Documents and materials

The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies logo/mark may be used for official SEAFWA reports and communications.

For usage outside of official SEAFWA publications, contact SEAFWA staff for permission.

Prospective SEAFWA Journal cover design template. Images included on the covers are for placement only (FPO). The intention is to replace these images with an editor-selected image appropriate to the Journal volume.

Photos of 2021 Director's meeting at the SEAFWA annual conference.

John Morgan presents the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Firebird Conservation award to SEAFWA's Paul Johansen and Curtis Hopkins.

In accordance with the bylaws of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Operational Guidelines of the Wildlife Resources Committee, I (name of authorized agency member) do hereby appoint (name of appointee) to vote my proxy and represent me at the SEAFWA Wildlife Resources Committee meeting.

This appointment shall convey full authority to exercise my agency’s rights of membership in all matters coming before the SEAFWA Wildlife Resources Committee, except for any express limitation on the proxy's authority stated herein.

While long heralded as one of North American conservation’s greatest successes, the Eastern wild turkey (Meleagirs gallopavo silvestris) and its management appears to be at a turning point. Most states encompassing the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) have documented recent declines in turkey population productivity and harvest. To address concerns associated with the trends, nearly five dozen different research projects have been undertaken throughout the SEAFWA geography in the past decade to increase understanding of wild turkey ecology and management.

While long heralded as one of North American conservation’s greatest successes, the Eastern wild turkey (Meleagirs gallopavo silvestris) and its management appears to be at a turning point. Most states encompassing the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) have documented recent declines in turkey population productivity and harvest. To address concerns associated with the trends, nearly five dozen different research projects have been undertaken throughout the SEAFWA geography in the past decade to increase understanding of wild turkey ecology and management.

Law enforcement agency reports from throughout the Southeast.

The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) announces the Annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards program for 2021. The Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognizes winning SEAFWA member agencies for their strong commitment to the recruitment, retention, and promotion of a diverse workforce. Agencies can nominate a team focusing on these goals or it can be submitted as an individual nomination.

Over the past few years, many SEAFWA member agencies have begun to incorporate strategies within their organization that have the goal of increasing diversity and inclusion within their workforce and their end-user community. As a subset of SEAFWA, Minorities in Natural Resources Conservation (MINRC) Council has initiated an award as a way of recognizing SEAFWA member agencies for their effort to create an inclusive culture within their individual organizations.

Committee background, goals, charge, and membership guidelines. Governance and operational structure.

Spring Directors’ Business Meeting be held in West Virginia or another state to be determined during late winter or spring of 2021

Meeting notes from the 2020 Wildlife Resources Technical Committee

Meeting minutes for the 2020 Wildlife Resources Technical Committee

July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020

Resolution #2020-05-21

WHEREAS: Wild turkey populations have been re-established in every Southeastern state through efforts by members of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) and their partners; and

WHEREAS: Wild turkeys are recognized as an important species from an ecological, recreational, and economic standpoint and healthy wild turkey populations are a valued natural resource; and

A resolution of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies on the use of growing season prescribed fire as a management tool for wild turkeys in pine forests of the Southeastern Coastal Plain.

Resolution #2020-05-21

WHEREAS: Wild turkey populations have been re-established in every Southeastern state through efforts by members of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) and their partners; and

WHEREAS: Wild turkeys are recognized as an important species from an ecological, recreational, and economic standpoint and healthy wild turkey populations are a valued natural resource; and

A synthesis report of the current knowledge of coyote ecology and management in the southeastern United States

A resolution of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies determining the annual dues for SEAFWA membership for the Calendar Year 2020. 

A resolution of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies determining that the Fall 2020 Directors’ Meeting be held on October 27, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri, in conjunction with the 2020 Annual Conference.

A resolution of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies determining that the Spring 2020 Directors’ Meeting be held in Virginia during late winter or spring of 2020.

A resolution of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies honoring Alvin Taylor upon his retirement from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources after more than 42 years of service.