January 11, 2008 Release

Events for the upcoming Week: Jan. 11-20
(Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences, Events, Field Trips, etc.)

NRRT Society will hold Cook's Trail Monthly Maintenance Friday, January 11 at 2:30pm at the Allen House(Sandy Creek Nature Center). Map can be found on their website. Cars will be located on the other end for the return to the Allen house, so it will be a 4.2 mile one-way hike. Bring gloves and some water.

The Society for Conservation Biology holds its next meeting Monday, January 14 at 6:15pm in room 1-304 of the Warnell School. Dr. Ron Carroll, distinguished professor from the Odum School of Ecology, will be speaking about "Global warming: risks and opportunities for conservation". More information can be found on the SCB Website.

The Warnell School new professional student orientation will be Tuesday, January 15 at 5:30pm in room 1-304. New student pictures will be taken at this time, so no hats! Dinner will be provided. Attendance is mandatory for all new professional students.

The Bulgaria Study Abroad & Service Learning Program will have an informal information session Tuesday, January 15^th at 6:00pm in room 4-132 of the Warnell School. Information will be provided on Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, activities with the class and logistics to prepare for this summer program (6-29 June 2008).

If you can not make it to this session, there will be a seminar and reception at the Lamar Dodd School of Art on Friday, January 18th beginning at 5:30pm. 

The next Ecology Seminar will be Tuesday, January 15 at 4:00pm in the Ecology Auditorium. Reception at 3:30pm. Blaine Griffen from the Odum School will discuss "From individual processes to population patterns: understanding invasions from the bottom up."

The student chapter of TWS will hold its next meeting Wednesday, January 16 where it will discuss upcoming chapter events (especially conclave) and view a wildlife video.

The next NRRT society meeting will be Wednesday, January 16 at 5:30pm in room 1-304. The GA Envirothon, socials and fundraisers will be part of the discussion.

Warnell School Thursday seminars this semester begins with a series of three talks, starting this past  Thursday, on the general theme of the complex nature of ecological relationships and other high-dimension issues in natural resources management, and different ways of dealing with them. The first speaker was Dr. Craig Miller, assistant professor in the Warnell School, who spoke on "Applications of Hierarchical Models in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources."  The next seminar in the series will feature Dr. Jim Peterson on Thursday, January 17, at 4:00pm in room 1-304, with refreshments at 3:30pm.

The final series speaker on complexity will be Dr. Rhett Jackson (1/24).  Please join us for what will be an interesting and informative series.

Ecology Graduate Student Symposium will be held Friday , January 18 & Saturday, January 19 in the Ecology Auditorium. For more information, please see their symposium website.

Mark Your Calendar

New Student Lunch will be Tuesday, January 22 from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the Warnell School courtyard. All Warnell Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to this free lunch in honor of the new incoming students. Sponsored by Warnell Student clubs and organizations.

The next Forestry Club meeting will be Wednesday, January 23 in room 1-304 from 6:45pm to 8:00pm.

The 5th Annual Chili Cook-off, sponsored by The Wildlife Society, will be held Friday, January 25^th at Flinchum's Phoenix. Tickets are $6 in advance and $7 at the door. It is $5 to enter a chili dish. Tickets can be purchased from Barbara Trotter at the front desk. Questions can be addressed to TWS chapter secretary Hayden Patterson.

The Warnell Student Ambassadors are invited to the Annual GFA Legislative lunch at the Capitol on Wednesday, January 30 (all day event). Ambassadors will first tour the capitol building and then assist GFA members in hosting the lunch for Georgia's representatives and legislative professionals. Contact Emily Saunders for more information.

Achievements from the Previous Week: Dec. 14 – Jan. 10

“In the News”

“Shades of gray” (water) – AJC quotes UGA professor of hydrology and water resources Todd Rasmussen on the safety of using gray water, which can cause health problems if not properly recycled.
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Water plan is diluted and deluded
State council must rethink misguided revisions, restore protections in earlier work (AJC Editorial)
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Stakes grow for illegal logging
(UGA timber analyst Sara Baldwin quoted)
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Felling water's best friend
Forested land under the ax from tax policy
(Steve McWilliams/GFA op-ed in AJC)
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Trees by design
(UGA forestry research mentioned)
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Wildfire Relief Fund established
(AJC Bz Briefs – 1^st item)
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URI grad to help lead federal office
(Wendi Weber, MSF.' 97, is featured--2nd article)
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Jekyll project may need environmental permit
AJC
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“Awards/Appointments”

Ms. Nico Dauphine, Warnell doctoral student, gave a presentation that was selected as the best student wildlife paper (from 66) at the 2007 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, held in December in Madison, Wisconsin.  Her presentation, "Not every partner is the same: Insights from the Peruvian rain forest," was about her dissertation research on forest management, local involvement and bird conservation in Peru. Congratulations, Nico!

MFR forestry graduate student Jackson Wyss received a $2,500 scholarship created by ImageTree Inc., to honor the August 15th appointment of Michael Clutter as the new dean on the Warnell School. Jackson is the UGA student chapter Society of American Foresters secretary and a first year graduate student under the direction of Dean Michael Clutter.

Ryan Sharp, a PhD student in the NRRT program working with Dr. Craig Miller, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend a civic engagement workshop over spring break at Acadia National Park in Maine.  The scholarship was presented to Ryan from the George Wright Society, an organization committed to preserving Americas natural and cultural treasures.  Ryan will be working with 5 other PhD students from around the county on a project to get the local communities in the Acadia area more involved with the day to day operation of the park.

Dr. John Carroll, professor of wildlife management and ecology and leader of Warnell’s study abroad program in South Africa, has been asked to serve on the Board of Directors for UGA’s African Study Institute.

“Research Findings/Outreach Service/Publications”

Bob Izlar has had two authored and seven co-authored articles published in the Environment volume of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture published in November, 2007 by the University of North Carolina Press.

Prof. Karl Miller will be co-hosting Quality Whitetails TV, a weekly program aired on the Outdoor Channel that will provide information on deer biology, deer management, and deer behavior. The first edition of this TV program aired last week. Congratulations to the Warnell School’s first celebrity TV personality.
Read More Here - OVPPSO Website
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Read More Here - Warnell Website

“Congratulations”

Morgen D. Ingerson’s wife delivered a little girl, Anneliese Tierzah Ingerson, on December 31st at 8pm and all is well with both the mother and baby. She weighs 7 lbs 5 oz and 19.5 inches long. Congratulations to the Ingersons.

“Holiday Donation Campaign”

The Warnell School would like to thank all of its generous family members that contributed to this year’s holiday canned food/toy/shoe donation campaign. Eighteen bags of can goods with gifts were delivered to the grandmother and her five grandchildren.  Angie Callaway, working with her church, was able to coordinate this delivery.  The family was overwhelmed with your kindness. Additional donations at the holiday party went to another local area family in need during the holiday season. Finally, 82 pairs of shoes were donated to the Soles4Souls charity. Thank you all for your participation in the 2007 charity campaign.

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at The University of Georgia provides UGA students with five degree path programs in forestry and natural resource science and management, include the forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, natural resources recreation and tourism, water and soil resources, and wildlife management and ecology majors. With more than fifty faculty and 23,000 acres of teaching lands, the Warnell School is the southeast’s oldest, and one of the most respected forestry and natural resource education providers in the United States. The school also houses one of the largest study abroad programs in the nation covering all seven continents to provide global learning opportunities for its students. For more information visit the Warnell School website at www.warnell.uga.edu.