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New grant to study next generation of loggers

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Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

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Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

On the one hand, logging companies are facing a crisis: There are about 40% fewer logging businesses today than there were 30 years ago, with many more owners slated to retire in the next decade.

But on the other hand, the industry is primed for new growth, stemming from a new generation of loggers capitalizing on efficiencies and opportunities in the market.

From conflict to collaboration: Student’s research helps guide Andean bears’ future

Communications Director

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Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

High in the mountains of Colombia, a species of bear known for its black coat and cream-colored “spectacles” around its eyes builds nests in trees and forages for food.

Finding ‘resiliency’ in national forests becomes a balancing act

Rio Grande National Forest.
Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

Case studies show how policy, process—and politics—can influence public lands’ future

 

Every well-managed forest needs a plan.

Seminar: Saving the eagles; investigating novel toxin risk to fish and wildlife from aquatic plant and cyanobacteria co-invasions

speaker and first slide
Associate Professor, Aquatic Science

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Dr. Susan Wilde

Contact Dr. Susan Wilde

Phone:
706-247-5912
swilde@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Warnell 3-222

About

Education:
Ph.D. School of Forest Resources. University of Georgia. Major professor: Michael J. Van Den Avyle. Dissertation: Advective regulation of zooplankton assemblages in a reservoir series on the Savannah River, SC/GA. June, 1998.
M.S. Department of Zoology, University of Georgia. Major professor: Karen G. Porter. Thesis: Heterotrophic, autotrophic, and mixotrophic flagellates in freshwater plankton: their abundance, behavior, and grazing impact on bacteria. March, 1989.
B.S. Ecology, Ethology and Evolution. University of Illinois. Advisor: Michael Lynch. Senior Project: Morphological variations in clonal populations of Daphnia pulex in two eutrophic ponds in central Illinois. April, 1983
Biography:

 Professional Experience:
August 2016 to present Associate Professor, University of Georgia
May 2008 to present: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
2005- 2008: Joint Position: Research Assistant Professor, USC, Baruch Institute and Assistant Marine Scientist, SCDNR, MRRI, Charleston, SC
2001-2005: Research Assistant Professor, USC, Baruch Institute, Charleston, SC
2000-2001: Assistant Marine Scientist, SCDNR, MRRI, Charleston, SC
1998-2000: Postdoctoral Associate, Microbiology and Immunology, MUSC
1997-1998: Postdoctoral Associate, Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston

Additional Academic Affiliations:
Adjunct Faculty, Master in Environmental Studies Program, University of Charleston
Adjunct Faculty, Marine Biology Graduate Program, University of Charleston
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University
Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University
Associate Faculty, Marine Science Department, University of South Carolina

Professional Societies:
Aquatic Plant Management Society
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
North American Lake Management Society
Southeastern Estuarine Research Society
South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Society (President-elect)
Weed Science Society of America

Curriculum Vitae:
SWildeCV Website Aug2016.pdf (199.43 KB)

Research
Area of Speciality:
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Biology/Ecology
Water, Soils and Environmental Systems
Hydrology and Environmental Systems
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Non-Game and Endangered Species
Wildlife Disease
Research Areas Detail:

Ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in freshwater and marine systems on fish and wildlife. Watershed development, stormwater best management practices, and impacts on water quality. Toxic cyanobacteria, invasive plants, reservoir limnology, and Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy. Interactions between invasive and endangered species. Co-occurrence of pathogens and harmful algal blooms.

Labs/Centers/Committees:
Aquatic Toxiciology Lab
Dr. Wilde AVM Research
Water Resources
Recent Citations:

K. L. Fouts, N. C. Poudyal, R. Moore, J. Herrin, S. B. Wilde. 2017.  Informed stakeholder support for managing invasive Hydrilla verticillata linked to wildlife deaths in a Southeastern reservoir. Lake and Reservoir Management 33:260-269.

M. A. Barnard, J. W. Porter, S. B. Wilde.  2017.  Utilizing Spirogyra grevilleana as a Phytoremediatory Agent for Reduction of Limnetic Nutrients and Escherichia coli Concentrations.  American Journal of Plant Sciences 8:1148-1158.

