November 6, 2007 Release

Events for the upcoming Week: Nov. 5-11
(Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences, Events, Field Trips, etc.)

The UGA Fisheries Society holds their next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 6th at 5:00pm in room 1-304.  Dr. Robert Bringolf, will discuss his current work entitled "Preliminary assessment of contaminant impacts on recovery efforts with American shad."  This is a great opportunity for everyone to get more acquainted with Dr. Bringolf's work. Refreshments will begin at 5:00pm and the talk should commence shortly after. 

The next meeting of The Wildlife Society will be Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 6:45 – 8:00pm in 1-304.  Featured speaker will be Katrina Morris from Ga. DNR speaking about rare and endangered species conservation in GA. Ami Flowers will also present about the 2008 South Africa Study Abroad program/trip.

The next Thursday Seminar will be held November 8 at 4:00pm in room 1-304.  Featured speaker will be Dr. Susan Wilde of the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, who will speak on "Impaired water quality in southeastern reservoirs and ponds;  Harmful algal blooms, invasive plants, and wildlife health."  Refreshments served before the seminar begins.

The Warnell School Alumni Association will host a Tailgate for the Auburn football game this Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 12:30 pm in the Mary Kahrs Warnell Memorial Garden (Game kick-off 3:30 pm). This catered event will feature traditional tailgate fare and a variety beverages.

Dean Clutter has graciously agreed to pay for each faculty/staff member to attend the tailgate with a guest. Additional guests are $15 per person. Children FREE.

If you are planning to attend, please e-mail the Alumni Office  NO LATER THAN Wednesday 12:00 NOON! Please include your and your guests name. If you do rsvp and for some reason cannot attend please let us know prior to the event. The caterer charges for "no-shows".

A PLT/WILD workshop will be held Sunday, Nov. 11 from 8:30am to 4:00 pm at Flinchum’s for anyone interested in enhancing their environmental education credentials. The cost is $40, which includes lunch, a PLT guide, People and Places Guide, WILD curriculum and Aquatic Wild curriculum. For more information, contact workshop coordinator Heather Fleming.

The next Forestry Club meeting will be on Nov. 14th at 6:45 in room 1-304. Mr. Gary Doster will be coming then to speak to us that night. He has been a wildlife biologist for a long time working here at the vet school at UGA, so he will be sharing a little about his career. He also has many other hobbies and interests that he will be telling us about that are very entertaining such as collecting historical souvenirs from the state of Georgia.

The Georgia Forestry Association is holding its fall workshop, “Forest Certification: Navigating the Landscape and Discovering the Opportunities of This Evolving Forestry Marketing Tool,"  Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Association headquarters in Forsyth, GA.This workshop will offer 5 continuing education credits for attendees.

Register today by emailing GFA to reserve one of the limited openings for this workshop. Additional information can be obtained by calling the Association office at 478-992-8110.

Achievements from the Previous Week: Oct. 26 – Nov. 5

"Homecoming" 

The faculty, staff and alumni of the Warnell School would like to thank all of our family and friends who joined us this past weekend for the annual Homecoming celebration. This year’s events included:

A record turnout at the Alumni Golf Tournament (92 players) on the newly redesigned UGA course. The School’s Young Alumni Committee took the reins to run this year’s tournament and successfully raised more than $10,000 for their Young Alumni Leadership Endowment. Congratulations to this group of young professional for a successful first year and for an outstanding golf tournament. (Photo courtesy of Daniel van Dyke)

The first annual Skeet/Clay tournament was held at Brush Pines in Madison County and received rave reviews from all who participated. If you are not a golfer, look for this event again next year. Special thanks to Tom Harris for organizing this inaugural event.

Alumni dinner – Once again dozens of alumni and their families joined us for the traditional Friday evening dinner and all appeared to have a wonderful time. The UGA Dance Dawgs made an appearance again this year to help celebrate Bulldawg Pride. (Photo courtesy of Jason Kinsey)

Pre-Game Tailgate - Flinchum's was overflowing with red & black at this year's homecoming tailgate.

Dedication of "Archie's Chapel" - This year faculty and alumni took time out to recognize beloved former faculty member Archie Patterson by dedicating his former classroom (1-307) in the Classic Building. The room will now always be know as "Archie's Chapel" with a plaque on the wall recognizing his many contributions to the Warnell School. Those who attended the dedication were welcomed by Dean Clutter and Provost Mace, who both delivered many fond memories to Archie's two grown children, who were also in attendance. 

The Archie Patterson Tribute video that was  shown at the dedication ceremony of Archie’s Chapel on Friday, Nov. 2, can be viewed on the Warnell School website. (Special thaks to Morgan Nolan for producing this memorable video)

If you have trouble viewing the video, be sure you have the most  recent version of quicktime (7.2). 

Special thanks to Dean Clutter, and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, for coordinating a superb Homecoming weekend.

“In the News”

Todd Rasmussen, professor of forest hydrology, was featured this past week on the National Public Radio (NPR) program “Living on Earth” discussing the drought, and water conservation measures being employed by UGA. Read the transcript or listen to the program at the “Living on Earth” Website.
Read more/Listen here

Wood ethanol plant to open soon
To use pine tree waste
Read More Here

“Awards/Appointments”

Michael Schirmacher, a recently completed graduate student of Drs. Steven Castleberry and Karl Miller, won the Best Student Paper Presentation at the 61st Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference held from Oct. 21-24 in Charleston, WV.  The title of his presentation was "Habitat Associations of Bats in South-central West Virginia."

“Research Findings/Outreach Service/Publications”

Drs. Mingliang Wang, Bruce Borders and Dehai Zhao coauthored a paper "Parameter Estimation of Base-Age Invariant Site Index Models: Which Data Structure to Use?" recently published in Forest Science 53(5): 541-551.

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.