VT Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences will be at the hands-on events at KTU on March 20th!

Exhibit title: "Fun with Fishes"

The mission of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences is to be a center of academic excellence in aquaculture, conservation ecology, fisheries and wildlife sciences by providing quality programs in teaching research, and outreach in that will enhance fisheries and wildlife resource management at state, national, and international levels.

We conduct teaching, research, and outreach on fish and wildlife species ranging from the rare and endangered, to the economically valuable recreational and commercial animals, to the common and invasive nuisance animals. We explore critical issues concerning the conservation, development and wise use of fish and wildlife in habitats ranging from forested mountains, agricultural and urban landscapes, barrier islands and beaches, springs, rivers, estuaries, and oceans. Students and faculty are actively engaged in service activities through chapters of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society.

We in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences are passionate about natural resource conservation and management and about making a difference in how our society values sustainable natural resources. To achieve our vision, we are committed to serve as role models for excellent research, teaching, and outreach. We intend our program to be the best place to attract and nurture outstanding people who will lead in making legacy decisions. We are a self-organized, adaptive unit, and we recognize that our effectiveness is best achieved by sharing our time, talents, wisdom, and enthusiasm to enable others to act and to excel. We will continue to improve the status quo and celebrate our successes in changing the world, one person at a time.

We are recognized widely as a premier program in North America that addresses fisheries and wildlife issues of national and global concern, and our faculty are leaders in their respective disciplines.