Follow up to Planet Earth - Tonight at 8pm!

Don't miss the follow up series to Planet Earth called 'LIFE' starting on the Discovery Channel Tonight at 8:oopm!!!

EU countries block bluefin tuna ban

This is an saddening bit of news..especially considering the information that was presented in "The End of the Line".


Malta, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, France, and Greece block ban at Brussels meeting despite support from 21 EU governments.
The "Club Med" of southern European Union countries came under attack from environmentalists today for defying the campaign to ban trade in bluefin tuna, Japan's highly prized sushi fish, whose stocks are dwindling dangerously low.

A fortnight ago the European commission agreed, after weeks of argument, to back a proposal from Monaco to ban trade in bluefin tuna. If the EU had voted for the ban at an international forum next March, fishing for bluefin tuna would have been effectively outlawed, at least temporarily.

Despite optimism that the ban, supported by 21 EU governments, would go ahead, the move was blocked at a Brussels meeting late yesterday by Malta, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, France, and Greece.

"Deplorable," said Xavier Pastor, head of the Oceana fisheries conservation lobby group in Europe. "They are pushing tuna to the point of no return."

"Enough is enough," said Aaron McLoughlin, head of the WWF European marine programme. "It is once again large-scale Mediterranean fishing interests trying to gang up against the long-term survival of Atlantic bluefin tuna."

Article continues: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/22/eu-bluefin-tuna-ban-blocked

Food Film Festival This Saturday at MSU!!!

FOOD FILM FESTIVAL ON THE MSU CAMPUS –Free to all students!
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010



A Food Film Festival will be shown on Saturday, March 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the theatre on the basement level of Snyder Hall on the Michigan State University campus. Popcorn and pop will be served. This festival is part on an ongoing conversation at MSU on food, sustainability and the environment. Students, faculty, staff and members of the greater Lansing community are invited to attend. There will be brief discussions following the showing of each film. The films are very diverse and include one nominated for an Academy Award in 2010 (Food, Inc.), a Chinese film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee (Eat, Drink, Man, Woman), a humorous movie about being a vegetarian in Alaska (Eating Alaska), a documentary about the rise of young farmers in America (The Greenhorns) and a film about growing asparagus in Michigan (Asparagus: Stalking the Good Life). The public is invited to attend.

This event is being organized by students and faculty at the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism in the MSU School of Journalism, the Residential College, the RISE program and the Department of Community Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS).

Scheduled showing times:

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman – 9:30-11:35 a.m.

Eating Alaska 12:00-12:57 p.m.

The Greenhorns - - 1:30-1:50 p.m.

Food, Inc - 2:30- 4:03 p.m.

Asparagus: Stalking the American life - 4:30- 5:23 p.m.

About the movies:

Eat Drink Man Woman

Central Motion Picture Corp., Good Machine, 1994). Written by Ang Lee, James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang. Directed by Ang Lee. In Mandarin with English subtitles. A widower and master chef (Sihung Lung) losing his sense of taste tries to keep family food traditions alive as his three grown and distinctly different daughters struggle to assert their independence. The dinner table becomes the site of conflict as well as of familial healing and growth, and the cinematography is finely tuned to present the Chinese delicacies in the most nurturing light. It's a sweet and scrumptious film, remade with less success as Tortilla Soup (Samuel Goldwyn Films, Starz! Encore Entertainment, 2001). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111797/

Eating Alaska
A documentary about a vegetarian who moves to Alaska and is forced to confront a lot of the ethical issues she thought she had already settled on. The film chronicles her experience and the dilemmas she faces. Humorous and relatable to anyone who has ever pondered over the ethical questions of being a vegetarian or a carnivore. http://www.eatingalaska.com/

The Greenhorns

A documentary about the rise of young farmers throughout America. The film chronicles several families and individuals have started to grow their own food and their experiences with the process. Beautiful stories of real people. http://www.thegreenhorns.net/

Food Inc

This Academy Award-nominated film discusses the mechanization and industrialization of the United States food system and how food is shaping our economy and our lives.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/

Asparagus
Based in Asparagus capital Oceana County Michigan, this award-winning movie discusses the hardships faced by the community in the wake of the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade and a Fast Food Nation. http://www.asparagusthemovie.com/

Here kitty-kitty...

