Author: Sandi Martin

Forestry dean aiming to make school top natural resources program in US

Back in his late 20s, Dale Greene found himself almost done with his Ph.D., recently…
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…
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…
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…
UGA to host 2015 Georgia Water Resources Conference

The University of Georgia will host the 2015 Georgia Water Resources Conference, a biennial forum…
Team works to create stress- and disease-resistant trees

UGA researchers think they’ve come up with a system to identify the genes in trees…
Warnell researchers identify, name toxic cyanobacteria killing bald eagles

UGA researchers have formally identified and named toxic cyanobacteria that have been killing American bald…
UGA researchers unlock new way to clone pest-fighting hemlock trees

For the first time, UGA researchers successfully have cryogenically frozen germplasm from hemlock trees being…
UGA professors recognized by Society of American Foresters for outreach, research work

Two University of Georgia professors recently received awards from the Southeastern Society of American Foresters,…
UGA researchers work on creating stress- and disease-resistant trees

Researchers at the University of Georgia think they’ve come up with a system to identify…
UGA researchers identify, name toxic cyanobacteria killing American bald eagles

University of Georgia researchers have formally identified and named toxic cyanobacteria that have been killing…
UGA surveying landowners about economic damage caused by feral swine

University of Georgia researchers have begun surveying landowners in parts of Georgia to assess how…
UGA researchers unlock new way to clone hemlock trees able to fight off deadly pest

For the first time, University of Georgia researchers have successfully cryogenically frozen germplasm from hemlock…
Professor to study declining Chinook salmon in Alaska

A UGA professor will use a nearly $500,000 grant to study Chinook salmon in Alaska,…
UGA researcher to study declining Chinook salmon in Alaska

A University of Georgia professor will use a nearly $500,000 grant to study Chinook salmon…
Gone fishin’

UGA researcher Doug Peterson will use a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Marine Fisheries…
UGA professor wins highest conservation award from The Wildlife Society

The University of Georgia’s Robert Warren recently won The Wildlife Society’s 2014 Aldo Leopold Memorial…
UGA’s Warnell School honors distinguished alumni

The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources recognized two alumni recently,…
UGA to study endangered Atlantic sturgeon in three Georgia rivers

University of Georgia researcher Doug Peterson will use a nearly $500,000 grant from the National…
Nibbelink to head Center for Integrative Conservation Research

UGA’s Center for Integrative Conservation Research has tapped Nate Nibbelink to lead its efforts to…
Study: Sick tortoises more mobile than previously thought

Assumptions about how much and how far chronically ill gopher tortoises move around could be…
UGA, Orianne Society form partnership to collaborate on research, conservation

An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of imperiled reptiles and amphibians has partnered…
Researchers find invasive grass causing spiders to feast on toads

An invasive grass species frequently found in forests has created a thriving habitat for wolf…
University of Georgia, Orianne Society form partnership for research, conservation

Athens, Ga. – An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of imperiled reptiles and…