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NAFWS The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society is a national Native American non-profit organization

What a wonderful week, Pacific Region! Thank you for sharing your projects, your collaboration, and your hard-working se...
10/23/2026

What a wonderful week, Pacific Region! Thank you for sharing your projects, your collaboration, and your hard-working selves. It was great to see you all and look forward to hearing updates on your projects down the line!

A great big qe'ciyew'yew' again to our generous hosts, the Nez Perce Tribe, and to Clearwater River Casino & Lodge for your warm hospitality. 🙏🏽

The Pacific Region CLEO's showed up in force this week, jumping into a wildlife forensic training with Wildlife Training...
10/23/2026

The Pacific Region CLEO's showed up in force this week, jumping into a wildlife forensic training with Wildlife Training Professionals, LLC, and competing in the practical pistol shoot, which determines who goes to Nationals. The time has come to announce our winners!

🏆First Place and Top Gun: Keaton May | Coeur D'Alene Tribal Police Department
🎖️2nd Place: BeauDeen Adolph | Colville Tribe Natural Resources Enforcement
🎖️3rd Place: Dustin Whitefoot | Yakama Tribal Police
🎖️4th Place: Nikolas Sagario | Shoshone Bannock Tribes (not pictured)
🎖️5th Place: Kalela Reuben | Nisqually Indian Tribe

🏆Some of our favorite moments during our conference weeks happen at our awards banquet, when we get to honor the hardwor...
10/23/2026

🏆Some of our favorite moments during our conference weeks happen at our awards banquet, when we get to honor the hardworking, humble folks working in Tribal conservation for their dedication and commitment to our finned, winged, four-legged relatives.

In the Pacific Region this year, our newly elected and returning Regional Directors Daniella Santana and Kalela Reuben got to present the following awards:

🐟Technician of the Year: Dakota Perez | Water Resource Specialist | Pinoleville Pomo Nation
🦫Biologist of the Year: Jasmine Buries | Assistant Wildlife Biologist | Tulalip Natural and Cultural Resources
🏅Pacific Leadership Award: Nina Hapner | Managing Director of Environmental Planning & Natural Resources | Kashia Band of Pomo Indians

Big thanks to Wildlife Training Professionals, LLC for our CLEO wildlife forensic training this week!
10/23/2026

Big thanks to Wildlife Training Professionals, LLC for our CLEO wildlife forensic training this week!

Words aren't powerful enough to adequately describe what we got to witness, explore, learn and share today on our cultur...
10/23/2026

Words aren't powerful enough to adequately describe what we got to witness, explore, learn and share today on our cultural tour with the wonderful Nez Perce Tourism, LCC family.

A deep qe'ciyéew'yew for being part of our Pacific Regional conference and sharing your lands, stories and hearts with us. 🙏🏽

🐟Aquatic Invasive Species Tour on the Snake River As part of the NAFWS Pacific Regional Conference, attendees joined an ...
10/22/2026

🐟Aquatic Invasive Species Tour on the Snake River

As part of the NAFWS Pacific Regional Conference, attendees joined an Aquatic Invasive Species Natural Resources Tour hosted by the Nez Perce Tribe.

🐕‍🦺 Participants watched a mussel detection dog from
Working Dogs for Conservation demonstrate how invasive mussels are detected on watercraft and had the opportunity to pull invasive fish from gill nets.

❤️ Thank you to the Nez Perce Tribe for hosting this hands-on learning experience and sharing your aquatic invasive species management efforts!

🚨USDA Confirms First Detection of New World Screwworm in U.S. Wildlife🪰USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (...
10/22/2026

🚨USDA Confirms First Detection of New World Screwworm in U.S. Wildlife

🪰USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the first detection of New World screwworm in U.S. wildlife.

New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae infest living tissue, posing a serious threat to wildlife, livestock, and other warm-blooded animals.

🦌This detection highlights the importance of wildlife disease surveillance, early detection, and continued coordination among wildlife management professionals.

🔗 Read the full USDA announcement: https://ow.ly/OuTo5100bUp

photo credit: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Look out! 👀Ten CLEOs are here at the Pacific Regional Conference learning about Wildlife Forensics and competing in a fr...
10/21/2026

Look out! 👀

Ten CLEOs are here at the Pacific Regional Conference learning about Wildlife Forensics and competing in a friendly practical pistol competition which will determine who goes to Nationals...tune in later this week to see the winners! 🏆

Thanks to Wildlife Training Professionals, LLC for facilitating the training for our hardworking Tribal Conservation Law Enforcement Officers. 👮🏽

WOW. The Nez Perce Tribe really knows how to put on a Traditional Feast! Here at the Pacific Regional Conference, we wer...
10/21/2026

WOW. The Nez Perce Tribe really knows how to put on a Traditional Feast!

Here at the Pacific Regional Conference, we were treated to meaningful songs by the Dancing Eagle drum group (Andre Picard and sons), and served a nourishing meal of traditional first foods of the Nez Perce: cous, bitterroot, biscuit root, camas, huckleberry, chokecherry, salmon, and elk. 🦌🍒

Qeci’yew’yew (thank you) to the head cook Jasmine High Eagle and her crew. We left the gathering with full bellies and glad hearts. 🙏🏽💚

🌟Please Welcome Alyssa Merrival to the NAFWS Team! 🪶We are excited to welcome Alyssa Merrival as our new Administrative ...
10/21/2026

🌟Please Welcome Alyssa Merrival to the NAFWS Team!

🪶We are excited to welcome Alyssa Merrival as our new Administrative Assistant at the NAFWS National Office in Northglenn, Colorado!

🔹Alyssa is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe. She grew up in South Dakota and attended high school in Shiprock, New Mexico. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a certificate in Native American Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder.

🔹Outside of work, Alyssa enjoys reading, golfing, and spending time with her family and German shepherd.

👏Please join us in giving Alyssa a warm welcome! We are excited to have her as part of the NAFWS team!

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10465 Melody Drive , Ste. 325
Westminster, CO
80234

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