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96th Annual Conference of the Northwest Scientific Association
The 96th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Scientific Association will take place in Olympia, Washington, from March 23 – 27. 2026. The meeting will be held on the campus of The Evergreen State College.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can be submitted using the online submission form. Submissions will be accepted until Sunday February 15, 2026. Student poster submissions will be entered into the poster competition, with cash prizes for the winning undergraduate and graduate posters.
Special sessions associated with plenary themes are being developed, and field trips on earthquake paleoecology, ecological restoration, and lichenology are being organized for Monday, 23 and Friday, 27 March. A welcome social event in Olympia will precede the first day of conference presentations and affordable accommodation will be available on campus.
More information will be added to this webpage as the event approaches, so check back regularly. If you have an urgent question, please email the event organizer, Dr. Dylan Fischer (fischerd@evergreen.edu) of The Evergreen State College, or the NWSA website manager (contact.nwsa.webmaster@gmail.com).
Plenary speakers
Forest ecologist, artist, and chronicler of big trees, Dr. Van Pelt is renowned for his expertise on mature and old forests throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Geophysicist, science communicator, and educator, Dr. Anderson uses field-based inquiry to study the structure, kinematics, and dynamics of active tectonic regions, such as the Pacific Northwest.
A forest health scientist and disturbance ecologist, Dr. Meigs studies the effects of abiotic and biotic disturbances, and their interactions with other stressors, on Pacific Northwest forests.
Internationally recognized for his work on the population ecology of insects, Dr. Leibhold is a forest entomologist, formerly with the U.S. Forest Service and now Chief Scientist at the Forest Invasion Synthesis Centre in Prague.