March 7, 2008 Release

Events for the upcoming Week: March 7-16
(Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences, Events, Field Trips, etc.)

Spring Break – March 10-14

The UGA Herpetological Society will take a field trip to the Savannah River Ecology Lab and Silver Bluff from Wed., March 12 to Fri., March 14. For more information or to participate email John Maerz. 

The NRRT Society will participate in the Environmental Education Alliance conference in Helen, Ga. from Friday, March 14 to Sunday, March 16. For more information email Allison Ginn. 

Mark Your Calendar

The Society for Conservation Biology’s next meeting will be Monday, March 17 at 5:30pm in room 1-304 of the Warnell School. The discussion topic will be “How Athens Got Green.”

The UGA chapter of the American Fisheries Society will hold its next meeting Tues., March 18 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Dean’s conference room. Discussion topics will include advisor elections, nominations for officers and a presentation by Trout Unlimited.

The Next NRRT Society meeting will be Wednesday, March 19 from 5:30 to 6:45pm in room 1-304.

The next Forestry Club meeting will be Wednesday, March 19 from 6:45 to 8:00pm in room 1-304.

The next meeting of TWS will be Wednesday, March 26 from 6:45 to 8:00pm in room 1-304.

The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) has scheduled three Deer Steward I certification courses, as well as the first-ever Deer Steward II certification course, for:

Deer Steward Level I (Registration Opens February 1)
~ April 11-14  QDMA National Headquarters, Athens, GA
~ April 25-28  Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN
~ May 16-19  Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Deer Steward Level II (Level II Registration Opens April 1)
~ June 13-16  QDMA National Headquarters, Athens, GA

One scholarship per Level I course will be available to a high school junior or senior, or a college student. Those interested should email Kip Adams. 

A printable version of the registration form is available on the QDMA website. To register by phone, call 800.209.3337 and ask for customer service.

Achievements from the Previous Week: Feb. 29 – March 7

“In the News”

House OKs forestland tax change
AJC
Read More Here

“Awards/Appointments”

The Warnell School welcomes Mr. Stephen D. Pettis, Jr. as the new Greenhouse manager. Steven has a Master's degree in Plant Protection and Pest Management from UGA, was a Gwinnett Agriculture and Natural Resources County Agent, is the host of the weekly "Athens Home Gardening Radio Show," is a skilled pest diagnostician and fully certified/licensed applicator, and has his own landscape/horticulture consulting business.

Warnell students Patrick Work, Morgen Ingerson, and Ami Flowers have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. They will be recognized at this year's Spring Honors and Awards Banquet.

Warnell graduate students Amanda Hamsley, Alison Price and Paul Schueller have been named 2008 UGA Outstanding Teaching Assistants. This award is confined to the top ten percent of TA's at UGA, and it speaks well of both their teaching abilities and their dedication to the School’s academic program. Amanda, Alison and Paul will be recognized at this year's Honors Day and at Warnell's Spring Honors and Awards Banquet.

The Warnell Graduate Student Association would like to thank everyone involved in making the 2008 Symposium a success--all of the graduate student presenters for sharing their exciting research with us; all the student, faculty, and staff volunteers who helped organize and run the symposium, the silent auction, and judge the presentations; all of our silent auction sponsors for their generous donations; and the Warnell school for generously providing research grants.

Thank you in particular to the WGSA officers; the Symposium and Silent Auction Chair, Emily Brown; the entire Symposium and Silent Auction Committee, composed of graduate student volunteers; Larry Morris; Rosemary Wood; Anuj Sinha; and Dean Clutter.

The silent auction raised over $1000 this year--Well Done!

The 2008 Symposium presentation winners are:

Session I
1st place - Lincoln R. Larson
2nd place - Susan N. Ellis-Felege
3rd place - Alison L. Price

Session II
1st place - Julie C. Wilson
2nd place - Peter Hazelton
3rd place - Emily L. Blizzard

Session III
1st place - Kristen K. Cecala
2nd place - Matthew J. Clement
3rd place - Andrew M. Grosse

Session IV
1st place - Mandi L. McElroy
2nd place - Kevin McAbee
3rd place - Sean C. Sterrett

Session V
1st place - Robert V. Horan
tie for 2nd place - Ibrahim Demir and Daniel Greene

Session VI
1st place - Jayna DeVore
2nd place - Clark D. Jones
3rd place - Luke Worsham

Session VII
1st place - Andy Davis
2nd place - Scott A. Rush
3rd place - Hayden E. Martin

“Research Findings/Outreach Service/Publications”

Faculty, staff and students of the Warnell School hosted their fourth Boy Scouts of America Northeast Georgia (Cherokee District) Advanc-A-Rama on Saturday, Feb. 29 for the pleasure of dozens of scouts and their parents. Feedback was positive from all who participated. Special thanks to all at the Warnell School who assisted in this event.

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.