NRES Undergraduate - Student Clubs and Organizations More than 700 student organizations exist across the University of Illinois campus. From Student Ambassadors to Illini Pride and the Illini Rollerblading Club, there is truly something for everyone. The NRES Department also has several student groups which offer students a fun way to learn and socialize outside of the classroom. The Horticulture Club has a variety of ongoing activities, but the highlight of the year is the Mom's Weekend Flower Show and Plant Sale. The club turns the campus Stock Pavilion into a beautifully landscaped flower garden.
Members compete for the best displays and flower arrangements.
The club also sells a wide variety of plants to finance other projects throughout the year. Intercollegiate flower judging and evaluation are held weekly throughout the semester. The Illini Foresters is open to all students interested in the conservation and management of natural resources. The club is involved with and actively participates in many university, college, departmental, and community activities, including volunteer maintenance and cleanup in local parks, controlled burning of tall grass prairies, planting trees, guiding trail walks, assisting local landowners with forest land management plans, providing a forest land stewardship display and giving away tree seedlings during the College of ACES Open House, and annually awarding a book scholarship to an undergraduate student. A major club activity is participation with ten other universities in the annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave, a competition in traditional forester's skills such as log rolling, speed chopping, buck-sawing, tree identification, and tobacco spitting.