February 8, 2008 Release

Events for the upcoming Week: Feb. 8-17
(Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences, Events, Field Trips, etc.)

The UGA River Basin Center will hold a seminar on “The importance of freshwater mussels in southeastern streams” on Tuesday, February 12 in the River Basin Center auditorium. Representatives from the USFWS, Univ. of Florida Museum of Natural History, Georgia DNR, and the University of Oklahoma will speak beginning at 10:00am.

The next Ecology Seminar will feature Dr. Caryn Vaughn, Director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey and a Presidential Professor of Zoology at the University of Oklahoma, speaking about "When and Why Species Matter: Ecosystem Function, Freshwater Mussel Communities, and Conservation." The lecture will be held Tuesday, February 12 at 3:30pm in the Ecology auditorium.

The Wildlife Society’s next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6:45 to 8:00pm in room 1-304. For more information email Lauren Wilson. 

Mark Your Calendar

A Spring Study Abroad Forum will be held noon to 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 20 in the Tate Reception Hall.  This new, smaller fair is an opportunity for students to speak with several UGA programs, including both fall semester offerings and programs with remaining summer openings.  Program directors of some of the Warnell programs (e.g., Bulgaria and South Pacific Programs) will be there to discuss opportunities.

The next Forestry Club meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 6:45-8:00pm in room 1-304.

The Warnell School will host the 2008 Southeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SEPARC) annual meeting February 21-23 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.  A schedule for the meeting, including list of symposium speakers and topics, workshops, poster titles and field trips is available at the SEPARC website.  

The Center for Forest Business continues its successful series of forestland investment conferences with International Forest Investment: An Executive Education Conference. The conference will be held at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany on February 22, 2008. For more information visit the conference website.

The UGA chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual spring banquet Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Flinchums. Doors open at 6:30pm, and dinner begins at 7:00pm. Cost is $35 ($50/couple) and includes a one-year membership to DU, and dinner. For more information contact Andrew Cartey 706/255-0284, or Charlie Plush 404/353-8854.

2008 Spring Colloquium will feature Dr. Reese Halter, founder and president of Global Forest Science, on Wednesday, February 27 at 3:30pm in the 2-100 auditorium at the Warnell School complex. Halter is an award-winning conservation scientist, syndicated science writer, TV nature documentary host, professor of botany at Humboldt State University, California, and popular children's author. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Australia and is an expert on the topics of global warming, hurricanes, fire, weather phenomena, ecological disasters, conservation and forest biology and ecosystems. The lecture will be followed by a public reception in the Warnell School courtyard.

The Warnell School Graduate Student Symposium will be Thursday & Friday, Feb. 28 & 29. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the research interests of Warnell School students and participate in a silent auction to raise funds for the School’s graduate Student Association. For more information email Kate Spear.

Xi Sigma Pi will hold the 2008 Lumberjack Ball Saturday, March  1 at Flinchums. Festivities begin at 3:30pm and will include food & beverages, an auction, door prizes, pie the professor booth, and the always entertaining fashion show. Tickets are available for $5 at Barbara Trotter’s desk, or $7 at the door.

Achievements from the Previous Week: Feb. 1-8

“Thursday Seminar”

The February 7 seminar featuring Dr. Paul Ferraro, associate professor in the Department of Economics at Georgia State University, is posted for your viewing pleasure.

"The effectiveness of the US endangered species act"
View Streaming Video Here

You will need them most recent version of the Quicktime video plugin which may be downloaded free from the Quicktime website.  

“In the News”

Georgia loses major ruling on rights to Lanier water
AJC
Read More Here

Drought May Keep Georgia Pools Shut for Summer
NPR
Read More Here

Nature Giving Way to Virtual Reality
Nature Conservancy research
Read More Here

‘Endless Ocean’ may sink its hooks into you
Is this the future of natural resource recreation? Education?
Read More Here

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.