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  • 25 Mar 2024 4:49 PM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

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

    Key dates:

    • April 19th: Deadline for abstract submission.
    • May 10th: Deadline for early registration.
    • May 20th: Conference opens with an evening social.
    • May 21st - 22nd: Plenary speakers, oral and poster presentations.
    • May 23rdField trip to the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

    See you at the Annual Meeting!

  • 04 Feb 2024 3:43 PM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

    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).

    • Forest health and disturbance ecology
    • Geology and climate science
    • Wildlife and aquatic ecology
    • Science of Lake Coeur D'Alene

    See the online abstract submission form for full details of submission criteria. Submissions will be accepted until April 19, 2024.

    Key dates for the 2024 Annual Meeting are provided in the first meeting announcement. We are delighted to announce our plenary speakers:

    • Erim Gómez: Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology, University of Montana
    • Richard Waitt: Research Geologist, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
    • Diana Six: Professor of Forest Entomology, University of Montana

    Registration for the Annual Meeting will open in late February. Stay tuned for further announcements!

  • 09 Jan 2024 8:54 PM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

    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.

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  • 08 Nov 2023 11:11 PM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

    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 new author guidance improves clarity, streamlines the manuscript submission process, and provides new preprint options for authors of accepted articles. In addition to a revised guidance manual, new guidance documents include:

    • A guide for references
    • An optional Word template for manuscript development
    • Submission of article key points to improve visibility in literature searches
    • A new citation style language (csl) file

    If you have visited our Accepted Articles and Notes webpage in recent months, you may have noticed the addition of links to preprint versions of accepted articles that are in the publication pipeline, as well as figures that offer a preview of the content of accepted articles. These preprint options are a new feature of the Northwest Science publication process, available to all authors, and are a great way to get study findings out into the world before the formal publication process has been completed.

    With these changes, submission of articles to Northwest Science is simpler and more attractive than ever. So, if Thanksgiving break leaves you with more free time than you know how to fill, our editorial team has provided even more reason to channel your creativity into a Northwest Science manuscript!


  • 03 Jul 2023 12:48 AM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

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

    • Dr. Kathryn Peiman will succeed Robin Lesher as the new Managing Editor of Northwest Science. Currently working as an independent contractor at the nexus of science, communication and the arts, Kathryn previously worked in the non-profit sector and in academia. She has a PhD in evolutionary ecology from UCLA.
    • Dr. Karen Capuder joins Northwest Science as Associate Editor for Anthropology. Karen has over a decade of professional experience in archaeology and is currently Senior Archaeologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. She has a PhD in sociocultural anthropology from the University of Washington.
    • Dr. Frank Fogarty joins Northwest Science as Associate Editor for Avian Ecology. Frank is currently Associate Professor for Applied Avian Ecology at Cal Poly, Humboldt, and previously held research and teaching positions for Cal Poly, Humboldt, the University of California, Davis, and New Mexico State University. Frank has a PhD in Ecology from the University of California, Davis.
    • Dr. Chris Johnson joins Northwest Science as Associate Editor for Wildlife Ecology. Chris is Professor of Landscape Conservation and Management at the University of Northern British Columbia, and a Registered Professional Biologist. His research integrates the disciplines of wildlife, landscape, and conservation ecology to plan for and mitigate the influences of human developments on the environment. Chris has a PhD in animal ecology from the University of Northern British Columbia.

    We are excited to work alongside Kathryn, Karen, Frank and Chris, and to benefit from their expertise!

    As a reminder, Northwest Science is also seeking two new Associate Editors for wildlife ecology and coastal marine ecology. Please see this announcement for details.

  • 28 Jun 2023 10:59 AM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

    Northwest Science will soon be accepting Open Access submissions!

    Open Access publication is well-suited to the Northwest Science audience, which includes amateur and applied scientists working outside traditional research institutions, for whom fee-based journal articles may be challenging to access. Licensing options for Open Access submission in Northwest Science are currently under consideration and will soon be available through the journal's electronic submission management portal. The fee for Open Access submission will be $2,500, but standard page fees (currently $65 and $80 per page for members and non-members, respectively) will be waived.

    Authors currently in the review/revision process and interested in Open Access publication should make this preference known following acceptance of submitted manuscripts, if this occurs before the electronic submission portal has been modified to allow Open Access option.

    The Northwest Science Editorial Board looks forward to receiving your Open Access submissions!

