forestry kaimin, 2012-2013

F o r e s t r y K a i m i n 1

History of the Forestry KaiminThe Forestry Kaim in originated in 1915 as a yearly newsletter. It largely

consisted o f a review o f Forestry Club activities over the year, as well as work from faculty, students, and research papers from the regional Forest Service office1. The Forestry Kaimin was published alm ost continuously from 1915 until 2000, except for several pauses during W orld W ar I and W orld W ar II, when the m ajority o f the students in the School o f Forestry were serving overseas. Over the years the content has varied greatly from a sim ple review o f club activities, to a full blown yearbook for the School o f Forestry. Last year, after a 12 year hiatus, the Forestry Kaimin was resurrected. W ithin the pages this year you can find an update about activities for all the clubs within the College o f Forestry and Conservation, as well as a sm attering o f other news and pieces w ritten by students.

I hope perusing these pages brings back fond memories o f another interesting and eventful year in the College o f Forestry and Conservation .

Kenneth Plourde

Forestry Kaimin editor 2013

'Source: Magill, C. 2013. 100 Years of Forestry at the University of Montana, Missoula. Mansfield Library, Missoula, Montana, USA.


D e d i c a t i o n

D r . D a n P l e t s c h e r

After serving the students of the College of Forestry and conservation as a Professor of Wildlife Biology for nearly 30 years, and the Director of the Wildlife Biology Program for 19 years, Dan will be retiring on June 30th, 2013. He has trained countless graduate and undergraduate students in his time here, and has grown the Wildlife Biology Program into one of the best in the world. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Pletscher for his efforts, and wish him a very relaxing and enjoyable retirement.

Back in the Day- Dr. Pletscher, Front, second from left, pictured with the 1987 Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society


C o l l e g e o f F o r e s t r y a n d C o n s e r v a t i o n F a c u l t y

Affleck, David - A ssociate Professor of Forest Biom etrics; D irector of the In land N orthw est Growth & Yield Cooperative

Alaback, Paul - Professor E m eritu s of Forest Ecology

B allantyne, Ashley - A ssistan t Professor of Bioclimatology

Belsky, J ill M. - P rofessor of R ural and E nvironm ental Sociology; D irector, Bolle C enter for People an d Forests

Borrie, Bill - Professor of P ark an d Recreation M anagem ent

Bosak, Keith - A ssistan t Professor of N ature B ased Tourism a n d R ecreation

Brown, Periy - Provost an d Vice President for Academic Affairs; P rofessor of Social Science in N atu ra l R esources

Burchfield, J a m e s - D ean of College of Forestry an d Conservation; Professor of Forest Social Sciences

B urke, Edwin - Professor of Wood Science and Technology

C hung, W oodam - Associate Professor of Forest O perations

Cleveland, Cory - A ssociate Professor of T errestria l B iogeochem istry

Daw son, N atalie - A ssociate D irector of the W ilderness In stitu te

Dobrowski, Solom on - A ssistan t Professor of Forest L andscape Ecology

Dodson, B eth - Associate Professor of In tegrated N atural R esource Planning; Director, F orestry Program

Dreitz, Victoria - R esearch A ssistan t ProfessorEby, Lisa - Associate Professor of Aquatic V ertebrate Ecology

Freim und, W ayne - Professor of Protected Area M anagem ent; D irector, W ilderness Institu te

G oodburn, J o h n - A ssociate Professor of Silviculture; C hair, D epartm en t of Forest M anagem ent

G underson , Kari - A djunct R esearch A ssistan t Professor

H ebblewhite, M ark - A ssociate Professor of U ngulate H abita t Ecology

Jen cso , Kelsey - A ssistan t Professor of W atershed Hydrology

Keyes, C hristopher R. - A ssociate R esearch Professor of Silviculture; D irector, Applied Forest M anagem ent Program

Kolb, Peter - Associate Professor of Forest Ecology & M anagem ent; M ontana S tate U niversity Extension Forestry Specialist

K rausm an , Paul - Boone an d C rockett P rofessor of Wildlife Conservation

L arson, Andrew - A ssistan t Professor of Forest Ecology

Lekberg, Ylva - A djunct A ssistan t Professor

L ukacs, Paul M. - A ssistan t Professor of Q uan tita tive Wildlife Ecology

M arczak, Laurie - A ssistan t Professor of A quatic Invertebrate Ecology

McCool, Steve - Professor E m eritu s of W ildland Recreation M anagem ent

Metcalf, E lizabeth Covelli - A ssistan t Professor of P arks Tourism & R ecreation M anagem ent

Metcalf, A lexander L. - A ssistan t R esearch Professor; A ssistan t D irector, Bolle C enter for People an d Forests

Mills, L. Scott - Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology


Mitchell, M ichael -A d junct Research Professor of Wildlife Conservation; Leader of Cooperative Wildlife R esearch Unit

