Revised: February 2015
COLORADO CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
PAST MEETINGS
1973:
1974:
Glenwood Springs - Holiday Inn
January 25-27, 1973
Theme: Wildlife Population Data
Wildlife Habitat
Englewood - Holiday Inn
Joint Meeting with Society of American Foresters
Joint
Management
Meeting
with
December 6-7, 1973
Theme: Open Topics
1975:
Denver - Executive Tower Inn
January 30-31, 1975
Theme: Legislation in Action
1976:
Grand Junction - Holiday Inn
February 4-6, 1976
Theme: Energy Development
1977:
Colorado Springs - Holiday Inn North
February 3-4, 1977
Theme: Nongame Wildlife and It's Place in State and Federal
Wildlife Management Programs
1978:
Durango - Holiday Inn
February 2-3, 1978
Theme: Open Topics
1979:
Denver - Ramada Inn (Kipling & I-70)
January 31-February 1, 1979
Theme: Open Topics
Summer Meeting: August 2-3, 1979 - Glenwood Springs Area
1980:
Glenwood Springs - Holiday Inn
January 31-February 1, 1980
Theme: Energy Development - NW Colorado
Summer Meeting: August 8-9, 1980 - Grand Lake Area
1981:
Fort Collins - Colorado State University
January 29-30, 1981
Theme: Open Topics
Summer Meeting: August 7-9 - San Luis Valley & Platoro
1982:
Grand Junction - Mesa College
January 13-14, 1982
Theme: Energy Development - NW Colorado
Society
for
Range
Summer Meeting: July 30 - August 1 - Meeker Area (Lake Avery)
1983:
Denver - Northglenn Holiday Inn
January 26-28, 1983
Theme: Planning, People, Populations and the Natural Resource
Summer Meeting: Joint Meeting with Central Mtns. & Plains Section
August 7-8, 1983
Gunnison Area
1984:
Estes Park - Holiday Inn
January 25-27, 1984
Theme: Ecosystem Management and Non-Consumptive
Utilization in a National Park
Summer Meeting: July 20-22 - Kremmling Area
1985:
Denver - Executive Tower Inn, Joint Meeting with Colorado Wildlife Federation
January 25-26, 1985
Theme: Habitat, Wildlife Can't Live Without It
Summer Meeting: July 30 - Fort Collins, Joint Meeting with Society of American Foresters
1986:
Grand Junction - Hilton Hotel
January 29-31, 1986
Theme: Resource Uses in Conflict
Summer Meeting: July 18-20 - North Park
1987:
Fort Collins - Marriott Hotel
January 28-30, 1987
Theme: Wildlife Law Enforcement, Setting Hunting Seasons, and Public
Relations Aspects of Potentially Sensitive Wildlife Management
Practices
Summer Meeting: August 14-16 - Crested Butte Area (Rocky Mtn. Biological Lab)
1988:
Colorado Springs - Clarion Hotel, Joint Meeting with Colorado Wildlife Federation
January 28-30, 1988
Theme: Image in Wildlife Management
Summer Meeting: July 22-23 - Summit County Area
1989:
Winter Meeting - January 25-27
Glenwood Springs - Ramada Inn
Theme: Creative Funding for Wildlife
Summer Meeting - June 30-July l
Steamboat Springs
Joint Meeting with Soc. of American Foresters and Soc. of Range
Theme: Access to Public Lands
l990:
Winter Meeting - January 25-27
Denver - Radisson Hotel
Managements
Theme: The Media - How It Influences Environmental Issues
Summer Meeting - August 16-18
Gunnison
Joint Meeting with the Col. Section of the Society for Range Management
Theme: High Country Resource Management Tour
1991:
Winter Meeting - January 24-26
Ft. Collins - University Holiday Inn
Theme: Biodiversity: Theory and Management
Summer Meeting - August 1-3
Estes Park - Rocky Mountain National Park
Joint Meeting with the Central Mountains and Plains Section
Theme: Wildlife Management In and Near Rocky Mountain National Park
l992:
Winter Meeting - January 22-24
Grand Junction - Hilton Hotel
Theme: The Times They Are A Changing - Evolution in Wildlife
Management
Summer Meeting - August 19-21
Keystone - Keystone Science Center
Theme: Field Survey and Monitoring Techniques
1993:
Winter Meeting - January 20-22
Colorado Springs - Red Lion Inn
Theme: Water: Laws, Litigation, Pollution, Demands
Will Anyone Win?
