UMC Team Competes at
Wildlife ConclaveA group of students from the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) recently attended the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Student Conclave, held at Rosholt Lyon’s Camp near Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The students are members of the UMC Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society.
The conclave featured seminars and demonstrations related to wildlife observation and management. Sessions included an information session on the wild cats of North America, a wildlife rehabilitation seminar, a canon netting demonstration, guided bird tours, frog counts, prairie chicken field observation, and rock climbing, among others.
The conclave also featured a quiz bowl competition designed to test participants’ knowledge in areas such as wildlife management and techniques, animal anatomy and physiology, statistical analysis, population dynamics, animal identification, and general resource knowledge.
UMC’s quiz bowl team finished in fifth place among teams from twelve colleges and universities. The team was composed of Kara Clancy of Thompson, ND; Nico Bennett of Newfolden, MN; Richard Bohnen of Grand Marais, MN; and Dan Oberg of Isanti, MN. Competing schools included Northern Michigan University; Iowa State; University of Missouri; Ohio State; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Purdue; South Dakota State University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; and University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
UMC's quiz bowl team (from left): Nico
Bennett, Richard Bohnen, Kara Clancy, and Dan Oberg.
"The students did a fantastic job at the quiz bowl," said John Loegering, assistant professor of natural resources--wildlife management and advisor to the student chapter. "This was our first year competing, and we finished in front of many teams from large universities with prestigious reputations. Moreover, most of the other teams were composed of seniors and a graduate student whereas our team had mostly juniors and sophomores. The team really stepped up to the challenge of competing at this level. I am very proud of the students’ performance--they represented UMC very well and demonstrated our standing with schools in the region."
This is the first time UMC students have taken part in the conclave. Thirteen students attended from the college. UMC recently added a wildlife management emphasis to its degree program in natural resources. The UMC Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society is also a relatively new organization, just completing it’s first anniversary. For more information, visit the group’s website webhome.crk.umn.edu/clubs/wildlife.
The Wildlife Society, founded in 1937, is an international, non-profit, scientific and educational society of nearly 10,000 wildlife researchers, managers, professors, and students. Society members are dedicated to sustainable management of wildlife resources and their habitats. Student members receive publications detailing the latest findings of wildlife research and management; have the opportunity to attend state, section, and national meetings; and gain valuable leadership experience. The Wildlife Society is organized into local chapters, state chapters, eight sections, and the international level.
The UMC Chapter of the Wildlife Society: back
row, Jason Wentland of Jamestown, ND; Nathan Saete of
Oakdale, MN; Richard Bohnen of Grand Marais,
MN; advisor John Loegering; Dan Oberg of Isanti, MN; Kelly
Sleen of Park Rapids, MN; Stephanie
Powell of Saint Albans, VT; front row,
Kara Clancy of Thompson, ND; Nico Bennett of Newfolden, MN; Ryan
Gilbertson of Park Rapids, MN; Lance Readel of Mountain, ND; and Jennifer
Linder of Battle Lake, MN.
Posted 04/23/2002
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