Moisey, R. Neil - In terim Deputy Com m issioner, Academic, Research, & S tuden t Affairs; Professor of N ature-based Tourism

Naugle, Dave - Professor Large Scale Wildlife Ecology

Nelson, C ara - Associate Professor of Restoration Ecology; Director, W ildland Restoration Program

Nickerson, Norma - R esearch Professor; Director of In stitu te for Tourism an d Recreation Research; D irector, P arks, Tourism , an d Recreation M anagem ent Program

Nie, M artin - Professor, N atu ra l Resource Policy; C hair, D epartm en t of Society & Conservation

Patterson , M ichael - Associate Dean of College of Forestry an d Conservation; Professor of H um an D im ensions of Wildlife and N atural R esource M anagem ent

Phear, Nicky - Clim ate Change Studies Instructo r and Program Coordinator

Pletscher, Daniel - Professor of Wildlife Biology; Director, Wildlife Biology Program

Potts, D onald F. - Professor E m eritus of W atershed M anagem ent

Queen, LLoyd Paul - P rofessor of Rem ote Sensing; D irector, N ational C enter for Landscape Fire Analysis

Riddering, Ja m e s - A djunct R esearch A ssistan t Professor; Rem ote Sensing Program M anager, N ational C enter for Landscape Fire A nalysis

R unning, Steve - Regents Professor of Ecology; C hair, D epartm en t of E cosystem and C onservation Sciences; Director, N um erical T erradynam ics S im ulation G roup

Schw artz, M ichael - A djunct R esearch A ssistan t Professor of Wildlife Biology

Scott, D ane - Associate Professor of E thics; D irector, C enter for E thics

Seielstad , C arl - Associate R esearch Professor; F ire /F u e ls Program M anager, N ational C en ter for L andscape Fire Analysis

Servheen, C hris - A djunct R esearch A ssociate Professor of Wildlife Conservation; Coordinator, Grizzly Bear Recovery Program

Siebert, S tephen F. - Professor of Tropical Forest C onservation and M anagem ent

Six, D iana - Professor of Forest Entom ology / Pathology

Thom as, J a c k W ard - Boone an d C rockett P rofessor E m eritus

T onnessen , Kathy - A djunct R esearch A ssistan t Professor; N ational P ark Service Liaison to Rocky M ountain Cooperative Ecosystem s S tud ies Unit

Venn, Tyron - A ssociate Professor of N atu ra l R esource Econom ics

W akim oto, Ronald - Professor of Forest Fire Science

Woodruff, Carol - A djunct A ssistan t Professor of Technical W riting

Yung, Laurie - A ssociate Professor of N atural Resource Social Science; Director, R esource Conservation Program

Zuuring, H ans - Professor E m eritus of Forest Biom etry


C o l l e g e o f F o r e s t r y a n d C o n s e r v a t i o n S t a f f

Adam s, J im - A ccounting Associate

A rends, Lisa - Budget Analyst

Belcher, Laurie - D irector of A ccounting & Fiscal O perations

Bentley, Em m a - A ssistan t D irector of Developm ent and A lum ni Relations, Wildlife Biology Program

Cho, Youngee - Program Director, NTSG

Dattilo, D iana - A dm inistrative Associate, D epartm en t of Ecosystem & C onservation Sciences

Edington, Kit - Inform ation Technology, QSG

Eidson, Lisa - W ilderness Inform ation, Technology, New M edia, and E-Learning Specialist a t the W ilderness Institu te

Farm er, B arbara - A ccounting A ssociate

Filardi, C atherine - Citizen Science Program Director, W ilderness In stitu te

Franz, Je a n n e - A dm inistrative A ssociate, Wildlife Biology Program

Gerloff, Lisa - Executive C oordinator, RMCESU

G rau, K ara - Econom ic an d Social Science R esearch A ssociate, ITRR

Hayes, Lori - A dm inistrative Associate, Forestry Main Office

Hoff, Valentijn - Fire C enter, GIS Analyst

Jenn ings, Kate - D irector of Developm ent and Alumni Relations, College

Kinyon, J ill - A dm inistrative A ssociate, Boone & C rockett P rogram /L eadersh ip P ro g ram /D ean ’s Office

Logan, Robert - Network A dm inistrator, QSG

M altonic, W endy - D atabase A dm inistra tor & Federal Liaison

M aus, F rank - M anager, Lubrecht

McWilliams, S herri - System s A dm inistrator, QSG

N aum enee, Niels - System s A dm inistrator, Fire Center

Nitz, L inda - Conference M anager, L ubrecht Forest

Oschell, C hristine - A ssistan t D irector, ITRR

Periy, Thom as - R esearch A ssistan t, AFMP

Redfern, C atherine - Budget A nalyst

Rothell, Marie - A dm inistrative A ssociate, D epartm ent of Forest M anagem ent

