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MT AFS Chapter Awards

Dear Montana AFS Members and others interested in Montana fisheries, We need your help in recognizing resource professionals with significant contributions to protecting and restoring aquatic habitats and fishes in Montana at the 57th Annual Montana Chapter of AFS Annual Meeting in February 2024 in Lewistown. Please send nominations to Traci Sylte, awards chair at traci.sylte@usda.gov) by 5pm on Friday January 26th, 2024. Microsoft Word or Adobe .pdf documents are preferred,... Read More

Resource Action Fund Announcement

What is the Resource Action Fund (RAF)? The Resource Action Fund (RAF) was established by MTAFS in 1989 and has provided over $250,000 to support projects relating to Montana’s aquatic resources. Originally designed to support small outreach and on-the-ground projects proposed by Chapter members, the fund has evolved to consider all types of RAF proposals,... Read More

MTAFS Awards Nominations

We need your help in recognizing resource professionals with significant contributions to protecting and restoring aquatic habitats and fishes in Montana at the 2019 Montana Chapter of AFS Annual Meeting – held at the Double Tree by Hilton, Billings, MT on January 29 – February 1, 2019. Please send nominations to Traci Sylte (tracisylte@gmail.com) by 5pm on January 15,... Read More

Seeking Nominations for the AFS Emmeline Moore Prize

The American Fisheries Society is seeking nominations for the 10th annual Emmeline Moore Prize to be awarded at the 2018 AFS Annual Meeting in Atlantic City.  This award was named after the first female AFS president and was established to recognize the career-long efforts of an individual AFS member who has gone above and beyond... Read More

Wally McClure Scholarship Available

In honor of Wally McClure, two students will receive scholarships as part of the Wally McClure Scholarship program. Learn more here and apply today! In 2018, two Wally McClure Student Fisheries Scholarships shall be awarded to students pursuing either undergraduate or graduate degrees in aquatic natural resources from a University/College in Montana. Graduate projects should... Read More