Dodd, S. R., R. S. Haynie, S. M. Williams, and S.B. Wilde.  2016.  Alternative food-chain transfer of the toxin linked to Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy (AVM) and implications for endangered Florida snail kite, Rosthramus sociabilis.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52:335-344.

Wilde, S.B. and S. Weber (2016). Cyanobacteria in the Georgia Piedmont. Sustainable Agriculture at UGA Extension, 2-4.

Woods, W. H III., B. N. Haram, S. B. Wilde and J. Ozier. 2016.  Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy. Wildlife Management Publication Series.  Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources WSFNR 16-08

Ghosh, S., B.Bartelme, I. S. Astuti, E.Benyshek, D. Haskett, J. He, B. Page, S. Wilde and D. Mishra. 2014. Developing a Cyanobacteria Detection Tool for Georgia Inland Waters Using NASA Landsat 8 OLI Data for Water Quality Protection and Restoration.  SEDAAG Conference Proceedings.  

Wilde, S. B., J. R. Johansen, H. D. Wilde, P. Jiang, B. A. Bartelme, and R. S. Haynie. 2014.  Aetokthonos hydrillicola gen. et sp. nov.: Epiphytic cyanobacteria associated with invasive aquatic plants and implicated in bird deaths from Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy. Phytotaxa 181:242-260. 

Courses Regularly Taught:
FISH 4200/6200
FISH 4200L/6200L
FANR 1100E
FISH 4650L/6650L
WASR 4400-4400L
Links:
AVM Research

 

Drought-stressed trees more likely to die from wildfires, study finds

Examples of a sapling after being burned in the lab. Photo by Raquel Partelli-Feltrin
Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

A first-of-its-kind project highlights perils faced by drier western forests

 

Drought and wildfires often, unfortunately, go hand in hand. While some fires can be planned and controlled, dry conditions create a tinderbox for much of American’s forests.

International investigation discovers Bald eagles’ killer

Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

Invasive water plant becomes breeding ground for cyanobacteria that causes lethal brain disease

 

The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles were found dead near an Arkansas lake.

Conservation via social distancing: Master’s student helps develop education programs in time of COVID

Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

As an undergraduate student in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, Camille Bennett (BSFR ’19) knew she liked being outdoors, and she liked to help others appreciate it.

Rooted in revelation: A researcher's dogged quest aims to reveal the genetic diversity of a mysterious tree

A small panda can be seen inside a growing container.

William Bartram was struck by the beauty of the trees he found along the banks of Georgia’s Altamaha River in 1773.

The trees, Bartram noted, had flowers that “are very large, expand themselves perfectly, are of a snow-white colour, and ornamented with a crown or tassel of gold coloured refulgent staminae in their centre.” Bartram had encountered the same trees when he and his father, John Bartram, went on their first expedition in 1765 to catalog the flora and fauna of the southeastern area of the North American colonies at the request of King George III.

Change of plans: Novel data from Warnell researchers informs the future of North Georgia Trout

Hailey Yondo works in a stream
Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

The fish writhed and splashed inside the plastic bucket as Kevin Thomas hustled down the pathway. He ducked off to the side, steadied his load over the water’s edge, and emptied its contents into the chilly waters of Smith Creek.

The rainbow trout shimmied into the deep and disappeared. Although, perhaps, not for long—several anglers out enjoying the crisp, sunny day at Unicoi State Park eyed Thomas and his truck, fresh from a Georgia Department of Natural Resources hatchery, with anticipation.

New study investigates devastating disease in deer

Communications Director

Contact Information

Contact Kristen Morales

Phone:
706-206-3055
kmorales@uga.edu

Campus address

Office:
Building 1-202

About

Education:
B.A., Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, 2002
B.S., Print Journalism, Syracuse University, 1998
Biography:

Kristen comes to Warnell after spending five years as communications manager at the UGA College of Education. At Warnell, she oversees the production of The Log, the college's alumni magazine, as well as regular news releases, website updates and social media content. Before working for UGA, Kristen spent more than 15 years in the newspaper industry as an editor, writer, copy editor and designer at newspapers in New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Georgia. 

Amid the serenity of Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains, a storm is brewing.

But rather than feeding the region’s lakes and rivers, it’s thundering through forests and valleys and entangling the region’s deer population along the way. As a result, many of the region’s deer suffer from chronic wasting disease, an incurable disease that means a death sentence for any animal that contracts it.

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