Documents and materials

The C.W. Watson Award is the most prestigious award given by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. This award was established in 1964 to recognize individuals who have contributed the most to fish and wildlife conservation. The 2022 winner of the award, Dennis Krusac, endangered species specialist with the USDA Forest Service in Atlanta, GA, has maintained the tradition of conservation excellence in the Southeast for his entire 43-year career.

This is the rubric that will be used to score the Teddy Roosevelt Essays. The committee encourages students to use this rubric as a guide as they're writing their essays.

2021 Hunting Fishing Wildlife Recreation Participation Committee Report

CW Watson Nomination Format 2022

Information for students to apply for the MINRC Student Sponsorship to attend the SEAFWA annual conference. 

2022 Charleston Conference Steering Committee and Host Team Members

The Minorities in Natural Resources Conservation (MINRC) subcommittee is actively seeking minority students to participate in the 76th Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Conference on October 23-26, 2022. During the SEAFWA Conference, MINRC will conduct student workshops that will provide valuable career development information.

Photos of directors and attendees at the 2022 Spring Directors' meeting.

Rough flip-chart notes from strategic planning session discussion at the 2022 Spring Directors' Meeting in Athens, TX.  These notes are captured primarily for the record and reminder to participants.  They are not stand-alone documentation of any decisions and are merely deliberative in nature.

Presentation slides for discussion on SEAFWA strategic direction.

A report from DJ Case & Associates summarizing responses to the SEAFWA Roles and Functions Input survey. 

Respondents were asked about a range of roles, duties, and responsibilities that an organization like SEAFWA might serve.  For each role, respondents indicated:

• How important it is to their agency and to conservation in the Southeast region.
• If and how well SEAFWA currently performs this role or achieves success in this area.

2022 Spring Directors' Agenda - March 9-10, Athens, TX

2022 Foundation Annual Meeting Agenda - March 9, Athens, TX

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.

The MINRC committee shall provide assistance to the SEAFWA member agencies and federal natural resource conservation agencies in the Southeastern U.S. through direct engagement of diverse students in efforts to increase the overall representation of minorities and women in professional occupations within the field of natural resource conservation.

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.

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.

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

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

Law enforcement agency reports from throughout the Southeast.

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.

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.

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

Reports for surveys for the Tennessee Clubshell, Tennessee Pigtoe, Carolina Pygmy Sunfish, and Alligator Snapping Turtle