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| 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament and BBQ (April 30, 2009) Our chapter hosted our second cornhole tournament and cookout to finish off the spring semester. For more information, go here. Montana AWMA chapter meeting (April 24, 2009): Four members of our chapter traveled to Butte, MT for the quarterly meeting of the Montana AWMA chapter. Before the meeting, Chris Borton gave an interesting seminar on the Sage Mountain Center and ways to integrate alternative energy options such as solar and wind power into your home. For more information, visit their website at: www.sagemountain.org Clark Fork River Clean-up (April 2009): Several members of our chapter joined others in Missoula in the annual Earth Day clean-up of the Clark Fork River. Our group was assigned a secion of river in town and found some trash, but spent most of the time picking up paint chips from graffiti. Afterwards, we joined the rest of the participants for a BBQ in Caras Park. March 2009 seminar: Tim Roberts, an environmental industrial hygeniest, presented an interactive discussion of the history of the steam system utilized by the University of Montana to heat campus buildings and utilities. Over the past two years, the Missoula campus has undergone extensive renovations, piping enhancements, and asbestos abatement within the underground steam system. The result is renewed efficiency for future demands without environmental hazards of the past. For more information, visit www.wtrconsulting.com. Milltown Dam Superfund Site Tour (March 17th, 2009): Our chapter sponsored a tour of the Milltown Dam Superfund site, given by Russ Forba and Diana Hammer from EPA Region 8. For more information on the Superfund site, visit their website. For pictures from the tour, go here! Montana AWMA chapter meeting (Jan 30, 2009): The first meeting of the Montana AWMA chapter was held at UM to begin organizing the chapter and gearing up to host the PNWIS conference in 2010. November 2008 seminar: Richard Opper, director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality spoke about what the DEQ does and highlighted some specific issues of local interest. Professional luncheon August 2008: Shannon Therriault, Environmental Health Division Supervisor at the Missoula City-County Health Department, spoke about jobs at the health department and what skills and qualifications are necessary for a job in local government. ACE conference 2008 (June 24-27): Five members of our chapter traveled to Portland, OR to attend AWMA's annual conference and exhibition. Four members presented research posters and 4 also participated in the first ever environmental challenge international. Emily Weiler won 2nd place in the undergraduate poster category and Raj Kailasam won 3rd place in the sustainability category, each worth $600. Our environmental challenge team consisting of Megan Bergauff, Raj Kailasam, Glenn Pinson, and Jessica Wood won 4th place in the competition, which was worth $1500. Attendees also enjoyed technical sessions, exhibitions, student activities, and other sites in Portland! For pictures from the conference, go here. For a conference schedule and program, more information on the environmental challenge problem, and information on the exhibitors present please visit: http://www.awma.org/ACE2008/ BBQ and Cornhole Tournament (April 29th, 2008): Our chapter hosted a cookout and cornhole tournament to recruit new members and celebrate the end of the semester. Even though it rained, everyone had a great time. For more information and pictures, go here. Clark Fork River Clean-up (April 2008): Several members of our chapter and a few friends formed a team for the 2008 Earth Day river clean-up. We worked on a section of the Clark Fork in East Missoula, picking up trash, recyclables, and other interesting things. There was also a celebratory BBQ with all 400+ participants in Caras Park afterwards. Pictures from the event are available here. April 2008 seminar: Robert Jeffrey from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality gave a seminar about PM2.5 air pollution in Montana. For more information about the Montana DEQ's air quality division, visit their website at www.deq.state.mt.us/AirQuality/AQinfo.asp February 2008 seminar: The Friends of Lolo Peak gave a seminar about the potential impacts of the proposed Bitterroot Resort on the public lands in the Lolo Peak area. For more information please go to their website at www.lolopk.org October 2007 seminar: Matt Fein from Environcon presented a seminar on the progress being made in the Milltown Dam removal project. For more information, check out the EPA website on the Milltown Superfund site: http://www.epa.gov/region08/superfund/mt/milltown/ PNWIS conference 2007: The conference was held in Boise, ID from Oct 14-16, 2007. Four students from our chapter attended the conference and participated in the environmental challenge. Our team ("Essence Consulting") was awarded an honorable mention placement and won $300. All 4 students also presented the research. For a conference schedule and program, more information on the environmental challenge problem, and information on the exhibitors present please visit: http://www.pnwis.org/PNWIS2007a/default.htm September 2007 seminar: Matthew Koehler from the Wild West Institute presented a seminar on wildfire effects, management, and restoration. For more information please go to their website at www.wildwestinstitute.org.
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