"Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship Through Science and Education"
organized 1966
South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
"Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship Through Science and Education"
organized 1966
Committees
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chair: Past-president, Chad Switzer (605) 773-4193
Duties: Conducts an official examination and verification of financial accounts and records of the chapter and reports its findings to the chapter membership during the annual business meeting. This committee is always chaired by the Past-president.
Chair: Nora Kohlenberg (605) 222-9408 / Nathan Baker (605) 773-4345
Duties: Solicits, collects, and submits nominations for awards to the Executive Board for selection of award recipients. Two awards are given annually. The first is the Wildlife Professional of the Year Award and is presented to a wildlife professional that has made outstanding contributions to wildlife management in South Dakota. The second is the Citizens Award and is presented to a South Dakota resident that has made a significant contribution to wildlife in the state. The Committee also solicits, collects and submits nominations for graduate scholarships to the Executive Board for selection of scholarship recipients. A MS scholarship is awarded to a graduate student annually. A PhD scholarship is awarded to a graduate student biennially.
Chair: Paul Coughlin (605) 773-4194
Duties: Reviews legislative proposals, administrative regulations, environmental assessments and impact statements, and other subjects or issues affecting wildlife or wildlife habitat within South Dakota. This Committee also makes recommendations to the Executive Board for any action that should be taken by the South Dakota Chapter regarding these matters.
Chair: Laura Hubers (605) 947-4521
Members: Sandy Uecker 352-5894 / Jacquie Ermer, 947-4521
Duties: Keeps the membership informed of issues, programs, and opportunities to expand their knowledge of and to improve the conservation and protection of natural resources in the state and nationwide. Ensures the general public, especially the youth, of South Dakota are aware of and appreciate the natural resources of the state.
Chair: Nora Kohlenberg (605) 222-9408
Duties: Responsible for promoting annual and life memberships for SDTWS. On an annual basis, makes contact with wildlife professionals and agencies/organizations across the state to encourage attendance at the annual meeting and to become a member of SDTWS.
Chair: Travis Runia (605) 353-8477 Bohemian Waxwing ©Doug Backlund
Duties: Performs all actions necessary to develop and carry out nominations and elections for SDTWS board positions. This committee is normally chaired by the chapter president-elect.
Chair: Travis Runia (605) 353-8477
Duties: Performs all actions necessary to develop and implement the program for the SDTWS annual meeting. Primary duties include selecting a meeting topic, student presentations, and plenary speaker(s). This committee is normally chaired by the chapter president-elect.
Resolutions and Public Statements
Chair: Dan Hubbard (605) 688-4780
Duties: Assists authors of resolutions or public statements with editing. Ensures that documents are in the proper format before submittal to the membership for final edits and voting.
Chair: Past-president, Chad Switzer (605) 773-4193 / Tom Kirschenmann (605) 733-4192
Members: At least one person from the location of the annual meeting.
Duties: To contact the facility that will host the meeting and negotiate the contract for needed rooms, equipment, meals, breaks and work closely with the fund raising committee to address their needs for the auction and raffles.
Chair: Susan Rupp (605) 688-4779
Duties:
Back to Top Bobcat - © Doug BacklundChair: Corey Huxoll (605) 773-4195
Duties: Ensures that archived materials are in a format that is secure yet accessible through currently-available technology; obtain and archive, on a regular schedule, all appropriate records from SDTWS board and committee members; and purge materials that exist beyond their retention limits and/or their usefulness.
Energy Subcommitee - Wind Power
Chair: Kent (KC) Jensen (605) 688-4781 / Silka Kempema (605) 773-2742
Members: Pete Bauman, Connie Mueller, Jill Shaffer, Natalie Gates, Bridgette Flanders-Wanner
Duties: 1) Serve as a clearinghouse for information and informational tools for Chapter members. These may include: where to site wind power projects, identify potential on-site impacts, and provide legislative input; 2) Keep Chapter members updated on wind energy projects and issues including: provide/collect information on cumulative impacts of projects, identify data gaps needed for sound decision making, and assess potential indirect impacts of projects; and 3) Provide input to agencies on potential wind power projects.
