The Wildlife Society

The Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society is open to all majors and school year levels. The chapter provides an experience of wildlife-related field tasks that are needed to be a wildlife professional. Some club activities include bobcat necropsy, bear collaring, fish backpack shocking, sharp-tailed trapping and collaring, Bemidji Slough Wildlife Management Area research, deer jaw aging, duck wing ID’ing, deer antler scoring and spotlight deer surveys.

For more information or to join the Wildlife Society, visit Beaverlink.

The American Fisheries Society

The Student Chapter of The American Fisheries Society provides biology students the opportunity to experience exciting, hands-on outdoor activities related to fisheries. This involves electrofishing, fish identification, pulling seine nets, fish field trips, professional fisheries conferences and much more. Being involved in the fisheries society also provides students the opportunity to make professional connections in the field.

For more information or to join the American Fisheries Society, visit Beaverlink.

The Wetland Science Club

The Wetland Science Club is focused on providing its members with valuable experiences that will contribute to their professional success. The club will be involved in multiple field projects, including wetland ecosystem analyses, water quality practices, data collection/analysis and resume building. The projects include Macroinvertebrate and Macrophyte Index of Biotic Integrity surveys, installing and maintaining the Turtle River Stream Gage Project, waterfowl surveys, Lake Bemidji Macrophyte Bed Inventory, piezometer monitoring and water quality surveys. The club will also be going on frequent field trips to different types of wetlands and unique aquatic communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

The club will have the opportunity to network with professionals in the field during field visits with employees from the DNR, USGS, USFS, USFWS, multiple SWCD’s and a few mines in the Iron Range who manage wetland health. The club’s projects will allow members to demonstrate their skills as a school and as individuals. The emphasis is on providing valuable experiences that will contribute to each member’s professional success.

For more information or to join the Wetland Science Club visit Beaverlink.

American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The purpose of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Chapter at BSU is to learn about biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, cultivating interest in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology at BSU, developing leadership, giving opportunities to others and increasing understanding of science professions.

For more information, visit their website

To join the Wetland Science Club visit Beaverlink.

Medical Professions Association

The purpose of the Medical Professions Association is to cultivate interest in the preprofessional medical programs at BSU, to develop leadership and citizenship, to give service to others and to increase one’s understanding of the medical professions.

We typically like to have guest speakers come in for our meetings, we like to have a variety of speakers that corresponds to the different interests in the medical field. Also, within the medical profession association group, there are a lot of volunteering opportunities.

For more information or to join the Medical Professions Association, visit Beaverlink.