IA-TWS Meetings and Programs

In 1979 the chapter began holding its annual fall meeting with other Iowa conservation organizations. The first two were held jointly with meetings of the Iowa Wildlife Federation in 1979 and 1980. In 1981, 1982 and 1983 the Iowa Chapter meetings were held concurrently with those of the Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards. In 1985, the Chapter began holding a spring meeting dedicated to workshops and continuing education. The annual business meeting continues to be held in the fall often as a joint meeting with other conservation groups. A list of sponsored programs follows:

2011 - January-Honey Creek Resort State Park: Joint meeting with the Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Meeting Program (PDF File)

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	2005 - October-Davenport: Held in conjunction with the Midwest Birding Symposium. Business meeting at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 14 in the Iowa - Missouri Room at River Center-REGISTRATION INFORMATION IN PDF FORMAT
	2005 - February-Ames: "Iowa's Wildlife Diversity" (Joint meeting with the Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society) Meeting Program (PDF File)
	2004 - October-Ames: "Making Forests Work for People and Wildlife" (Joint meeting with the Iowa Society of American Foresters)
	2004 - March-Ames: Held in conjunction with the Errington Memorial Lecture. Dr. James Estes talked about "Large Carnivores and Nature's balance"
	2003 - October-Decorah: "Poisonous Snakes of the Region"
	2003 - February-Dubuque: Tri-State Meeting with sessions on “Current Research, Bird Plans, Mississippi River Topics, and Chronic Wasting Disease” (Sponsored jointly with Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters).
	2002 - October-Ames: “Wildlife Diseases Workshop” (Sponsored jointly with I.S.U. Student Chapter and conducted by Dr. Grace McLaughlin, National Wildlife Health Center and Dr. Dale Garner, Iowa DNR).
	2001 - December-Des Moines: Met in conjunction with Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
	2001 - January-Ames: Joint meeting with Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
	2000 - October-Ames: "Invasive Plants & Animals in Iowa, A Symposium" (Meeting held in conjunction with this symposium hosted by the Iowa Academy of Science)
	1999 - June-Mt. Ayr: "Grassland Birds and Bird Conservation Areas"
	1998 - October-Decorah: "Invasive Species"
	1998 - January-Ames: "Current Research in Wildlife and Related Fields"
	1997 - August-Prairie City: "Prairie and Grassland Management in Iowa" (Sponsored jointly with the Iowa Society of American Foresters)
	1997 - February-Marshalltown: "Forest and Wildlife Restoration Efforts: Success for the 21^st Century" (Sponsored jointly with the Iowa Society of American Foresters)
	1996 - February-Cedar Falls: Urban Deer Problems and Solutions
	1995 - February-Ames: "The 1995 Farm Bill: Implications for Fish and Wildlife"
	1994 - August-Des Moines: "Neotropical Bird Management in the Midwest: Managing Grassland Ecosystems for Nongame Birds" (Sponsored jointly with the Midwest Working Group of Partners in Flight)
	1994 - February-Albert Lea: "Biodiversity: A Challenge to Natural Resource Managers" (Sponsored jointly with Minnesota Chapter, TWS)
	1993 - August-Springbrook Ed. Center: "Wildlife Toxicology Workshop" (Sponsored jointly with Institute of Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology, Iowa DNR, ISU, National Wildlife Health Research Center, USFWS)
	1993 - March-Rock Island: "Wildlife Management Along the Mississippi River"(Sponsored jointly with Illinois Chapter, TWS)
	1992 - September-Springbrook Ed. Center: "Nuisance Animal/Wildlife Damage Control Workshop"
	1992 - April-Des Moines: "Funding Mechanisms for Nongame Resources Workshop"
	1991 - December-Des Moines: Hosted Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
	1991 - April-Ames: "Wetlands Values and Functions"
	1990 - September-Dubuque: "Habitat Fragmentation Workshop" (Sponsored jointly with Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters, TWS)
	1990 - February-Ames: "HEP Workshop" (Sponsored jointly with DNR)
	1989 - October-Missouri Valley: "Resource problems and habitat mitigation on the Missouri River" (Sponsored jointly with Nebraska Chapter, TWS)
	1989 - February-Ames: "Workshop on wildlife disease" (Dr. Thomas Roffe and Dr. Karen Roertgen from U.S. FWS National Wildlife Health Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, conducted the workshop)
	1988 - October-Bellevue: "Habitat rehabilitation on the Mississippi River" including field trips to Pleasant Creek and Brown's Lake (Sponsored jointly with the Iowa Chapter, Society of American Foresters)
	1988 - February-Chariton: "The Conservation Reserve Program: problems and possible solutions"
	1987 - August-Decorah: "The new Upper Mississippi River Environmental Monitoring Program" (Sponsored jointly with the Minnesota and Wisconsin Chapters, TWS)
	1987 - February-Des Moines: "Conservation Legislation in Iowa"
	1986 - October-Sioux City: "Waterfowl and wetland management" (Sponsored jointly with South Dakota Chapter, TWS)
	1986 - February-Ames: "Outdoor education" (Sponsored jointly with the ISU Student Chapter, TWS)
	1985 - October-Burlington: "Forest and wildlife management on the Mississippi River" included a workshop and field trip to Huron Island (Sponsored jointly with the Iowa Society of American Foresters)
	1985 - February-Ames: "Iowa streams and stream corridors: modification and management" (Sponsored jointly with Iowa Chapter, American Fisheries Society)
	1983 - October-West Union: "Upland Hardwoods, Management Alternatives"

The chapter's historic records, from 1961 through the present, have recently been placed in the Iowa State University Library's archives. It is hoped that this will help the chapter keep a useable and all-preserved record of its activities while assisting the library in documenting the history of Iowa, its people and its organizations.