New River Valley Takes Cover
Athletes, rock stars, and Hollywood celebrities are frequently featured on the covers of nearly every imaginable magazine. Now, several Virginia Tech students may consider themselves part of the magazine-cover club.
Fisheries Magazine, published by the American Fisheries Society, is a monthly trade journal that goes out to about 10,000 American Fisheries Society members. In January 2007, the New River Valley Naturalist Chapter made the cover. They were working to educate stakeholders about the value and complexity of river ecosystems.
Paul Angermeier wrote the article, which featured the NRV Naturalist Chapter. Among the members of the chapter are a Virginia Tech undergraduate student and at least one graduate student. Angermeier’s article was titled “The Role of Fish Biologists in Helping Society Build Ecological Sustainability.” It explains how unsustainable use of ecosystems causes aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services to be damaged and how fish biologists can help prevent this by encouraging conservation education.
Erica Baugh, Virginia Tech undergraduate,
studying cells under a microscope.
David Garst, Virginia Tech grad student, lecturing
his peers about reptiles and amphibians.
4/12/09