Rowell, Eric - Image Program m er a n d Rem ote S ensing Analyst, Fire C enter

Schelvan, Leana - D irector of C om m unications, College

Sindelar, Ja rn i - Program C oordinator, Fire C enter

Sm ith , Rachel - Program Leader, Native Am erican N atura l R esource Program

Sm ith , Kate - Program M anager, Grizzly Bear Recovery

Sweet, M ichael - R esearch a n d Inform ation System s Specialist, Q SG /G IS and M ontana Clim ate Office

T anner, M egan - Project M anager & R esearch Associate, ITRR

Teske, Casey - Remote Sensing Im age A nalyst II, Fire C enter

Trowbridge, S honna - D irector of S tu d en t Services, College

Weis, David - Bandy R anch M anager

Wood, M ichael - L eadership Program C oordinator

Zdziebko, Devi - A dm inistrative Associate, D epartm ent of Society & C onservation


CFC Centennial Celebration100 Years of Forestry Education in Montana

H istory:T he S choo l o f F o re s try a t The U n iv e rs ity o f M o n ta n a w as officially e s ta b l is h e d o n M arch 21, 1913 , w h e n th e s ta te leg is la tu re o f M o n ta n a a u th o r iz e d i ts c re a t io n a n d a llo c a te d $ 6 ,0 0 0 for s a la r ie s a n d su p p lie s . The u n iv e rs ity h a d s ta r te d o fferin g c o u rs e s fo r F o re s t S erv ice r a n g e rs in 1909 in re s p o n se to th e c re a tio n o f th e U S F o re s t S erv ice in 1 9 0 5 , a n d th e n e e d for a fo rm al fo re s try e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m in M o n ta n a .

T he sch o o l fo rm ally o p e n e d o n S e p te m b e r 8, 1 9 1 4 , w ith 2 5 s tu d e n t s . T h ro u g h o u t th e 1 9 2 0 s a n d '3 0 s th e S choo l o f F o re s try g rew a n d t r a in e d th e b u lk o f th e F o re s t S erv ice s ra n g e rs a n d o th e r p o s itio n s . A m a s te r 's d eg ree in F o re s try w a s a d d e d in 1 9 4 6 a n d P hD in 1964. In 2 0 0 3 , th e S ch o o l o f F o re s try w a s re n a m e d th e C ollege o f F o re s try a n d C o n se rv a tio n .

C entennial Celebration:T he c e le b ra tio n its e lf w ill b e h e ld in th e fall fro m S e p te m b e r 1 9 -2 1 , 2 0 1 3 . T h e re w ill b e a v a rie ty of ac tiv itie s in c lu d in g a BBQ , a n o p en h o u s e a t L u b re c h t E x p e r im e n ta l F o re s t, a d en d ro lo g y to u r of C a m p u s , p re s e n ta t io n s from fa c u lty a n d c u r r e n t s tu d e n t s , a ta ilg a te o f th e G riz gam e, a n d a b a n q u e t.

A nyone in te re s te d in h e lp in g o r a t te n d in g s h o u ld v is it w w w .c f c .u m t.e d u /c e n te n n ia l

F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n o n th e h is to ry of th e sch o o l, A rch iv es S p e c ia lis t C arlie M agill h a s c re a te d th e p u b lic a tio n “100 Y ears of F o re s try a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f M o n ta n a -M is s o u la ”, th e p u b lic a tio n is a v a ilab le o n th e CFC c e n te n n ia l w e b s ite , o r a t th e M an sfie ld L ib ra ry .

http://www.cfc.umt.edu/centennial


/ f l l f e [?T©|irHistory of the Wildlife Biology Program:A specialization within Forestry in Wild Life Management was created at UM in 1936; a somewhat similar specialization within what is now the College o f Arts and Sciences in Wild Life Technology was created in 1937.

In 1965, for the first time, a B.S. was offered in Wildlife Biology with three options (Terrestrial, Aquatic, or Wildlife Sciences). During that same year, one could earn a B.S. in Forestry with a “wildlife option.” There was also a Forestry master’s degree offered in Wildlife Management. In 1969, the “wildlife option” under Forestry was removed. The wildlife graduate degree in Forestry was renamed Wildlife Biology. However, the Wildlife Biology Bachelor's Degree was still separate from Forestry at that time.

Finally, in 1970, Wildlife Biology became a cooperative program between Forestry, Botany, Zoology, and the Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. The “Wildlife Sciences” option was renamed the “Honors Option.” This cooperative structure, now between the College of Forestry, Division of Biological Sciences, and Montana Cooperative Research Unit, still stands today.

The Anniversary Celebration:Our 75th Anniversary, held September 13th through 15th, 2012, was a fantastic celebration. We welcomed over 150 alumni, former and current faculty, students, and friends back to campus. Attendees came from fourteen states and Canada, and spanned over five decades of graduation years.

