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NEW pictures are up! Next Meeting: Meetings are held every other Thursday at 7 PM in the Biology Building Room 433. If you would like to be notified through your e-mail, please send us a e-mail at Wildlife.Society@nau.edu and we'll put you on our mailing list. Upcoming Events:
Raymond Ranch Winter Trip Our clubs relationship with the fine folks (and Bison!) at Raymond Ranch is a strong one, and there will definitely be another opportunity to go out there this Spring and help out with some of Dave Belitsky's amazing and progressive wildlife projects once again. More to come! Announcements: The bowling party was fun and a great success! Since the Forestry club did not show, we are champions for another year! Thanks to everyone that made it possible!!
The Wildlifers Forum is up and running (click here!). Come join a discussion, post an animal sighting or start a conversation with a friend!
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We had a great time again at Raymond Ranch III. This time we planted some root plants around the native fish pond, seeded the shoreline, and placed rocks into some run-off trenches to prevent more erosion. Before the day of work we had a great opportunity to see the Bison up close and personal, with-in 20 yards at one point! Of course Friday night was again a great time sitting around the campfire getting to know everyone and listening to the smooth sounds of Circadian Rythyms! Thanks to Dr. Theimer, Chris, Emily, Dean, Scott, Neal, Micah, Steve, Seth, Caley, our 2 newest members Lauren and Stephen, and of course Cinder the wonder dog for making this yet again a great time!! Volunteer Help: Hay Lake Wetlands Restoration Tree Planting Project and camping trip has been postponed until further notice due to unforeseen circumstances, but it will still be happening (we promise!), and we'll keep you posted! Would you like to work with Wild Turkeys, Pronghorn Antelope, Bald Eagles or Bats? Or help to install Elk exclosures? We have opportunities to help in all of these projects for the Fall/Winter! Contact us if interested.
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NAU TWS Volunteers at the 2004 AZ/NM Wildlife Society Conference in Safford Arizona (sorry some of these are so pixelated).
The NAU TWS Conference Crew
Nate, Dean, Anna, Jason John, Emily, Regina, Chris, Lorelyn, Corinne
Dan, Mark W., Michael, Mark H. Elizabeth, Steven, Jon, Stu
Hunter, Kevin, Caryn, Meghan, Alan Thanks to all who came and helped make the conference be one of the best ever! _________________________ TWS Volunteers at the Pronghorn Antelope Juniper Thinning Project with AZGFD. Not pictured: Rochelle Silva, Kevin Beiler, Anna Mae Burd, & Tad Theimer
Stu Tuttle Alan Zufelt
Emily Nelson Steven Martin _____________________________
Our Field Trip to the Adobe Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and the World Wildlife Zoo was lots of fun, here are a couple of photos courtesy of Jason Andreine and Emily Nelson, there will be more to come!
Jason feeding a beautiful Lorie Emily and Chris with new friends
Lorelyn and Dean with a Gorilla A rehabilitated Peregrine Falcon
Danielle, Sara, Emily, Jason and Don at the Wildlife World Zoo
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On the first weekend of Spring, 4 California Condors were released at the Vermillion Cliffs. Some of us went to check out this amazing event.
Tad, Kitty and baby Nicholas Mark, Andi and the line of scopes
Emily checking out the Vermillion Cliffs A California Condor flies by _________________________________
The Wildlife Society showed up at Raymond Ranch Wildlife Area to help manager Dave Belitsky with his Native Fish pond project. We planted native seeds and tilled the Earth by day, and sat around a roaring campfire by night, playing music, swapping stories and making lasting friendships.
Spreading hay on the seeded area. Dave tilling the earth.
Anna from Washington came to help. Dave gives us some history of the area.
Our Reward: Seeing the Bison up close! Relaxing by the fire.
Thanks to Mark, Jason, Don, Anna, Dean, Koren, Anna, Emily and Cinder the wonder dog for all your hard work! ___________________________
Raymond Ranch II, this time we planted some root stock around the native fish pond and into one of the many canyons and also seeded a water tank! Thanks to Chris, Emily, Dean, Anna, Mayra, Amanda and Cinder the wonder dog for making a great weekend!
Digging holes for root plants. Seeding for erosion control.
Hard workers with big smiles! _________________________________________
Raymond Ranch III, once again we headed out to our 2nd home and helped to restore more wetland areas. This was our closest experience with the Bison yet as we stood only 20 yards away from the herd. We also helped to mist net bats for identification purposes.
Raymond Ranch III Crew Group Shot
Watching the Buffalo. We got 20 yards from the herd!
Planting riparian plants. Everyone got involved in seed spreading.
Tad is, by far, the hardest working professor ever!
Thanks to Stephen, Lauren, Neil, Scott, Jason, Emily, Micah, Caley, Steve, Seth, Tad, Dean, Chris and Cinder the wonder dog.
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AZGFD Highway 260 Elk Project: Some members of the NAU TWS went near Payson to help work on a AZGFD project that involved ways to help Elk cross Hwy 260 safely. Jeff Gagnon and Norris Dodd taught us how to trap elk in a Clover Trap (in order to collar them with radio transmitters), shoot a net gun, and more. In return, we helped them install some ground wires for a infrared camera system used to capture elk movement beneath highway crossings.
A unsuspecting volunteer got to be the Elk Jeff Gagnon loading a net gun
Emily digging ditches TWS knows how to get their hands dirty!
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2004 End of The Year BBQ!: At the end of the year it is time to hang out and have fun with the new friends we have all made in the club. Here are some pictures from the 2004 BBQ.
Don - Champion Horseshoe thrower The Annual TWS Volleyball Showdown
Emily and Chris were given a great gift. The club gave a gift in appreciation of Tad.
Good times with the NAU Wildlife Society
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Annual Bowling for Bucks - 2004 Bowling Tournament: The NAU TWS Chapter has been the NAU Bowling Champions for 2 years now. First we beat the Biological Honor Society in 2003, and then we squared off against the Forestry Club in 2004, who, unfortunately forfeited the game by not showing up, so we played against each other, and had an amazing time.
The Bowling Champions!
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NAU TWS Attendees at the 2005 AZ/NM Wildlife Society Conference in Gallup, New Mexico: The 2005 Conference was an amazing time. Thanks to all who came! And to the University of New Mexico Wildlife Society, thanks for the memories!
Back Row: Kevin, Stu, Seth, Stephen, Micah, Dean, Amanda, Mayra, Scott, Jason Middle Row: Tad, Mark, Chris Bottom Row: Amanda, Vanessa, Regina, Emily, Anna, Dan
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