Description
2025 Great Lakes Regional Conference
Conference Theme: “Sovereignty to Sustainability“
September 21-26, 2025 in Green Bay, WI
The 2025 Great Lakes Regional Conference will be held September 21-26, 2025, in Green Bay, WI at the Oneida Casino Hotel, 2020 Airport Drive
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313.
Registration
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- Non-member – $250 (includes membership)
- NAFWS Member or Member Tribe Employee – $200
- Student – $150 (includes membership)
- Single Day- $150 (Wednesday only)
- Extra Banquet Ticket– $50
Up to date Individual Members and Member Tribe employees are eligible for discounted registration fees. You must be signed in to your member account to receive the membership discount.
For accommodations and dietary restrictions, submit requests in the Additional Information field. Contact Heidi McCann ([email protected]) to verify membership or for assistance setting up an account.
Call for Abstracts
Submit HERE.
Natural resource professionals and college students are invited to submit abstracts focused on research or projects related to: natural resource management, fish/wildlife biology, forestry, ecology, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge / Traditional Ecological Knowledge, conservation biology, human-dimensions, environmental law, conservation law, watershed science and etc.
Award Nominations
Submit HERE.
We are currently seeking nominations for the four annual awards:
- Patricia Zakovek Conservation Officer of the Year Award
- Glen T. Miller Tribal Leadership Award, (For Chairpersons)
- William Eger Biologist of the Year Award
- Herman D. Lussier Great Lakes NAFWS Technician of the Year Award
If you wish to nominate someone, please contact Don Reiter or Terry Metoxen. See contact information below. These awards are very important for our region to recognize our peers and congratulate them on a job well done.
Lodging
Room block is available at the Oneida Hotel and Casino, 2020 Airport Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313. 135 rooms are available under the block name Native American Fish and Wildlife Society/Great Lakes Region. Room rates are $129.00/night plus tax, or if a Packers game is scheduled $289.00/night plus tax for applicable nights.
To book, call 920-494-7300
For More Information
For more information contact NAFWS Great Lakes regional directors:
Don Reiter [email protected] 715-701-3669
Terry Metoxen [email protected] 920-562-5704
For assistance registering or to validate membership contact Heidi McCann, [email protected].