The event may be over, but we're still celebrating the wonderful successes of our Program and our fabulous alumni. Check out photos of the event and watch the videos produced for theoccasion by visiting http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wbio75/default.php

Social Hour- A mix of alumni, faculty, staff, and students pose outside the

Forestry Building during a social hour reception

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F o r e s t r y K a i m i n 9FORESTRY CLUBA nother year has com e and gone and the Forestry C lub

is as s trong as ever. This year started o u t w ith the annual BBQ th a t b rough t in m any new m em bers and gave everyone a chance to catch up. W e helped the College of Education w ith freshm an orien tation by setting up bonfires on the oval for incom ing studen ts to s tand a ro u n d and m eet their professors. O u r next even t w as the Fall Sm oker. We p u t on tours to places such as the Rocky M ountain Elk F oundation and the Sm okejum per base, then headed ou t the L ubrecht for a pig roast and a bonfire m ade o u t of C hristm as lights, b u t w ho 's com plaining. To help our friends a t Lubrecht, w e burned som e piles and cleaned som e cabins as a w ay of show ing ou r appreciation. W hen the snow began to fall w e once again found ourselves a t W inter O lym pics experiencing som e very un ique skitching techniques and exciting crashes. The C hristm as party w as ano ther success and m any gifts w here , given to all the good girls and boy. This year w as full of excitem ent and fun and I w ish next year 's president, Clay Stephenson, good luck. Foresters O nce...

Chuck G esm eForestry S tuden ts A ssociation Presiden t 2012-2013

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fv r e d m BallThe Foresters’ Ball was given an ultim atum by

the President o f the University in the spring o f 2012. We were told to change the event to ensure a safe environment for attendees and include an opportunity for the com m unity and families to participate or it w ill not be held on cam pus any longer.

The students came together and wrote out a comprehensive Foresters ’ Ball Strategic Plan that outlined changes to the dance and created two new daytime events. The dance was moved earlier in the night, shortened by an hour and closed the door for entry halfway through the event. The two new events; the Careers in Natural Resource Fair and the Community Forestry Day hosted presenters from all aspects o f natural resource m anagem ent and had a combined attendance o f over 600 community members.

The changes to the dance m eant fewer tickets sold but with financial support from President Royce Engstrom, the D irector o f the Adams Center Brad M urphy and my m om Elizabeth M arshall, we were still able to give out a substantial amount o f scholarships; $10,400 in total to 37 students and 6 student organizations.

This year’s theme was Lightning Striking, Crews A ’ H iking and was a dedication to the students and alumni o f the U niversity o f M ontana work in wildland fire seasonal jobs and careers.

Next year’s Ball will probably undergo additional changes and tweaks to the Strategic Plan as we settle into a new norm but I am sure the 97th C hief Push, Evan Neal will do an excellent job.

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96th Foresters' Ball Committee Chief Push - Jonah Vaughan

Construction - Evan Neal Deconstruction - Clay Stephenson

Logistics - Leah Gamble Publicity - Dylan Brooks

Safety/Security - Caleb Matthew Treasurer - Matt Freeborn

Ball Queen Jena Trejo

Guest of Honor Alex Williams

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The Foresters' Ball Tracks crew pictured in front o f th e ancient w o o d flooring.

Thanks to an a w e s o m e Bar crew, w e w itn essed w hat might be t h e first co m p le te wrap around 2nd story porch.

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B oondockers Day.

Above: SBA President kidnapping Below: Pole Run crew on t h e deck

Can-Can dancers sh ow in g off during th e even ing dance F.A.R.T. C rew redecorating t h e Law School.


r f b . W i l d l i f *The mission of the UM Student Chapter of The Wildlife

Society is to provide students with the experience and professional network that will allow them to be successful in the wildlife field, and to promote sound management of wildlife through education and outreach to the community. This year we accomplished both of those through a variety of trips, skills building events, guest speakers, and several public outreach events each semester.

We started off the school year with a float trip down the Clark Fork River followed by a BBQ to get to know new members. One of the first weekends of September we also joined the other student groups at the annual Smoker, this year included not only tours but an orienteering course which included a wildlife ID station. During October our chapter was once again able to help out the Backcountry Horseman of Missoula during a work day at the Blackfoot Clearwater Wildlife Management Area. This is the second year in a row we’ve been able to help work on fencing and trails there, and we hope the event will continue into the future.

From October 13th-17th we sent 14 students to the 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society inPortland, Oregon. It was an awesome trip with lots of great events to attend at the conference. Everyone whoattended was able to meet many professionals from around the country, along with attending excellent talks about current research in the wildlife field. We were also able to meet with many other students and exchange ideas about how to improve our chapter.

In the fall our chapter also hosted our first (and hopefully annual) photo contest. Many of our members take extraordinary pictures while in the field, and we implemented the contest to try and see some of the images. The top 13 photos were used to make a 2013 Wildlife calendar, which we also sold as a fundraiser for the chapter.

