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Warnell School student chapter of SAF participate at national convention.
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Welcome to Robert Bringolf, new faculty member in Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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UGA Student Chapter of NRRT Society holds inaugural meeting.
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The Center for Forest Business is hosting Timberland Investment Conference(II) March 28-30, 2007 at the Ritz Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation.
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Dr. Ron L. Hendrick, Jr., associate professor and Graduate Student Coordinator for the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been selected by senior administrators to fill the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs position vacated by Dr. David Newman.
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Dr. Dale Greene, professor of Forest Operations at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been elected by fellow board members to serve as Chair of the Georgia State Board of Registration for Foresters for the year 2007.
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The Warnell School is excited to present the newest addition to its diverse array of study abroad programs beginning in the Spring 2007 Semester. The UGA Bulgaria Study Abroad and Service Learning Experience introduces students to the beautiful and historic country of Bulgaria.
(Published: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:14:53 +0000)
Leaders of Georgia’s $20 billion forestry and forest products industry believe the forest resources in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia can be a catalyst to lead this poor nation from poverty to prosperity, in much the same way as it did across the southeastern state through the first half of the 20th Century.
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Two Warnell School faculty members have published new books this past month.
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Over 200 Boy Scouts earned merit badges in a multitude of subject areas at the 2006 Boy Scout Advanc-A-Rama (Cherokee District, Northeast Georgia Council), which was held Saturday, September 30th on The University of Georgia campus.
(Published: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:16:17 +0000)
The faculty and administration of the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Hepinstall, Ph.D. has accepted an offer to fill the vacant Assistant Professor in GIS/Landscape Ecology position previously held by Dr. Mike Wimberly. Dr. Hepinstall began his new duties on July 1, 2006.
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While it may not be typical for a Canadian student with a history of fishing for Pacific Salmon to attend The University of Georgia to attain their degree in fisheries and aquaculture, Krista Woodward, a native of New Westminster (northern suburb of Vancouver), B.C., and a world-class javelin thrower, is not a typical student.
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The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources has reached an agreement with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) to develop a chestnut tree orchard at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Union County, Georgia.
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The faculty and administration of the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Rebecca Moore, Ph.D. has accepted an offer to fill the Assistant Professor in Water Resources faculty position. Dr. Moore began her new duties on July 1, 2006.
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Now Accepting Nominations For The Distinguished Alumnus Award and Young Alumnus Award. Nominations must be recieved by Sept. 8th. 2006
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The faculty and administration of the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Craig Alan Miller, Ph.D. has accepted an offer to fill the new Assistant Professor in Human Dimensions faculty position. Dr. Miller will begin his new duties on July 1, 2006.
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While the Warnell School’s student body has outgrown the age when aquariums full of fish provided hours of fascination, the School’s fisheries faculty are helping many adults re-live this youthful pleasure. From June 9-11, Dr. Jay Shelton, Associate Professor of Fisheries, along with faculty and staff from UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine, hosted a Koi breeding and reproduction seminar at the Warnell School, and on site at Flinchum’s in Whitehall Forest.
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University and Warnell faculty and researchers are helping state and federal officials in assessing and managing the impact on a principal state waterway of a potentiallydamaging invasive species – the Asian swamp eel.
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The mountains, lakes, rivers and streams in the 125-counties of the Tennessee Valley are a haven for many diverse forms of outdoor recreation, and a new University of Georgia study aims to make these lands even more accessible to the public.
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Kendra Brumfield used to be captured in the urban lifestyle. “Three years ago you would not catch me outdoors touching anything green,” the senior at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain explains. “I was a hermit and stayed indoors most all the time.”
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University and Warnell faculty and researchers are helping state and federal officials in assessing and managing the impact on a principal state waterway of a potentiallydamaging invasive species – the Asian swamp eel.
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Athens, GA – The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia will be hosting Gamebird 2006: Managing Gamebirds in the 21st Century, at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education from May 31st to June 4th, 2006.
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Athens, GA - The Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quail Unlimited has initiated a scholarship endowment to support quail research at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The idea was developed by former chapter president Wink McWhorter about a year ago.
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The faculty and administration of the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Michael J. Yabsley, Ph.D. accepted an offer to fill the Assistant Professor in Wildlife Disease faculty position. He began his new duties on March 1, 2006. The Wildlife Disease faculty position is a split appointment between the Warnell School and UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
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The University of Georgia’s Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources recognized and rewarded its many outstanding students, student-teachers, and professors at its 75th Annual Spring Awards Banquet held Thursday, April 20th at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, GA.
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Dr. John Maerz, a recently hired assistant professor in the wildlife ecology and management program at the Warnell School, and a handful of herpetology enthusiasts around the community started the University of Georgia Herpetological Society (UGHS) in the Fall semester of 2005.
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Today, roughly 75% of the US population lives and works in urban/suburban communities. As this change in demographics continues to accelerate, it places increased pressure on the ecological resources of these spaces. Georgia is undergoing these same demographic changes, but at a greater rate than the rest of the nation.
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Alumni events at the Warnell School are great times to visit with old friends and faculty. Positive memories of years of scholastic work and fellowship flow via stories told by former students.
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The Student members of the UGA Forestry Club, based in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, placed third in overall competition at this year’s 49th annual Southeastern Forestry Conclave. The event was hosted this past weekend by Louisiana Tech University and held at nearby Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, LA.
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In a repeat of last year's performance, the UGA chapter of The Wildlife Society once again brought home the overall championship, as well as numerous team and individual awards, from the 32nd annual Southeastern Wildlife Conclave hosted by Tennessee Tech University this past weekend.
