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52nd Annual Meeting & Symposium

In-Person & Hybrid Meeting: February 23-26, 2027.  Palace Station Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

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New Job Announcements

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Morafka and Stewart Grants Now Open

The David J. Moraka Memorial Research Award and Glenn R. Stewart Travel Fund are now open for application.  Click the link above or visit our Grants & Funding page for more info.

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New Board Meeting Minutes

The Board of Directors meets a minimum of three times per year to review, conduct, and implement Council business. Our Board meetings are open to the general Council membership.

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review and response times may vary

Morafka Memorial Research Award
opened Sep 26, 2026
closes Nov 30, 2026

Glenn R. Stewart Student Travel Fund
opened Oct 26, 2026
closes Dec 30, 2026

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Cannabis Panel

Illegal Cannabis Invasion: What We Need to Know and Do About It — a synopsis of the issue and recordings of the special session from the 2023 DTC symposium.

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New Publication!

A new, comprehensive account of Agassiz’s desert tortoise by Kristin H. Berry and Robert W. Murphy is now available.

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52nd Annual Symposium

Announcing our In-Person & Hybrid Meeting: February 23-26, 2027, Palace Station Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

Find Out More

Open Grant Opportunities

Regular Grants Program
continuously open
review and response times may vary

Morafka Memorial Research Award
opened Sep 26, 2026
closes Nov 30, 2026

Glenn R. Stewart Student Travel Fund
opened Oct 26, 2026
closes Dec 30, 2026

See All Grants & Funding

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