Tag: Forestry
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Andres Villegas: He Speaks for the Trees
Rooted in nature
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2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipients announced
The highly competitive national fellowship supports graduate students engaged in scientific research.
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Deadly raccoon roundworm can infect humans without symptoms, new UGA study finds
Although this “raccoon roundworm” was believed to cause severe problems and even death in people…
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Coal burning linked to toxic contaminants found in raccoons
University of Georgia and University of Florida researchers have shown that the toxic elements in…
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New hybrid sweetgum trees could boost paper, bioenergy production
Sweetgum trees thrive under diverse conditions, grow as fast as pine trees and provide the…
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Trees vital to improving stream quality, UGA study finds
Want better streams? Plant some trees, according to a University of Georgia study.
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Ecotourism, natural resource conservation proposed as allies to protect natural landscapes
If environmentalists want to protect fragile ecosytems from landing in the hands of developers—in the…
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Forestry program at UGA’s Warnell School reaccredited for 10 years
The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources has once again received…
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Human handouts could be spreading disease from birds to people
People feeding white ibises at public parks are turning the normally independent birds into beggars,…
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UGA’s Warnell School to honor distinguished alumni at Homecoming festivities
The University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources will honor two alumni…
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Be on the lookout this fall: Deer-vehicle collisions increase during breeding season
Fall is prime breeding season for deer across Georgia. It’s also when drivers are more…
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UGA forest health researcher named Entomological Society of America Science Policy Fellow
University of Georgia tree health expert Kamal Gandhi has been named a Science Policy Fellow…
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New study outlines why Southern African-American forest owners less likely to use federal assistance
Many Southern African-American forest landowners are not participating in federal assistance programs because of a…
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Rumors of southern pine deaths have been exaggerated, UGA researchers say
Researchers at the University of Georgia have a message for Southern tree farmers worried about…
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Natural wilderness areas need buffer zones to protect from human development
Despite heavy development, the U.S. still has millions of acres of pristine wild lands. Coveted…
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UGA researchers edit plant DNA using mechanism evolved in bacteria
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a gene editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas…
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UGA’s sea turtle genetic fingerprinting research project featured in world report
Sea turtle researchers in the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources…
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UGA research finds geckos resistant to antibiotics, may pose risk to pet owners
Tokay geckos harbor bacteria that are resistant to a number of antibiotics, making them a…
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Dale Greene named dean of UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
W. Dale Greene, a long-serving faculty member and administrator in the University of Georgia’s Warnell…
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UGA research links prescribed burning to reduced tick populations
In the spring, summer and early fall months, lone star ticks, the most common type…
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UGA to host 2015 Georgia Water Resources Conference
The University of Georgia will host the 2015 Georgia Water Resources Conference, a biennial forum…
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Every dogwood has its day: Dogwood Genome Project calls on citizen scientists for help
The flowering dogwood tree is associated with the beginning of spring throughout much of the…
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UGA awards sustainability grants to fund student projects
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded $43,000 to fund 11 interdisciplinary student…
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Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now.
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