  • 23 Jun 2023 4:00 PM | Neil Williams (Administrator)

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

    Northwest Science relies on a team of Associate Editors to supervise review of articles within their fields of expertise. We are now looking for Associate Editors in the following fields:

    • Wildlife Ecology
    • Coastal Marine Ecology

    Please contact Northwest Science Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas (lucy.kerhoulas@humboldt.edu), for more information about these positions and to express interest.


  • 25 Mar 2023 10:29 PM | Daniel Gavin (Administrator)

    We are soliciting applications for managing editor for Northwest Science.  

    The Northwest Scientific Association invites applications for Managing Editor of its quarterly journal, Northwest Science. The Managing Editor is paid $2,000 per issue, which generally includes 6-8 articles, 1-3 notes, 1-2 book reviews, and occasional announcements, and which ranges across all aspects of natural history in the northwestern United States and western Canada.

    The Managing Editor provides technical/copy editing and mediates the publication process between authors and the press at Washington State University. The duties complement those of the journal’s Chief Editor, who is responsible for the journal’s scientific content, and who manages peer reviews through interactions with authors and a board of associate editors. 

    Deadline: May 1st 2023

    Please see the full announcement in this file.

  • 25 Mar 2023 10:16 PM | Daniel Gavin (Administrator)

    Welcome to Lucy Kerhoulas, the incoming editor-in-chief for Northwest Science. Lucy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry & Wildland Resources at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, CA, where she runs the Forest Physiology Lab. Look forward to exciting new announcements and future developments in our journal!

    We thank Jessica Halofsky for many years of service in this position, handling hundreds of manuscript submissions since fall 2020.  Throughout this period, Jessica maintained a high standard of peer review, the editor-in-chief's most crucial role.  Best wishes to Jessica!

  • 12 Mar 2023 2:05 PM | Daniel Gavin (Administrator)

    Applications due 5:00 PM, April 3, 2023

    • Full position description in a PDF file

      Position

      Working under the direction of the Northwest Scientific Association (NWSA) Board, the Webmaster designs, posts, and maintains relevant and timely information on the website that is of interest to our membership, including the Annual Meeting (conference), Student Grants, Awards, and other activities.  The NWSA website is powered by Wild Apricot, which defines the capabilities of our website.  Wild Apricot integrates membership management, conference registration, electronic mail, and website building software and provides templates, tools, and technical support.  Web-programming and computer language skills are not necessary for this position.  Web page maintenance is currently run by NWSA President Daniel Gavin, who is available to help train and support the incoming Webmaster, as needed for one year. 

      NWSA Webmaster Qualifications

    • NWSA member
    • Has a schedule that allows time to design, post, and maintain website content in a responsive and timely manner. 
    • Ability to initiate and effectively communicate with the NWSA Board. 
    • Interest and ability to create an effective, aesthetically pleasing, and user-friendly website. 
    • Ability to write informative correspondence with clarity, conciseness, and accuracy.  Ability to proofread postings and all correspondences. 
    • Ability to use Microsoft (MS) Excel and Word, Adobe products, website tools, and other software programs, as necessary. 
    • Willingness to obtain feedback on postings. 
    • Good organization skills to maintain the NWSA website filing system. 
    • Interest in and willingness to understand the processes for membership, subscription renewal, conference development, and other aspects of the Association. 
    • Willingness and ability to be a professional voice for the Association by addressing member’s questions, writing, and disseminating updates on the Association’s events, and responding to website-related problems, all in a timely fashion.  
    • Ability to work independently and to initiate questions or tasks. 

    Main Responsibilities/Duties: may change at the Board’s discretion.  

    • Assist members and board with website access, membership renewal, problems, or questions, as needed and as is appropriate.
    • Coordinate with the NWSA Board, specifically with Treasurer, Managing Editor, and Local Conference Planning Committee.
    • Design, post, and maintain website information related to conference, Awards, Student Grant, Membership, and other NWSA activities.
    • Use the website tools to communicate to membership and/or conference participants related to conference regarding Awards, Student Grants, Membership, and other NWSA activities.
    • Design, format, and re-create website pages to make them functional, attractive, informative, current, and accurate.
    • Initiate ideas for improving NWSA functions and processes as they relate to the website
    • Provide website training to board members, if requested.
    • Maintain and monitor access levels (privileges) given to NWSA members.
    • Understand the relationship between NWSA website and search engines; monitor and fix, as needed.
    • Download Membership information annually and provide to Treasurer and/or Membership Committee.   
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