About Us

Actions of the American Fisheries Society

ICAFS OFFICER MANUAL

Contents:
Constitution, By-Laws, And Standing Rules
Idaho Chapter By-Laws
Chapter Business
Mission Statement
Nature Of Organization
History Of Idaho Chapter
Statement Of Policies
Code Of Practices
Guidelines For ICAFS Issue Involvement
Annual Work/Action Plan
The People
General Information
Committee Chair Roles And Duties
Officer Duties As We Do Them
Budget
Accomplishments
Special Projects
Publication List From Chapter

AFS promotes research and rational management through its publications of scientific and educational books and journals.
Technical meetings, seminars, and workshops are sponsored to promote communication and to provide state-of-the-art technical information.
AFS promotes participation in policy analysis and development.
AFS is actively involved in the professional development of individual fisheries workers by promoting standards of education and job performance.
The Society has also become politically active, promoting actions for rational fisheries management and other fisheries-related programs.
AFS promotes, through public relations and education, an awareness of fisheries resources and professions in an effort to gain public support for rational resource management and conservation.

Visit the American Fisheries Society website at www.fisheries.org.

Forest Service and Fish & Game personnel assist each other installing bull trout signs along the Middle Fork Boise River.

Actions of the Idaho Chapter

Annually provide student scholarships to one graduate student and one undergraduate student at any Idaho university or student from Idaho studying fisheries science or natural resource management.
Provide technical expertise to policy makers regarding fisheries and aquatic resources.
Cooperatively fund projects for the education, promotion, and habitat protection of many fish species in Idaho.

Palouse Unit

Challis High School students assist biologists in seining an irrigation diversion canal from the Salmon River in the Stanley Basin.

As a satellite of the Idaho Chapter, the Palouse Unit is composed of graduate and undergraduate students who are active within the local community and statewide. Some of the Palouse Unit's activities include:

Interacting with federal, state, and tribal agencies through trout surveys, redd counts, and stream cleanups.
Speaking to local fishing organizations and schools about specific fisheries related issues.
Sponsoring guest speakers to stimulate discussion of current fisheries issues.
Sponsoring community fundraisers to provide a budget for students to attend the chapter's annual meeting.

Visit the Palouse Unit's website at www.cnr.uidaho.edu/afs.

Funding

Idaho Chapter projects are implemented entirely through volunteers and paid for with funds raised at our annual meeting. Your donations ensure that Idaho and the Idaho Chapter AFS will continue to have a strong voice in the policy and management of our aquatic resources.

As a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization, your donation is tax deductible.

If you would like to help with AFS projects, donate time and materials, or donate items for our annual fund raiser, please contact us. All donations are greatly appreciated and acknowledged during our annual meeting, giving you the recognition you and your company deserve.