Student Organizations
Student clubs encourage involvement of undergraduate and
graduate students in forestry and natural resources activities.
These extracurricular programs promote camaraderie among students
and faculty, initiate discussion of resource issues, and provide
opportunities to network with natural resource professionals.
Undergraduate and graduate students are also asked to participate
in departmental faculty meetings and on curriculum committees.
Environmental Studies Club - provides students
with the opportunity to become acquainted and discuss environmental
issues, promote projects, and share mutual concerns with students
and faculty.
Forestry Club - provides students educational
opportunities and a chance to network with forestry professionals.
The Forestry Club also fellowship among students and faculty.
Activities include:
. Annual Christmas Tree Sale
. Competing in National Forester's Conclave
. Forester's Day at University of Minnesota
Recreational Resource Management Club -provides
opportunities to socialize
with students and faculty and participate in recreational,
educational, and
community service activities outside the classroom including:
. North Country National Scenic Trail Building
. Field trips and professional meetings
Society of American Foresters Student Chapter
- provides opportunities to meet with forestry professionals,
discuss current issues, receive employment information and
participate in a mentoring program. Activities include:
. Forestry in the Classroom Project
. Field trips and professional meetings
. Habitat for Humanity projects
The Water Resources Students in Action - increases
awareness of water resources issues and current scientific
research in water resources. Activities include:
. Minnehaha Creek Adopt-a-River Program
. Minnehaha Creek Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program
Xi Sigma Pi - the National Forestry
Honor Society, seeks to secure and maintain a high level of
scholarship including scholastic achievement, leadership,
and community service.
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