Tag: Environment
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UGA to develop preservation master plan process
The University of Georgia is creating a preservation master plan for all of its structures…
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Botanical Garden to host ‘Shakespeare’s Plants’ lecture
The University of Georgia State Botanical Garden of Georgia will host a lecture titled “Shakespeare’s…
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UGA Marine Extension releases loggerhead sea turtle
Ossabaw was a little unsure of the sandy beach and the clicking cameras Sept. 8,…
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University of Georgia, Orianne Society form partnership for research, conservation
Athens, Ga. – An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of imperiled reptiles and…
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UGA’s SREL scientists give desert tortoises in California a head start
Research scientists from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory participated in the recent…
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UGA experts available to speak on 2014 State of the Birds
The University of Georgia has experts available to speak on the 2014 State of the…
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Skidaway Marine Science Day to feature new sea turtle display
A young loggerhead sea turtle will make its public debut at the University of Georgia…
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UGA Marine Extension Service to release loggerhead sea turtle
The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service…
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Sick gopher tortoises are unusually mobile, could be leading to disease spread, UGA study finds
Assumptions about how much and how far chronically ill gopher tortoises move around could be…
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UGA experts available to speak on Endangered Species Act addition of threatened coral
The University of Georgia has experts available to speak on the Aug. 27 decision by…
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UGA workshop explores ways local governments can help cut flood insurance costs
More than 70 local government leaders from communities throughout the Southeast learned how to help…
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More wolf spiders feasting on American toads due to invasive grass, UGA study shows
An invasive grass species frequently found in forests has created a thriving habitat for wolf…
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UGA professor emeritus receives meritorious teaching award in ichthyology
Gene Helfman, a professor emeritus in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, recently…
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Canola genome sequence reveals evolutionary ‘love triangle’
An international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Georgia recently published the…
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UGA professor wins national fisheries conservation award
On Aug. 18, University of Georgia professor Gary Grossman received the 2014 Carl R. Sullivan…
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UGA to host Anthropocene Lecture Series
The Anthropocene Lecture Series at the University of Georgia will begin with “Extinction in a…
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University of Georgia professor wins international arboriculture award
University of Georgia professor Kim Coder has been honored with an international arboriculture award for…
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UGA Skidaway Institute to study offshore sand resources to increase coastal resiliency
Severe beach erosion can be a significant problem for coastal communities affected by hurricanes and…
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Marshall Shepherd named Captain Planet Protector of the Earth
The University of Georgia’s J. Marshall Shepherd is a Captain Planet Protector of the Earth,…
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Georgia Sea Grant helps coastal communities plan for port expansion
As the $706 million Savannah Harbor Expansion Project begins, the University of Georgia and Georgia…
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SREL, DOE bring wood stork back from brink of extinction
Thanks to the hard work of conservationists across the United States, the once imperiled American…
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Experts available to comment on flesh-eating bacteria
Warnings have been issued for beach-goers surrounding a flesh-eating bacteria thriving in the warm ocean…
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UGA Skidaway Institute researchers complete ‘26 Hours on the Marsh’
Pitching a tent in the woods and fighting off mosquitos may not sound like logistics…
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New model helps explain how human-provided food resources promote or reduce wildlife disease
Scientists have long known that providing supplemental food for wildlife, or resource provisioning, can sometimes…
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