As Spring rolled around the student chapter stayed quite busy. Shortly after returning to classes the chapter sent 17 student to the 51st Annual Conference of the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual, held in Whitefish, MT. The state meeting always provides some of the best opportunities for our members to meet wildlife professionals (and potential employers!) from around the state, as well as the chance to attend scientific talks of regional importance.

In March we helped the foresters build the 96th Forester’s Ball. Once again the Wildlife Society was tasked with building the jail, which we then use as a fundraiser for the chapter. We also presented at the Career fair and Community Forestry Day. Overall it was a very

busy weekend for the chapter, but a great opportunity to help our fellow students in the CFC and to spread the word about the wildlife field and other natural resource professions.

The chapter kept and extremely busy schedule throughout April right up until the end of the school year. At the start of the month, 11 student chapter members went on a spring break trip Eastern Montana to the C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge to help survey for endangered Black-footed ferrets and sage grouse. Later in the month we hosted our now annual Rifle Raffle. The last few years the rifle raffle has become an extremely successful fundraiser and helps fund many of the outreach programs and field trips. Finally at the

Ferreting- Students set up a PIT tag reader during Black-footed fe rre t surveys on the spring break tr ip

National Conference-Portland, OR Oct. 2013


very end of the month we performed an urban deer survey for the city of Missoula. The data will be used in conjunction with a literature review conducted about urban deer management in other cities to help inform the city council about potential management strategies for deer in the city.

Throughout the year the chapter continued to maintain an active Education Outreach Program. We did a variety of events this year, covering everything from various wildlife ID presentations at schools to assisting in larger outreach events. This included hosting our first ever Wildlife Extravaganza in the spring, it was held in association with the Missoula 4H and FFA programs. We had a great set of presenters and we hope the event will continue to grow in the future.

Overall it was a phenomenal year for the chapter. I think everyone did a great job in helping us meet our mission of helping developing wildlife professionals and promoting understanding of wildlife in the community. Thank you to everyone who helped out this year and makes our chapter what it is, it would not be the same without you!

Ken Plourde

PresidentUM Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2012-2013

Job Skills- Attendees in front of fencing pulled from the Blackfoot-Clearwater WMA

The fun stuff- FWP Biologist Jay Kolbe teaches dart gun operations at job skills day

Trap Happy- Members practice the set-up of small mammal trap transects


University of Montana Student Chapter of the:

Just like the Society of American Foresters logo suggests, the student chapter is ‘growing better all the time.’2012-2013 proved to be a very successful year.

In October, we attended the 92nd annual Society of American Foresters National Convention: Resilient Forests. While it was not as unique as going to Hawaii like members got to last year, we were able to send 13 members to Spokane, WA for this year’s convention. The Missoula City Chapter, Flathead Chapter, and State Chapter all donated funds to help us attend the conference. Our members were able to sit in on educational seminars, meet students of other chapters as well as forestry professionals at the expo, and network with alumni at a mixer. Four lucky students got a chance to compete at the student Quiz Bowl. The trip was a great success. Next year well send some students to the conference in Charlestown South Carolina.

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Our members at the National Convention in Spokane Washington. October 2012

Shortly after the convention, four members took a trip up to the Swan Valley to plant willow trees for the

Ranch. We hope to take on more service projects that offer exDeriential learnina oDDortunities

Student - alumni mixer.

Quiz Bowl Team: Tayler Fink. Edward O'Donnell, Aaron Griffith, and Josh Meek

MPG Ranch Willow Planting: Tayler Fink, Leah Gamble, Buster (Dog), George Gaines, Emery Fogg

Members helped construct the photo booth, a 16’X20’ free standing building in under three days for the 96th Foresters Ball in March.

During the second semester of thenar, our members took a trip to attend a Flathead Chapter meeting and take a tour of the Stoltze Algae Aquaculture plant.

We also participated in an education day at Rattlesnake Elementary School. At the end of May, several students took a trip to Helena for the weekend to attend the Montana State SAF meeting. Keeping with our annual traditions, we also provided a BBQ at Forestry Days held each year at Fort Missoula.

New this year, our student chapter has officially adopted a 25-acre plot of forest in Marshall Canyon from the City of Missoula Parks and Recreation Department. We will create a geodatabase of spatial data for the unit, map stand boundaries, flag SMZ’s, develop a silvicultural prescription, cruise and mark the unit, implement a thinning treatment, all on a volunteer basis. We’ll even assist city employees to burn the slash!

This year provided members a variety of different opportunities, some of which are new traditions. We are looking forward to getting out and providing these types of experiences again next year.

