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Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities on campus. Many Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences students are active in clubs and organizations related to horticulture, environmental science, turfgrass management, and floriculture. The department also sponsors several events throughout the academic year which are open to the entire campus community.
 The Environmental Horticulture Club is a Registered Student Organization on campus which promotes increased interest in the Horticulture Industry including landscaping, ornamental horticulture, turf grass management, fruit, vegetable and floriculture production. Recent club activities include:
• Tours of outstanding greenhouse facilities and botanical gardens such as Longwood Gardens (in Kennett Square, PA), Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (Brooklyn, NY), and Pleasant View Gardens (Louden, NH).
• Weekend trip to UMASS Outing Club cabin in Bethlehem, NH with plenty of hiking, sledding, campfires and fun.
• Pumpkin Sale on campus to raise funds for club activities.
• Holiday wreath sale. Club members decorated and sold over 40 wreaths to campus community to raise funds for other fun club activities.
• End-of-Semester dinner party at local restaurant.
• Meets weekly on Wednesdays during the academic year.
• Contact Chris Joyner at (413) 545-5233, joyner@psis.umass.edu
 The UMass Turf Club is a student chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. The Turf Club is open to all students including 2- and 4- year undergraduates majoring in Turfgrass Management. Club activities include interacting with invited speakers and field trips to local golf courses, professional sports facilities, and regional turf conferences. Club membership provides the opportunity to network with potential employers.
• Meets weekly during the academic year
• Club sponsored activities and trips
All Stockbridge School and Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences turfgrass management students welcome to participate. Interested students can contact one of the faculty advisors listed below for more information, or visit our website at http://www.freewebs.com/umassturfclub.
• Dr. Scott Ebdon (413)-545-2506, sebdon@pssci.umass.edu
• Mr. Thom Griffin (413)-545-3066, griff@psisi.umass.edu
 Student Chapter of The American Institute of Floral Designers
• Meets weekly on Tuesdays in 115 Stockbridge Hall or in French 105.
• Contact: Nancy L. Garrabrants (413)-545-2222, n.garrabrants@nre.umass.edu
 The Fernald Club is a professional Entomology Graduate Student organization whose activities include participation in Graduate Student activities of the Entomological Society of America, involvement in the seminar program of invited scientists, involvement in the development and operation of one-credit graduate seminars (ENTOMOL 792A), publication of the biennial Fernald Club Yearbook, the discussion and representation at Departmental Meeting of graduate student concerns, and the organization of social events. Graduate students, at the discretion of the faculty and selected by the Fernald Club, may have a voting representative on Departmental Committees, including the Awards Committee and the Computer Committee. Student participation in the Fernald Club is strongly encouraged.
• HerbFest is an annual event run by students in the course Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants (PLSOILIN 280) offered each spring. Students and local vendors display their wares in natural products with demonstrations, exhibits, food samples, and medicinal herbs.
• A Holiday Show and Sale is held each December in French Hall which highlights the creations of the floral design students in PLSOILIN 210 (Retail Floral Design) and PLSOILIN 297F (Advanced Floral Design). It is a marvelous display of colors, textures, and creativity. Students provide demonstrations throughout the day to visitors from campus and the Amherst community. Seasonal plants are also available for purchase.
• A Soils Field Trip is held every other summer which provides students the opportunity to study soil formation and classification in other regions. Recent trips have traveled to Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, as well as the New England states.
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