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Laura Bell

Lab Services Coordinator
Role:
Staff

Responsibilities

  • Assist department faculty and instructors with classes and labs
  • Assistant curator of Natural Resource Wildlife Museum
  • Environmental Education and Outreach coordinator
  • Maintain and coordinate Red River Valley Natural History Area
  • Maintain U of M Crookston Nature Nook
  • Supervise Natural Resource work study students

Research Interests

  • River of Dreams
  • RiverWatch
  • Monarch Larva Monitoring
  • Monarch Watch
  • MAPS - Avian Monitoring Program

Awards, Distinctions, and Honors

Educational Background

  • B.S. Wildlife Zoology, North Dakota State University

Certifications

  • American Red Cross FA/CPR/AED Instructor
  • American Wilderness Leadership School
  • Leopold Education Project Educator
  • Project Learning Tree Facilitator
  • Project Wet Facilitator
  • Project Wild Facilitator
  • S130/190 Wildland Fire Training
  • MN Master Naturalist Instructor

 

Started at U of M Crookston November 2004

 

In the News

  • U of M Crookston Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony held May 7, 2024
    RetirementsRecognized in 2024 were Brenda Bozyk of Facilities and Phil Baird of Agriculture and Natural Resources.The University of Minnesota Crookston held its annual Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony May 7, 2024 and honored multiple individuals for years of service, retirements, and select… Read more
  • UMN Crookston NACTA students bring home sweepstakes trophy from competition in California
    University of Minnesota Crookston agriculture and natural resources students who attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) conference in mid-April in Modesto, California have a lot to be proud of after their competitions, including taking home the trophy for winning… Read more
  • MAPS Station captures, bands breeding birds
    Local efforts are part of a much wider effort assisting with the conservation of birds and their habitats through demographic monitoring. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survival Program (MAPS) is a network of stations that capture, band, and re-capture breeding birds at over 1200 locations… Read more