The Conservation and Environment Club at UI

04/24/2021

Happy earth week! On Thursday we were able to get started on our new adopt-a-stream project through . Our newly adopted section is on the south fork of the Palouse river across the street from the arboretum.

03/27/2021

We’re pleased to announce the winners of this year’s outdoor photo contest: “Natures Solitude”.

1st Place: 'Stand and Wait' by Lindsay White. A Great white egret stands alone in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell Texas.

2nd Place: 'Early Morning Views' by Thomas Pence. Backcountry skiing on East Moscow Mountain

3rd Place: 'Peaceful Wanderings' by Tristan Anderson. Near kelly canyon ski resort in eastern Idaho. Taken during a winter hike when we should have had snowshoes.

Thank you to all that participated. We were impressed by all of the photos submitted which depicted the beauty and solitude of nature in all types of settings.

Thanks to for supporting the contest.

03/09/2021

Overdressed photographer? This summer our club member tagged along to help unpin a stuck kayak on the Gros Ventre River and ended up taking pictures from the bank instead.

We’ve had a lot of great submissions to the Nature’s Solitude photo contest. If you haven’t submitted yet, you have until Sunday, March 21.

02/23/2021

We've just launched our 2021 Photo Contest, Nature's Solitude.

We often connect with and find solace in the natural world in unexpected circumstances. From high mountain tops to quiet parks in a busy city, nature can be a peaceful place of solitude in our otherwise overwhelming lives. Submit a photo on the theme of “Nature’s Solitude” to the 2021 Conservation and Environment Club outdoor photo contest.
For submissions and more info: https://forms.gle/hLae8FNiVeVd8Zmf8

Over $400 in prizes from participating sponsors, WANDRD, Lume Cube, and PolarPro.

Submit by March 21st, 2021. Winners will be announced at 6 pm on March 26th, 2021 on our Club Facebook and Instagram pages.

For more information on our club reach out to us at [email protected] or connect with us on Facebook or Instagram: .uidaho

12/10/2020

Join us tonight for a zoom club meeting at 5:30 pm. Send us a message for the zoom link if you don't have it already.

Our adapt-a-stream clean up activity is this Saturday. Meet us at 10 am in the lower parking lot of the UI Arboretum by the big red barn.

11/02/2020

Volunteer events are back! Our volunteers are invaluable and we have missed seeing you all greatly. That’s why we are so excited to get back into the field with you and make a difference on the Palouse! Individual timeslots are now available to help out with both field planting and pet waste station upkeep. Each event is limited to one volunteer due to COVID-19 restrictions.

For more information and to register, please visit the PCD GivePulse site at https://givepul.se/hkjty6.

10/14/2020

Hello all! We have our Conservation and Environment Club meeting today at 5pm. You can join us either on zoom (DM is for info) or in person at the new arboretum on campus. After our meeting is complete, the in-person group can take a stroll through our beautiful arboretum with the fall colors.

09/24/2020

If you wanted to join the vote this year...
You can voteSeptember 30- October.

She is beauty and she's grace, she stuffed so much salmon in her face...

Will last year's Fat Bear Week Champion Holly defend her title? There is only one more week until the heavyweight competition begins! She is up against some BIG competition, including two-time Champion bear 480 Otis. All the contenders are currently feasting on salmon. (You can watch their fishing live on Explore.org.)

If you are a Holly fan or a fan of another Brooks River bear, here's how to participate: this is a single elimination tournament to determine who will be crowned 2020's fattest bear. For each pairing of bears, you will be given the opportunity to vote at https://explore.org/fat-bear-week. The bear with the most votes advances. Only one will receive the title of fattest bear! The wait is almost over!

Image: Large and in charge, bear 435 Holly is reigning Fat Bear Week champion at Katmai National Park & Preserve. NPS