Thank you for an unforgettable year: Jon Kinion (Chair), George Gaines (Vice Chair), Josh Meek (Treasurer), and Tayler Fink (Secretary)


2012/2013 w as th e in a u g u ra l y e a r o f The UM S tuden t C h a p te r o f th e M o n ta n a R ecrea tion a n d Parks Association. O ur g o a l is to h e lp s tudents in te res ted in Parks, R e crea tion , a n d Tourism M a n a g e m e n t pursue the ir passions a n d c a re e r goa ls . A ctiv ities w e d id this y e a r in c lu d e d m a k in g p ic n ic tab le s a t Fort Missoula fo r N a tio n a l Public Lands D ay, hosting a ta lk b y S teve A rc h ib a ld o f th e A rthu r C a rh a rt Wilderness Training C e n te r, ta k in g an in te rp re tive to u r o f th e G ra n t Kohrs R anch N a tio n a l Historic Site, and a d a y hike in th e S c a p e g o a t W ilderness. W e 'v e e n jo y e d ou r first y e a r a n d h o p e to h a v e m a n y more years as a CFC c lu b - K a te B ascom a n d M o rg a n S anden (Co-Presidents)

Listening to a ranger talk a t Grant Kohrs Ranch View from our hike in the Scapegoat National Historic Site. Wilderness.


Montana Urutiis

The M ontana Druids is a student honors society. We strive to bring the studen t body, student groups, faculty and alum ni of the College of Forestry and Conservation together and unified. We w ere established in 1923 and from th a t day to the present, we have always followed one of our main tenets, "to give full m easure of service regardless of com pensation received." In line with th a t idea, our deeds are rarely publicized, and we prefer to w ork behind the scenes.

This year m arked the second year th a t we organized an education day w ith the Rattlesnake Elem entary School. Multiple studen t groups w ithin the College of Forestry and Conservation set up stations to teach 1st through 5th graders about the outdoors. The Forestry Club dem onstrated fire safety, and even brought Smokey the Bear along w ith them! The Wildlife Society brought their pelts and skulls and taught kids species identification and about the anim als in Montana. The Society of American Foresters brought in different branches and taught the kids about tree identification and the im portance of Montana forests. Finally the Student Recreation Association had a relay race w ith responsible camping techniques being the nam e of the game. Thank you to all the students who helped make the Rattlesnake education day a huge success for its second year.

We would like to thank all of the students, alumni, faculty and staff in the College of Forestry and Conservation tha t have made this college a home and a family during our tim e spent here.

Kristina Gunderson Druids President

Druids’ O utstanding Faculty Award 2013Dan Pletscher

Druids' Outstanding Senior Award 2013Ken Plourde

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WOODSMEN TeamTo start o ff the year we traveled down to Orofino, Idaho to

compete against the University o f Idaho in a tug of war and relay race. Our next stop was in Oregon to compete in the Fall Frost, where we came out victorious. The team was very successful in raising money through firewood sales. Time not spent practicing, was used to split and deliver firewood to the Missoula area. This spring we will travel to Flathead Valley Community College and the University of Idaho. The team is very excited to host the 74th AWFC Conclave in conjunction w ith Forestry Days at Fort Missoula this spring and hopes to come out on top!

Kelsea Idler & Clay Stephenson Team Captains 2012-2013


Student Recreation Association of the University of M ontana

Who We Are and Wh

We are a student organization on campus with a passion for recreating in the outdoors. We do it all- hike, fish, backpack, camp, raft; if you can name it, we probably do it! Our members come from all different backgrounds, all majors, and all skill levels, so our group is very diverse and people pick up essential skills and lifelong friends. Apart from running around the backwoods and swimming in the glacial lakes o f Montana, we give back to the community through volunteer work. We visit elementary schools and teach safe camping essentials, participate in the annual Fall Family Fest with Missoula Parks & Rec., and build a chow hall at the Foresters Ball among many more volunteer opportunities in the community. So next time you are amongst the forests and mountains of Montana be sure to look for the Student Recreation Association!


s.a.f.e. Student Association for Fire \( 0 st Ecology and Management

The Student Association for Fire Ecology and Management once again had a successful year.

Fall semester began with a trip to Altoona Ridge Lodge in Maxville, MT for defensible space counseling, and continued throughout the year with two more trips around the Missoula area. In early December twelve students attended the Association for Fire Ecology conference in Portland, Oregon. The conference provided a unique opportunity to network with other SAFE chapters from around the country and exchange ideas and best practices.

Other activities included professional mixers, building the fire history museum at Forester’s Ball, and a resume/ federal hiring workshop.

Thanks to all members for another great year and the continued success of UMSAFEM!

2012-2013 Officers

President: Ted Adams Vice-President: Matt DeLaney Secretary: Valentijn Hoff Treasurer: Shannon Agner


U of M chapter of the American Fisheries SocietyThe University of Montana student

subchapter of the American Fisheries Society is a

student group com m itted to promoting fisheries

science and conservation and developing future

fisheries professional.

The mission of the American Fisheries

Society is to improve the conservation and

sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic

ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic

science and promoting the development of fisheries

professionals.