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Deep in the Cordillera de Colán, an isolated mountain range in northern Peru just east of the Andes in the western Amazon Basin, Nico Dauphine, a graduate student from the Cooper Lab at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, is collaborating with members of a native Amazonian people, the Aguaruna, to promote bird conservation throughout the mountain ecosystem.
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Dr. Ben Jackson, professor of Timber Harvesting in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources with a joint appointment at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, has been elected to serve as the 2006 President of the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP).
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Athens, Ga. – Dr. Kim Coder, professor of Community Forestry and Arboriculture at UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, was selected by the Georgia Urban Forest Council, Inc. (GUFC) on Friday October 28, 2005 to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The Widlife Genetics Lab is a fully-functional molecular genetics lab designed for use with samples collected from various species of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Space is available for 4-6 concurrent projects, depending on their size.
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Bruce Beck, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources professor of Environmental Systems Analysis, has been appointed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) to serve as an Institute Scholar for the year 2006.
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The University of Georgia Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society received “The Southeastern Section TWS Student Chapter of theYear” award at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Saint Louis, Missouri on October 18, 2005. more...
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Coyote study to determine the home range size of coyotes in an effort to estimate population densities, determine social interactions and assess seasonal food habits.
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The story of the rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker, proof, data collection, and its future.
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A red glow appears down the beach and is soon followed by the muffled sound of a four-stroke engine. Mark Dodd stops the ATV near the small group and turns off the engine, shaking his head.
“Nothing,” he says quietly, swinging his leg over the seat.
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Fragmented landscapes are a product of modern land management. This includes impacts on game species. South Georgia is dominated by landscapes that are poor or unsuitable habitat for Northern Bobwhites. When individual landowners undertake management to benefit quail populations often the response is not as positive as we would expect. Many of these places are “islands” of good habitat isolated in landscapes of poor habitat.
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Sara Schweitzer, adjunct Professor and Center for Forest Business Director Bob Izlar, and a delegation of other UGA teaching and research personnel participated last fall in an international conference at Mali Losinj on sustainable development of the rural areas in Croatia and the role of the university.
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Plains, Ga. â Forestry students from the University of Georgiaâs Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources visited Carter Farms, Inc., in November to learn about the stewardship and land management philosophy of former President Jimmy Carter and his forestry consultant, Blake Sullivan, who conducted the tour.
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Jessica Banks, a master’s degree candidate in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, returned to Athens last April after a year in Iraq. She and her unit, the 1014th Quartermaster Unit of Athens, were among the first wave of soldiers to march into Baghdad in spring 2003. Her journey began in December 1998, when she and a friend went shopping at Georgia Square Mall.
“We walked into the mall, and I saw this giant poster of a soldier with an M16 rifle,” she says. “I turned to my friend and said, ‘I have to have that poster for my room.’”
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Undergraduate Austin Meadows recently completed field work for a project studying the population and habitat of Brook Trout in Georgia.
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A collection of faculty profiles at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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Steven Castleberry, associate professor of wildlife ecology in the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, received the Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Teaching at the School’s 74th Annual Spring Awards Banquet.
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ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources announced that its new Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position in Forest Biotechnology has been named for Winfred N. “Hank” Haynes.
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A list of details for the Centennial Week Celebration.
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Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forest Resources (WSFR) is pleased to announce that its professional forestry curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Resources has been reaccredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) through the year 2015.
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The Georgia Forestry Association and the Warnell
School of Forest Resources are pleased to announce
the publication of a new coffee table book, The Centennial
History of Forestry in Georgia: A Pictoral Journey
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Over 310 students participated in one of WSFR's Study abroad programs in 2005. Offering a dynamic learning environment by providing opportunities for students to live and participate in a diverse global community. Programs are in places like Antarctica, Australia, Bellze, the Fji Islands, Hawaii and New Zealand.
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Wildlife researchers at the University of Georgia and Berry College are conducting one of the first studies on the basic sensory capabilities of white-tailed deer to learn how deer see, hear and perceive “deer deterrent” devices.
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The UGA Forestry Club is designed to help students learn more about their future careers while having fun and socializing with people of similar interests. Pre-professional, professional, and graduate students attend bi-weekly meetings to listen to speakers and more...
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The lake sturgeon was once abundant throughout much of the Coosa River watershed of northwestern Georgia, however over-harvest and habitat degradation throughout the 20th Century ultimately led to the extirpation of the species.
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Student Ambassadors:Very front row: Tyler Clemons, Jay Chupp
2nd Row: Austin Meadows, Mandi McElroy, Scott Stanfill, Emily Crosby, Ashley Dillard, Susan Pierce, Justin Tyson
3rd Row: Alan Zeigler, Bob Carlson, Michael Westbrook, Ryan Whitelaw, Chad Lincoln, Andrew Saunders, Christie Stegall, Evan Sussenbach, David Duncan
Not Pictured: Robert Simmons, Tal Robinson, Erin Moore, Jason Nedlo
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A new study by forest economists at the University of Georgia and the U.S. Forest Service portends a loss of millions of acres of forestland across Georgia in the coming decade, along with the economic, aesthetic and watershed protection it provides.
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Donna Gallaher stacks the last two boxes onto the hand truck, stretches the bungee cords tight, and wheels the tottering stack to the parking lot. Today she’s heading north to Jasper for her 76th three-day Master Timber Harvester Workshop.
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Faculty Profile for Bob Teskey
Kim Coder Opens European Congress of Arboriculture