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ANNUAL
MEETING

New York State Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting

Human Dimensions: How Politics, Stakeholder Relations and Public Perception Influence Wildlife Management

March 2 - 3, 2026
High Peaks Resort
Lake Placid, NY

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Meeting registration and name badge pickup to begin at 12:00pm (tentative) on March 2nd.

 

Lodging

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Lodging is separate from registration.

High Peaks Resort, 2384 Saranac Ave, Lake Placid, NY 12946

1-800-755-5598

 

We have a room block with High Peaks Resort under "NYTWS Annual Meeting" (Please mention when booking).

Lodging rate with High Peaks Resort is $144.00/night.

Please note: There are only a select number of rooms blocked for the night of March 1st.

So, if you're planning on arriving the day before the meeting, we suggest you book ASAP.

 

You are also welcome to book other lodging accommodations within the area.

Please note: NYTWS does not have any other room blocks with surrounding hotels. 

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Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort

2559 Main St, Lake Placid, NY 12946

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Grand Adirondack Hotel

2520 Main St, Lake Placid, NY 12946

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If you work for a government agency, you're welcomed to ask for the government rate (2026 GSA rates will be posted October 1, 2025)).

​Additional hotel locations (not within walking distance) are also available throughout the surrounding area.​​

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Abstract Submission

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Abstracts for oral presentations (20 mins) and posters may be submitted for either the 

themed session or non-themed session.

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All posters from professionals and students will be considered and will be put on display during our social mixer.

 

 Abstract Guidelines: 

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  • Please prepare your abstracts following template provided HERE.

  • Be sure to identify your preference for oral or poster (or both) presentation.

  • For oral presentations, be sure to identify if you would like to present during the themed session

 ("Human Dimensions") or non-themed session.

  • Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. 

 

Professionals, in addition to oral presentations, please consider contributing posters for ongoing work and project updates!

 

Students are encouraged to submit an oral or poster presentation of their undergraduate research or capstone projects. The planning committee will consider student oral presentations yet may encourage poster presentations based on scheduling and space needs. 

 

Deadline to submit abstracts is November 21, 11:59 PM.

Presenters will be notified of acceptance December 5th.

 

Please submit your abstracts electronically by email as MS Word (preferred) or PDF documents

to this email address (nytws.president@gmail.com).

 

Please include the word "Abstract" in the e-mail subject line

and indicate in the body of the e-mail if you are submitting for the

theme session, non-theme session, or poster. 

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Registration

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Registration is now OPEN! 

 

​Please visit our 2026 Annual Meeting Registration page for registration details.

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Meeting Agenda

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We're Working On It!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Previous Meetings

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February 20-21, 2025

Auburn, NY

 Habitat and Lands for Future Generations 

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March 15, 2024

Troy, NY

Impacts of Renewable Energy on Wildlife

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February 9, 2023

Syracuse, NY

The Come Back Tour - Wildlife Health & Disease

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March 3, 2022

Virtual

Invasive Species and their Effect on NY Wildlife and their Habitats

 

Feb 27 - 28, 2020

Fayetteville, NY 

Human - Wildlife Interactions: Managing the Complex Intersection of Wildlife and People

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March 14 - 15, 2019

Kingston, NY

Current, Notable Wildlife and other Natural Resource Projects across New York

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March 22 - 23, 2018

Kingston, NY

Current Status of Wildlife Habitats and other Notable Wildlife and Natural Resource Projects across New York

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March 1 - 2, 2017

Hamilton, NY

Regions of New York State: Notable Wildlife and Natural Resource Projects across New York

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