AUBURN - Jim Shepard, professor and associate director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center at Mississippi State University, has been named dean of Auburn University's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, effective Jan. 3.
BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 24, 2010 – Thomas R. Fox of Christiansburg, Va., professor of forestry in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for research and teaching at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile.
Thousand canker disease (TCD) of black walnut was recently identified in the Knoxville, TN area. This find is significant because the disease had not been detected east of the Mississippi River and was originally thought to be limited to Colorado and a few other western states. It is believed that due to the severity of the disease in Tennessee that it has probably gone undetected in the trees for years. Foresters believed the declining walnut trees were dying due to drought stress. These same conditions exist throughout Georgia and many tree species are showing symptoms of stress....
A White Nose Syndrome (WNS) webinar will be conducted by Clemson University and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) on August 3, 2010 for SCDNR and other wildlife professionals. The purpose of the seminar is inform professionals on the appropriate responses related to unusual bat behavior or dead and dying bats...
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Penn State, has just released an introductory video on small woodlot management.
The TRUST announces the availability of Grant Funds. The TRUST wishes to encourage, promote and develop through education and the free market system the stewardship of forest and related natural resources in the private sector. Therefore, the TRUST will offer modest Grants, up to $2,000.00, to publicly recognized and qualified organizations whose programs would fulfill the purpose and objective of the TRUST...
