by Bryce Reedy
Students who are interested in the study of biology, love the environment and want to help save endangered species should look into joining the fish and wildlife club.
“Fish and wildlife club is basically everything fish and wildlife,” club President Sydney Ludwick said. “We like to expose different students what various careers would be for going into biology.”
The club looks to provide students who are looking into a career in the biology field a chance to experience the different types of work students could do beyond college.
“A lot of it is field biology,” Ludwick said. “so we go out to different lakes to do electro fishing. And then we have professionals come in and talk about what they do in their career.”
Not only do they have professionals come in and speak, but the club is also looking to give students opportunities to find internships with various organizations from around the Grand Junction area.
“We have a career opportunity coming up,” Ludwick said. “were people can meet other people from different organizations such as the [Bureau of Land Management], parks and wildlife and others like them.”
Outside of their career moving opportunities, the club is also looking to make a difference off campus. It all starts Oct. 1 when the club will be hosting their first Pokémon scavenger hunt and bake sale on campus. The event will be taking place in the university plaza at 3 p.m. and the scavenger hunt will encompass the entire campus. Participants will be given clues as to where the next Pokémon is located. First prize for finishing the scavenger hunt is a Pokémon plush. For students who want to participate in the fundraiser it costs $3 per person with part of their profits going to help save some endangered species.
“A dollar of that goes to fish and wildlife club,” Ludwick said. “A dollar of that goes to Alta, which is an organization for Amur leopards and Amur tigers. So we are going to try and save them from going extinct. And then a dollar goes into a drawing prize, so if we have 100 participants then you could win a $100.”
There are currently only 70 Amur leopards and 500 Amur tigers left in the wild around the world.
Students who are interested in the club do not have to be biology majors as well as the club will accept anyone that is looking to join.
“It is a lot of fun,” Ludwick said. “Even if you have no interest in biology you are welcome to come.”
The club holds their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in WS 366.