This was forwarded to us by our very own member Callie Gesmundo. This is insane!!!!


from Callie Gesmundo
to msufwclub@gmail.com
date Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:55 PM
subject Fwd: FW: Honey would you start the car for me this morning?
mailed-by gmail.com
signed-by gmail.com

"Brooklyn is by the Irish Hills where Michigan International Speedway is.......getting close. Here kitty-kitty!!!

Michigan


This gives new meaning to the phrase "Honey would you go outside and warm up the car for me.”

These were taken in Brooklyn, Michigan off Sharon Hollow Road IN THE Lower Peninsula."



REAL OR FAKE??

TWS Blog - The Realities of Nature

Orcas in Action!


Youtube - Orcas Attack Seal

Conservation International: Team Earth Magazine

Hey guys, check out this free interactive magazine from Conservation International! It has some pretty amazing imagery in it and some really cool articles. It's also a really interesting way to read a magazine! (and they save the treeeez by not printing it)

TWS Blog: Alberta Considers Grizzly Bear Hunt

"The Canadian Province of Alberta is contemplating a revival of its grizzly bear hunting season according to a recent story in the Calgary Sun. Alberta’s bear population is growing, leading to increases in human-bear conflicts. Not surprisingly, some “wildlife conservation” groups are not happy with that prospect, arguing that there are still not enough bears. However, the population in Alberta is not distributed evenly; in some locations there are as many as 18 bears per 1,000 square kilometers. As I have pointed out in previous blogs, as wildlife conservation efforts become more successful for large predators...." (Read More)

Pheasants Forever Banquet Help!

Info on helping set up:

When: This Friday at 8:15am - early afternoon.

Where: Eagle Eye Golf/ Banquet Facility. It's on Abbot road about 10 minutes north of campus.Google Map

Kent Ballard has also invited anyone who is interested to stay for the dinner as well. I believe it will start between 4 and 6.

IMPORTANT: I need people to commit to come. We are representing the FW Club and the Department, so it will look really bad if people bail at the last minute..

Conclave Information:

This year's annual Midwest Wildlife Society Student Conclave is a weekend of epic proportions! Join a us and a bunch of other school's Wildlife Society's in our region for a mini-conference filled with guest speakers, workshops and a whole lot of fun! This is a great way to meet wildlife students from other areas and network! You'll see many of these faces at similar events throughout your careers! Ask anyone and they'll tell you that this is definitely worth going to!

Description:

"The Purdue Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society will be hosting the 2010 Midwest Student Conclave, March 26th-28th, 2010.

The topic of the weekend will be "Managing in the Matrix: Wildlife Management on a Changing Landscape." Modern pressures for increased agricultural production, more space to house a growing population, and an overall disconnect between an increasingly urban population and our natural resources necessitate that today's wildlife biologists be able to conserve our wildlife resources in a highly fragmented environment.

These environments are becoming more common throughout the Midwest and with that growth, human-wildlife interactions are increasing exponentially. It is today's wildlife professional who is charged with the task to conserve our valuable natural resources and optimize human interactions with wildlife.

This year's conclave will focus on this broad topic and equip Midwestern students with additional tools to Manage in the Matrix."

Activities

Information Sheet

Itinerary


***Registration is $60. Now this may seem like a lot, but this fee includes all meals (Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast), lodging, a shirt and all activities. Make checks payable to 'Purdue Wildlife Society' if you are mailing this yourself or to 'MSU Fisheries and Wildlife', if you would like to send it along with everyone else's. These kind of events are really important for your career! Comment, on this blog post if you have any other questions!

The rest of the flyer with more detailed information: DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM! They can be sent to:

Purdue Wildlife Society
C/O John Dunning
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Potluck Tomorrow!

FUN EVENT this weekend:

The rest of the flyer with more detailed information: Flyer

Let me know if you would like to join me on Saturday! ~Marco

Study: Lakes in the Great Lakes region healthier than those in the rest of the nation

Study: Lakes in the Great Lakes region healthier than those in the rest of the nation