August 18, 2026 

The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) will continue its 70-year tradition of holding a biennial workshop August 18 through August 21, 2026 in Spearfish, South Dakota.

October 12, 2026 

On behalf of the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, we invite you to join us at the 2026 Conservation Business Managers Workshop to be held at the Manhattan Conference Center in Manhattan, Kansas.

The Fish and Wildlife Administrative Officers from the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and the Conservation Business Managers Committee (CBMC) throughout the United States and Canada are dedicated to raising the standards and establishing best practices in support of promoting a broader understanding and acceptance of the value of business management as a tool of natural resource management.

This annual conference is an opportunity for State Fish and Wildlife Agency Administrative Staff to interact with their peers from other agencies throughout the United States and Canada. Administrative staff represent the heads of Procurement, Licensing, Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance and Budget. The first workshop was hosted by WAFWA in 1961!