Spring 2009  

      We are currently planning the tentative dates for this semester.

      There is a lot to look forward to:

  • the Annual Careers in Conservation Symposium

  • Save our Stream Trips and Certification

  • Caving Trips

  • Earth Week and partnership with the EC during Sustainability Week

  • Fundraising

  • Tree Planting

   

    Fall 2008

  • September 9: First student chapter meeting of the semester

  • September 30: Student chapter meeting

  • Caving Trip

  • SOS Trip

   

    Spring 2008

·        March 23: club meeting: elect officers!

·        Tuesday, April 22: EARTH DAY!!!

·        April 12 (Sat): SOS trip (tentative)

·        Hiking trip!!!  (location TBA – any requests?)

·        Student chapter meeting

·        March 29 (Sat): Trees for Life at Heritage Park

·        March 22 (Sat): first SOS (Save our Streams) trip of the spring semester!!

·        March 19: club meeting – building birdhouses!!!

·        March 13: Outreach at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School; 6:00 – 7:30

·        Student Chapter Meeting: February 20th in Seitz 105 at 5:30PM

·        Careers in Conservation Symposium: February 12th, 7PM, Torgerson 2150

·        Focus on the Nation: January 30th – 31st (www.focusonthenation.org)

·        First Student Chapter Meeting: January 23 in Seitz 105 at 5:30 – let’s grow together!

 

    Fall 2007

·  Mountaintop Removal Presentation regarding a proposed power plant in Wise County, VA: Wed. November 7th, 7PM, Randolph 216

·  Sustainability Week: October 22 – October 27

·  Save our Streams Biomonitoring (and certifications) – October 21st, 10AM-2PM, meet in Derring Hall lobby

·  Blacksburg Watershed Open House – October 27, 9am-12pm, Five Chimneys (Kent Square)

·  SWCS VAChapter Annual Meeting – October 24, Staunton, VA

·  Chapter Meeting #3 – October 3, 6:00pm in Seitz 105

·  Save Our Streams Biomonitoring – September 30, 10am-2pm, meet in Derring Hall

·  River Ecology Tour – September 23, call 961-1133 to register

·  Chapter Meeting #2 – September 19, 6:00pm in Seitz 105

·  Land and River Revel – September 16, 4-7pm at Rockwood Manor, Dublin

·  New River Cleanup – September 8, 9:30am at Foster Falls, VA

·  First Student Chapter Meeting – September 5, 6:00pm in Seitz 105 ( click for campus map)

·  Student Organization Showcase - August 24, 4-8pm. Come visit the SWCS booth in Squires’ Old Dominion Ballroom    

 

    Spring 2007

·         General Meeting #3- Apr. 4, 7:00pm Seitz 105

·         Apple Ridge: Camping- Mar. 31; Trail Maintenance- Apr. 1

·         Project WILD: Mar. 31, 9:00am-3:00pm, Seitz 105

·         SOS @ Tom’s Creek- Mar. 24

·         General Meeting #2- Wed., Mar. 21st at 7:00pm

·         ‘Soil and Water’ Innertube Waterpolo Games-  Feb. 20, 27, Mar 12. & Playoffs – Mar. 28

·         Careers in Conservation Symposium - Tues., Feb. 13th in Seitz 105 at 7:00pm - FREE FOOD

·         Project Learning Tree - Sat., Feb. 3rd from 9am to 3pm

·         General Meeting #1- Wed., Jan 31st in Seitz 105 at 6:30pm

    Fall 2006

·        Blacksburg Watershed Open House: Sat, October 7th at the YMCA 9:00am - 12:00pm

·        General Meeting #3: Tues, October 3rd - Location and Time TBA

·        SOS #1: Sun, October 1st at 1:00pm. Rides leaving from Derring Lobby.

·        New River Cleanup: Sat, September 23rd, 9:30am - contact Charlie Whittle cwhitjr@swva.net

·        General Meeting #2: Tues, September 19th - Seitz 108 at 6:00pm

·        General Meeting #1: Tues, September 5th - Seitz 108 at 6:00pm; FREE ICE CREAM

 

Spring 2006

§          General Meeting: 2006-2007 Elections - Seitz 108, Thursday April 20th, 6pm.

§         Mapping Stroubles Creek on the drillfield - Wednesday April 19th, meet at Seitz 108 at 6:45 pm.

§         Sign Making - Stroubles Creek Fun Facts - Wednesday April 19th, Derring Hall 5070 - 11am - 3pm. 

§        Save Our Streams Monitoring, April 8th. 

§        Camping at Apple Ridge Farms March 31st - April 1st meet in Seitz Parking lot at 3:45 pm Friday. . 

§        General Meeting: Camping Sign Up, and Save Our Streams date determination:  Seitz 108, Thursday March 23rd, 6pm. 

§        General Meeting: Tess Wynn- Strouble's Creek Project: Seitz 108, Thursday, March 2nd, 6pm.  

§        Careers in Conservation Symposium: Squires Brush Mountain Room, Thursday February 16th, 7pm. 

§        General Meeting: Alan Raflo - STEP Internships: Seitz 108, Thursday, February 2nd, 6pm.  

§        1st General Meeting of Spring Semester: Seitz 108, Thursday January 19th, 6:30pm.