U.P. Camping Trip

Well as most of you know the Fisheries and Wildlife Club is going on a grand adventure to Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula on September 30th, 2011. This will be a camping excursion located in the Picture Rocks National Lake Shore area. There are marvels in store beyond belief and a fun time is always a guarantee.

So here are few more details of what you need:
-The trip fee is $30 (you must pay before you go)
-Tent (if you have one!)
-Sleeping bag/pad
-Outdoor gear (hiking shoes, rain clothes, and warm clothes)
-Binoculars and Field Guides
-Extra spending money (souvenirs and spontaneous meals out(this almost always happens))
-And this is a carpooling event so if you can drive please let us know!

And an itinerary you might ask?
Friday September 30th
-8am Depart East Lansing
-12(noon) Lunch (this may be on the road)
-2pm Arrive at Big Springs
-3:30pm Arrive at Seney N.W.R.
-6pm Setup camp and make dinner

Saturday October 1st
-8am Breakfast at campsite
-9am Depart for waterfall(s)
-10:30am Pictured Rocks National Lake shore
-12(noon) Lunch (we are brown baggin' it)
-2pm Recreational opportunities (hiking, fishing, naturalist identification, or just a relaxing afternoon)
-6pm Dinner

Sunday October 2nd
-8am/10:30am Breakfast and pack-out
-10:30am Exploration or fun (or maybe both)
-12(noon) Lunch
-6pm/8pm arrive back in East Lansing

*Any question contact Matt Ocko (ockomatt@msu.edu) or just leave a comment on the blog. I would like this to serve as a way for others to communicate about the trip as well in reference to camping supplies one might need!*

Event: FW Club vs. GSO Soccer Challenge!

This Saturday (4/9) @ 4pm the Fisheries and Wildlife Club will be taking on the Graduate Student Organization in a game of soccer! This game is for sport, friendship, and ultimately bragging rights! It will be held at the Veterinary Medical Field, this field is located to the eastern side of the vet med building! Come out and support your club and gain the right to claim SUPREMACY!

FENNER OUTREACH EVENT

Join the FW Club for some fantastic Earth Day fun on Sunday, April 17th, from 12:00pm-4:00pm at Fenner Nature Center just south of campus! This event is a great opportunity for students to get the chance to get kids excited about wildlife and the natural world! We will be holding three different walks, as well as making crafts, and having informational talks inside the center. The schedule for Sunday is as follows:

12:00-4:00pm - Crafts (Native Plants, Earth Chain), One-on-one animal exhibit tours, Animal taxidermy explanations, Story time
1:00pm - Macro invertebrate/Pond Life Walk
2:00pm - Forest Floor/Leaf Litter Walk
3:00pm - Bird/Tree Walk

So, whether you can stay for the whole shebang or only stop on by for a few minutes, we would love to see you there!

FW Grad Student Symposium

~The FW Graduate Student Symposium. We've mentioned this for the last few meetings, but it is strongly encouraged that you go. This provides an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the different projects graduate students in the department are working on. We've attached the schedule, so you can pick out the talks that are of interest to you. You can attend as much of it as you'd like. More information can be found at http://fw.msu.edu/gsosymp/. Even if you are thinking about going, the G.S.O. asks that you go to this website and take a minute to sign up for FREE.

-Friday February 25th.
- 8:00am - 8:30pm
- The Union, 2nd Floor


Schedule: http://fw.msu.edu/gsosymp/2011schedule.xlsx

GPS/GIS Workshop

Come get a crash course in GPS use and simple GIS use! We will be meeting in the Polar Bear Room at the Natural Resources Building and then heading out behind the building to the FW Club’s Management Area to play with some GPS units! We will then head inside to the computer lab to play around with some GIS tools.

-Lead by Graduate Student Daniel Wieferi

*Cost is FREE for dues paying FW Club members and $5 for non-members!

There is limited space, so if you would like to attend, please email us with your name at
msufwclub@gmail.com.

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