The studen t group is involved in a

number of activities both on and off campus.

These range from one day to multi-day events

including river cleanups, elem entary education

days, and professional meetings.

UMAFS meets twice monthly, during

which it often features fisheries professionals,

graduate students or other fish or aquatic related

speakers. The meetings also serve to prom ote

netw orking betw een students and professionals

and provide information to further their careers

in the field.

The club was involved in a num ber of

activities during the 2012-2013 academ ic year.

During the fall sem ester the club held its second

annual Fish Trivia Night, at which team s

answ ered questions ranging from state fishing

records to fish in films. Also in the fall, UMAFS

partnered w ith the studen t chapter of the

Wildlife society to cohost a graduate school

panel discussion. Wildlife biology students w ere

encouraged to attend and bring questions for the

panel th a t included professors and graduate

students.


U of M chapter of the American Fisheries Society

UMAFS was also able to send three of its

m em bers to the W estern Division AFS m eeting in

Boise, w here m em bers netw orked with

professionals and furthered the club’s regional

involvement.

In the spring sem ester, the club sen t 17

m em bers to the Montana Chapter state meeting,

a new record. At the event, the club also hosted a

studen t social for the UM and MSU student

chapters and professionals. Multiple club

m em bers presented undergraduate research at

the meeting, as well.

The club welcomes new officers Katie

Rayfield (VP), Paul Nicoletti (T reasurer) and

Alec Underwood (O utreach/Education) and

congratulates Tracy W endt as the new p resid en t

The club also says goodbye to senior officers

Morgan Sparks (President), Mariel Maxted (VP)

and Eduardo Contreras (T reasurer).


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Last Year, I probably could not have named a town in Montana. The best I knew was that winters are dang cold this far north and that Yellowstone and Glacier were on my list o f places to see. As of last June I had never even been to Montana, yet some crazy urge in my adventurous soul brought me 1568.43 miles away from my home just north of Chicago to the University of Montana.

At orientation, Dan Pletscher recommended to a group of to-be wildlife students that the student chapter of the Wildlife Society was the way to go if you wanted to get some experience and make friends. I trusted that and upon my first meeting I instantly fell in love. Every speaker has fed my curiosity and every event has given me a chance to make connections.

I The event that initiated my domino effect of involvement in the CFC was the annual Fall Smoker trip with the Wildlife Society, Forestry

Club, and Student Recreation Association. The pig roast and the Christmas light lit burn pile were some of the highlights that led me to explore other groups and traditions within the College of Forestry and Conservation.

My story takes me from TWS to Club to Forester’s Ball to the Druids. My work on Foresters’ Ball showed me the importance that the University of Montana’s CFC has on its students. CFC alumni and students from all branches of the university come together to continue a tradition that has brought “a swingin’ good time” and sleep deprivation for almost a century.

Something that the CFC and its student groups have taught me is that no hard work goes unnoticed. Most importantly, I have gained a family out here— a family of bearded men and boss ladies. Whether I just want to go to Jerry Johnson or if I’m sick of Zoo food and need to borrow a kitchen, the friends I have made through these clubs are there. Next year, I will be taking on positions of leadership in Forestry Club. I may show some potential but the truth is that I would be nowhere without the never ending encouragement that I have received from my foresters and wildlifers.

My advice: get out there and be willing to put your best foot forward. Don’t be afraid to ask for help or advice because we all had to learn at some point. Don’t be afraid to talk to people, or be the only freshman at an event. Enjoy every second. Use common sense and work hard; I promise it’s worth it.

And so, the journey of the city slicker learning the ways of the woods is to be continued.

Keep on Keepin’ on,

Lara Antonello Wildlife Biology


S e n i o r L e t t e r

Four y ea rs ago, tw o b rig h t-ey ed and b u sh y -ta iled w ildlife s tu d en ts , hailing from se p a ra te coasts, cam e to cam pus eag er for a d v e n tu re s in M ontana and read y to s ta r t th e ir c a ree rs in w ildlife.

D uring th e firs t w eeks of th a t in itial sem este r , w e bo th found o u rse lv es s ittin g in T uesday n igh t m eetings in FOR 305, m eetin g s o f th e S tu d en t C hap ter o f th e W ildlife Society. Little d id w e know ho w fo rm ative jo in ing th a t o rg an iza tio n w ould be du rin g th e re s t o f o u r tim e here. W e w e n t on tr ip s to th e Bison range, Y ellow stone, and occasionally a p a r ty o r tw o.

By o u r so p h o m o re year, w e began to sh a re th e m an y classes re q u ired of w ildlife s tu d en ts , and also found ou rse lves in officer p ositions in TWS. B etw een m an y s tu d y sessions and w ildlife events, w e found ou rse lves schem ing m ore and m ore a b o u t ho w to boss a ro u n d o th e r s tu d e n ts in th e CFC. Our efforts p ro v ed successful, w h en a t th e end of th e y ea r w e w e re e lec ted as P res id en t and Vice- p re s id e n t of th e S tu d en t C hap ter of TWS.

