NAWTA Annual General Meeting June 22 – 25, 2005 College of the North Atlantic Corner Brook, Newfoundland Canada

Member representatives for the 2005 NAWTA meeting: From L-R, Chris Olsen, Paul Willms, CNA host Dean Snow, Vee Gotceitas, Hugh Banks, Hoagy Schaadt, Ben Hoteling, John Marks, Scott Lenthe and Terry Armstrong The 22nd Annual Meeting of the North American Wildlife Technology Association was held in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The Newfoundland landscape and shoreline were exceptional. The topography was rugged and picturesque. Our meeting host was Dean Snow, the lead faculty member in their Fish and Wildlife Technician program. The business meeting featured the reaccreditation of Aurora College – Thebacha Campus and Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (S.I.A.S.T.) – Woodland Campus for a full five-year period. The new Web Site for the organization was unveiled at this meeting - www.natwa.org . Six different links within the site provide information on the organization, institutions, archives, accreditation, resources, and annual meetings. Photos and graphics have been included to make the site very dynamic and visual in nature. John Marks was elected Executive Director for a three-year term, while Rick Lindsay was elected President and will host the next annual meeting at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina. Additional officers elected were Ben Hotaling, President-Elect, Scott Lenthe, Treasurer, and Chris Olsen, Secretary. Hugh Banks completed his term of office as Executive Director. The professional development activities Dean organized were outstanding. Field experiences included technical sessions on field notebooks, a GIS analysis of Newfoundland marten home range and habitat use, grazing exclosures in Gros Morne National Park, and guest presentations on wildlife management issues in Newfoundland. We took field trips to explore Gros Morne National Park, Pynn’s Brook and Gaff Topsail ecosystems. The Bay of Islands boat tour out of Corner Brook ended a magnificent day as the sun dropped from view as we returned to port. 
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