
Upcoming Events

WAFWA Executive Leadership Meeting 2025
December 10 - December 12, 2025
Henderson, Nevada
This meeting will be two and a half days with a very limited agenda that allows WAFWA leadership (Directors, Deputies, and Commissioners) to focus on strategic planning, implementation, and reporting for the current Fiscal Year. Read More

Western Elk Summit
August 25 - August 27, 2025
Missoula, MT
This event was an invitation-only summit to allow for Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (WAFWA) leadership and leading elk managers to share challenges and triumphs that are uniquely relevant to managing western elk. As a species, elk have taken on new management needs and challenges in recent years… Read More
Recent News

WAFWA featured in WMI News Bulletin
August 5, 2025
The Wildlife Management Institute featured the ways WAFWA is impacting the West through Landscape Level Conservation in its July Edition of the Outdoors News Bulletin. Read how Jen Newmark highlights WAFWA’s innovative and proactive approach to linking conservation efforts across the West. Read More

2025 WAFWA Award Recipients
June 24, 2025
WAFWA honored conservation professionals during the award ceremony at the 2025 WAFWA Summer Conference. Read More