Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council: Biennial Symposia

Purpose

Executive Committee

Biennial Symposia

The biennial meeting of the Council includes a symposium and a business meeting. The location of the biennial meeting rotates among the members’ states, provinces, and territories. The symposium includes technical presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, and field trips related to the research and management of wild sheep, mountain goats, and related species.

Date	Symposium	Location	Syposium Coordinator/Chair	Proceedings Editor(s)	NWSGC Executive Director
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May 26-28, 1970	NWSC 1	Williams Lake, BC	Harold Mitchell
Apr 14-15, 1971	NAWSC 1	Ft. Collins, CO	Eugene Decker/ Eugene Decker	Wayne Sandfort
Apr 11-13, 1972	NWSC 2	Hinton, AB	E. G. Scheffler
Apr 23-25, 1974	NWSC 3	Great Falls, MT	Kerry Constan / James Mitchell
Feb 10-12, 1976	NWSC 4	Jackson, WY	E. Tom Thorne
Apr 2-4, 1978	NWSGC 1	Penticton, BC	Daryll Hebert / M. Nation	Daryll Hebert / M. Nation
Apr 23-25, 1980	NWSGC 2	Salmon, ID	Bill Hickey
Mar 17-19, 1982	NWSGC 3	Ft. Collins, CO	Gene Schoonveld	James A. Bailey / Gene Schoonveld
Apr 30-May 3, 1984	NWSGC 4	Whitehorse, YK	Manfred Hoefs	Manfred Hoefs	Wayne Heimer
Apr 14-17, 1986	NWSGC 5	Missoula, MT	Jerry Brown	Gayle Joslin	Wayne Heimer
Apr 11-15, 1988	NWSGC 6	Banff, AB	Bill Wishart	Bill Samuel	Wayne Heimer
May 14-18, 1990	NWSGC 7	Clarkston, WA	Lloyd Oldenburg	James A. Bailey	Wayne Heimer
Apr 27-May 1, 1992	NWSGC 8	Cody, WY	Kevin Hurley	John Emmerich / Bill Hepworth	Wayne Heimer
May 2-6, 1994	NWSGC 9	Cranbrook, BC	Anna Fontana	Margo Pybus / Bill Wishart	Kevin Hurley
Apr 30-May 3, 1996	NWSGC 10	Silverthorne, CO	Dale Reed	Kevin Hurley / Dale Reed / Nancy Wild (Compilers)	Kevin Hurley
Apr 16-20, 1998	NWSGC 11	Whitefish, MT	John McCarthy	John McCarthy / Fay Moore (Compilers)	Kevin Hurley
Apr 6-9, 1999	NAWSC 2	Reno, NV	Kevin Hurley / Rick Brigham	Allan Thomas / Harrriet Thomas	Kevin Hurley
May 31-Jun 4, 2000	NWSGC 12	Whitehorse, YK	Jean Carey	Jean Carey	Kevin Hurley
Apr 23-27, 2002	NWSGC 13	Rapid City, SD	Ted Benzon	Gary Brundige	Kevin Hurley
May 15-22, 2004	NWSGC 14	Inside Passage, Alaska	Wayne Heimer	Wayne Heimer / Dale Toweill / Kevin Hurley	Kevin Hurley
April 2-6 , 2006	NWSGC 15	Kananaskis, Alberta	Jon Jorgenson	Bill Wishart / Margo Pybus	Kevin Hurley
April 27 - May 1, 2008	NWSGC 16	Heber Valley, Utah	Anis Aoude	Tom Smith Julie Miller	Kevin Hurley
June 7-11, 2010	NWSGC 17	Hood River Oregon	Craig Foster & Jeremy Thompson	Vern Bleich	Kevin Hurley
March 12-15, 2012	NWSGC 18	Kamloops, British Columbia	Mari Wood Steve Gordon	Steve Wilson Vanessa Craig	Kevin Hurley
June 2-5, 2014	NWSGC 19	Fort Collins, Colorado	Janet George	Bruce Watkins Ricki Watkins	Kevin Hurley
May 9-12, 2016	NWSGC 20	Moscow, ID & Pullman, WA	Hollie Miyasaki Rich Harris David Smith	Rich Harris	Kevin Hurley
May 21-24, 2018	NWSGC 21	Whitefish, MT	Brent Lonner Bruce Sterling	Justin Gude	Kevin Hurley
November 3-5, 2020	NWSGC 22	Alberta (ZOOM)	Beth MacCallum	Kathreen Ruckstuhl	Kevin Hurley
April 4-7, 2022	NWSGC 23	Jackson, Wyoming	Doug McWhirter	Doug McWhirter, Alyson Courtemanch, Peach Van Wick	Kevin Hurley

1st CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2026 NWSGC Biennial Symposium
Spring 2026

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For further information, please contact :
Kevin Hurley
NWSGC Executive Director (volunteer)

c/o Wild Sheep Foundation
VP for Conservation
412 Pronghorn Trail
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: 406-404-8753
Cell: 307-899-9375
khurley@wildsheepfoundation.org
www.wildsheepfoundation.org