Directory Profile
Laura Bell
Lab Services Coordinator
210-A
(218) 281-8131
(218) 281-8101
Role
Staff
Associated Majors
Responsibilities
- Assist department faculty and instructors with classes and labs
- Assistant curator of Natural Resource Wildlife Museum
- Environmental Education and Outreach coordinator
- Maintain and coordinate Red River Valley Natural History Area
- Maintain UMN Crookston Nature Nook
- Supervise Natural Resource work study students
Research Interests
- River of Dreams
- RiverWatch
- Monarch Larva Monitoring
- Monarch Watch
- MAPS - Avian Monitoring Program
Awards, Distinctions, and Honors
- 2026 Most Supportive of Students Award
- 2014 Outstanding Service to Students Award
- 2010 Distinguished "Staff Service" - Civil Service, AFSCME Clerical/Technical or Teamster Award
Educational Background
- B.S. Wildlife Zoology, North Dakota State University
Certifications
- American Red Cross FA/CPR/AED Instructor
- American Wilderness Leadership School
- Leopold Education Project Educator
- Project Learning Tree Facilitator
- Project Wet Facilitator
- Project Wild Facilitator
- S130/190 Wildland Fire Training
- MN Master Naturalist Instructor
Started at UMN Crookston November 2004