Northern Wild Sheep And Goat Council Symposium
June 15, 2026 - June 18, 2026
Elko, NV
SAVE THE DATE. The Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council (NWSGC) 25th Biennial Symposium will be held in Elko, Nevada June 15-18, 2026.
A WAFWA Sanctioned Workshop
The Northern Wild Sheep & Goat Council’s Workshop is a biennial meeting held in even numbered years. The workshop provides a forum where leading wild sheep and goat managers and researchers share research results, management strategies, and emerging issues in the realms of wild sheep and goat management throughout North America. Please visit http://www.nwsgc.net/
Schedule of Events
Monday, June 15:
Registration Check-in, Exhibitor setup, Hotel Check-in, and Social
Tuesday, June 16:
Symposium – Welcome, papers and workshop presentations
Wednesday, June 17:
Field Trip to Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range to view mountain goats, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, Himalayan snowcock partridge & beautiful vistas
Thursday, June 18:
Symposium – Papers and Special session presentations
Venues
Lodging:
Maverick Hotel & Casino
2065 Idaho Street
Elko, NV
Social Mixer Monday Night:
Western Folklife Center
Downtown Elko
(Shuttle Available)
Symposium & Meals:
Elko Convention Center
700 Moren Way
(15 min walk or shuttle available)
Transportation
- The nearest international airport is Salt Lake City Utah International Airport (SLC) (https://slcairport.com/); Delta Airlines does fly twice a day from SLC to the Elko Regional Airport. Depending on your origin city, the overall price to fly into Elko thru SLC is reasonable. We can help shuttle folks to hotel from regional airport.
- Ground Transportation from SLC – car rental, Greyhound bus, airport shuttle bus, and Amtrak are all available to Elko from 3 to 4.5 hrs trip ( 230 Miles). We may look into renting a shuttle if we have people coming into SLC airport with similar June 15 early afternoon time window.
Contacts
Emily Hobbs (Symposium Wonder Woman)
(775) 688-1529, Emily.hobbs@ndow.org
Mike Cox (Symposium Co-Chair) – (775) 688-1556, Mcox@ndow.org;
Scott Roberts (Symposium Co-Chair) – (775) 777-2302, Ssroberts@ndow.org
Information below is from previous meetings.
Past Symposiums
Northern Wild Sheep & Goat Council’s 24th Biennial Symposium
The Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council (NWSGC) 24th Biennial Symposium was held in Anchorage, Alaska April 30-May 2, 2024. This symposium is sanctioned by the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and was being hosted by the Alaska Department of Game & Fish.
Northern Wild Sheep & Goat Council’s 23rd Biennial Symposium
The Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council (NWSGC) 23rd Biennial Symposium was held in Jackson, Wyoming April 4-7, 2022. This symposium is sanctioned by the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and was being hosted by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. Proceedings are located here.
Northern Wild Sheep & Goat Council’s 22nd Biennial Symposium
Host Agency: Alberta Environment & Parks, Fish and Wildlife Division, Beth MacCallum, Chair. The Alberta organizing committee rescheduled the virtual 2020 Biennial Symposium to November 3-5, 2020. Proceedings are located here.
ABOUT US
Northern Wild Sheep & Goat Council
The Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council (NWSGC) is a non-profit, international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the management and conservation of northern wild sheep and mountain goat populations and their habitats in North America. Please visit: http://www.nwsgc.net/
The Northern Wild Sheep Council was established in 1968 by a group of scientists from the U.S. and Canada. In 1978, our organization was renamed the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, to reflect our interest in mountain sheep and mountain goats in North America.