ESU TWS Student Projects & Activities

Ongoing Projects

Quail Habitat Management Project
Spring Turkey Hunt and Viewing Opportunities
USFWS Black-footed Ferret 2009 Spring Survey
Experimental Disturbance Plots at Ross Natural History Reservation

Previous Activities

• ESU Fishing Tournament at Melvern Lake
• ESU Trap Shoot and Radio Telemetry Scavenger Hunt
• Wild Game Dinner
• Annual Spring Banquet
• Invited Guest Speakers
  • Matt Peek, Furbearers Biologist KDWP - Status of Mountain Lions in Kansas

Possible Upcoming Activities

• River Float Trip
• Fish / Crawdad salvage at Melvern Reservoir
• Fire safety classes (for wildfires/prescribed burns)
• Campout and Bonfire at the Ross NHR
• Participation in:
  • Emporia Christmas Bird Count
  • KDWP Deer Spotlight Surveys
• Resume/CV workshops
• Mock Job Interviews
• Regional Professional Meetings
  • Kansas Natural Resource Conference
  • Central Plains Society of Mammalogists
  • Southwestern Association of Naturalist