Are you a student or researcher presenting at a conference in the near future, including NACCR 2026, for the first time? 🎙️
Check out the slideshow from our student affairs committee to prepare for your talk: https://scbnorthamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/student_affairs_webinar_June2026.pdf
Our Winter/Spring 2026 Newsletter is NOW LIVE! Find exciting updates on NACCR and numerous engagement opportunities in this issue, including:
☃️ NACCR2026 Call for Abstracts and Registration OPEN
☃️ Calling Conservation Artists!
☃️ Public Comment Letters Series
☃️ Presenting the SCBNA Friends Circle
☃️ Public Engagement Sessions with The Nature Record
☃️ Introducing the SCBNA CARE Committee
☃️ SCBNA Board of Directors Open Positions
Find us in your inbox or read it here: https://conbio-northamericansection.informz.net/InformzDataService/OnlineVersion/Pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9OTU0NzI2Mw==
#GivingTuesday is a global celebration of generosity. At the Society for Conservation Biology North America (SCBNA), it’s a day made for celebrating our diverse community of conservation students and professionals!
This year, more than 1300 members and non-members have taken part in programming – including our first-ever Conservation Forum, skill-building webinars, and online workshops – and more continue to engage as volunteers and leaders across our key programmatic areas: Conservation Policy, Student Affairs, DEIJ, Education, Chapters, and Conferences.
SCBNA’s GivingTuesday campaign is now OPEN for EARLY DONATIONS! You can give anytime until Tuesday, Dec 2! ❤️ Help us raise $2,500 to support our programs and grants: https://members.conbio.org/SCBCore/Fundraising/Donate_Now.aspx?itemid=sect_scbna
Join SCBNA for the final student affairs webinar in our professional development series for the 2024/25 programmatic year on Wednesday, October 1st, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM CDT!
Attendees will explore how Miradi software supports the development, adaptive management, implementation, and interactive collaboration on conservation projects and multi-project conservation programs. This is a chance to learn how to get started with creating, managing and sharing content in Miradi Share, explore how Miradi works with other commonly-used applications, and learn about free and reduced-price resources available to students and academic courses. Attendees can sign up for your 60-day free trial now at www.miradi.org!
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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, from 2-3:30 PM CDT
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BT2L8fCsTPCV0qnjNHlgDA
Learn about upcoming events with SCBNA here: https://scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/events/
Our speaker – SCBNA’s newly-appointed Student Affairs Representative, Jumanah Khan – will tell us what nature-based solutions mean and how they are transforming conservation practice in southwestern Ontario, Canada. This session will define key concepts and highlight real examples—showcasing how wetlands, forests, and prairies are restored to benefit both nature and communities in the region.
Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is NOW LIVE!
Find a variety of engagement opportunities in this issue, including:
Registering for the Conservation Education Forum (August 5 & 6, 2025)
Following us on our new LinkedIn account
Joining the NACCB 2026 Organizing Committee and/or the newly revamped Chapters Committee
Reading about our Actions in Defense of Scientific Integrity, Spring online programming future events, crowdsourcing surveys, board member updates, and 10-year anniversary!
Read it here: https://conbio-northamericansection.informz.net/InformzDataService/OnlineVersion/Pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9OTQzNjQyMg==
In this session, we will join Zachary Moore, a Conservation Biologist and Data Analyst at the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, to use datasets to explore some of the lesser used, but powerful, excel tools that can help with data manipulation and analysis such as the Data Analysis Toolpak, Power Query, Power Pivot, and other useful skills.
Participants should have a basic familiarity with Excel.
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Message frames are variations on a concept that can influence an audience’s attitude and behavior toward the topic.
Attendees will have an opportunity to craft and sketch their own message framing variations for a campaign or concept and ask questions of our speaker along the way.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/
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2025 marks SCBNA’s 10th year of providing an environment that welcomes, supports, and empowers diverse students and professionals to contribute, advance, and apply conservation science! ✨
From organizing our biennial conference, NACCB (North America Congress of Conservation Biology), to leading conservation initiatives across our seven committees (Chapters, Communications, Conferences, Education, EID, Policy, & Student Affairs), we look forward to continuing to deliver critical impact with our members!
7/2 SCBNA Student Affairs Webinar: Everyday Tools for Project Management
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/
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Thank you! Hope to see you there!
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