Thank you to everyone that came out to help with the Crab Orchard Brush Pile Event! It helped the attendees gain skills in habitat management by making suitable habitat for fish occupying Crab Orchard using trees. Students were also able to talk to people from IDNR and network.

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❗Private Pond Shocking Opportunity❗

We are looking for 1-2 individuals to come out to help shock a 4-acre pond! This is a great opportunity to get some field work experience. If interested, please let Joshua Fluur (joshua.fluur@siu.edu) know ASAP!

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Thank you to everyone that attended the gillnet workshop! We went over the applications of gillnetting and how to set, retrieve, and repair nets. All skills that are great to have as you apply for internships and jobs!

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The IL DNR Crab Orchard Brush Piling Event is this Saturday at 8am! It's a great oppotunity to learn about habitat management and participate in it by making structures for fish to utilize.

If you are planning on attending, let Joshua Fluur know (joshua.fluur@siu.edu) as soon as possible!

Don't miss our gillnet workshop next week! The workshop will take place on Wednesday, March 5th at 3pm in Life Science II, RM 367. It will give attendees an opportunity to learn more about gillnetting as a fishing method and how to repair any tears in the net! Hope to see you all there!

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Officer Spotlight-AFS SIU Subunit 🐟

Finally, we have the secretary and treasurer of the subunit, Yixuan Feng. Yixuan plans the events with the other officers and is in charge of all financial aspects of the club. Interested in learning more about fish reproduction? Email at yixuan.feng@siu.edu.🐟🐟🐟

Officer Spotlight-AFS SIU Subunit 🐟

Next up we have vice president of the subunit, Kelli Hill. As vice president, Kelli plans the events alongside the other officers and assumes the duties of the president when the position is left absent.

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Officer Spotlight-AFS SIU Subunit 🐟

First up we have the president of the subunit, Joshua Fluur. As president, Joshua plans the events alongside the other officers and represents the subunit to the IL AFS Chapter.

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Thank you to everyone that attended the resume/CV workshop! We had a great presentation by Dr. Joe Mruzek, which included great chime-ins from the attendees, followed by one-on-one time to look over students drafts. I hope it helped everyone in attendance! Good luck on those applications! 🐟🐟🐟

Looking for a summer job opportunity? 🐟

The Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences at Southern Illinois University is hiring! Applications are due on March 7th.

Apply here: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...

It's that time again folks! Applications are open with the due date fast approaching. The AFS SIU Subunit is hosting a workshop where we have invited a professional to come help students with their resume/cv. Bring a draft of your resume/cv and something to write with. We hope to see you there!

We had our first meeting of the semester! Thank you to everyone that showed up and participated in our fun fish trivia.

If you missed our first meeting, NO WORRIES! We have a lot more events coming up and hope to see everyone there! Stay tuned for next weeks Resume/CV workshop 😊🐟