Wood Duck Box Cleanout

Come have a fun couple of hours hiking around in the snow and helping the DNR collect data from wood duck boxes! We will use GPS to locate the boxes and collect data on how many egg shells are there, other animal activity, etc.

WHEN: Saturday 2/12
9am - 12pm

WHERE: Rose Lake DNR Research Center

**We will all meet behind the Natural Resources Building at 8:45am to give everyone a ride.

Make sure to bring warm clothes and boots if you have them!

TWS CONCLAVE 2011 !!!

The University of Missouri-Columbia Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society would like to invite everyone to the 2011 TWS North Central Student Conclave for one of the biggest events of the year!!!

WHEN: March 25-27, 2011
WHERE: Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri

What is Conclave?!?!

The Wildlife Society Student Conclave is an epic weekend filled with social events, field trips, presentations, hands-on workshops and quiz bowl! Every year student chapters from the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society come together for a great time, to learn and network with other schools. We took a large group down to Purdue last year and we hosted it the year before that. It is always one of the highlights of the year for everyone and we hope that you decide to come too! There isn't a certain level of knowledge or prior participation you have to have in order to attend and sometimes is all the better if you don't! You'll have a great time getting to know other FW Club members as well as learn more about the wildlife profession. There will be many schools there from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The cool thing about going to these types of conferences is you meet people and make friends from different parts of the country and continue to see them at future conferences and into your professional career. This is also a great thing to put on your resume!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, WE NEED YOU TO EMAIL THE CLUB (msufwclub@gmail.com) BY THIS FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST WITH A COMMITMENT TO PAY THE $50 WHEN WE GET BACK FROM BREAK. Our VP Marie is going to pay the costs up front for everyone that signs up, and you will be required to find a replacement or pay the $50, if you decide later that you are unable to go. (Please include your name, t-shirt size, emergency contact info, and any food requirements/allergies you may have in the email)

We really hope you decide to join us in March! Sorry for the rushed call for attendees - the lodge that MU is reserving has to know the number of people very early on and the money we send must be postmarked by January 1st..



Tentative Schedule
Friday 3:00-5:00 Check-in
5:00-6:30 Reception, Dinner, Door Prizes
7:00-8:00 Rifle, Archery, Alpine Tower/Zip line
9:00-? Social/bonfire
Saturday 6:00-8:00 Bioblitz
8:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:30-12:30 Field Trips
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Speakers
3:00-5:30 Competitions
5:30-6:00 Chapter President’s Roundtable Discussion
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-9:00 Quiz Bowl
9:00-? Bonfire
Sunday 7:00-8:00 Workshop
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-11:00 Workshops
11:00-12:00 Awards, Send-off
12:00-1:00 Lunch

Updated T-Shirt Design!

Here is the updated version of the t-shirt! It will be a white design on green.
We plan on getting t-shirts and crewneck sweatshirts (no hood, vintage look!)

Give us any last minute thoughts you have! The 'Fisheries and Wildlife Club' text was just randomly chosen. We're going to ask the people at the t-shirt place if they can pick a nice font style.

New T-Shirt Designs!

Design 1

We would at least have to think of a way to add 'Club' and 'MSU' to this design.

Design 2

Growling Bear - another idea that was recently submitted. an idea was to maybe incorporate this 'more viscous' version of the bear into the first design. lol FW Club is intense after all..

3rd Pic

This is a design based on the 'Pabst Blue Ribbon' can. Maybe a bar crawl T?

Alright, here are the designs that people submitted on 10/28. We have had the same design for the past few years and are looking for a new idea! For now, please make comments and suggestions on the above designs!!! You are welcome to comment as 'anonymous' . If you'd like to submit another design, please email us a picture of it at msufwclub@gmail.com. We hope to have this decided by the end of the month!

Red Cedar River Cleanup Photos!

Thanks to the ~60 people who came out to help! Among other things, we pulled about 40 bikes from the river! Unfortunately, this is probably a new record. Thanks to Ruth Kline-Robach from MSU's Institute of Water Research and the CARRS Department for donating the shirts!

If you are interested in getting more information/getting involved in the Club's Red Cedar River Awareness Campaign, click on 'Outreach Committee' at the right. More info to come soon.

Thanks!

Camping this Weekend @ Sleeping Bear Dunes

Dear extremely awesome people of the world,

(people that have committed to going - see below for details)

Sign up to go camping this weekend near Sleeping Bear Dunes! Seriously though, you should come.. We have 18 people signed up already (mostly new faces), so it's gonna be a ton of fun! We will be staying at some property that a friends family owns about 20 minutes from the Dunes. They are doing us a huge favor, but letting us stay there for free! You will still be expected to help pay for food and gas. We also have access to the cabin, so if the weather gets nasty or if people prefer to sleep indoors, we have that option as well. Sleeping Bear Dunes is one of Michigan's must-see natural places, especially if you haven't been before! It is about 3 hours away and is right on the shores of Lake Michigan. I know we'll go hiking and the usual camping activities, but will look for other suggestions from you guys! We plan on leaving Friday afternoon and coming back mid-Sunday. It'll be a great time to get to hang out in a cool place and enjoy a nice break from school! It's really on these kinds of activities where you get to know fellow members, so don't miss out!

If you can drive, please let us know how many you can take! We need to know if you are going by Wednesday at 8:00pm. We need a head count for rides and buying food.

IMPORTANT: The Eboard decided last week that in order to attend this event you must be a dues paying member ($15/year). We feel that because this is an awesome opportunity, we want to take people who are becoming invested in the Club. However, if you can't pay by next Thursday, it's not the end of the world. We just ask that you do pay within the next few weeks.

Details:

-We will assign people to the cars that are going on Thursday.

-We are leaving campus between 4:30 and 5:30. Depending on who can leave when.

-We will be stopping somewhere to eat on the way there

-It's supposed to be kind of cold at night all weekend - *make sure to bring extra layers and blankets to keep warm! lol okay mom!

-Bring cards or other games to play!

-We will be hiking some of the dunes on Saturday, maybe going into Glenn Arbor, which is a nearby town. They have some cool shops.

-A couple of us will go buy food before the weekend for Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast. S'mores too!

-My friend Kathleen has extra sleeping bags and blankets at the house if needed

-try to bring a water bottle

-Some stuff you might need to bring: sleeping bag, sleeping pad (or at least cushioning to put between you and the floor), warm clothes (depending on the temperature), shoes to hike in, rain coat.

*If we're missing anything, or you have other questions, please reply to this message.

Adams field map - Ultimate Frisbee!

Meet on Adams field (near the Music Building side) at 6:30pm. We have a light-up frisbee, so we don't need to stop when the sun goes down! Even if you've never tossed a frisbee, come out for a great time!