Wednesday 17 January marked the second anniversary of Phil Pister’s death. There is a nice article on Phil in the UC Santa Barbara Magazine:
Desert fish and the legacy of Phil Pister,
by Harrison Tasoff
Illustrations by Charin Park
(clic arriba para español) This year Desert Fishes Council will be going to Cuatrociénegas, Coahuilla, Mexico for its annual symposium! November 19-23. We’ll be bringing together specialists, researchers and conservationists to exchange knoweldge and fortify our abilities to protect and preserve unique desert ecosystems. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit the planet’s most biodiverse arid-lands spring ecosystem!
Save the dates and stay tuned for more information. We’re working on group travel plans for attendees to fly into major airports (likely Monterrey, Nuevo León), but Coahuila is now one of the safest states in México and travel by highway from the U.S. is quick and easy, crossing the border at Del Río or Eagle Pass, Texas.
Meanwhile, follow us on your networks to help us promote attendance.
Local Planning Committee (L to R): Dr. Elan Iñaky Laredo Alcala (CICBEC), M.C. Cristino Villareal Wislar (APFFCC), Dr. Dean Hendrickson (UT Austin), Biol. Arturo Contreras Arquieta (Ecoturismo Cuatrociénegas), Dra. Cynthia Lizeth Barrera Martinez (CICBEC), Edgar Ibarra Vazquez (Fundación ProCuatroiénegas), and still growing…
Congratulations to our student award winners at the 2024 Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Robert Rush and Frances Hubbs Miller Award – Casandra Manuelito
Carl L. Hubbs Award – Molly Johnson
Phil Pister Poster Award – Gabriel Murillo
Thank you to Melissa Trammell and Dave Speas for volunteering to be our local hosts.
Stay tuned for more information.
Information on our annual meeting is up on the webpage. The 2023 Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting will be in Bishop, CA. To submit an abstract visit the Easychair website
Early registration ends October 9.
Thanks to Krissy and Richard the local hosts for our 54th Annual Meeting (17-19 Nov 2022). This was the first meeting held in person and virtually!
Early registration to the 2022 Desert Fishes Annual Meeting in St. George, UT 16-19 November has been extended to 17 October 2022. After that prices double – so register soon!
See you in St. George, UT.
Submission of abstract for DFC 2022 (Desert Fishes Council Annual Symposium 2022) is now open. You will have to login to EasyChair to submit: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfc2022.
The deadline to submit is 1 October 2022.
Greetings all the 2022 annual meeting is tentatively scheduled to occur in-person 16-20 November, 2022 in St. George UT, USA.
It is my great pleasure to announce the award winners for the 53rd Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council.
2021 Carl and Laura Hubbs Award Winner Chad Teal You can watch his presentation on the DFC YouTube Channel here https://youtu.be/lBYkK8E3JCw
2021 Poster Award Winner Justin Waraniak You can view his poster on the DFC website here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GIrHqs5BSTpKEgFXArjJCCnvhkMYVgJ5/view?usp=drivesdk
Thank you to Brandon Albrecht, Krissy Wilson, Ron Rogers, and Brian Hines for serving as judges this year. Please see the attachment from Brandon with more information.