T hese positions afford us g rea t o p p o rtu n itie s to im pose o u r op in ions on o thers. W h e th e r it w as p lanning tr ip s to Hawaii for the N ational TWS conference, m icrom anag ing th e co n stru c tio n of th e Jail during F o re s te r’s Ball, o r n o t com m unicating w ith o u r o th e r W ildlife Society officers, w e had a blast. In addition , w e lea rn ed a g rea t deal ab o u t ho w to ignore criticism an d be as cliquey as possible.

The beginn ing of o u r sen io r y ea r found us a t th e h ig h es t th ro n e of o u r em pire . N ot only w ere w e re-elected" to o u r positions of pow er, b u t w e w e re given th e la rg e s t office of all of th e s tu d e n t

g roups in th e CFC. W ith n u m ero u s new m in ions flocking to organ ization , w e u sed o u r high s ta tu s em phasize o u r devious principles: to teach th e im p o rtan ce of invo lvem en t in th e p rofession , p rov ide o p p o rtu n itie s for netw ork ing , and to im p a rt a p assio n for w ildlife and co n se rv a tio n to th e you n g er generation .

The p as t four years have b ro u g h t us m ore g re a t fr ien d sh ip s and experiences th an e ith e r of us had hoped for. W orking to g e th e r and getting deeply involved in m any of th e o p p o rtu n itie s in th e CFC has infinitely m ore im p o rtan t th an any class w e ’ve bo th taken , and h as p ro v id ed us bo th w ith a s tro n g founda tion w h ere w e can build o u r ca ree rs in wildlife.

T hank you to all o u r friends, th e faculty, staff (especially Jeanne), and m any m en to rs th a t have been th e re for us th e la s t four y ears . It has been a g rea t ride, and w e w ish you all th e best.

Sincerely,Ken Ptfourdt & Kristina (jande.n-son

PS: To th o se clim bing the ranks beh ind us, w e ’ll alw ays be w atching...


‘T W A S A T THE BALL

'Twas in the year 2012,A man stood up to say“There will never be another Foresters' Ball,"If HE had his way.

The foresters sat all misty eyed,‘A grumbling in their seat And dec ided it was time To do something differently.

Joining forces with the folks before,Soon to be the FSA,The woodsm en w rote a Strategic Plan That would hopefully save the day.

Their words were crunchin 'As their thoughts were punchin 'At the UM's awful scheme.To a ttem p t end the best annual dance The West has ever seen.

The plan was signed,The Ball was set for M arch 22nd, 23rd.The com m ittee forged on,And sights were set to the week tha t just occurred

Fast forward now, to a half fortnight ago When Paul Bunyan cam e to town.The foresters laid his tracks, with chalk in hand And ripped their knuckles down.

The foresters built and built.From M onday mor' to Thursday night ‘Till flooring lay and buildings raised To m eet the bar front's height.

The final nails and finishing touches Were done by Friday's noon For the presenters of the Career Fair Would be arriving soon.

The showing was low, the students were few,To be expected with something so fresh.They gave it a shot, and tried something new So to the UM, they did it, oh yes!

As the feds filed out, the boots rushed inTo prepare for the evening's events‘Twas the opening night of the Lumberjack's Ball

And all hinged on a ttendance .

Dancing was easy, with a floor so bare.Dates trickled in ‘till nine.There was a different feeling in the air,But the foresters still had a good time.

The timberjills and lum berjacksMulled over their thoughts by drinkAt a p lace ca lled Third and a favorite Saloon,Where they used the night to think.

After a "g re a t” night's rest,The foresters awoke for their next test of the week 'Twas the Community Day, where the chitlins’ would play,And the woodsy smiles need be.

The slide was a hit!The children would shriek, since Silicon slides so fast. Their faces would smile, they 'd be back up the aisle To go dow n with the Slurry Bomb cast!

The fam ily ’s a ttendance could only be m atched by the nightly dance itself.A line a t the door,G reeted those a t the floorOf the ticket booth 's high w ood shelve.

If not for the closing door a t nine,The dance would have sold out,But those tha t got in, were the luckiest souls This side of the Rocky Mount.

The costum ed cohorts m oved their cow boy heels, While w a tched by Chief Push Vaughn.From Waylon to C redence and other reels The country fu nk band p layed on.

‘Till then, a t the end G oodnight Irene sang While the bluish snow did fall.It just goes to showThat some things never go, because it ‘Twas a t the 96th Foresters' Ball.

- lesi/e /Yea


A Sreciai txaims to . . .

Jill Kinyon

The College o f Forestry and Conservation

Everyone that m ade this University a home and community, and everyone who m ade this edition o f the Forestry Kaimin possible.

forestry kaimin, 2012-2013

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