- Welcome from the Dean
- Warnell Calendar
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- History
- Facilities/Labs
- Overview
- Aquatic Biotechnology & Environmental Laboratory (ABEL)
- Aquatic Toxiciology Lab
- B. F. Grant Memorial Forest
- Charles Terrell Memorial Timber Farm
- Cohutta Fisheries Center
- Cooper Tract
- Denmark Forest
- Dorothy Warnell Research, Education and Demonstration Forest
- Fiber Supply Assessment
- GIS and Spatial Analysis Lab
- Hardman Memorial Park
- Herpetology Lab
- Oconee Forest Park
- Pete Phillips Laboratory for Nutrient Cycling Science
- Tree Health Care Outreach Laboratory
- Thompson Mills Forest (State Arboretum)
- Watson Springs Forest
- Whitehall Forest
- Wildlife Damage Laboratory
- Certifications
- Organization
- Annual Reports
- Five Year Plan
- Strategic Plan
- About Athens
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History of Warnell
The oldest existing southern forestry school was established in 1906 through an endowment by George Foster Peabody. The School was originally called the George Foster Peabody School of Forestry. Over the years, the University of Georgia's School of Forest Resources has become more sophisticated and respected. A regional and National frontrunner, the School is ideally situated, offering easy access to the three major provinces of the Southeast: the coastal plains, the piedmont, and the mountains. Complex demands we re made on the profession, requiring greater competence of forest resource managers and scientists. To insure that future graduates are better prepared to meet the diverse challenges they will face, the school was renamed The School of Forest Resources and designated as a professional unit in 1971, when the curriculum was redesigned.In 1991, the School of Forest Resources was dedicated in honor of the late Daniel B. Warnell. Mr. Warnell was a native Georgian who was involved in the management of banking, farming, and timber enterprises. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1931 to 1937 and in the Georgia Senate from 1937 to 1939. As a state legislator, Mr. Warnell made significant contributions in rural development, public education, public transportation, and conservation of natural resources.