Join Us for the 47th Annual Gopher Tortoise Council Meeting
Meeting Location: This year’s meeting will be held at the at Tall Timbers, Leigh Perkins Conservation and Education Center in Tallahassee, FL from November 14-16th, 2025.
Key Note Speaker: Bill Palmer, PhD, President/CEO of Tall Timbers
Special Session: "Ecological Firepower: Evaluating the Role of Prescribed Burning in Upland Pine Specialist Conservation"
Meeting Agenda: Full agenda coming soon!
Call for Abstracts: In addition to presentations about gopher tortoise biology, we welcome presentations on:
- commensals and other species associated with tortoises and southeastern upland habitats
- general ecology of upland pine ecosystems
- habitat management and restoration
- conservation initiatives
- policy, regulation, or economics
- monitoring and field techniques
- Successful and creative partnerships conserving Gopher Tortoises, habitat, or associated species
Instructions for Submitting Abstracts (Oral Presentations and Posters):
The deadline for submitting abstracts is October 14, 2025. Abstracts should be 300 words or less and conform to the exact style of the Journal of Wildlife Management abstract format (see sample abstract below). The name, affiliation, address, and email of the corresponding author should be provided with the abstract. Please indicate if you wish to present an oral or poster presentation. Depending on the number of oral presentations received you may be asked to submit a poster. Abstracts must be submitted in MS Word (.doc or .docx format). Please submit abstracts via e-mail to Kim Sash, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For more information on procedure for submitting abstracts and formatting, click HERE.
Registration:
Registration costs include attendance at two days of presentations, on-site refreshment breaks, and Friday night dinner at the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Visitor Center + drinks.
Boxed lunches are available for purchase. Eat onsite and enjoy the scenic views from this amazing facility.
REGISTER HERE: 2025 GTC Annual Meeting - Registration
> Registration Fees
Student $15 (includes membership)
Professional Current GTC Member $75.00 (no membership dues)
Professional Current GTC Member $100.00 (includes $25.00 membership dues)
Professional GTC Non-member $105.00 (no membership dues)
Professional GTC Non-member $100.00 (includes $25.00 membership dues)
Free Virtual, livestream of talks only $0 (no membership dues)
> Friday, November 14th Evening Social at Tall Timbers
> Saturday, November 15th Awards Dinner at Proof Brewing Co. Tallahassee, $35.00 each. Don’t forget to purchase an extra ticket if you are bringing a guest – includes dinner and drinks
> Sunday, November 16th Optional Wagon Tour of Tall Timbers (free)
Lodging:
Holiday Inn Express-Tallahassee
- 2725 Graves Road, Tallahassee, FL, US
- Use Group Code GTC when booking.
- Book online.
TRYP by Wyndham Tallahassee North I-10 Capital Circle
- 1978 Village Green Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32308
- Use Group Code TW25 when booking.
- Book online.
Conference T-shirts:
Order your conference T-shirts, hats and more HERE!
Sponsors:
Thank you to our Sponsors for the 47th annual meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council!
These one-time donations go directly to defraying the costs of the annual meeting, meaning more of our organization’s resources can fund gopher tortoise conservation, research, and education.
Live and Silent Auction:
Both live and silent auctions will take place at this year’s meeting so bring your best items to contribute! Our auctions at the annual meeting support GTC’s grant programs. Please consider donating auction items at the meeting to raise money for environmental education, student research, and gopher tortoise day funding!
Questions?
For more information contact Kim Sash, GTC Co-chair and host for this year’s meeting at Kim Sash This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Hope to see you all in November!