Fisheries & Wildlife at Michigan State University

FW offered a new "Hunting and Conservation" course last fall, giving students hands-on experience in hunting safety, a wild game dinner, and venison processing, while exploring the culture of hunting & how hunting can be used as a tool in conservation. Available again fall 2025!

FW faculty member Dr. Tyler Buchinger is part of a team of researchers exploring new possibilities for controlling invasive sea lamprey populations.

Congratulations, Kevin!

Join us in congratulating Dr. Kevin Elliott for being awarded the Humboldt Research Award from the German government. Elliott will be conducting research at Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany.

Dr. Mar Mancha-Cisneros and Dr. Mary Tate Bremigan are representing FW at the 50th annual @SACNAS NDiSTEM conference in Phoenix, AZ. Conference attendees: stop by the MSU Graduate School booth (550) at the Academic and Career Expo today to learn more! #2024NDiSTEM #STEM

Aquatic plants are vital to lakes and fish but are undervalued, poorly understood, and often mismanaged. MSU researchers including Jeremy Hartsock, Dan Hayes, and @JoLatimore are working with partners to understand the plant communities of Michigan lakes. canr.msu.edu/news/msu-scien…

We are deeply saddened to share this news about our colleague and friend. Dr. Chris Vandergoot was an FW alum, current FW faculty member, and the director of @GLATOS_Fish since 2019. Our heart goes out to his family, his wife Ellyn, and their 3 children. toftfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Chr…

Congratulations to FW Professor Emeritus Scott Winterstein on earning the @wildlifesociety Excellence in Wildlife Education Award! This award celebrates Scott's exemplary teaching and contributions to the improvement of wildlife education. Read more here: wildlife.org/scott-winterst…

MSU's Center for PFAS Research was featured in an article from the MSU Water Alliance: "MSU Researchers Fight the Battle Against PFAS" by Bethany Mauger. Read it here: tinyurl.com/msupfas

Congratulations to FW PhD Student Nan Nourn, who was recently awarded a Fulbright Student Award! Nan’s award will support his research and collaborations with conservation non-government organizations in Cambodia. Read more here: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/msu-…

Register now for @msupfasresearch's Annual Symposium scheduled for Oct 6-9 at the Lansing Center. Research talks, posters, and sponsor presentations with a focus on PFAS issues in the Great Lakes are planned! More details and registration link: events.anr.msu.edu/PFAS2024/

Congratulations to Associate Professor Jen Owen for her award at the 2024 AOS conference earlier this month. Dr. Owen was acknowledged for her notable contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and for her service to the society. @jen_owen1 americanornithology.org/aos-announces-…

A new PNAS paper used the long-term bird banding dataset from the Michigan State Bird Observatory, directed by FW Associate Professor Jen Owen, and data from 3 other stations to examine species communities during songbird migration stopovers. @jen_owen1 new.nsf.gov/news/studying-…

MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Joan Rose was honored by the International Water Association with the prestigious Global Water Award earlier this month - many congratulations, Joan!

Michigan State University researchers are tackling a problem no one has ever solved: How do you stop an invasive fish from entering a river without entirely blocking all fish? #GreatLakesSci @ABELlabMSU @AllianceMSU Read more shorturl.at/60AO3, shorturl.at/22OSA

The Red Cedar River is misunderstood. An MSU environmental science librarian is working to change that. Read The @msu_alliance story about Eric Tans’ research on the storied history of our campus’s iconic river. msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/tell…

PhD Candidate @vffrans and advisor Jianguo "Jack" Liu published an analysis in @NatureEcoEvo that shows #humans are being neglected in species distribution modeling. They also show a way forward. bit.ly/humsdm #biodiversity #conservation #nature

Congratulations to Emeritus Senior Specialist Lois Wolfson on receiving the Van Snider Partnership Award from Michigan Sea Grant! Read more about the award and about Lois here: michiganseagrant.org/about/van-snid…

Congratulations to Dr. Shawn Riley, Professor Emeritus, who will deliver an invited plenary talk titled, “Searching For The Essence of Wildlife Management,” at the upcoming annual @MichiganTWS conference on April 16 in Roscommon! #wildlife #wildlifemanagement

Calling all FROG lovers! Join FW faculty @ARWarwick and MSU Extension Educator Paige Filice for a spring frog walk at the Bengel Wildlife Center in Bath Twp, MI. This event is FREE but registration is required: events.anr.msu.edu/MSUE_Spring_Fr… #frogs #springtime #wetlands #nature