Upcoming Events

University of Idaho

Palouse Student Sub-unit of the American Fisheries Society

Upcoming Events
2009-2010

Fall 2009

●--PUAFS Welcome Back! BBQ

When: Thursday September 10th 5:30-7:30pm

Where: CNR 2nd Floor East Balcony

●--Extreme Fisheries Workshop

When: Friday September 18th-Sunday September 20th

Where: Magee Ranger Station Coeur d' Alene River, Northern Idaho

●--Red Ives Bull Trout Redd Counts

When: Friday September 25th-Saturday September 26th

Where: Red Ives Ranger Station St. Joe River, Northern Idaho

●--3rd Annual Sturgeon Trip

When: Friday October 2nd-Saturday October 3rd

Where: Billy Creek Cabin on the Snake River, Asotin Idaho

●--2nd Annual Western Division AFS Student Colloquium

When: Thursday October 22nd-Saturday October 24th

Where: CSU Campus Fort Collins, Colorado

●--Guest Speaker Phil Mamer, IDFG

When: Thursday October 29th 5:30-7pm

Where: CNR Room 108

Description: Phil Mamer will be giving a talk about aquatic nuisance species entitled: "ANS--A LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP". Topics will included IDFG's role in working with ANS and how it impacts their operations and fisheries. It will be a presentation about how an IDFG employee may have to think about ANS in their own lives. It will be a good opportunity for people to learn some basics about New Zealand mud snails, and zebra and quagga mussels.
Phil is the Fish Pathologist Supervisor working for Idaho Fish and Game's Eagle Fish Health Lab in Eagle, Idaho. The Eagle Fish Health lab provides fish health services for 22 resident and nonresident hatcheries statewide. Phil Mamer got his B.S. in Biology from Boise State University, his M.S. in Animal Science Nutrition at the University of Idaho and his DVM at Washington State University.

●--Annual Salmon Bake Lunch

When: Thursday November 5th 11:30am-1:30pm

Where: CNR 1st Floor West Lobby by the Snag

Price: $7.00/person $5.00/person if bring own plate and silverware and/or canned food item(s)

●--Aquaculture Campus Tour

When: Thursday December 3rd 5:00am-7:00pm

Where: CNR 108, 114 Wetlab, and ARI--Burbot Lab

Description: Jimmy Barron, our aquaculture committee chair has set up a couple of tours of the aquaculture facilities on campus. The University of Idaho has 4 aquaculture facilities all of which have great and interesting projects involving the culture and health of fishes. We will start out in the CNR 114 wet-lab and give a tour of the facilities and fish in our building and then move upstairs in CNR 217 to talk a little bit about fish health and diagnostics for fishes. Finally, we will walk over to Poultry Hill where the Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) Burbot Lab is located. After the tours, we will have food and refreshments at the burbot lab break room to all members who attend. If you would like more information, please contact Jimmy Barron.

●--Monthly Fly-tying nights

When: First/Second week in December in the evening (stay tuned for more information...)

Where: Tim Caldwell's pad (address will be posted soon!_

Description: Monthly to bi-monthly fly tying nights will be held at Tim Caldwell and Frank Wilhelm's houses and will contribute greatly to our "fish-o-flies" auction item we offer during the Wild Game Feed. This is a great way to meet and exchange information with students and professors in the art of fly tying and also to increase networking of faculty and students. The fly-tying nights are informal and all experience levels are encouraged so come out and learn how to tie a variety of flies!! For more information, please contact Tim Caldwell.

Start Planning for Events in Spring 2010!!

●--Donation Envelope Stuffing Party

●--Annual Fish Bowl: Grads vs. Undergrads

●--ICAFS Annual Meeting: March 2-5th, 2010 in Pocatello Idaho

Registration Party

●--Annual Wild Game Feed: Mid-April

Fall 2009 General Meeting Minutes

September 10th--Meeting Minutes

September 24th--Meeting Minutes

October 29th--Meeting Minutes

November 19th--Meeting Minutes