December 31, 2025. They will be evaluated by a committee of tortoise biologists appointed by the Desert Tortoise Council Board of Directors. The student travel award recipient will be notified of his/her selection by January 31, 2026. Apply today!
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North American Gopherus tortoises by assisting with their travel costs to attend and participate at Desert Tortoise Council Annual Symposium in Las Vegas in February 2026. The Fund will support up to $500 (each) in travel costs for up to two students.

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with your tax deductible support. It's up to all of us to make sure the tortoises endure!

Sincerely,

The Board and Staff of the Desert Tortoise Council

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historical ranges. These long-lived desert icons are as important to their ecosystems as their own environments are to them, and YOU, are the key to their future.

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science-based approaches to conserving them.

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as well as application procedures and documents!

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The $3,000 award will be presented to the winning applicant at the Desert Tortoise Council’s 51st Annual Symposium in February 2026. Applications are due November 30th, 2025. Please visit the Desert Tortoise Council website for full information about the award,

and may be graduate students, postdoctoral students, or other researchers. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the potential of the research to contribute to the biological knowledge of one or more of the above gopher tortoise species, and to their management and conservation....

tortoises of the genus Gopherus (G. agassizii, G. morafkai, G. evgoodei, G. berlandieri, and G. flavomarginatus) in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Applicants must be associated with a recognized institution (e.g., university, museum, government agency, nongovernmental organization)...

used in the field!

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Photo: by Maribel Lopez, recent grant funded surveys in Sonora, Mexico.

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funds for Desert Tortoises!

We couldn’t do this without the wonderful generosity of our donors! Because of YOUR support, we are able to offer a great range of items! Please consider visiting the Desert Tortoise Council wishlist to purchase items that will raise funds for tortoises AND be…

host the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. We are preparing to host the 51st in February!

At every symposium we hold a fun and exciting raffle and a live auction that gives students and biologists a chance to pick up useful items for the field, and a few fun items, all while raising…

Each day combines expert-led instruction with field practice at diverse habitats around Las Vegas. Participants will engage in reflective observation, note-taking, & applied exercises that connect bird ecology with the realities of compliance work in the Mojave.

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Through a blend of classroom instruction, guided field observation, and live point-count survey, attendees will learn to distinguish species by sight, sound, and behavior while developing field-ready competencies directly applicable to biological consulting work in California, Nevada and Arizona...

monitoring skills. Participants will gain practical field experience observing, identifying, and documenting birds across the Mojave Desert, with a focus on species commonly encountered during compliance monitoring and pre-construction surveys...

the winning applicant at the DTC’s 51st Annual Symposium in February 2026. Applications are due November 30th, 2025. Please visit the Desert Tortoise Council website for full information about the award, as well as application procedures and documents!

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postdoctoral students, or other researchers. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the potential of the research to contribute to the biological knowledge of one or more of the above gopher tortoise species, and to their management and conservation.

The $3,000 award will be presented to...

(G. agassizii, G. morafkai, G. evgoodei, G. berlandieri, and G. flavomarginatus) in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Applicants must be associated with a recognized institution (e.g., university, museum, government agency, nongovernmental organization) and may be graduate students,