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Professional Involvement Raptor Research Foundation: Member 1998-Present Board Member 2015-2023 Workshop Coordinator 2010-2019 Committee Chair, Early Career Raptor Researchers 2010-2016 Committee Chair, Charitable Giving Program, Legacy Manager 2017 - Present The Wildlife Society Member 1996-Present Student Chapter President, University of WI Stevens Point 1998 Co-Founder and organizer Out in The Field Initiative 2019-Present Member Diversity Committee 2020-2023 Member Inclusion Diversity Equity and Acceptance Working Group Alaska Raptor Group Steering Committee Member 2008-Present President 2013-2016 Boreal Partners in Flight Member 2008-Present https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1a23d8d0ff469686987f5/1608805456385-GILQWBEWFW12JSA6JY35/IMG_4035_m.jpg Professional Involvment and Awards - Awards The Wildlife Society’s 2024 National Group Achievement Award – Out in The Field, co-founder ADFG Director’s Achievement Award for Outreach – 2022 (TED Program Award) ADFG Director’s Achievement Award for Publication - 2022 ADFG Director’s Achievement Award for Research – 2021 Wildlife Conservation Award, Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2020 ADFG Director’s Achievement Award for Supervision - 2015 President’s Award, Raptor Research Foundation, 2015 Outstanding Professional Contribution, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, 2014 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Research Fellowship, 2005-2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2000-2002 https://www.travisbooms.com/publications daily 0.75 2024-09-11 https://www.travisbooms.com/images daily 0.75 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1a23d8d0ff469686987f5/1609372573060-WPJ8WLB1PJPUCC4RW0NL/bryce+goea+release_m.jpg Photos Bryce Robinson releasing a Golden Eagle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1a23d8d0ff469686987f5/1609395536370-WCEJQP54H6733P4W3J35/GOEA+talons.jpg Photos Golden Eagle talons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1a23d8d0ff469686987f5/1609396154024-CORZOE5VHXMECKC21TQ7/harnessing+seow_m.jpg Photos Placing a satellite transmitter on a Short-eared Owl. 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We use falconry hoods during the process to cover the birds eyes, which calms the bird and reduces stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1a23d8d0ff469686987f5/1609396317929-B5EYSVL8WOTZQ5PV124C/gyr+chick+with+volcanoe_m.jpg Photos Gyrfalcon nestling on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, AK. 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