Cooperative Projects

TWS is involved in long-term, cooperative projects with government agencies and other organizations which aim to fill knowledge gaps by sharing information and developing strategic plans to address specific wildlife-related issues.

Nature’s Notebook Wildlife Phenology Program

Nature’s Notebook is a national plant and animal phenology observation program which enlists professional and citizen scientists across the U.S. in monitoring seasonal wildlife events. Phenology data are vital in planning the timing of management practices such as mowing and invasive species control. The Wildlife Society has partnered with USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN), the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop the wildlife phenology component of this program, which began collecting observations in 2010. Carolyn Enquist coordinates USA-NPN’s science activities, including the wildlife phenology component of Nature’s Notebook, on behalf of TWS.

The Hunting Heritage Action Plan

The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI), with assistance from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), is in the process of developing a Hunting Heritage Action Plan. The plan will provide a strategic framework to enhance the effectiveness of current hunting heritage activities, and to stimulate development of new activities that will contribute to this overall effort.

Human Wildlife Conflict Collaboration

The Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration evolved out of consultations among human-wildlife conflict (HWC) practitioners who realized that sharing ideas, information and experiences is essential to preventing and minimizing conflict in the areas where they work. The need for a partnership initiative like HWCC was identified by a workshop of HWC practitioners in 2003 at the 5th IUCN World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, and recognized in the Congress’s formal recommendations (Recommendation 20).