Summer Meeting - July 28-30
Durango - Purgatory Village Hotel
Theme: US Forest Service Ecosystem Management
1994:
Winter Meeting - January 19-21
Ft. Collins - Holiday Inn
Theme: Morality and Ethics in Wildlife Management
Summer Meeting - July 27-29
North Park Theme: Owl Mountain Biodiversity
1995
Winter Meeting - January 18-20
Grand Junction - Hilton Hotel
Theme - Working with the Private Sector
Summer Meeting - June 23-23, 1995
Steamboat Springs - Sky Valley Lodge
Theme: Growth and Land Use in Mountain Communities
1996
Winter Meeting - January 24-26, 1996
Colorado Springs - Red Lion Hotel
Theme - Growth in Colorado - Changing Attitudes and Implication for Wildlife
Management
Summer Meeting - July 17-19, 1996
Alamosa - Holiday Inn/Sand Dunes National Monument
Theme: Wetlands
1997
Winter Meeting - January 22-24, 1997
Fort Collins - Holiday Inn Holidome
Theme: Wildlife Research and Management: Strengthening the Relationship
1998
Winter Meeting - January 21-23, 1998
Grand Junction - Grand Junction Hilton
Theme: Habitat Fragmentation
Summer Meeting - July 23-24, 1998
Gothic/Gunnison
Theme: Gothic Research Station/Gunnison Sage Grouse
1999
Winter Meeting – January 20-22, 1999
Colorado Springs – Doubletree Inn
Theme: Churn, Burn, and Learn: Should we Imitate Natural Patterns + Processes in our
Management?
Summer Meeting – June 23-25, 1999
Brown’s Park – Ladore Hall
Theme: Fliers, Sliders, & Runners (Reintroductions + Research Efforts)
2000
Winter Meeting – January 19-21, 2000
Ft. Collins – Holiday Inn
Theme: The Ethics, Politics, and Biology of Reintroduction of Threatened and Endangered
Species
Workshop: Recreation and Wildlife, January 19, 2000. Ft. Collins Holiday Inn
Summer Meeting – July 19 – 21, 2000
Blue Valley Ranch – Kremmling
Theme: “Habitat Improvements and Restoration Projects via Partnerships”
2001
Winter Meeting - January 17-19, 2001
Grand Junction - Adams Mark Hotel
Theme “Predators: Are They the Problem?”
