The 37th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 16 TO 20 NOVEMBER 2005 (Wednesday to Sunday) in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, México, exactly one quarter of a century after the DFC meeting in Monterrey that included a famous field trip to this incredible valley. Almost every DFC member of adequate age…

(español abajo) At its meetings, DFC gives awards to students and has other special awards given to individual professionals and groups: BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS The Desert Fishes Council has a long history of presenting awards at its annual meetings for the best papers presented by student members (membership must be current on the deadline date for…

The 38th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 16 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2006 (Thursday to Sunday), hosted by the U.S. National Park Service at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park. The local committee is chaired by Phil Pister. Onsite registration will begin on Wednesday afternoon 15 November…

The 40th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 12 TO 16 NOVEMBER 2008 (Wednesday to Sunday) in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, México. It’s appropriate that this important anniversary event be held in Cuatrociénegas, where the DFC has now become very active via its significant support of the Cuatrociénegas Research Station. Please come…

The 41st Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 19 TO 22 NOVEMBER 2009 (Thursday to Sunday), hosted by the U.S. National Park Service at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park. The local committee is chaired by Phil Pister. Onsite registration will begin on Wednesday afternoon 18 November…

The 39th Annual Meeting of DESERT FISHES COUNCIL will be held 14-18 November 2007 (Thursday through Saturday) at the Pierpont Inn, 550 San Jon Road, Ventura, California 93001 (805-643-6144 / 800-285-4667). The local committee is chaired by Steven Norris. Onsite registration will begin Wednesday afternoon (14 November), and an informal social will occur at the…

!!!DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT OF DFC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!!! Duties of Local Hosts and officers for DFC meetings     Secure the meeting site. This is probably best done at least 1 year in advance, and should be in the form of a written arrangement with the facility. Meeting room size for normal meetings should accomodate a…

A HISTORY OF DESERT FISHES COUNCIL CHAIRS/PRESIDENTS compiled by Edwin P. (Phil) Pister in November 1999 and subsequently maintained by the webmaster with material provided by each president. An overall summary of early Council history is given in Chapter 4 of “Battle Against Extinction.” However, little attention is paid to Chairs/Presidents themselves. The Council, although…

(En Español también) DFC-L – the Desert Fishes Council Listserv WHAT IS IT? – DFC-L is an electronic forum for discussions among members of the Desert Fishes Council. It was started in January, 1996 with the objective of facilitating communications of ideas and problems of DFC members to better help them and the DFC fulfill its mission. List subscribers…

Desert Fishes Council – History of Officers short biographies of Chairpersons are also available