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2010 Newsletter Update

At the 2008 SWPBA business meeting it was decided that the newsletter take on a new format. In this format, instead of preparing updates/highlights for your state 3 times each year, each state would only be responsible for one set of updates/highlights during a specific month of the year. This would increase interest and traffic on the website, as well as cut down on the amount of work our main contacts for each state have to do throughout the year. The rotation is the same as the host state rotation (i.e. February – FL, March - TN, April - AL, May - MS, June - GA, July - SC, Aug – NC, and September - KY).

Your section of the newsletter can contain content in various formats. Please feel free to include pictures (interesting sites or SWPBA members at work), maps, bulleted highlights, etc. During your state’s month, please prepare your update and send it by the 18th on the month to Joy Jackson or Cheryl Swanson to be uploaded to the website. A notice will be sent to state contacts to make them aware of the update so everyone can see our newsletters.The most recent SWPBA newsletter is now available!

2010 SWPBA Annual Meeting - Tallahassee, FL

In preparation for the 2010 SWPBA Annual Meeting, be thinking of nominees for the 2 SWPBA awards: Biologist of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. Please read the information pertaining to eligibility requirements and nomination due dates and gather together your state’s nominations.

The SWPBA Annual Meeting in Frankfort KY hosted the 1st Annual SWPBA photo contest. Members were encouraged to submit photos they’ve taken while in the field working, on those long hours of driving across our states to visit sites, or at workshops/trainings/conferences with other SWPBA members. There were 3 categories: plant, animal, and scenery/landscapes. Each person could submit 1 photo in each category. All photos were printed (5 x 7) and displayed at SWPBA for members to vote best photo in each category as well as “Best of Show”.

At this time, a 2nd Annual Photo Contest is planned for the 2010 meeting, so start collecting your photos! And don't forget about the strange, odd and weird we know we all take while in the field; as well as photos of SWPBA members hard at work for comic relief during breaks. More information will be posted closer to the date of the 2010 Annual Meeting.

2009 Photo Contest Overall Winner: Kim Sparks (Tennessee) "Cosby Creek"