Workshop: Monitoring Wildlife Populations
January 17 Grand Junction - Adams Mark Hotel
Summer Meeting – July 18 – 20, 2001 Joint Meeting with CMPS
Fort Collins - Plaza Inn
Theme – “Conservation of Short Grass Prairie Species”
2002
Winter Meeting – January 16-18, 2002
Colorado Springs – Sheraton Inn
Theme – “The Aliens have Landed! Invasive Species in Colorado”
Workshop: “Data Collection and Processing Using a GPS/GIS Interface”
January 16, 2002 – Sheraton Inn, Colorado Springs
Workshop: “Wild Turkey Management”
January 16, 2002 – Sheraton Inn, Colorado Springs
Summer Meeting – July 11-12, 2002
Mesa Verde National Park – Far View Lodge
Theme – “Wildlife, Fire and Culture at Mesa Verde”
2003
Winter Meeting – January 16-17, 2003
Fort Collins – CSU Lory Student Center
Theme – “Wildlife Diseases: Past, Present and Future in Colorado and the West”
Workshop: “GIS”
January 15, 2003 – CSU, Fort Collins
Summer Meeting – July 30 – August 1, 2003
Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Surrounding Area
Theme – “Habitat, Wildlife and Drought Issues in the San Luis Valley”
2004
Winter Meeting – January 15-16, 2004
Grand Junction – Adam’s Mark Hotel
Theme – “Development: Searching for Viable Solutions to Preserve Habitat”
Workshop: “Wildlife Tracking”
January 13-14, 2004 – Grand Junction
Summer Meeting – July 22-23, 2004
Estes Park/MacGregor Ranch
Theme – “Exploding Elk and Beaver Deceivers: Elk Management in Rocky Mountain
National Park and Vicinity: Past, Present, and Future”
2005
Winter Meeting – January 13-14, 2005
Colorado Springs – Sheraton Hotel
Theme – “Fire, Water, and Wildlife in the Wildland/Urban Interface”
Workshop: “Mountain Lion Symposium”
January 12, 2005 – Colorado Springs
Summer Meeting – July 21-22, 2005
Uncompahgre Plateau/Montrose
Theme – “UP With Range and Wildlife”
2006
Winter Meeting – January 26-27, 2006
Fort Collins – Ramada Inn
Theme – “Energy and Natural Resources; Finding the Balance”
Workshop: “Bighorn Sheep Workshop”
2007
Winter Meeting – January 17-19, 2007
Glenwood Springs – Ramada Inn
Theme – “Mitigation: Concepts and Tools”
Summer Meeting – July 26-27, 2007
Gunnison
Theme – “Sage grouse, Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly, snowshoe hare and lynx”
2008
Winter Meeting – January 23-25, 2008
Denver – Double Tree Inn at Stapleton Center
Theme – “Land Use Impacts on the Future of Wildlife”
Workshop: “The Farm Bill & How it Can be Used for Wildlife”
Summer Meeting – July 17-18, 2008
Winter Park
Theme – “Mountain Pine Beetle”
2009
Winter Meeting (with HPP) – February 4-6, 2009
Grand Junction – Marriott/Doubletree Hotels
Theme: “Tools for Habitat Monitoring”
Workshop: “Wildlife Diseases in Colorado”
Summer Meeting (with CMPS) – August 18-20, 2009
Fort Collins
Theme – “Beetles, Elk, and Pumas, oh my!”
2010
Winter Meeting – February 8-10, 2010
Pueblo – Pueblo Marriott Convention Center
Theme: “Recreation and Restoration”
2011
Winter Meeting – February 22-25, 2011
Fort Collins, Marriot Hotel
Theme: “From the cradle to the grave: recruiting and retaining natural resource
recreationists”
Workshops: 1. Adaptive management
2. Wildlife mediation and conflict resolution
2012
Winter Meeting – February 15-17, 2012
Grand Junction- 2 rivers convention center
Theme: “State of the State of Colorado”
Workshops: 1. non-invasive sampling
2. Introduction to sonobat software
2013
Winter Meeting – February 6-8, 2013
Colorado Springs – Doubletree Hotel
Theme: “Ecological disturbances: are they too hot to handle?”
Workshops: 1. large carnivore conflict management
2. Synoptic modeling of animal location data combining animal movements,
home range, and resource selection workshop
2014
Winter Meeting – February 5-7, 2014
Fort Collins – Hilton hotel
Theme: “Wildlife migration and movement in Colorado and Beyond”
Workshops: 1. Advanced wildlife anesthesia
2. Landscape genetics
2015
Winter Meeting – February 4-6, 2015
Grand Junction – Doubletree Hotel
Theme: “Reevaluating recreation and wildlife conservation”
Workshops: 1. Science communication: deceptively simple tools to communicate about
complex issues
2. Introduction to spatial mark recapture analysis