NADS Field Meetings

Field meetings of the North American Dipterists Society are held every two years at different venues in North America. The meetings provide an opportunity for North American dipterists to collect Diptera in a group situation and to exchange ideas during oral and poster presentations. In keeping with the informal nature of the Society, the meetings are organized on a volunteer basis by a dipterist who knows of a location that has meeting facilities for about 30-40 people and easy access to interesting habitats.

2009 North American Dipterists Society Field Meeting

North Coast of California

1-4 June 2009

Mark your calendars for the 2009 NADS Field Meeting! The Meeting will be held from 1-4 June 2009, based in Crescent City, California, organized by Peter Kerr and the rest of the dipterists (Steve Gaimari, Martin Hauser, Alessandra Rung) at the California Department of Food and Agriculture in Sacramento. Laboratory and presentation facilities will be provided by The College of the Redwoods, Del Norte campus, in Crescent City (http://www.redwoods.edu/delnorte/). Participants making flight arrangements are advised to fly into Arcata, CA (ACV; 1 hour south of Crescent City), Medford, Oregon (MFR; 2 hours northeast of Crescent City), or Eugene, Oregon (EUG; 4 hours north of Crescent City), then arrange for a rental car. Crescent City is approximately 6 hours north of San Francisco, California. The area is surrounded by a number of protected areas including Tolowa Dunes State Park, Lake Earl State Wildlife Area, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Field meeting participants will get a 20% discount at the Best Western Northwoods Inn (655 US Highway 101 S, Crescent City, CA 95531, tel. 800-485-0134; http://www.bwnorthwoodsinn.com/) – just mention that you part of the North American Dipterists group when you call to book a room. Breakfast is included in the cost of accommodations. The meeting registration fee is $20/person, and $10/accompanying person if they will be attending group functions (still to be determined and arranged!). Fees can be paid when registering, or send a check to Steve Gaimari (address in email footer). Please contact Peter Kerr (pkerr@cdfa.ca.gov) or Steve Gaimari (sgaimari@cdfa.ca.gov) as soon as possible if you intend to come to the Meeting, and if you would like to give a presentation on current research topics or activities involving Diptera. We hope for a lively set of presentations, as well as fantastic collecting in this beautiful part of California! More details will be given in the April issue of Fly Times, but by then time will be tight!

(Image: Howland Hill Road, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.)

Previous NADS Field Meetings

  • 2007, August 13-16 – Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico.
    Organized by Jim O'Hara.
    Report by Jim O'Hara in Fly Times 39: 3-5, October 2007.
  • 2005, August 5-9 – Malheur Field Station, Harney County, Oregon.
    Organized by Greg Courtney.
    Report by Greg Courtney in Fly Times 35: 2-5, October 2005.
  • 2003, May 16-20 – Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio.
    Organized by Greg Dahlem.
    Report by Greg Dahlem in Fly Times 31: 3-4, October 2003.
  • 2001, May 30 - June 4 – Sul Ross University, Alpine, Texas.
    Organized by Frank French.
    Report by Greg Dahlem & Frank French in Fly Times 27: 4-5, October 2001.
  • 1999, May 24-28 – Camp Broadstone, Boone, Blue Ridge Mtns., North Carolina.
    Organized by Brian Wiegmann.
    Report by Brian Wiegmann in Fly Times 23: 3-4, October 1999.
  • 1997, May 3-7 – New Ebenezer Retreat and Conference Center, Rincon, Georgia.
    Organized by Dan Hagan.
    Report by Dan Hagan in Fly Times 19: 4, October 1997.
  • 1995, August 1-5 – Albergue de Montaña Sevegre, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.
    Organized by Monty Wood and Manuel Zumbado.
    Report by Brian Brown in Fly Times 15: 8, October 1995.
  • 1993, May 14-16 – Piney Woods Conservation Area, near Lufkin, Texas.
    Organized by Darlene Judd & Brian Brown.
    Report by Darlene Judd in Fly Times 11: 2, October 1993.
  • 1991, May 31 - June 2 – Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona.
    Organized by Brian Brown, David Grimaldi & Steve Marshall.
    Report by Brian Brown in Fly Times 7: 2-3, October 1991.
  • 1989, April 15-18 – Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida.
    Organized by Steve Marshall, Chris Thompson & Mark Deyrup.
    Report by Fenja Brodo in Fly Times 3: 3, October 1989.
First published on the Internet on 20 June 2003
Last update: 24 February 2009
J.E. O'Hara