Areas of Concern for Wind Power Project Placement in South Dakota, April 2008 (PDF format 1.47 MB)
Energy Subcommittee - Ad Hoc Biofuels
Chair: Susan P Rupp (605) 688-4779
Duties: The Biofuels Subcommittee is a new group and consequently is in it's infancy stages and is still gathering members to design a mission and goals for the upcoming year. In lieu of set goals at this time, the Subcommittee will keep Chapter members apprised of work being done at the National TWS level by the Biofuels Technical Report Committee. The TWS Biofuels Technical Report Committee will be preparing a review on 'The Effects of Biofuels on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat' by examining the existing literature on biofuels and wildlife, identifying data gaps and areas needing more research, and presenting recommendations to ensure that increasing biofuels production and wildlife conservation are compatible. The expected finish date for this document will be Fall, 2008.
Fee Hunting and Ownership of Wildlife
Chair: Andy Lindbloom (605) 223-7709
Duties: Responsible for working with the SDTWS board and members on issues related to the commercialization and ownership of wildlife. Examples of such issues include privatization and commercialization of wildlife (e.g., fee hunting, shooting preserves, guiding and outfitting, hunting contests), the Public Trust Doctrine, captive non-domestic wildlife, and the North American Wildlife Conservation Model.
Chair: Heidi Williamson (605) 685-6508
Duties: Solicits and gathers items from chapter members, sponsors, and other entities to be used at the fundraising auction held at the annual meeting. Funds generated from the auction and supplemental raffles are used to offset meeting costs, sponsor scholarships, and support special events throughout the year.
Chair: Boyd Schulz (605) 697-2500 / Jim Madsen (605) 882-5250 / Lee Erickson (605) 347-4952
Duties: Responsible for monitoring issues related to the private grassland resource of South Dakota and keeping both the SDTWS Board and members apprised of needed action items that will preserve and protect the private grassland resource.
Chair: Cliff Stone (605) 734-4532
/ Greg Pavelka (402) 667-7873 ext 3334
Duties: Monitors and assesses emerging issues, legislation, and the activities of other Missouri River groups and organizations that impact the Missouri River and its associated habitats in South Dakota. Report to the SDTWS Board and membership any potential issues that may require SDTWS involvement and/or action. Make recommendations to the SDTWS Board on any action that should be taken by the SDTWS Chapter membership.
Chair: Charlene "Charlie" Bessken (605) 222-9445
Dickcissel - © Doug Backlund
Duties: The newsletter is published quarterly with issues coming out in February, May, September and December. Newsletter topics include the president's message, executive board meeting minutes, committee reports, candidate biographies for executive board
Chair: Dennis Mann (605) 394-2391 / Tom LeFaive (605) 223-2316 / Eddie Childers (605) 433-5263
Members: Shelly Deisch, Mark Norton, and Bob Hodorff
Duties: Evaluates projects and proposals from public land management agencies; prepare reports with recommended actions to the executive board dealing with management practices and management direction on public lands.
Chair: Diane Mann-Klager (605) 226-7621
Members: Kent (KC) Jensen (605) 688-4781 / Shilo Comeau (605) 685-6508
Duties:
Chair: Pete Bergmann (605) 688-5890 / Kurt Forman (605) 692-8359)
Duties: Monitors and assesses emerging issues that impact wetland resources on private land in South Dakota. Informs the SDTWS Board of potential developments that may impact South Dakota wetlands. Assist the SDTWS Board in developing position statements and other action items that promote wetland conservation.
Chair: Steve Griffin (605) 394-6786
Members: John Kanta, 394-2391 / Ron Schauer, 391-2926 / Jacquie Ermer, 947-4521 / Erica Mize (517) 775-9323
Duties: Promotes a regular wildlife disease reporting system to facilitate interagency communication and cooperation. The committee will provide information on disease problems of free ranging and farmed or ranched wildlife, which are significantly important to these populations or to livestock, poultry, or humans.
Chair: Eileen Dowd Stukel (605) 773-4229 / Silka Kempema (605) 773-2742
Members: Thomas LeFaive, 223-2316 / Laura Hubers, 947-4521
Duties: This committee will monitor state, regional, and national issues that might impact rare, nongame, or endangered species in South Dakota. The committee will keep the membership informed via the chapter newsletter and updates at the annual meeting. The committee will assist the Executive Board in reviewing correspondence and related requests for support for or input on specific issues.
The format for this page is new - if you find any
errors or broken links, please let 
