WVU EnvironMentors

National student photo contest photo contest ends this Friday. This is your opportunity to turn in pictures of your research, earn recognition and maybe even money! Details were emailed. Good luck!

The 2015 Wildlife and Fisheries Undergraduate Symposium is in the Percival Hall lobby today from now until 4p. Feel free to stop by and see the research the division undergrads are doing!

Congratulations to all of our students! The posters were incredible yesterday. Your hard work definitely paid off. Pictures will be posted soon. If you have any to share, please email them to Cat, and she will add them to the album. Thank you!

Hope everyone is getting excited for today's FOURTH Annual EnvironMentors Poster Fair!!

Earth Day (4/22)! Here are some environment friendly options to consider: carry a water bottle, unplug electronics when not in use, pick up litter when hiking, walk or bike when you travel short distances, start a compost bin, and sell or donate old items rather than throwing them away. What other ideas do you have?

Local opportunity to get outside!
WVU Arboretum walks in April and May
The Department of Biology spring ephemeral wildflower walks and the Mountaineer Audubon spring bird walks are back at the Core Arboretum.
The wildflower walks will happen the last three Sundays in April (April 12, 19, 26) at 2 p.m.
The bird walks will be the last two Tuesdays in April and the first two Tuesdays in May (April 21, 28 and May 5, 12) at 7:30 a.m.
All tours will meet in the Arboretum parking lot. Additional free parking is available at the nearby Coliseum.
No reservations are needed.
Dress appropriately for the weather and for hiking.

Great opportunity for our students and mentors!

Come to Coopers Rock this weekend and be a citizen scientist!

A great website for students and mentors! It lists opportunities for people interested in STEM and breaks it down by age group from k-12 all the way up to post-doctoral and educators!

Pathways to Science

Student meeting today! We will be going over presentation skills, college access, and answering any questions you may have.

Its a bit of a drive, but its a free training if you are interested in water quality monitoring. Please share with anyone who might want to become involved!

Become a Volunteer Water Quality Monitor - Slatyfork Training Opportunity - WVRivers

Free admission until the end of the month! If you have never been you should look into it! Its a nice opportunity to learn more about the wildlife in our state!

Have some free time this weekend? Visit the WV State Wildlife Center! Admission is free through the end of the month. http://ow.ly/JPU38

Student meeting today! Can't wait to discuss current research and help students begin to outline their posters!

Cat's phone screen has stopped working, please email if you need to contact her.

Please use the snow day wisely! Today could be a great day to meet with your mentor! WVU is still in session.

Workshop this afternoon focused on data analysis! Hope to see you there! :)

Tomorrow night, check out ""Climate Change, China, and the West Virginia Connection," in the WVU College of Law Event Space at 7pm. See http://www.alleghenyclimate.org/ for more information.

Allegheny Highlands Climate Change Impact Initiative - Friends of Blackwater - Because We Care Two big news items: (1) our new Report is issued -- and (2), we have a fabulous program coming up on February 12 in Morgantown (scroll down for information on the Feb. 12 program or click here to pre-register.)

Dr. William White will be presenting "Ground Water in Karstic Terrain- A Half Century of Progress" this evening at 5pm in 334 Percival Hall. Check the flyer for more details! Hope to see you there! This event is open to the public. http://erc.davis.wvu.edu/r/download/206481

erc.davis.wvu.edu

Dan Fagin will be in the Mountainlair this evening! The talk is at 730p and will be open to the public! Please consider coming out!

Dan Fagin
Environmental Journalist
Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation – Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize

Current Series | David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas | West Virginia University January 27, 2015 The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaCo-sponsored by the Charleston Gazette

Just a reminder for those interested: "Glacial Balance" will be showing this afternoon in the Gluck Theater and again this evening at the Metropolitan theater. Click on the link to see the flyer!

erc.davis.wvu.edu

Mark your calendars: Dan Fagin, author of "Tom's River A Story of Science and Salvation" will be speaking as a part of WVU's Festival of Ideas on January 26 at 7:30pm in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Event is free and open to the public.

Dan Fagin | David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas | West Virginia University A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes frequently about environmental science, Dan Fagin is also a science journalism professor at New York University. His book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, was recently awarded the 2014 Pulitzer for General Nonfiction, as well as the New Yo…

Interested in our water resources? Check out the ERC Seminar Series this spring!

First up: "Ethan Steinman of Daltonic Films will introduce his film, “Glacial Balance,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Gluck Theatre at the Mountainlair and again at 7 p.m. in the Metropolitan Theatre on High Street."

All films and presentations in the series are free and open to the public!

WVU seminars will highlight water resources From glaciers to streams, water will take center stage in a spring seminar series at West Virginia University.

Recycling solutions in Mon County!

Disposal Information APPLIANCES -Native American Community Center (Formerly Wadestown Community Resource Center) Accepts working appliances only Free pick up (call to make arrangements) Phone: (304) 662-6220 or (724) 4...

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Its never too late to learn more about where you live!

Morgantown's Underground Secrets No town gets to be 200-plus years old without burying some secrets. You don’t really know the city until you know what lies beneath it.

Welcome back students! Hope your first day was great! We are really excited to share news of some mail we received recently! WVU EnvironMentors now has a FOLDSCOPE! After some assembly, we hope to show it off at our first meeting of the semester- on the 16th after school!

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Happy Holidays Everyone!

Student Christmas Party is after school tomorrow (Monday!)! See you soon!

Project topic forms that were turned in prior to Thanksgiving have been returned to Mr. Belden's room with comments. Please collect at your earliest convenience if you haven't already. Thanks!