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.

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.

The 2024 Northwest Scientific Association Annual Meeting is only just in the rear-view mirror, but we are excited to announce the dates of our next Annual Meeting.

For 2025, the NWSA Annual Meeting will take place on March 18th and 19th in Eugene, OR, where we will be hosted by the University of Oregon. As normal, we anticipate an additional day for field trips.

Registration for 94th Annual Meeting of the NWSA is now open! Special rates are available for NWSA members, students, and tribal members.

The 94th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Scientific Association will take place from May 20 - 23, in Spokane, WA, and we are now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Abstracts may address any of the subjects and disciplines encompassed by NWSA. We also invite contributions to the following special sessions (see the Call for Abstracts).

Regrettably, there will be no NWSA Student Research Grant competition in 2024. In previous years, the NWSA has awarded up to $750/$1500 per student in support of promising research proposals at the undergraduate/graduate levels. After a turbulent financial year, the Association will be pausing the Student Research Grant for 2024. The was a difficult decision to take, and we very much hope to resume the award in 2025.

Northwest Scientific Association

Exciting changes are afoot in the submission and publication process at Northwest Science, the journal of the Northwest Scientific Association. As part of these changes, the editorial team recently completed work on revisions to the author guidance.

The NWSA Board is delighted to welcome four new faces to the Editorial Board of our quarterly journal, Northwest Science!

Northwest Science will soon be accepting Open Access submissions!

The Northwest Scientific Association is looking to fill two new Associate Editor positions for its quarterly journal, Northwest Science.