News: Abbotsford – Young Men Face Tough Assignments (Summer 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Fleege, Schauer, Newman

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 20 Aug 1975

Clark Fleege and Burt Schauer, both of Abbotsford, are preparing for careers in the use, management and conservation or natural resources. They completed on of the toughest assignments in their academic careers.

They participated in a rigorous summer natural resources camp which is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point., their alma mater.

Each year, UW-Stevens Point requires its men and women who are natural resources majors to undergo six weeks of intensive “in field” preparation at a UW system environmental study center near Clam Lake in the far northern reaches of the state.

They participated this summer in one of two six-week session, which involve extensive use of the Chequamegon National Forest. “When they finish they should be able to inventory every aspect of the out-of-doors,” said Dr. James Newman, assistant Dean of the UW Stevens Point College of Natural Resources.

Similar camps have been sponsored by the University for the past 20 years, and focus on aspects of forestry, wildlife resource management, soil science and water science, which are the five main study areas in the natural resources program.

They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Fleege and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schauer, all of Abbotsford.