps, California – Justin M. Garwood, Andrew G. Fountain, Kenneth T. Lindke, Michael van Hattem, and Hassan J. Basagic Insect Visitors of Sidalcea hickmanii ssp. petraea (Malvaceae) and Their Effect on Flower, Fruit, and Seed Production – Carol S. Ferguson, Peter C. Schroeder, Kathleen R. Donham, and Marcia L. Wineteer Salmonid Habitat and Population Capacity Estimates for Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Upstream of Scott Dam in the Eel River, California – Emily J. Cooper, Alison P. O’Dowd, James J. Graham, Darren W. Mierau, William J. Trush, and Ross Taylor Book Review
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